389 The Infernal King is also a King (1/2)

Chapter 389: The Infernal King is also a King

However, unlike what Shi Xiaobai imagined, the silver-haired girl only asked a question that bordered on a greeting before putting her writing board away. She squinted her eyes as she beamed at him.

Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised and felt slightly warm in the heart.

Although he was not very familiar with her considering how he had only met her once, they never had the feeling of being unacquainted since the moment they met. They had a feeling that they could be friends upon meeting each other.

From the looks of it, that feeling wasn’t wrong.

Shi Xiaobai finally turned his head towards Sunless.

She was the only person who had not asked a question, but Shi Xiaobai knew that she would not ask, nor would it be possible for her to ask.

“Your sword.”

Sunless obviously did not ask. Instead, she handed over Holy Radiance that she had been carrying closely by her side to Shi Xiaobai. Back at the fifth level, she had suffered internal injuries because of Sen Senyuan’s sneak attack. Shi Xiaobai had handed Holy Radiance that came equipped with healing properties to her. He had selflessly lent her his sword.

Therefore, from the beginning, even if the azure companion sword Sunless had cracked, she would not tolerate letting Holy Radiance suffer even a scratch.

At this moment, Sunless finally managed to return the precious holy sword.

However, this act of returning the sword was actually not simple. It implied that she absolutely believed that the Shi Xiaobai in front of her was the real Shi Xiaobai.

Shi Xiaobai felt a little touched as he stretched out his hand to receive Holy Radiance. That familiar feeling of light warmed his cold palm.

The holy sword emitted a clear sword hum as well, as though it was the joyful yelp of having returned to its master.

Shi Xiaobai converted Holy Radiance into light and stored it in his right hand. Next he looked at Sunless and asked softly, “How long have you been waiting here?”

Sunless shook her head. “A short while.”

Shi Xiaobai naturally would not believe that it was really a short while. He apologized, “This King thought you would be in Transcendence, so he went there first.”

Sunless blinked her eyes and lowered her head slightly, saying, “I thought you will kill the Infernal King.”

They both thought in the shoes of the other.

Shi Xiaobai gave a helpless laugh, “But you and This King would never imagine that This King actually was the Infernal King!”

The lengthy conversation finally came back to the main point, as though it had experienced an unnecessary bedding of foundations.

But it was in fact not unnecessary.

Liu Yu eagerly said, “Benefactor Shi Xiaobai, don’t keep us guessing any further. This Penniless Priest believes you are the real Shi Xiaobai. Isn’t that enough? Quickly explain why you would suddenly claim to be the Infernal King? Was it done to fool the Infernal Queen and send her away?”

Everyone cast their gazes on Shi Xiaobai. They were also filled with questions on this matter. Since Shi Xiaobai was the real Shi Xiaobai, why would he suddenly claim to be the Infernal King?

Was it as Liu Yu guessed that he was only doing this to send the Infernal Queen away, so he came up with the idea to lie?

Shi Xiaobai shook his head and said, “Of course it’s not to send the Infernal Queen away, but that This King realized the truth. Sorry everyone, This King is really the Infernal King of the Infernal domain!”

Liu Yu frowned and said, “This explanation doesn’t make sense. You are clearly a trial-taker that exists for real, and the Infernal King is a fictional figure created by the assessment program. How can you be the Infernal King?”

“No, it can be explained, and in fact, it’s very simple.”

Shi Xiaobai calmly said, “In fact, This King initially had his doubts. In the beginning, This King thought that the Infernal Queen was mistaken because of This King’s aura or some other factor, but the Infernal Queen was able to pinpoint certain characteristics of This King’s body. Furthermore, she knows of This King’s name to the point of even saying words of ‘clothes sewn personally’. If This King continues probing, she definitely would be able to recite the dimensions of This King’s clothes and shoes. This proves a very important point. The Infernal Queen is rather familiar with This King!”

Everyone listened quietly as they pricked their ears up. At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was like a detective explaining the case, and he was resolving what seemed like an unresolvable mystery step by step.