1702 Recruited the Flower King; the Foggy Miasma Mountain (1/2)
After being injured by the One Meter of Red, the Flower King's soul was wasted. That was why he had been hiding in this place for all those years. He was improving during the years, only becoming weaker and weaker.
Now, he finally saw hope in his life!
The Flower King looked at Ye Xiao's fingers. His throat was shaking, and he looked thirsty… 'He… He can really help me.'
'That purple power was actually so powerful! It can actually remove the impact from the One Meter of Red!'
Ye Xiao took a breath and his face turned a little red. In a deep voice, he said, ”You are a powerful cultivator. I believe you have already felt it… When I said I could deal with the One Meter of Red, I wasn't lying.”
The Flower King slowly nodded and said, ”That's right. You do have the power to remove the impact of the One Meter of Red! I have stayed in this place for too long, and it made me such an ignorant man… However, even if you would like to help me with this, it is going to take a long time. That tiny bit of purple power must have consumed a lot of your energy!”
The Flower King was an expert cultivator. When he saw Ye Xiao's face turn red, he knew what happened. Ye Xiao must have done too much, and he must have been hurt, or he wouldn't be like that…
A small amount of the purple power was definitely powerful enough to make a difference. However, the Flower King needed far more than just a difference. Even though Ye Xiao was willing to help, it took him a long time to finish.
The Flower King knew it, and he believed Ye Xiao knew it too!
Ye Xiao smiled and said, ”The entire Human Realm Upon Heavens couldn't remove the impact. If I can really do it without paying any cost, wouldn't it be too much like a children's game?”
The Flower King understood and agreed…
Erhuo and Bab in the Boundless Space both rolled their eyes up.
'Shameless master! He is pretending again…'
'That tiny bit of purple qi is less than one of a billion in the Boundless Space… He talked like he had done such heavy work to get it. Look at him, pretending to be exhausted. He only wants to convince that man.'
Sometimes a difficulty was just an easy job in the hands of the right man. The impact of the One Meter of Red was unbreakable for others, but not for Ye Xiao, who had the Boundless Space, the purple qi, and the Cane of Void. It was totally not a problem.
'As our master, you must stop being so shameless!'
Well, the truth proved that Ye Xiao could be even more shameless!
The Flower King slowly nodded and said, ”You proved your capability. Let's talk about my choice. If I choose you, what do you want me to do?”
Ye Xiao thought for a while and said, ”You are a clever man. Let me be honest with you. To produce that purple qi like what I did just now, I have to use up all my energy. It takes me three days to recover. Well, I am weak, and that is why I can't master it as well as I want. If I can become stronger, it will be easier…
”So, if you want to remove the impact of the One Meter of Red thoroughly, you have to stay with me… Well, you must follow me for quite some days.”
Ye Xiao acted like he would do it only because he didn't have a choice. He said, ”To be honest, it may not be a good thing to keep you around me since you are such a powerful cultivator. However, what choice do I have?”
Erhuo and Bab looked at each other in the Boundless Space. They both were truly awkwardly wordless…
'A man can actually be this shameless! He is such a shameless master of ours!'
The Flower King took a deep breath and said, ”I know the rule of the Hall of Life and Death. You save a man, and you take something back… I have to either make a promise to you or pledge loyalty to you. Is that right?”
Ye Xiao said, ”It is inappropriate to ask you to become my man. I do wish I can have a subordinate like you, but I won't put you through a difficult situation. It must be fate that brought us together. I just think we can be friends who can help each other out from time to time.”
Ye Xiao was shameless, but he truly couldn't do such a contemptible thing. After all, he didn't really need the Flower King to become his subordinate, because it might make a negative influence on Ye Xiao's trial on the way to the east. He just wanted a promise from the Flower King, and it was valuable enough!
The Flower King thought for a while, and then made a surprising decision that went beyond Ye Xiao's expectation. ”I am going with you! I will pledge my loyalty to you!”
Ye Xiao was shocked. He didn't expect things to develop this way.
He had prepared a lot of things to say to convince the Flower King. What he wanted now was just a promise from the Flower King.
In fact, when Erhuo and Bab told Ye Xiao what was truly restricting the Flower King, Ye Xiao already decided to recruit this man!
It was a heaven-sent opportunity to make the Monarch's Hall stronger!
The Monarch's Hall was going to have one more top-class powerful cultivator in the world!
However, the Flower King was once one of the most powerful men in the world. Ye Xiao never expected to persuade him with just some talking!
He thought he had to talk for a long time to make the Flower King give him a promise to help him…
As for a further step, Ye Xiao knew he was going to get the Flower King, but he just needed more time! After all, he had once convinced the Purple Dragon King, the Golden Phoenix King, and the Red Fire Lord, Chihuo!
However, things didn't develop as Ye Xiao expected…
”Flower King, you are a decisive man. May I ask why? I am really weak now, which means it is going to take a long time to solve your problem…” Ye Xiao was surprised.
”There are some reasons. First, I want to live as long as I can. Second, I need to stay alive, so I can try to tame the One Meter of Red again. It has become a nightmare in my life. Third…” The Flower King looked emotional. ”This is the reason that matters the most… It has been too long since I went home last time…”
The longing and the sadness in his voice almost made the King of Poisons cry.
”I got that reverse impact, and I was getting worse. Fortunately, I came to the Matchless Soul Valley. This is a weird place. I absorbed the death qi here and converted it into life qi… My family… If they stayed with me, their lives will be destroyed… I haven't seen my wife for tens of thousands of years now…”
The Flower King bitterly smiled and said, ”Tens of thousands of years ago, I knew I was not going to make it, so I left my family… I wonder how they are now… after all these years…
”Monarch Ye, you have brought me the hope to continue my normal life. I am not going to let it go! You are weak, but it doesn't matter. You can make a difference. The One Meter of Red will be defeated. I don't care how long it is going to take, I just want to break this invisible chain!”
The Flower King's snow-white robe was flickering in the air. He breathed a long sigh and said, ”My life is regretful. I will never die as long as there is a slight hope for living.”