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Chapter 287
Chapter 287: Zi Cheng Is Missing?
The successful contract stopped the self-destruction. The monsters in the sea calmed down. They didn’t know what happened, but they were glad calm had returned. They were safe!
Hu, don’t have to swim so hard anymore. The beasts in the area wiped a figurative tear away.
Feng Wu looked at the sea suspiciously. The strong will to die had faded away and so had the powerful destructive force. What happened?
“Senior Ming Xi! Congratulations on getting the seven-colored phoenix!” Jier sincerely congratulated Ming Xi.
After recovering from the shock, Yanran and Oleen also rushed over to congratulate Ming Xi on his successful contract. There was a trace of jealousy and envy in their eyes as they spoke. It was obvious they had had huge shock.
“Jier, help get the bracelet off them.”
“OK,” Jier agreed without hesitation. Everyone needed to be at full strength if they wanted to leave the island.
It was easy for him to destroy the bracelet. All he did was continually infuse magical energy into it until it overwhelmed the bracelet’s capacity. This could only be done externally by someone not shackled by the bracelet. Anyone doing it had to have sufficient energy, otherwise their energy would be exhausted before the bracelet broke.
Jier wasn’t your ordinary freshman. His strength couldn’t be calculated the same way as the others in his class. Besides that, he was also a successor to the seals, so he naturally had an exceptionally high reserve of energy.
Jier reached out and infused the bracelet with energy. It broke off into scraps after turning bright red.
“Thank you Jier!”
“Thank you, Brother Jier!”
Both Yanran and Oleen could feel their magical energy returning.
Jier ignored them and stood with Ming Xi, making it clear he wasn’t interested in their gratitude.
Jier was petty. It was their fault he had to suffer so much the past few days, not to mention all that time on the small boat! He was going to make sure they paid back with interest!
“That’s weird! Where’s Zi Cheng? Why isn’t she here?!” Yanran exclaimed in surprise. The spot Zi Cheng had been laying was now empty.
Yanran was a little angry that Zi Cheng had persisted in pushing for the contract and ignoring her and Oleen’s safety. It was obvious Zi Cheng had recovered her magic abilities, but she had not considered helping her or Oleen. It made her uncomfortable, she didn’t think about making trouble for Zi Cheng because of it.
“What’s going on? Are there still other dangers here?” Oleen asked.
“You’re overthinking. There’s no danger here. She just ran off inside the temple. Why is she in such a hurry anyway?” Jier had watched as Zi Cheng snuck away. He didn’t care that she was running away because she wasn't in his group. Why would he bother with her?
“No! Don’t let her get any farther inside.” Little Seven urgently communicated to Ming Xi.
“Are you saying entrance is not permitted? Is there some kind of danger there?” Ming Xi didn’t bother speaking telepathically but asked directly.
“There is an important seal inside. My father’s friend said the seal can not be broken or a great demon will be released!”
To everyone else it just sounded like Little Seven was chirping like a bird. Ming Xi was the only one who understood her.
“That’s strange. It talked to us in human form earlier. Why isn’t it speaking now?” Yanran wondered.
“Don’t trouble yourself with it. Now that I think about it, holy beasts can’t transform. The girl we saw earlier wasn’t the actual phoenix, but an illusion. The seven-colored phoenix created it to speak with us.” Oleen quickly explained to Yanran in a low voice.
“So then how come we can’t understand her now? We did before . . ”
Oleen thought for a bit. “Probably because she recognized a master, so unless she wants to, no one else will be able to understand her speech.”
The seven-colored phoenix looked down on everyone except for her master. She probably only talked to them before because they had invaded her territory, so she had taken female form to chase them away.
Now that she had a master, she wouldn’t bother communicating with them, since she viewed them as inferiors. If they wanted to understand her words, they would have to wait until she was willing to humor them.
Oleen had read all of it in a book, but he kept the latter part to himself because he didn’t want Yanran to feel bad about the bird looking down on them.
“Jier, take them and find Xiao Wu. I’ll go and find Zi Cheng.” Ming Xi’s face became grave after finding out what was sealed inside. He didn’t wait for Jier to reply, but took off immediately, soaring into the sky with Little Seven.
Jier wanted to go with Ming Xi, but he didn’t even get a chance to speak. He was supposed to take these two out of here? But how was he supposed to do that? He looked around and couldn’t find an exit. The only way out was the same way in. Would they have to crawl all the way back? josei
Ming Xi didn’t know what they were thinking. He was busy following Little Seven’s directions and flying as fast as could in order to intercept Zi Cheng before she made an irreversible mistake. It would be catastrophic if the seal broke.
Zi Cheng flew as fast she could with a flying scroll in her hand as she followed the treasure hunter. She’d already missed her opportunity with the seven-colored phoenix. She did not want to miss another. She never expected Jier and Ming Xi to appear, worst yet, they interfered with her. But that was fine. She had a premonition her contract with the bird would have failed anyway.