Chapter 139 (1/2)
”Yingmei, can Xinjie ask you a question?”
The Fire Beacon Chariot flashed by with the speed of a shooting star. Wu Xinjie looked at Lin Yingmei and abruptly smiled.
”What question?” Lin Yingmei looked at her.
”Just how did you sign your contract with Young Lord?” Wu Xinjie was truly curious about this. She believed that she was not the only one, but any person would be brimming with curiosity about the legendary Majestic Star that had signed a contract, when she had never done so.
From that kiss when they had just left, Lin Yingmei apparently had not been compelled at all.
”Yeah, Elder Sister Yingmei. How did Young Lord Su Xing make you sign a contract?” Shi Yuan asked.
”This is not important.” Lin Yingmei shook her head.
Seeing that Lin Yingmei's disinclined to reply manner, Wu Xinjie stuck out her tongue and no longer questioned her.
The Fire Beacon Chariot suddenly stopped, and Wu Xinjie gazed at a hill far into the distance.
”What's the matter? Sister Xinjie, the 'King Liang Historical Remains'1 aren't here, right?” Shi Yuan said.
Lin Yingmei followed Wu Xinjie's line of sight and also spotted that upper ridge, and her eyelids could not help but jump.
”That is Jingyang Ridge.” Wu Xinjie exclaimed all of a sudden.
”I never heard of Jingyang Ridge having anything good.” Shi Yuan pondered.
Wu Xinjie shook her head, ”They say that after the Birth Outline of the Star Duels' second phase begins, a Slant-eyed White-Headed Beast will sometimes appear on Jingyang RIdge.”
”Slant-eyed White-Headed Beast?” Shi Yuan's brows wrinkled. Inside her memories of the Star Duels, she vaguely remembered a trace of the meaning contained in this name. ”I seemed to have heard of this before…”
”You'll know it by its other name.”
”What name?”
”The Slant-eyed White-Headed Beast is known to us sisters as the White and Black Unicorn Tiger Beast!”2
”White and Black Unicorn Tiger?” Shi Yuan was astonished. ”This isn't…”
”It is exactly the Pilgrim Wu Song's Starborn Beast!”3 Wu Xinjie said with certainty, a peculiar brilliance within her eyes.
”Ah, so it's Elder Sister Wu Song's.” Shi Yuan said in admiration. ”No wonder the previous generation's Wu Song could proudly fight for supremacy. We can only obtain our Star Beasts during the Third Phase, and Elder Sister Wu Song surprisingly already obtained hers at the Second Phase.”
”Obtaining it is nevertheless not simple.” Wu Xinjie shook her head. Turning her head back to look and smile at the blankly staring Lin Yingmei: ”Yingmei, should we go to Jingyang Ridge to take a look. It can't be said for sure if we might run into the Harm Star that will not sign contracts, like you. Since the previous generations, the relationship between you and she was pretty good. I heard that it seems the previous generation's Lin Chong almost could for the first time aim for Liangshan without a contractor.”
”So there was this sort of thing also?” Shi Yuan looked at Wu Xinjie with admiration. She proved herself to be the ranked third Knowledge Star. On the other hand, Shi Yuan herself was unaware of many of the Star Duel's Liangshan Maiden Sisters' secret rumors, without exception.
Lin Yingmei was briefly distracted before she finally lightly shook her head. ”We had best not waste time. Young Master is still waiting for us.”
Wu Xinjie thought this over and also nodded, once again driving the Fire Beacon Chariot.
Lin Yingmei turned her head back to glance at that Jingyan Ridge, a pensive look in her eyes.
On Jingyang Ridge.
An immense white tiger meekly lay on the ground. Its whole body was like snow, completely lacking impurity. Its two pupils looked like frost and snow, close to a transparent white; two girls leaned upon its body. One of them, a girl with long black hair fine as water gently pet the white tiger. She was precisely the Harm Star, Pilgrim Wu Song.
”Indeed worthy of being the Harm Star's Star Beast, Xiao'er almost just died here.” All the bones in Xiao'er's body were broken.4
”Thanks.”
”Remember your agreement with Xiao'er?” Xiao'er shrugged her shoulders.
”En.”
Wu Song gazed at that cold splendid beauty of the white tiger, revealing a faint smile. In an instant, she turned her head and glanced at the horizon, her starry eyes half-squinted.
”What's the matter?” Xiao'er said.
Wu Song slightly shook her head.
Just at this time, they saw several dozen sword lights flicker onto Jingyang Ridge.
Xiao'er yawned, ”A group of idiot cultivators come to throw away their lives?”
In the blink of an eye, Jingyang Ridge already was completely surrounded by a hundred cultivators. These cultivators stood on flying swords, their hands raising Sword Arts. Artifacts in hand, each and every one a powerful enemy. The one in the lead was a severe old man, and his cultivation had reached the peak of Galaxy Late Stage. Thirty-three Raging Flame Flying Swords formed a sword array, appearing to be extraordinary.
”Wu Song!! You killed our Nine Suns Sect Headmaster. If you are willing to sign a contract with our Nine Suns Sect, we will not look into this matter any further. Otherwise, do not blame us for being rude.”
The hundred Nebula Stage and above cultivators were brimming with self-confidence. Even if it was the legendary Wu Song, being encircled by this many people, it was impossible for her to escape unscathed, right. It seemed this Nine Suns Sect wanted to become the first Great School in Liangshan Continent's history to contract Wu Song.
”Wow, a hundred Star Cultivators. So imposing and scary.” Xiao'er giggled: ”Elder Sister Wu Song truly has attracted affections. Shall Xiao'er help you? As long as you tell Xiao'er your true name…”
”Hmph.”
The Harm Star thought this beneath her. That White and Black Unicorn Tiger abruptly stood, and an ice-cold to the extreme aura immediately enveloped Jingyang Ridge.
”Ah? The Slant-eyed White-Headed Beast?”
”This is bad, Wu Song has subdued her Star Beast!”
”How can this be. How can she subdue this type of Star Beast. What sort of Star General is that girl?”
Every Star Cultivator seemed to have already gave rise to a panicked expression.
”Do not panic!” The severe old man shouted, his voice like a booming bell. ”How could it be that we are afraid of her with this many people?”
”Another one who is not willing to peacefully enjoy his late years.” The Harm Star sneered. Her eyes were like morning stars, bright and penetrating. ”Then let me send you on a journey.”5
Roar!