Chapter 314: Finally Peace? (2/2)
Miaomiao circulated his Life Essence, planning to convert them into light element Qi and fire a few Starlight Breaker Beams.
However, as soon as he converted 100,000 liters into Light Element Qi and gathered them in his right fingertips, a shadow blade severed his right forearm.
Appearing out of nowhere was another death knight, who emerged from Miaomiao's shadow. It sensed the latter's Light Element Qi and deemed him a threat. As such, it activated its shadow domain and severed the right hand with a shadow blade.
Despite losing his arm, Miaomiao simply frowned and glanced at the death knights. He had died and been tortured in the Isolation Training Space for too many times that he got used to the pain and death.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Miaomiao was no exception.
He forgot that he was injured in the real world, not in the dream world.
'Oh, well. I can just respawn… wait a second. Am I still in ITS?'
Miaomiao adjusted his mindset too late. The death knight's blade had already descended to his neck.
CLANK!
The shadow blade was deflected by the ice layer on top of Miaomiao's skin.
'Master, pay attention! Stop daydreaming already!'
White Album scolded Miaomiao for being absentminded. Although she managed to prevent the fatal blow, she couldn't protect him forever.
Miaomiao discarded his severed arm and kicked the ground, rushing toward the exit, running away from the death knight.
”LEAVE THIS PLACE, NOW!!”
Ma Ping and Jia Shan also had the same idea. They dragged Ju Xie and Wang Yun with them. As for Ju Shoufen, she already transformed into a firebird and created a firewall, preventing the death knights from chasing after them.
Everyone leaped through the portal and returned to the underground pylon tower. However, three of the death knights chased after them.
”GET LOST!”
Jia Shan's soul sword sliced their heads in half, giving the group enough time to fly away from the tower.
After the death knights disintegrated and they gained a distance from the tower, everyone managed to catch their breath.
Mike glanced at Miaomiao's lost arm. He snickered, ”This is what you get for killing a necromancer without our consent. Liu Bian's summons ran amok and crippled you for life. Fortunately, they randomly attacked each other. Otherwise, we would have died back there had they acted as one.”
As soon as Mike finished his sentence, Miaomiao's transparent blood gushed out from the wound and regenerated the lost body part. Light Element, Gold Element, and Water Element Qi gathered within the transparent blood, recreating the forearm bone, muscle tissues, blood vessels, and skin.
Miaomiao tilted his head and looked at Mike, ”What did you say again?”
”… Are you a monster? What the hell is your physique!?”
”Don't worry about it. It's just a plot armor power I stole from someone else.”
”…”
Ma Ping continued to fly toward the exit route toward the emperor's chamber, rushing the group to leave this place.
”Let's go. We have what we've come here for.”
Miaomiao's eyes brightened, ”Do we have the record?”
Ma Ping didn't answer. He carried Mike to the exit.
None of them looked back toward the pylon tower, which slowly collapsed due to the chaotic energy within the portal. As soon as it was left with only a portal and a ruined tower, several grey brick walls emerged from the ground and sealed the entrance to the gate.
No one could tell what had happened to the portal and the death knights in the shadow plane afterward.
…
Ma Ping, Jia Shan, Ju Shoufen, and Mike didn't say anything after they left the deserted imperial palace. The party flew toward the guesthouse, where everyone had been waiting.
Ju Shoufen put Ju Xie down. She patted his head, ”It's alright. It's not your fault.”
Ju Xie passed a thick leather book to Ju Shoufen with his bloody hands. His arms had been cut, but they had stopped bleeding.
Ju Shoufen fed the boy another healing pill. Then, she tossed the book to Ma Ping.
”I hope you're happy, War Hero. The child suffered because of your greed.”
”Don't blame everything on me. Rather, we're lucky that most monsters ignored us. It could have been worse,” Ma Ping sighed and looked at Miaomiao. ”As for you… Don't kill anyone recklessly, especially monster tamers, necromancers, or shaman cultivators. Their familiars can go on a rampage when they're released.”
Ma Ping didn't say it directly, but he reprimanded Miaomiao for killing Liu Bian without their permission. As a result, the death knights went on a rampage and almost killed all of them.
”Sorry…”
Ma Ping nodded and looked at Lu Fengxian, ”We're done here. We'll return to Siren City. Master, come with us.”
The elders started grouping and talking among themselves again, leaving out Miaomiao and younger generation cultivators.
While Miaomiao was concentrating on regenerating his lost forearm back, he looked at Mike, who was isolated from the conversation as well. He raised his hand and asked the elders, ”What about him?”
Ma Ping glanced at Mike for a moment before he looked away, ”We'll leave him here.”
Mike bitterly laughed, ”Leaving me here with my meridians sealed? Why don't you kill me instead?”
”You will regain your strength in a few days.”
”… Sure. Then, goodbye. Oh, you, can you undo your fire element curse?”
Being reminded of the implanted bomb, Miaomiao took back his dragon fire Qi and let Mike go.
Getting released, Mike was relieved. He walked away without looking back.
After allowing Mike to leave, Ma Ping gathered all the crews and told them to pack their belongings. They would return home today.
…
That day, Ma Ping, Jia Shan, and the gang brought all prisoners and Hua Xiong back to Siren City with them per Lu Fengxian's instruction. As for the book, Lu Fengxian took it.
Miaomiao asked if he could read the book, but Lu Fengxian refused to share it since he hadn't read it yet. However, the ex-immortal promised to teach Miaomiao about the secret after he had mastered it first.
Mike also went on a separate way. He left the city by himself, heading south toward a grand mountain range, which was the home of a low-key sect.
Everybody was satisfied that they got something valuable for coming here. Moreover, no one had died.
Miaomiao was also happy. After finishing the campaign quest, no dao god had imposed any quest for him yet. He got to enjoy peaceful slow life for once.
None of them could have predicted that the day after, the imperial royal guards burnt the city to the ground. Surviving civilians were herded to the Red Sun Port, where a certain merchant clan was in charge of protecting.
A week later, odd rumors had been spread from the Red Sun Port to nearby provinces.
[A group of rebels from Siren City attacked Red Sun City and razed it.]
[Former War Hero and the sword saint were in league with Liu Bian. They murdered Dong Zhongying and captured the child emperor, Liu Xie.]
[Siren City's savages plundered the Liu Clan's treasury and imperial palaces.]
Then, Mount Hua, a famous sect on the Hua Mountain Range, south of Red Sun City, heard another strange rumor.
[Siren City obtained the secret of Time-and-Space from the secret vault of Liu Hong, the previous emperor!]