Chapter 581: Chasing Smoke

Chapter 581: Chasing Smoke

Quick, quick, change the subject! Li Xiang, did you find our children? Hui asked, before Bai Xue could continue to pressure him.

No. I noticed an anomaly inside myselfa falsehood, but when I delved into it, I found that no one could perceive me anymore, Li Xiang replied.

Bai Xue nodded. Is that why I can remember you now? Were all inside the anomaly, so we can remember one another, but no one else will?

Li Xiang nodded. It seems that way.

Huis eyes lit up. Wonderful! No one can remember if I owe them a debt! At this very moment, Xiao Hui is debt free!

Ah, but no one can remember they owe me anything, either. How unfortunate. Is this what it means to become an adult, and realize your place in the world? Hui drooped, shaking his head at himself.

Can you tell if Im lying now when I say Im Xiao Hui? Hui asked.

Li Xiang looked at him, then nodded, just once. You are Weiheng Hui.

Phew. Thats a relief. It was hard on me when Li Xiang couldnt tell truth from lies! She even attacked me Hui turned, looking in the direction Li Xiang had been running. Do you know something we dont, Elder Sister?

Again, Li Xiang nodded once. Theres a faint perfume on the air. If you breathe deeply, you can smell it. The smell grew stronger once I entered this space. I began to wonder if this technique, whatever it is, is an incense-based illusion technique. In which case, if we proceed to the source of the illusion, we will likely find our children.

Ah! Now it all makes sense. Incense-based techniques require one to burn an incense to use them. By their very nature, they can only last for a limited time. For this one to last for so long, they must have several incenses, or a particularly long-burning stick but either way, it will eventually burn out, and everyone will remember us and our children once again. Hui nodded to himself, thoughtful.

Bai Xue frowned. What if someone else is holding the incense, while our children are stolen off in a different direction?

Hui closed his eyes and took a deep breath. A faint spicy-sweet scent swirled thorugh his nose. Ah no wonder I didnt notice until now. It is extremely faint! I dont think anyone under fifth stage could have smelled it. He flew left and right, forward and back, then opened his eyes and shook his head, lifting his head to point toward the barrier mountains in the distance. The incense grows stronger toward the barrier mountains. Our children were taken by the Eight Tiers Palace of the Eastern Alliance. Their destination would be across the mountains, in the Palace. Its likely the two are travelling together.

And if they arent we can always force an answer out of whoever we find, Bai Xue said, grinning maliciously.

Hui swallowed. Hmm. I sometimes forget that Bai Xues clan is considered half-demonic! Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Bai Xue nodded. Indeed.

Li Xiang turned back. The scent grows stronger. Be on your guard.

Bai Xue and Hui nodded. Bai Xue drew her fans. Hui reached into his robes. His eyes widened.

What is it? Bai Xue murmured, sensing the disturbance in his qi.

I just realized Im completely out of talismans, Hui muttered.

I saw you draw one on the air earlier. Do you need them pre-drawn? Bai Xue asked.

Hui gave her a look. Of course I do, of course I do! Just because small cultivator can draw talismans at a moments notice doesnt mean I dont need pre-drawn talismans. What if an attack comes faster than I can draw a talisman?

Bai Xue nodded. As ever, our Hui is preeminently reasonable.

No, no. Elder Sister praises me too much, Hui demurred.

Im excited to see what new seventh-realm attacks you have, Bai Xue said, smiling.

Hui froze. Seventh seventh realm!

Im at seventh realm! Im at seventh realm, and yet, what seventh-realm attacks do I have? Aside from Zu Diyus attack which, what do I even call it at this point? Realm Breaker? World Shaker? Vibration? Wave? Dimension? Void? anyways, aside from that, I dont have any attacks at the seventh realm!

Ah, cultivation is so hard, truly difficult indeed. To have to chase down new techniques each time I break through to the next realm is this a sort of debt?

Huis heart seized up, but in the next second, he shook his head. No, no. This isnt debt at all. This is merely something I owe myself, which cant be debt at all, since small cultivator will never chase myself down!

In the distance, a fog of gray smoke clouded the horizon. Li Xiang sped up again. Exchanging a glance, Bai Xue and Hui sped after her.

Here we go!