420 A Mysterious Character (2/2)
”Master Hong, let's chase after them.” Jiang Zhiwei uttered in a low voice. It was not a request, but a decision. Even if Hong Qian did not want to give chase, she would do so on her own.
Hong Qian simply nodded in silence.
...
Inside Six Fan School's Ying City yamen, Eunuch Wei Gao watched with frazzled nerves as Qian Kai and Hua Yan helped tend to the Crown Prince's wounds.
Using a secret method, Hua Yan allowed genuine Qi to flow into the Crown Prince's body and turned it into Blood Essence, improving his constitution. Qian Yu, on the other hand, focused on dispelling the Devil Qi.
Swirls of black gas rose from Zhao Qian's body and were completely expelled in no time.
Zhao Qian's face was a ghastly white, but it held neither fear nor anger. He simply smiled and said, ”I owe my gratitude to you both.”
His gentle smile seemed to convey calmness in the face of his inescapable doom. Hua Yan gently nodded at it. The Crown Prince's disposition was truly extraordinary.
...
In a discreet location, The Myths members wearing the Star of Northern Dipper, Mountain God, Matriarch of the West and Mahesvara's masks once again gathered together.
”The task has more or less been completed, besides the part concerning the True Emperor Seal.” Star of Northern Dipper looked at the others.
Mountain God's voice was low and gravelly. ”If the demoness hadn't interfered, we would have already gotten our hands on the True Emperor Seal!”
”Sikong Tu hasn't appeared again. It seems that the True Emperor Seal has really fallen into the demoness' hands.” Matriarch of the West spoke without any emotion.
Mahesvara scanned his surroundings. In a creepy voice, he asked, ”Why isn't Wolf King here?”
He was absolutely ravenous and desperately wanted to tear into some flesh and blood.
Matriarch of the West cast him an indifferent glance and calmly replied, ”Wolf King is a lone wolf. Whether he succeeds or not, he will always choose to stay far away.”
...
Laying on Gu Xiaosang's lap and staring at the curtains embroidered with the image of a fairy scattering flower petals, Meng Qi felt a pair of slender hands gently massaging his temples. It relieved his mental exhaustion and the pain from the Sacrifice Formula's countercharge.
”Hubby, does it feel better now?” Gu Xiaosang was sitting with her legs crossed and Meng Qi partially leaning against her. She pressed against his temples the same way a maid would serve her master.
The carriage they were in was traveling along a paved road and thus there were only slight tremors.
Meng Qi spoke through gritted teeth. ”As an Exterior-level master, you should have many ways of recovering my mental energy and easing my pain. What is massaging my temples going to achieve?”
Gu Xiaosang gave a low giggle. ”Aren't all kind and understanding wives like this?”
”She sure is having 'fun'...” Meng Qi had nothing to say to that, so he changed the topic instead. ”You've already used the gains you've acquired from the ruins of Ninth Heaven to reach the Exterior level in one go. How did Sikong Tu manage to escape?”
As Gu Xiaosang continued rubbing his temples, she smiled sweetly and answered, ”Because I never wanted to catch him to begin with. If the Cultivator and I hadn't shaken up that member of The Myths, how could he have made it out of the burial valley? As for the True Emperor Seal, all I can say is that I was fated to have it.”
”Fated... What exactly are you trying to do?” Meng Qi did not believe that Gu Xiaosang would be that kind-hearted, not even for a second.
Gu Xiaosang gently massaged his temples as her delicate laughter rang out in the carriage. ”We're not trying to do anything, just seeing if we can use the True Emperor Seal to catch some big fish.”
”Big fish?” Meng Qi responded doubtfully.
Seemingly treating it as small talk, Gu Xiaosang said, ”At the end of the Kang dynasty, the ailing emperor worked with Luo Denomination a lot, so we are aware of many secrets. For example, a few disciples from the Han family who had potential had been sent to the Destruction Sect, Method of Mistress Su, and other schools prior to the downfall of the empire. That's why we suspect that Destruction Sect's Evil Master Han Guang is actually one of the evils left over from the Kang dynasty.”
Evil Master Han Guang? The Heterodox king who had condensed his demon's body before the age of 50? Meng Qi was shocked. ”Wasn't he suppressed by Abbotship Kongwen?”
Gu Xiaoshan chuckled. ”Since Evil Master vanished after his battle with Abbotship Kongwen, it's normal to suspect that he has been suppressed, but there's also the possibility that he's seriously injured and has gone into hiding to recover. Now that the secret treasure left behind by his ancestors has appeared, naturally I'll need to ascertain his situation. Unfortunately, perhaps the True Emperor Seal is too low in value and has little effect on him, or perhaps he really has been suppressed, because he has yet to show his face.”
”Ascertain Evil Master's situation? Gu Xiaosang and Luo Denomination are plotting something big...” Meng Qi thought to himself.
”However, I have an affinity with the 'True Emperor Seal'. I did not expect you to obtain it, and since you're my husband, what's yours is mine, right?” Meng Qi was in the hands of Gu Xiaosang, so naturally she had discovered that he was in possession of the True Emperor Seal.
Meng Qi gently inhaled and decided to stop pursuing the matter about the True Emperor Seal. ”Where exactly are you taking me?”
”Didn't I say we're going home?” Gu Xiaosang was all smiles. ”I'm waiting for my parents to arrive.”
Her lips were tightly sealed, not revealing the slightest of hints.
The corner of Meng Qi's mouth twitched. He was about to speak when there came a series of knocks on the window.
The window opened and the curtains were lifted. A tall and imposing man with a beard poked his head through the window and smiled. ”Young lady, I would like to borrow your husband for a moment.”
The carriage was advancing at top speed, but the man seemed to be firmly attached to the window.
”Who?” Subconsciously, Meng Qi turned to give Gu Xiaosang a questioning look and for the first time, saw a panic-stricken expression on her face.
Such an expression disappeared in the blink of an eye. Moonlight flooded the carriage through the window and bathed Gu Xiaosang in its pallid light. Her pure white robes appeared clear and bright, and her porcelain skin was almost transparent, giving her a slight air of vulnerability.
She bit her lower lip a little before bursting into an enchanting smile. ”If my senior wants to borrow him, how could I refuse? It's just that I have my concerns because I do not know what you want him to do.”
”Don't worry. If I say it's not dangerous, then it isn't.” The bearded man reached out to grab Meng Qi, who could feel himself floating in the air as he was pulled right out of the window.
Such a short night had been filled with countless twists and turns. It was almost dream-like for Meng Qi.
The two of them had vanished from the window. The curtains slowly fluttered back down, while Gu Xiaosang sat in silence in the carriage by herself. Her expression was one of gloom and hard to fathom.
”He actually came...”