CH 108

Chapter 108: The Truth You Wanted To Know.

Hundun didn’t expect Yu Muyao to resist its control so fiercely after seeing A-Liang. Therefore, it whispered to her in a low voice: “What’s wrong? Don’t you want your parents to be with you anymore?”

“Yao’er, what’s wrong with you?” In her confusion, Yu Muyao thought she saw the King of Bei’an County and her mother standing not far from her, looking at her. They seemed to be calling her softly with a gentle smile.

Yu Muyao’s eyes gradually clouded, and her consciousness wandered to what she longed for the most.

“Miss!”

Suddenly, A-Lian’s familiar, real, and bitter voice exploded in Yu Muyao’s ears.

Yu Muyao came to her senses, and the illusory happiness suddenly vanished in front of her eyes. The pain of reality overflowed in her chest, and she began to cry, unable to control herself: “Father, mother…. I miss you so much.”

“I’ll take good care of myself. You don’t have to stay here with me anymore.” After saying that, Yu Muyao fiercely closed her eyes, refusing to see the ‘ghosts’ of the King and Madam of Bei’an County.

Hundun never thought that Yu Muyao would be so determined. After the initial shock, it sneered.

Yu Muyao was an ordinary human being, so naturally, she cannot resist Hundun, one of the Four Fierce Beasts. Therefore, Hundun regained control over Yu Muyao’s body and pounced on Qi Ci again.

Qi Ci tried to hide, but he was also quite worried about A-Lian and Yu Muyao, so he didn’t go far. When he saw that ‘Yu Muyao’ had come to him all of a sudden, Qi Ci tried to dodge her in a panic. However, ‘Yu Muyao’s’ fingernails scratched Qi Ci’s right arm, causing bloody wounds.

At that very instant, the black fog wrapped itself around Qi Ci’s wounds, drilling into them little by little.

Qi Ci was in pain. Although the wounds were clearly just a nail scratch, it felt as if millions of ants were gnawing at his skin, leaving it numb. Qi Ci couldn’t help but take a deep breath of cold air.

As Qi Ci struggled with the pain in his arm, ‘Yu Muyao’ pounced on him again!

Qi Ci tried to dodge again, but he felt that his knees had weakened, so he was unable to use any kind of strength at the moment. At the same time, more and more black fog gathered on Qi Ci’s injured arm.

“Miss!!” After seeing ‘Yu Muyao’ pounce on Qi Ci again, A-Lian stumbled forward and fiercely hugged ‘Yu Muyao’s’ waist to stop her. “Miss, what’s wrong?!”

“Piss off.”

‘Yu Muyao’ mercilessly strangled A-Lian’s neck and threw her away.

However, before A-Lian could fall on the ground, someone held her firmly.

She looked up to see who had saved her. Her savior was a handsome man, dressed in white, with white hair and white eyebrows as well. The expression on his face was indifferent, and his gaze cold.

As soon as Lin Baihu helped A-Lian to her feet, he hurriedly pulled Qi Ci away from ‘Yu Muyao’. At the same time, State Master Li suddenly appeared in front of ‘Yu Muyao’, making it impossible to even tell where he had come from.

‘Yu Muyao’ looked dazed for a moment, but State Master Li was prepared for this. He quickly formed a seal with his hands and quickly covered ‘Yu Muyao’s’ forehead.

Immediately after, ‘Yu Muyao’ clutched her head with both hands and let out a miserable howl of pain. In that instant, a black cloud came out of her, writhing and struggling.

“Miss!!” A-Lian cried out and tried to go forward. However, Lin Baihu not only didn’t stop her, but he also said: “Call her. Never let Hundun eat her sanity.”

A-Lian went forward and hugged Yu Muyao as hard as she could, crying: “Miss, wake up! We still can go to the Northern Border together. Didn’t you always say that you wanted to go see far away places? Let’s go see the snow, the cattle, and the sheep. Miss, wake up, please.”

As A-Lian talked to Yu Muyao, the black fog on Yu Muyao’s body struggled even more. Seeing the right opportunity, State Master Li casted a golden light from the palm that was covering Yu Muyao’s forehead, and then shouted: “Release!”

At that instant, the black fog rushed out of Yu Muyao’s body and soared into the air. At the same time, Yu Muyao fell to the ground, unconscious.

The black fog sneered gloomily: “I was too careless.”

State Master Li didn’t reply. Instead, he recited a mantra, and twelve golden talismans flew out of his sleeve, wrapping around the black fog.

The black fog didn’t panic: “So you were prepared, huh? Anyway, what’s the use in sealing me like this? Taotie and Taowu are now on their way to the Capital, Qiongqi has gone to Pingding Mountain to kill the Phoenix Clan, and Demon Emperor Zhonghua has become a useless waste….”

Before Hundun could finish speaking, a blaze hit the black fog causing it to explode!

In that instant, Hundun saw a white bird with the legs of a crane and the tail of a peacock spreading its great wings in the air. Although hot fire blazed from its beak, its eyes were as cold as snow.

The black mist gathered again, and the sound of its voice was somewhat intermittent, with a laugh that sounded somewhat strange: “Hohoho, you will die, the entire world will fall into chaos and destruction. Hehehe….!”

Without hesitation, State Master Li recited a few words, and the black mist was completely enveloped by the twelve golden talismans. Little by little, the dark mist began to disappear as the golden talismans slowly gathered together, until finally, they became a single yellow paper talisman that fell into State Master Li’s hands.

State Master Li wiped his head drenched in sweat and murmured: “If I can seal you for a while, then I can also delay the destruction for a while. Sigh….”

Lin Baihu landed beside State Master Li and transformed into his human form again. He said: “Thank you for your hard work, State Master.”

State Master Li waved his hand and walked towards the still unconscious Yu Muyao. After passing some spiritual energy to her, smoothing out her tendons and veins, he saw that her breathing had gradually stabilized. State Master Li said to Lin Baihu: “Take her to a room so she can rest.”

Lin Baihu complied, and together with A-Lian, he sent Yu Muyao to A-Lian’s wing room.

State Master Li approached Qi Ci again, saluted, and asked: “Your Highness, where are you hurt?”

“My hand….huh?” Qi Ci wanted to say that there were a few scratches on his hand and arm, but when he looked down, he found that his arm wasn’t injured at all. Therefore, he had to change the words: “My neck.”

State Master Li covered Qi Ci’s neck with the yellow paper talisman he had just recovered after attacking Hundun. From the wound, State Master Li took out several strands of black fog, which were then absorbed by the yellow paper talisman.

After all this, State Master Li let out a sigh of relief.

Qi Ci, on the other hand, couldn’t stop himself from asking: “State Master, what’s going on? Where is Bian Zhonghua? Is he safe?”

State Master Li paused and looked at Qi Ci for a long time before he could force himself to say: “He will definitely come looking for you. Don’t worry, Your Highness.”

Qi Ci forcefully suppressed his thoughts and didn’t pursue the matter. Instead, he thanked State Master Li.

As they spoke, Lin Baihu walked out of the wing room. Together with State Master Li, they bid their farewell to Qi Ci and left.

As the two of them walked towards the street and State Master Li noticed that there was no one around, he said to Lin Baihu: “Although we knew that Hundun would come looking for the Prince and so we set up a spell formation, it’s really impossible for us to be able to seal Hundun so easily. This must be a trick, but I really don’t know what its intention is.”

Lin Baihu frowned: “Now that Hundun is temporarily sealed, shall we go save Lord Bian?”

State Master Li shook his head: “We are beings of flesh and blood, we cannot enter the Illusory Realm of Hundun. Besides, we still have to stop the Taotie and Taowu, to prevent more people and innocent creatures from suffering. If Lord Bian were here right now, he would also make sure to make such a decision.”

Lin Baihu nodded. Although he was facing south, he couldn’t see through the cold night what lay beyond.

It seemed that, in the end, a fierce battle will finally break out.

…

Beneath the treacherous wind and dark clouds of hard times, there was someone who had managed to survive their doom.

As soon as Yu Muyao woke up the next morning, she decided to leave the Capital with A-Lian and embark on a journey to the northern border.

“So soon?” Qi Ci asked.

Yu Muyao nodded and said: “Thank you, Your Highness, but A-Lian and I are considered traitors by the Imperial Court. It’s better for us to depart as soon as we can.”

Regardless, Qi Ci also thought that it was the best option. After all, although the current Emperor was deeply righteous, a rebellion wasn’t a child’s play. If Yu Muyao and A-Lian where to stay even one more day in the Capital, they would be in terrible danger. It was better to go far away.

Thus, Qi Ci helped the two young ladies to the end. He bought them luggage, two horses, and gave them quite a bit of money for the long journey. The favor was such that both girls didn’t know how to repay him, so they could only thank him over and over again.

After sending Yu Muyao and A-Lian away, the Residence of the Prince became, once again, deserted. At this time, Qi Ci missed Bian Zhonghua even more than he did before.

In the middle of the night, Qi Ci found himself unable to fall asleep. As he rubbed the copper coin on his wrist, Qi Ci suddenly felt that his right arm was numb and itchy. When he raised his arm to look at it, he couldn’t see anything abnormal, so he stopped thinking about it. He simply blew out the candle and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.

In a trance, as Qi Ci quietly began to fall asleep, he suddenly saw a man standing right in front of him. This man was hidden in the dark, and it was impossible to see his face.

“Who—?” Qi Ci shouted.

The man chuckled: “It doesn’t matter who I am.”

“What’s important….is that I can tell you the truth you wanted to know.”

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