eurekapd Chapter 255 Host
Chapter 255 Host
"The desert?" Hou Qing pondered for a moment, seemingly unsurprised that she could contact her sister from such a distance. "It is a bit far, and it's inconvenient for me to go there right now. However, my host is going to the royal city soon. Can you go to the royal city?"
Ning Xiaoxi's heart skipped a beat. "Who is your host?"
"Xia Zhiyin, the third prince of the Great Xia Dynasty".
Ning Xiaoxi felt a pang of heartache. How could the Third Prince of Great Xia be so unreliable? Where was his resolve to be irreconcilable with demons? How could he have colluded with a demon? No wonder he made that mess of things before. But now it seems that the operation was quite successful; he's even managed to return to the royal city.
"Xiao Xi, this third prince can't be allowed to live." Tuanzi's voice came through gritted teeth.
Yes, he implicated his own family and got exiled, and then he defected to the enemy first. Ha, royalty?
"He's an exiled man, yet he can return to the capital?" Ning Xiaoxi's tone was somewhat unfriendly.
How do you know he is an exile?
"Ha, it's something the whole world knows!"
"He has been pardoned and is no longer a criminal. His return to the royal court is to restore his status and receive a fiefdom. After that, he will be stationed in the northern lands."
Ning Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes. "The North is the territory of the King of Youzhou. How can he tolerate another one?"
"Because Xia Zhiyin will succeed the King of Youzhou."
"Do the sons of the King of Youzhou have no objections?"
"Hmph, what opinions could they possibly have? The Third Prince's goal is the royal city; a small Youzhou can't hold him back."
Ning Xiaoxi frowned. Sure enough, when it comes to the throne, everything is done for personal gain.
"How do you know Chaos?" Hou Qing finally asked his question.
"How could I possibly know Chaos? I'm a Celestial Master, a Celestial Master of the Human Race. It would be unethical of me to talk to you like this." Ning Xiaoxi's tone turned sinister. "I'm still thinking about how to deal with your sister!"
"You dare!" A chill ran through the area, and the oasis almost froze.
Ning Xiaoxi shivered. Wow, this power is a bit too much!
"Brother!" Nuwa's clear voice stopped her brother from going berserk. "I am currently in a split state, and it is safe for the ten masks to stay with Xiaoxi. Since she can collect all ten masks, she will definitely think of a way to reshape my physical body."
Ning Xiaoxi was speechless. She wanted to rebuild her physical body, not give it to it! If she had known its soul wasn't destroyed, she would have refused to release it even if it killed her. Besides, who are you to call me Xiaoxi? Did I give you permission to call me that? We're not that close!
“Your current condition is indeed too poor, so follow this little celestial master for now, and we’ll talk when we meet in the royal city.”
Ning Xiaoxi closed her eyes. She didn't want to go to the royal city! She wouldn't go to the royal city anyway. Tianji was there too. If they all met in the royal city, wouldn't that cause an upheaval?
“Okay, brother!” Nüba’s voice was soft.
Oh dear, she agreed so easily! She hadn't even agreed yet! In her cave, everyone had to listen to her.
The chill began to dissipate, and the stars in the night sky began to shine brighter.
The heat flow continued, and the patterns on the masks softened considerably. The ten masks began to move slowly, following the direction of the heat. Cold air currents began to converge from all directions, merging into the masks and distributing them evenly to ensure that each mask could absorb these free-floating Yin energies.
Ning Xiaoxi could sense the mask absorbing Yin energy, but she didn't possess the technique to absorb this kind of Yin energy. Even if she forcibly gathered it, she wouldn't be able to use it, and it would only burden her. Oh well, she didn't need to learn all the techniques anyway.
[Tuanzi, do you think if we tell Tianji about the Third Prince, he'll go after it?]
[Tianji's goal is to find a way out for the demon race. Houqing's goals are similar, and since they have no real conflict of interest, Tianji won't waste his time and energy. You've also forgotten that in the North, Tianji operates in Youdu.]
Yes! They are not only not adversaries, they are very likely already allies.
This aligns with the interests of all three parties. Presumably, Tianji's trip to the capital wasn't solely for reporting to the Celestial Master's Pavilion.
[I was originally thinking that reshaping Nüba's body would give me a powerful fighter, but it turns out it's still conscious. Should I just destroy it first?]
[If it hadn't been able to contact Hou Qing, we could have considered it. But now that you've destroyed it, its brother might just come and destroy you without a second thought.]
After thinking about that beautiful scene, Ning Xiaoxi felt that the idea was a bit dangerous.
The spirit crystal palaces in that area were all destroyed, and she didn't mind leaving the mask lying around. But not now. This place needs to be guarded against; let's build it a separate little house!
Collect the spirit crystal fragments that had been shattered into powder and scattered all over the ground, and well, they've piled them up into a mountain of fragments.
While I was collecting them, I suddenly realized that I didn't necessarily have to put them in the cave. Why not just open another space talisman? After all, it didn't know that it was in the cave before.
Without hesitation, I opened a new space talisman and piled all the spirit crystal fragments inside. I'll just leave the mask on the mountain later.
perfect!
"Do you want to come back to sleep?" Ning Xiaoxi opened her eyes and watched the ten masks slowly rotate like the hands of a clock.
"The Yin energy here is very pure, suitable for nourishing my soul. Xiao Xi, you should rest first!" The gentle female voice was really out of place with its explosive power!
"Alright, do as you please." With that, Ning Xiaoxi closed her eyes again. So much effort she put into cultivation! And she said she endured a thousand years of torment, a living hell, and wanted to scatter into the world—what a lie to her brother!
[I've hooked up with someone with connections, what bad luck!] Ning Xiaoxi muttered to herself.
[That's right, Tianji isn't doing anything good; he's encouraging you to find ten masks.]
Ning Xiaoxi shuddered. Although she had originally wanted to find one, when she told Tianji, he had been very encouraging her to search, even saying that it could accommodate a living soul. But only an unclaimed soul could be infused with one! Her last shred of trust vanished completely.
The cave remained quiet as always. Jiuyu slept soundly, the marks on his hands beginning to fade, revealing glimpses of skin emerging. The little beast slept even more deeply; were it not for the subtle undulations in his cloak, it would easily be mistaken for a beast corpse.
The gloomy aura over the dragon vein has lessened considerably, and occasionally flashes of light can be seen; they must be recovering!
The spirit crystal shards were collected, freeing up a large area.
If we could acquire the Western Source, it would be perfect to place it here. What does it matter if it's protected by divine beasts? What does it matter if there's a warning from heaven? She's already hung the Northern Source in the sky like the moon; all she needs is the Western Source!
Lost in thought, Ning Xiaoxi drifted off to sleep.
The ten luminous white masks continued to rotate, with Ning Xiaoxi positioned directly beneath their centers. As if sensing that Ning Xiaoxi had fallen asleep, the luminous white light on the mask facing her dimmed, and all the suction force concentrated on its reverse side.
Tuanzi's dark little eyes were fixed on the ten masks as it nestled against Ning Xiaoxi's shoulder, blending into the moonlight.