645 The Fog Dissipates, Revealing Red Robes (2/2)

The fog around the swamp grew fainter, and the fog around the pool had gradually dispersed. One could see the thick black cloud above and what was on the opposite shore.

It was not a tree across the shore, but a person.

It was a person both Ning Que and Sangsang had not sensed.

It was a beautiful woman.

They could sense the charm rolling off her even through such a long distance. However, the charm turned into death and horror due to her blood red clothes.

There was no blood on her blood red robe. The robe of the Divine Priest was red, but the robe, which was usually spotless was covered with mud. However, the woman wearing the robe was ethereal.

The woman wore a divine crown.

The crown was made of gold, and threaded with silver. It was inlaid with 13 bright precious stones. It seemed as if there was a curtain of light hanging down from the crown, shrouding her face. It was so luxurious, solemn and beautiful that it could not be overlooked.

Ning Que knew that the divine crown was very expensive. He had handled it in the Taoism Temple in the Kingdom of Qi. However, he did not know that he would see it again as well as the red divine robe on his escape route.

But when he saw her, he understood that this was but just a matter of fact.

The death of the Daughter of Yama was a great event. The Buddhism Sect had even managed to invite the Chief Preaching Monk of the Xuankong Temple. As servants of Haotian, the Haotian Taoism would not have stayed idle.

The powerhouses of Haotian Taoism lurking at the ridge seemed strong, but were not strong enough. Even though the abbey dean of the Zhishou Abbey was far away at the southern seas, the West-Hill Divine Palace should still have sent a Great Divine Priest.

The West-Hill Divine Palace had sent her as the Great Divine Priest. Ning Que felt lucky, and unfortunate at the same time. That was why he could only remain silent as he looked at the girl across the shore, not knowing what else to do.

The long period of absolute silence had caused the atmosphere by the pool to be rather grave and depressing. A school of slender silverfish dove deep into the aquatic plants. The dozens of white waterbirds flew away, terrified. The fog had also dissipated, as if knowing what was about to happen.

Ning Que suddenly laughed and waved to the figure across the shore, ”What a coincidence to have met here.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”I've been waiting for days in the Quagmire to meet you guys. How is this a coincidence?”

Ning Que smiled, saying, ”Why do you have to make the atmosphere so tense right when we meet. It's been months since we met in the Kingdom of Qi, didn't we have a good chat then?”

Ye Hongyu answered, ”Firstly, she wasn't yet the Daughter of Yama then. Secondly, it's been a year since we last met, not just a few months.”

She continued after a pause, ”It seems that the Buddha's chessboard saved you.”

Ning Que said, ”You waited for days just to hear about how we got out of the Lanke Temple?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”I waited to kill you guys.”

After saying that, she walked toward the other end of the shore, her blood red robe floating behind her.

Ning Que yelled, ”If you don't want to hear about how we escaped, I can tell you about what happened at the Xuankong Temple. That was interesting.”

It seemed as if Ye Hongyu had not heard him at all. She continued going forth slowly yet firmly.

Ning Que said angrily, ”What I hate most about you is that you always talk about killing people so casually.”

Ye Hongyu furrowed her brows and stopped. She said, ”I don't need you to like me.”

Ning Que said furiously, ”I'm such an outstanding man. What's bad about me?”

Ye Hongyu answered, ”You even dare to marry the Daughter of Yama. You're too brave. You're so brave that it has shocked me. So I'd better kill you rather than like you.”

Ning Que said, ”This means that you might like me.”

Ye Hongyu knew what kind of person he was. She ignored him and continued moving forward.

Ning Que's expression was calm. However, his body grew cold and he said, ”You waited for us in this quagmire for so many days. That's so nice of you, I cannot reciprocate your goodwill. I'm going to treat you to a bath.”

Ye Hongyu did not stop. She said, ”Killing you is not an easy task. I will definitely be covered with mud and your blood later. So I shall bathe later.”

Ning Que shook his head and said, ”I don't fight with women who are covered with mud. No matter what kind of fight it is. When touching the mud and smelling its odor, I wouldn't be happy about it.”

Ye Hongyu froze slightly and said, ”You're such a pervert, to like killing clean women.”

Ning Que stood up and looked at her calmly. He said, ”You should know very well that we are all perverts.”