Chapter 52: System: Mission failed!
Two hours ago.
After sending Shen Wanqing back to her room, Ji Feichen did not go back to his own room to rest.
He called upon Feng Yaoqing and cast a barrier spell near the house to prevent anyone from overhearing their conversation.
“Only the Heavenly Dao Palace has the Sword Furnace that can forge the Solitary Light Sword. Therefore, they are the only ones who are collecting the pure yin physique.” Ji Feichen got straight to the point, “And at this rate, I’m afraid they have already found the whereabouts of the Solitary Light Sword five years ago.”
Feng Yaoqing frowned: “So, if they find out about Wanqing’s identity, I’m afraid…”
“They will definitely act on it.”
Ji Feichen clenched his fist tightly and slammed it heavily on the table, causing the tea cup to shake and a few drops of hot water to splash out.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then said: “I’m sorry.”
“Why… apologize?”
“Amidst the epidemic of demons and plague in this world, I have witnessed countless innocent civilians suffering from this disaster along the way,” Ji Feichen opened his eyes, his hand veins protruding and his eyelashes trembling, “The demon of the underworld has already torn through the boundary and continuously invaded as it travels south. At this rate, within three years, those civilians are likely to…”.
The Solitary Light Sword is not only a weapon to seal Xie Wuyan, but a hundred years ago, it was due to its deterrence that the demons were unable to surpass the boundaries and were restrained in the demon realm, unable to cause chaos in the world of mortals.
However, since the power of the Solitary Light Sword gradually disappeared, the demons have also torn open the gap in the barrier.
Until now, there is almost no way to resist them.
“I cannot agree with the actions of the Heavenly Dao Palace,” Ji Feichen looked at Feng Yaoqing, “but I cannot think of any other solution.”
Feng Yaoqing’s tone was somewhat incredulous: “Wait, are you really going to一”
“In my entire life, I could never bring myself to send my own sister into the Sword Furnace,” Ji Feichen clasped his hands tightly together, his nails almost piercing his palms, “but until now, I realize how powerless I am. I cannot sacrifice Wanqing, but I also cannot persuade the Heavenly Dao Palace to come up with a better solution.”
“The Ji family’s motto is to take the world as one’s own responsibility and to be fearless in life and death. I promised you that I would always make the right choices and judgments for our ideals, without fear of any sacrifice,” Ji Feichen rested his head on his hand, his voice filled with exhaustion, “but I cannot do it anymore.”
Feng Yaoqing didn’t say anything. She crouched down and leaned her head against Ji Feichen’s knee. After a long silence, she whispered: “Then let’s forget about this.”
Ji Feichen raised his gaze: “Ah Yao?”
“From now on, mourning will only be mourning. There will never be any more people from the blood-burning clan in the world,” Feng Yaoqing looked up at Ji Feichen, “She will live well, and no one will ever know about this again.”
Ji Feichen’s eyes gradually turned red: “Thank you very much.”
After the isolation technique was lifted, Feng Yaoqing noticed that the jade pendant on her waist was emitting green light.
This jade pendant was a special communication device used by the Xuantian Pavilion. Under normal circumstances, it would not react. Only in the event of an emergency, the elders of the Xuantian Pavilion would communicate through it.
Perhaps it was because of the barrier spell just now that the anomaly was not detected.
She used her magical power, and gradually a line of golden characters emerged in the air一
【The Heavenly Dao Palace has learned of the identity of Miss Wanqing, please be careful.】
Although Xuantian Pavilion provided a reasonable excuse, the spy planted by the Heavenly Dao Palace inside had died, but it still couldn’t fool the people of the Heavenly Dao Palace.
Driven by the interests of the Heavenly Dao Palace, someone present at the time finally succumbed to the temptation and leaked the information from that day.
“About seven days ago, the Heavenly Dao Palace learned about what happened that night,” Feng Yaoqing’s face instantly turned pale, “However, only today did the Xuantian Pavilion learn about this matter.”
“Seven days…”
“It’s entirely enough time for the Heavenly Dao Palace to find us and set up a trap.”
. . . . .
An hour ago.
Xuanniao was very nervous.
Normally, it sleeps in the ring, and only when something big happens or its owner is in a bad mood, will it be taken out.
But now, it has been taken out for a whole hour.
And its owner hasn’t said a word, just sitting on the roof with their arms on their knees, looking at the scenery.
It’s a very relaxed posture, but the look on their face is cold.
Of course, if you ignore Xuanniao shivering beside them and the few feathers blown away, the scene is still very cool.
Xuanniao felt melancholic. It wanted to go back to sleep, but didn’t dare to speak first.
So, the two of them remained silent for a whole hour.
This is what they call the calm before the storm.
Finally, Xuanniao couldn’t bear it any longer: “Your Highness, why don’t you just hit me?”
…I have never heard such a strange request before.
Xie Wuyan gave it a cold glance: “What have you learned with Shen Wanqing?”
Xuanniao felt that His Highness mentioned that woman’s name too frequently, which was quite surprising.
However, it seemed that the meaning of the words was not to prepare to hit itself.
Xuanniao’s suspended heart finally fell. It affectionately rubbed against Xie Wuyan’s face, trying to act cute, but was impatiently pushed away by its owner.
Xuanniao felt wronged.
Since that woman appeared, I am no longer the only intimate pet of His Highness.
But this did not dampen its enthusiasm: “Your Highness, what are we waiting for now?”
Xie Wuyan: “We’re waiting to kill someone.”
“…” Why can you say something so terrifying so casually?
But as a qualified demon lord’s pet, Xuanniao had to show some composure. It suppressed its inner turmoil and asked calmly: “Who does Your Highness want to kill?”
“I don’t know,” Xie Wuyan frowned as if it was troublesome, “There should be a bit too many.”
Xuanniao: ?
Unable to calm down!
At this moment, there was a faint spiritual energy fluctuation in the dense forest in front of the temple, which could still be easily captured.
Immediately afterwards, countless forces rushed towards the location of the spiritual energy fluctuation from all directions, closely following the ground and constantly converging and rising.
Xie Wuyan stood up and leaped down from the rooftop, landing steadily on the ground.
He raised his hand, and Xuanniao opened its wings and followed, landing on his arm: “Your Highness, what was that just now?”
“Ten Thousand Demon Attraction.”
As the name suggests, it attracts demons from a radius of several hundred miles towards this location.
Someone must want to create chaos.
The dark clouds churned, blocking the moonlight.
The moon also seemed to be affected by this force, undergoing a change at a speed that was difficult to perceive with the naked eye.
Although the Ten Thousand Demon Attraction spell is powerful, it can only be used at night because it must rely on the power of moonlight to generate an aura that attracts demon creatures.
Xuanniao looked up at the sky and seemed to suddenly realize something. It quickly bit onto Xie Wuyan’s clothes with its beak.
“Wait, Your Highness! Tomorrow is the night of the full moon! Under the influence of the Ten Thousand Demon Attraction, it’s very likely that the full moon will come early. It’s too dangerous to go there recklessly! Besides, this could be a trap…”
“This is indeed a trap.”
“So we…”
Xie Wuyan didn’t hesitate at all: “Let’s go.”
They said, 341 people, each one is one in a million.
Where in the world can you find so many pure yin physique willing to sacrifice themselves?
Of course, there aren’t any.
People want to live.
The Heavenly Dao Palace knows this, so they will create an opportunity.
An opportunity that forces those chosen people to decide to voluntarily sacrifice themselves.
This is a common tactic used by the Heavenly Dao Palace.
In order to achieve their ultimate goal, sacrificing a little bit is nothing at all.
Even if the power attracted by the Ten Thousand Demon Attraction brings in monsters that destroy the entire mountain and potentially slaughter all the villagers inside.
They want to create chaos that neither Ji Feichen nor Feng Yaoqing can resist.
The Heavenly Dao Palace understands Ji Feichen and Feng Yaoqing well.
The two of them will not escape alone, they will certainly stay to seal the monsters attracted by the Ten Thousand Demon Attraction spell.
But with only the two of them, it’s undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
The Heavenly Dao Palace wants to force Shen Wanqing to use her blood-burning technique to prove her identity, and then use Ji Feichen and others as bait to force her to comply in order to save them.
“Your Highness, you obviously know it’s a trap…”
“Shut up.”
Why help Shen Wanqing?
The trees in the secluded forest are dense, and the closer you get, the stronger the hovering demonic energy becomes.
Xie Wuyan stood firmly on the branch, countless monsters passing by him. The cold air blowing his clothes.
After Shen Wanqing was taken away by Heavenly Dao Palace, what would happen to her?
Heavenly Dao Palace Palace wouldn’t sacrifice her immediately.
Because they needed a bloodline that could continue the blood-burning technique.
She would be tied up in a dark and gloomy dungeon for ten whole months.
Her neck and limbs bound by chains, unable to see the sun, with only a window revealing faint starlight.
Neither alive nor dead.
In the end, all her edges would be ground away, longing for the final relief.
Just like himself many years ago.
This is the so-called “voluntary” sacrifice.
Xie Wuyan didn’t care about life or death.
Because from the beginning, he knew that he would definitely die.
When he came into this world, his fate was not his own to choose.
Shen Wanqing still had a choice.
As a lively person like her, she shouldn’t stay there.
She should be free in body and mind.
The sky is ablaze with flames.
Throughout the mountains, there were the howls of demons mixed with the screams of men and women.
The rain poured down on the soil, and blood mixed with the rainwater and flowed down.
Shen Wanqing saw Xie Wuyan.
The demonic energy gathered and circled in front of him, as if it was about to enter his body and take root in his flesh and blood.
Blood flowed down his forehead, arms, chest, and neck, all covered in reddish-brown bloodstains.
His eyes were tightly closed, and the sealing spell had already crawled to the corners of his eyes. It seemed that he had broken it forcibly several times, and his whole body was injured. It was as if at any moment, this body would break apart along with the sealing spell.
Master Yici stood in front of him, holding his Zen staff and pounding heavily on the ground.
In an instant, countless cracks appeared on the ground.
He had been hiding his true strength all along and was so skilled that he was able to deceive people like Ji Feichen.
“Sealing curse.”
“I never thought you would come to me looking for death.”
Master Yici’s tone was very calm as he raised his hand and pressed his staff against Xie Wuyan’s chest.
The reaction of Xuanniao was fierce in a matter of moments. It leaped out and rushed towards Master Yici with all its might.
However, with just a raise of his hand, Master Yici shook it away.
Shen Wanqing placed her hand on her sword at her waist.
And at that moment一
【Female Supporting Character System: According to the system’s comprehensive judgment, the probability of successfully sealing Xie Wuyan during this time period is 76% and is continuing to increase! Host, please seize the opportunity! The final task progress is continuing to increase at 56%…78%…79%…】
Shen Wanqing: “So, what you mean is that if I don’t stop or help this monk, Xie Wuyan will be successfully sealed.”
【Female Supporting Character System: Host, not only is he sealed, but according to the detection, Xie Wuyan is the key to achieving the HE ending in this world. Moreover, he also has a pure yin physique.】
“So?”
【Female Supporting Character System: Therefore, if you assist Master Yici in capturing Xie Wuyan, not only can the task be completed faster, but the host will also not have to die. Please execute this assistance task, Host.】
Shen Wanqing stood up, holding the sword at her waist.
She raised her eyelids and spoke calmly: “You said that I am the soul with the highest compatibility selected by the system. But before choosing me, did you do your homework and understand what kind of person I am?”
She drew her sword, holding her hand on the blade.
“Heavenly Dao Palace wants me to die for the sake of saving the world, but they never asked whether I am willing to die or not.”
She drew the sword from the hilt, all the way to the tip of the blade, until every inch of the blade was covered in blood.
She looked up at Xie Wuyan.
“You chose me to come here to complete the task, but you never asked if I wanted to do it.”
She had seen many different versions of Xie Wuyan.
Xie Wuyan imprisoned in a dungeon, Xie Wuyan pushed into a sea of fire, Xie Wuyan whose body was devoured by demons, Xie Wuyan who spent every night alone.
She probably had no choice.
But now she did.
It was an opportunity given to her by him.
She was not someone who considered the bigger picture.
“I won’t kill Xie Wuyan. I don’t want him to die,” Shen Wanqing said, “It’s my turn to choose this time.”
After speaking, she shook her wrist.
The sword flew out of Shen Wanqing’s hand and pierced directly through Master Yici’s body in an instant.
【Female Supporting Character System: Warning! Warning! Task progress is regressing! 77%…64%…52%…】
Shen Wanqing seemed to have not heard the alarm sound. She walked past the corpses of those monsters without looking sideways, and brushed past Master Yici, who was standing with a Zen staff pressed against his chest.
Then she stopped in front of Xie Wuyan.
“Miss Shen, he is…”
“I know,” Shen Wanqing turned her head. “You know too, right?”
“You…”
“So I will kill you.”
Master Yici’s expression became pained: “Are you also going to stand on the side of the demonic realm?”
Shen Wanqing: “No, I am simply standing on the side of the person I like.”
