Chapter 487: Splitting Mountains

Chapter 487: Splitting Mountains

“What’s wrong, dearie? Why are you so angry?”

Suddenly, a gentle, seductive voice rang. Then, a sexy woman wearing a fiery red dress stepped out into the open.

Her long dress looked like fire, and her skin as white as snow. She also had the face of an angel and the body of a siren. Her mere presence naturally ignited a bonfire in everyone’s heart.

Even Yue Juejiang was staring at the woman with naked lust and desire. He didn’t bother concealing it.

“Haha... you’re going to make me embarrassed if you keep staring at me like that, dearie,” the woman in red said with a giggle. The fire grew stronger when they heard her sweet, melodious voice. The weak-willed ones were literally steaming as if they were being roasted on top of a fire. It looked like they might burn into a crisp at any moment.

Shing!

It was at this moment the metallic ringing deafened the ears. It also severed the woman’s influence over the people like a sword. When they calmed down and could think properly again, they all stared at the woman in red with fear and trepidation in their eyes.

If it wasn’t for the sword ringing, they might have burned into a pile of ash for real.

The woman in red was none other than Huo Linglong. She was the current Fire Princess of the Earthfire Palace of Demons, and she practiced a martial art that was exclusive to the Fire Princess of each generation known as the “Flames of Desire”. Every gesture, every smile she performed could draw out the lust submerged in the bottom of one’s heart and turn it into a mind-scorching fire. For the weak-willed, they wouldn’t even realize they were dying until it was too late.

“Stop fooling around, Huo Linglong.”

Another handsome youngster stepped out of his room. He wore a set of white robes and looked cold and lofty.

He wasn’t holding a sword, but his whole body was covered in sword qi. The way it pricked against one’s skin like a needle sent chills up their spine.

“Are you jealous, Brother Sun?” Huo Linglong giggled and moved closer to Sun Xuanzhen.

“They’re still useful,” The white swordsman, Sun Xuanzhen replied indifferently.

Those who felt grateful toward Sun Xuanzhen immediately felt chilled to the bone. Humanity wasn’t worth it, man!

It was their own fault for expecting good things from Sun Xuanzhen though. They all knew that he was a member of the Sword King City, and they were a gray faction that could do good as much as they did evil. While they weren’t as evil as the Earthfire Palace of Demons, they were anything but a virtuous faction.

Sun Xuanzhen paid them no heed. He looked straight at Yue Juejiang and asked, “Why have you called us out, Brother Yue?”

Yue Juejiang swept his gaze across the crowd but couldn’t find his servant or sense his Profound Yellow Qi Calabash anywhere. He asked while frowning deeply, “Did you steal my Profound Yellow Qi Calabash, Sun Xuanzhen?”

“Watch what you say, Brother Yue.” Sun Xuanzhen’s gaze immediately turned steely.

Although Yue Juejiang hadn’t stated who he suspected to have stolen his Strange Artifact, his gaze mostly lingered on Sun Xuanzhen and Huo Linglong as he said this. It was clear who he suspected to be the culprit.

“How can you wrong us like that, dearie. You’re going to make me cry.”

Huo Linglong blinked sorrowfully at Yue Juejiang. “Just think about it. Why would we take your Profound Yellow Qi when we couldn’t even finish refining what we currently have? There are a lot of people in this gloomy place, you know.”

“You can search me if you don’t believe me. I promise I won’t move a muscle.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard this. I’ll do it! I’ll even pay you to do it!

Yue Juejiang snorted but said nothing. He stepped past Huo Linglong and Sun Xuanzhen and inspected their rooms carefully. He couldn’t find anything.

“Are you satisfied now?” Sun Xuanzhen harrumphed.

“Show me the contents of your Nature’s Shells,” Yue Juejiang demanded suddenly.

“You’re crossing the line, Yue Juejiang.” Sun Xuanzhen lifted his eyebrow dangerously. It was like he was lifting a sword.

“Show me!” Yue Juejiang repeated in a tone that wouldn’t accept no as an answer.

Sun Xuanzhen was seriously starting to lose his patience. His face darkened as he channeled his sword qi. “Do you really think I’m afraid of you, Yue Juejiang?”

“Show me!” Yue Juejiang repeated a third time, and this time his whole body was surrounded in a sheen of dark yellow energy, one that felt as heavy as suffocating as a mountain.

“If dearie wants to see it, then let him, Brother Sun.” Once again, Huo Linglong played the mediator. “It’s not like you or I are guilty, right? Here, I’ll do it first.”

Huo Linglong unlocked her Nature’s Shell and handed it to Yue Juejiang. After he went through its contents and found nothing, he affixed Sun Xuanzhen with a wordless stare. The swordsman hmphed, but he ultimately acquiesced and allowed Yue Juejiang to check his Nature’s Shell as well.

After Yue Juejiang was done with his inspection, Sun Xuanzhen hmphed again and left the scene immediately.

Yue Juejiang didn’t say anything. Naturally, he didn’t find his Profound Yellow Qi Calabash in either Nature’s Shell.

The Profound Yellow Qi Calabash was a valuable treasure of the Earthly Sovereign Hall, and it was imprinted with his spirit and his sect’s secret art. Logically speaking, he should be able to sense the Profound Yellow Qi Calabash at such a close range. Since he couldn’t, he automatically assumed that the only ones who knew about the Profound Yellow Qi Calabash’s ability and possessed the strength to conceal its presence were Sun Xuanzhen and Huo Linglong. Besides, they were the only ones who had the balls to take his stuff anyway.

But now, he wasn’t so sure. Did he guess wrong?

“I told you we're not the culprit, dearie,” Huo Linglong said gently.

“Who else could’ve done it if not you two?” Yue Juejiang asked grimly.