Chapter 852: Suncrow (1/2)

“What’s with you?” Bai Zhaoju waved his hand in front of Lu Yun’s face, pulling him out of his reverie.

“What happened just now?” Lu Yun turned to Bai Zhaoju, confused. He couldn’t tell if it’d all been an illusion.

When he tried to recall the interaction that’d just taken place moments ago, he found himself unable to remember what Yinglong looked like. Even the faint memory of her figure was slowly fading away.

Deep within his mind, though, was a star map marked with regions of safety and danger in the cosmos… as well as some forbidden grounds that he should avoid. Lu Yun pinpointed the greatest danger on the map… There lay an enormous body—not that of Taiyi’s, but Xing Chen.

“It was all real.” Lu Yun looked down at the little fox, who’d popped out of his arms to meet his eyes. She was holding two eggs about the same size as her, painting a comical scene. “These are the children of Yinglong and Taiyi. Why would they be entrusted to you?!

“Wait, don’t say anything out loud,” the little fox continued softly in Lu Yun’s consciousness. “The karmic repercussions are too great for them. Other connate gods would use these children’s bodies to be born into this world. Don’t put anything into the spoken word, and don’t reveal their existence!”

The Bell of Chaos dangling before her chest emitted a faint haze as it collected the two eggs. Hailed as the top connate-grade treasure, the Bell of Chaos contained countless worlds within it. The little fox thrust the two eggs into a world located in the deepest part of the bell.

Lu Yun breathed out a sigh of relief. By now, Yinglong had completely faded out from his memory, along with what she’d said to him. All he knew was that he must take the two eggs to where they should be, and...

“Realm monsters!” He remembered the beings that Ashu viewed as nightmares. “It wasn’t the little fox who caused Yi and Taiyi’s death, but the realm monsters.”

The little fox nodded seriously.

“What are the two of you talking about?” Bai Zhaoju cast Lu Yun and the little fox a confused look.

“It’s unspeakable and undefinable.” Lu Yun shook his head. “Let’s enter the tomb!”

Realization of a sort dawned on Bai Zhaoju, and he nodded in understanding.

Gone was the giant tombstone. In its place was a great archaic door, which creaked open on its own before they approached, revealing a long, winding stairway that led underground.

Lu Yun took a deep breath and walked up to the stairs, Bai Zhaoju followed close behind him.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The door behind them disappeared as soon as Lu Yun and Bai Zhaoju set foot on the stairs. Crimson flames bloomed one after another to illuminate their way. Lifelike paintings adorned the walls above the railings; Lu Yun and Bai Zhaoju found themselves instantly captivated.

“It’s Taiyi and Yi.” The little fox gazed at the figures on the walls with misty blue eyes, her expression mournful.

“They didn’t die because of No-Good Tushan?” Bai Zhaoju’s eyes shot open as he scanned the contents of the murals, his tone making clear his shock. “What are those things? How… the great god Kuafu wasn’t killed by the nine suncrows, but those things??” [1]

The little fox nodded gently.