Chapter 232: There's Nothing For It!

Chapter 232: There's Nothing For It!

Another few days passed by. Jin Xian raced from pavilion to pavilion. Unlike Hui, she felt no particular emotions at the insides of the pavilion. Suddenly, she froze in place.

What is it? Hui murmured, paying more attention to what his left eye saw.

Jin Xian stared hungrily at a set of finger-blades. Pitch black and wrought with delicate ornamentation, they were meant to sit at the end of ones fingers and form talons with which to attack the enemy.

Eh? Jin Xian, dont you already have claws? Hui asked.

Jin Xian continued to stare at the blades.

He sighed. Youre the one who entered the realm. If its your fated good fortune, take it.

Come to think of it maybe the trap is once someone picks up an item!

Jin Xian reached out. Her hand closed on the blades. Hui held his breath.

Nothing happened. He sighed, shaking his head. No, no. Im too paranoid.

Ignoring his mood swings, Jin Xian slotted the claws on the fingers of her right hand. The second the last one settled into place, she closed her eyes and circulated her qi through them. The blades merged into her flesh, darkening the fingernails on her right hand to black. Black veins ran through the tips of her fingers close to the flesh, visible as dark streaks in her skin. She flexed her hand, and fearsome black claws emerged from her fingertips. Before they had merely been claws, but now, they dripped a dark purple poison that hissed where it dripped on the grass below.

Huh. Hui raised his eyebrows, then shrugged. I hope Fang Hua doesnt mind

I dont mind at all, Jin Xian replied.

Hui startled, nearly falling over where he sat. Jin Xian?

No, its Fang Hua. You hadnt noticed, so I wasnt going to say anything, but its been me since I entered this realm. The second we stepped inside, Jin Xian fell asleep.

Eh And you werent going to say anything?

Fang Hua blinked her left eye. Were connected mentally. I can hear your thoughts.

Elder Sister, that part of my mind is a mess. Could you look at something less embarrassing? Like my childhood? Hui replied, bringing up memories of his second lifes childhood, and being suppressed in Starbound Sect. At the same time, he drew a talisman using his mental energy and one of the Bai Clans new barrier techniques. Silver lines materialized and bound up the cold spot, freezing it in place.

Well, now youve trapped me in your memories of Bai Xue. You havent really fixed the problem, Fang Hua commented dryly.

Frowning, Hui modified the talisman in his mental energy and activated it again. Expel!

The wires bound the cold spot and ejected it, forcing it out of that part of his mental energy.

Hmm, I cant go there anymore. Whos this Li Xiang girl? Fang Hua asked, wandering through his mind.

Hui threw up another mental talisman, then another, chasing the cold spot around his mind. At last, he scowled. All I want is for her to access my active thoughts. Then, what if

Again, he drew a talisman with his mental energy. This time, he modified the top half, then cast it out. Silver threads appeared and wrapped up all of his mental energy, binding it with a powerful force of expulsion. Fang Huas cold spot popped out of the depths of his mental energy and could only hover outside, unable to pass through the wires.

Fang Hua laughed. Impressive! I didnt even teach you my technique, and you figured out one all on your own. No wonder youre Weiheng Wus inheriting disciple.

Er, I think Ive inherited that, now. He ascended, Hui said.

Silence. Fang Hua hummed. Xiao Hui, youre sad? Your Master ascended. Could there be a greater honor?

He left me behind. Just like Hui slapped his own cheek, forcing the thought to stop.Elder Sister, please. Lets focus on searching for Li Xiang now.

Silence. Fang Hua took off again, striding through the poppies. For a while, she ran without speaking. At last, she spoke. Ill leave one day, too, you know.

I know. Everyone does.

Oh well, but thats centuries in the future.

Hui laughed. Are you trying to reassure me, Fang Hua?

Fang Hua winked her left eye. Someone has to.