She took everything the siblings said with a grain of salt. They are naive, they were raised by liers, anything they were taught is up for questioning.
But Zhi Ru wanted to be sure, the body cultivation method he bought from the light sect was of high quality. And if Zhi Rui mastered it then not only average people of the higher realm, he could easily beat the experts of those realms. But Zhi Rui knew a little about the barbarian's history as well as past heroes.If she could have at least half of what the sibling said then it's worth it.
"Where is it kept at? Zhi Rui asked.
The siblings looked a Zhi Rui with wide eyes.
"I say you qualify for the method because your body can probably withstand it.But only barbarian native can try to cultivate it." Rubble aid
Crystal a if fearing something stepped forward
"And the place is protected by all three tribes, to qualify to enter you have to be a direct descendant from the main bloodlines. Not even the amber tribe can enter inside because they are a branch that mixed too much with foreign blood."
he looked more frantic and thought of more words to dispel the notion of using it on Zhi Rui.
"Even if you're from the main bloodline, you cannot enter the place without reaching the second level before your twenties."
Blue-amethyst and Sandworm stood by the side listening.
zhi Rui looked at them with a silent question.
"For the little, I heard, there's a sanctuary that has it's own mind. It evaluates a promising child and gives a suitable blessing.
Zhi Rui looked back at the siblings. "Where?"
Crystal nervously bit her lip and looked at Rubble for help. He sighed and helplessly opened hismouth
"It's in the three tribes city. They made the place a neutral groundIt'' a mall place only the elder and children of the three tribes can live there. In the library, there's a stairway that goes down, on the very bottom there's a stele made of sand. That' all we know."
"You didn't use it?" Zhi Rui asked.
"No, they say that we needed to wait a little more, we were supposed to go there, after your war with the lizard tribe was done."
Deep in thought, Zhi Rui nodded and walked away.
Crystal hesitated before opening her mouth. "P-Please, The stele Is ancient, it' the only thing it might be true from what we were told."
The young woman pleaded with red eyes.
Zhi Rui stopped after hearing "I know it' comfortable living in the lie. But once you discovered the truth you have to go out of your comfort and seek to find or built what's real. Otherwise, you'll never live."
Zhi Rui turned to Rubble "How it evaluate your heritage?"
Rubble held hi iter' trembling shoulders
"By blood, they told us to not eat anything on the way back, to not influence the stele's evaluation."
Zhi Rui kept her smile gentle. "I only need blood then."
A chill came up the siblings seeing Zh Rui chilling eyes.
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Zhi Rui walked past her manor and jumped ton the isolated pond.
She breathed in and with minimal effort, she managed to turn the water slightly chilly, it was a haven in the desert.
She jumped inside lightly scrubbing the sweat off her body.
Steps echoed behind her. Zhi Rui sighed with pleasure and sat back. her entire upper body was exposed, so the wind could cause a chill in her skin.
Hilda jumped over and stood still across from Zhi Rui blocking the sun.
Zhi Rui opened her eyes to Hilda was staring with round eyes at her hard pink nipples.
She gave the woman a charming smile.
"First, the report. Maybe later I'll let you play with them."
Hilda didn't take her eyes off of it as she spoke
"That silver is irritable and raining punishments, everyone is afraid of being around him. And that's especially for the women,Even those who live slightly far from him still moved to another place temporarily.
He called doctors, five of them, four tried and didn't managed to please him, on the fifth he executed the men after he said he couldn't heat his lover.
No more doctors appeared. He started crying outside for three whole hours. Grabbed a knife, and went back to his house. Half an hour later he carried a body wrapped in bedsheets and there it to his servants. he was smiling and flirting with the younger servants from then on."
Zhi Rui looked at Hilda with wide eyes, she clicked her tongue and turned her face away. Leaning her back on the pond didn't relax her anymore.
She knew he wasn't all that affectionate but to cut his feelings altogether with the person, he was not a sane person. he expected him to suffer through it for more time.
"I heard some things about his lover," Hilda said with some hesitation.
Zhi Rui's was in a bad mood but she nodded for her to continue,
"He was supposed to be the husband for his younger sister.they were a happy couple, then suddenly he changed his mind, stopped looking for her and refused her advances. He was then seen talking with silver frequently"
"When was that?" Zhi Rui asked.
"Before the chief alpha's of his tribe died. At the beginning of the past year. throughout the years his family started dying, and women from around his family domain started disappearing."
Zhi Rui remembered Han Lee saying their families died through the past year.But know she had the exact time they started to act.that means that whoever is controlling them and did these things for them, was already in contact with them at least some months prior
And even more, they must've planned for years before coming to the barbarian lands.
Zhi Rui closed her eyes, she didn't know who they were or what they want But following the events from the past year, She understood how they operated.
"They find a suitable person and give them what they want. But in exchange for what?" Zhi Rui pondered.
Hilda finally took her eyes out of Zhi Rui's stiff pinkies.
"You can analyze the people they targetted first and go from there.
Zhi Rui pondered and nodded.
Hilda still stood there blocking the sun.
Zhi Rui looked her in the eyes.
"Why not aim for becoming a level three?then, defeating the average level four wouldn't be hard for you, and the leaders of this place are weak, they use force in numbers if you storm through with a clear objective, they wouldn't stand a chance.
Zhi Rui holds her head underwater one last time before getting up and wearing a thin green robe made of satin.
Hilda froze in place as the stiff nipples showed through the extremely light and thin fabric.
Zhi Rui smiled at her.
Hilda snapped back to the eye to eyes contact.
"If I do it the way you said it I'll be a thief or a terrorist."Zhi Rui said. " Tyranny is a short term game. I want to rule the empire and barbarian lands and the sect at the same time, as one.For that, I have to be something more."
Zhi Rui's eye suddenly lost focus, and she seemed entranced.
"Using the Bible's example, I'll create a martyr, After the martyr fight the war on the dark, the Messiah will appear and shine a light on the world. And that world was already so overwhelmed with violence and tragedy, that they will wish for nothing more than peace. they'll hold onto the new ways then I'll introduce them to safe living, with a lively variety of pleasures they'll be happy with the novelty at first, then it'll become their opium.
They'll seek for more of it.They'll dedicate their life to creating and enjoying convenience and pleasures. and the society will work because to have the most different or mo pleasurable you'll need wealth. With heavy security and abundance of jobs, they'll have to produce and work.
The ones who know what's happening and wants to revolt will be deafened by those that are numbed by those things. People will be happy in the short term.
Every time they feel comforted, satisfied. excited, euphoric, infatuation, any kind of good emotions resulted from my influence will sate Lust. and I'll grow stronger.
Her words ended andZhi Rui's eyes became normal. She slowly looked down at her hands, tremblingly she closed her eyes and looked inside of her mind and core.
Her mind was normal, no sign of foreign energy had entered her mind.
'What's happening!?' Zhi Rui looked deeper inside.The blob of desires made by the method of lust. was stable. The desire to consume the siblings was a longterm one, it was not acting on in any way.
Zhi Rui's eyes trembled, in rage, she didn' know what was happening to her body. Her energy spread all around the are but she couldn't feel anyone else besides herself and Hilda.
Something was messing up with her. She took a deep breath settling her agitated feelings. she looked at Hilda.
The woman was staring back with the same eyes as before. but didn't matter how much of an appearance she put on. Zhi Rui could feel her restlessness.
Zhi Rui looked at the trembling feline eyes.
"Why you're afraid?" Zhi Rui asked.
"Normally after hearing the evil plan, the servant are killed." Hilda stammered.
Zhi Rui laughed."You're my lave, even if you could betray me. You'll need more than an outline of a plan."
Zhi Rui sighed inwardly, she ha no clue a to what is messing up with her.
"Rest, tonight go to the neutral barbarian city and see how the library Is guarded, you'll also deliver a letter for me. Before leaving come see me.
Zhi Rui didn't aid anything more and walked away.
Hilda simply vanished from the place.
After five minutes, Han Lee suddenly emerged where Hilda and Zhi Rui just spoke.
'You told me you could predict her every move, yet, next thing you do is forcefully induce her plans out of her mouth.' Han Lee thought in his mind.
(I did, so you could hear it and start thinking plans on your own, you'll look more genuine when making your move.)
Clenching his fist Han Lee spoke in his mind. 'Don't forget what you promised me.'
( He~, Envy boy, this cooperation will make your future more bright then you think.)