Read Heaven Official's Blessing Chapter 201-210

Chapter 201-210

Ch.201:? ?Dominate? ?Heaven? ?and? ?Earth;? ?Divine? ?Being? ?Breaks? ?Through? ?the? ?Kiln? ?3? ?

That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?was? ?just? ?slowly? ?crawling? ?up? ?to? ?its? ?feet? ?from? ?the? ?ground? ?when? ?the? ?first? ?

mountain? ?spirit? ?came? ?crashing? ?over.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?recalled? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?once? ?told? ?him? ?back? ?then? ?when? ?he? ?was? ?in? ?Mount? ?TongLu,? ?those? ?

three? ?large? ?mountains? ?were? ?a? ?menace? ?chasing? ?him? ?down,? ?so? ?naturally? ?they? ?shouldn’t? ?be? ?

underestimated.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?subconsciously? ?planned? ?to? ?volley? ?up? ?and? ?flip? ?over? ?its? ?head,? ?but? ?he? ?had? ?

never? ?controlled? ?such? ?an? ?enormous? ?divine? ?statue? ?before? ?after? ?all,? ?and? ?to? ?manipulate? ?such? ?

complicated? ?movements,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?mess? ?up,? ?so? ?he? ?didn’t? ?manage? ?to? ?jump? ?up? ?but? ?was? ?

instead? ?knocked? ?down? ?once? ?again.? ?

Rumble? ?rumble,? ?the? ?heavens? ?shook? ?and? ?the? ?earth? ?quaked.? ?That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?fell? ?down? ?

near? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?of? ?WuYong,? ?and? ?crushed? ?an? ?entire? ?street.? ?With? ?just? ?a? ?slight? ?movement,? ?a? ?

series? ?of? ?cracking? ?could? ?be? ?heard,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?those? ?glamourous? ?residences? ?and? ?

palaces? ?being? ?crushed? ?and? ?shattered? ?by? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue.? ?In? ?the? ?midst? ?of? ?all? ?the? ?shaking,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?almost? ?thrown? ?off? ?again,? ?but? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?firmly? ?grabbed? ?on? ?to? ?his? ?hand? ?and? ?

exclaimed,? ?“Come? ?with? ?me!”? ? ?

He? ?took? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?hopped? ?onto? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?with? ?a? ?few? ?steps.? ?Turns? ?

out,? ?this? ?giant? ?Flower-Crowned? ?Martial? ?God? ?used? ?a? ?small? ?crown? ?to? ?tie? ?up? ?its? ?hair,? ?looking? ?like? ?a? ?

small? ?balcony,? ?and? ?the? ?two? ?hopped? ?onto? ?that? ?crown,? ?finally? ?finding? ?a? ?place? ?to? ?settle,? ?much? ?

steadier? ?than? ?standing? ?on? ?the? ?shoulder? ?and? ?in? ?the? ?palm? ?of? ?the? ?divine? ?statue.? ? ?

They? ?hadn’t? ?had? ?a? ?chance? ?to? ?relax? ?when? ?the? ?mountain? ?spirit? ?came? ?at? ?them? ?again,? ?knocking? ?that? ?

giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?back? ?a? ?few? ?steps,? ?but? ?fortunately? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?prepared? ?this? ?time? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?

knocked? ?down,? ?but? ?he? ?accidentally? ?trampled? ?another? ?series? ?of? ?houses.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?

ache? ?for? ?them,? ?praying? ?for? ?forgiveness? ?in? ?his? ?mind.? ?Controlling? ?that? ?divine? ?statue? ?to? ?clumsily? ?slip? ?

away? ?to? ?avoid? ?those? ?houses,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wondered? ?in? ?bafflement,? ?“Why? ?do? ?they? ?keep? ?chasing? ?after? ?

me? ?to? ?beat? ?me? ?down?? ?What? ?did? ?I? ?do?”? ? ?

“It’s? ?not? ?that? ?they’re? ?chasing? ?gege? ?specifically,? ?they’d? ?chase? ?down? ?anyone? ?to? ?beat? ?them? ?down,? ?

and? ?gege? ?looks? ?particularly? ?conspicuous? ?right? ?now.”? ? ?

“Such? ?a? ?big? ?creature,? ?he?? ?is? ??rather? ?conspicuous...”? ?Before? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?finished? ?his? ?thoughts? ?the? ?three? ?

mountain? ?spirits? ?came? ?besieging? ?together,? ?surrounding? ?this? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue,? ?and? ?crushing? ?

towards? ?the? ?centre? ?incessantly,? ?trying? ?to? ?crush? ?the? ?statue? ?to? ?pieces.? ?That? ?divine? ?statue? ?couldn’t? ?

move? ?a? ?limb? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?move? ?either.? ?He? ?used? ?all? ?of? ?his? ?strength? ?to? ?have? ?the? ?statue? ?

push? ?back? ?but? ?it? ?couldn’t? ?move? ?an? ?inch,? ?so? ?it? ?might? ?not? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?defend!? ? ?

He? ?was? ?just? ?trying? ?to? ?think? ?if? ?there? ?might? ?be? ?another? ?way? ?to? ?escape? ?and? ?involuntarily? ?backed? ?up? ?a? ?

step,? ?bumping? ?into? ?a? ?chest.? ?He? ?looked? ?back? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?grasped? ?his? ?shoulders,? ?“Let? ?

everything? ?go? ?and? ?fight!? ?Don’t? ?worry,? ?none? ?of? ?them? ?are? ?your? ?match.? ?There? ?is? ?nothing? ?in? ?this? ?world? ?

that? ?can? ?stop? ?you? ?in? ?your? ?step!”? ? ?

His? ?chest? ?was? ?like? ?the? ?strongest? ?of? ?shields,? ?and? ?suddenly,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?filled? ?with? ?confidence,? ?a? ?

wave? ?of? ?refreshing? ?currents? ?flowed? ?through? ?his? ?body,? ?and? ?he? ?gave? ?it? ?his? ?all? ?to? ?strike? ?back,? ?

breaking? ?through? ?the? ?siege!? ?

Rumble? ?rumble,? ?those? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?were? ?forcibly? ?pushed? ?miles? ?a? ?mile? ?away,? ?and? ?dust? ?

flew,? ?rocks? ?fled,? ?smoke? ?and? ?debris? ?rolled.? ?However,? ?after? ?they? ?were? ?pushed? ?back? ?they? ?

immediately? ?came? ?forth? ?again,? ?ready? ?to? ?attack? ?once? ?more.? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hands? ?instantly? ?changed? ?

into? ?several? ?hands? ?seals,? ?“DO,? ?NOT,? ?BLOCK,? ?MY,? ?WAY!”? ? ?

That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?leapt? ?into? ?the? ?air,? ?its? ?feet? ?landing? ?over? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?two? ?of? ?the? ?mountain? ?

spirits,? ?then? ?its? ?hand? ?rested? ?on? ?the? ?hilt? ?of? ?the? ?sword? ?hung? ?on? ?its? ?waist? ?–? ?pull? ?out? ?the? ?sword!? ?

This? ?entire? ?string? ?of? ?movements? ?flowed? ?like? ?streams? ?of? ?clouds? ?and? ?water,? ?and? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?

divine? ?statue? ?completed? ?the? ?actions? ?fluently,? ?its? ?might? ?like? ?a? ?long? ?stretch? ?of? ?a? ?rainbow? ?without? ?any? ?

hesitation,? ?no? ?different? ?than? ?the? ?real? ?person.? ?Sucking? ?in? ?a? ?breath,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?“I’LL? ?CUT? ?

Y...? ?Uh,? ?I? ?won’t? ?cut? ?you? ?yet,? ?hold? ?on???”? ? ?

He? ?was? ?already? ?prepared? ?to? ?swing? ?a? ?glorious? ?sword? ?and? ?cut? ?the? ?mountains? ?into? ?valleys? ?yet? ?

unexpectedly,? ?when? ?the? ?sword? ?was? ?pulled? ?out,? ?it? ?didn’t? ?feel? ?right.? ?When? ?he? ?looked? ?up,? ?he? ?

instantly? ?sweatdropped.? ?That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?certainly? ?pulled? ?out? ?a? ?sword,? ?but...? ?there’s? ?only? ?a? ?

hilt? ?in? ?its? ?hand.? ?What’s? ?going? ?on???? ?

Where’s? ?the? ?blade???? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?dumbfounded? ?while? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?on? ?the? ?side,? ?dropped? ?his? ?face? ?and? ?supported? ?up? ?

his? ?forehead? ?with? ?two? ?fingers,? ?“...Gege,? ?I’m? ?sorry,? ?I? ?forgot? ?to? ?tell? ?you,? ?I? ?didn’t? ?carve? ?the? ?blade? ?of? ?

this? ?divine? ?statue.? ?It’s? ?my? ?negligence.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

But? ?of? ?course!? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?carved? ?this? ?statue? ?upon? ?the? ?inner? ?stone? ?walls? ?of? ?the? ?Kiln,? ?and? ?in? ?a? ?standing? ?

posture? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue’s? ?robes? ?were? ?flowy? ?and? ?layered,? ?the? ?sword? ?on? ?the? ?waist? ?was? ?

concealed? ?beneath? ?the? ?sleeves? ?unexposed,? ?so? ?only? ?a? ?hilt? ?was? ?carved.? ?Before? ?the? ?divine? ?statue? ?

was? ?injected? ?with? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?and? ?started? ?moving,? ?since? ?it? ?didn’t? ?have? ?a? ?blade? ?especially? ?

carved,? ?naturally? ?a? ?blade? ?wouldn? ?‘t? ?just? ?magically? ?appear.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?frowned? ?slightly,? ?his? ?expression? ?solemn,? ?“It’s? ?my? ?miscalculation.? ?It’s? ?not? ?exquisite? ?

enough,? ?next? ?time? ?I? ?will? ?carve? ?out? ?every? ?detail.”? ? ?

“...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?tell? ?he? ?was? ?serious? ?and? ?quickly? ?said,? ?“No? ?no? ?no,? ?it’s? ?already? ?very? ?exquisite.? ?

Really!”? ? ?

In? ?any? ?case,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?blade? ?so? ?the? ?mountains? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?cut.? ?Thus,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?

changed? ?battle? ?tactics? ?–? ?bolt!? ?

He? ?hastily? ?directed? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?to? ?jump? ?off? ?from? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?those? ?two? ?mountain? ?

spirits,? ?tossing? ?that? ?useless? ?stone? ?hilt? ?behind,? ?and? ?opened? ?its? ?legs? ?to? ?continue? ?its? ?mad? ?run.? ?The? ?

two? ?stood? ?on? ?the? ?crown? ?atop? ?of? ?that? ?divine? ?statue’s? ?head? ?as? ?wild? ?winds? ?blew? ?at? ?their? ?faces,? ?their? ?

black? ?hair,? ?white? ?robes? ?and? ?red? ?sleeves? ?flipping? ?and? ?fluttering.? ?Even? ?though? ?they? ?were? ?fleeing? ?

they? ?painted? ?a? ?beautiful? ?image.? ?A? ?silver? ?butterfly? ?flew? ?next? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?ears? ?and? ?transmitted? ?a? ?

few? ?human? ?voices.? ?He? ?instantly? ?seized? ?the? ?butterfly? ?and? ?called? ?out,? ?“Is? ?that? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?side?? ?Is? ?Lord? ?Rain? ?Master? ?and? ?General? ?Pei? ?there? ?too?”? ? ?

Sure? ?enough,? ?familiar? ?voices? ?came? ?from? ?the? ?other? ?end? ?through? ?the? ?butterfly.? ? ?

“I? ?say,? ?Your? ?Highness,”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?said,? ?“There’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?be? ?so? ?loud? ?when? ?asking? ?questions?”? ? ?

“Ah,? ?sorry,? ?I? ?have? ?too? ?much? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?at? ?the? ?moment,? ?let? ?me? ?control? ?it? ?a? ?little.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

said.? ?

“...”? ?

Mu? ?Qing’s? ?voice? ?came? ?too,? ?“What?? ?Did? ?you? ?just? ?say? ?you? ?have? ?too? ?much? ?spiritual? ?powers?? ?You?”? ? ?

“Have? ?you? ?all? ?met? ?up?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?“Where? ?are? ?you?”? ? ?

“We’ve? ?met? ?up? ?with? ?General? ?Pei,? ?General? ?Pei? ?Junior,? ?and? ?the? ?others,? ?and? ?everyone? ?is? ?in? ?the? ?

woods? ?near? ?the? ?WuYong? ?river.? ?We’re? ?about? ?to? ?retreat? ?to? ?the? ?outside.”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?said.? ?

Feng? ?Xin’s? ?voice? ?came,? ?“What’s? ?going? ?on? ?on? ?your? ?end?? ?A? ?strong? ?unusual? ?movement? ?seemed? ?to? ?

have? ?come? ?from? ?the? ?Kiln? ?just? ?now!? ?Do? ?you? ?need? ?us? ?to? ?go? ?back? ?and? ?assist?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?quickly? ?replied,? ?“No? ?need!? ?You? ?just? ?stay? ?there? ?and? ?we’ll? ?come? ?pick? ?you? ?all? ?up? ?very? ?soon,? ?

we’ll? ?talk? ?then!? ?Ah,? ?we’re? ?already? ?here!”? ?

Ahead? ?was? ?the? ?dried? ?up? ?WuYong? ?river,? ?and? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?crossed? ?the? ?gully? ?and? ?

crouched? ?down? ?next? ?to? ?the? ?dense? ?forest.? ?Coincidently,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?saw? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?also? ?

come? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?woods,? ?looking? ?around,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?searching? ?for? ?them.? ?However,? ?they? ?were? ?

looking? ?in? ?the? ?wrong? ?direction,? ?and? ?they? ?never? ?thought? ?to? ?look? ?up,? ?so? ?they? ?didn’t? ?see? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?at? ?all.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?said? ?to? ?the? ?butterfly,? ?“Your? ?Highness? ?you’re? ?not? ?here? ?yet?? ?Where? ?are? ?

you?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?cupped? ?his? ?hands? ?by? ?his? ?mouth? ?and? ?yelled? ?towards? ?the? ?bottom,? ?“I’M? ?HERE? ?ALREADY,? ?

UP,? ?LOOK? ?UP,? ?ABOVE? ?YOUR? ?HEADS!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?the? ?two? ?notice? ?that? ?they? ?were? ?shrouded? ?in? ?a? ?gigantic? ?shadow? ?and? ?they? ?looked? ?up? ?

uniformly.? ?

Thus,? ?they? ?both? ?saw? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time? ?an? ?incomparably? ?gigantic? ?“Xie? ?Lian”? ?that? ?was? ?currently? ?

crouched? ?down? ?by? ?the? ?forest,? ?looking? ?downwards? ?at? ?them.? ?There? ?was? ?even? ?a? ?very? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?like? ?

friendly? ?smile? ?on? ?its? ?face.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?bothered? ?to? ?spare? ?a? ?glance? ?at? ?the? ?two? ?down? ?below,? ?and? ?he? ?stood? ?on? ?the? ?

side? ?hugging? ?his? ?arms,? ?his? ?demeanour? ?lazy.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?waved? ?to? ?the? ?bottom,? ?“DO? ?YOU? ?SEE? ?ME?? ?

OVER? ?HERE!”? ? ?

However,? ?because? ?the? ?visual? ?shock? ?of? ?this? ?gigantic? ?version? ?of? ?“Xie? ?Lian”? ?was? ?too? ?great,? ?it? ?was? ?

hard? ?to? ?notice? ?anything? ?else? ?at? ?first? ?glance.? ?Mu? ?Qing’s? ?entire? ?field? ?of? ?view? ?was? ?completely? ?

overtaken? ?by? ?this? ?face,? ?and? ?he? ?mumbled,? ?“...I? ?haven’t? ?gone? ?mad,? ?have? ?I?”? ? ?

Both? ?of? ?Feng? ?Xin’s? ?eyes? ?were? ?filled? ?with? ?this? ?face? ?too? ?and? ?he? ?mumbled,? ?“...What? ?the? ?fuck,? ?what? ?

the? ?fuck,? ?what? ?the? ?actual? ?fuck,? ?what? ?in? ?the? ?fucking? ?world? ?is? ?this? ?thing???”? ?

Xie? ?Lian,? ?“Uh...”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?raised? ?his? ?brows,? ?looking? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?exerted? ?an? ?immense? ?effort? ?to? ?hold? ?back? ?his? ?laugh.? ?

Truth? ?to? ?be? ?told,? ?there? ?really? ?was? ?never? ?anyone? ?who? ?had? ?ever? ?seen? ?such? ?a? ?large? ?and? ?incredibly? ?

realistically? ?sculpted? ?divine? ?statue.? ?In? ?the? ?past,? ?the? ?largest? ?divine? ?statue? ?belonged? ?to? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?but? ?

even? ?that? ?one? ?only? ?reached? ?halfway? ?of? ?this? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue...? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?were? ?both? ?too? ?shocked,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?to? ?yell? ?a? ?few? ?times? ?before? ?they? ?

found? ?where? ?the? ?real? ?one? ?was? ?located.? ?The? ?others? ?all? ?came? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?woods? ?one? ?after? ?the? ?other,? ?

and? ?when? ?they? ?looked? ?up,? ?almost? ?all? ?of? ?them? ?were? ?so? ?shocked? ?by? ?this? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?that? ?

they? ?almost? ?twisted? ?their? ?necks? ?and? ?feet.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?whether? ?to? ?laugh? ?or? ?cry,? ?and? ?made? ?

that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?lay? ?its? ?hand? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?opening? ?its? ?palm,? ?“The? ?Kiln? ?Volcano? ?has? ?

erupted,? ?the? ?fires? ?are? ?going? ?to? ?scorch? ?this? ?area? ?soon,? ?and? ?there’s? ?also? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?who? ?

might? ?catch? ?up? ?soon,? ?so? ?come? ?up? ?quick,? ?I’ll? ?take? ?you? ?all? ?away!”? ? ?

The? ?party? ?climbed? ?up? ?the? ?hand? ?of? ?that? ?divine? ?statue? ?and? ?each? ?found? ?their? ?place? ?to? ?settle.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

smelled? ?that? ?suffocating? ?smell? ?of? ?sulfur? ?in? ?the? ?air,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?looked? ?back,? ?that? ?black? ?smoke? ?

and? ?flying? ?dust? ?were? ?rapidly? ?spreading,? ?so? ?he? ?closed? ?the? ?palm? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?and? ?

stood? ?up,? ?continuing? ?its? ?large? ?steps? ?forward.? ?

After? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?and? ?the? ?others? ?got? ?over? ?their? ?shock? ?they? ?were? ?fine,? ?but? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?still? ?

never? ?came? ?back? ?to? ?their? ?senses.? ?This? ?was? ?probably? ?because? ?they? ?were? ?both? ?too? ?familiar? ?with? ?

the? ?faces,? ?demeanour,? ?and? ?physique? ?of? ?the? ?owner? ?of? ?this? ?divine? ?statue,? ?so? ?after? ?having? ?it? ?

magnified? ?to? ?such? ?a? ?size,? ?the? ?shock? ?was? ?particularly? ?strong.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?already? ?standing? ?on? ?

top? ?of? ?this? ?divine? ?statue’s? ?shoulder? ?but? ?was? ?still? ?stewing? ?in? ?disbelief,? ?“Just? ?who? ?did? ?this?? ?Who? ?

carved? ?this?? ?How? ?come? ?I’ve? ?never? ?seen? ?this? ?before?? ?I’ve? ?never? ?even? ?heard? ?of? ?it? ?before?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?smiled? ?fakely,? ?“There’s? ?way? ?too? ?much? ?you? ?haven’t? ?seen? ?in? ?this? ?world.”? ? ?

Although? ?he? ?didn’t? ?clarify? ?who,? ?but? ?almost? ?everyone,? ?especially? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?locked? ?

down? ?on? ?the? ?same? ?answer:? ? ?

THIS? ?GUY? ?DID? ?IT!? ? ?

“I? ?almost? ?can’t? ?believe? ?this...”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?said,? ?“How? ?are? ?you? ?moving? ?this? ?thing?? ?Just? ?how? ?much? ?

spiritual? ?powers? ?does? ?this? ?need?? ?Do? ?you? ?have? ?enough?? ?I? ?thought? ?you? ?don’t? ?have? ?any? ?spiritual? ?

powers?”? ? ?

This? ?time? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?answer.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?stole? ?a? ?glimpse? ?at? ?him? ?and? ?pressed? ?his? ?fist? ?to? ?his? ?

mouth,? ?answering? ?ambiguously,? ?“Um,? ?well...”? ? ?

“If? ?there? ?isn’t? ?any? ?you? ?can? ?borrow,? ?am? ?I? ?right?? ?Such? ?an? ?easy? ?thing.”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?said.? ?

“Hahahaha,? ?yea...”? ? ?

Along? ?the? ?way,? ?when? ?the? ?various? ?monsters? ?and? ?demons? ?saw? ?lava? ?pouring? ?down,? ?blazing? ?fires? ?

blowing? ?crazily,? ?they? ?also? ?realized? ?that? ?things? ?were? ?going? ?wrong,? ?and? ?when? ?they? ?saw? ?people? ?

were? ?climbing? ?up? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue,? ?they? ?all? ?cried? ?out,? ?“WAIT? ?FOR? ?ME? ?TOO!”? ? ?

“ME? ?ME? ?ME,? ?I’M? ?COMING? ?TOO!”? ? ?

“TAKE? ?US,? ?TAKE? ?US!”? ? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Get? ?the? ?hell? ?down.”? ?And? ?a? ?wave? ?of? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?flew? ?out,? ?

shimmering? ?a? ?chilling? ?light,? ?and? ?then? ?there? ?was? ?wailing? ?and? ?howling? ?down? ?below.? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?was? ?

cradling? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?who? ?was? ?sound? ?asleep? ?and? ?he? ?called? ?out? ?from? ?below,? ?“CHENGZHU!? ?Your? ?

Highness!? ?The? ?empty-shelled? ?people? ?and? ?Corpse-Eating? ?Rats? ?from? ?before? ?suddenly? ?became? ?

rowdy? ?and? ?they? ?started? ?moving? ?in? ?large? ?groups,? ?looking? ?like? ?they? ?were? ?heading? ?out? ?of? ?Mount? ?

TongLu!”? ? ?

The? ?Rain? ?Master? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?was? ?riding? ?the? ?black? ?ox,? ?watching? ?the? ?sky? ?intently,? ?“Those? ?

creatures? ?inside? ?the? ?black? ?clouds? ?also? ?seem? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?fly? ?outside.”? ? ?

Her? ?words? ?were? ?true.? ?Those? ?creatures? ?writhing? ?inside? ?the? ?black? ?clouds? ?were? ?all? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?

that? ?thirsted? ?for? ?fresh,? ?live? ?flesh? ?to? ?possess,? ?and? ?become? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease.? ?There? ?

weren’t? ?any? ?living? ?beings? ?inside? ?Mount? ?TongLu,? ?there? ?were? ?only? ?monsters? ?and? ?ghosts? ?or? ?

heavenly? ?officials? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?penetrate,? ?so? ?of? ?course? ?they? ?wanted? ?to? ?get? ?out.? ?Millions? ?of? ?

contorted? ?human? ?faces? ?dragging? ?their? ?long? ?tails? ?of? ?black? ?smoke? ?swirled? ?like? ?deformed? ?snakes? ?

and? ?worms? ?above? ?in? ?the? ?sky.? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hands? ?trembled? ?slightly? ?but? ?still? ?said,? ?“Mount? ?TongLu? ?has? ?

a? ?barrier,? ?nothing? ?outside? ?can? ?come? ?in,? ?and? ?nothing? ?inside? ?can? ?go? ?out,? ?so? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?

shouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?fly? ?out? ?for? ?the? ?moment...”? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?before? ?he? ?finished? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?suddenly? ?clutched? ?his? ?hand.? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?

tightened? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time? ?by? ?the? ?gesture? ?and? ?quickly? ?clutched? ?back,? ?“What? ?is? ?it?? ?Have? ?I? ?drained? ?

too? ?much?? ?Sorry? ?sorry,? ?I? ?should? ?conserve? ?my? ?use? ?after? ?all...”? ? ?

One? ?of? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?hands? ?was? ?covering? ?his? ?right? ?eye,? ?“That’s? ?not? ?it.? ?Gege,? ?you? ?don’t? ?have? ?to? ?

worry? ?about? ?that.? ?It’s? ?Mount? ?TongLu’s? ?barrier.? ?It’s? ?broken.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?stunned,? ?“What?? ?Broken?”? ?He? ?only? ?just? ?said? ?not? ?to? ?worry? ?because? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?

barrier,? ?what? ?the? ?heck???? ? ?

“It’s? ?broken.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?“It? ?was? ?probably? ?White? ?No-Face? ?who? ?opened? ?it.? ?Those? ?things,? ?

they’re? ?going? ?to? ?fly? ?out.”? ? ?

———–? ?

Ch.202:? ?Taking? ?the? ?Helm;? ?Four? ?Martial? ?Gods? ?Transform? ?into? ?a? ?Sword? ?

If? ?they? ?really? ?did? ?allow? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?to? ?fly? ?out,? ?then? ?wouldn’t? ?that? ?unleash? ?a? ?third? ?

epidemic? ?of? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease?? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?cried,? ?“WE? ?HAVE? ?TO? ?FIND? ?A? ?WAY? ?TO? ?STOP? ?IT!”? ? ?

Below? ?on? ?the? ?shoulder,? ?Mu? ?Qing’s? ?black? ?robes? ?and? ?hair? ?were? ?getting? ?windswept? ?and? ?mussed,? ?

“HOW? ?CAN? ?WE? ?DO? ?THAT?”? ? ?

That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?abruptly? ?stopped? ?and? ?roused? ?clouds? ?of? ?dust? ?and? ?sand,? ?“EVERYONE? ?

HOLD? ?YOUR? ?BREATHS? ?FIRST!”? ? ?

Then,? ?that? ?flying? ?black? ?smoke? ?that? ?had? ?been? ?right? ?on? ?their? ?trail? ?caught? ?up.? ?That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?

raised? ?a? ?hand? ?and? ?smashed,? ?the? ?winds? ?of? ?that? ?smash? ?shook? ?the? ?heavens? ?and? ?quaked? ?the? ?earth,? ?

and? ?if? ?this? ?was? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?it? ?would’ve? ?been? ?a? ?gale? ?that? ?could? ?uproot? ?centuries? ?old? ?trees.? ?

However,? ?there? ?were? ?nonetheless? ?still? ?a? ?part? ?that? ?were? ?broken? ?up? ?and? ?another? ?part? ?that? ?were? ?

blown? ?away.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?bear? ?the? ?sight? ?of? ?it? ?and? ?said,? ?“If? ?only? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?sword!”? ? ?

As? ?if? ?seeing? ?right? ?through? ?what? ?he? ?was? ?thinking,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Gege,? ?there? ?is? ?a? ?way? ?to? ?get? ?a? ?

sword.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?delighted.? ?“How?”? ? ?

“This? ?we’ll? ?have? ?to? ?see? ?if? ?your? ?heavenly? ?colleagues? ?down? ?there? ?would? ?be? ?willing.”? ? ?

“If? ?you’ve? ?got? ?a? ?way? ?then? ?just? ?say? ?it,? ?stop? ?cajoling? ?him!”? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?said.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?pretty? ?much? ?guessed? ?it? ?however,? ?“Are? ?you? ?saying,? ?have? ?General? ?Pei? ?and? ?the? ?others? ?

come? ?together? ?and? ?transform? ?into? ?a? ?sword?”? ? ?

“That’s? ?right.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Heavenly? ?officials? ?inside? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?have? ?their? ?powers? ?

restricted,? ?but? ?there’s? ?several? ?martial? ?gods? ?here,? ?so? ?if? ?four? ?of? ?them? ?transform? ?into? ?one? ?spirit? ?body? ?

and? ?strike? ?together,? ?their? ?might? ?should? ?be? ?considerable.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?the? ?first? ?to? ?respond,? ?“I? ?think? ?this? ?idea? ?is? ?doable.”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?however,? ?was? ?still? ?doubtful,? ?“Is? ?it? ?really?? ?There’s? ?how? ?many? ?martial? ?gods? ?here?? ?Three,? ?

right?”? ?Pei? ?Su? ?and? ?Yin? ?Yu’s? ?powers? ?were? ?completely? ?gone? ?and? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?martial? ?

god,? ?so? ?the? ?only? ?ones? ?who? ?could? ?come? ?together? ?were? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?replied,? ?“No,? ?there’s? ?four.? ?Qi? ?Ying? ?is? ?here? ?too.”? ? ?

“Huh?”? ? ?

Yin? ?Yu? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?then? ?with? ?one? ?hand? ?still? ?holding? ?Gu? ?Zi,? ?the? ?other? ?flipped? ?out? ?a? ?

daruma? ?doll.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?before? ?the? ?seal? ?was? ?released? ?that? ?daruma? ?doll? ?started? ?shaking? ?

wildly? ?on? ?its? ?own,? ?even? ?shrieking? ?in? ?a? ?noise? ?that? ?was? ?sharp? ?to? ?the? ?ears.? ?That? ?sound? ?stabbed? ?

everyone? ?in? ?the? ?ears? ?and? ?they? ?all? ?reached? ?up? ?to? ?cover? ?their? ?ears,? ?and? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?hastily? ?sealed? ?it? ?

anew,? ?flipping? ?out? ?a? ?different? ?daruma? ?doll? ?before? ?he? ?nervously? ?explained? ?himself,? ?“Sorry? ?about? ?

that,? ?I? ?grabbed? ?the? ?wrong? ?one.? ?That? ?was? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?just? ?now.? ?This? ?one? ?is? ?the? ?right? ?

one.”? ?Then,? ?he? ?tossed? ?that? ?daruma? ?doll? ?in? ?the? ?air,? ?and? ?it? ?exploded? ?into? ?red? ?smoke,? ?the? ?form? ?of? ?a? ?

young? ?man? ?appearing? ?within? ?the? ?mist,? ?tumbling? ?down.? ?

That? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?lifted? ?a? ?hand? ?to? ?catch? ?him,? ?and? ?that? ?young? ?man? ?slipped? ?around? ?and? ?

landed? ?steadily? ?in? ?its? ?palm.? ?He? ?scratched? ?that? ?curly? ?hair? ?stained? ?with? ?a? ?head? ?full? ?of? ?blood? ?and? ?

looked? ?up,? ?then? ?saw? ?a? ?large? ?group? ?of? ?people? ?and? ?became? ?confused.? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?had? ?already? ?snuck? ?

behind? ?someone’s? ?back? ?to? ?hide? ?but? ?was? ?instantly? ?picked? ?out? ?by? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen,? ?and? ?he? ?jumped? ?

up? ?and? ?shouted,? ?“SHIXIONG!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

In? ?an? ?instant,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?came? ?stomping? ?up.? ?However,? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?got? ?headaches? ?just? ?seeing? ?his? ?

face;? ?he’d? ?rather? ?listen? ?to? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?shriek? ?for? ?three? ?days? ?and? ?three? ?nights? ?than? ?speak? ?one? ?more? ?

word? ?with? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen.? ?Fortunately,? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?snatched? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?away,? ?“Come? ?come? ?

come,? ?time? ?to? ?get? ?to? ?work,? ?Qi? ?Ying.? ?Have? ?your? ?reunion? ?after? ?work? ?is? ?done!”? ? ?

Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?profoundly? ?confused,? ?plus? ?he? ?was? ?biased? ?against? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?and? ?seemed? ?

ready? ?to? ?punch? ?his? ?face,? ?but? ?then? ?he? ?looked? ?up? ?and? ?saw? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?up? ?there,? ?his? ?hands? ?

clapped? ?in? ?a? ?prayer? ?towards? ?him? ?begging? ?sincerely,? ?“Please? ?and? ?thank? ?you,? ?Qi? ?Ying.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

While? ?he? ?didn’t? ?understand? ?the? ?situation? ?at? ?all,? ?still? ?he? ?scratched? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?joined? ?the? ?ranks.? ?

For? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?to? ?become? ?a? ?sword? ?for? ?another? ?martial? ?god,? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?without? ?opinions,? ?but? ?now? ?

that? ?they? ?managed? ?to? ?put? ?four? ?together? ?in? ?a? ?group,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?just? ?say? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?do? ?it,? ?so? ?he? ?

stayed? ?silent.? ?Thus,? ?upon? ?the? ?palm? ?of? ?the? ?divine? ?statue,? ?the? ?four? ?formed? ?a? ?line? ?in? ?the? ?order? ?of? ?Pei? ?

Ming,? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen,? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?leaned? ?his? ?elbows? ?on? ?the? ?edges? ?of? ?the? ?crown? ?platform? ?and? ?took? ?a? ?glance,? ?“Isn’t? ?the? ?

order? ?of? ?the? ?last? ?two? ?reversed?”? ? ?

Logically,? ?the? ?order? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?and? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?would’ve? ?made? ?more? ?

sense,? ?since? ?in? ?comparison,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen’s? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?weren’t? ?too? ?stable,? ?so? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?

situated? ?in? ?the? ?middle? ?of? ?the? ?sword,? ?it? ?might? ?‘snap’? ?halfway? ?if? ?it? ?was? ?swung? ?too? ?aggressively.? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?wiped? ?a? ?face? ?of? ?sweat,? ?“No,? ?it’s? ?not.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?should? ?never? ?be? ?placed? ?

together,? ?because? ?they? ?just? ?might? ?start? ?beating? ?each? ?other? ?up? ?halfway? ?through,? ?so? ?there? ?must? ?be? ?

someone? ?in? ?between? ?to? ?separate? ?them.”? ? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?raised? ?his? ?brows,? ?his? ?expression? ?seeming? ?to? ?say? ?please? ?have? ?them? ?

beat? ?each? ?other? ?to? ?death,? ?that’d? ?be? ?great.? ?When? ?they? ?looked? ?down? ?again,? ?the? ?spiritual? ?light? ?

suddenly? ?emitted? ?from? ?those? ?four? ?bodies,? ?stronger? ?and? ?stronger,? ?spreading? ?out,? ?forming? ?into? ?one? ?

body? ?until? ?finally,? ?they? ?became? ?a? ?sword? ?of? ?spiritual? ?light!? ?

The? ?moment? ?the? ?sword? ?took? ?shape,? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?toss? ?it? ?into? ?the? ?air,? ?reached? ?out,? ?and? ?

gripped? ?it!? ?

With? ?a? ?sharp? ?sword? ?in? ?hand,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?like? ?a? ?tiger? ?with? ?wings? ?added,? ?his? ?might? ?increasing? ?

exponentially,? ?and? ?he? ?struck? ?out!? ?

Those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?with? ?long? ?black? ?smoke? ?tails? ?screeched? ?unceasingly? ?when? ?slashed? ?through? ?

by? ?this? ?sword? ?of? ?spiritual? ?light,? ?then? ?abruptly? ?stopped.? ?Chasing? ?after? ?them? ?on? ?the? ?tailwinds? ?of? ?

victory,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?sword? ?danced? ?like? ?wild? ?flowers,? ?slashing? ?millions? ?of? ?ghosts? ?into? ?shattering? ?

pieces,? ?like? ?the? ?winds? ?blowing? ?apart? ?fragmented? ?clouds.? ?Wherever? ?the? ?blade? ?swept? ?through,? ?it? ?

was? ?as? ?if? ?fireworks? ?exploded? ?in? ?the? ?sky,? ?extremely? ?beautiful? ?to? ?see.? ?All? ?the? ?monsters? ?and? ?demons? ?

down? ?below? ?were? ?stupefied? ?by? ?the? ?sight,? ?and? ?only? ?when? ?the? ?thousand? ?tonned? ?boot? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?

stone? ?statue? ?came? ?stomping? ?over? ?did? ?they? ?remember? ?to? ?flee.? ?Just? ?as? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?engrossed? ?in? ?

all? ?the? ?slashing,? ?suddenly,? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?stumbled? ?a? ?step,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?

going? ?to? ?fall? ?forward,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?hastily? ?used? ?the? ?sword? ?to? ?support? ?it? ?off? ?the? ?ground,? ?steadying? ?

it? ?somehow.? ?The? ?martial? ?gods? ?who? ?formed? ?the? ?sword? ?array? ?also? ?asked,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?what’s? ?

going? ?on?”? ? ?

“Keep? ?fighting!? ?They’re? ?gathering? ?again!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?controlled? ?this? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?for? ?so? ?long? ?and? ?was? ?feeling? ?slightly? ?tired,? ?his? ?head? ?

covered? ?in? ?sweat,? ?his? ?mind? ?also? ?in? ?high? ?tension,? ?“It’s? ?nothing!? ?Just...”? ?

It’s? ?just? ?all? ?the? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?had? ?been? ?burnt? ?through,? ?that’s? ?all!? ?

He? ?whipped? ?his? ?head? ?around,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?standing? ?but? ?inches? ?behind? ?him,? ?seeming? ?like? ?

he? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?reach? ?out? ?for? ?him.? ?So,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?stop? ?caring? ?for? ?everything? ?else? ?and? ?went? ?

right? ?ahead.? ?

He? ?glomped? ?over? ?and? ?cupped? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?face? ?with? ?his? ?hands,? ?slightly? ?tipping? ?his? ?toes,? ?closing? ?

his? ?eyes? ?before? ?he? ?pressed? ?his? ?lips? ?over.? ?

Feng? ?Xin:? ?“...............”? ?

Mu? ?Qing:? ?“................”? ?

Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen:? ?“?”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming:? ?“Ho? ?ho.”? ? ?

It? ?wasn’t? ?enough? ?just? ?cupping? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?face,? ?and? ?since? ?it? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?the? ?same? ?either? ?

way,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?thought? ?he? ?might? ?as? ?well? ?suck? ?more,? ?so? ?his? ?arms? ?circled? ?around? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?neck? ?

tightly? ?and? ?kissed? ?deeper.? ?All? ?the? ?fatigue? ?earlier? ?was? ?completely? ?swept? ?away,? ?his? ?body? ?was? ?

suddenly? ?filled? ?with? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?again.? ?However,? ?the? ?giant? ?sword? ?of? ?spiritual? ?light? ?in? ?the? ?grip? ?

of? ?the? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?was? ?instantly? ?clamouring? ?with? ?riotous? ?noise.? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?shaken,? ?“WHAT? ?IS? ?THIS???? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?TWO? ?DOING???? ?YOUR? ?

HIGHNESS???”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?accidentally? ?choked? ?a? ?bit? ?and? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?he? ?break? ?away.? ?He? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?look? ?down? ?

and? ?shouted? ?towards? ?the? ?sky,? ?“B-BORROWING? ?SPIRITUAL? ?POWERS!? ?I’M? ?ONLY? ?

BORROWING? ?SPIRITUAL? ?POWERS!? ?VERY? ?PROPER!”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?shaken? ?too,? ?“YOU? ?DIDN’T? ?NEED? ?TO? ?DO? ?THIS? ?TO? ?BORROW? ?SPIRITUAL? ?

POWERS? ?THOUGH???? ?JUST? ?A? ?SLAP? ?OR? ?A? ?SMACK? ?OR? ?SOMETHING? ?WOULD’VE? ?BEEN? ?

FINE???”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?he? ?was? ?saying? ?anymore? ?either,? ?and? ?cried? ?randomly,? ?“HAHAHAHA!? ?

I’VE? ?BEEN? ?SEEN? ?THROUGH!? ?IT’S? ?NOT? ?ACTUALLY? ?BORROWING? ?ANY? ?SPIRITUAL? ?

POWERS!? ?HAHAHAHA...”? ?

Seeing? ?him? ?like? ?this,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?laughed? ?out? ?loud,? ?cupping? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?face? ?back? ?with? ?his? ?

hands,? ?leaned? ?down? ?and? ?kissed? ?his? ?forehead,? ?speaking? ?gently,? ?“Don’t? ?be? ?nervous,? ?gege.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Strange? ?as? ?it? ?was,? ?after? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?returned? ?to? ?normal.? ?He? ?pretended? ?he? ?hadn’t? ?

heard? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing’s? ?voices,? ?and? ?he? ?grew? ?solemn,? ?forming? ?hand? ?seals? ?once? ?more.? ?

That? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?pulled? ?the? ?sword? ?of? ?spiritual? ?light? ?from? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ?started? ?slashing? ?

and? ?cutting? ?wildly,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?filled? ?with? ?inexhaustible? ?strength!? ?

Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?suddenly? ?filled? ?with? ?awe? ?and? ?respect,? ?“So? ?that? ?really? ?was? ?borrowing? ?spiritual? ?

powers? ?just? ?now!? ?It’s? ?suddenly? ?become? ?strong!”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?and? ?exclaimed,? ?“COMPLETE? ?BULLSHIT,? ?WHAT? ?DO? ?YOU? ?KNOW...”? ?

But? ?soon? ?after? ?he? ?probably? ?thought? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?need? ?to? ?explain? ?such? ?a? ?thing? ?to? ?a? ?man? ?child? ?

like? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?and? ?forcibly? ?changed? ?his? ?tune,? ?“Yes,? ?that’s? ?right,? ?it? ?was? ?borrowing? ?spiritual? ?

powers.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?laughed? ?heartily,? ?“That’s? ?right? ?indeed,? ?but? ?you? ?can’t? ?borrow? ?like? ?that? ?so? ?casually,? ?

understand,? ?Qi? ?Ying?”? ? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?gaped,? ?“???? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?SAYING???? ?DO? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?ACTUALLY? ?BELIEVE? ?

THAT???”? ? ?

However,? ?while? ?the? ?might? ?was? ?increased,? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?enveloped? ?the? ?entire? ?sky? ?after? ?

all,? ?and? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?giant? ?net? ?that? ?could? ?capture? ?them? ?all,? ?and? ?upon? ?seeing? ?how? ?powerful? ?this? ?

giant? ?god? ?was,? ?they? ?all? ?fled,? ?flapping? ?their? ?tails? ?as? ?they? ?swam? ?far? ?away,? ?like? ?giant? ?human? ?faced? ?

tadpoles.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cried,? ?“CHASE? ?THEM!”? ? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?it? ?didn’t? ?make? ?chase? ?for? ?a? ?few? ?steps? ?before? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?slumped? ?

over? ?without? ?a? ?warning? ?suddenly? ?and? ?fell? ?to? ?the? ?side!? ? ?

Enough? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?were? ?clearly? ?taken? ?just? ?now,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?in? ?excellent? ?form,? ?so? ?

there? ?was? ?no? ?reason? ?for? ?this? ?to? ?happen.? ?Just? ?as? ?they? ?were? ?about? ?to? ?fall? ?over,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?

down,? ?and? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?he? ?notice? ?that? ?on? ?the? ?leg? ?of? ?this? ?divine? ?statue,? ?there? ?was? ?actually? ?a? ?giant? ?

hole? ?as? ?shattered? ?rocks? ?rolled? ?down? ?from? ?the? ?wound.? ?The? ?figure? ?of? ?a? ?white? ?clad? ?man? ?came? ?

fluttering? ?down? ?from? ?it,? ?and? ?landed? ?languidly,? ?vanishing? ?immediately? ?afterwards,? ?truly? ?elusive? ?like? ?

ghosts,? ?leaving? ?not? ?a? ?trace.? ?It? ?was? ?White? ?No-Face.? ?

He? ?actually? ?broke? ?the? ?leg? ?of? ?this? ?divine? ?statue? ?with? ?his? ?bare? ?hands!? ?

The? ?giant? ?stone? ?statue? ?came? ?falling? ?down? ?in? ?giant? ?rumbles,? ?and? ?fortunately,? ?everyone? ?riding? ?the? ?

statue? ?was? ?no? ?one? ?common? ?and? ?they? ?reacted? ?extremely? ?fast,? ?leaping? ?off? ?first? ?and? ?landing? ?safely.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?leapt? ?up? ?the? ?chest? ?of? ?the? ?divine? ?statue,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?tried? ?commanding? ?

it? ?to? ?stand? ?but? ?it? ?struggled? ?greatly.? ?That? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?sprawled? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ?slowly? ?

writhed,? ?looking? ?rather? ?miserable.? ?Within? ?the? ?sword? ?array,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?questioned,? ?“How? ?is? ?it?? ?Can? ?it? ?

still? ?stand?”? ? ?

“Did? ?powers? ?run? ?out? ?again?”? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?asked,? ?“Do? ?you? ?need? ?to? ?borrow? ?more?”? ? ?

“No.? ?This? ?isn’t? ?a? ?question? ?of? ?spiritual? ?powers.”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?said,? ?“Qi? ?Ying,? ?there’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?

remember? ?any? ?of? ?that,? ?forget? ?it? ?completely.”? ? ?

“It’s? ?probably? ?injured? ?significantly...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“It? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?suitable? ?to? ?move? ?again.”? ? ?

While? ?rocks? ?felt? ?no? ?pain,? ?if? ?they? ?still? ?forced? ?it? ?to? ?stand? ?and? ?continue? ?to? ?fight,? ?the? ?injured? ?leg? ?would? ?

probably? ?fall? ?off? ?completely.? ?This? ?wouldn’t? ?just? ?be? ?a? ?matter? ?of? ?striking? ?powers? ?be? ?greatly? ?cut? ?

down;? ?this? ?was? ?after? ?all? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?most? ?heartfelt? ?masterpiece,? ?and? ?also? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?favourite? ?

divine? ?statue.? ?If? ?it? ?was? ?really? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?destroyed? ?like? ?that? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?feel? ?hurt? ?over? ?it.? ? ?

Seeing? ?the? ?enemy? ?collapse,? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?in? ?the? ?air? ?danced? ?wildly? ?with? ?mad? ?joy? ?and? ?darted? ?

all? ?over;? ?were? ?they? ?just? ?going? ?to? ?watch? ?with? ?open? ?eyes? ?those? ?creatures? ?escape? ?to? ?the? ?outside?? ?

He? ?glanced? ?to? ?the? ?side? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?expression? ?was? ?one? ?of? ?dark? ?anger.? ?It? ?was? ?anger? ?

towards? ?White? ?No-Face,? ?and? ?after? ?humming? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?he? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“Gege...”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?from? ?within? ?the? ?dense? ?and? ?thick? ?black? ?clouds,? ?a? ?ray? ?of? ?bright? ?white? ?light? ?came? ?peeking? ?

through,? ?as? ?if? ?somewhere? ?above? ?the? ?clouds,? ?something? ?had? ?lit? ?up.? ?

Soon? ?after,? ?a? ?second? ?ray,? ?a? ?third,? ?then? ?a? ?fourth...? ?

Countless? ?shining? ?white? ?light? ?came? ?piercing? ?down,? ?penetrating? ?through? ?the? ?gloomy? ?clouds? ?and? ?

stabbed? ?through? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits!? ?

This? ?white? ?spiritual? ?light? ?that? ?was? ?so? ?strong? ?it? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?blind? ?was? ?no? ?stranger? ?to? ?all? ?the? ?

heavenly? ?officials? ?present.? ?After? ?all,? ?the? ?entire? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?was? ?always? ?endlessly? ?enveloped? ?

and? ?shined? ?down? ?by? ?this? ?spiritual? ?light.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?come!? ?

———-? ?

Ch.203:? ?White? ?Emperor? ?Comments? ?on? ?the? ?Mysterious? ?Guoshi? ?

When? ?that? ?powerful? ?spiritual? ?light? ?shone? ?onto? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits,? ?large? ?fields? ?after? ?fields? ?of? ?

smokes? ?and? ?clouds? ?dispersed? ?and? ?dissipated,? ?and? ?a? ?martial? ?god? ?donned? ?in? ?white? ?armour? ?with? ?a? ?

sword? ?in? ?hand? ?broke? ?through? ?the? ?clouds.? ?

It? ?certainly? ?was? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?When? ?the? ?party? ?saw? ?him? ?it? ?was? ?as? ?if? ?they? ?saw? ?their? ?parents? ?had? ?come? ?

back? ?to? ?life,? ?and? ?they? ?all? ?cried,? ?“AH!!!? ?My? ?Lord!!!”? ?and? ?tears? ?streamed? ?down? ?their? ?faces.? ?Each? ?of? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s? ?steps? ?radiated? ?glory? ?as? ?he? ?languidly? ?landed,? ?“Don’t? ?panic,? ?don’t? ?panic.? ?Is? ?everyone? ?

alright?”? ? ?

The? ?four? ?within? ?the? ?array? ?of? ?the? ?spiritual? ?light? ?quickly? ?disassembled,? ?and? ?transformed? ?back? ?to? ?

their? ?original? ?forms.? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?asked,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?aren’t? ?you? ?guarding? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital?? ?How? ?

come? ?you’ve? ?come? ?personally?”? ? ?

“Lord? ?Rain? ?Master? ?had? ?informed? ?me? ?through? ?the? ?communication? ?array? ?that? ?the? ?barrier? ?of? ?Mount? ?

TongLu? ?had? ?broken.? ?The? ?circumstances? ?are? ?dire,? ?and? ?so? ?I’ve? ?come,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?replied.? ?

Everyone? ?looked? ?over? ?and? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?was? ?still? ?riding? ?atop? ?that? ?black? ?ox,? ?and? ?all? ?thought? ?

inwardly,? ?so? ?that? ?was? ?it.? ?Since? ?the? ?barrier? ?had? ?broken,? ?then? ?surely? ?the? ?communication? ?spells? ?

would? ?be? ?functional? ?again.? ?Their? ?heads? ?were? ?all? ?rushed? ?with? ?blood? ?earlier,? ?their? ?minds? ?filled? ?with? ?

nothing? ?but? ?destroying? ?the? ?spirits,? ?and? ?almost? ?no? ?one? ?thought? ?to? ?communicate? ?through? ?the? ?array.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?took? ?a? ?step? ?forward,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?it’s? ?White? ?No-Face.? ?He’s? ?come? ?back.”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?nodded? ?faintly,? ?“I? ?figure? ?he? ?would? ?be? ?relentless.”? ? ?

“He’s? ?very? ?elusive,”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“Now? ?that? ?you’ve? ?come,? ?we? ?don’t? ?know? ?where? ?he’s? ?gone? ?

hiding.”? ? ?

“No? ?matter,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“Let’s? ?settle? ?these? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?first? ?before? ?we? ?go? ?seek? ?him.”? ?

Everyone? ?looked? ?to? ?the? ?sky? ?and? ?the? ?rolling? ?black? ?clouds? ?in? ?the? ?air? ?were? ?currently? ?being? ?purified? ?

by? ?the? ?powerful? ?light? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?brought? ?forth.? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?said,? ?“So? ?the? ?birth? ?of? ?a? ?new? ?ghost? ?king? ?

has? ?been? ?stopped? ?this? ?time,? ?right?”? ? ?

“I? ?guess? ?so,”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“After? ?all,? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?broke? ?through? ?the? ?Kiln? ?wasn’t? ?anyone? ?but? ?

this.”? ?Everyone’s? ?eyes? ?moved? ?uniformly? ?to? ?the? ?side.? ?After? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?stopped? ?controlling? ?it,? ?that? ?

giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?still? ?obediently? ?lying? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?a? ?gigantic,? ?exquisitely? ?sculpted? ?

thing.? ?Now? ?that? ?it’d? ?fallen? ?down,? ?it? ?also? ?looked? ?like? ?a? ?small? ?mountain.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?stood? ?near? ?it? ?and? ?

raised? ?a? ?hand? ?to? ?pet? ?its? ?cheek,? ?then? ?he? ?turned? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?what? ?should? ?we? ?do? ?

with? ?it?”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?looked? ?thoughtful? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?heard? ?the? ?question,? ?he? ?snapped? ?out? ?of? ?it,? ?

“There’s? ?no? ?need? ?for? ?gege? ?to? ?worry.? ?Until? ?it’s? ?been? ?repaired,? ?let’s? ?leave? ?it? ?here? ?for? ?now.”? ? ?

“Can? ?it? ?be? ?repaired?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

“Of? ?course,? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?there’s? ?the? ?stones? ?of? ?the? ?Kiln,”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“I? ?will? ?have? ?it? ?repaired? ?for? ?

sure,? ?and? ?have? ?it? ?stand? ?once? ?again.”? ? ?

“Then? ?let’s? ?leave? ?it? ?for? ?now,”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“The? ?volcano? ?over? ?by? ?the? ?Kiln? ?is? ?still? ?erupting,? ?who? ?

knows? ?when? ?it’ll? ?be? ?safe? ?again.”? ? ?

Right? ?then,? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?swirling? ?in? ?the? ?air? ?suddenly? ?shrieked? ?and? ?transformed? ?into? ?a? ?

tornado,? ?charging? ?towards? ?somewhere.? ?For? ?a? ?moment,? ?no? ?one? ?could? ?tell? ?what? ?had? ?happened,? ?

but? ?when? ?they? ?looked? ?closely,? ?they? ?saw? ?the? ?place? ?the? ?spirits? ?were? ?rushing? ?to? ?was? ?that? ?divine? ?

temple? ?of? ?WuYong? ?in? ?the? ?underground.? ?

Originally,? ?those? ?creatures? ?had? ?nowhere? ?to? ?hide? ?under? ?the? ?powerful? ?glaring? ?rays? ?and? ?would? ?

disperse? ?sooner? ?or? ?later.? ?But? ?after? ?such? ?a? ?large? ?number? ?of? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?poured? ?into? ?that? ?

underground? ?temple,? ?it? ?was? ?as? ?if? ?they? ?were? ?completely? ?sucked? ?clean,? ?completely? ?vanished.? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?was? ?dumbfounded,? ?“What’s? ?going? ?on?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?dread? ?and? ?exclaimed,? ?“It’s? ?White? ?No-Face!? ?He’s? ?drawn? ?a? ?Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array? ?

and? ?sent? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?away!”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?swept? ?his? ?hand? ?and? ?threw? ?off? ?the? ?roof? ?of? ?that? ?temple,? ?and? ?a? ?large? ?piece? ?of? ?ground? ?was? ?

peeled? ?away? ?too.? ?However,? ?other? ?than? ?that? ?giant? ?array? ?that? ?was? ?just? ?drawn? ?inside,? ?there? ?was? ?

nothing? ?else.? ? ?

“Just? ?what? ?is? ?he? ?planning?”? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?exclaimed,? ?“Where? ?did? ?he? ?connect? ?the? ?array? ?to?? ?Where? ?

has? ?he? ?sent? ?them??”? ?

? ?

If? ?this? ?was? ?the? ?past,? ?then? ?this? ?would? ?be? ?when? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?entered? ?the? ?picture.? ?It? ?wouldn’t? ?take? ?more? ?

than? ?half? ?the? ?incense? ?time? ?for? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?to? ?report? ?all? ?the? ?locations,? ?yet? ?now,? ?who? ?

knows? ?which? ?civil? ?gods? ?took? ?over? ?the? ?position? ?temporarily,? ?but? ?right? ?when? ?they? ?needed,? ?not? ?a? ?

single? ?person? ?could? ?be? ?found.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?cursed? ?in? ?outrage,? ?“FUCK,? ?AND? ?THEY? ?USUALLY? ?

BLOW? ?THEMSELVES? ?TO? ?THE? ?SKIES? ?FIGHTING? ?TO? ?SHOW? ?OFF.? ?NOW? ?THAT? ?IT’S? ?TIME? ?TO? ?

SHOW? ?WHAT? ?THEY’VE? ?GOT? ?WHERE? ?THE? ?HELL? ?HAVE? ?THEY? ?ALL? ?GONE?!? ?I’LL? ?NEVER? ?SAY? ?

THE? ?PALACE? ?OF? ?LING? ?WEN? ?IS? ?INEFFICIENT? ?EVER? ?AGAIN!? ? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?voice? ?came,? ?“At? ?the? ?royal? ?capital.”? ? ?

Everyone? ?turned? ?to? ?him? ?just? ?as? ?he? ?dropped? ?the? ?two? ?long? ?and? ?slender? ?fingers? ?from? ?his? ?temple,? ?

“He’s? ?sent? ?those? ?creatures? ?to? ?a? ?number? ?of? ?different? ?fortress? ?cities.? ?So? ?far? ?only? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?is? ?

detected? ?since? ?the? ?essence? ?of? ?evil? ?there? ?suddenly? ?spiked.”? ?

...The? ?civil? ?gods? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?were? ?useless,? ?and? ?they? ?had? ?to? ?rely? ?on? ?the? ?head? ?honcho? ?

of? ?the? ?ghost? ?realm? ?to? ?determine? ?the? ?location? ?of? ?escaped? ?evil? ?beings;? ?many? ?of? ?the? ?heavenly? ?

officials? ?present? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?feel? ?ashamed.? ?However,? ?because? ?the? ?situation? ?was? ?dire,? ?the? ?

sense? ?of? ?shame? ?went? ?away? ?pretty? ?fast.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“We? ?know? ?very? ?well? ?what? ?the? ?White? ?

Clothed? ?Calamity? ?is? ?planning,? ?of? ?course? ?he’d? ?send? ?those? ?creatures? ?where? ?there’s? ?the? ?most? ?

people.? ?Once? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease? ?explodes,? ?it’d? ?spread? ?quickly,? ?and? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?is? ?the? ?

most? ?populated,? ?of? ?course? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?let? ?it? ?go.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?also? ?piped? ?up,? ?“Let’s? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?this? ?quickly,? ?no? ?time? ?to? ?waste,? ?otherwise? ?if? ?we? ?delay? ?

for? ?too? ?long? ?things? ?can? ?get? ?ugly.”? ? ?

The? ?temporary? ?civil? ?gods? ?were? ?also? ?making? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?speechless? ?with? ?a? ?headache,? ?and? ?he? ?turned? ?

to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?“Has? ?My? ?Lord? ?found? ?out? ?the? ?exact? ?locations? ?of? ?any? ?of? ?the? ?other? ?fortress? ?cities?”? ? ?

“They’re? ?currently? ?being? ?located.? ?It? ?won’t? ?take? ?long.? ?Yin? ?Yu,? ?you? ?take? ?over.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?

commanded.? ?

“Yes? ?sir.”? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?quickly? ?acknowledged.? ?

He? ?was? ?banished? ?by? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?in? ?the? ?past,? ?and? ?while? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?only? ?doing? ?his? ?duty,? ?when? ?he? ?

saw? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?he? ?still? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?feel? ?nervous.? ?After? ?communicating? ?with? ?the? ?subordinates? ?

on? ?the? ?Ghost? ?City? ?side? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?prudently? ?reported? ?the? ?general? ?directions:? ?“Three? ?

hundred? ?miles? ?south;? ?two? ?hundred? ?and? ?seventy? ?miles? ?north...”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?turned? ?to? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?“Nan? ?Yang,? ?you? ?take? ?the? ?south.”? ? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?didn’t? ?instantly? ?acknowledge? ?the? ?order? ?and? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?moment.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?figured? ?it? ?

was? ?because? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?search? ?for? ?the? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?and? ?Cuo? ?Cuo? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?speak? ?

when? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?answered,? ?and? ?walked? ?away? ?to? ?draw? ?an? ?array? ?for? ?himself.? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?spoke? ?up? ?

knowingly,? ?“I’ll? ?take? ?the? ?north?”? ? ?

“Naturally.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?replied.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?nodded,? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?walked? ?away,? ?but? ?after? ?a? ?few? ?steps? ?Pei? ?Su? ?came? ?following? ?

after? ?him? ?so? ?he? ?looked? ?back,? ?“Your? ?wounds? ?aren’t? ?healed? ?yet,? ?and? ?the? ?poison? ?hasn’t? ?cleaned? ?out.? ?

Stay? ?with? ?Lord? ?Rain? ?Master? ?for? ?now.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Su? ?was? ?puzzled,? ?“General,? ?I’m? ?not,? ?poi,? ?soned?”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?patted? ?his? ?shoulder? ?sympathetically,? ?“Your? ?broken? ?phrases? ?haven’t? ?healed? ?yet,? ?and? ?you? ?

say? ?you’re? ?not? ?poisoned?”? ?Then,? ?he? ?inclined? ?his? ?head? ?slightly,? ?bowing? ?to? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?in? ?

courtesy? ?before? ?leaving? ?on? ?his? ?own.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?continued,? ?“Qi? ?Ying,? ?why? ?don’t? ?you? ?go? ?to? ?the? ?west.? ?

Remember? ?not? ?to? ?cause...”? ?

However,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?confused,? ?“Why? ?am? ?I? ?going? ?to? ?the? ?west?? ?Just? ?what? ?exactly? ?are? ?we? ?

doing? ?right? ?now?”? ?

“...”? ?

No? ?one? ?could? ?blame? ?him? ?for? ?not? ?knowing? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on.? ?Perhaps,? ?he? ?was? ?confused? ?the? ?

entire? ?way:? ?Why? ?was? ?he? ?beaten?? ?Why? ?was? ?he? ?buried? ?inside? ?a? ?wall?? ?Why? ?was? ?he? ?turned? ?into? ?a? ?

daruma? ?doll?? ?And? ?why? ?did? ?he? ?have? ?to? ?turn? ?into? ?a? ?sword? ?too?? ?There? ?was? ?not? ?an? ?instance? ?where? ?

he? ?figured? ?out? ?what? ?was? ?happening.? ?Seeing? ?this,? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?sighed,? ?“I’ll? ?take? ?him.? ?I’ll? ?tell? ?him? ?on? ?the? ?

way.”? ?There? ?was? ?probably? ?no? ?one? ?with? ?the? ?patience? ?to? ?tell? ?him? ?anyway.? ?“Okay!”? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?

said? ?enthusiastically.? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?waited? ?and? ?waited? ?but? ?his? ?turn? ?never? ?came,? ?and? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?ask,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?

what? ?about? ?me?”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?looked? ?him? ?over? ?and? ?said,? ?“Xuan? ?Zhen,? ?have? ?you? ?forgotten? ?something?”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?confused,? ?“What?”? ? ?

“You’re? ?currently? ?under? ?detention.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

“...”? ?

Mu? ?Qing’s? ?face? ?immediately? ?fell.? ?He? ?really? ?did? ?forget? ?about? ?this.? ?And? ?not? ?just? ?him,? ?almost? ?

everyone? ?had? ?forgotten? ?that? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?had? ?escaped? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?under? ?the? ?suspicion? ?of? ?

creating? ?the? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?using? ?wicked? ?spells,? ?and? ?that? ?suspicion? ?hadn’t? ?yet? ?cleared!? ? ?

“You? ?don’t? ?have? ?to? ?get? ?involved.? ?Head? ?back? ?to? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?afterwards? ?and? ?the? ?

confinement? ?will? ?be? ?lengthened.”? ?

“...My? ?Lord,? ?it? ?really? ?wasn’t? ?me!”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?cried.? ?

“Once? ?we? ?get? ?to? ?the? ?bottom? ?of? ?the? ?affair? ?and? ?the? ?truth? ?is? ?revealed,? ?you? ?will? ?naturally? ?be? ?released.”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“Otherwise,? ?if? ?I? ?let? ?you? ?out? ?without? ?reason? ?now,? ?it’d? ?be? ?a? ?disgrace.”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?felt? ?horribly? ?aggrieved? ?but? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time? ?there? ?was? ?nothing? ?he? ?could? ?do,? ?so? ?he? ?could? ?

only? ?acknowledge? ?quietly,? ?“Yes? ?sir.”? ? ?

Seeing? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?so? ?tormented,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?laughed? ?out? ?loud? ?unkindly? ?without? ?holding? ?back.? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?gave? ?him? ?a? ?look,? ?then? ?glanced? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?who? ?was? ?beside? ?him,? ?and? ?he? ?must’ve? ?thought? ?of? ?

something? ?as? ?his? ?face? ?grew? ?darker? ?by? ?the? ?minute.? ?

As? ?for? ?the? ?rest,? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?was? ?no? ?martial? ?god,? ?so? ?she? ?didn’t? ?try? ?to? ?act? ?tough? ?and? ?only? ?made? ?

it? ?clear? ?that? ?should? ?there? ?be? ?any? ?need? ?for? ?her? ?assistance? ?just? ?call? ?for? ?her,? ?then? ?she? ?left? ?silently.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?naturally? ?chose? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?that? ?was? ?the? ?most? ?populated? ?and? ?the? ?most? ?difficult? ?to? ?

deal? ?with.? ?As? ?for? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?he? ?would? ?stay? ?behind? ?and? ?face? ?those? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits,? ?and? ?White? ?

No-Face? ?who? ?could? ?still? ?very? ?well? ?be? ?around.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?toss? ?the? ?dice? ?and? ?opened? ?the? ?Distance? ?

Shortening? ?Array,? ?and? ?he? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?left? ?together.? ?

It? ?was? ?already? ?deep? ?in? ?the? ?night? ?at? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?the? ?streets? ?were? ?silent? ?with? ?not? ?a? ?sound,? ?

each? ?household? ?had? ?their? ?windows? ?and? ?doors? ?shut? ?tight.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?flashed? ?out? ?

from? ?one? ?of? ?the? ?alleyways? ?and? ?started? ?searching? ?for? ?inhuman? ?creatures? ?as? ?they? ?sped? ?walked.? ?

After? ?a? ?few? ?steps,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?raised? ?two? ?fingers? ?and? ?pressed? ?them? ?against? ?his? ?temple,? ?activating? ?

the? ?communication? ?array,? ?whispering,? ?“My? ?Lord?”? ? ?

“What? ?is? ?it,? ?Xian? ?Le?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?answered,? ?“Have? ?you? ?reached? ?the? ?royal? ?capital?”? ? ?

“We’ve? ?arrived.? ?I’ve? ?something? ?to? ?talk? ?to? ?you? ?about.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

“Did? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?do? ?something? ?to? ?you?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?questioned.? ?

“...”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?noticed? ?something? ?and? ?cocked? ?a? ?brow,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“No,? ?

he? ?hasn’t? ?done? ?anything? ?to? ?me.? ?It’s? ?something? ?else.? ?The? ?situation? ?earlier? ?was? ?too? ?urgent? ?and? ?I? ?

didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?chance? ?to? ?speak.”? ?He? ?turned? ?serious,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?do? ?you? ?still? ?remember? ?my? ?

master?”? ? ?

Hearing? ?him? ?mention? ?this? ?person,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?slightly? ?taken? ?aback,? ?and? ?a? ?moment? ?

later,? ?he? ?replied,? ?“Are? ?you? ?talking? ?about? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?of? ?XianLe? ?back? ?then?”? ? ?

“Yes.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“You? ?must’ve? ?come? ?in? ?contact? ?with? ?him? ?quite? ?a? ?bit? ?in? ?the? ?past?? ?Have? ?you? ?

noticed? ?anything? ?strange? ?or? ?unusual? ?about? ?him?”? ? ?

All? ?ceremonies? ?and? ?services? ?in? ?the? ?Kingdom? ?of? ?XianLe? ?were? ?conducted? ?solely? ?by? ?the? ?Guoshi,? ?

and? ?the? ?Guoshis? ?were? ?the? ?bridge? ?that? ?connected? ?the? ?mortals? ?to? ?the? ?gods.? ?After? ?a? ?moment? ?of? ?

silence,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?replied,? ?“Yes.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?held? ?his? ?breath,? ?“...How? ?was? ?he? ?strange?”? ? ?

“Xian? ?Le,? ?do? ?you? ?really? ?want? ?to? ?hear? ?this?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

“Yes.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

“Even? ?if? ?you’d? ?become? ?disappointed? ?after? ?you’ve? ?heard?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?asked.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?glanced? ?at? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?“Yes.”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?while? ?before? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said? ?slowly,? ?“That? ?master? ?of? ?yours,? ?to? ?be? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?of? ?

XianLe? ?was? ?a? ?gross? ?oppression? ?of? ?his? ?talents.? ?His? ?knowledge? ?and? ?skills? ?are? ?far? ?beyond? ?your? ?

imagination.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?listened? ?quietly.? ?The? ?next? ?words? ?made? ?his? ?heart? ?sink.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?continued,? ?“I? ?believe,? ?the? ?true? ?number? ?of? ?years? ?that? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?passed? ?in? ?this? ?world? ?is? ?

no? ?less? ?than? ?mine.? ?Perhaps,? ?even? ?greater? ?than? ?mine.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

A? ?part? ?of? ?his? ?conjecture? ?had? ?been? ?verified.? ? ?

If? ?Guoshi? ?truly? ?lived? ?in? ?this? ?world? ?for? ?longer? ?than? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?then,? ?the? ?possibility? ?he? ?was? ?one? ?of? ?the? ?

Four? ?Guardians? ?of? ?the? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong? ?was? ?even? ?greater!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?ask,? ?“How? ?come? ?you’ve? ?never? ?told? ?me? ?this? ?before?”? ? ?

“Because? ?for? ?a? ?long? ?time,? ?I? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?sure.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

“Then? ?how? ?did? ?you? ?confirm? ?this? ?later?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

“After? ?XianLe? ?had? ?fallen,? ?I? ?found? ?him,? ?and? ?neutralized? ?him.? ?But? ?now? ?it? ?seems,? ?in? ?the? ?end? ?he? ?still? ?

escaped.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

That? ?there? ?could? ?be? ?someone? ?other? ?than? ?White? ?No-Face? ?who? ?could? ?escape? ?from? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?

hands.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?always? ?thought? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?fled? ?during? ?the? ?chaos? ?of? ?war? ?but? ?he? ?hadn’t? ?

thought? ?it? ?was? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?who? ?personally? ?went? ?to? ?do? ?him? ?in!? ?

“Then...? ?then? ?why? ?did? ?you? ?need? ?to? ?neutralize? ?him?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?“And? ?why? ?didn’t? ?you? ?tell? ?me? ?

after? ?you? ?had? ?verified? ?it?”? ? ?

“Your? ?two? ?questions? ?are? ?actually? ?only? ?one? ?question.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

“What?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

“If? ?I? ?told? ?you,? ?perhaps? ?you? ?would? ?feel? ?disappointed? ?when? ?you? ?hear? ?it,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“But,? ?

perhaps? ?the? ?you? ?now? ?can? ?withstand? ?feeling? ?disappointed? ?in? ?others.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?was? ?thumping? ?faster? ?and? ?faster,? ?and? ?he? ?unconsciously? ?clutched? ?one? ?of? ?Hua? ?

Cheng’s? ?hands? ?tight.? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?other? ?hand? ?came? ?to? ?cover? ?over? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?his? ?hand.? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?end,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“Because? ?I? ?discovered? ?that? ?he? ?seemed? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?awaken? ?

something? ?within? ?you.”? ? ?

———-? ?

Ch.204:? ?Search? ?for? ?Five? ?Hundred;? ?Abrupt? ?Meeting? ?with? ?an? ?Old? ?Friend? ?

“...And? ?what? ?is? ?that?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

However,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?quietly? ?concerned? ?with? ?the? ?subject,? ?and? ?he? ?deliberated? ?for? ?a? ?

long? ?while? ?before? ?he? ?said,? ?“What? ?is? ?it,? ?Xian? ?Le?? ?Why? ?did? ?you? ?suddenly? ?bring? ?up? ?your? ?master?? ?Did? ?

you? ?run? ?into? ?something? ?inside? ?Mount? ?TongLu?? ?That? ?has? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?him?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?came? ?to? ?his? ?senses? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?give? ?a? ?quick? ?account? ?before? ?pressing? ?with? ?

more? ?questions? ?when? ?suddenly,? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?clamouring? ?noise? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?end.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“I? ?

see? ?the? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?you? ?all? ?spoke? ?of? ?before,? ?indeed? ?peculiar!? ?I? ?will? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?them? ?

first,? ?and? ?we? ?can? ?talk? ?again? ?later.? ?However,? ?since? ?Xian? ?Le? ?you’ve? ?made? ?the? ?inquiry,? ?just? ?

remember? ?one? ?thing:? ?your? ?master? ?isn’t? ?any? ?simple? ?character.? ?If? ?you? ?do? ?run? ?into? ?him,? ?be? ?

absolutely? ?careful!”? ? ?

Then,? ?the? ?other? ?end? ?fell? ?into? ?deep? ?silence.? ?“My? ?Lord?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?called? ?out.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?did? ?not? ?respond? ?again.? ?Just? ?one? ?of? ?those? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?was? ?hard? ?to? ?deal? ?with;? ?to? ?have? ?

three? ?surround? ?and? ?siege? ?must? ?be? ?even? ?more? ?difficult.? ?Even? ?when? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?limitless? ?spiritual? ?

powers? ?earlier? ?and? ?controlled? ?a? ?heaven-defying? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?it,? ?

and? ?now? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?facing? ?them? ?by? ?himself,? ?so? ?he? ?would? ?probably? ?need? ?to? ?focus? ?and? ?exert? ?

quite? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?strength.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gave? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?a? ?brief? ?account? ?of? ?the? ?conversation? ?during? ?the? ?

communication? ?and? ?the? ?two? ?stopped? ?in? ?their? ?steps.? ?

At? ?this? ?moment,? ?they? ?were? ?situated? ?at? ?a? ?wide? ?and? ?expansive? ?large? ?street.? ?Gazing? ?towards? ?the? ?

sky,? ?gloomy? ?clouds? ?concealed? ?the? ?moon,? ?and? ?faint? ?threads? ?and? ?strings? ?of? ?black? ?smoke? ?like? ?

creatures? ?could? ?be? ?seen? ?drifting? ?before? ?the? ?cold? ?moon,? ?like? ?ink? ?blurring? ?in? ?clear? ?water.? ?

Those? ?were? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?sent? ?over? ?from? ?the? ?divine? ?temple? ?of? ?WuYong.? ?They? ?hadn’t? ?yet? ?

entered? ?because? ?the? ?Aura? ?of? ?the? ?King? ?within? ?the? ?Palace? ?and? ?the? ?many? ?temples? ?of? ?various? ?gods? ?

within? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?shone? ?brightly,? ?their? ?auras? ?intertwining,? ?weaving? ?a? ?solemn? ?shield.? ?A? ?

natural? ?barrier? ?such? ?as? ?this? ?would? ?block? ?those? ?wicked? ?beings? ?outside? ?the? ?shield,? ?and? ?so? ?they? ?

could? ?only? ?drift? ?high? ?in? ?the? ?sky.? ?

Almost? ?every? ?city? ?fortress? ?possessed? ?a? ?similar? ?shield? ?because? ?outstanding? ?characters? ?and? ?

impressive? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?would? ?appear? ?everywhere;? ?rich? ?land? ?fosters? ?talents,? ?as? ?they? ?say.? ?

However,? ?those? ?shields? ?couldn’t? ?block? ?everything? ?forever.? ? ?

“It’d? ?be? ?good? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?we? ?add? ?reinforcements? ?to? ?the? ?shield,”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?

But,? ?the? ?problem? ?was? ?how? ?to? ?reinforce?? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?mused,? ?“Talisman? ?spells?? ?Spiritual? ?devices?”? ?

Then? ?he? ?said,? ?“They? ?probably? ?won’t? ?be? ?enough.”? ? ?

Those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?enveloped? ?the? ?entire? ?sky? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?so? ?unless? ?they? ?had? ?millions? ?

of? ?talismen? ?and? ?spiritual? ?devices,? ?they? ?might? ?not? ?hold.? ?Pacing? ?back? ?and? ?forth,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gritted? ?his? ?

teeth,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?I? ?have? ?an? ?idea? ?that? ?can? ?maybe? ?reinforce? ?this? ?barrier,? ?but...? ?I? ?need? ?people.”? ? ?

“How? ?many?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked.? ?

“A? ?lot.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“As? ?many? ?as? ?possible.? ?At? ?least? ?five? ?hundred.”? ? ?

“Alive? ?or? ?dead?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked.? ?

He? ?listened? ?seriously? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?joking? ?around.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“Alive.? ?Ghosts? ?won’t? ?do.? ?I? ?need? ?

to? ?borrow? ?the? ?spirit? ?and? ?Yang*? ?aura? ?of? ?the? ?living? ?to? ?strike? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?away.”? ? ?

“If? ?that’s? ?the? ?case,? ?then? ?that? ?means? ?they? ?have? ?to? ?be? ?willing? ?volunteers? ?too.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?

commented.? ?

“That’s? ?right.? ?They? ?have? ?to? ?be? ?willing? ?volunteers.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“And,? ?they? ?must? ?have? ?the? ?will? ?to? ?

fight? ?back? ?and? ?protect.? ?If? ?they? ?have? ?fear? ?in? ?their? ?hearts? ?or? ?their? ?wills? ?are? ?weak,? ?the? ?spirits? ?can? ?take? ?

advantage? ?to? ?sneak? ?through.”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?inclined? ?his? ?head,? ?“Just? ?like? ?the? ?soldiers? ?fighting? ?in? ?the? ?frontlines? ?in? ?battle,? ?they? ?must? ?

be? ?the? ?ones? ?who? ?want? ?to? ?win? ?the? ?most,? ?the? ?ones? ?with? ?the? ?most? ?faith,? ?because? ?if? ?they? ?were? ?

helplessly? ?forced? ?or? ?only? ?want? ?to? ?run? ?away? ?without? ?any? ?battle? ?spirit,? ?they? ?would? ?never? ?win,? ?and? ?

would? ?end? ?up? ?abandoning? ?their? ?gears,? ?suffering? ?utter? ?defeat.”? ?

“That’s? ?it? ?exactly.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?“Can? ?San? ?Lang? ?find? ?those? ?people?”? ? ?

After? ?some? ?contemplation,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?replied? ?slowly,? ?“Gege,? ?if? ?you? ?needed? ?the? ?dead,? ?I? ?can? ?bring? ?

you? ?however? ?many? ?you? ?need.? ?Involuntary? ?living? ?beings? ?would? ?be? ?easy? ?too.? ?But? ?to? ?find? ?voluntary? ?

ones,? ?it? ?won’t? ?be? ?easy.”? ? ?

After? ?a? ?pause,? ?he? ?continued,? ?“There? ?certainly? ?are? ?plenty? ?in? ?the? ?mortal? ?realm? ?who? ?worship? ?the? ?

Ghost? ?King,? ?but? ?I? ?know? ?very? ?well? ?that? ?one,? ?they? ?are? ?only? ?terrified? ?of? ?me,? ?and? ?two,? ?they? ?want? ?to? ?

ask? ?things? ?of? ?me,? ?so? ?they? ?fear? ?and? ?obey? ?me.? ?I? ?can? ?force? ?them? ?with? ?power? ?and? ?tempt? ?them? ?with? ?

benefits,? ?but? ?this? ?method? ?probably? ?won’t? ?work? ?in? ?finding? ?the? ?people? ?gege? ?needs.? ?I’m? ?sorry.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?enthralled? ?listening? ?to? ?this? ?and? ?said,? ?“You? ?don’t? ?need? ?to? ?apologize.? ?Let’s? ?just? ?think? ?of? ?

a? ?way? ?together.”? ? ?

“En.? ?However,? ?gege,? ?there’s? ?good? ?news.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Ahead? ?of? ?us? ?about? ?fifty? ?feet? ?away? ?

around? ?the? ?corner? ?is? ?a? ?band? ?of? ?living? ?humans.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?sensed? ?them? ?too? ?and? ?he? ?rushed? ?forward? ?to? ?see? ?just? ?as? ?that? ?group? ?of? ?people? ?also? ?turned? ?

the? ?corner,? ?and? ?they? ?shouted? ?in? ?surprise? ?by? ?his? ?sudden? ?appearance,? ?“A? ?GHOST!!!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?closely? ?and? ?recognized? ?them,? ?and? ?he? ?exclaimed? ?cheerfully,? ?“Everyone,? ?it’s? ?not? ?a? ?

ghost,? ?it’s? ?me!”? ? ?

That? ?group? ?of? ?various? ?monks? ?and? ?cultivators? ?were? ?very? ?familiar.? ?The? ?one? ?leading? ?was? ?a? ?cultivator? ?

dressed? ?in? ?glamourous? ?robes? ?–? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye?? ?And? ?that? ?big? ?group? ?behind? ?him,? ?

weren’t? ?they? ?the? ?band? ?of? ?monks? ?and? ?cultivators? ?from? ?before? ?who? ?harassed? ?them? ?relentlessly? ?the? ?

entire? ?way? ?and? ?was? ?knocked? ?out? ?by? ?the? ?caved? ?in? ?roof? ?of? ?that? ?shady? ?inn?? ?

Behind? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?approached? ?with? ?his? ?hands? ?easily? ?swaying? ?by? ?his? ?side.? ?He? ?certainly? ?

wasn’t? ?in? ?the? ?form? ?of? ?a? ?child? ?right? ?now;? ?with? ?that? ?nonchalance? ?and? ?chilling? ?smile,? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?

and? ?the? ?others? ?jumped? ?back? ?three? ?feet? ?instantly? ?from? ?terror.? ?“And? ?you? ?say? ?it’s? ?not? ?a? ?ghost!? ?

There’s? ?nothing? ?more? ?ghost-like? ?than? ?him!? ?A? ?GHOST? ?KING? ?EVEN!!!”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?smile? ?faded? ?away,? ?and? ?he? ?clicked? ?his? ?tongue? ?in? ?annoyance,? ?too? ?lazy? ?to? ?even? ?make? ?

a? ?comment.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?searching? ?everywhere? ?for? ?living? ?souls? ?right? ?now,? ?so? ?he? ?hastily? ?raised? ?

his? ?hand,? ?“Everyone,? ?you’ve? ?come? ?right? ?in? ?the? ?nick? ?of? ?time.? ?There’s? ?something...”? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?raised? ?his? ?hand,? ?the? ?reaction? ?from? ?the? ?other? ?party? ?was? ?much? ?

more? ?exaggerated? ?than? ?he? ?expected.? ?They? ?all? ?fell? ?to? ?the? ?ground,? ?high? ?on? ?alert,? ?exclaiming? ?to? ?

each? ?other,? ?“WATCH? ?OUT? ?FOR? ?HIDDEN? ?WEAPONS!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?to? ?think? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?before? ?he? ?remembered? ?what? ?the? ?‘hidden? ?weapon’? ?they? ?were? ?

referring? ?to? ?was,? ?and? ?was? ?speechless? ?for? ?a? ?moment.? ?“You? ?don’t? ?need? ?to? ?be? ?afraid,? ?I? ?don’t? ?have? ?

any? ?hidden? ?weapons? ?on? ?me.”? ?The? ?Incorruptible? ?Chastity? ?Meatballs? ?weren’t? ?that? ?easily? ?forged? ?

anyway,? ?just? ?the? ?knifework? ?needed? ?to? ?craft? ?them? ?alone? ?would? ?take? ?half? ?the? ?day.? ?He? ?added,? ?

“Besides,? ?you? ?forced? ?my? ?hand? ?last? ?time? ?but? ?I? ?didn’t? ?do? ?much? ?anything? ?to? ?you,? ?now? ?there’s? ?even? ?

less? ?reason? ?to.”? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?the? ?mob? ?contemplated? ?and? ?thought? ?it? ?reasonable? ?and? ?quickly? ?crawled? ?up? ?from? ?the? ?

ground,? ?dusting? ?themselves? ?off,? ?but? ?still? ?keeping? ?a? ?distance,? ?their? ?staffs? ?and? ?sacred? ?swords? ?and? ?

other? ?such? ?spiritual? ?tools? ?never? ?leaving? ?their? ?hands.? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“I? ?say,? ?this? ?

daozhang,? ?we? ?haven’t? ?seen? ?you? ?for? ?many? ?days? ?but? ?the? ?essence? ?of? ?evil? ?on? ?your? ?body? ?has? ?gotten? ?

worse.? ?I? ?think? ?it’s? ?best? ?you? ?turn? ?back? ?now? ?while? ?there’s? ?still? ?a? ?chance.? ?And? ?speaking? ?of,? ?why? ?is? ?it? ?

this? ?bad?? ?I’m? ?not? ?trying? ?to? ?scare? ?you,? ?but? ?I? ?can? ?barely? ?see? ?your? ?face? ?clearly? ?anymore.”? ? ?

“...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?flush? ?listening? ?to? ?him,? ?not? ?daring? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?as? ?he? ?cut? ?him? ?

off,? ?“Let’s? ?talk? ?about? ?that? ?later.? ?Everyone,? ?I? ?was? ?observing? ?signs? ?in? ?the? ?night? ?sky? ?and? ?saw? ?some? ?

ominous? ?creatures.? ?Have? ?you? ?all? ?seen? ?it?”? ? ?

“Of? ?course? ?we? ?saw? ?it!”? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?said,? ?“Observing? ?signs? ?in? ?the? ?night? ?sky? ?is? ?a? ?homework? ?we? ?

always? ?do? ?everyday.? ?And? ?here? ?I? ?thought? ?it? ?was? ?some? ?monsters? ?or? ?ghosts? ?causing? ?trouble,? ?but? ?

could? ?it? ?be,? ?is? ?it? ?Hua? ?Cheng...? ?zhu?”? ?

“Of? ?course? ?not.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“Otherwise? ?I? ?won’t? ?be? ?here? ?alerting? ?you.? ?We’ve? ?also? ?come? ?

because? ?of? ?those? ?creatures,? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?thinking? ?of? ?ways? ?to? ?reinforce? ?the? ?aura? ?shield? ?of? ?the? ?

royal? ?capital.”? ? ?

Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?was? ?doubtful,? ?“You? ?two?? ?Thinking? ?of? ?ways?”? ? ?

“Why? ?would? ?the? ?Ghost? ?King? ?be? ?so? ?kindhearted?”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?grinned,? ?“It’s? ?not? ?out? ?of? ?kindheartedness.? ?But? ?if? ?I? ?wanted? ?to? ?do? ?something? ?to? ?the? ?royal? ?

capital,? ?this? ?bit? ?of? ?aura? ?shield? ?has? ?no? ?way? ?of? ?stopping? ?me.”? ? ?

The? ?expressions? ?on? ?the? ?fellow? ?cultivators? ?and? ?monks? ?were? ?unreadable.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?that? ?their? ?

caution? ?and? ?guard? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?so? ?easily? ?dropped? ?either? ?so? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?try? ?to? ?force? ?them,? ?“I’ve? ?

faced? ?those? ?creatures? ?in? ?the? ?sky? ?before,? ?very? ?difficult? ?to? ?deal? ?with.? ?If? ?we? ?let? ?them? ?break? ?through? ?

the? ?protective? ?shield? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?and? ?intrude,? ?everything? ?would? ?be? ?thrown? ?into? ?chaos,? ?so? ?

I’m? ?seeking? ?for? ?help? ?right? ?now? ?to? ?help? ?form? ?an? ?array,? ?I? ?need? ?about? ?five? ?hundred? ?people.”? ? ?

Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?gaped,? ?“Five? ?hundred?!? ?What? ?array? ?is? ?this,? ?to? ?need? ?so? ?many? ?people??? ?I’ve? ?never? ?

heard? ?of? ?it? ?before??”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?heart? ?to? ?say? ?that? ?five? ?hundred? ?was? ?the? ?bare? ?minimum? ?requirement.? ?In? ?

fact,? ?if? ?he? ?could? ?say? ?it? ?openly,? ?then? ?they? ?needed? ?at? ?least? ?eight? ?hundred.? ?The? ?group? ?of? ?monks? ?and? ?

cultivators? ?were? ?also? ?babbering,? ?“I’ve? ?never? ?heard? ?of? ?this? ?either,? ?has? ?anyone? ?seen? ?record? ?of? ?this? ?

in? ?any? ?books?”? ? ?

“Are? ?those? ?creatures? ?really? ?that? ?powerful?”? ? ?

“I’ve? ?only? ?heard? ?monsters? ?eat? ?five? ?hundred? ?in? ?one? ?bite,? ?I’ve? ?never? ?heard? ?drawing? ?an? ?array? ?

needed? ?that? ?many.”? ?

“Is? ?it? ?dangerous?”? ? ?

After? ?much? ?serious? ?deliberation,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?answered? ?truthfully,? ?“I? ?can’t? ?say? ?for? ?sure.? ?Maybe,? ?

maybe? ?not.? ?I’m? ?only? ?eight? ?percent? ?sure,? ?since,? ?I’ve? ?never? ?attempted? ?this? ?array? ?before? ?either.”? ? ?

It? ?would? ?be? ?impossible? ?to? ?find? ?records? ?of? ?this? ?from? ?any? ?books? ?either,? ?since? ?this? ?array? ?wasn’t? ?

something? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?learned? ?from? ?books? ?or? ?someone? ?else,? ?but? ?was? ?something? ?he’d? ?been? ?

ruminating? ?and? ?came? ?up? ?with? ?as? ?he? ?walked? ?in? ?the? ?past? ?eight? ?hundred? ?years,? ?just? ?what? ?should? ?be? ?

done? ?if? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease? ?should? ?be? ?unleashed? ?again?? ?They? ?couldn’t? ?possibly? ?just? ?sit? ?

around? ?and? ?do? ?nothing?? ?At? ?the? ?time? ?he? ?didn’t? ?actually? ?think? ?he? ?would? ?have? ?to? ?face? ?this? ?big? ?crisis? ?

again,? ?and? ?hadn’t? ?imagined? ?this? ?method? ?would? ?come? ?to? ?use.? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?side,? ?that? ?group? ?discussed? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?before? ?in? ?the? ?end,? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?turned? ?

around? ?and? ?said? ?guardedly,? ?“We? ?don’t? ?have? ?that? ?many? ?people.? ?Plus....”? ?

Plus,? ?they? ?didn’t? ?trust? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng.? ? ?

That? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?helped.? ?After? ?all,? ?they? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease? ?was,? ?how? ?

powerful? ?it? ?was,? ?and? ?with? ?the? ?past? ?grievances? ?between? ?them? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?there? ?must’ve? ?

been? ?plenty? ?of? ?cases? ?where? ?they? ?were? ?played? ?like? ?nothing? ?more? ?than? ?insects.? ?Originally,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

had? ?thought? ?perhaps? ?these? ?men? ?were? ?masters? ?and? ?should? ?have? ?a? ?number? ?of? ?disciples? ?in? ?their? ?

schools,? ?so? ?they? ?could? ?maybe? ?gather? ?some? ?three? ?or? ?four? ?hundred? ?people? ?and? ?worry? ?about? ?the? ?

remaining? ?numbers? ?after,? ?but? ?it? ?seemed? ?this? ?hope? ?was? ?fruitless.? ?

“Gege,? ?stop? ?wasting? ?your? ?breath? ?with? ?them.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Let’s? ?go.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded,? ?not? ?the? ?least? ?bit? ?discouraged,? ?and? ?went? ?away? ?with? ?him.? ?However,? ?Heaven’s? ?

Eye? ?and? ?the? ?others? ?didn’t? ?just? ?leave? ?but? ?sneakily? ?followed? ?behind? ?them,? ?actually? ?thinking? ?they? ?

were? ?well? ?hidden.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?quite? ?speechless,? ?but? ?then? ?when? ?he? ?thought? ?this? ?group? ?of? ?

masters? ?were? ?probably? ?only? ?trailing? ?because? ?they? ?were? ?fearful? ?that? ?he? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?would? ?

cause? ?trouble? ?in? ?the? ?capital,? ?their? ?worries? ?born? ?of? ?a? ?kind? ?heart,? ?he? ?thought? ?it? ?funny? ?but? ?stopped? ?

caring.? ?Just? ?then,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?suggested,? ?“Why? ?not? ?go? ?to? ?where? ?the? ?slums? ?are.? ?There? ?should? ?be? ?

plenty? ?of? ?those? ?who? ?are? ?bold? ?and? ?daring? ?and? ?aren’t? ?afraid? ?of? ?death.? ?Perhaps? ?our? ?search? ?would? ?be? ?

fruitful? ?there.”? ? ?

Thus,? ?the? ?two? ?changed? ?course? ?and? ?went? ?for? ?the? ?shadows? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital.? ?They? ?came? ?before? ?

a? ?temple? ?that? ?was? ?fairly? ?demolished? ?and? ?swept? ?a? ?look.? ?Within? ?the? ?temple? ?were? ?a? ?bunch? ?of? ?people? ?

sleeping? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?ground,? ?stretching? ?all? ?the? ?way? ?to? ?outside? ?the? ?temple.? ?This? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?

band? ?of? ?homeless? ?folks,? ?or? ?rather,? ?beggars.? ?The? ?air? ?was? ?frigid,? ?the? ?ground? ?cold,? ?but? ?almost? ?all? ?of? ?

them? ?were? ?in? ?ragged? ?clothing.? ?There? ?were? ?men,? ?women,? ?seniors,? ?and? ?children,? ?and? ?none? ?of? ?

them? ?were? ?shy? ?from? ?the? ?improper? ?closeness.? ? ?

Some? ?took? ?over? ?a? ?tattered? ?straw? ?mat,? ?some? ?were? ?hugging? ?hay? ?for? ?warmth,? ?and? ?some? ?just? ?slept? ?

on? ?the? ?ground.? ?The? ?ones? ?awake? ?were? ?either? ?sighing? ?and? ?wailing? ?over? ?the? ?rotten? ?sores? ?on? ?their? ?

bodies? ?or? ?were? ?picking? ?off? ?fleas? ?from? ?their? ?persons.? ?There? ?was? ?even? ?someone? ?who? ?was? ?dragging? ?

a? ?lame? ?leg? ?shuffling? ?about,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?delivering? ?bowls? ?of? ?water? ?to? ?the? ?sick.? ?Before? ?they? ?

entered? ?there? ?was? ?the? ?suffocating? ?smell? ?of? ?sweat? ?and? ?an? ?odd? ?odour? ?that? ?came? ?wafting? ?out.? ?

That? ?the? ?most? ?lavish? ?and? ?bustling? ?area? ?would? ?be? ?this? ?close? ?to? ?the? ?filthiest,? ?most? ?decrepit? ?slums? ?

with? ?only? ?but? ?a? ?street? ?apart,? ?the? ?contrast? ?was? ?truly? ?lamentable.? ?Of? ?course,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?no? ?time? ?

to? ?lament.? ?He? ?crossed? ?over? ?the? ?threshold? ?and? ?called? ?out,? ?“Can? ?everyone? ?give? ?me? ?a? ?hand?”? ? ?

No? ?one? ?answered? ?before? ?someone? ?cussed? ?out,? ?“GIVE? ?YOUR? ?MOM? ?A? ?HAND!? ?AND? ?I? ?WANT? ?

SOMEONE? ?TO? ?GIVE? ?ME? ?A? ?HAND? ?TOO!? ?YA? ?GONNA? ?LET? ?US? ?SLEEP? ?OR? ?WHAT,? ?GET? ?OUTTA? ?

HERE!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?wasn’t? ?offended? ?and? ?said,? ?“It’s? ?something? ?very? ?urgent,? ?if? ?everyone? ?is? ?willing? ?to? ?help? ?out,? ?

then? ?you’ll? ?for? ?sure...? ?for? ?sure? ?bring? ?prosperity? ?to? ?the? ?world!”? ? ?

He? ?had? ?wanted? ?to? ?say? ?“be? ?greatly? ?appreciated”,? ?but? ?if? ?they? ?came? ?for? ?the? ?“thanks? ?from? ?the? ?start,? ?

then? ?their? ?minds? ?would? ?not? ?be? ?pure.? ?The? ?beggars? ?within? ?the? ?temple? ?cussed? ?even? ?harder,? ?“WHAT? ?

THE? ?HELL? ?DOES? ?PROSPERITY? ?OF? ?THE? ?WORLD? ?HAS? ?GOT? ?TO? ?DO? ?WITH? ?ME??”? ? ?

Someone? ?then? ?questioned,? ?“Is? ?there? ?compensation?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?eyes? ?were? ?flashing? ?with? ?displeasure,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?

ready? ?to? ?be? ?more? ?aggressive,? ?and? ?he? ?quickly? ?pulled? ?him? ?back,? ?saying? ?hushly,? ?“Not? ?yet.? ?You? ?said? ?

it? ?yourself,? ?San? ?Lang,? ?we? ?can’t? ?use? ?force? ?or? ?temptation.? ?I’ll? ?take? ?my? ?time? ?to? ?persuade? ?them.? ?There? ?

must? ?be? ?some? ?we? ?can? ?use? ?in? ?this? ?group? ?of? ?seventy,? ?eighty? ?people.”? ? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?that? ?sharp? ?glare? ?in? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?eyes? ?fade.? ?Just? ?then,? ?a? ?slightly? ?raspy? ?voice? ?came,? ?

“Hey? ?hey? ?hey!? ?Everyone,? ?hear? ?me? ?out!? ?HEAR? ?ME? ?OUT!? ?STOP? ?THAT? ?NOISE!? ?Let’s? ?hear? ?what? ?

they’ve? ?gotta? ?say? ?first!”? ? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back,? ?and? ?saw? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?spoke? ?up? ?was? ?that? ?lame? ?legged? ?

beggar.? ?His? ?clothes? ?were? ?tattered,? ?his? ?face? ?grimy,? ?his? ?hair? ?dishevelled,? ?skinny? ?and? ?gaunt,? ?his? ?

appearance? ?unclear? ?but? ?his? ?voice? ?sounded? ?fairly? ?young.? ?He? ?waved? ?his? ?hand? ?to? ?hail? ?at? ?the? ?crowd? ?

but? ?the? ?strange? ?thing? ?was,? ?he? ?only? ?waved? ?one? ?hand,? ?so? ?his? ?posture? ?was? ?a? ?bit? ?awkward.? ?The? ?

other? ?beggars? ?all? ?seemed? ?to? ?listen? ?to? ?him,? ?so? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?cussing? ?and? ?yelling? ?faded.? ? ?

“Thank? ?you!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?called? ?out,? ?and? ?he? ?didn’t? ?waste? ?his? ?time? ?either,? ?flipping? ?his? ?hand? ?over? ?and? ?

lit? ?up? ?a? ?hand? ?torch? ?instantly,? ?the? ?flames? ?blowing? ?high.? ?The? ?crowd? ?of? ?beggars? ?all? ?howled? ?from? ?

fright,? ?and? ?the? ?ones? ?not? ?yet? ?awake? ?all? ?woke? ?up? ?too,? ?“WHAT? ?IS? ?THAT? ?WICKED? ?MAGIC??”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?schooled? ?his? ?expression,? ?“It’s? ?not? ?wicked? ?magic,? ?it’s? ?spiritual? ?magic.? ?This? ?proves? ?that? ?my? ?

words? ?are? ?not? ?false.? ?Truth? ?to? ?be? ?told,? ?it’s? ?like? ?this:? ?right? ?now? ?there’s? ?a? ?large? ?band? ?of? ?monsters? ?and? ?

ghosts? ?that? ?have? ?surrounded? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?and? ?they’re? ?about? ?to? ?attack.? ?We? ?need? ?five? ?

hundred? ?volunteers? ?who? ?are? ?willing? ?to? ?join? ?the? ?spiritual? ?array? ?to? ?protect? ?the? ?royal? ?capital.? ?Who? ?is? ?

willing?? ?I? ?won’t? ?lie,? ?there? ?might? ?be? ?danger.? ?I? ?will? ?never? ?force? ?anyone,? ?I? ?only? ?ask? ?for? ?the? ?willing!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

There? ?was? ?a? ?blanket? ?of? ?silence? ?in? ?that? ?broken? ?down? ?temple.? ?The? ?beggars? ?looked? ?at? ?each? ?other? ?

but? ?there? ?was? ?none? ?who? ?would? ?step? ?forward? ?to? ?say? ?they? ?were? ?willing.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?someone? ?

spoke? ?up,? ?“Protect? ?the? ?royal? ?capital?? ?Forget? ?it.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?over,? ?and? ?that? ?man? ?slumped? ?over,? ?mumbling? ?to? ?himself,? ?“The? ?royal? ?capital? ?

doesn’t? ?protect? ?me,? ?ha,? ?and? ?they’d? ?have? ?me? ?protect? ?them?? ?Do? ?whatever? ?you? ?want,? ?it’s? ?none? ?of? ?

my? ?fucking? ?business!”? ? ?

His? ?indifferent? ?tone? ?was? ?laced? ?with? ?anger.? ?It? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?understand,? ?but? ?this? ?

couldn’t? ?help? ?him.? ?Clearly,? ?this? ?temple? ?is? ?crowded? ?with? ?the? ?same? ?poor? ?and? ?suffering? ?as? ?that? ?man? ?

who? ?thought? ?the? ?same.? ?Since? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?compensation? ?and? ?their? ?days? ?passed? ?in? ?the? ?royal? ?

capital? ?weren’t? ?that? ?great,? ?who? ?would? ?want? ?to? ?go? ?help? ?at? ?a? ?time? ?like? ?this?? ?It? ?was? ?already? ?cold? ?to? ?

death? ?huddling? ?inside? ?a? ?temple? ?in? ?the? ?middle? ?of? ?winter,? ?who? ?would? ?want? ?to? ?go? ?out?? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?tried? ?to? ?give? ?one? ?last? ?shot,? ?“If? ?those? ?creatures? ?invade? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?there? ?will? ?be? ?a? ?

very? ?terrifying? ?plague? ?that’d? ?break? ?out.? ?Everyone? ?would? ?be? ?affected.”? ? ?

An? ?old? ?beggar? ?lying? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?said,? ?“What? ?plague? ?can? ?be? ?more? ?terrifying? ?than? ?these? ?old? ?

sores? ?on? ?my? ?body?”? ? ?

“If? ?there? ?really? ?is? ?a? ?plague,? ?why? ?not? ?just? ?leave? ?this? ?place,? ?eh?? ?We? ?don’t? ?gotta? ?stay? ?here,? ?it’s? ?not? ?

like? ?it’s? ?a? ?good? ?place? ?anyway,? ?it’s? ?the? ?same? ?no? ?matter? ?where.”? ? ?

“Just? ?let? ?those? ?mighty,? ?distinguished? ?old? ?masters? ?and? ?ladies? ?in? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?go.? ?Someone? ?will? ?

go,? ?why? ?must? ?it? ?be? ?us?”? ? ?

“Well...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?them? ?straight? ?out.? ?Those? ?mighty,? ?distinguished? ?old? ?masters? ?and? ?

ladies? ?would? ?also? ?think? ?the? ?same? ?thing:? ?I? ?won’t? ?go,? ?someone? ?will? ?surely? ?go.? ?Besides,? ?since? ?they? ?

had? ?built? ?a? ?foundation? ?here? ?in? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?and? ?when? ?faced? ?with? ?danger,? ?there’d? ?be? ?more? ?

things? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?let? ?go,? ?so? ?that? ?mentality? ?would? ?be? ?even? ?stronger.? ?It? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?this? ?mentality? ?

was? ?wrong,? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?bad,? ?it? ?was? ?just? ?if? ?everyone? ?thought? ?this? ?way,? ?then? ?nothing? ?could? ?be? ?

accomplished.? ?

After? ?waiting? ?for? ?a? ?while,? ?no? ?one? ?stepped? ?forward,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said? ?resolutely,? ?“Alright.? ?Sorry? ?for? ?

the? ?intrusion.”? ? ?

He? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?left? ?the? ?broken? ?down? ?temple.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?comforted,? ?“Don’t? ?worry,? ?gege,? ?

I’ve? ?got? ?people? ?on? ?the? ?move? ?on? ?my? ?side? ?too.? ?The? ?news? ?has? ?been? ?spread,? ?we? ?should? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?

find? ?people.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded.? ?It? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?worried? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?find? ?five? ?hundred,? ?he? ?was? ?just? ?

worried? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?enough? ?time,? ?and? ?to? ?randomly? ?grab? ?people? ?to? ?make? ?up? ?the? ?numbers? ?would? ?

be? ?counterproductive.? ?He? ?glanced? ?at? ?the? ?sky;? ?those? ?rolling? ?black? ?clouds? ?were? ?still? ?covering? ?the? ?

skies,? ?their? ?intent? ?unpredictable.? ?

Just? ?then,? ?a? ?voice? ?suddenly? ?rang? ?from? ?behind? ?him,? ?“WAIT!? ?WAIT? ?WAIT? ?WAIT!? ?–? ?I’LL? ?GO!”? ? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?taken? ?aback? ?and? ?he? ?whipped? ?his? ?head? ?around.? ?That? ?lamed? ?legged? ?

beggar? ?dragged? ?his? ?leg? ?and? ?hopped? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?temple? ?door,? ?“The? ?people? ?you? ?seek,? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?

they’re? ?alive? ?it’s? ?fine,? ?right?? ?Broken? ?limbs? ?won’t? ?be? ?a? ?problem,? ?right?”? ? ?

So? ?it? ?turns? ?out,? ?this? ?man’s? ?movements? ?looked? ?awkward? ?because? ?he? ?didn’t? ?just? ?have? ?one? ?lame? ?

leg,? ?one? ?of? ?his? ?arms? ?was? ?also? ?broken? ?as? ?it? ?hung? ?limply? ?and? ?listlessly.? ?

Seeing? ?there? ?was? ?finally? ?someone? ?who? ?voluntarily? ?came? ?forward,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?was? ?instantly? ?

warmed? ?and? ?he? ?replied? ?immediately,? ?“Completely? ?not? ?a? ?problem!”? ? ?

That? ?man? ?was? ?fairly? ?straightforward? ?too,? ?“Then? ?we’re? ?good!? ?Take? ?me? ?along!”? ? ?

The? ?crowd? ?of? ?beggars? ?inside? ?the? ?temple? ?were? ?shocked,? ?“WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING???? ?DIDN’T? ?

YOU? ?HEAR? ?HIM,? ?IT? ?COULD? ?BE? ?DANGEROUS!”? ? ?

“YEA!? ?AND? ?THERE’S? ?NO? ?PAY? ?EITHER!? ?THEY? ?TALKED? ?SO? ?MUCH? ?BUT? ?NOT? ?A? ?MENTION? ?OF? ?

COMPENSATION!”? ? ?

“DON’T? ?INVOLVE? ?YOURSELF? ?IN? ?THAT? ?MUDDY? ?WATER,? ?COME? ?BACK,? ?OL’? ?FENG!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Since? ?earlier,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?thought? ?this? ?man? ?looked? ?overly? ?familiar,? ?but? ?because? ?this? ?appearance? ?

was? ?too? ?different? ?than? ?the? ?one? ?in? ?his? ?memories,? ?plus? ?his? ?voice? ?was? ?slightly? ?raspy,? ?not? ?quite? ?the? ?

same,? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?recognize? ?him.? ?Now? ?that? ?he? ?heard? ?the? ?people? ?on? ?the? ?side? ?call? ?out? ?the? ?

word? ?‘Feng’*,? ?he? ?suddenly? ?snapped? ?to.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?watched? ?him? ?closely? ?and? ?said? ?with? ?disbelief,? ?“...Lord? ?Wind? ?Master???”? ? ?

That? ?beggar? ?laughed? ?out? ?loud,? ?reaching? ?out? ?to? ?swipe? ?away? ?the? ?black? ?hair? ?covering? ?his? ?face,? ?

“You’ve? ?caught? ?me,? ?Your? ?Highness!”? ? ?

Underneath? ?that? ?filthy? ?black? ?hair? ?was? ?a? ?pair? ?of? ?exceedingly? ?bright? ?eyes,? ?brilliant? ?as? ?they? ?were? ?

before.? ?

————-? ?

?Yang? ?of? ?Yin? ?Yang;? ?Yang? ?represented? ?the? ?sun,? ?the? ?male,? ?and? ?the? ?living.? ?

?Feng? ?is? ?the? ?word? ?for? ?Wind.? ?

————? ?

Ch.205:? ?Search? ?for? ?Five? ?Hundred;? ?Abrupt? ?Meeting? ?with? ?an? ?Old? ?Friend? ?2? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?so? ?shocked? ?he? ?was? ?rendered? ?speechless.? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?then? ?scratched? ?his? ?head,? ?“Aiyah? ?hahahahaha,? ?I? ?had? ?wanted? ?to? ?disguise? ?as? ?

someone? ?else? ?at? ?first? ?and? ?observe? ?you? ?guys? ?in? ?secret,? ?but? ?I? ?didn’t? ?think? ?Your? ?Highness’? ?eyes? ?are? ?

this? ?sharp!? ?It? ?can’t? ?be? ?helped,? ?it? ?must? ?be? ?because? ?my? ?flair? ?and? ?grace? ?are? ?unforgettable!? ?

Hahahahahahahaha...”? ?

“...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?rested? ?his? ?hands? ?on? ?his? ?shoulders? ?and? ?choked? ?out,? ?“...Lord? ?Wind? ?Master.”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?stopped? ?haha-ing,? ?but? ?was? ?still? ?skrch? ?skrch? ?scratching? ?his? ?head,? ?as? ?if? ?his? ?hair? ?was? ?

filled? ?with? ?fleas? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?itchy,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?I’m? ?not? ?the? ?Wind? ?Master? ?anymore.”? ? ?

“Fine.? ?Qing? ?Xuan.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?It? ?took? ?a? ?pause? ?before? ?he? ?asked,? ?“How...? ?did? ?you? ?become? ?this? ?

way?”? ? ?

“Uh,? ?just,? ?it’s? ?a? ?long? ?story.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“Anyway? ?it? ?was? ?just? ?this? ?and? ?that,? ?here? ?and? ?there,? ?

and? ?then? ?I? ?ended? ?up? ?like? ?this.”? ? ?

Just? ?then,? ?the? ?crowd? ?inside? ?the? ?temple? ?called? ?out,? ?“What?? ?Ol’? ?Feng!? ?You? ?know? ?these? ?two?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?turned? ?around,? ?his? ?arm? ?went? ?around? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?shoulder? ?and? ?slapped? ?it? ?hard,? ?

“YEA!? ?They’re? ?my? ?good? ?friends? ?from? ?the? ?past!”? ? ?

“WHAT?!? ?IT’S? ?YOUR? ?FRIEND?!? ?OL’? ?FENG,? ?WHY? ?DIDN’T? ?YOU? ?SAY? ?SO!”? ? ?

“Ol’? ?Feng,? ?the? ?likes? ?of? ?you? ?actually? ?know? ?a? ?little? ?white? ?face? ?who? ?you? ?can? ?tell? ?with? ?one? ?look? ?was? ?

raised? ?in? ?the? ?honey? ?of? ?tender? ?meat?!? ?I? ?bet? ?you’re? ?bullshittin’? ?again!”? ? ?

The? ?crowd? ?was? ?surprised? ?and? ?amazed,? ?making? ?a? ?big? ?deal? ?out? ?of? ?things,? ?and? ?it? ?should’ve? ?been? ?

funny,? ?but? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?only? ?felt? ?upset.? ?It? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?known? ?that? ?among? ?the? ?three? ?of? ?them,? ?only? ?the? ?

Wind? ?Master? ?of? ?the? ?past? ?was? ?the? ?true? ?“little? ?white? ?face? ?raised? ?in? ?the? ?honey? ?of? ?tender? ?meat”.? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?furious,? ?“WHAT’S? ?THAT? ?YOU? ?SAY?? ?I’M? ?NOT? ?BULLSHITTIN’!”? ?

“Please.? ?Remember? ?back? ?when? ?you? ?were? ?still? ?mental? ?and? ?would? ?speak? ?nonsense? ?all? ?day?? ?Think? ?

we’ve? ?all? ?forgotten?!”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?WAH? ?LAH? ?WAH? ?LAH-ed? ?and? ?cried? ?a? ?series? ?of? ?unintelligible? ?noises,? ?“I’M? ?GOING? ?

TO? ?GO? ?HELP? ?MY? ?FRIENDS? ?NOW,? ?I’M? ?LEAVING,? ?I’M? ?LEAVING!? ?ANYONE? ?ELSE? ?COMIN’?”? ? ?

This? ?time,? ?the? ?crowd? ?looked? ?at? ?each? ?other,? ?and? ?a? ?moment? ?later,? ?they? ?said,? ?“Alright,? ?fine.? ?If? ?it’s? ?Ol’? ?

Feng’s? ?friend? ?then? ?it’s? ?different.”? ? ?

“Let’s? ?go? ?along? ?with? ?Ol’? ?Feng,? ?lest? ?he? ?gets? ?beaten? ?to? ?death? ?by? ?someone,? ?the? ?way? ?he’s? ?missing? ?an? ?

arm? ?and? ?a? ?leg.”? ? ?

“HEY!”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?called? ?out.? ?

There? ?were? ?still? ?those? ?who? ?wouldn’t? ?give? ?up? ?and? ?pressed,? ?“Is? ?there? ?really? ?no? ?compensation?? ?

Even? ?if? ?there’s? ?no? ?pay,? ?a? ?chicken? ?leg? ?to? ?munch? ?on? ?would? ?be? ?fine? ?too?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?gave? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?a? ?brief? ?account? ?and? ?both? ?parties? ?now? ?understood? ?the? ?situation.? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan? ?gave? ?it? ?a? ?thought? ?and? ?said,? ?“I? ?can? ?understand? ?that? ?we? ?can’t? ?use? ?force? ?or? ?temptation? ?

for? ?this? ?business,? ?but? ?giving? ?everyone? ?a? ?bite? ?to? ?eat? ?should? ?be? ?fine?? ?Everyone? ?hasn’t? ?had? ?a? ?good? ?

meal? ?in? ?a? ?long? ?time.”? ? ?

As? ?long? ?as? ?they? ?didn’t? ?hold? ?a? ?greedy? ?heart,? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?a? ?problem,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“It? ?

should? ?be? ?alright.? ?But,? ?say? ?it? ?this? ?way.”? ?He? ?whispered? ?a? ?few? ?words? ?and? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“I? ?

was? ?thinking? ?the? ?same? ?thing.”? ?Then? ?he? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?hollered,? ?“AFTER? ?THIS? ?IS? ?DONE,? ?

THEY’RE? ?GONNA? ?TREAT? ?EVERYONE? ?TO? ?A? ?BOWL? ?OF? ?CHICKEN? ?LEG? ?SOUP? ?LATER,? ?HEY!? ?

EVERYONE? ?GETS? ?A? ?BOWL? ?WHETHER? ?YOU? ?COME? ?OR? ?NOT!? ?ATTENTION,? ?YOU’D? ?GET? ?ONE? ?

EVEN? ?IF? ?YOU? ?DON’T? ?GO,? ?WE? ?ONLY? ?ASK? ?FOR? ?VOLUNTEERS!”? ? ?

Now? ?the? ?way? ?he? ?phrased? ?it? ?was? ?crafty.? ?“Everyone? ?gets? ?a? ?bowl”,? ?everyone? ?got? ?to? ?eat? ?whether? ?they? ?

went? ?or? ?not,? ?which? ?made? ?the? ?ones? ?who? ?decide? ?to? ?come? ?immensely? ?valuable.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?

shouted,? ?“ANYONE? ?ELSE? ?COMING?? ?THE? ?MORE? ?THE? ?MERRIER!? ?COME? ?COME? ?COME!? ?TELL? ?

EVERYONE? ?THERE’S? ?NO? ?PAY,? ?HEY!? ?IT’S? ?JUST? ?GIVING? ?ME? ?A? ?HAND,? ?SAVING? ?THE? ?WORLD,? ?

SURROUND? ?THE? ?ROYAL? ?CAPITAL? ?OR? ?WHATEVER? ?IS? ?JUST? ?WHATEVER,? ?BUT? ?WE? ?ONLY? ?

WANT? ?VOLUNTEERS!? ?WE’LL? ?TREAT? ?EVERYONE? ?TO? ?A? ?GOOD? ?MEAL? ?AFTER? ?THIS? ?IS? ?

DONE!”? ? ?

Perhaps? ?it? ?was? ?because? ?there? ?was? ?someone? ?leading? ?the? ?way,? ?in? ?a? ?blink? ?of? ?an? ?eye,? ?the? ?cold? ?and? ?

indifferent? ?temple? ?suddenly? ?became? ?as? ?hot? ?as? ?fire,? ?and? ?the? ?beggars? ?also? ?split? ?up? ?to? ?go? ?inform? ?

more? ?homeless? ?folks? ?they? ?knew.? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?and? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?stood? ?before? ?the? ?

entrance? ?of? ?that? ?broken? ?down? ?temple.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?up? ?and? ?saw? ?where? ?there? ?should’ve? ?been? ?

an? ?establishment? ?plaque? ?was? ?empty,? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?remember? ?that? ?dilapidated? ?Temple? ?of? ?

Wind? ?and? ?Water? ?back? ?at? ?the? ?town? ?of? ?Fu? ?Gu,? ?and? ?those? ?divine? ?statues? ?of? ?the? ?Water? ?Master? ?whose? ?

head? ?was? ?cut? ?off? ?and? ?the? ?Wind? ?Master? ?who? ?was? ?missing? ?an? ?arm? ?and? ?a? ?leg.? ?In? ?the? ?end? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?

hold? ?it? ?in? ?and? ?he? ?turned? ?to? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?asking? ?hesitatingly,? ?“...Qing? ?Xuan?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?dropped? ?his? ?arm? ?from? ?his? ?shoulder,? ?“What? ?is? ?it?? ?Oh,? ?sorry? ?about? ?this,? ?Your? ?

Highness,? ?my? ?hand’s? ?a? ?little? ?dirty.? ?Your? ?clothes,? ?haha.”? ? ?

Sure? ?enough,? ?his? ?arm? ?left? ?dirty? ?marks? ?on? ?the? ?shoulder? ?of? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?white? ?robes.? ?He? ?looked? ?as? ?if? ?

he? ?wanted? ?to? ?help? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?dust? ?off,? ?but? ?then? ?realized? ?it? ?would? ?only? ?get? ?dirtier? ?the? ?more? ?he? ?

dusted,? ?so? ?he? ?withdrew? ?his? ?hand,? ?rubbing? ?his? ?nose? ?awkwardly.? ?As? ?if? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?minded? ?those? ?

things.? ?He? ?was? ?only? ?very? ?concerned? ?with? ?one? ?thing,? ?“Lord...? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?your? ?fate...”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?startled,? ?“What? ?about? ?my? ?fate?”? ? ?

“Did,? ?Black? ?Water? ?change? ?it? ?after? ?all...?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

Then? ?it? ?finally? ?dawned? ?on? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?and? ?he? ?quickly? ?said,? ?“Oh? ?no? ?no? ?no,? ?he? ?didn’t,? ?he? ?didn’t.? ?

You’ve? ?misunderstood,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?do? ?anything.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?think? ?Black? ?Water? ?would? ?change? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?fate? ?in? ?the? ?end? ?either,? ?“Then,? ?

your? ?arm? ?and? ?leg?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?scratched? ?at? ?his? ?head? ?again? ?and? ?said? ?a? ?little? ?shyly,? ?“This? ?wasn’t? ?him? ?either.? ?How? ?

do? ?I? ?say...? ?there’s? ?some? ?carelessness? ?here,? ?and? ?some? ?really? ?bad? ?luck? ?there,? ?but? ?this? ?was? ?all? ?my? ?

own? ?doing.”? ? ?

Since? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?tell? ?details,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?press? ?for? ?them.? ?Only,? ?somehow,? ?imperceptibly,? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?current? ?state? ?had? ?affirmed? ?He? ?Xuan’s? ?act? ?of? ?prophecy-like? ?venting? ?anger? ?back? ?at? ?the? ?

Temple? ?of? ?Wind? ?and? ?Water,? ?who? ?knows? ?what? ?mysterious? ?force? ?was? ?at? ?play.? ?

“That? ?day,? ?my? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?were? ?suddenly? ?sucked? ?away? ?and? ?I? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?you.? ?I’m? ?really? ?

sorry.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?waved? ?his? ?hand,? ?“The? ?whole? ?thing? ?had? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?you? ?anyway.? ?If? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?

Your? ?Highness? ?who? ?told? ?me? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on? ?beforehand,? ?my? ?head? ?might? ?still? ?be? ?in? ?the? ?clouds? ?

all? ?the? ?way? ?to? ?the? ?very? ?end.”? ?

“What? ?exactly? ?happened? ?afterwards? ?that? ?day?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

Turns? ?out,? ?after? ?He? ?Xuan? ?had? ?decapitated? ?Shi? ?Wu? ?Du,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?slumped? ?and? ?became? ?

lifeless,? ?and? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?understand? ?anything? ?He? ?Xuan? ?said? ?to? ?him,? ?only? ?vaguely? ?recalling? ?that? ?

He? ?Xuan? ?had? ?taken? ?him? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?Black? ?Water? ?Island.? ?Later,? ?he? ?was? ?ditched? ?in? ?the? ?royal? ?capital.? ?

He? ?didn’t? ?understand? ?why? ?it’d? ?be? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?later,? ?but? ?in? ?the? ?past,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?had? ?

always? ?fussed? ?about? ?going? ?to? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?to? ?feast? ?and? ?drink,? ?so? ?he? ?was? ?fairly? ?familiar? ?with? ?

the? ?area.? ?Everything? ?was? ?a? ?blur,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?finally? ?snapped? ?out? ?of? ?it,? ?he? ?decided? ?to? ?just? ?bury? ?

his? ?name? ?and? ?settle? ?down? ?here.? ?

Since? ?he? ?completely? ?lost? ?all? ?of? ?his? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?had? ?nothing? ?to? ?pinpoint? ?his? ?identity,? ?and? ?spent? ?

his? ?days? ?in? ?blighted? ?squalors,? ?naturally? ?the? ?Upper? ?Court? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?find? ?traces? ?of? ?his? ?

whereabouts.? ?

“In? ?any? ?case,? ?it? ?has? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?him.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“Afterwards,? ?I’ve? ?never? ?seen? ?

him? ?again? ?either.”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?probably? ?for? ?the? ?best? ?that? ?they? ?never? ?saw? ?each? ?other? ?again.? ?This? ?affair? ?truly? ?was? ?difficult? ?to? ?

manage;? ?a? ?person? ?like? ?this,? ?does? ?he? ?kill? ?or? ?not? ?kill?? ?Besides,? ?the? ?Water? ?Master? ?also? ?savagely? ?

disgusted? ?He? ?Xuan? ?at? ?the? ?brink? ?of? ?his? ?death,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?seriously? ?sweated? ?for? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?

fate.? ?Right? ?then,? ?the? ?band? ?of? ?beggars? ?returned? ?with? ?more? ?people,? ?and? ?the? ?mob? ?pushed? ?and? ?

dragged,? ?loudly? ?babbling,? ?“OL’? ?FENG,? ?OL’? ?FENG!? ?WE’VE? ?DRAGGED? ?THIS? ?MANY? ?PEOPLE? ?

FOR? ?YA,? ?WHAT? ?DO? ?YOU? ?THINK?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?gave? ?them? ?a? ?big? ?thumbs? ?up,? ?“GOOD? ?WORK!? ?EVERYONE? ?GETS? ?A? ?CHICKEN? ?

LEG!”? ? ?

“There’s? ?so? ?many? ?people,? ?will? ?they? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?afford? ?to? ?feed? ?all? ?of? ?us?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?swept? ?his? ?hand,? ?and? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?almost? ?thought? ?he? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?toss? ?

out? ?a? ?hundred? ?thousand? ?merits,? ?but? ?he? ?only? ?said,? ?“THIS? ?IS? ?NOTHING!? ?NEVERMIND? ?THIS? ?

MANY,? ?THEY? ?CAN? ?AFFORD? ?TO? ?FEED? ?EVEN? ?TEN? ?TIMES? ?THE? ?AMOUNT!”? ? ?

Finally? ?snapping? ?out? ?of? ?it,? ?if? ?he? ?counted? ?roughly,? ?there? ?was? ?actually? ?now? ?more? ?than? ?two? ?hundred? ?

people? ?gathered,? ?completely? ?outside? ?of? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?expectations!? ?He? ?was? ?cheered,? ?“Lord? ?Wind? ?

M...? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?this? ?is? ?a? ?great? ?help!”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?proud? ?and? ?pleased,? ?“But? ?of? ?course.? ?I? ?can? ?call? ?forth? ?hundreds? ?no? ?matter? ?

where? ?I? ?go,? ?and? ?maybe,? ?in? ?the? ?future? ?I? ?can? ?establish? ?a? ?gang? ?or? ?something,? ?fish? ?up? ?a? ?gang? ?leader? ?

title,? ?hahahahahaha...”? ? ?

“Ol’? ?Feng’s? ?gone? ?mental? ?again.”? ?The? ?crowd? ?of? ?beggars? ?behind? ?them? ?all? ?commented.? ?

“Yea,? ?right!? ?He’s? ?swankin’? ?again!”? ? ?

“What!? ?I’m? ?not? ?swanking!”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?exclaimed.? ?

But? ?those? ?few? ?beggars? ?just? ?had? ?to? ?pull? ?his? ?leg? ?and? ?said? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?“My? ?friend,? ?you? ?don’t? ?know? ?

this? ?right?? ?When? ?Ol’? ?Feng? ?first? ?came? ?he? ?was? ?a? ?mess,? ?nagging? ?insanely? ?chasing? ?behind? ?people? ?all? ?

day? ?everyday? ?to? ?boast? ?that? ?he’s? ?a? ?god.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?appeared? ?slightly? ?ill? ?at? ?ease? ?and? ?immediately? ?griped,? ?“I’ve? ?no? ?time? ?to? ?listen? ?to? ?you? ?

all? ?talk? ?nonsense,? ?leave? ?your? ?mouths? ?for? ?munching? ?chicken? ?legs!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?listened? ?to? ?them? ?quietly,? ?his? ?smile? ?fading? ?a? ?bit.? ?His? ?heart? ?felt? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?crumpled? ?into? ?a? ?

ball? ?but? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?was? ?laid? ?out? ?open? ?and? ?easy? ?like? ?rice? ?paper.? ?

Lord? ?Wind? ?Master? ?had? ?changed,? ?but? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?didn’t.? ?

Thank? ?goodness.? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?what? ?do? ?we? ?do? ?now?? ?I’ve? ?got? ?the? ?people? ?for? ?you,? ?now? ?

they’re? ?in? ?your? ?hands.”? ? ?

Although? ?the? ?number? ?of? ?people? ?wasn’t? ?enough,? ?but? ?it’d? ?only? ?be? ?temporary.? ?They’ll? ?think? ?more? ?on? ?

it? ?once? ?the? ?array? ?was? ?set? ?up.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“Very? ?good,? ?now? ?we? ?need? ?to? ?find? ?an? ?empty? ?area? ?

that? ?can? ?hold? ?this? ?many? ?people.”? ? ?

Earlier? ?during? ?their? ?conversation,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?never? ?interrupted,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?

what? ?he? ?was? ?thinking.? ?Only? ?now? ?did? ?he? ?speak? ?up,? ?“That’s? ?easy? ?to? ?take? ?care? ?of.? ?Gege,? ?just? ?come? ?

with? ?me.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded,? ?and? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?hobbled? ?over? ?as? ?he? ?hailed? ?buoyantly,? ?“EVERYONE? ?COME? ?

FOLLOW,? ?DON’T? ?LOSE? ?YOUR? ?WAY,? ?HEY!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?subconsciously? ?wanted? ?to? ?assist? ?him? ?at? ?first,? ?but? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?no? ?one? ?went? ?to? ?help? ?

support? ?him? ?and? ?he? ?didn’t? ?walk? ?any? ?slower? ?than? ?anyone? ?else,? ?he? ?understood.? ?A? ?group? ?of? ?large? ?

beggars? ?thus? ?pushed? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?slum? ?in? ?a? ?bustle,? ?pouring? ?into? ?the? ?streets,? ?but? ?they? ?didn’t? ?go? ?very? ?

far? ?before? ?there? ?was? ?an? ?angry? ?shout,? ?“STOP? ?RIGHT? ?THERE!? ?WHAT’S? ?THIS?? ?THERE’S? ?SO? ?

MANY? ?OF? ?YOU,? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?TRYING? ?TO? ?START? ?SOMETHING? ?IN? ?THE? ?MIDDLE? ?OF? ?THE? ?

NIGHT??”? ?

The? ?beggars? ?were? ?all? ?greatly? ?alarmed,? ?“OH? ?NO!? ?IT’S? ?THE? ?NIGHT? ?PATROL!”? ? ?

However,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?bother? ?to? ?look? ?back? ?because? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?look? ?back,? ?“Don’t? ?mind? ?

them.”? ?Then,? ?that? ?soldier? ?slumped? ?down.? ?

The? ?beggars? ?were? ?amazed? ?and? ?they? ?started? ?chattering.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?then? ?cried,? ?“QUIET!? ?

DON’T? ?ATTRACT? ?MORE? ?SOLDIERS? ?OVER!”? ?Thus,? ?the? ?group? ?toned? ?down? ?to? ?hushed? ?whispers.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?paused? ?in? ?his? ?step? ?and? ?said,? ?“Gege,? ?this? ?street? ?will? ?do.”? ? ?

“This? ?one?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?“Certainly? ?by? ?location? ?it’s? ?the? ?most? ?suitable,? ?but? ?wouldn’t? ?it? ?be? ?too? ?

conspicuous?”? ? ?

This? ?large? ?street? ?was? ?very? ?wide? ?and? ?spacious,? ?flat? ?and? ?paved? ?going? ?forward,? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?main? ?

avenue? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?so? ?of? ?course? ?it? ?was? ?conspicuous!? ?Everyone? ?chimed? ?in,? ?“Yea,? ?what? ?if? ?

we? ?get? ?discovered? ?and? ?get? ?chased? ?out?!”? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“That’s? ?fine.? ?Even? ?if? ?they? ?discover? ?us? ?they? ?can’t? ?chase? ?us? ?out.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded,? ?“Everyone,? ?I? ?must? ?make? ?this? ?absolutely? ?clear? ?to? ?you? ?now.? ?What? ?we? ?will? ?be? ?

facing? ?afterwards? ?is? ?something? ?very? ?vicious,? ?and? ?there? ?could? ?be? ?danger.? ?However,? ?if? ?it? ?breaks? ?

through? ?then? ?the? ?entire? ?royal? ?capital? ?will? ?sink? ?into? ?danger,? ?so? ?I? ?need? ?everyone? ?to? ?be? ?sure? ?you’re? ?

doing? ?this? ?voluntarily? ?without? ?second? ?guesses.? ?Is? ?there? ?anyone? ?who? ?is? ?scared? ?and? ?wishes? ?to? ?

back? ?out?”? ? ?

No? ?one.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?continued,? ?“Very? ?good,? ?then? ?will? ?everyone? ?now? ?hold? ?each? ?other’s? ?hands? ?and? ?

form? ?a? ?large? ?circle.”? ? ?

Someone? ?was? ?puzzled,? ?“What? ?array? ?spell? ?is? ?this?? ?How? ?come? ?it? ?sounds? ?like? ?babies? ?holding? ?

hands?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?spittook? ?and? ?exclaimed,? ?“So? ?much? ?nonsense,? ?just? ?follow? ?the? ?instructions!”? ? ?

“Heh,? ?Ol’? ?Feng,? ?you’ve? ?got? ?it? ?wrong? ?there.? ?No? ?one? ?talks? ?more? ?nonsense? ?than? ?you,? ?yanno!”? ? ?

Chatter? ?and? ?bustle,? ?the? ?crowd? ?followed? ?the? ?direction? ?and? ?the? ?two? ?hundred? ?some? ?people? ?held? ?

hands,? ?forming? ?a? ?very,? ?very? ?large? ?human? ?circle? ?on? ?the? ?spacious? ?and? ?wide? ?main? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?

royal? ?capital.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?asked,? ?“Those? ?creatures? ?won’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?charge? ?into? ?the? ?royal? ?

capital? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?we? ?hold? ?hands? ?like? ?this?”? ? ?

“No.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“They’ll? ?be? ?charging? ?down? ?sooner? ?or? ?later.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?confused,? ?“Then? ?what’s? ?the? ?use? ?of? ?this? ?array? ?of? ?yours?”? ? ?

“It’s? ?a? ?trap.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?explained,? ?“Once? ?this? ?array? ?is? ?set? ?up,? ?when? ?those? ?creatures? ?break? ?through? ?

the? ?protection? ?shield? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?and? ?come? ?charging? ?down,? ?they? ?won’t? ?go? ?rogue? ?

everywhere? ?but? ?will? ?instead? ?be? ?lured? ?to? ?this? ?circle? ?and? ?fall? ?into? ?the? ?trap.”? ?

———–? ?

Ch.206:? ?Two? ?Simple? ?Lines;? ?Ghost? ?King? ?Excites? ?the? ?Battle? ?Spirit? ?

“And? ?what? ?happens? ?after? ?they? ?fall? ?into? ?the? ?trap?”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?asked.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?already? ?positioned? ?themselves? ?in? ?the? ?centre? ?of? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?“After? ?

that,? ?just? ?leave? ?it? ?to? ?us.? ?We’ll? ?be? ?here? ?inside? ?the? ?array? ?to? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?them? ?slowly,? ?making? ?sure? ?

not? ?a? ?single? ?one? ?is? ?missed.? ?What? ?we? ?need? ?is? ?only? ?time.? ?What? ?the? ?most? ?important? ?thing? ?right? ?now? ?

is? ?to? ?make? ?sure? ?they? ?don’t? ?scatter.? ?The? ?reason? ?why? ?I? ?said? ?there? ?might? ?be? ?danger? ?is? ?because? ?

there? ?isn’t? ?enough? ?of? ?us? ?to? ?make? ?five? ?hundred? ?right? ?now,? ?so? ?it’s? ?hard? ?to? ?say? ?whether? ?the? ?circle? ?will? ?

hold,? ?and? ?whether? ?the? ?creatures? ?inside? ?could? ?break? ?out.”? ? ?

Someone? ?swallowed? ?hard? ?and? ?asked,? ?“W-What? ?would? ?happen? ?if? ?they? ?break? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?circle?”? ? ?

“It? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?pretty.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“First,? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?will? ?possess? ?you,? ?then? ?infect? ?

you? ?with? ?the? ?plague...”? ?

“If,? ?I’m? ?just? ?saying? ?if,? ?someone? ?lets? ?go? ?and? ?runs? ?away,? ?what? ?would? ?happen? ?then?”? ? ?

“If? ?the? ?circle? ?is? ?broken,? ?then? ?maybe? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?will? ?also? ?possess? ?you.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

“So? ?the? ?spirits? ?will? ?possess? ?people? ?either? ?way!”? ? ?

The? ?smarter? ?folks? ?understood? ?and? ?said,? ?“It’s? ?different.? ?The? ?former? ?is? ?ten? ?out? ?of? ?ten? ?the? ?spirits? ?will? ?

possess? ?you? ?and? ?infect? ?you? ?with? ?the? ?disease;? ?the? ?latter? ?is? ?‘maybe’,? ?meaning? ?if? ?you? ?were? ?to? ?let? ?go? ?

and? ?run? ?away? ?there? ?might? ?still? ?be? ?a? ?chance? ?for? ?survival.”? ? ?

“That’s? ?it? ?exactly.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“So? ?is? ?there? ?anyone? ?who? ?wishes? ?to? ?leave? ?now?? ?After? ?this? ?

formally? ?begins,? ?you? ?absolutely? ?cannot? ?back? ?out,? ?but? ?before? ?we? ?start,? ?it? ?won’t? ?matter? ?who? ?leaves.? ?

I? ?hope? ?everyone? ?won’t? ?say? ?anything? ?to? ?those? ?who? ?backs? ?out? ?too,? ?this? ?is? ?a? ?dangerous? ?task? ?after? ?

all.”? ? ?

Those? ?were? ?words? ?that? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?said,? ?otherwise? ?they? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?truly? ?have? ?those? ?with? ?

the? ?courage? ?and? ?determination.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?indeed? ?a? ?couple? ?dozen? ?people? ?backed? ?out? ?one? ?

after? ?the? ?other,? ?leaving? ?hurriedly? ?with? ?their? ?heads? ?bowed,? ?and? ?the? ?circle? ?shrank? ?a? ?little? ?again.? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?sighed? ?a? ?breath? ?of? ?relief,? ?“Thank? ?goodness.”? ? ?

“What’s? ?there? ?to? ?thank?!”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?exclaimed,? ?“We’ve? ?got? ?less? ?people? ?now.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?smiled,? ?“There’s? ?plenty? ?of? ?people? ?already,? ?it’s? ?better? ?than? ?I? ?had? ?imagined.”? ?He? ?had? ?

originally? ?deliberated? ?solemnly? ?what? ?should? ?be? ?done? ?if? ?half? ?the? ?numbers? ?had? ?left,? ?but? ?only? ?a? ?

couple? ?dozen? ?did,? ?so? ?this? ?was? ?a? ?welcomed? ?surprise.? ?Just? ?then,? ?a? ?voice? ?suddenly? ?came? ?from? ?the? ?

distance,? ?“Hold? ?up,? ?do? ?you? ?know? ?who? ?those? ?people? ?are?? ?You? ?can’t? ?trust? ?them? ?so? ?easily,? ?best? ?

watch? ?out? ?or? ?they? ?just? ?might? ?trick? ?you!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?and? ?company.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?instantly? ?groused,? ?

“And? ?who? ?the? ?heck? ?are? ?you? ?people?? ?Don’t? ?add? ?to? ?our? ?troubles? ?if? ?you’re? ?not? ?gonna? ?help,? ?I? ?promise? ?

none? ?of? ?them? ?will? ?harm? ?a? ?soul.”? ? ?

Of? ?course? ?the? ?band? ?of? ?spiritual? ?masters? ?cared? ?nothing? ?for? ?the? ?words? ?of? ?a? ?filthy? ?and? ?unkempt? ?

beggar,? ?“And? ?who? ?the? ?heck? ?are?? ?you??? ?How? ?many? ?pennies? ?do? ?your? ?words? ?cost?”? ? ?

When? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?heard? ?others? ?come? ?after? ?him? ?like? ?that? ?his? ?anger? ?rolled? ?up,? ?and? ?he? ?pointed? ?

at? ?his? ?own? ?face,? ?“HAH?? ?YOU? ?TALKIN’? ?MONEY? ?IN? ?FRONT? ?OF? ?ME?? ?I? ?DON’T? ?THINK? ?YOU? ?KNOW? ?

WHO? ?YOU’RE? ?TALKING? ?TO,? ?I? ?BET? ?YOU’VE? ?ALL? ?EVEN? ?PROSTRATED? ?BEFORE? ?THIS,? ?cough? ?

cough...”? ?Having? ?said? ?so? ?much,? ?he? ?cleared? ?his? ?throat? ?and? ?shrank? ?back.? ?The? ?band? ?of? ?spiritual? ?

masters? ?only? ?thought? ?that? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?keep? ?bluffing? ?on? ?anymore? ?and? ?backed? ?off? ?himself,? ?so? ?they? ?

stopped? ?caring? ?and? ?urged? ?instead,? ?“None? ?of? ?you? ?know? ?what? ?those? ?two? ?are? ?planning? ?to? ?do,? ?be? ?

careful? ?of? ?losing? ?your? ?lives? ?over? ?a? ?small? ?bite? ?to? ?eat!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?explain? ?that? ?the? ?beggars? ?were? ?there? ?to? ?help? ?on? ?the? ?grounds? ?of? ?

friendship? ?and? ?justice,? ?and? ?not? ?just? ?for? ?a? ?small? ?bite? ?to? ?eat,? ?but? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up? ?languidly,? ?

“That’s? ?not? ?true.? ?They’re? ?not? ?there? ?for? ?a? ?small? ?bite? ?to? ?eat,? ?they’re? ?here? ?to? ?save? ?the? ?world.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?puzzled,? ?why? ?would? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?say? ?that?? ?However,? ?the? ?other? ?party? ?started? ?

clicking? ?their? ?tongues,? ?“What,? ?saving? ?the? ?world?? ?What? ?kind? ?of? ?fuss? ?are? ?you? ?kicking? ?up? ?so? ?blindly?? ?

Just? ?focus? ?on? ?saving? ?your? ?own? ?lives? ?is? ?good? ?enough!”? ? ?

“Yea,? ?there’s? ?no? ?need? ?for? ?beggars? ?to? ?join? ?in? ?on? ?this,? ?go? ?away? ?and? ?stop? ?adding? ?to? ?the? ?troubles.”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?responded? ?lazily,? ?“Oh?? ?So? ?you? ?mean? ?to? ?say,? ?beggars? ?can’t? ?save? ?the? ?world?? ?Is? ?it? ?

because? ?they? ?don’t? ?have? ?the? ?ability? ?to,? ?or? ?because? ?they’re? ?not? ?worthy?”? ? ?

The? ?moment? ?those? ?words? ?came? ?out,? ?the? ?beggars? ?grew? ?rowdy,? ?extremely? ?displeased.? ?Heaven’s? ?

Eye? ?said? ?angrily,? ?“That’s? ?not? ?what? ?we? ?said.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?immediately? ?poked? ?his? ?head? ?out? ?again? ?and? ?pointed? ?at? ?him,? ?“OY? ?OY? ?OY,? ?THAT’S? ?

NOT? ?WHAT? ?I? ?HEARD!? ?Isn’t? ?that? ?exactly? ?what? ?you? ?meant? ?by? ?your? ?words?? ?And? ?your? ?tone? ?was? ?full? ?

of? ?disdain? ?too,? ?RIGHT,? ?EVERYONE!”? ? ?

“YEA!? ?WHAT? ?DID? ?YOU? ?MEAN? ?BY? ?THAT?? ?HOW? ?ARE? ?WE? ?NOT? ?WORTHY?”? ?

“WE? ?GET? ?A? ?BITE? ?TO? ?EAT? ?WHETHER? ?IF? ?WE? ?CAME? ?OR? ?NOT,? ?DID? ?YOU? ?THINK? ?WE? ?REALLY? ?

ONLY? ?CAME? ?FOR? ?THE? ?FOOD?? ?STOP? ?LOOKING? ?DOWN? ?ON? ?PEOPLE!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?around? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?flicked? ?his? ?brows? ?at? ?him,? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?

saying? ?“Easy? ?as? ?pie”,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?thought? ?to? ?himself,? ?so? ?that? ?was? ?it.? ?Although? ?there? ?were? ?plenty? ?

who? ?remained? ?behind,? ?they? ?weren’t? ?particularly? ?determined,? ?so? ?when? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?and? ?

company? ?unintentionally? ?showed? ?their? ?belittlement,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?made? ?use? ?of? ?“Filthy? ?beggars? ?like? ?

you? ?have? ?no? ?use? ?in? ?such? ?matters”? ?and? ?magnified? ?it,? ?exciting? ?rebellion? ?within? ?the? ?hearts? ?of? ?those? ?

beggars:? ?You? ?don’t? ?think? ?we? ?can? ?do? ?it?? ?Then? ?we’ll? ?show? ?you? ?no? ?matter? ?what? ?that? ?we’ve? ?got? ?what? ?

it? ?takes? ?too!? ? ?

Thus,? ?the? ?battle? ?spirits? ?increased? ?in? ?waves.? ?Both? ?sides? ?were? ?yelling? ?at? ?each? ?other,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

turned? ?to? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye’s? ?party,? ?“If? ?you’re? ?really? ?worried? ?about? ?this,? ?then? ?just? ?stand? ?by? ?and? ?watch.? ?

If? ?we? ?do? ?actually? ?do? ?something? ?that’s? ?harmful? ?to? ?others,? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?too? ?late? ?for? ?you? ?to? ?stop? ?us? ?

then.”? ? ?

Next? ?to? ?him,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?smiled? ?and? ?added,? ?“But,? ?best? ?if? ?you? ?don’t? ?get? ?in? ?the? ?way.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

The? ?band? ?of? ?spiritual? ?masters? ?had? ?followed? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?the? ?entire? ?way,? ?and? ?now? ?

that? ?they? ?finally? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?any? ?longer? ?and? ?was? ?ready? ?to? ?jump? ?out? ?all? ?brave,? ?but? ?it? ?didn’t? ?

take? ?long? ?before? ?they? ?were? ?scared? ?back? ?by? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?terrifying? ?fake? ?smile.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?turned? ?

his? ?head,? ?“Gege,? ?look? ?at? ?the? ?sky.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?up? ?together? ?with? ?him.? ?Those? ?black? ?shadows? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?the? ?round? ?moon? ?were? ?

now? ?more? ?clear,? ?like? ?they? ?had? ?gotten? ?quietly? ?closer.? ?

In? ?the? ?time? ?they? ?were? ?seeking? ?helpers,? ?who? ?knows? ?how? ?long? ?the? ?night? ?had? ?passed,? ?and? ?those? ?

creatures? ?were? ?about? ?to? ?plunge!? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?lurched:? ?oh? ?no,? ?they’re? ?out? ?of? ?time? ?to? ?find? ?more? ?people!? ?But? ?he? ?didn’t? ?show? ?this? ?

on? ?his? ?face? ?and? ?immediately? ?cried,? ?“EVERYONE,? ?IN? ?POSITION!? ?GRAB? ?ON? ?TIGHT!”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?already? ?standing? ?at? ?attention,? ?“Your? ?high...? ?Ol’? ?Xie,? ?we’re? ?only? ?so? ?many,? ?won’t? ?

they? ?break? ?through? ?us? ?quickly?”? ? ?

This? ?was? ?the? ?mortal? ?realm? ?after? ?all,? ?random? ?screams? ?would? ?cause? ?misunderstandings? ?and? ?

unnecessary? ?troubles.? ?Xie? ?Lain? ?replied,? ?“I? ?will? ?guard? ?here? ?and? ?check? ?on? ?you? ?all? ?constantly,? ?and? ?

when? ?a? ?spot? ?is? ?about? ?to? ?be? ?broken? ?I? ?will? ?go? ?up? ?to? ?fix? ?the? ?array.? ?This? ?way? ?we’ll? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?extend? ?

the? ?time.”? ?So? ?basically? ?fix? ?nonstop? ?any? ?new? ?leaking? ?holes? ?that’d? ?appear.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?

“Uuhh,? ?w-well? ?then,? ?our? ?lives? ?are? ?in? ?your? ?hands,? ?including? ?mine? ?too,? ?your? ?high...? ?Ol’? ?Xie? ?you? ?gotta? ?

work? ?hard,? ?alright?? ?Work? ?very? ?hard!? ?I’m? ?a? ?mortal? ?right? ?now!”? ? ?

“Alright? ?O’l? ?Feng,? ?I’ll? ?give? ?it? ?my? ?all.”? ? ?

Everyone’s? ?palms? ?were? ?sweaty? ?and? ?everyone’s? ?faces? ?were? ?tense.? ?Right? ?after? ?everyone? ?tightly? ?

clutched? ?each? ?other’s? ?hands,? ?suddenly,? ?above? ?in? ?the? ?sky? ?of? ?the? ?silent? ?night? ?came? ?a? ?shrieking? ?cry,? ?

and? ?it? ?came? ?closer? ?and? ?closer,? ?faster? ?and? ?faster!? ? ?

They’ve? ?come!? ?

Catching? ?the? ?right? ?timing,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?instructed,? ?“Everyone,? ?blow? ?air? ?forward!”? ?

The? ?people? ?didn’t? ?understand? ?why? ?but? ?they? ?followed? ?the? ?direction? ?and? ?each? ?filled? ?their? ?cheeks? ?

and? ?started? ?blowing? ?air? ?with? ?all? ?their? ?might.? ?To? ?have? ?a? ?large? ?crowd? ?puff? ?out? ?a? ?round? ?of? ?hot,? ?white? ?

air? ?in? ?the? ?middle? ?of? ?a? ?winter’s? ?night,? ?while? ?the? ?breaths? ?wouldn’t? ?go? ?very? ?far,? ?but? ?the? ?heated? ?air? ?

mixed? ?with? ?the? ?aura? ?of? ?Yang? ?was? ?very? ?confounding.? ?Plus,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?secretly? ?casted? ?a? ?

camouflage? ?spell,? ?blinding? ?the? ?creatures? ?from? ?seeing? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on,? ?and? ?those? ?resentful? ?

spirits? ?that? ?were? ?originally? ?going? ?to? ?scatter? ?and? ?go? ?rogue? ?sensed? ?an? ?area? ?where? ?it? ?was? ?

particularly? ?heavy? ?with? ?heat? ?and? ?the? ?aura? ?of? ?the? ?living,? ?rippling? ?and? ?undulating? ?too,? ?very? ?lively,? ?

and? ?they? ?very? ?naturally? ?believed? ?that? ?was? ?the? ?target? ?for? ?attack? ?as? ?they? ?excitedly? ?rushed? ?over,? ?

forming? ?a? ?raging? ?black? ?pillar!? ?

In? ?that? ?instant,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?entire? ?vision? ?was? ?practically? ?covered? ?by? ?blackness,? ?and? ?he? ?cried,? ?

“EVERYONE? ?BE? ?CAREFUL? ?NOT? ?TO? ?LOOSEN? ?YOUR? ?HOLD,? ?THEY’VE? ?COME? ?INTO? ?THE? ?

CAGE!”? ?

Right? ?then,? ?from? ?behind? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?thousands? ?of? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?emerged? ?and? ?spread.? ?

Haunting? ?silver? ?light? ?illuminated,? ?and? ?the? ?black? ?fog? ?before? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?eyes? ?was? ?instantly? ?

dispersed.? ?He? ?saw? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?extend? ?a? ?hand? ?his? ?way,? ?“Gege,? ?come? ?to? ?my? ?side.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?slightly? ?startled? ?and? ?immediately? ?took? ?his? ?hand.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?only? ?pulled? ?lightly? ?

before? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?pulled? ?over.? ?He? ?wrapped? ?a? ?hand? ?around? ?his? ?waist? ?and? ?composedly? ?swept? ?

the? ?area? ?with? ?his? ?glare.? ?Even? ?though? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?were? ?locked? ?within? ?the? ?Kiln? ?for? ?two? ?

thousand? ?years? ?and? ?had? ?lost? ?their? ?minds? ?from? ?the? ?imprisonment,? ?they? ?still? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?go? ?near,? ?

and? ?within? ?a? ?meter? ?radius? ?of? ?the? ?two? ?there? ?was? ?not? ?a? ?single? ?dark? ?aura.? ?Only? ?then? ?did? ?the? ?resentful? ?

spirits? ?that? ?had? ?gleefully? ?dropped? ?into? ?the? ?circle? ?notice? ?something? ?amiss;? ?they? ?had? ?been? ?tearing? ?

and? ?chomping? ?around,? ?but? ?how? ?come? ?they? ?didn’t? ?tear? ?into? ?any? ?of? ?the? ?living? ?but? ?were? ?tearing? ?into? ?

each? ?other? ?instead?? ?There? ?were? ?also? ?two? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?touch,? ?and? ?those? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?were? ?

like? ?sharp? ?blades? ?and? ?showers? ?of? ?arrows? ?to? ?them,? ?their? ?wings? ?flapping? ?and? ?assaulting,? ?murdering? ?

them? ?as? ?their? ?screams? ?shot? ?through? ?the? ?skies!? ?

The? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?finally? ?noticed? ?they’ve? ?been? ?trapped.? ?They? ?were? ?like? ?savage? ?beasts? ?locked? ?

in? ?a? ?fiery,? ?battling? ?cage,? ?but? ?those? ?two? ?hundred? ?some? ?people? ?weren’t? ?players? ?outside? ?this? ?iron? ?

cage;? ?they? ?were? ?the? ?iron? ?bars? ?of? ?this? ?cage? ?themselves!? ?

Having? ?noticed? ?this,? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?were? ?beyond? ?outraged,? ?and? ?they? ?screeched? ?violently? ?

and? ?savagely? ?at? ?the? ?beggars? ?who? ?were? ?blocking? ?them? ?hand? ?in? ?hand,? ?their? ?mouths? ?wide? ?open? ?as? ?

if? ?they? ?were? ?going? ?to? ?devour? ?their? ?heads,? ?the? ?hairs? ?standing? ?in? ?fury,? ?their? ?faces? ?and? ?bodies? ?

miserably? ?contorted? ?and? ?twisting.? ?Some? ?backed? ?a? ?few? ?steps? ?from? ?horror,? ?but? ?they? ?were? ?soon? ?

stopped? ?by? ?those? ?next? ?to? ?them,? ?“Don’t? ?move!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?also? ?called? ?out,? ?“DON’T? ?MOVE!? ?THEY? ?CAN’T? ?HURT? ?YOU? ?AS? ?LONG? ?AS? ?THE? ?ARRAY? ?

IS? ?IN? ?TACT!”? ? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?the? ?crowd? ?was? ?somewhat? ?reassured.? ?There? ?were? ?even? ?beggars? ?who’d? ?spit? ?wildly? ?at? ?

the? ?shrieking? ?resentful? ?spirits,? ?crying? ?as? ?they? ?spat,? ?“P’TUI? ?P’TUI? ?P’TUI!? ?I’LL? ?DIRTY? ?YOU,? ?DIRTY? ?

YOU!? ?GET? ?OUTTA? ?HERE!”? ?This? ?was? ?probably? ?because? ?they? ?heard? ?somewhere? ?that? ?ghosts? ?were? ?

afraid? ?of? ?filthy? ?things,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?whether? ?to? ?laugh? ?or? ?cry,? ?“You? ?don’t? ?need? ?to? ?do? ?

that? ?either!? ?They? ?won’t? ?be? ?scared!”? ? ?

Just? ?then,? ?he? ?suddenly? ?noticed? ?somewhere? ?in? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?fall? ?apart,? ?a? ?hole? ?

about? ?to? ?leak,? ?and? ?he? ?hastily? ?looked? ?over.? ?He? ?saw? ?a? ?scrawny? ?little? ?beggar? ?whose? ?eyes? ?were? ?

bulged? ?and? ?unfocused,? ?his? ?breathing? ?harsh,? ?like? ?he? ?was? ?so? ?nervous? ?he? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?convulse!? ?

Many? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?also? ?noticed? ?this? ?man’s? ?spirit? ?was? ?weakening,? ?and? ?they? ?all? ?swarmed? ?

towards? ?him.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?rushed? ?up? ?and? ?whipped,? ?and? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?howled? ?as? ?they? ?were? ?

whipped? ?apart? ?while? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?rapidly? ?made? ?that? ?man? ?back? ?out,? ?ordering? ?for? ?the? ?ones? ?on? ?his? ?left? ?

and? ?right? ?to? ?connect.? ?Before? ?he? ?had? ?the? ?time? ?to? ?breathe? ?in? ?relief,? ?about? ?six? ?meters? ?away? ?on? ?the? ?

southwest? ?another? ?new? ?leak? ?appeared.? ?Just? ?as? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?rush? ?over,? ?he? ?discovered? ?

much? ?further? ?away? ?another? ?leak? ?appeared,? ?right? ?from? ?the? ?person? ?next? ?to? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan!? ?

The? ?number? ?of? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?was? ?immense? ?after? ?all.? ?This? ?was? ?only? ?the? ?first? ?wave? ?too,? ?there? ?

would? ?be? ?many? ?more? ?after,? ?coming? ?nonstop!? ?

He? ?wouldn’t? ?make? ?it? ?in? ?time,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cried,? ?“SAN? ?LANG!”? ? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?move,? ?“Gege,? ?don’t? ?worry.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?refused? ?to? ?believe? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?notice,? ?and? ?he? ?refused? ?to? ?believe? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?

would? ?ignore? ?things? ?too,? ?but? ?that? ?hole? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?exploited? ?by? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits!? ?

Right? ?at? ?the? ?crucial? ?moment? ?however,? ?a? ?yellow? ?talisman? ?came? ?flying? ?over? ?and? ?exploded? ?right? ?

beside? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan!? ?

Although? ?that? ?talisman? ?didn’t? ?blow? ?up? ?any? ?resentful? ?spirits,? ?it? ?still? ?made? ?them? ?shrink? ?back? ?in? ?

alarm,? ?their? ?heads? ?withdrawing.? ?Turns? ?out? ?it? ?was? ?that? ?band? ?of? ?spiritual? ?masters? ?who? ?had? ?been? ?

peeping? ?all? ?this? ?time? ?who? ?came? ?rushing? ?over,? ?yelling,? ?“I? ?TOLD? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?NOT? ?TO? ?GET? ?

INVOLVED,? ?BUT? ?SINCE? ?YOU’RE? ?INVOLVED? ?NOW? ?THEN? ?STAND? ?YOUR? ?GROUND? ?TO? ?THE? ?

END!? ?IF? ?YOU? ?CAN’T,? ?THEN? ?YOU’RE? ?JUST? ?ADDING? ?TO? ?TROUBLE!!!”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?turned? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?“See,? ?I? ?told? ?you? ?not? ?to? ?worry.”? ? ?

He? ?would? ?forever? ?be? ?at? ?ease.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?answered,? ?“En!”? ? ?

Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?and? ?the? ?other? ?masters? ?couldn’t? ?stand? ?still? ?in? ?the? ?end,? ?and? ?they? ?came? ?rushing? ?up? ?

themselves.? ?They? ?certainly? ?were? ?professional? ?martial? ?artists,? ?moving? ?fast? ?and? ?agile,? ?and? ?they? ?

each? ?grabbed? ?two? ?people’s? ?hands,? ?separating? ?them? ?and? ?bridging? ?themselves? ?in.? ?Tens? ?of? ?dozens? ?

of? ?newcomers? ?instantly? ?assimilated? ?into? ?the? ?circle,? ?expanding? ?the? ?human? ?array.? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?

called? ?out,? ?“FELLOW? ?COLLEAGUES!? ?QUICK? ?QUICK? ?QUICK,? ?WHOEVER? ?HAS? ?THEIR? ?

SCHOOLS? ?AND? ?DISCIPLES? ?HERE? ?IN? ?THE? ?CAPITAL? ?TELL? ?THEM? ?TO? ?COME? ?QUICK!!!”? ?

“Go? ?go? ?go!”? ?

“I’LL? ?CALL? ?MY? ?DISCIPLE? ?OVER? ?TOO!”? ?

Soon? ?after,? ?a? ?hundred? ?some? ?people? ?came? ?barreling? ?down? ?the? ?street.? ?

Those? ?hundred? ?some? ?people? ?sure? ?were? ?impressive,? ?all? ?of? ?them? ?monks,? ?cultivators,? ?spellcasters!? ?

Each? ?of? ?them? ?decked? ?in? ?full? ?gear,? ?taking? ?two? ?steps? ?as? ?one,? ?their? ?forms? ?heroic? ?and? ?refreshing.? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?cheered? ?loudly? ?in? ?his? ?head? ?while? ?the? ?beggars? ?all? ?stared? ?with? ?wide? ?eyes? ?and? ?open? ?mouths.? ?

When? ?this? ?new? ?wave? ?of? ?people? ?saw? ?the? ?extraordinary? ?sight? ?of? ?a? ?raging? ?pillar? ?of? ?peculiar? ?aura? ?they? ?

were? ?all? ?stunned,? ?and? ?soon? ?after? ?they? ?hastily? ?joined? ?in.? ?Once? ?they? ?assimilated,? ?the? ?circle? ?

expanded? ?even? ?bigger;? ?the? ?entire? ?main? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?run? ?out? ?of? ?room.? ?

And? ?nevermind? ?the? ?bravery? ?of? ?the? ?newcomers,? ?all? ?of? ?them? ?were? ?decked? ?in? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?spiritual? ?

tools,? ?no? ?doubt? ?able? ?to? ?greatly? ?extend? ?the? ?time? ?to? ?hold? ?this? ?array.? ?

Having? ?seen? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?now? ?at? ?least? ?nine? ?party? ?confident? ?and? ?he? ?called? ?out? ?calmly? ?with? ?

assurance,? ?“EVERYONE? ?DON’T? ?BE? ?AFRAID,? ?THE? ?TABLE’S? ?TURNING.? ?WE’VE? ?GOT? ?MORE? ?

AND? ?MORE? ?PEOPLE? ?ON? ?OUR? ?SIDE,? ?SO? ?AS? ?LONG? ?AS? ?WE? ?HOLD? ?THE? ?FORT? ?DOWN? ?

FIRMLY,? ?DESTROYING? ?THEM? ?WOULD? ?ONLY? ?BE? ?A? ?MATTER? ?OF? ?TIME!”? ?

The? ?crowd? ?could? ?also? ?see? ?the? ?situation? ?was? ?going? ?in? ?their? ?favour.? ?Now? ?that? ?there? ?was? ?hope? ?in? ?the? ?

mix,? ?it? ?made? ?everything? ?easier,? ?and? ?instantly? ?all? ?was? ?filled? ?with? ?confidence,? ?and? ?they? ?responded? ?

enthusiastically,? ?“DESTROY? ?THEM!”? ? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?end,? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?said,? ?“We’ve? ?got? ?a? ?hundred? ?and? ?sixty-eight? ?people? ?on? ?our? ?side!? ?

How? ?many? ?are? ?you?? ?How? ?long? ?do? ?you? ?think? ?we? ?can? ?last?”? ? ?

On? ?this? ?end,? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?beggars? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?also? ?counted? ?a? ?number? ?of? ?times? ?and? ?he? ?

answered? ?loudly,? ?“We’ve? ?got? ?a? ?hundred? ?and? ?forty-eight? ?remaining? ?here? ?in? ?the? ?array!”? ? ?

“Altogether? ?we’ve? ?got? ?three? ?hundred? ?and? ?sixteen? ?people.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“We? ?just? ?need? ?to? ?find...”? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“That’s? ?not? ?right.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?to? ?him,? ?“What’s? ?not? ?right?”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?gaze? ?returned? ?and? ?looked? ?at? ?him? ?solemnly,? ?“The? ?count? ?isn’t? ?right.? ?Right? ?now,? ?there? ?

are? ?three? ?hundred? ?and? ?seventeen? ?people? ?here.”? ? ?

———–? ?

Ch.207:? ?Seeking? ?Affection;? ?Ghost? ?King? ?Fakes? ?Displeasure? ?

“...”? ?

Although? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?only? ?swept? ?a? ?look,? ?but? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wholeheartedly? ?trust? ?that? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?

counted? ?wrong.? ?

He? ?said? ?it? ?in? ?a? ?hushed? ?voice,? ?and? ?no? ?one? ?else? ?heard? ?besides? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?also? ?swiftly? ?

scanned? ?the? ?circle? ?once.? ?

Everyone? ?here? ?was? ?holding? ?hands,? ?so? ?just? ?when? ?did? ?an? ?extra? ?person? ?joined?? ?

Could? ?it? ?be? ?that? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?counted? ?wrong?? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?“Are? ?you? ?sure? ?that? ?you’ve? ?got? ?

the? ?right? ?numbers?? ?You? ?didn’t? ?miss? ?anyone?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?swore,? ?“Nope!? ?Didn’t? ?you? ?say? ?the? ?head? ?count? ?is? ?important?? ?So? ?I’ve? ?been? ?keeping? ?

count? ?repeatedly,? ?and? ?the? ?ones? ?who? ?left? ?halfway? ?through? ?were? ?also? ?taken? ?off? ?the? ?count.? ?It’s? ?one? ?

hundred? ?and? ?forty-eight? ?of? ?us.? ?What? ?is? ?it?? ?Is? ?something? ?wrong?”? ? ?

It? ?wasn’t? ?the? ?right? ?time? ?to? ?explain? ?at? ?the? ?moment,? ?and? ?doing? ?so? ?recklessly? ?would? ?only? ?start? ?

unnecessary? ?panic,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?have? ?people? ?point? ?out? ?those? ?they? ?didn’t? ?recognize? ?

either? ?because? ?there? ?were? ?too? ?many? ?on? ?sight,? ?and? ?most? ?people? ?didn’t? ?know? ?each? ?other? ?in? ?the? ?

first? ?place.? ?Thus? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“No,? ?I’m? ?just? ?verifying.”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?even? ?less? ?possible? ?for? ?the? ?spell? ?users? ?side? ?to? ?have? ?miscounted,? ?since? ?everyone? ?reported? ?

the? ?number? ?of? ?their? ?own? ?household? ?heads? ?to? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?before? ?he? ?added? ?them? ?all? ?together.? ?

There? ?was? ?no? ?way? ?they? ?didn’t? ?know? ?how? ?many? ?from? ?their? ?schools? ?had? ?come.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?whispered? ?back,? ?“When? ?did? ?the? ?extra? ?one? ?get? ?mixed? ?in?? ?What? ?is? ?that? ?person? ?planning?”? ?

“They? ?either? ?came? ?right? ?from? ?the? ?start? ?or? ?they’ve? ?mixed? ?in? ?when? ?the? ?spell? ?users? ?joined.? ?But,? ?

they’re? ?human? ?for? ?sure.”? ?

At? ?least? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?ghost? ?for? ?sure.? ?In? ?order? ?to? ?form? ?this? ?circle? ?everyone? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?human,? ?

otherwise? ?they? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?keep? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?in.? ?

This? ?person? ?also? ?didn’t? ?seem? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?be? ?exposed? ?for? ?the? ?moment? ?either,? ?since? ?if? ?they? ?had? ?

already? ?joined? ?this? ?circle,? ?then? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?they? ?let? ?go? ?without? ?warning? ?and? ?a? ?hole? ?appeared,? ?then? ?

the? ?entire? ?human? ?array? ?would? ?collapse.? ?However,? ?up? ?until? ?now? ?the? ?circle? ?still? ?remained? ?stable,? ?

which? ?meant? ?they? ?had? ?been? ?keeping? ?to? ?the? ?role? ?of? ?the? ?‘iron? ?bars’? ?properly.? ?

Which? ?meant? ?that? ?was? ?even? ?more? ?reason? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?not? ?to? ?act? ?recklessly.? ?If? ?that? ?person? ?had? ?

noticed? ?their? ?existence? ?was? ?discovered,? ?then? ?who? ?knows? ?if? ?they? ?would? ?just? ?flee? ?now.? ?Which? ?also? ?

meant? ?it? ?would? ?be? ?quite? ?difficult? ?if? ?they? ?wanted? ?to? ?find? ?this? ?person? ?without? ?them? ?noticing? ?and? ?pick? ?

them? ?out? ?without? ?disrupting? ?the? ?circle.? ?

However,? ?it? ?didn’t? ?take? ?long? ?before? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?got? ?an? ?idea.? ?He? ?turned? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?

can? ?your? ?wraith? ?butterflies? ?only? ?chase? ?but? ?not? ?kill? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits?? ?I? ?mean,? ?have? ?them? ?

chase? ?the? ?spirits? ?in? ?a? ?direction? ?you? ?determine?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?immediately? ?understood? ?what? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?do,? ?“Yes,? ?I? ?can.”? ? ?

Since? ?this? ?person? ?joined? ?in? ?of? ?their? ?own? ?volition,? ?then? ?they? ?must? ?not? ?be? ?any? ?simple? ?character? ?and? ?

had? ?no? ?fear? ?of? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits.? ?

Then,? ?reversedly,? ?if? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?manipulated? ?the? ?wraith? ?butterflies? ?to? ?force? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?to? ?

the? ?edge? ?of? ?the? ?circle,? ?then? ?the? ?spirits? ?would? ?for? ?sure? ?attempt? ?to? ?find? ?any? ?leaks? ?to? ?escape.? ?Almost? ?

every? ?mortal? ?could? ?become? ?a? ?leaking? ?hole,? ?but? ?only? ?one? ?person? ?would? ?not.? ?

The? ?one? ?who? ?joined? ?in? ?on? ?their? ?own!? ?

“But? ?this? ?idea? ?is? ?really? ?risky.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“If? ?we’re? ?not? ?careful? ?then? ?someone? ?might? ?let? ?go? ?from? ?

fright.? ?We’d? ?be? ?slapping? ?our? ?own? ?faces.”? ?

“Don’t? ?worry,”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Before? ?that? ?happens? ?I’ll? ?have? ?killed? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits.”? ?

The? ?two? ?formulated? ?their? ?plans? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?raised? ?his? ?voice? ?and? ?called? ?out,? ?

“EVERYONE? ?WATCH? ?OUT!? ?THE? ?RESENTFUL? ?SPIRITS? ?SUDDENLY? ?GOT? ?STRONGER!? ?JUST? ?

HOLD? ?ON? ?AND? ?DON’T? ?BE? ?SCARED!”? ? ?

Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?exclaimed,? ?“WHAT?!? ?WHY? ?WOULD? ?THEY? ?SUDDENLY? ?GET? ?STRONGER? ?ALL? ?

OF? ?A? ?SUDDEN?”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?move? ?from? ?his? ?spot,? ?but? ?those? ?wraith? ?butterflies? ?started? ?chasing? ?the? ?depraved? ?

resentful? ?spirits? ?as? ?they? ?chaotically? ?tried? ?to? ?get? ?away.? ?The? ?others? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on,? ?

but? ?the? ?spell? ?users? ?noticed? ?something? ?was? ?amiss.? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?was? ?outraged,? ?“HUA? ?CHENG...? ?

ZHU!? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING??”? ? ?

The? ?two? ?inside? ?the? ?circle? ?had? ?no? ?time? ?to? ?mind? ?him? ?and? ?only? ?watched? ?the? ?pursuit? ?intently.? ?Sure? ?

enough.? ?Amidst? ?the? ?chaos? ?of? ?black? ?smoggish? ?torrents? ?that? ?filled? ?the? ?air,? ?there? ?was? ?one? ?person? ?

those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?didn’t? ?bother? ?to? ?approach? ?at? ?all,? ?and? ?the? ?area? ?before? ?that? ?person? ?was? ?

conspicuously? ?empty.? ?

It? ?was? ?him!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?flashed? ?forward? ?and? ?grabbed? ?that? ?man’s? ?hands? ?while? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?bridging? ?the? ?

hands? ?of? ?the? ?two? ?next? ?to? ?this? ?man,? ?and? ?picked? ?this? ?man? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?loop.? ?

Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?and? ?his? ?party? ?were? ?growing? ?restly,? ?“WHAT’S? ?GOING? ?ON??”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?answered? ?rudely,? ?“It’s? ?none? ?of? ?your? ?business.”? ?And? ?just? ?as? ?he? ?finished? ?his? ?words,? ?he? ?

had? ?already? ?moved? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?side,? ?guarding? ?against? ?any? ?unexpected? ?troubles? ?that? ?man? ?might? ?

inflict.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?restrained? ?that? ?man? ?firmly? ?then? ?twisted? ?him? ?over.? ?That? ?instant? ?when? ?the? ?two? ?faced? ?

each? ?other,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?forcefully? ?swallowed? ?the? ?words? ?“who? ?are? ?you”? ?that? ?were? ?already? ?at? ?the? ?tip? ?of? ?

his? ?tongue,? ?and? ?widened? ?his? ?eyes.? ?

Staring? ?at? ?that? ?face,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?mumbled,? ?“Guoshi,? ?so? ?it? ?really? ?was? ?you...”? ?

That? ?man? ?was? ?also? ?stunned,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?he? ?mumbled,? ?“Your? ?Highness...”? ?

This? ?face? ?should’ve? ?been? ?exceedingly? ?familiar,? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?incredibly? ?foreign? ?instead.? ?In? ?his? ?

memories,? ?Guoshi? ?should’ve? ?been? ?over? ?thirty? ?in? ?age,? ?his? ?disposition? ?fairly? ?calm? ?and? ?composed,? ?

and? ?with? ?a? ?sweep? ?of? ?his? ?robes? ?and? ?putting? ?on? ?airs,? ?he? ?could? ?fool? ?anyone.? ?However,? ?the? ?man? ?

before? ?him? ?right? ?now? ?only? ?looked? ?to? ?be? ?about? ?twenty-five? ?or? ?six,? ?not? ?much? ?older? ?than? ?himself.? ?

Even? ?if? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?heard? ?his? ?voice? ?inside? ?the? ?mountain? ?spirit? ?body? ?at? ?Mount? ?TongLu,? ?he? ?still? ?

kept? ?wondering? ?perhaps? ?he? ?had? ?mistaken.? ?Even? ?when? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?told? ?him? ?your? ?master? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?

simple? ?character,? ?be? ?absolutely? ?cautious,? ?he? ?also? ?thought? ?could? ?the? ?Emperor? ?be? ?mistaken.? ?

However,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?doubt? ?that? ?the? ?man? ?before? ?him? ?was? ?his? ?master,? ?and? ?the? ?last? ?Guoshi? ?of? ?

XianLe? ?–? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing!? ?

The? ?three? ?of? ?them? ?stared? ?at? ?each? ?other? ?inside? ?a? ?circle? ?formed? ?by? ?three? ?hundred? ?some? ?people,? ?

and? ?the? ?air? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?frozen.? ?However,? ?when? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?finally? ?snapped? ?out? ?of? ?it,? ?what? ?

he? ?did? ?right? ?after? ?was? ?something? ?unexpected.? ?

While? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?still? ?stunned,? ?he? ?suddenly? ?retaliated? ?and? ?lunged? ?forward,? ?strangling? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

with? ?his? ?hands!? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?standing? ?right? ?next? ?to? ?them,? ?so? ?how? ?could? ?he? ?possibly? ?allow? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?

Qing? ?to? ?succeed?? ?He? ?didn’t? ?even? ?need? ?to? ?move? ?before? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?was? ?flung? ?out,? ?falling? ?

meters? ?away.? ?The? ?sudden? ?stir? ?startled? ?everyone? ?holding? ?hands? ?in? ?the? ?circle,? ?“WHY? ?DID? ?THEY? ?

START? ?FIGHTING??”? ? ?

“WHAT’S? ?GOING? ?ON?”? ? ?

“WHO? ?ARE? ?THEY? ?HITTING?”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?exclaimed,? ?“Gege!? ?Are? ?you? ?alright?”? ? ?

“I’m? ?fine!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?but? ?in? ?fact,? ?it? ?was? ?Guoshi? ?who? ?looked? ?to? ?not? ?be? ?fine.? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?

coughed? ?out? ?blood? ?from? ?the? ?blow,? ?and? ?crawled? ?up? ?to? ?his? ?feet? ?before? ?stumbling? ?away,? ?trying? ?to? ?

charge? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?crowd.? ?When? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?saw? ?him? ?running? ?towards? ?him,? ?he? ?cried? ?anxiously,? ?

“WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?PLANNING!? ?HEY,? ?I’M? ?WARNING? ?YOU!? ?DON’T? ?YOU? ?DARE? ?COME? ?OVER? ?

HERE!?? ?Your? ?Highness!? ?HE’S? ?TRYING? ?TO? ?BREAK? ?THE? ?CIRCLE!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?“RETURN!”? ? ?

RuoYe? ?answered? ?and? ?flew? ?out!? ?However,? ?before? ?it? ?could? ?wrap? ?itself? ?around? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing,? ?a? ?

sword? ?dropped? ?from? ?the? ?sky? ?and? ?plunged? ?into? ?the? ?ground? ?before? ?the? ?Guoshi,? ?blocking? ?his? ?way.? ?

Following? ?right? ?after,? ?a? ?white? ?light? ?flashed? ?from? ?the? ?heavens,? ?and? ?several? ?rays? ?dropped? ?down.? ?

Along? ?with? ?that? ?curtain? ?of? ?light,? ?a? ?martial? ?god? ?donned? ?in? ?white? ?armour? ?descended? ?from? ?the? ?

heavens? ?and? ?sealed? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing’s? ?retreating? ?path!? ?

Having? ?both? ?the? ?front? ?and? ?the? ?back? ?blocked,? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?had? ?nowhere? ?else? ?to? ?run,? ?and? ?when? ?

he? ?whipped? ?around,? ?he? ?bumped? ?into? ?a? ?RuoYe? ?who? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?dancing? ?in? ?mad? ?joy,? ?prancing? ?

up? ?as? ?it? ?bound? ?him? ?tight,? ?tumbling? ?him? ?to? ?the? ?ground.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?took? ?a? ?step? ?forward,? ?“My? ?Lord?? ?

How? ?come? ?you’ve? ?come? ?personally?”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?rose? ?to? ?his? ?feet,? ?his? ?expression? ?solemn,? ?“Mount? ?TongLu? ?has? ?been? ?temporarily? ?stabilized,? ?

so? ?I’ve? ?come? ?to? ?see? ?how? ?things? ?are? ?going? ?here? ?on? ?your? ?end.”? ? ?

“How? ?did? ?you? ?manage? ?to? ?stabilize? ?it?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

“I? ?created? ?a? ?new? ?barrier,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?replied,? ?“And? ?temporarily? ?trapped? ?those? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?

and? ?other? ?inhuman? ?creatures.”? ? ?

What? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cared? ?about? ?however,? ?wasn’t? ?those? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?or? ?other? ?unrelated? ?little? ?

minions,? ?“Then...? ?White? ?No-Face?”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?shook? ?his? ?head? ?slowly,? ?“I? ?did? ?not? ?find? ?him? ?in? ?Mount? ?TongLu.? ?I’m? ?afraid,? ?he? ?had? ?long? ?since? ?

escaped? ?elsewhere.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?around;? ?a? ?field? ?of? ?blinding? ?light? ?surrounded? ?them,? ?separating? ?them? ?from? ?the? ?three? ?

hundred? ?some? ?people? ?outside? ?holding? ?hands,? ?and? ?at? ?the? ?moment,? ?the? ?mortals? ?outside? ?the? ?screen? ?

of? ?light? ?could? ?not? ?see? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on? ?within.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?then? ?looked? ?to? ?the? ?ground;? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?

rolled? ?around? ?and? ?saw? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?and? ?he? ?probably? ?remembered? ?the? ?vicious? ?fight? ?they? ?had? ?in? ?the? ?

past,? ?and? ?he? ?appeared? ?both? ?shocked? ?and? ?furious,? ?yet? ?wisely? ?remained? ?silent? ?even? ?as? ?he? ?raged? ?

inwardly.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?also? ?inclined? ?his? ?head,? ?watching? ?him? ?from? ?above? ?condescendingly? ?before? ?

speaking? ?up? ?slowly,? ?“Guoshi? ?of? ?XianLe,? ?long? ?time? ?no? ?see.”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?approached? ?lazily,? ?gave? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?a? ?brief? ?look? ?before? ?speaking? ?up,? ?“This? ?

Guoshi? ?looks? ?pretty? ?weak,? ?so? ?how? ?did? ?he? ?manage? ?to? ?escape? ?back? ?then?”? ? ?

“He? ?didn’t? ?escape? ?by? ?his? ?own? ?strength.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“At? ?the? ?time,? ?there? ?were? ?three? ?helpers? ?at? ?

his? ?side.? ?They? ?were? ?the? ?other? ?three? ?Deputy? ?Guoshis? ?of? ?XianLe.”? ? ?

Having? ?listened? ?to? ?this? ?point,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?any? ?longer? ?and? ?asked,? ?“Guoshi...? ?just,? ?

who? ?exactly? ?are? ?you?”? ? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?watched? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?darkly,? ?his? ?hands? ?clenched? ?tight? ?into? ?fists,? ?veins? ?popping? ?on? ?the? ?

back? ?of? ?his? ?hands,? ?and? ?whether? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?furious? ?that? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?ruined? ?his? ?plans? ?or? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?

furious? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?exposed? ?him? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?told.? ?It? ?was? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?he? ?said? ?under? ?his? ?breath,? ?

“Haven’t? ?you? ?already? ?guessed,? ?Your? ?Highness?”? ?

One? ?of? ?the? ?Four? ?Guardians? ?of? ?the? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong!? ?

“And? ?that? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?pressed? ?on,? ?“Is? ?he? ?White? ?No-Face?”? ? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?taken? ?aback,? ?“Xian? ?Le,? ?the? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong? ?is?”? ? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?remember? ?that? ?he? ?hadn’t? ?yet? ?had? ?the? ?chance? ?to? ?report? ?to? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?about? ?

the? ?affairs? ?of? ?WuYong.? ?Having? ?finally? ?captured? ?Guoshi,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?many? ?things? ?to? ?report? ?and? ?

many? ?questions? ?to? ?ask,? ?but? ?none? ?of? ?that? ?should? ?be? ?conducted? ?here.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?

let’s? ?talk? ?after? ?returning? ?to? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court.”? ? ?

“That? ?may? ?be? ?for? ?the? ?best.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?After? ?humming? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?he? ?added,? ?“However,? ?

most? ?of? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?from? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?had? ?been? ?sent? ?here? ?to? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?and? ?they? ?

can’t? ?be? ?suppressed? ?so? ?quickly.? ?Even? ?if? ?I? ?am? ?the? ?one? ?doing? ?the? ?cleansing,? ?it? ?would? ?take? ?at? ?least? ?

seven? ?days? ?and? ?seven? ?nights? ?to? ?do? ?so.”? ? ?

Did? ?he? ?have? ?to? ?wait? ?for? ?seven? ?days? ?before? ?he? ?could? ?interrogate? ?Guoshi?? ?That’d? ?be? ?too? ?late? ?then.? ?

White? ?No-Face? ?was? ?still? ?at? ?large!? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?still? ?contemplating? ?on? ?what? ?to? ?do? ?when? ?he? ?heard? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?speak? ?up,? ?“Leave? ?the? ?mess? ?here? ?to? ?me.? ?You? ?can? ?go? ?up? ?as? ?you? ?will.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?to? ?gaze? ?at? ?him,? ?but? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?already? ?guessed? ?what? ?he? ?was? ?

going? ?to? ?say,? ?“There’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?say? ?anything? ?else.? ?I? ?will? ?wait? ?for? ?you? ?down? ?here.? ?If? ?gege? ?really? ?

wants? ?to? ?thank? ?me,? ?then? ?just? ?come? ?back? ?to? ?me? ?quickly? ?after.”? ? ?

“Will? ?that? ?be? ?alright?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?relaxed? ?and? ?smiled,? ?“En.? ?Yes.”? ? ?

Just? ?then,? ?there? ?was? ?suddenly? ?a? ?silhouette? ?flickering? ?outside? ?the? ?screen? ?of? ?light,? ?and? ?a? ?person? ?

came? ?charging? ?in? ?from? ?the? ?outside.? ?He? ?hobbled? ?and? ?hopped,? ?shouting,? ?“Your? ?Highness!? ?Your? ?

Highness,? ?what? ?are? ?you? ?doing? ?in? ?here?? ?Is? ?everything? ?alright?”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan.? ?Turns? ?out,? ?when? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?descended? ?and? ?pulled? ?that? ?screen? ?of? ?light,? ?

no? ?one? ?outside? ?knew? ?what? ?was? ?happening? ?and? ?were? ?all? ?scared? ?to? ?death.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?then? ?

stepped? ?up? ?bravely? ?and? ?decided? ?to? ?charge? ?in? ?to? ?see? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on.? ?If? ?it? ?was? ?anyone? ?else? ?

they? ?might’ve? ?been? ?blocked? ?out,? ?but? ?since? ?he? ?had? ?worked? ?as? ?a? ?heavenly? ?official? ?before? ?in? ?the? ?

past,? ?that? ?screen? ?of? ?light? ?recognized? ?him? ?and? ?actually? ?allowed? ?him? ?in.? ?The? ?moment? ?he? ?entered? ?he? ?

was? ?stupefied,? ?“M-M-M-M-My? ?Lord???? ?How? ?come? ?you’ve...? ?come? ?personally???”? ? ?

When? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?saw? ?him? ?he? ?smiled? ?lightly,? ?“Lord? ?Wind? ?Master.? ?How? ?have? ?you? ?been?”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?hesitantly? ?shy? ?and? ?somewhat? ?embarrassed.? ?After? ?all,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?way? ?he? ?

didn’t? ?know? ?after? ?the? ?whole? ?affair? ?of? ?Shi? ?Wu? ?Du? ?changing? ?his? ?own? ?little? ?brother’s? ?fate,? ?sending? ?

him? ?up? ?to? ?the? ?heavens? ?had? ?spread,? ?it? ?would? ?cause? ?a? ?riot.? ?To? ?see? ?his? ?former? ?boss? ?now,? ?other? ?than? ?

feeling? ?ashamed? ?and? ?guilty,? ?he? ?had? ?nothing? ?else? ?in? ?mind.? ?However,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?didn’t? ?say? ?anything? ?

to? ?him? ?and? ?was? ?still? ?very? ?courteous,? ?giving? ?him? ?full? ?respect.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?withdrew? ?RuoYe? ?and? ?Mei? ?

Nian? ?Qing? ?rose? ?to? ?his? ?feet? ?himself? ?slowly.? ?After? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?done? ?being? ?shy,? ?he? ?asked,? ?

puzzled,? ?“Who’s? ?this?? ?What’s? ?happening? ?right? ?now?”? ? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?glanced? ?at? ?him? ?and? ?suddenly? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“You’re? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?aren’t? ?you?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?taken? ?aback,? ?“And? ?who? ?are? ?you?? ?How? ?do? ?you? ?know? ?my? ?name?”? ?But? ?the? ?most? ?

important? ?question? ?was,? ?how? ?come? ?he? ?still? ?recognized? ?me? ?even? ?in? ?this? ?appearance???? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?humphed,? ?“Your? ?name’s? ?terrible.”? ? ?

“HUH?”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?confused.? ?

However,? ?Mie? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?didn’t? ?speak? ?another? ?word? ?and? ?followed? ?after? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?knowingly,? ?

looking? ?rather? ?docile,? ?probably? ?because? ?he? ?knew? ?that? ?now? ?that? ?he? ?didn’t? ?have? ?any? ?helpers? ?by? ?his? ?

side,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?escape? ?from? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?hand.? ? ?

“Xian? ?Le,? ?I? ?will? ?take? ?him? ?up? ?first.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“You’re? ?coming? ?up? ?in? ?a? ?bit?”? ? ?

“Yes.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?nodded? ?at? ?him.? ?Then,? ?the? ?two? ?of? ?them? ?left? ?first.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?but? ?before? ?

he? ?could? ?say? ?anything,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up? ?first,? ?“Gege,? ?you? ?don’t? ?have? ?to? ?worry? ?about? ?

anything.? ?It’s? ?only? ?just? ?watching? ?after? ?this? ?circle,? ?making? ?sure? ?they? ?don’t? ?start? ?anything.? ?It’s? ?

nothing? ?hard.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?also? ?chimed? ?in,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?are? ?you? ?gonna? ?go? ?up?? ?Go,? ?go,? ?I’ll? ?watch? ?over? ?

things? ?too,? ?don’t? ?worry!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded,? ?“Thank? ?you? ?both? ?for? ?your? ?hard? ?work.”? ? ?

If? ?this? ?was? ?in? ?the? ?past,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?would? ?most? ?likely? ?reply? ?with? ?“It’s? ?nothing”? ?or? ?other? ?such? ?

responses,? ?yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?this? ?time,? ?he? ?hugged? ?his? ?arms? ?instead,? ?and? ?sighed,? ?“Sigh,? ?it? ??is? ?

rather? ?hard? ?work.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?sensed? ?he? ?might? ?be? ?hinting? ?at? ?something.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?sensed? ?

nothing,? ?and? ?said? ?excitedly,? ?“Yea,? ?remember? ?to? ?reward? ?us? ?for? ?our? ?hard? ?work? ?after,? ?yea?? ?How? ?

about? ?throwing? ?a? ?feast? ?at? ?the? ?best? ?restaurant? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital?? ?Hahaha...”? ?

He? ?still? ?couldn’t? ?forget? ?about? ?feasting? ?at? ?the? ?best? ?restaurant? ?of? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

thought? ?to? ?himself,? ?‘...Lord? ?Wind? ?Master,? ?please? ?don’t? ?talk? ?anymore,? ?that? ?wasn’t? ?what? ?he? ?meant? ?

at? ?all...’? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?shook? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?casually? ?twiddled? ?that? ?red? ?coral? ?pearl? ?tied? ?at? ?the? ?end? ?of? ?his? ?small? ?

braid? ?and? ?wiggled? ?his? ?eyebrows,? ?speaking? ?with? ?a? ?seemingly? ?nonchalant? ?voice,? ?“If? ?gege? ?was? ?

beside? ?me? ?it? ?would’ve? ?been? ?fine.? ?But? ?to? ?think? ?gege? ?was? ?going? ?up? ?again,? ?leaving? ?me? ?down? ?here? ?all? ?

by? ?myself,? ?hm,? ?I? ?feel? ?even? ?more? ?troubled? ?by? ?the? ?work.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?finally? ?noticed? ?something? ?sounded? ?weird? ?but? ?he? ?still? ?didn’t? ?get? ?it,? ?and? ?he? ?said? ?with? ?

a? ?face? ?full? ?of? ?smiles,? ?“Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower,? ?your? ?words? ?are? ?so? ?funny.? ?It? ?sounds? ?like? ?

you’re? ?saying? ?you’re? ?gonna? ?be? ?lonely? ?now? ?that? ?His? ?Highness? ?is? ?going? ?back? ?up? ?to? ?the? ?heavens,? ?

just? ?like? ?a? ?newlywed? ?hahahaha...”? ?

‘You’re? ?not? ?wrong,’? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?thought,? ?‘Isn’t? ?that? ?exactly? ?what? ?he? ?meant???”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?laughed? ?stiffly? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?finally? ?couldn’t? ?bear? ?it? ?any? ?longer? ?and? ?

cleared? ?his? ?throat,? ?“Um,? ?Lord? ?Wind? ?Master,? ?will? ?you,? ?will? ?you? ?go? ?out? ?first?? ?Just? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?

okay?”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?“???? ?Why?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?explain,? ?“Just...? ?just? ?go? ?out? ?first.? ?We’re? ?just? ?bidding? ?our? ?farewells.”? ? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?exit,? ?all? ?confused.? ?There? ?was? ?now? ?only? ?the? ?two? ?of? ?them? ?left? ?inside? ?

the? ?screen? ?of? ?light,? ?not? ?a? ?third? ?soul? ?present,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?back? ?around.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?

still? ?watching? ?him? ?with? ?a? ?raised? ?brow,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?waiting? ?for? ?him? ?to? ?say? ?something,? ?or? ?do? ?

something.? ?

Thus,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gathered? ?his? ?courage,? ?placed? ?two? ?stiff? ?hands? ?on? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?shoulders,? ?

steadying? ?himself? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?before? ?he? ?hopped? ?up? ?forcefully? ?and? ?pecked? ?his? ?cheek.? ?

After? ?having? ?done? ?that,? ?he? ?looked? ?around? ?with? ?a? ?hollow? ?conscience? ?like? ?a? ?thief,? ?and? ?only? ?relaxing? ?

when? ?he? ?saw? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?one.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?the? ?next? ?second,? ?he? ?felt? ?tightening? ?on? ?his? ?

waist? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?who? ?had? ?hugged? ?him? ?close,? ?“Gege,? ?aren’t? ?you? ?just? ?placating? ?me?”? ? ?

His? ?unhappy? ?tone? ?was? ?half? ?serious,? ?half? ?fake,? ?startling? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?and? ?he? ?quickly? ?exclaimed,? ?“I’m? ?

not!”? ? ?

“Really?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“But? ?you? ?weren’t? ?like? ?this? ?at? ?all? ?when? ?you? ?were? ?borrowing? ?spiritual? ?

powers? ?from? ?me.? ?Could? ?I? ?only? ?get? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?farewell? ?now? ?that? ?I’m? ?not? ?lending? ?spiritual? ?powers?”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Now? ?that? ?he? ?thought? ?about? ?it,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?perhaps? ?he? ?really? ?wasn’t? ?being? ?sincere? ?at? ?all.? ?A? ?

moment? ?later,? ?he? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?small? ?voice,? ?“...I’m? ?sorry.? ?I? ?didn’t? ?mean? ?it? ?like? ?that.”? ? ?

After? ?apologizing? ?however,? ?the? ?more? ?he? ?thought? ?about? ?it? ?the? ?more? ?it? ?did? ?seem? ?like? ?that? ?was? ?how? ?

he? ?meant? ?it,? ?and? ?alarms? ?blared? ?in? ?his? ?head.? ?Before? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?responded,? ?without? ?another? ?

word,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?body? ?moved? ?before? ?his? ?mind,? ?and? ?he? ?jumped? ?up,? ?hugged? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?around? ?

the? ?neck,? ?before? ?he? ?pulled? ?himself? ?close? ?emphatically.? ?This? ?time,? ?he? ?had? ?wholly? ?kissed? ?the? ?place? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?wanted? ?him? ?to? ?kiss.? ?

Yet? ?who? ?knew,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?voice? ?just? ?had? ?to? ?come? ?right? ?then? ?all? ?of? ?a? ?sudden,? ?“Your? ?

Highness,? ?I? ?keep? ?thinking? ?about? ?it? ?and? ?it? ?feels? ?weirder? ?the? ?more? ?I? ?thought.? ?If? ?you? ?two? ?are? ?bidding? ?

farewells? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?kick? ?me? ?out?? ?I’m? ?only? ?just...? ?Your? ?Highness?? ?How? ?come? ?he? ?left? ?

so? ?fast?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?fled? ?fumbling? ?and? ?stumbling.? ?

———? ?

Ch.208:? ?Ghost? ?Enters? ?the? ?Mirror;? ?Nowhere? ?to? ?Hide? ?

Even? ?after? ?having? ?fumbled? ?and? ?stumbled? ?onto? ?the? ?main? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?was? ?still? ?covering? ?half? ?of? ?his? ?face? ?with? ?his? ?hand,? ?wobbly? ?and? ?unsteady? ?the? ?entire? ?way.? ?While? ?

none? ?of? ?the? ?junior? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?rushing? ?about? ?on? ?the? ?street? ?dared? ?approach? ?him? ?to? ?ask? ?

about? ?it,? ?nonetheless? ?they? ?all? ?stared? ?at? ?him? ?strangely,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?quickly? ?dropped? ?his? ?hand,? ?

straightening? ?his? ?back,? ?and? ?rubbed? ?his? ?mouth? ?unnaturally,? ?muttering,? ?“My? ?lips? ?kind? ?of? ?hurt,? ?don’t? ?

know? ?what’s? ?going? ?on,? ?haha...”? ?

The? ?looks? ?the? ?junior? ?officials? ?gave? ?him? ?became? ?even? ?stranger.? ?

Just? ?what? ?did? ?you? ?have? ?to? ?do? ?for? ?your? ?lips? ?to? ?hurt?? ?

It? ?really? ?did? ?kind? ?of? ?hurt? ?actually.? ?Earlier? ?when? ?he? ?jumped? ?up? ?to? ?crush? ?the? ?kiss,? ?he? ?used? ?too? ?much? ?

force,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?most? ?likely? ?felt? ?the? ?crash,? ?but? ?after? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?pressed? ?close? ?he? ?could? ?

feel? ?very? ?obviously? ?that? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?smiled.? ?He? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?think? ?more? ?on? ?the? ?

subject? ?and? ?hurried? ?onwards? ?with? ?his? ?head? ?down,? ?and? ?the? ?other? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?didn’t? ?stop? ?him? ?

either,? ?all? ?rushing? ?down? ?their? ?own? ?ways.? ?

Perhaps? ?it? ?was? ?because? ?the? ?reopening? ?of? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?had? ?become? ?too? ?hectic? ?an? ?affair,? ?and? ?

the? ?air? ?of? ?the? ?entire? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?was? ?solemn? ?and? ?uneasy.? ?Within? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?there? ?

were? ?already? ?many? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?gathered.? ?While? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?of? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?were? ?

sent? ?in? ?all? ?directions,? ?the? ?majority? ?were? ?sent? ?to? ?the? ?most? ?populous? ?royal? ?capital.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?had? ?toiled? ?until? ?now? ?because? ?they? ?chose? ?the? ?heaviest? ?and? ?roughest? ?task;? ?everyone? ?else? ?

only? ?faced? ?about? ?a? ?few? ?hundred? ?of? ?those? ?creatures? ?and? ?had? ?long? ?since? ?finished? ?them? ?off.? ?Pei? ?

Ming,? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?and? ?the? ?others? ?had? ?already? ?come? ?up,? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?their? ?

faces? ?tired? ?with? ?fatigue.? ?However,? ?when? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?crossed? ?into? ?the? ?hall? ?and? ?looked? ?up? ?to? ?greet? ?

people,? ?the? ?first? ?one? ?he? ?saw? ?was? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?who? ?he? ?hadn’t? ?seen? ?in? ?a? ?long? ?time.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?face? ?was? ?dark,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?he? ?was? ?also? ?taken? ?aback,? ?then? ?he? ?

twisted? ?his? ?head? ?around.? ?

The? ?crowd? ?were? ?all? ?deep? ?in? ?their? ?thoughts? ?and? ?unspeaking.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?sat? ?on? ?the? ?top? ?on? ?the? ?throne,? ?

and? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?come,? ?he? ?rose? ?a? ?little,? ?ready? ?to? ?speak,? ?but? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?

stepped? ?forward? ?first,? ?“My? ?Lord,? ?I? ?heard? ?you’ve? ?already? ?caught? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong.”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?looked? ?at? ?him,? ?“That’s? ?correct.? ?However,? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?the? ?female? ?ghost? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?as? ?well? ?as? ?others? ?were? ?not? ?captured? ?by? ?my? ?own? ?hand.? ?They? ?were? ?all? ?consigned? ?by? ?Yin? ?

Yu? ?of? ?Ghost? ?City.”? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?notice? ?that? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?was? ?present? ?too.? ?It? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?helped,? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?really? ?

had? ?no? ?sense? ?of? ?presence.? ?Speaking? ?of,? ?this? ?was? ?the? ?first? ?time? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?had? ?entered? ?the? ?Great? ?

Martial? ?Hall.? ?Other? ?than? ?the? ?highest? ?ranking? ?of? ?heavenly? ?officials,? ?no? ?other? ?subjects? ?could? ?step? ?

foot? ?within? ?this? ?hall? ?without? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?permission.? ?In? ?the? ?past? ?when? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?was? ?a? ?heavenly? ?

official,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?right? ?to? ?enter? ?since? ?his? ?rank? ?was? ?too? ?low.? ?Yet? ?now? ?that? ?he? ?had? ?

“Willingly? ?fallen”? ?to? ?the? ?Ghost? ?City,? ?he? ?could? ?finally? ?enter? ?formally,? ?truly? ?a? ?complicated? ?feeling.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?cut? ?right? ?into? ?the? ?subject,? ?“Qi? ?Rong? ?is? ?the? ?enemy? ?who? ?destroyed? ?my? ?clan,? ?pray? ?my? ?

lord? ?leave? ?him? ?at? ?my? ?disposal.”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?glanced? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?hummed? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?“It’s? ?not? ?that? ?handing? ?him? ?over? ?to? ?you? ?

would? ?be? ?a? ?problem,? ?however,? ?I? ?ask? ?you,? ?what? ?comes? ?after? ?you? ?have? ?dealt? ?with? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?

Qi? ?Rong?? ?What? ?will? ?you? ?do?”? ? ?

Originally,? ?when? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?had? ?left,? ?he? ?threatened? ?that? ?after? ?he? ?was? ?done? ?with? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?he? ?

would? ?come? ?looking? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?and? ?this? ?was? ?something? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?known.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?

voice? ?was? ?hard,? ?“That? ?will? ?not? ?be? ?my? ?lord’s? ?concern.? ?My? ?lord? ?can’t? ?possibly? ?plan? ?on? ?acquitting? ?Qi? ?

Rong? ?just? ?because? ?I? ?don’t? ?answer? ?this? ?question,? ?and? ?prevent? ?me? ?from? ?avenging? ?my? ?family?”? ? ?

In? ?the? ?past,? ?he? ?rarely? ?spoke? ?within? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?and? ?even? ?when? ?he? ?did? ?it’d? ?be? ?

something? ?silly,? ?yet? ?now? ?when? ?he? ?spoke? ?up,? ?his? ?expressions? ?and? ?his? ?tone? ?of? ?voice? ?were? ?filled? ?

with? ?resentment.? ?This? ?was? ?not? ?a? ?good? ?state? ?to? ?be? ?in,? ?and? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“Your? ?Highness? ?Tai? ?

Hua? ?seems? ?to? ?have? ?quite? ?the? ?temper? ?today,? ?eh?? ?Of? ?course? ?my? ?lord? ?doesn’t? ?plan? ?on? ?acquitting...”? ?

Just? ?as? ?he? ?was? ?trying? ?to? ?smooth? ?things? ?over,? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?commotion? ?came? ?from? ?outside? ?the? ?

hall,? ?and? ?someone? ?charged? ?in,? ?“My? ?lord,? ?I? ?can’t? ?wait? ?any? ?longer!”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?actually? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ?He? ?was? ?donned? ?in? ?black,? ?his? ?face? ?grim? ?too,? ?and? ?several? ?of? ?the? ?martial? ?

officials? ?behind? ?him? ?were? ?supposed? ?to? ?be? ?apprehending? ?him,? ?but? ?how? ?could? ?they? ?possibly? ?be? ?

capable? ?of? ?it?? ?So? ?they? ?came? ?rushing? ?in? ?too,? ?“My? ?lord,? ?we? ?were? ?just? ?sending? ?General? ?Xuan? ?Zhen? ?

to...”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?sighed,? ?his? ?hand? ?supporting? ?his? ?cheek? ?and? ?waved,? ?“I? ?understand.? ?Step? ?down.”? ?A? ?

moment? ?later,? ?he? ?lifted? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?gazed? ?towards? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?“And? ?so?”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?proclaimed? ?with? ?a? ?steel? ?voice,? ?“So? ?I? ?cannot? ?continue? ?to? ?endure? ?this? ?baseless? ?

accusation.? ?Hasn’t? ?my? ?lord? ?already? ?captured? ?that? ?woman?? ?I? ?want? ?to? ?confront? ?her? ?face? ?on!”? ? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?spoke? ?up? ?too,? ?“My? ?lord,? ?please? ?hand? ?me? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?as? ?well!”? ? ?

The? ?two? ?both? ?spoke? ?with? ?raised? ?voices,? ?making? ?the? ?scene? ?appear? ?riotous,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?giving? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?headaches,? ?“Silence!? ?Can? ?you? ?both? ?not? ?wait? ?until? ?I? ?have? ?finished? ?dealing? ?with? ?Mount? ?

TongLu?”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?reasoned,? ?“If? ?my? ?lord? ?needs? ?to? ?manage? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?leaked? ?from? ?the? ?Kiln,? ?then? ?

you? ?need? ?hands.? ?What’s? ?the? ?use? ?in? ?keeping? ?me? ?locked? ?up?? ?Why? ?not? ?clear? ?my? ?name? ?so? ?I? ?can? ?

return? ?to? ?my? ?service? ?to? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court.? ?As? ?long? ?as? ?my? ?lord? ?bring? ?her? ?up? ?to? ?have? ?me? ?confront? ?

her,? ?the? ?truth? ?will? ?come? ?out!”? ? ?

His? ?words? ?were? ?logical,? ?and? ?if? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?given? ?his? ?way,? ?he? ?would? ?probably? ?be? ?relentless,? ?so? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?could? ?only? ?command,? ?“Bring? ?up? ?the? ?female? ?ghost? ?Jian? ?Lan.”? ? ?

Soon? ?after,? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?was? ?brought? ?forth.? ?In? ?her? ?arms? ?was? ?a? ?bundle? ?that? ?looked? ?like? ?swaddling? ?

cloths,? ?and? ?it? ?emitted? ?a? ?chilling? ?black? ?aura.? ?From? ?within? ?the? ?bundle,? ?something? ?tragically? ?pale? ?that? ?

resembled? ?a? ?hand? ?but? ?not,? ?something? ?that? ?resembled? ?bones? ?but? ?not,? ?poked? ?out,? ?baring? ?its? ?teeth? ?

and? ?claws,? ?but? ?was? ?forcibly? ?stuffed? ?back? ?into? ?the? ?bundle.? ?She? ?wasn’t? ?restrained? ?with? ?her? ?arms? ?

twisted? ?back? ?by? ?the? ?arresting? ?officers,? ?probably? ?to? ?give? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?face.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?swallowed? ?

lightly,? ?meeting? ?his? ?eyes? ?with? ?hers? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?looked? ?away? ?first.? ?Then,? ?Feng? ?

Xin’s? ?gaze? ?fell? ?on? ?the? ?’swaddling? ?cloths’? ?in? ?her? ?arms,? ?and? ?his? ?look? ?grew? ?even? ?more? ?complicated.? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?was? ?already? ?at? ?the? ?end? ?of? ?his? ?patience,? ?and? ?the? ?moment? ?she? ?came? ?

up? ?he? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“I? ?don’t? ?know? ?why? ?your? ?son? ?must? ?slander? ?me,? ?but? ?it? ?knows? ?for? ?sure? ?I’m? ?not? ?the? ?

culprit.? ?It? ?must? ?be? ?under? ?someone? ?else’s? ?control.”? ? ?

He? ?was? ?losing? ?his? ?composure? ?like? ?this,? ?but? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?understand,? ?since? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?

someone? ?who? ?cared? ?about? ?face? ?deeply,? ?and? ?to? ?have? ?a? ?chamber? ?pot? ?sitting? ?on? ?his? ?head? ?for? ?so? ?

long,? ?even? ?going? ?as? ?far? ?as? ?to? ?affect? ?his? ?duty? ?in? ?the? ?Upper? ?Court,? ?he? ?was? ?naturally? ?filled? ?to? ?the? ?

brim? ?with? ?raw? ?temper.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?questioned,? ?“And? ?by? ?your? ?conjecture,? ?who? ?do? ?you? ?think? ?is? ?

controlling? ?it?”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?didn’t? ?speak,? ?but? ?his? ?gaze? ?moved? ?and? ?everyone? ?could? ?tell? ?he? ?was? ?looking? ?at? ?Jian? ?Lan.? ?

The? ?veins? ?on? ?Feng? ?Xin’s? ?forehead? ?instantly? ?popped,? ?“What? ?are? ?you? ?trying? ?to? ?say?? ?Do? ?you? ?think? ?

she? ?would? ?purposely? ?have? ?her? ?son? ?slander? ?you??”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?withdrew? ?his? ?gaze? ?and? ?replied,? ?“I? ?didn’t? ?say? ?anything? ?of? ?the? ?sort.”? ? ?

“Then? ?why? ?were? ?you? ?looking? ?at? ?her?”? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?exclaimed,? ?“She? ?bears? ?no? ?grudges? ?for? ?you? ?so? ?

why? ?would? ?she? ?do? ?such? ?a? ?thing?”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?glared? ?at? ?him,? ?“There’s? ?certainly? ?no? ?grudges? ?between? ?us,? ?but? ?who? ?knows? ?about? ?with? ?

you.”? ? ?

“And? ?what? ?do? ?you? ?mean? ?by? ?that?”? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?demanded,? ?“Just? ?have? ?everything? ?out? ?all? ?at? ?once.”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?glanced? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?“You? ?acquainted? ?the? ?Lady? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?during? ?the? ?time? ?of? ?His? ?

Highness’? ?first? ?banishment,? ?right?”? ? ?

The? ?other? ?officials? ?also? ?followed? ?along? ?and? ?looked? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?

Xie? ?Lian:? ?“???”? ? ?

How? ?did? ?he? ?get? ?dragged? ?in? ?again?? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?glanced? ?at? ?him? ?too? ?and? ?gritted? ?with? ?quiet? ?anger,? ?“What? ?does? ?that? ?have? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?

anything?”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?stopped? ?caring? ?and? ?let? ?everything? ?go,? ?thoroughly? ?ripping? ?things? ?out? ?into? ?the? ?open,? ?“Of? ?

course? ?it? ?has? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?everything.? ?At? ?the? ?time,? ?life? ?by? ?His? ?Highness’? ?side? ?was? ?staggeringly? ?

difficult,? ?and? ?you? ?also? ?hated? ?me,? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?had? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?Middle? ?Court,? ?to? ?the? ?bone.? ?You? ?

love? ?digging? ?through? ?my? ?history? ?to? ?berate? ?my? ?wrongs,? ?and? ?since? ?she’s? ?your? ?bedmate,? ?how? ?could? ?

she? ?not? ?hate? ?me? ?by? ?this? ?subliminal? ?influence?? ?Who? ?knows,? ?maybe? ?she? ?also? ?started? ?hating? ?His? ?

Highness? ?because? ?in? ?the? ?end,? ?you? ?still? ?didn’t? ?take? ?her? ?away,? ?and? ?instead? ?chose? ?to? ?continue? ?your? ?

wretched? ?loyalty,? ?it? ?was? ?practically? ?abandoneme...”? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?couldn’t? ?bear? ?this? ?anymore? ?and? ?roared,? ?“STOP? ?YOUR? ?BULLSHIT!!”? ?

His? ?fist? ?flew? ?out? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?raised? ?his? ?to? ?return? ?the? ?blow.? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?went? ?up? ?to? ?stop? ?them? ?but? ?

that? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?started? ?cackling? ?weirdly,? ?much? ?like? ?the? ?chaotic? ?cries? ?of? ?old? ?crows,? ?exceedingly? ?

horrifying.? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?and? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?both? ?pulled? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?back? ?separately? ?while? ?Quan? ?

Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?standing? ?on? ?the? ?side? ?staring,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?contemplating? ?who’d? ?win? ?if? ?they? ?started? ?

a? ?fight.? ?In? ?any? ?case,? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?mess? ?in? ?the? ?hall.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?stood? ?there? ?quietly? ?for? ?a? ?good? ?while,? ?

hanging? ?his? ?head,? ?then? ?after? ?a? ?moment,? ?he? ?sighed,? ?and? ?reminded,? ?“My? ?lord,? ?the? ?priority? ?right? ?now? ?

should? ?be? ?to? ?find? ?White? ?No-Face? ?and? ?manage? ?the? ?human? ?face? ?disease.? ?It’s? ?the? ?person? ?we? ?

captured? ?earlier? ?who? ?is? ?the? ?most? ?important? ?piece? ?of? ?the? ?puzzle.”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?couldn’t? ?watch? ?any? ?longer? ?either? ?and? ?waved? ?his? ?hand,? ?“...Take? ?the? ?female? ?ghost? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?

and? ?the? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?away.? ?Bring? ?forth? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?of? ?XianLe.”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?shouted,? ?“NO!? ?I? ?GOTTA? ?SEE...? ?WHAT??”? ? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?also? ?dumbfounded,? ?“BRING? ?WHO??”? ?

The? ?two? ?both? ?looked? ?to? ?the? ?entrance? ?of? ?the? ?hall,? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?the? ?one? ?brought? ?over? ?by? ?a? ?martial? ?

official? ?none? ?other? ?than? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?of? ?XianLe? ?whom? ?they? ?were? ?both? ?very? ?familiar? ?with,? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?

Qing?? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?were? ?both? ?flabbergasted.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?ventured,? ?“Guoshi?? ?It? ?really? ?is? ?

Guoshi?”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?didn’t? ?say? ?anything? ?but? ?he? ?was? ?also? ?stunned? ?and? ?unsure.? ?They? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?

blamed.? ?In? ?truth,? ?even? ?now? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?still? ?felt? ?things? ?were? ?kind? ?of? ?surreal,? ?and? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?connect? ?

this? ?man? ?with? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?who? ?once? ?asked? ?him? ?the? ?question? ?of? ?“Two? ?Men? ?and? ?a? ?Cup? ?of? ?Water”.? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?stepped? ?forward? ?languidly,? ?brushing? ?past? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?sat? ?overlooking? ?the? ?

great? ?hall,? ?“Xian? ?Le,? ?when? ?we? ?were? ?down? ?below,? ?you? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?something? ?to? ?say.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?inclined? ?his? ?head? ?slightly,? ?“Yes.”? ? ?

Thus,? ?he? ?picked? ?out? ?the? ?important? ?bits? ?and? ?reported? ?his? ?journey? ?to? ?Mount? ?TongLu,? ?and? ?the? ?

incidents? ?that? ?occurred? ?while? ?exploring? ?the? ?Kingdom? ?of? ?WuYong.? ?The? ?more? ?the? ?crowd? ?listened? ?

the? ?wider? ?their? ?eyes? ?became,? ?never? ?mind? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ?After? ?the? ?report? ?was? ?done,? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?spoke? ?up? ?slowly,? ?“And? ?yet? ?I? ?have? ?never? ?heard? ?of? ?the? ?Kingdom? ?of? ?WuYong? ?before.”? ? ?

The? ?other? ?officials? ?all? ?agreed,? ?“I’ve? ?never? ?heard? ?it? ?before? ?either...”? ?

“It? ?was? ?two? ?thousand? ?years? ?ago? ?after? ?all.”? ?

“Traces? ?of? ?it? ?must’ve? ?been? ?wiped? ?intentionally.”? ? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?hadn’t? ?spoken? ?a? ?single? ?word? ?throughout? ?it? ?all.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?to? ?him,? ?“Guoshi,? ?the? ?

Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong? ?is? ?White? ?No-Face,? ?am? ?I? ?right?”? ? ?

“Yes.”? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?answered.? ?

He? ?knew? ?it!? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?spoke? ?as? ?he? ?mused,? ?“Then? ?who? ?left? ?those? ?murals? ?behind?? ?And? ?who? ?destroyed? ?the? ?last? ?

painting?”? ? ?

“I? ?don’t? ?know? ?who? ?left? ?those? ?murals? ?behind,”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?responded,? ?“But? ?I? ?think? ?the? ?last? ?painting? ?

was? ?destroyed? ?by? ?White? ?No-Face? ?or? ?his? ?subordinates.? ?After? ?all,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?want? ?anyone? ?to? ?know? ?of? ?

his? ?identity.”? ? ?

He? ?turned? ?to? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing,? ?“And? ?you? ?are? ?the? ?subordinate? ?of? ?the? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong.”? ?

Which? ?made? ?him? ?the? ?subordinate? ?of? ?White? ?No-Face.? ?

“...”? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?didn’t? ?speak.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?a? ?sudden? ?urge? ?to? ?ask? ?him,? ?back? ?when? ?XianLe? ?fell,? ?had? ?

Guoshi? ?known? ?that? ?creature? ?was? ?White? ?No-Face?? ?Which? ?also? ?meant,? ?they? ?were? ?colluding,? ?and? ?

Guoshi? ?was? ?even? ?a? ?helper?? ?

However,? ?in? ?the? ?end? ?he? ?asked? ?a? ?different? ?question? ?instead,? ?“Where? ?is? ?White? ?No-Face? ?right? ?now?”? ? ?

“...”? ?

“Why? ?did? ?White? ?No-Face? ?have? ?to? ?bring? ?ruin? ?to? ?XianLe?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?questioned.? ?

“...”? ?

“Why? ?do? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?kill? ?me?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?demanded.? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?finally? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?I? ?never? ?wanted? ?to? ?kill? ?you.”? ? ?

“Then? ?why? ?were? ?you? ?coming? ?for? ?my? ?throat? ?down? ?there?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?asked? ?back,? ?“If? ?I? ?strangled? ?you,? ?would? ?you? ?have? ?died?? ?Would? ?the? ?one? ?next? ?to? ?you? ?

allow? ?me? ?to? ?succeed?”? ? ?

That’s? ?true.? ?But? ?that? ?didn’t? ?mean? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?didn’t? ?have? ?a? ?killing? ?intent,? ?since? ?his? ?reaction? ?

was? ?completely? ?subconscious? ?at? ?the? ?time.? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?probably? ?knew? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?convince? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?so? ?he? ?stopped? ?trying? ?to? ?argue.? ?

After? ?a? ?moment? ?of? ?silence,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?finally? ?asked? ?the? ?question? ?he? ?wanted? ?the? ?answer? ?to? ?the? ?

most.? ?

“What? ?did? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?awaken? ?in? ?me?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?told? ?him? ?Guoshi? ?seemed? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?awaken? ?something? ?within? ?him,? ?but? ?what? ?could? ?it? ?

be?? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?stared? ?at? ?him? ?strangely.? ?Inside? ?his? ?sleeves,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hands? ?were? ?clenched? ?into? ?

fists,? ?“Guoshi,? ?go? ?ahead? ?and? ?tell? ?me.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?always? ?felt? ?vaguely? ?uneasy.? ?The? ?path? ?of? ?fate? ?of? ?that? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?of? ?WuYong? ?was? ?

so? ?similar? ?to? ?his? ?own,? ?could? ?there? ?really? ?be? ?some? ?sort? ?of? ?hidden? ?connection? ?between? ?himself? ?and? ?

White? ?No-Face?? ?

This? ?was? ?something? ?he? ?must? ?verify,? ?since? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?allow? ?a? ?creature? ?like? ?White? ?No-Face? ?to? ?

have? ?any? ?sort? ?of? ?connection? ?to? ?himself.? ?Yet? ?he? ?was? ?also? ?very? ?afraid? ?that? ?White? ?No-Face? ?really? ?did? ?

have? ?something? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?himself.? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?watched? ?him,? ?and? ?a? ?moment? ?later,? ?he? ?replied,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?these? ?questions? ?

you? ?ask,? ?it’s? ?not? ?quite? ?the? ?right? ?time? ?for? ?me? ?to? ?answer? ?them.? ?Even? ?if? ?I? ?do? ?answer,? ?you? ?might? ?not? ?

believe? ?me.”? ? ?

After? ?a? ?pause,? ?he? ?continued,? ?“However,? ?there? ?is? ?one? ?thing? ?I? ?can? ?answer? ?you? ?right? ?now.”? ? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?slowly? ?enunciated? ?each? ?word,? ?“Right? ?now,? ?White? ?No-Face? ?is? ?inside? ?this? ?Great? ?

Martial? ?Hall.? ?He? ?is? ?standing? ?right? ?before? ?me!”? ?

Who’s? ?standing? ?right? ?before? ?him?? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?backed? ?a? ?few? ?steps? ?away,? ?seeming? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?avoid? ?being? ?in? ?that? ?spot.? ?The? ?

closest? ?next? ?to? ?them? ?was? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?he? ?exclaimed,? ?“Guoshi,? ?you...? ?you? ?open? ?your? ?eyes? ?and? ?

look? ?properly? ?who? ?the? ?person? ?is? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?you.? ?It’s? ?His? ?Highness!? ?Your? ?disciple!”? ? ?

However,? ?there? ?were? ?other? ?voices? ?too.? ?Further? ?away,? ?there? ?were? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?who? ?covered? ?

their? ?mouths? ?and? ?whispered,? ?“Could? ?it? ?be...? ?that? ?His? ?Highness? ?and? ?White? ?No-Face? ?share...? ?a? ?

split? ?soul?!”? ?

“What’s? ?a? ?split? ?soul??”? ?

“It’s? ?when? ?a? ?person’s? ?soul? ?is? ?split? ?into? ?half,? ?or? ?broken? ?into? ?two? ?sides.? ?Each? ?half? ?has? ?its? ?own? ?

memories,? ?and? ?their? ?personalities? ?and? ?skills? ?would? ?be? ?different? ?too.? ?Perhaps? ?even? ?the? ?

appearance? ?could? ?be? ?different? ?as? ?well...”? ? ?

“...That’s? ?very? ?possible.”? ? ?

“I’ve? ?heard? ?of? ?cases? ?like? ?that? ?too!”? ? ?

“If? ?it’s? ?really? ?like? ?that? ?what? ?should? ?we? ?do?? ?His? ?Highness? ?the? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?is? ?the? ?White-Clothed? ?

Calamity???”? ? ?

Such? ?voices? ?were? ?coming? ?from? ?all? ?around,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?himself? ?started? ?to? ?doubt? ?too:? ?Was? ?he? ?

White? ?No-Face???? ?Had? ?it? ?always? ?been? ?like? ?this???? ?

Could? ?it? ?be? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?he? ?himself? ?who? ?had? ?brought? ?ruin? ?to? ?XianLe,? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?he? ?who? ?tortured? ?

himself? ?for? ?eight? ?hundred? ?years?? ?Everything? ?up? ?until? ?now,? ?it? ?was? ?all? ?himself? ?to? ?blame???? ?

It? ?was? ?clamouring? ?noise? ?all? ?around? ?within? ?the? ?hall,? ?all? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?whispering? ?with? ?

various? ?expressions,? ?and? ?even? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?say? ?anymore? ?or? ?what? ?to? ?believe.? ?As? ?

for? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?he? ?stood? ?up? ?and? ?said,? ?“Xian? ?Le,? ?calm? ?yourself!”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?falling? ?apart,? ?“I...? ?I...”? ?

Was? ?everything? ?really? ?all? ?his? ?fault???? ?

If? ?it? ?really? ?was? ?him,? ?then? ?what? ?should? ?he? ?do?? ?He? ?didn’t? ?know!? ?

Just? ?as? ?he? ?was? ?drowning? ?in? ?confusion,? ?a? ?voice? ?suddenly? ?rang? ?in? ?his? ?mind:? ? ?

“No!? ?I? ?can? ?swear? ?that? ?you? ?are? ?you,? ?you’re? ?not? ?anyone? ?else.? ?Trust? ?me!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

San? ?Lang.? ?San? ?Lang!? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?said? ?once? ?that? ?it? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?him.? ?It? ?could? ?never? ?be? ?his? ?fault!? ?

Having? ?thought? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?mind? ?instantly? ?cleared,? ?and? ?he? ?steadied? ?himself,? ?standing? ?his? ?

ground.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?however,? ?had? ?already? ?descended? ?from? ?his? ?throne? ?and? ?came? ?to? ?his? ?side,? ?“Xian? ?

Le!? ?Calm? ?down? ?first...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?look? ?up? ?to? ?give? ?a? ?composed? ?response? ?when? ?unexpectedly,? ?right? ?then,? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?suddenly? ?reached? ?out? ?and? ?pulled? ?out? ?the? ?sacred? ?sword? ?hung? ?on? ?Feng? ?Xin’s? ?waist,? ?

and? ?lunged? ?at? ?Jun? ?Wu!? ?

All? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?cried? ?out.? ?However,? ?both? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?were? ?martial? ?gods,? ?the? ?

best? ?in? ?their? ?field? ?no? ?less,? ?so? ?why? ?would? ?they? ?care? ?for? ?such? ?a? ?low? ?level? ?sneak? ?attack?? ?The? ?point? ?of? ?

the? ?blade? ?hadn’t? ?even? ?touched? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?before? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?fingers? ?had? ?already? ?flashed? ?out? ?as? ?fast? ?

as? ?lightning? ?and? ?seized? ?that? ?shining,? ?snow? ?white? ?blade,? ?catching? ?it? ?right? ?before? ?his? ?eyes!? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?came? ?back? ?to? ?his? ?senses? ?and? ?immediately? ?rushed? ?up? ?to? ?restrain? ?Guoshi.? ?That? ?he? ?dared? ?

to? ?conduct? ?assassination? ?within? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?and? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?so? ?many? ?martial? ?gods? ?too,? ?

he? ?was? ?asking? ?for? ?his? ?death.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?exclaimed,? ?“Guoshi,? ?what? ?you’re? ?doing? ?is? ?pointless!”? ? ?

However,? ?while? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?struggled? ?uselessly,? ?he? ?roared? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?

“LOOK!!!? ?TAKE? ?A? ?LOOK,? ?QUICK!!!”? ? ?

Yin? ?Yu? ?rushed? ?up,? ?“Your? ?Highness!? ?Are? ?you? ?alright?? ?What’s? ?happened?”? ? ?

From? ?afar,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?alarmed,? ?“Look? ?at? ?what?? ?What? ?does? ?he? ?mean?? ?What? ?is? ?he? ?planning?”? ?

It? ?was? ?pandemonium,? ?but? ?for? ?a? ?good? ?while,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?hadn’t? ?moved? ?a? ?muscle.? ?

It? ?wasn’t? ?because? ?of? ?anything? ?else.? ?It? ?was? ?because? ?he? ?saw? ?something? ?reflected? ?on? ?that? ?snow? ?

white? ?blade.? ?

A? ?face.? ?

The? ?composed? ?and? ?handsome? ?face? ?of? ?a? ?youth.? ?

And? ?on? ?this? ?face,? ?there? ?were? ?three? ?other? ?faces? ?growing? ?on? ?it!? ?

Those? ?three? ?tiny? ?faces? ?were? ?squished? ?on? ?this? ?person’s? ?face,? ?ruining? ?that? ?handsome? ?complexion,? ?

making? ?it? ?appear? ?chillingly? ?horrifying.? ?Even? ?the? ?five? ?features? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?contorting.? ?Half? ?of? ?the? ?

face? ?appeared? ?to? ?be? ?crying? ?while? ?the? ?other? ?half? ?appeared? ?to? ?be? ?smiling.? ?

That? ?face? ?should’ve? ?been? ?infinitely? ?familiar? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?Yet? ?right? ?then,? ?from? ?the? ?mirror-like? ?blade,? ?

the? ?face? ?was? ?so? ?foreign? ?it? ?was? ?terrifying,? ?so? ?much? ?so? ?that? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?drenched? ?in? ?cold? ?sweat.? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?he? ?remember? ?that? ?this? ?sword? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?carried? ?with? ?him? ?was? ?HongJing,? ?the? ?mirror? ?

that? ?revealed? ?evil.? ?When? ?ghosts? ?entered? ?the? ?mirror,? ?they? ?could? ?not? ?hide.? ?

From? ?this? ?angle,? ?what? ?HongJing? ?reflected? ?wasn’t? ?his? ?own? ?face,? ?but? ?the? ?face? ?of? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?was? ?

standing? ?behind? ?him.? ?And,? ?upon? ?that? ?face? ?was? ?a? ?pair? ?of? ?dark,? ?solemn? ?eyes? ?that? ?were? ?currently? ?

watching? ?him? ?closely.? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?pupils? ?slowly? ?shrank.? ?It? ?was? ?as? ?if? ?his? ?movements? ?had? ?slowed,? ?and? ?as? ?his? ?mouth? ?

opened? ?slowly,? ?his? ?wrist? ?suddenly? ?stiffened.? ?

A? ?powerful? ?hand? ?had? ?seized? ?his? ?wrist,? ?and? ?behind? ?him,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?smiled,? ?“Xian? ?Le,? ?what? ?are? ?you? ?

looking? ?at?”? ? ?

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?MXTX? ?Author? ?Notes:? ?Same? ?old? ?rules,? ??don’t? ?spoil? ?or? ?give? ?hints.? ?

Of? ?course? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?White? ?No-Face? ?aren’t? ?the? ?light? ?and? ?dark? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?same? ?person,? ?

or? ?reincarnations.? ?They’re? ?two? ?completely? ?different? ?people.? ?The? ?story? ?will? ?explain.? ?

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Ch.209:? ?Chaos? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court;? ?Nefarious? ?Wave? ?Shakes? ?the? ?Heavens? ?

It’s? ?been? ?hundreds? ?of? ?years? ?since? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?last? ?felt? ?such? ?chill? ?down? ?his? ?spine? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?said? ?White? ?No-Face? ?was? ?standing? ?right? ?before? ?him,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?first? ?thought? ?

was? ?it? ?was? ?himself,? ?but? ?he? ?had? ?forgotten.? ?Before? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing,? ?other? ?than? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?there? ?was? ?

still? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?behind? ?him!? ?

Only,? ?he? ?had? ?never? ?suspected? ?that? ?person,? ?so? ?this? ?was? ?a? ?startling? ?revelation,? ?which? ?was? ?why? ?all? ?

of? ?his? ?hairs? ?were? ?now? ?standing? ?abruptly.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?struggled? ?a? ?bit? ?but? ?the? ?strength? ?of? ?that? ?hand? ?

was? ?extremely? ?powerful,? ?gripping? ?him? ?firmly? ?without? ?budging.? ?He? ?said? ?in? ?spite? ?of? ?himself,? ?“You...? ?

your? ?face...”? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s? ?voice? ?sounded? ?like? ?he? ?didn’t? ?care? ?for? ?it? ?at? ?all,? ?like? ?he? ?had? ?only? ?just? ?noticed? ?a? ?trifling? ?

mistake,? ?“Ah,? ?a? ?moment’s? ?carelessness? ?and? ?they’ve? ?come? ?out? ?again.”? ? ?

Another? ?wave? ?of? ?excruciating? ?pain? ?shot? ?up? ?from? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?wrist? ?and? ?finally,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?grip? ?the? ?

hilt? ?anymore? ?and? ?loosened? ?his? ?grip.? ?

The? ?long? ?sword? ?dropped? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ??CLANG!?,? ?a? ?crisp,? ?resounding? ?sound? ?filled? ?the? ?hall.? ?

However,? ?it? ?was? ?too? ?late.? ?

Many? ?of? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?nearby,? ?like? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?had? ?seen? ?that? ?horrifying? ?face? ?reflected? ?in? ?

HongJing!? ?

A? ?blanket? ?of? ?dead? ?silence? ?covered? ?the? ?great? ?hall.? ?Almost? ?every? ?heavenly? ?official? ?was? ?stunned,? ?

including? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?who? ?stood? ?the? ?closest? ?and? ?saw? ?everything? ?clearly.? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?used? ?this? ?

chance? ?to? ?break? ?free? ?of? ?the? ?hold? ?and? ?grabbed? ?HongJing? ?that? ?was? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?raising? ?it? ?up? ?

with? ?both? ?hands? ?to? ?stand? ?it? ?upright? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?“EVERYONE? ?LOOK? ?CLOSELY!!? ?LOOK? ?AT? ?

THE? ?FACE? ?OF? ?THIS? ?MAN? ?STANDING? ?RIGHT? ?HERE!!!”? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?number? ?of? ?martial? ?gods? ?that? ?came? ?to? ?their? ?senses? ?first,? ?and? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?rushed? ?forward? ?

and? ?shouted,? ?his? ?sword? ?pulled? ?out,? ?“WHO? ?ARE? ?YOU??”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?standing? ?further? ?away? ?didn’t? ?understand? ?what? ?was? ?happening? ?and? ?they? ?

started? ?crying,? ?“WHAT’S? ?GOING? ?ON?”? ? ?

“Who? ?is? ?General? ?Pei? ?talking? ?to?”? ? ?

“HOW? ?CAN? ?HE? ?POINT? ?THE? ?SWORD? ?AT? ?THE? ?EMPEROR?”? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?stared? ?intensely? ?at? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?without? ?blinking,? ?enunciating? ?each? ?word,? ?“HE,? ?IS? ?

WHITE? ?NO-FACE!”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?dumbstruck,? ?“How? ?could? ?he? ?be? ?White? ?No-Face?? ?Is? ?White? ?No-Face? ?impersonating? ?

the? ?emperor?? ?Then? ?where’s? ?the? ?real? ?emperor?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?now? ?also? ?wondering? ?if? ?there? ?was? ?an? ?underhanded? ?switchover,? ?but? ?since? ?when? ?had? ?

this? ?substitute? ?been? ?around?? ?How? ?come? ?he? ?didn’t? ?notice? ?anything? ?amiss?? ?The? ?Heavenly? ?Martial? ?

Emperor? ?wasn’t? ?like? ?the? ?elusive? ?low-key? ?Earth? ?Master,? ?and? ?no? ?matter? ?what,? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?

impersonated? ?it? ?couldn’t? ?have? ?gone? ?unnoticed? ?by? ?all? ?in? ?the? ?entire? ?Upper? ?Court!? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?speak? ?again? ?when? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?raised? ?another? ?hand,? ?sighing,? ?

“You’ve? ?disappointed? ?me? ?again.”? ? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing’s? ?face? ?suddenly? ?dropped,? ?appearing? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?suddenly? ?strangled? ?in? ?a? ?

chokehold? ?by? ?someone.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?picked? ?up? ?his? ?longsword? ?and? ?slashed? ?out? ?whooshing? ?

sword? ?gales,? ?but? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?a? ?swept? ?a? ?look,? ?and? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?sent? ?flying? ?

back.? ? ?

The? ?next? ?second,? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu,? ?Feng? ?Xin,? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen,? ?and? ?almost? ?all? ?

the? ?martial? ?gods? ?inside? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?all? ?sieged? ?forward.? ?

However,? ?an? ?incense? ?time? ?after,? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?hand? ?was? ?still? ?gripping? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?wrist? ?while? ?all? ?the? ?

martial? ?gods? ?that? ?had? ?surrounded? ?and? ?attacked? ?earlier? ?had? ?fallen.? ?

Within? ?the? ?Great? ?Hall,? ?the? ?ground? ?was? ?sprawled? ?with? ?martial? ?gods? ?who? ?had? ?all? ?lost? ?their? ?attacking? ?

powers,? ?and? ?only? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?remained? ?standing.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?threw? ?up? ?a? ?mouthful? ?of? ?

blood? ?and? ?yelled? ?angrily? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?who? ?was? ?frozen? ?on? ?the? ?spot? ?and? ?silent,? ?“MOVE!? ?DO? ?

SOMETHING!? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?ZONING? ?OUT? ?FOR??? ?WAITING? ?TO? ?BE? ?KILLED??”? ?

Yet? ?little? ?did? ?he? ?know,? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?want? ?to? ?move,? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?that? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?move? ?

at? ?all!? ?

Even? ?though? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?only? ?using? ?a? ?hand? ?to? ?grip? ?him,? ?yet? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?sense? ?that? ?even? ?if? ?

he? ?was? ?to? ?slightly? ?curve? ?a? ?finger? ?the? ?other? ?would? ?notice? ?and? ?immediately? ?snap? ?said? ?finger,? ?so? ?

nevermind? ?retaliation!? ?Judging? ?from? ?whichever? ?angle,? ?the? ?best? ?decision? ?was? ?to? ?remain? ?still? ?and? ?

cautious!? ?

Such? ?was? ?the? ?power? ?of? ?the? ?number? ?one? ?martial? ?god? ?of? ?all? ?three? ?realms!? ? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?standing? ?at? ?the? ?outer? ?edges? ?had? ?scattered? ?in? ?trepidation,? ?and? ?it? ?took? ?a? ?

moment? ?before? ?they? ?remembered? ?to? ?escape,? ?rushing? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?with? ?their? ?

faces? ?pale,? ?but? ?they’d? ?only? ?made? ?it? ?to? ?the? ?entrance? ?before? ?that? ?set? ?of? ?glamourous? ?heavy? ?doors? ?

closed? ?shut? ?on? ?their? ?own.? ?They? ?slapped? ?at? ?the? ?doors? ?in? ?futile.? ?The? ?near? ?hundred? ?heavenly? ?

officials? ?within? ?the? ?hall? ?either? ?couldn’t? ?get? ?out? ?or? ?couldn’t? ?get? ?up,? ?truly? ?pure? ?chaos.? ?As? ?for? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?

Qing,? ?his? ?body? ?was? ?yanked? ?forward? ?by? ?an? ?unseen? ?force,? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?grabbed? ?hold? ?of? ?his? ?collar,? ?

smiling,? ?“Did? ?you? ?think,? ?that? ?by? ?changing? ?your? ?mind? ?last? ?minute? ?and? ?told? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?everyone? ?that? ?

I? ?won’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?do? ?anything?? ?Did? ?you? ?think,? ?that? ?once? ?they? ?knew,? ?they? ?could? ?threaten? ?me? ?by? ?

uniting? ?together?? ?I? ?can? ?annihilate? ?all? ?of? ?them? ?with? ?just? ?one? ?hand.”? ? ?

It? ?seemed? ?that? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?would? ?bring? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?up? ?first? ?wasn’t? ?simply? ?to? ?allow? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?bid? ?his? ?

farewell? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng.? ?He? ?had? ?told? ?or? ?threatened? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?with? ?some? ?things,? ?which? ?was? ?

why? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?was? ?interrogated? ?in? ?the? ?hall? ?without? ?concerns.? ?Yet? ?who? ?knew? ?at? ?the? ?last? ?second,? ?

Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?would? ?go? ?back? ?on? ?his? ?word.? ?He? ?clutched? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?sleeves? ?and? ?shouted? ?to? ?Xie? ?

Lian,? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?RUN? ?AWAY!? ?HE’S? ?GONE? ?CRAZY!”? ? ?

“Guoshi!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?exclaimed.? ?

The? ?next? ?second,? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?couldn’t? ?speak? ?any? ?longer,? ?like? ?something? ?was? ?choking? ?his? ?

neck,? ?but? ?he? ?had? ?always? ?dressed? ?in? ?robes? ?that? ?covered? ?his? ?neck? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?see? ?clearly? ?

what? ?was? ?wrong? ?with? ?it.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?sighed,? ?“You? ?dummy,? ?what? ?you’re? ?doing? ?is? ?no? ?different? ?than? ?

pushing? ?them? ?into? ?a? ?fire? ?pit.? ?Originally,? ?this? ?affair? ?had? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?them,? ?but? ?now,? ?no? ?one? ?

shall? ?leave? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?alive.”? ?

With? ?things? ?this? ?urgent,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?immediately? ?called? ?through? ?the? ?spiritual? ?communication,? ?“SAN? ?

LANG!”? ? ?

He? ?had? ?never? ?taken? ?the? ?initiative? ?to? ?recite? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?verbal? ?password? ?to? ?the? ?communication? ?

array? ?before,? ?but? ?under? ?such? ?dire? ?circumstances,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?time? ?to? ?worry? ?about? ?being? ?

shy,? ?yet? ?after? ?reciting? ?mentally? ?a? ?few? ?times,? ?it? ?was? ?still? ?complete? ?silence? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?end? ?without? ?

any? ?response.? ?

This? ?feeling? ?of? ?communication? ?blockage? ?was? ?exactly? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?in? ?Mount? ?TongLu!? ?

With? ?but? ?a? ?glance? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?could? ?tell? ?what? ?he? ?was? ?thinking,? ?“No? ?need? ?to? ?keep? ?trying.? ?If? ?I? ?do? ?

not? ?permit? ?then? ?you? ?cannot? ?communicate.”? ? ?

The? ?Heavenly? ?Court? ?was? ?built? ?on? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?powers,? ?this? ?place? ?was? ?his? ?domain,? ?he’s? ?the? ?biggest,? ?

so? ?of? ?course? ?he? ?could? ?do? ?whatever? ?he? ?wanted.? ?Which? ?also? ?meant,? ?the? ?entire? ?Upper? ?Court,? ?the? ?

entire? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?was? ?now? ?thoroughly? ?isolated? ?from? ?everywhere? ?else.? ?This? ?had? ?truly? ?

become? ?“Crying? ?for? ?the? ?heavens? ?in? ?vain;? ?crying? ?for? ?the? ?earth? ?to? ?no? ?avail”.? ? ?

Suddenly,? ?the? ?doors? ?to? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?burst? ?open.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?all? ?regained? ?their? ?

spirits? ?in? ?rejoice,? ?yet? ?when? ?they? ?saw? ?who? ?was? ?standing? ?at? ?the? ?entrance,? ?they? ?were? ?all? ?taken? ?

aback.? ?Outside? ?the? ?hall? ?stood? ?a? ?tall,? ?black? ?clad? ?man,? ?his? ?aura? ?chilling? ?and? ?unapproachable,? ?

blocking? ?everyone’s? ?way? ?out.? ?It? ?was? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?wearing? ?the? ?Brocade? ?Immortal!? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?all? ?at? ?a? ?loss? ?on? ?what? ?to? ?do? ?as? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?crossed? ?over? ?the? ?threshold? ?

and? ?entered? ?the? ?hall,? ?bending? ?one? ?knee? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?towards? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?speaking? ?with? ?solemn? ?

respect,? ?“My? ?Lord.”? ? ?

“Rise? ?and? ?get? ?to? ?work.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“You? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?do.”? ? ?

Ling? ?Wen? ?inclined? ?her? ?head? ?and? ?smiled,? ?“Of? ?course.”? ? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?struggled? ?to? ?stand? ?using? ?the? ?wall? ?as? ?support,? ?and? ?seeing? ?this,? ?he? ?was? ?both? ?shocked? ?and? ?

dubious,? ?“Wasn’t? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?still? ?at? ?large? ?in? ?Mount? ?TongLu?”? ? ?

“That’s? ?correct.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?replied,? ?“However,? ?I? ?feel? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?is? ?very? ?useful,? ?and? ?only? ?made? ?an? ?

insignificant? ?mistake,? ?so,? ?I’ve? ?summoned? ?him? ?back.”? ? ?

Indeed,? ?compared? ?to? ?the? ?White? ?Clothed? ?Calamity,? ?that? ?Brocade? ?Immortal? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?created? ?

really? ?was? ?an? ?“insignificant? ?mistake”.? ?And? ?now,? ?both? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?and? ?the? ?Brocade? ?Immortal? ?had? ?

become? ?this? ?“Jun? ?Wu”’s? ?subordinates.? ?Just? ?then,? ?a? ?bundle? ?of? ?white? ?shadow? ?flashed? ?and? ?

something? ?leapt? ?in,? ?latching? ?onto? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?foot? ?and? ?started? ?nuzzling? ?his? ?boot.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?looked? ?

and? ?cried? ?angrily,? ?“WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING?? ?GET? ?BACK? ?HERE!”? ? ?

That? ?thing? ?was? ?the? ?fetus? ?spirit.? ?Not? ?only? ?did? ?it? ?not? ?obey? ?the? ?words? ?of? ?its? ?own? ?father,? ?it’d? ?even? ?

started? ?snaking? ?its? ?tongue? ?out? ?maliciously? ?at? ?him.? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?just? ?beaten? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ?

puking? ?blood? ?by? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?yet? ?now? ?his? ?own? ?son? ?was? ?hugging? ?the? ?leg? ?of? ?the? ?enemy? ?who’d? ?

wounded? ?him,? ?like? ?it? ?had? ?no? ?idea? ?who? ?its? ?dad? ?was,? ?and? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?so? ?enraged? ?he? ?puked? ?

another? ?round? ?of? ?blood.? ?Soon? ?after,? ?a? ?troop? ?of? ?expressionless? ?martial? ?gods? ?came? ?pouring? ?into? ?the? ?

hall.? ?

Those? ?martial? ?gods? ?were? ?all? ?officials? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?appointed? ?up,? ?and? ?had? ?ever? ?only? ?obeyed? ?his? ?

command.? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?received? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?control? ?and? ?ordered,? ?“Take? ?every? ?heavenly? ?official? ?back? ?

to? ?their? ?own? ?palace? ?and? ?watch? ?over? ?them.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?sitting? ?nearby,? ?his? ?expression? ?complicated,? ?“Ling? ?Wen,? ?how? ?heartless? ?of? ?you.”? ? ?

Ling? ?Wen? ?patted? ?his? ?shoulder,? ?“Didn’t? ?you? ?know? ?of? ?my? ?heartlessness? ?from? ?the? ?first? ?day? ?we? ?met?? ?

How? ?about? ?it,? ?wanna? ?join?? ?You’re? ?always? ?welcome.”? ? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?gave? ?a? ?dry? ?chuckle? ?but? ?didn’t? ?speak.? ?

Once? ?again,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?received? ?special? ?treatment? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?who? ?would? ?personally? ?escort? ?

him? ?back? ?to? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?chided,? ?“Come.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back? ?and? ?glanced? ?at? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing.? ?Just? ?what? ?is? ?going? ?on?? ?Who? ?are? ?you?? ?What? ?

did? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?achieve?? ?Who? ?is? ?this? ?person?? ?Is? ?he? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?or? ?White? ?No-Face?? ?What? ?is? ?he? ?

planning?? ?

There? ?were? ?too,? ?too? ?many? ?questions? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?ask,? ?but? ?they? ?must? ?be? ?asked? ?in? ?private? ?and? ?

very? ?carefully.? ?Only? ?Mei? ?Nian? ?Qing? ?could? ?answer? ?those? ?questions,? ?but? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?would? ?definitely? ?

not? ?give? ?him? ?this? ?chance.? ?

The? ?moment? ?they? ?crossed? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?slightly? ?taken? ?aback.? ?Upon? ?

the? ?great? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?the? ?skies? ?were? ?gloomy,? ?the? ?clouds? ?rolling? ?nefariously;? ?

all? ?had? ?changed? ?in? ?the? ?blink? ?of? ?an? ?eye,? ?and? ?the? ?once? ?scintillating? ?brightness? ?was? ?no? ?more.? ?Only? ?

the? ?martial? ?gods? ?under? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?command? ?still? ?acted? ?as? ?they? ?usually? ?did? ?as? ?they? ?sent? ?every? ?

heavenly? ?official? ?back? ?to? ?their? ?own? ?palaces,? ?and? ?everything? ?appeared? ?uneasy? ?and? ?somber.? ?As? ?for? ?

the? ?junior? ?officials? ?that? ?had? ?been? ?rushing? ?about,? ?they? ?were? ?all? ?now? ?sprawled? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?grounds? ?

unconscious.? ?

Needless? ?to? ?say,? ?this? ?must’ve? ?been? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?doing.? ?From? ?afar? ?came? ?the? ?DANG–? ?DANG–? ?

chiming? ?of? ?the? ?bell.? ?It? ?seemed,? ?the? ?problem? ?laid? ?with? ?the? ?bell.? ?

The? ?two? ?slowly? ?walked? ?towards? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le? ?along? ?the? ?great? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?

Capital.? ?On? ?the? ?way,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?been? ?spinning? ?his? ?mind? ?trying? ?to? ?think? ?of? ?a? ?way? ?to? ?escape,? ?but? ?

he? ?was? ?no? ?match? ?against? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?and? ?any? ?clever? ?little? ?tricks? ?he? ?could? ?think? ?of? ?would? ?be? ?

completely? ?useless? ?against? ?the? ?emperor.? ?Besides,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?didn’t? ?just? ?have? ?the? ?martial? ?might,? ?he? ?

could? ?also? ?see? ?through? ?what? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?thinking.? ?

By? ?the? ?time? ?they? ?entered? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?still? ?hadn’t? ?come? ?up? ?with? ?any? ?idea,? ?and? ?

he? ?told? ?himself? ?to? ?let? ?it? ?go,? ?that? ?it’d? ?be? ?fine? ?even? ?if? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?think? ?of? ?anything,? ?because? ?if? ?he? ?

didn’t? ?communicate? ?with? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?for? ?too? ?long,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?would? ?definitely? ?notice? ?something? ?

wrong.? ?As? ?long? ?as? ?things? ?didn’t? ?get? ?out? ?of? ?hand? ?before? ?that? ?happened.? ?However,? ?after? ?the? ?doors? ?

were? ?shut,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?suddenly? ?said,? ?“Do? ?you? ?miss? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower?”? ?

“...”? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s? ?words? ?made? ?his? ?heart? ?jump? ?to? ?his? ?throat,? ?and? ?his? ?heart? ?started? ?pounding.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?how? ?to? ?respond;? ?if? ?“yes”,? ?would? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?do? ?something? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng?? ?If? ?

“no”,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?might? ?not? ?believe? ?him.? ?

Hearing? ?no? ?response,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?smiled,? ?“No? ?need? ?to? ?worry,? ?I? ?know,? ?you? ?must? ?miss? ?him.? ?I’m? ?sure? ?

you? ?really? ?want? ?to? ?communicate? ?with? ?him.”? ? ?

The? ?way? ?he? ?spoke? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?still? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?before;? ?warm,? ?tolerant,? ?composed,? ?

dependable,? ?there? ?were? ?no? ?changes.? ?But? ?the? ?more? ?he? ?was? ?like? ?this? ?the? ?more? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?

confused? ?and? ?terrified.? ?

Then,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?continued,? ?“If? ?you? ?really? ?miss? ?him,? ?then? ?why? ?don’t? ?you? ?connect? ?with? ?him? ?for? ?a? ?bit? ?

and? ?chat.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

He? ?had? ?guessed? ?what? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?thinking? ?when? ?they? ?entered? ?the? ?doors? ?just? ?now.? ?Everything? ?

was? ?within? ?his? ?grasp!? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?continued? ?smiling,? ?“Xian? ?Le,? ?you? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?say.? ?Don’t? ?let? ?him? ?be? ?worried.? ?I’m? ?sure? ?

that? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?of? ?yours? ?would? ?be? ?very? ?happy? ?that? ?you’re? ?connecting? ?with? ?him? ?

as? ?well.”? ?

Then,? ?he? ?placed? ?a? ?hand? ?on? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?shoulder.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?an? ?intricate? ?wave? ?of? ?movement? ?and? ?

knew? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?casted? ?some? ?sort? ?of? ?spell? ?that? ?could? ?hear? ?the? ?content? ?of? ?their? ?communication.? ?

Even? ?if? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?speak? ?he? ?could? ?still? ?hear.? ?Naturally,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?what? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?wanted? ?to? ?hear? ?him? ?say.? ?

After? ?a? ?pause,? ?he? ?gathered? ?his? ?courage? ?and? ?bold-headedly? ?said? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?verbal? ?password? ?

out? ?loud.? ?

Having? ?heard? ?that? ?verbal? ?password,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?found? ?it? ?funny? ?and? ?chuckled? ?a? ?bit.? ?

However,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?no? ?time? ?to? ?be? ?embarrassed? ?or? ?shy.? ?It? ?only? ?took? ?a? ?breath? ?of? ?a? ?second? ?

before? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?voice? ?rang? ?next? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?ears.? ?He? ?sighed,? ?“Gege,? ?gege,? ?it’s? ?been? ?so? ?

long,? ?you’ve? ?finally? ?remembered? ?San? ?Lang.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?exchanged? ?a? ?look? ?with? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?He? ?replied,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?I? ?haven’t? ?even? ?left? ?for? ?two? ?

hours.”? ? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“To? ?me,? ?the? ?point? ?is? ?‘you? ?left’,? ?not? ?‘only? ?two? ?hours’.? ?Even? ?for? ?an? ?

instant? ?it’s? ?still? ?separation.”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?listening? ?right? ?next? ?to? ?him,? ?hey!? ?

Even? ?with? ?the? ?situation? ?so? ?perilous? ?right? ?now,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?still? ?managed? ?to? ?feel? ?some? ?genuine? ?

embarrassment.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?up,? ?“Unfortunately,? ?he? ?will? ?have? ?to? ?wait? ?longer? ?than? ?two? ?hours.? ?

Continue.? ?Tell? ?him? ?that? ?until? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?have? ?been? ?taken? ?cared? ?of,? ?he? ?will? ?not? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?

see? ?you.? ?Don’t? ?give? ?any? ?hints? ?in? ?a? ?roundabout? ?way,? ?I? ?can? ?hear? ?everything.”? ? ?

To? ?finish? ?taking? ?care? ?of? ?resentful? ?spirits,? ?that’d? ?be? ?seven? ?days? ?and? ?seven? ?nights.? ?After? ?a? ?pause,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“If? ?you? ?can’t? ?even? ?wait? ?for? ?two? ?hours,? ?what? ?will? ?you? ?do? ?if? ?I? ?need? ?to? ?take? ?a? ?long? ?time? ?

this? ?time?”? ?

“Did? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?stuff? ?you? ?with? ?a? ?big? ?pile? ?of? ?missions?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked.? ?

“Yea.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied.? ?

“Let? ?me? ?help? ?you.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“Tell? ?him? ?after? ?you? ?complete? ?the? ?missions,? ?I? ?will? ?permit? ?you? ?to? ?take? ?a? ?three? ?year? ?

break.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“There’s? ?no? ?need.? ?San? ?Lang,? ?you’re? ?already? ?a? ?great? ?help? ?guarding? ?that? ?array? ?for? ?

me,? ?so? ?just? ?let? ?me? ?handle? ?everything? ?else.? ?The? ?emperor? ?already? ?said? ?that? ?after? ?I? ?complete? ?this? ?

big? ?pile? ?of? ?missions? ?I? ?can? ?have? ?a? ?three? ?year? ?break,? ?I? ?won’t? ?have? ?to? ?do? ?anything.”? ? ?

“Only? ?three? ?years?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked.? ?

“Is? ?three? ?years? ?not? ?enough?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“It’s? ?already? ?a? ?small? ?perk.”? ?

“Alright,? ?fine.? ?But–”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said? ?languidly,? ?“Gege,? ?that’s? ?your? ?perk.? ?What? ?about? ?mine?”? ? ?

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Ch.210:? ?Chaos? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Court;? ?Nefarious? ?Wave? ?Shakes? ?the? ?Heavens? ?2? ?

“Wh...? ?what? ?perk?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked? ?back,? ?“What? ?do? ?you? ?think?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?practically? ?imagine? ?just? ?how? ?his? ?brow? ?was? ?raised? ?and? ?how? ?his? ?lips? ?were? ?curled? ?

when? ?he? ?asked? ?this? ?question,? ?so? ?what? ?could? ?he? ?say? ?to? ?that?? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?continued,? ?“Speaking? ?of? ?which,? ?gege? ?still? ?owes? ?me? ?for? ?quite? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?

am? ?I? ?wrong?”? ? ?

“No.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied? ?cautiously.? ?

“Then? ?has? ?gege? ?thought? ?of? ?how? ?you’ll? ?repay? ?me?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?asked.? ?

“...Not? ?really.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?sniffed? ?a? ?laugh,? ?“Since? ?you? ?haven’t? ?thought? ?of? ?anything,? ?then? ?why? ?

don’t? ?you? ?let? ?me? ?decide?? ?After? ?this? ?affair? ?is? ?over? ?and? ?done? ?with? ?and? ?you? ?got? ?your? ?vacation,? ?gege? ?

can? ?take? ?your? ?time? ?to? ?pay? ?me? ?back? ?for? ?everything,? ?how’s? ?that? ?sound?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?fending? ?against? ?his? ?attacks? ?while? ?sneaking? ?glimpses? ?at? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?like? ?a? ?guilty? ?thief? ?at? ?

the? ?same? ?time,? ?and? ?answered? ?randomly? ?,? ?“Oh,? ?en,? ?yea...”? ?

After? ?guiding? ?him? ?slyly? ?to? ?this? ?point? ?step? ?by? ?step? ?and? ?receiving? ?the? ?answer? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?hear,? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?finally? ?pleased? ?and? ?satisfied,? ?and? ?temporarily? ?let? ?him? ?off? ?the? ?hook,? ?“And? ?so?? ?It’s? ?

so? ?rare? ?for? ?gege? ?to? ?seek? ?me? ?out? ?through? ?spiritual? ?communication,? ?what? ?is? ?it?”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?eyed? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?

The? ?reason? ?he? ?allowed? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?to? ?communicate? ?with? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?to? ?hold? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?down,? ?

and? ?make? ?him? ?think? ?nothing? ?was? ?wrong,? ?staying? ?obediently? ?down? ?in? ?the? ?lower? ?realm.? ?Of? ?course? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?what? ?kind? ?of? ?answer? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?wanted? ?to? ?hear,? ?so? ?he? ?replied? ?slowly,? ?“Actually,? ?it’s? ?

not? ?really? ?anything,? ?I? ?was? ?just? ?afraid? ?that? ?having? ?been? ?gone? ?for? ?so? ?long? ?you’d? ?worry.”? ? ?

“Hm?”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?wondered,? ?“Didn’t? ?gege? ?say? ?so? ?yourself?? ?You? ?haven’t? ?even? ?left? ?for? ?over? ?two? ?

hours,? ?so? ?why? ?would? ?you? ?worry? ?that? ?I’d? ?worry?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?getting? ?dizzy? ?from? ?going? ?around? ?in? ?circles? ?with? ?him,? ?feeling? ?a? ?little? ?anxious? ?but? ?also? ?

a? ?little? ?funny.? ?Suddenly,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“Oh,? ?I? ?get? ?it.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?breath? ?hitched,? ?“What? ?did? ?you? ?get?”? ? ?

There? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?light? ?laughter? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?end.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?replied? ?

leisurely,? ?“Gege,? ?maybe? ?it’s? ?you? ?who? ?missed? ?me? ?so? ?much? ?after? ?separating? ?for? ?only? ?so? ?long?”? ? ?

“...”? ?

If? ?before? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?still? ?cover? ?things? ?up? ?with? ?vaguity,? ?then? ?this? ?line? ?was? ?truly? ?too? ?honest? ?and? ?

exposed,? ?and? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?pretend? ?to? ?be? ?normal? ?at? ?all.? ?Under? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?watchful? ?eyes,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?

face? ?still? ?grew? ?hot.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?he? ?replied? ?softly,? ?“...en.”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?voice? ?was? ?also? ?soft,? ?“Me? ?too.? ?I? ?really? ?want? ?to? ?go? ?up? ?there? ?and? ?whisk? ?you? ?away.”? ? ?

While? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?was? ?warmed,? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time? ?it? ?was? ?strung? ?high? ?up,? ?and? ?his? ?eyes? ?met? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s.? ?

If? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?really? ?did? ?come? ?to? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?how? ?would? ?things? ?end?? ?How? ?would? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?handle? ?him?? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?suppressed? ?his? ?surge? ?of? ?emotions? ?and? ?did? ?his? ?best? ?to? ?sound? ?natural,? ?“Nah,? ?it’s? ?okay.? ?It’s? ?

a? ?mess? ?up? ?here? ?in? ?the? ?heavens? ?right? ?now.? ?If? ?you? ?came,? ?they’ll? ?probably? ?lose? ?their? ?heads.? ?Just? ?

wait? ?a? ?bit? ?longer.”? ? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?replied? ?lazily,? ?“I? ?understand,? ?gege,? ?I? ?won’t? ?go? ?up? ?to? ?scare? ?them.? ?I? ?hate? ?that? ?blinding? ?

light? ?up? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?and? ?I? ?still? ?have? ?to? ?guard? ?the? ?circle? ?of? ?people? ?here,? ?so? ?I’ll? ?just? ?wait? ?

here? ?sagely? ?for? ?gege? ?to? ?come? ?back.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?if? ?he? ?sighed? ?in? ?relief? ?or? ?broke? ?out? ?in? ?cold? ?sweat,? ?and? ?said,? ?“Yes,? ?be? ?good.”? ? ?

“But,”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?“If? ?I’m? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?good,? ?gege? ?can’t? ?come? ?back? ?empty? ?handed.? ?I? ?need? ?

rewards.”? ? ?

“Of? ?course,? ?of? ?course.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied.? ?

Then? ?the? ?two? ?said? ?a? ?few? ?more? ?casual? ?words,? ?ambiguous? ?and? ?dubious,? ?going? ?on? ?and? ?off,? ?

repeatedly? ?bidding? ?farewells? ?before? ?the? ?communication? ?finally? ?ended.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?huffed? ?a? ?breath? ?softly? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?“It? ?seems,? ?Xian? ?Le? ?has? ?been? ?living? ?an? ?exciting? ?

life? ?down? ?below.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?how? ?to? ?answer? ?to? ?that.? ?After? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?patted? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?shoulder,? ?he? ?turned? ?

around? ?and? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?leave? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le? ?when? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?called? ?out? ?from? ?behind? ?him,? ?

“My? ?Lord!”? ? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s? ?form? ?paused.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?“Just? ?who? ?are? ?you?? ?Are? ?you? ?the? ?emperor?? ?Or? ?something? ?

else?”? ? ?

It? ?was? ?already? ?difficult? ?for? ?him? ?to? ?accept? ?the? ?truth? ?when? ?he? ?suspected? ?a? ?connection? ?between? ?the? ?

Guoshi? ?and? ?White? ?No-Face.? ?If? ?even? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?and? ?White? ?No-Face? ?shared? ?a? ?connection,? ?then? ?he? ?

felt? ?as? ?if? ?his? ?entire? ?person? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?flip? ?upside? ?down.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?the? ?number? ?one? ?martial? ?god? ?of? ?the? ?three? ?realms? ?that? ?he? ?both? ?respected? ?and? ?looked? ?

up? ?to? ?after? ?all!? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?didn’t? ?answer? ?him? ?and? ?left? ?prepensely.? ?Now? ?that? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?left? ?to? ?his? ?own? ?devices,? ?he? ?

brainstormed? ?for? ?retaliation? ?plans? ?as? ?he? ?dragged? ?his? ?exhausted? ?body? ?to? ?the? ?back? ?chambers? ?of? ?

the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le.? ?

Although? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Xian? ?Le? ?had? ?now? ?become? ?a? ?prison? ?cage,? ?it? ?was? ?still? ?a? ?beautiful? ?cage,? ?and? ?

there? ?was? ?even? ?a? ?bathing? ?pool? ?made? ?of? ?white? ?jade? ?in? ?the? ?back? ?hall.? ?In? ?the? ?recent? ?days,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

battled? ?the? ?white? ?ghost,? ?entered? ?the? ?Kiln,? ?crawled? ?tumbled? ?rolled? ?and? ?fought,? ?and? ?now,? ?he? ?was? ?

exhausted? ?in? ?both? ?body? ?and? ?mind.? ?He? ?couldn’t? ?go? ?anywhere? ?for? ?the? ?next? ?little? ?while? ?anyway,? ?so? ?

he? ?might? ?as? ?well? ?bathe? ?and? ?refresh? ?himself.? ?

After? ?removing? ?his? ?clothes? ?and? ?soaking? ?in? ?the? ?warm? ?waters,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?rested? ?against? ?the? ?edge? ?of? ?

the? ?white? ?jaded? ?pool,? ?and? ?folded? ?his? ?clothes? ?absentmindedly.? ?Suddenly,? ?from? ?his? ?pile? ?of? ?robes,? ?

two? ?little? ?things? ?came? ?tumbling? ?out,? ?clacking? ?crisply.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?closely? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?two? ?clever? ?

and? ?cute? ?little? ?dice.? ?

He? ?picked? ?the? ?two? ?dice? ?up? ?and? ?held? ?it? ?in? ?his? ?palm,? ?remembering? ?the? ?words? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said? ?to? ?

him:?? ?“If? ?you? ?wanted? ?to? ?see? ?me,? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?matter? ?what? ?you? ?roll.? ?I? ?will? ?appear.”? ? ?

However,? ?that? ?he? ?connected? ?with? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?through? ?spiritual? ?communication? ?was? ?already? ?

largely? ?unnatural,? ?so? ?perhaps? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?noticed.? ?But,? ?even? ?if? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?noticed? ?

something? ?was? ?wrong,? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?come? ?up,? ?since? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?was? ?now? ?

isolated? ?from? ?the? ?world,? ?completely? ?under? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?control.? ?

Nonetheless,? ?even? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?well? ?aware? ?of? ?the? ?situation? ?and? ?knew? ?even? ?if? ?he? ?rolled? ?two? ?sixes? ?he? ?

wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?see? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?still? ?tried.? ?Clack? ?clack,? ?the? ?dice? ?rolled? ?on? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?

jaded? ?rocks? ?next? ?to? ?the? ?edge? ?of? ?the? ?bathing? ?pool.? ?His? ?luck? ?was? ?terrible? ?as? ?always;? ?snake? ?eyes.? ?

And? ?sure? ?enough,? ?there? ?was? ?not? ?a? ?single? ?stir? ?of? ?movement.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?sighed? ?and? ?turned? ?around,? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?bury? ?both? ?his? ?face? ?and? ?body? ?into? ?the? ?

waters? ?when? ?suddenly,? ?he? ?heard? ?a? ?voice:? ?“Gege.”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?rose? ?from? ?the? ?waters,? ?splooshing? ?as? ?the? ?waters? ?splashed,? ?“San? ?Lang?”? ? ?

Did? ?he? ?actually? ?summon? ?Hua? ?Cheng???? ?

However,? ?aftering? ?scanning? ?his? ?surroundings,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?see? ?the? ?shadows? ?of? ?anyone.? ?Still,? ?that? ?

voice? ?earlier? ?was? ?definitely? ?not? ?a? ?hallucination? ?caused? ?by? ?his? ?hopefulness.? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?

thumped? ?when? ?he? ?heard? ?another? ?voice? ?call? ?out,? ?“Your? ?Highness!”? ?

“...”? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?realize? ?that? ?that? ?voice? ?had? ?come? ?from? ?his? ?own? ?mouth!? ?

It? ?was? ?his? ?own? ?voice,? ?only,? ?amidst? ?the? ?hot? ?air? ?of? ?this? ?spacious? ?bathing? ?pool? ?and? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?

splashing? ?water,? ?the? ?sound? ?wasn’t? ?clear.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?stunned? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?it? ?dawned? ?

on? ?him? ?–? ?the? ?Soul? ?Shifting? ?Spell!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?both? ?surprised? ?and? ?delighted,? ?“Lord? ?Wind? ?Master??”? ? ?

Then,? ?from? ?his? ?lips? ?came? ?the? ?voice? ?of? ?another? ?who? ?was? ?overly? ?excited,? ?“Yes,? ?it’s? ?me!? ?

HAHAHAHA,? ?AMAZING,? ?RIGHT?? ?This? ?Wind? ?Master-? ?no,?? ?I?? ?have? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?again!!!”? ? ?

Before? ?it? ?was? ?mentioned? ?that? ?the? ?Soul? ?Shifting? ?Spell? ?wasn’t? ?used? ?often? ?because? ?it? ?exhausted? ?

spiritual? ?powers? ?rapidly,? ?much? ?more? ?wicked? ?and? ?rare? ?than? ?typical? ?spiritual? ?communication? ?spells,? ?

so? ?usually,? ?concealment? ?barriers? ?wouldn’t? ?think? ?to? ?block? ?this? ?spell.? ?Later,? ?when? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?

lost? ?all? ?of? ?his? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?the? ?door? ?that? ?connected? ?him? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?blocked? ?one? ?sidedly,? ?

yet? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?hadn’t? ?imagined? ?it’d? ?come? ?to? ?use? ?now.? ? ?

“Qing? ?Xuan,? ?the? ?Soul? ?Shifting? ?Spell? ?burns? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?where? ?did? ?you? ?get? ?your? ?

powers? ?from?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?but? ?he? ?soon? ?figured? ?it? ?out.? ?Where? ?else? ?could? ?he? ?get? ?his? ?powers? ?

from?? ?

Sure? ?enough,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?“It’s? ?a? ?long? ?story!? ?Uh,? ?well? ?it’s? ?not? ?actually? ?that? ?long.? ?That? ?

Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sough? ?Flower? ?of? ?yours? ?gave? ?me? ?a? ?few? ?black? ?candies? ?to? ?eat,? ?they’re? ?incredibly? ?

magical!? ?My? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?exploded? ?after? ?I? ?ate? ?them!? ?Even? ?though? ?it’s? ?only? ?temporary,? ?but? ?it? ?

could? ?still? ?hang? ?on? ?for? ?some? ?time.? ?Communication? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?a? ?problem.? ?Just,? ?the? ?taste? ?is? ?really? ?

bad,? ?p’tui? ?p’tui? ?p’tui!”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?recall? ?the? ?Ghost? ?Essence? ?Candy? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?consumed? ?from? ?before,? ?but? ?

the? ?candies? ?from? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?should? ?be? ?high? ?quality? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?candies.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?

“Who? ?called? ?me? ?gege? ?just? ?now?”? ? ?

“It? ?was? ?me!”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?whether? ?to? ?laugh? ?or? ?cry,? ?“Why? ?did? ?you? ?call? ?me? ?that?? ?And? ?here? ?I? ?thought...”? ?

“I? ?know.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“You? ?thought? ?it? ?was? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?who? ?came? ?

seeking? ?you,? ?right?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?cleared? ?his? ?throat? ?lightly? ?and? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?continued,? ?“It? ?was? ?him? ?who? ?told? ?me? ?to? ?call? ?

you? ?that.? ?He? ?said? ?if? ?I? ?called? ?you? ?that? ?you’d? ?know? ?he’d? ?come,? ?and? ?you’d? ?feel? ?better.”? ? ?

He? ?supposed? ?that? ?was? ?true.? ?Earlier? ?when? ?he? ?heard? ?“gege”,? ?while? ?surprised,? ?he? ?felt? ?more? ?so? ?

reassured.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“Is? ?he? ?right? ?next? ?to? ?you? ?right? ?now?? ?Is? ?everything? ?alright? ?over? ?at? ?the? ?royal? ?

capital?? ?The? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?didn’t? ?suddenly? ?start? ?anything? ?did? ?they?”? ? ?

“Everything’s? ?fine? ?here? ?at? ?the? ?capital.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“The? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?are? ?also? ?still? ?

being? ?cleaned? ?out.? ?It’s? ?just,? ?earlier? ?when? ?you? ?were? ?having? ?your? ?communication? ?with? ?Crimson? ?

Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower,? ?he? ?was? ?happily? ?chuckling? ?away? ?talking? ?about? ?who? ?knows? ?what? ?with? ?you? ?one? ?

second,? ?and? ?the? ?next,? ?after? ?the? ?communication’s? ?ended,? ?his? ?face? ?suddenly? ?turned? ?so? ?dark? ?it? ?was? ?

terrifying.? ?And? ?then? ?he? ?called? ?me? ?over? ?to? ?see? ?if? ?I? ?could? ?shift? ?my? ?soul? ?over? ?to? ?you.? ?Oh? ?yea,? ?by? ?the? ?

way,? ?Your? ?Highness,? ?he? ?wants? ?me? ?to? ?pass? ?on? ?this? ?message? ?to? ?you:? ?“Your? ?Highness,? ?please? ?

dress? ?first”.? ?He’s? ?been? ?nagging? ?me? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?now,? ?what’s? ?the? ?problem?? ?It’s? ?not? ?like? ?you’d? ?catch? ?

a? ?cold? ?in? ?the? ?heavens.”? ? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?almost? ?going? ?to? ?faint,? ?and? ?he? ?swiftly,? ?using? ?the? ?speed? ?of? ?lightning,? ?grabbed? ?a? ?robe? ?

to? ?wrap? ?around? ?himself,? ?“H-H-H-HE,? ?SAN? ?LANG? ?CAN? ?SEE???”? ? ?

“Yea.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?“It’s? ?pretty? ?annoying? ?to? ?keep? ?reiterating? ?so? ?I? ?just? ?transmitted? ?

everything? ?I? ?see? ?and? ?hear? ?directly? ?to? ?him,? ?so? ?he? ?knows? ?everything? ?that? ?you? ?do? ?or? ?say.? ?He? ?just? ?

can’t? ?talk? ?to? ?you? ?or? ?control? ?your? ?body? ?directly,? ?that’s? ?all.”? ? ?

...? ?

DEAR? ?LORD? ?WIND? ?MASTER,? ?YOU’RE? ?WAY? ?TOO? ?OPEN!!!? ?

If? ?he’d? ?known? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?bathed!? ?He? ?thought? ?he? ?had? ?to? ?think? ?some? ?more? ?before? ?an? ?

opportunity? ?would? ?show? ?up!? ?

“It’s? ?fine,? ?Your? ?Highness.”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“I? ?didn’t? ?think? ?you’d? ?mind? ?so? ?much? ?about? ?matters? ?

like? ?these.? ?We’re? ?all? ?men? ?here,? ?haven’t? ?you? ?seen? ?Hua? ?Chengzhu? ?before?? ?Besides,? ?I? ?didn’t? ?see? ?

that? ?much? ?anyway...”? ?

He? ?really? ?was? ?too? ?open.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?slapped? ?a? ?hand? ?on? ?his? ?forehead? ?and? ?rapidly? ?dressed? ?himself,? ?

then? ?he? ?grabbed? ?the? ?dice? ?before? ?leaving? ?the? ?hall,? ?quickly? ?changing? ?the? ?subject,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?how? ?

did? ?you? ?discover? ?something? ?was? ?wrong?”? ? ?

After? ?a? ?pause,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?“Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?said,? ?the? ?moment? ?you? ?

sought? ?him? ?he? ?knew.? ?Oh,? ?Hua? ?Chengzhu? ?wants? ?me? ?to? ?tell? ?you? ?this:? ?“Gege? ?is? ?so? ?shy,? ?if? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?

anything? ?major? ?why? ?would? ?you? ?take? ?the? ?initiative? ?to? ?recite? ?my? ?verbal? ?password?””? ?

“...”? ?

So? ?it? ?really? ?was? ?that? ?reason.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?talking? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?“Okay? ?okay? ?

okay,? ?I? ?won’t? ?waste? ?anymore? ?time? ?on? ?nonsense,? ?we’ll? ?talk? ?business.”? ?Then,? ?he? ?said,? ?“Your? ?

Highness,? ?what? ?exactly? ?is? ?the? ?situation? ?over? ?there?? ?Is? ?the? ?emperor? ?not? ?around?”? ? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?really? ?didn’t? ?know? ?where? ?he? ?to? ?start,? ?and? ?said,? ?“It’s? ?precisely? ?because? ?he’s? ?around? ?that? ?

things? ?turned? ?out? ?like? ?this!”? ?

Telling? ?only? ?the? ?key? ?points,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?already? ?shaken,? ?“My? ?god,? ?my? ?god,? ?my? ?god!? ?Your? ?

Highness,? ?you’re? ?not? ?sleeptalking? ?are? ?you??? ?It’s? ?the? ?emperor!? ?We’re? ?talking? ?about? ?the? ?emperor? ?

here!”? ? ?

“I? ?can’t? ?be? ?sure? ?if? ?it’s? ?him? ?anymore.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?“San? ?Lang,? ?what? ?do? ?you? ?make? ?of? ?all? ?this?”? ? ?

A? ?moment? ?later,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?“Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?didn’t? ?seem? ?too? ?surprised? ?

and? ?only? ?said:? ?“Not? ?surprised.? ?I? ?already? ?can’t? ?stand? ?him.””? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?speechless? ?and? ?choked? ?out? ?a? ?laugh,? ?“Can? ?you? ?not? ?stand? ?anyone?”? ? ?

That? ?line? ?was? ?directed? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?replied,? ?“He? ?said:? ?“Other? ?than? ?you,? ?no.”? ?I? ?

say,? ?Hua? ?Chengzhu,? ?that’s? ?not? ?very? ?nice,? ?I’m? ?standing? ?right? ?here,? ?yanno!? ?You? ?can’t? ?stand? ?me? ?

either???? ?What’s? ?wrong? ?with? ?me???”? ? ?

“Alright,? ?alright,? ?it’s? ?all? ?just? ?jokes.? ?In? ?any? ?case,? ?all? ?the? ?martial? ?gods? ?have? ?been? ?beaten? ?down,? ?and? ?

every? ?heavenly? ?official? ?is? ?confined? ?in? ?their? ?own? ?palaces.? ?The? ?entire? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?is? ?isolated? ?

from? ?the? ?world? ?now? ?so? ?there’s? ?no? ?way? ?to? ?come? ?to? ?the? ?heavens.”? ? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?said,? ?“Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?said,? ?there? ?is? ?a? ?way? ?to? ?go? ?up? ?to? ?the? ?heavens,? ?

but? ?we’ll? ?need? ?to? ?enlist? ?the? ?help? ?of? ?someone.”? ? ?

“Who?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?but? ?right? ?after,? ?he? ?shouted,? ?“WHO? ?IS? ?IT??”? ?

The? ?latter? ?“who? ?is? ?it”? ?wasn’t? ?directed? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?or? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan.? ?It? ?was? ?voiced? ?because? ?

from? ?behind? ?him,? ?there? ?was? ?an? ?unusual? ?movement.? ?

Someone? ?had? ?come!? ?

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