NFBE Chapter 129 In short, running away is the best course of action.
Chapter 129 In short, running away is the best course of action.
A rain of swords descended upon the desolate land, slaughtering eighty percent of the low- and mid-level magical beasts. This not only terrified the demons of the lower realms but also alarmed the powerful beings of the demon and human races.
At the edge of the Thunder Kui Formation on Luoxia Mountain, a pale indigo figure stood atop the clouds, its semi-transparent form revealing the dark mountain vegetation in the distance.
A white beam of light flew to the side of the pale figure and bowed slightly to the person in front of it.
"Greetings, Senior Kui."
The white light transformed into a man dressed in blue robes, none other than Xuanji Zhenren of the Xuanhuang Sect.
Kui Shengge waved to him, gesturing for him to look at the sword rain that had not yet completely stopped falling over the desolate region.
"They're obviously from the upper realm; the sword light is chilling..."
The man's voice held a hint of interest: "So angry, I wonder what the demons did?"
"Senior Kui, are you going to take a look?" Master Xuanji asked.
Kui Shengge looked at Xuanji Zhenren: "You dare to make such a suggestion? If I leave this place, the demon army will immediately rush in and tear Luoxia City to shreds."
Master Xuanji smiled and said, "Let me tell you..."
Kui Shengge looked at Xuanji Zhenren: "You think you're funny?"
Master Xuanji remained silent.
The middle-aged man looked at the desolate area again, his sharp eyes filled with contemplation.
Above the surface of the Sky Fish Tide, the bloodshed of the battle gradually faded. A girl with light blue hair held an ancient book in her hands, watching the last wisp of sword rain fall from the desolate land opposite.
The girl slowly spoke: "The direction of renewal."
A deep male voice came from behind: "Priest, you should go back."
The girl watched with some lingering affection as the rain of swords vanished, then returned underwater with the middle-aged man who appeared behind her.
Everything requires waiting.
Because the flying boat was filled with mortals, the Jiangyun Sect's flying boat traveled very slowly. Xue Tong asked Xue Lan all the questions he hadn't asked her in all these years while on the boat.
[So the reason you're in such a hurry to go to the mortal realm is partly because you're afraid of being killed by your master, and partly because you're afraid of Jin Guang.]
Xue Tong, resting her chin on her hand, asked: "What did you do that made your sword want to cut you down?"
Xue Lan leaned against the ship's railing, her jet-black hair billowing in the wind, her grey-white eyes calm and still.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing. We should just run."
Knowing the whole story is no longer important when you know that you'll get beaten up as soon as you expect it.
Imagine someone stands in front of you, brandishing a knife, ready to kill you. Would you run first, or stand there dumbfounded and ask, "Why do you want to kill me?"
Xue Lan wasn't stupid, so she ran away first, using the anger and karma of people in the mortal world to cover up her presence.
As for the meeting, since she had already decided to intervene in the war against the demons again, meeting with her old acquaintances from her past life was almost inevitable. Xue Lan was in no hurry.
Xue Tong nodded thoughtfully. The young girl then asked, "By the way, about your past life. You were possessed by your inner demons in Jiangyun Valley a few days ago. Did you remember anything?"
Xue Lan remained silent for a while before finally speaking slowly: "I've remembered some things, but they're not things you should hear."
Xue Tong rolled her eyes at Xue Lan, thinking to herself, "I've lived in your sea of consciousness for a while now."
But then she thought that given Xue Lan's spiritual strength, he probably only wanted her to see what she could actually see. So she stopped asking and took out a small notebook to start writing and drawing. She muttered to herself as she wrote.
Xue Lan eavesdropped for a moment and heard the little girl muttering something to herself:
[Me and my powerful host, who is full of sworn enemies.]
She tried to escape, she chased, but she couldn't escape...
Xue Lan felt a cold sweat break out on her back for no reason. She wondered what kind of person her little system was before. Sometimes, it was really creepy.
After a day and a night, the Jiangyun Sect's flying boat finally parted the clouds and arrived at the capital of the Great Shun Dynasty. It was just nightfall, and although the capital was normally under curfew, the city gates were still wide open to welcome the flying boat from Fuyang City, with rows of imperial guards in dark armor standing outside.
Xue Tong carefully helped Xue Lan off the flying boat, and they looked at the magnificent city in front of them.
If Fuyang City, located behind Luoxia, Shengyu, and Pengyun, is the most fortified and unbreakable pass in the entire Great Shun Dynasty, then the capital city is the symbol of prosperity and decadence.
Although all the merchants in the capital closed for three days to mourn the passing of Emperor Yuanhe, the long street was still lined with shops selling all kinds of things, which dazzled Xue Tong.
Now that it is curfew time, the people on the flying boat will be led by the Imperial Guards to rest at the restaurants that were prepared in advance, and will go home the next morning.
The tall, burly general of the Imperial Guard noticed that Xue Lan was holding a stick, and had a soldier personally lead the blind girl and her younger sister to a room on the second floor.
Xue Lan was good at chatting with people, and before she even reached the room door, she had already become familiar with the soldier, calling him Brother Li at every turn.
Li Jun escorted them to their room and learned that the two girls had lost their loved ones on the battlefield of Luoxia Mountain and had no choice but to come to the capital to seek refuge with relatives.
In the dim light of the candle in his hand, he saw the beautifully shaped eyes of the girl before him. He couldn't help but sigh.
What beautiful eyes! What a pity.
"Please rest here for now, ladies. His Majesty has already paid for your lodging and meals for three days." The dark-skinned soldier took out a small piece of silver from his waistband and stuffed it into Xue Tong's hand.
"Tomorrow is the day the city is unsealed. Take your sister to the Xuanhu Hall in the city. Doctor Zhang there is a divine physician admired even by the imperial physicians. I have important duties to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
Holding the small piece of silver in her hand, Xue Tong repeatedly thanked Li Jun: "Thank you, Uncle."
Xue Lan also bowed in Li Jun's direction: "Thank you."
Li Jun patted Xue Tong's head and then left.
Xue Tong watched his departing figure: "Should we go see him tomorrow? Are the doctors in the mortal realm as skilled as Shishi?"
"Both cultivators and ordinary doctors are good physicians who dedicate themselves to saving lives, aren't they?"
Xue Tong nodded in agreement and led Xue Lan into the room.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door of the room, and a young and loud male voice came: "Ladies, I saw that it was inconvenient for you to come down to fetch water, so the innkeeper asked me to bring it up and leave it at the door."
The man's footsteps faded away quickly, and Xue Tong opened the door to find two half-buckets of hot water.
Xue Tong brought in the water and said to Xue Lan, "The innkeeper is really meticulous and thoughtful. He saw that I was young and couldn't carry a full bucket of water, so he specially brought up two half-buckets."
"The Great Shun Dynasty has been tormented by the demon invasion for so long, this is not the first time something like this has happened. So we should be more comprehensive in our approach."
Xue Lan tapped the little girl's head: "Wash up and go to bed. I'll take you to the city tomorrow."