Chapter 299: Something With Souls

Chapter 299: Something With Souls

As his vision faded, Hui burrowed into his seed-core, currently located into his head. From within its protective shell, he circulated just enough of his qi to be able to hear and see what happened to his body. Quietly, he regarded Han Qin. I didnt see that attack coming, which means our supposedly weak physician Han Qin is at least at the high fourth, if not fifth, stage. After all, even repressing my cultivation, my reflexes and perception are still enhanced. I should have been able to react to that attack.

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Han Qin made a fist, and the earth gripped Hui and drew him down. He frowned at Huis corpse. My apologies. I had no intent to harm you. Its simply too close, now. Any disruption at this stage could cost us everything. Turning half away, he added at a whisper, a second time.

Han Qin! I heard

A man stepped into the hut as Hui dipped under the earth. He got the impression of a face like Fu Liyus but much more severe and weathered, with a silver streak striping the mans hair back from the left side of his forehead, and then his head dipped under the earth, and he saw no more. Fu Renyi, I bet. The Fu Clans Patriarch.

Mmm, compared to Chen Wuya or even Bai Xues mother, what can I say? He seems a bit lacking.

Hidden beneath the earth, Hui released the reversed-plant technique with a sigh, returning to his clones normal plant form. His body began to regrow, but the earth suppressed it. With nowhere to extend a full body, his healing merely sealed over the end of his neck instead.

Fu Renyi sighed, casting a pained glance at the corpse sinking below the dirt floor. Youve already taken care of it.

Han Qin hummed in affirmation. Its done.

Were so close. Fu Liyu had to run off and hire a random physician at the very last minute. Ah, but thank goodness you caught him. He told no one? Fu Renyi confirmed.

Three days until the banquet. Three days until until what? Until that seal in Fu Liyus soul activates. And then what? What does it do? Hui stretched his senses upward, listening closely.

Han Qin sighed deeply. It feels like its been an eternity.

Indeed. But soon well see her again, Fu Renyi replied quietly.

See her again? Who? How? Is that seal summoning a soul? Wait bound to Fu Liyus soul. Some kind of dangerous seal they dont want anyone to see. Summoning a soul. Are they sacrificing Fu Liyus soul with the seal to call back someone whos already passed on? Hui licked his lips. He stared at the earth above him, waiting, but only the sound of retreating footsteps echoed down to his ears.

In any case, I think I can say definitively that they shouldnt be allowed to do this. But how will I stop them? Just because I assume the seal is summoning a soul, doesnt mean it is. And even if it is, it might endanger Fu Liyus soul if I remove it. I dont know what kind of secrets its hiding, if theres any traps, counterattacks, or hidden barbs that will tear her soul when I take it out. In which case, the best move would be to remove it at the banquet, as they activate it! When they activate it, any precautions should be removed, or at least revealed. As soon as I know theres nothing dangerous, I can destroy it with my death qi or perhaps remove it and seal it away? The curse hed removed from Xixing came to mind, and he nodded to himself. I sealed that one in a pill bottle. I wonder if I still have the pill bottle? I bet it would fit a second one.

Hui grimaced. Its in my spatial ring which is on my first clone, dammit. Argh! I guess Ill have to make a trip back to grab it, after I check in on Ying Lin.

Oh well. Its not like anyone keeps tabs on dead men.

No more footsteps sounded in the vicinity. Hui threaded life qi through the dirt, reaching out to his body. The life qi connected, and his body twitched, then came alive. It dug toward his head, and his head reconnected with his body, then both combined dug toward the surface of the hut. He broke through and climbed out. Glancing at the disturbed floor, he quickly grew a leaf in the palm of his hand and scribbled an earth talisman on it, using it to smooth the floor once more. This plant body is handy! Way more useful than my actual body.

Circulating his qi, he quickly adjusted his face to match one of the servants hed seen earlier, changing his robes to match the Fu Clans uniform as well. When he heard no one outside, he strode out of the hut and confidently hurried back toward the gates, humming a little tune to himself to try to calm himself down.

At last, its all coming together. But first, Ying Lin!