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Chapter 2981:- Enemy Approaching (3)
Jun Wu Xie was very quiet tonight. She followed behind Jun Wu Yao, raised her head slightly, and looked at the back of the tall figure walking before her.
Even in the crowd of people, that person would shield her from the crowd. In this dense place, he would create a peaceful place for her.
In the previous life, Jun Wu Xie had never thought about what happiness was. She never had the luxury of possession. The kind of things that could only be seen in the books had always been strange to her. Out of reach to her.
But now, everything was different.
The warmth from her palm was so real. That hand was strong and hot. Even if there was a storm, it would not loosen, making her feel at ease.
Jun Wu Xie felt that it was precisely because she had been given this chance after she had transmigrated and had attained so much happiness. Family, companions, and lover. She had a strong attachment to this world. She was reluctant to lose the warmth that she had now. She could not let go of this world with these lovely people disappearing in front of her eyes, so ...
That was why she came to the Upper Realm.
Jun Wu Xie always had an illusion. In the midst of it, there seemed to be an invisible force guiding her, letting her come into this world, letting her meet these people. She experienced everything that she needed to.
There was pain, challenges, laughter, and tiredness ... But she didn't regret it.
No matter where the power came from, she was grateful.
For the first time, she was grateful for the gods that may exist in this world.
At least she had it.
At least she had warmth.
At least, she was happy.
She was most willing to do anything to attain all these.
Jun Wu Yao, who walked in front of her, suddenly stopped. In the crowd of people, he turned subconsciously. In the moonlight and in the wall, he saw that touch of her standing in his shadow. A small figure whose smile would melt one's heart when he saw it bloomed.
It turned out to be so beautiful, making him forget everything for that moment. He just wanted to stand there and look at her.
Until the end of his life.
"I'm very blessed." Jun Wu Xie smiled from the bottom of her heart. She was not afraid of the treacherous path of mountains of swords and the sea of fire ahead as what was supporting her from behind was what she valued most, utmost care and concern.
Jun Wu Yao took a deep breath, holding her little hand tightly and pulled her in front of him as he bowed his head unexpectedly and dropped a kiss on her lips.
"I'm more blessed than you."
Because I met you, so I am more blessed than you.
Jun Wu Xie smiled foolishly. The snow and ice melted and flowers bloomed. Under the moonlight it added a touch of beauty.
Jun Wu Yao looked at her definitively, as if to imprint her in his soul. Then he turned around and pulled Jun Wu Xie forward.
Only by overthrowing the schemes and destroying the plans of the Blood Sacrifice of the Three Realms could they then truly enjoy happiness.
However, the boulder accumulated in their hearts seemed to be lighter at this moment. Their pace became lighter as well.
Chi Yan's mansion was not his actual residence. It was just a cover up and there were several residences of this kind. But the real residence that the Knight of Destruction really lived in was only known to themselves and His Lord. Their power and status were just below His Lord. But for unknown reasons, this was rarely known.
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Chapter 2982:- The Four Knights (1)
Even outside of the Sacred City, the influence of the word "Knight of Destruction" was far less than the Top Ten Experts.
However, they actually had enough power and were the closest to the supreme person in the Upper Realm.
Outside the residence, two units of armored soldiers stood on both sides of the gate in an orderly manner. At first glance, it gave people a solemn sense of depression. Few people lived in and the front of the door was empty.
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao quietly released each other's hands under the moonlight. Jun Wu Xie restrained her gentleness and was replaced by her usual solitude. She walked forward and rubbed her shoulders with Jun Wu Yao. She caught a glimpse of Jun Wu Yao's smile at the corner of his mouth.
The guard standing outside the house noticed the arrival of Jun Wu Xie. With no intention to block her, the guard headed forward solemnly and politely: "Lord Yan, my lord has been waiting in the house for a long time . "
Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly. The guard led her into the garden.
Unlike the luxurious residences in the main cities, Chi Yan's residence looked very cold. Most of the decoration and furniture in the house were made of dark red wood. Under the candlelight, it had no hint of warmth, instead, it gave people a chilling feeling.
Through the long corridor, the guard led Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao into a hall deeper within the residence.
After entering the long corridor, the lights in the hall were bright. Jun Wu Xie could see everyone in the hall clearly.
There were five main seats in the entire hall. Right opposite the door, there was a man wearing a crimson robe. He had a stoic face and a burly figure. Although the man's facial features were handsome, his eyes were too sharp, which made him look like a sword out of its sheath.
Without much thought, this person should be Chi Yan.
And on this left, there were two men seated. When she saw the two of them, a glint flashed by her eyes.
Sitting at the position closest to Chi Yan, wasn't that Long Yao whom Jun Wu Xie had been fighting with and ended up destroying five of the Top Ten Experts?
At this moment, Long Yao had a somber face. He sat with his legs crossed with dark shadows under his eyes. It seemed that these days he was in a state of indignation, he was unable to take a good rest. When he saw Jun Wu Xie's figure, there was a hint of indifference and reluctance in his eyes.
And the person sitting next to Long Yao warmed Jun Wu Xie's heart.
The gentleman in a black robe, sitting upright at the table with a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. When he saw Jun Wu Xie come in, he did not reveal too much affection. He just nodded slightly, and it looked just right.
Sitting on the right-hand side of Chi Yan was an ordinary-looking woman. But if to describe her appearance as ordinary, it would be considered as ugly. So was her figure. She couldn't hide the two scars on her face. The two scars that made up a big cross had been slit across the woman's face. A large proportion of her eyes were white and they looked lifeless. When she narrowed her eyes at Jun Wu Xie, she looked, not a sliver of emotions could be seen.
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Chapter 2983:- The Four Knights (2)
Jun Wu Xie already knew the identities of the other three people. This woman should be the last person among the Knights of Destruction.
"You are Yan Hai?" Chi Yan's sharp eyes fell on Jun Wu Xie's body. He was obviously the host who had invited her as the guest but his gaze was as sharp as a knife's edge, without any politeness. He sized her up viciously without hiding his intentions.
"Yes." Jun Wu Xie said calmly.
"Who is that person behind you?" Chi Yan's gaze fell to Jun Wu Yao who was behind Jun Wu Xie. His brows furrowed slightly. Apparently he did not expect that Jun Wu Xie would bring someone along to this meeting.
"My attendant." Jun Wu Xie said.
"Today, I'm hosting a banquet yet Lord Yan brought someone else along. Is it that you worry and do not feel at ease?" Chi Yan asked.
Jun Wu Xie said, "In recent days, my followers have repeatedly met with danger. I don't know if they have offended anyone in Sacred City. He is the only one available. It is to protect myself and also to protect him. "
There were no fluctuations in her speech but her words were thorny. As soon as her words came out, Long Yao who was seated in the hall widened his eyes incredulously.
The Sacred City was not small and it had a lot of people. But there were few things that could escape their Knights of Destructions' vision. Long Yao had encouraged the Top Ten Experts to provoke Jun Wu Xie. None of the people present were unclear. Now, Jun Wu Xie said these words out, wasn't this a provocative slap to his face?
Chi Yan also glanced at Long Yao at this moment, apparently knowing what happened previously. But he did not mean to delve deeper. He just said: "Only the strong enough can be accommodated in the Sacred City. The people around Lord Yan were weak and got themselves injured. This is their destiny. Lord Yan, please sit down. "
In his cold words, there was no slightest comfort. In Chi Yan's eyes, Qiao Chu's injuries were because they were weak and incompetent.
In the Upper Realm where survival was the fittest, the weak could only die. Even if they die, they won't get any sympathy.
A hint of coldness flashed by Jun Wu Xie's eyes and she did not hide it. She walked to the empty seat and sat down. Jun Wu Yao was playing a role as a follower perfectly. He stood silently behind Jun Wu Xie. Behind Jun Wu Xie, his head was half lowered, as if he didn't exist at all.
"Lord Yan has been to the Sacred City for quite some time. His Lord has heard that Lord Yan has great strength but as His Lord has a lot of matters to attend to it is inconvenient to meet you in person. Today, I am here to host a welcome dinner for Lord Yan. How many people does Lord Yan recognise from this banquet?" Chi Yan asked.
Jun Wu Xie sneered in her heart. What a good excuse. That Lord sitting in that high position had been busy planning his Blood Sacrifice of the Three Realms all day long. He had no time to think of other matters. And this welcome banquet......
After she slayed five of the Top Ten Experts, whether this was truly a welcome banquet or one guised with the malicious intent for massacre, it was really open to question.
Although Jun Wu Xie thought so, there was no expression on her face. She raised her eyes and swept her gaze through the hall casually. At the moment when she met Long Yao's gaze, her mouth aroused an ironic smile.
"I think besides Lord Chi Yan, I think I can only recognise Lord Long Yao.After all, we had met each other too many times in the Top Ten Experts selection. I think Lord Long Yao recognizes me as well, right?"
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Chapter 2984:- The Four Knights (3)
Long Yao was already furious in his heart, he never thought that Jun Wu Xie would dare to ridicule him in front of so many people. She even had the audacity to speak in such a manner, when he heard her words, it made him want to vomit blood.
"Of course, how can I not recognize Lord Yan?" Long Yao gritted his teeth and stared at Jun Wu Xie as he squeezed out his words.
Jun Wu Xie had killed Bai Zhu before him. She killed Fang Jinghe and the others, not leaving any intact body at all. It really was a resounding slap to Long Yao's face, so much that, after that Long Yao took the initiative to resign from His Lord, he did not want to go to the arena again.
Now, even when passing by from outside the arena, Long Yao could recall Jun Wu Xie's splendid performance in front of everyone that day. He would never forget how questionable those eyes were in the arena.
The Knight of Destruction was someone who stood on top of the Top Ten Experts. When everyone else saw him, they had to bow down and salute. Such a sacred and tall image disappeared under the bloody massacre of Jun Wu Xie. Everyone knows that the Top Ten Experts as well as Bai Zhu, were the people of Long Yao. But Jun Wu Xie killed these six people in front of Long Yao...without even leaving any bones behind.
Long Yao had been stifled by this over the past few days and it was so suffocating that he was still mulling over it .
Jun Wu Xie raised her eyebrows in disapproval. In the face of Long Yao's anger, she had no fear at all. The enmity between her and Long Yao had been made. No matter whether she humiliated him in public and showed unconcealed animosity, it was all his fault for instigating the Top Ten Experts to attack Qiao Chu and the others. He was the cause of Rong Ruo's death and this was more than sufficient to become her target for all the grief and enmity.
This hatred would eventually come to an end.
"Since you recognize Long Yao, then I will not introduce him much." Chi Yan seemed to have not noticed the undercurrent between Long Yao and Jun Wu Xie. He still had on the same expression as he looked to his side and said: "The one beside Long Yao is Jun Gu, a Knight of Destruction."
Jun Gu heard his introduction and smiled as he gave a polite nod to Jun Wu Xie.
Because Jun Gu's temperament was very gentle, he was the best person to get along with among the Knights of Destruction. Therefore, no one felt surprised at his friendliness towards Jun Wu Xie.
Instead, it was the woman beside Jun Wu Xie.
"This is Su Ruiying, another Knight of Destruction and the only woman among us." Chi Yan looked at the woman beside Jun Wu Xie.
That woman heard his words and turned her head slightly. She looked at Jun Wu Xie again. This time she got closer, and Jun Wu Xie noticed that Su Ruiying's eyes were different from ordinary people. Her outer circle of the black pupil showed a circle of gray-white. When looking away from a distance, the circle of gray-white and the white of the eyes merged.
"Lord Yan, from Sea Spirit City?" Su Ruiying suddenly said as she stared directly at Jun Wu Xie. The gray circle of her eyes made her entire eyes look dim. No light, no difference to the dead.
Her eyes didn't move. Being stared at by her always gave people the illusion of looking at the dead.
If it was someone else, I'm afraid she would have goose bumps.
But for Jun Wu Xie, who was used to corpses for so many years, there was no impact. Jun Wu Xie calmly said, "Yes."
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Chapter 2985:- The Four Knights (4)
A slight smile appeared on Su Ruiying's face. That faint smile dragged her facial features, causing the cross scar on her face to twitch and looked abnormally ferocious.
"I really did not think that a place like Sea Spirit City can still produce talents like Lord Yan. Sea Spirit City is close to the Sea of Death. I wonder if Lord Yan dreams, will you often hear the children cry?
The Upper Realm had the habit of infusing newborn babies with the blood of Sea Spirit Beast. Those babies who were not able to accommodate the infusion will die and those small corpses would also be packed in big wooden boxes and placed into carts one after another. They would then be pulled to the beach and thrown into the Sea of Death. The name Sea of Death came out of it. On the dark seabed, many wooden boxes were buried with countless babies.
There had been rumors that in the dead of night, when walking to the Sea of Death, listening to the sound of waves breaking the shore, cries of the babies would come along with the sea water, which belongs to the babies who died.
Su Ruiying's words seemed a little weird tonight. She was laughing with her red cracked lips like a big mouth in a blood basin, with a cross scar on her face. It looked strange and eerie.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Su Ruiying with a blank expression, wondering why she suddenly mentioned this matter.
That rumor, Jun Wu Xie had also heard of it. She had visited the coast of the Sea of Death at night, but she could not hear anything.
What did the babies know about fear of death and where would there be the grudge of death?
They were still so ignorant, so ignorant, they were taken away, fearing that they would have no chance to avenge their grievances.
"How's the sound? Does it sound good? Have you ..."
"Ying." Chi Yan frowned slightly, as if thinking of something. Suddenly he opened his mouth to stop Su Ruiying's unfinished words.
Su Ruiying's eyeball turned, squinting towards Chi Yan. The smile at the corner of her mouth also converged a little. She settled down towards Jun Wu Xie's dumped body, and she recovered her dead face.
"Ying's temperament has always been like this, Lord Yan please do not be alarmed." Chi Yan said.
Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly, but felt some weirdness in her heart. Chi Yan didn't seem like a thoughtful person. Suddenly he interrupted Su Ruiying's words, and also said this seemingly harmonious rhetoric. This made Jun Wu Xie feel that he seemed to be hiding something.
In fact, not only the words of Su Ruiying were weird, the existence of the Knight of Destruction was a huge mystery.
According to Jun Wu Yao's experience in the Upper Realm, the strength of His Lord could be said to overwhelm everything. He did not need any helpers to control the entire Upper Realm, or even the Three Realms. Only few people knew that the four Knights of Destruction were created, and they were hidden in the Upper Realms.
What was this for?
Questions lingered in Jun Wu Xie's mind, but Chi Yan spoke again at this moment.
"Lord Yan, you are the second strongest person with a Dual Spirit Ring besides the Lord. Your strength has been confirmed in the previous Top Ten Expert. With your ability, you can be more than a Top Ten Expert, so His Lord intends to invite you to take a step higher ... "
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Chapter 2986:- The Four Knights (5)
On top of the Top Ten Experts, was the Knight of Destruction. Chi Yan's words had been very obvious. His Lord intended to make Jun Wu Xie the fifth Destruction Knight!
There was no slight change of expression on Jun Wu Xie's face. She just looked at Chi Yan calmly. When she came to the Sacred City, if the first invitation she received was to join the ranks as a Knight of Destruction, Jun Wu Xie might not be so surprised. After all, the strength of the Dual Spirit Ring had surpassed the ordinary exponent. She was bound to stand at one of the highest levels.
But the arrangement of His Lord made Jun Wu Xie somewhat surprised. To Jun Wu Xie, the selection of the Top Ten Experts was as simple as playing a game. His Lord was aware of it, but he still allowed her to participate. After she revealed her true strength, His Lord once again sent out an invitation. This time the invitation was the Knight of Destruction that Jun Wu Xie had guessed before.
This arrangement couldn't help but make people feel a little elusive, and as Han Zifei said that His Lord's thoughts were really not easy to guess.
"Lord Yan?" Chi Yan couldn't wait for Jun Wu Xie's response, and frowned involuntarily. In his view, any orders from His Lord was like a gift. Jun Wu Xie didn't immediately thank him. Instead she showed some hesitation. This intriguing hesitation made Chi Yan quite dissatisfied. He seemed to feel that the majesty of His Lord was ignored by Jun Wu Xie.
"Why? Lord Yan, is being a Knight of Destruction not worth a second look?" Long Yao saw an opportunity to bump at Jun Wu Xie. Although that was what he said, he couldn't wait for Jun Wu Xie to quarrel with him and reject the invitation of His Lord. It was best to make a big fuss, and completely tear the face with His Lord, this would be the best.
Jun Wu Xie raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Long Yao coldly. She looked at Chi Yan and said: "His Lord's arrangement, I shall obey."
Jun Wu Xie always felt that there was something hidden behind His Lord's work style. But she needed an opportunity to enter the tiger's lair. If she retreated here, all her previous efforts would be in vain.
Chi Yan's face eased a little, and nodded in satisfaction.
"The Knight of Destruction is dedicated to the existence of His Lord. Everything that we have was bestowed upon us by His Lord. Lord Yan, your strength is enough for you to become a Knight of Destruction. If you want to truly stand by His Lord, these are far enough. "Chi Yan's words suddenly changed.
"After becoming a Knight of Destruction, you must be completely cut off from your past, whether it is your Sea Spirit City or the entire 72 Cities. After you become a Knight of Destruction, everything that you had will have nothing to do with you from now on. After that, you are no longer the owner of the Sea Spirit City. This is the memory and past. You have to give up, do you understand? "
Give up her memory?
Jun Wu Xie's heart jumped slightly. She subconsciously thought of Jun Gu's plight. Previously, Nangong Lie once said that the Knights of Destruction appeared at very strange times. They seemed to appear out of thin air. As before, no one had ever seen them before they became the Knights of Destruction, let alone their origins.
Now it seems that the Destruction Knight may not be without the past. It was simply obliterated by His Lord. If she had not happened to meet Jun Gu in the Spirit World, the rhinoceros horn would have completely eliminated Jun Gu's memory. If given a few years, Jun Gu would be like Long Yao and the rest. They would only be faithful dogs to His Lord, and forget everything they once were.
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Chapter 2987:- The Four Knights (6)
"Abandon all my memory? How does this work?" Jun Wu Xie asked dubiously.
Chi Yan's eyes fell on Su Ruiying aside.
"If you make up your mind, go and find Ying, she will tell you what to do."
Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly, and looked at Su Ruiying on the side. In those gray eyes, she could not see any fluctuations in emotions, nor did she know that Su Ruiying's temperament was caused by it. .
With doubts in her heart, Jun Wu Xie sat quietly in the hall. The banquet that was hosted by Chi Yan, compared with the others, was extremely deserted, without singing and dancing. There were only a few of them in the entire hall. No one spoke except the sound of pouring water and the sound of chewing.
After explaining His Lord's instructions, Chi Yan no longer paid any heed and never looked up at Jun Wu Xie again. Su Ruiying looked at Jun Wu Xie from time to time, but her gaze was strange. It was the fiery Long Yao who kept his eyes on Jun Wu Xie the entire time since she entered the hall.
It was understood that even a man frivolous like Long Yao could be suppressed. Chi Yan's position in front of His Lord was self-evident.
Jun Gu didn't say anything in the whole process. He behaved just like any person who was dragged along, either drinking or eating food, He did not look at Jun Wu Xie. Naturally, people couldn't notice any strange signs at all.
"It's my pleasure to see my future colleagues today. But, it's late at night. If you have nothing to do with Chi Yan, I'll go back first." Jun Gu stood up.
Chi Yan raised his head and looked at Jun Gu.
Long Yao sneered: "I know that Jun Gu has married the beauty of the Sacred Maiden Tribe, have you been so reluctant to the entire day?"
The smile on Jun Gu's face dissipated and the gaze towards Long Yao became sharper. His whole momentum seemed to change in an instant, like the blade suddenly unsheathed.
Long Yao's expression stiffened. Fortunately, Chi Yan said in a timely manner: "Okay, there is nothing else tonight. Jun Gu you go back first."
Jun Gu then narrowed his eyes and left the hall.
Looking at Jun Gu's back, Long Yao couldn't help but frowned. "Towards the woman who once defected, this Jun Gu still regards her as a treasure."
Chi Yan glanced at Long Yao and said nothing.
"It's not too early today, Yan Hai. If you have anything in the future, please contact Ying. After your first session, I will arrange you to go meet His Lord." Chi Yan had no further patience for tonight's banquet as he directly sent all his guests back.
Jun Wu Xie didn't have the intention to stay any longer. After a few words, she got up and left. Long Yao and Su Ruiying also left.
When walking to the gate outside Chi Yan's Mansion, Long Yao passed Jun Wu Xie. The tall body consciously wanted to crash into Jun Wu Xie, but Jun Wu Xie shunned him cleverly, causing him to look at her in a disgruntled manner and unwilling to take a big step away.
"Long Yao's heart is very narrow. If you provoke him, there will be a lot of trouble in the future." Su Ruiying's voice came from behind Jun Wu Xie at this moment.
After she spoke, Su Ruiying had reached Jun Wu Xie's side and her strange eyes gently swept across Jun Wu Xie's body.
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Chapter 2988:- Strange Ying (1)
"But ..." Su Ruiying stared at Jun Wu Xie and then suddenly said: "With your strength, as long as your brain is good enough, he should not be able to do anything to you."
Jun Wu Xie glanced at Su Ruiying. In fact, even if Long Yao didn't take the initiative to come to her, she would go to Long Yao. For Rong Ruo, the blood debt with Long Yao was not over yet!
"Chi Yan doesn't like to be disturbed by others, and it's not too late at this time. Is Lord Yan interested to come into my manor for a moment?" Su Ruiying suddenly extended an invitation to Jun Wu Xie.
Jun Wu Xie had some questions about removing one's memory, so she followed Su Ruiying along with Jun Wu Yao.
Jun Wu Xie had finally met all four Knights of Destruction today. None of them were ordinary figures. Chi Yan was just sitting quietly tonight. However, it gave people a strong sense of suppression. Their strength was not weak and even the usually arrogant Long Yao had to converge in front of him. It was known that he was strong. Long Yao was completely suppressed.
The Su Ruiying in front of her gave Jun Wu Xie a very strange feeling. Under the moonlight, she watched Su Ruiying's gradually elongated shadow. But she did not hear any sound from her.
It was as if she did not even exist; no footsteps and no breath. Her breath was so weak that it was almost undetectable. This point, Jun Wu Xie was already aware of it when she was at the banquet. When it really seemed to be a dead person, there were no fluctuations in the tone when speaking, which made Jun Wu Xie have a familiar feeling.
It seemed that she had returned to her previous life, back to the period of time she was held in the same room with the dead bodies.
However, Su Ruiying walked vividly before her, this strange feeling, Jun Wu Xie really did not know where it came from.
The Sacred City at night was quiet, and the area where Chi Yan was located was sparsely populated. On the large streets, there were only Jun Wu Xie, Jun Wu Yao and Su Ruiying walking in front.
Somehow, Su Ruiying's footsteps stopped suddenly. Under the moonlight, her figure looked a little gloomy. She turned her head, and the cross scar on her face seemed to be contrary to the eye-catching. It seemed to be laughing.
"Lord Yan, do you value your followers?"
Jun Wu Xie shook slightly and pretended to be calm on her face: "Is there any problem?"
Su Ruiying said with a smile: "According to the rules, today's banquet only invited you alone. But you have brought him along. To become a Knight of Destruction, you need to be cut off from the past. This had been said by Chi Yan just now. And all those who know about your past will also be killed shortly afterwards. Like this follower by your side, who has heard all the words from the start."
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed slightly. Jun Wu Yao touched her gently from behind without a trace.
"However ... you can keep him. You can develop him into an accursed and he can continue to stay by your side and serve. As for the others in your city, I'm afraid I can't keep them." Su Ruiying smiled, as if thinking of something happy. The thing that was normal was her red lips, as if she was about to bleed with her smile.
It seems that endless death could bring her great happiness.
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Chapter 2989:- Strange Ying (2)
"You can rest assured that, out of the kindness as your colleague, I will treat your city people well." Su Ruiying suddenly said something inexplicably. Before Jun Wu Xie responded, she turned around and walked into a house at the side.
In the deep of the night, the yard was quiet. Only an old man with a simple broom stood outside. When Su Ruiying approached, the old man raised his head slightly.
It was an unrecognizable face, the position where the nose was supposed to be looked as if a big pit had been dug out instead. His face looked as if it had been burned deeply before. His lips seemed to be stuck together and coupled with the uneven burn scars and odd features, he looked like a monster at night.
"Ah ..." Seeing Su Ruiying, the old man quickly hugged the broom and saluted.
Su Ruiying waved her hand, stepped forward to push open the gate of the yard. She turned to hook her fingers at Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao.
"Come in, this is my residence."
Jun Wu Xie walked over, and when passing by the old man, she faintly felt a familiar breath.
She seemed to have encountered it before but for a moment, she couldn't recall.
Su Ruiying's courtyard was gloomy, and by the roadside there were only two faint lights, and the fire swaying in the night breeze seemed to be tugging the shadows constantly.
"Lady Ying." A low voice filled with vicissitudes came from the darkness.
From the illumination of the flame, Jun Wu Xie vaguely saw a pair of green eyes at the end of the corridor.
"Ah Fu, there are guests today, prepare some tea." Su Ruiying said.
Those green eyes stared straight ahead, seeming to hear Su Ruiying's words, and disappeared into darkness after a while.
When she came to the hall, Su Ruiying invited Jun Wu Xie to sit down. There was an uncomfortable coldness in the whole hall. The decoration in the room also showed strangeness. The wall hangings were not suitable for landscape paintings. There was a skull of a beast that was emptied of flesh and blood, and its eyes were dug away. Only white bones were left, and it was hung on the wall, showing its fangs.
Jun Wu Xie glanced around the hall, but her eyes were attracted by the rows of dolls on Su Ruiying's table.
The puppets were about the length of an adult's forearm. The workmanship was extremely fine. Each one was wearing delicate little clothes, standing in a row and standing, one by one, counted, a little as many as thirty or forty, just ... Those puppets gave Jun Wu Xie a strange feeling. The puppet's eyes did not know what the material was, reflecting the candlelight in the hall, as if the human eyes were as divine.
"Lord Yan also likes these gadgets?" Su Ruiying noticed Jun Wu Xie's gaze and said with a smile.
"The workmanship of these puppets are very delicate." Jun Wu Xie said.
Su Ruiying chuckled, raised her hand, and picked up a doll at the forefront. The doll looked like a handsome young man, with a very handsome face. The small facial features were exquisite. In her hands, it gave a different feeling.
"Lord Yan, these are not puppets." Su Ruiying's eyes narrowed slightly. She suddenly threw the puppet in the hand on the ground.
There was a crunch with a click. The puppet fell not lightly. Just after that crunch, the puppet fell to the ground and stiffly climbed up from the ground!
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Chapter 2990:- Strange Ying (3)
The tiny doll stiffly climbed up from the ground, dragging his long clothes, and stood at Su Ruiying's feet with his head lowered and remained motionless.
Jun Wu Xie looked at the scene before her with surprise. It was just before that moment when the figure moved, she seemed to feel a breath of humanity.
But...
How can that be?
Su Ruiying looked at Jun Wu Xie's surprise. Her bloody mouth twitched with pride. She supported her chin with one hand, raised a hand, and twirled her finger in a large circle above the little puppet. It was as if there was something pulling it as it followed and spun around.
The breath that had just disappeared appeared again at this moment.
"These little toys, I have done these during my spare time." Su Ruiying's gaze moved to the other puppets on the table, and her long nails crossed the heads of those puppets. "In the Upper Realm, no matter if they're strong or they are lacking in their abilities, there's one thing in common. They are so beautiful, like the eccentricity of God, each of them were born so beautiful and it makes people fond of their appearance with one look."
Su Ruiying's gaze and finger swept over the puppets. A strange breath, along with her movements, surfaced and spread throughout the hall.
Maybe it was an illusion. Jun Wu Xie found that the puppets that had been in the range of her finger sweep by Su Ruiying seemed to be trembling.
"Lady Ying." At this moment, the low voice sounded again. A man wearing a black robe and a ghoul mask appeared at the entrance of the hall with a tray in his hand.
"Tea has been brewed." He said respectfully.
"Leave it there." Su Ruiying slightly lifted her chin.
The ghoul masked man stepped forward, lowered his head and served the tea. When he was serving it to Jun Wu Xie, a cold glint flashed by her eyes. There was also an inexplicable cold glint that flashed by Jun Wu Yao's eyes.
"Just drink some casually, I don't usually have guests here. It's rare that there are guests today." Su Ruiying took a cup of tea and drank herself. Those puppets stood still on the table. The ghoul masked man took the puppet up and wiped the dust with his cuffs, and put it back in its original position. He then retreated from the hall.
"Yan Hai, if you want to become a Knight of Destruction, there are still a lot of hard experiences that you need to go through. Anyway, in the future, you will have to come over quite frequently so I think it's better to stay with me for a few days. This will save you from running around. "Su Ruiying said with a smile, but her eyes swept over Jun Wu Yao's body. Her movement was very fast, making it impossible for people to notice.
"Alright." Jun Wu Xie would not refuse naturally. Su Ruiying was too strange and by staying here, it would be more convenient for her to investigate the situation. Especially ... The tempering session which Jun Wu Xie suspected was related to what Jun Gu had lost. It's just that during the tempering session, his memory was likely to be affected by the rhinoceros horn and he couldn't remember anything afterwards.
Su Ruiying was very satisfied with Jun Wu Xie's reply and immediately found the ghoul masked man to arrange for Jun Wu Xie's residence. She said that she was a little tired, and went back to rest first at the temporary residence.
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Chapter 2991:- Strange Ying (4)
The residence that the ghoul masked man arranged for Jun Wu Xie was as creepy as Su Ruiying. In the large room, only a candlelight was lit. The room was empty. No one lived here.
"Two of you please rest here. If there are no other matters, please don't walk around the house at night." The hoarse voice of the ghoul masked man urged.
Jun Wu Xie nodded. After the ghoul masked man left, Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao looked carefully at everything in the room.
Although the lights were dim, their strength could let them see everything around them in the dark room.
The furnishings in the room were complete.The most special was the standing doll on the table. The doll was a young woman with extremely finely carved facial features and long black hair scattered behind her body. It was placed on the table with a kneeling posture. The table was just opposite one of the beds in the room.
"This doll is a little weird." Jun Wu Yao looked at the doll. Not only Jun Wu Xie thought Su Ruiying was strange, she also noticed her breath was not like an ordinary person, to be more precise, it was more towards a ghost's than a human's.
Jun Wu Xie walked to the table and picked up the puppet. The puppet was not heavy, but it had some weight in her hand. Jun Wu Xie's fingertips brushed the puppet's delicate facial features. The touch underneath made the eyes of Jun Wu Xie suddenly widen.
"Human skin."
An unusually soft touch. Only human skin would feel this way. As a doctor, Jun Wu Xie had a clearer understanding than anyone.
It was just that brief contact that made Jun Wu Xie realize that the well-made puppet in front of her was simply created with human skin. That was why it would be so vivid and delicate! !
In addition to the skin, the doll's hair was also made up with human hair.
Obviously a delicate little doll. But now, it made people feel a little creepy.
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed slightly, remembering so many dolls placed on the table of Su Ruiying before. Back then, a wealthy businessman liked to collect human organs. He put those organs in a bottle and placed them in his home like fine pieces of art.
And Su Ruiying's hobby was to use parts of the human body to create these dolls.
Just when Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao planned to take a closer look at this puppet, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Jun Wu Yao's gaze fleeted to the door as he quickly went to open it.
But outside that door, it was empty. Not even a ghost of a shadow could not be seen, only the moonlight that illuminated the courtyard.
But that knock on the door should not be wrong ...
"Someone?" Jun Wu Xie also came over. She didn't feel anybody's breath.
"Shall we take a look?" Jun Wu Yao cautiously spoke. Now that they had come this far, they had to be extremely careful every step of the way. The strangeness of Su Ruiying and the house made them raise a lot of queries in their hearts and with the level of their skills, even if they left, the people here would not notice their absence at all.
Jun Wu Xie nodded her head. She wanted to put the puppet back in place, but after she thought about it. She put the puppet into her cosmos sack that was at her waist pocket instead.
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Chapter 2992:- Dead or Alive (1)
In the darkness, there was no sound in the entire house. Only the moonlight quietly spilled to the ground.
The figures of Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie flashed quickly in the courtyard. The two probed every inch of the house with their perception and they finally found the breath of Su Ruiying.
It was said that Su Ruiying had to go back to rest first, but she didn't take a rest. She had changed clothes and was walking down the long corridor. The ghoul masked man behind her carried a lantern and walked into a room.
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao glanced at each other. They both wanted to see where Su Ruiying was up to. Immediately, they found a corner outside the window to stand, catching the gap in the window and looking into the room.
Rows of cabinets stood on the four walls of the room. Upon a closer look, there were all puppets in those cabinets, lined up in rows!
Under the candlelight, there was a long table. There were many tools scattered on the table, and a brand-new, treated leather was spread on the long table. From the color, it should be human skin.
"Lady Ying, are you not taking a rest tonight?" The ghoul masked man respectfully stood aside, slightly worried.
Su Ruiying waved her hand impatiently under the table at the ghoul masked man.
"Ah Fu, do not be so naggy anymore. There are a lot of things that His Lord has told me in these few days. I haven't been quiet for a long time to do my own thing. Do you want to control me?" Su Ruiying glanced at the ghoul masked man from the corner of her eyes.
The ghoul masked man immediately lowered his head, "I dare not. I am only worried. If His Lord knows that Lady Ying uses those things, will it ..."
"What I use is nothing but how can His Lord know? Besides, I didn't choose the best ones, but I chose some good-looking ones. You don't have to say more. After finishing, if you still linger on, then go back to the cabinet and stay there. "Su Ruiying was obviously impatient and her tone turned bad.
The ghoul masked man was shocked. He didn't dare to say a word, but retreated silently into the darkness, as if he was not in this room.
Su Ruiying turned her face and looked at the long table. The shape of the wooden block had been carved. A trace of fanaticism flashed in her weird eyes.
She picked up the wooden egg-shaped block and held a carving knife in one hand. She wanted to cut a few times, but she was hesitant. Her brows were light, and suddenly she put the carving knife down. She removed the black cloth on the long table.
The moment the black cloth fell, a large palm sized crystal ball was lying quietly on the long table. The crystal ball did not look expensive, but it reflected the candlelight.
Su Ruiying's eyes fell on the crystal ball. Her furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
Inside the crystal ball, a terrifying face appeared before Su Ruiying!
A little nearly translucent person was trapped in the crystal ball and was slapping the crystal ball frantically but there was no effect at all. Su Ruiying's gaze was fixated on the person and bit by bit, she started carving as a grin emerged on her face.
Jun Wu Xie witnessed everything from outside the window. She was shocked to find that the face reflected in the crystal ball turned out to be Bai Zhu's face! !
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Chapter 2993:- Dead or Alive (2)
Bai Zhu?
How could it be Bai Zhu?
Bai Zhu, who had long been poisoned by Jun Wu Xie, had no bones left. How could he appear in the crystal ball? This scene really exceeded Jun Wu Xie's cognition.
It was only soon that Jun Wu Xie calmed down. She realized that in the crystal ball was not Bai Bai but his soul. But Jun Wu Xie was a little surprised. After death, his soul would not be destroyed. It would become a lonely ghost, gradually losing consciousness and the memories of his life dissipate in the world.
Or if one had a powerful soul, one could either enter the Spirit World or enter the Soul World.
In addition to the Spirit World and the Soul World, among the Three Realms, even if there were countless souls around them, it was also invisible to others, like air.
It was never heard that anyone could capture the soul. That was like the strange stories of ghosts and gods that were heard by Jun Wu Xie in the past.
But Bai Zhu's soul was so clear in front of her. In the crystal ball, the original beautiful face had been twisted in fright and despair. He opened his mouth like he was roaring, he was like crying for help, just ... but no voice came out.
Su Ruiying sat at the table with a smile on her face, holding a carving knife and the head of the half-engraved puppet, while looking at Bai Zhui's face, while engraving the calm look of Bai Zhu on the puppet.
Under the dim light, Su Rui's red lips cracked. The scar on her face merged with the strange smile, making a chill run along one's spine.
"Why do you want to make it so painful? Continue to live in the form of a puppet, isn't it a new life?" Su Ruiying didn't seem to notice Bai Zhu's fear at all. While carving, she seemed to be saying something to Bai Zhu.
"I heard that you died so badly that you were not even left with a body. Now that the gate of the Soul World has been closed, no matter how good your soul is, you can't go there. You can only be a lone wandering soul, floating about in the Three Realms. No one can see you, no one can hear you and you can only watch those who are familiar with you forget you little by little... until one day, you would have forgotten your own origin, become a ghost, and completely disappear between heaven and earth ... Everything I do now is to help you. Look at the companions on this shelf." A smile crept up on her face. At the end of it all, she seemed to be immersed in feeling how great she was as she opened her eyes and showed a joyful smile. She turned the crystal ball slightly so that Bai Zhu could clearly see the rows of puppets in the room.
Those delicate and lifelike puppets were placed neatly. When Su Ruiying finished her words, she looked at the crystal ball.
Bai Zhu who was in the crystal ball screamed out in panic, but no one could hear any sound. He panicked and trembled.
This City Lord would never dream that he won't even get a moment of peace even after his death.
It was his own soul that had become a plaything of others. Eternally imprisoned in that little puppet.
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Chapter 2994:- Dead or Alive (3)
Su Ruiying hummed a weird song and sculpted the puppet little by little under the dim candlelight. As the puppet became more and more like Bai Zhu from the past, the soul of Baizhu in the crystal ball got weaker.
Until Su Ruiying spliced the puppet's body and head, and gently flicked the puppet's hand, there was nothing in the crystal ball. The originally dull puppet in her hand revealed a frightened expression in an instant.
The puppet Bai Zhu struggled like crazy and had even managed to pry itself free from Su Ruiying's hands. The wooden body that had just been made fell on the table with a click. But he ignored it and wanted to run when he got up.
Unfortunately...
He was now just a puppet with a short arm. He was desperate to escape, But with that small distance, Su Ruiying lifted her hand and pressed him motionless on the table.
"What a disobedient puppet. Is this how you repay this way to your benefactor?" The smile on Su Ruiying's face disappeared little by little. There was a faint glimmer of coldness in her eyes. Bai Zhu, a puppet under the palm of her hand, was already trembling with fright. But Su Ruiying's eyes glanced at the side of the carving knife, and the other hand took the carving knife up and raised it high.
"Disobedient puppets need to be punished ..."
As the warning that made one's hair stand on ends came out of Su Ruiying's mouth, the knife fell instantly, and pierced the puppet's abdomen fiercely.
Almost instantly, the puppet Bai Zhu, was nailed to the table. It was twitching and showing an extreme pained expression on his face, as if the knife had pierced his flesh!
Throughout the whole process, Su Ruiying was laughing. She seemed to enjoy Bai Zhu's painful reaction. Until the puppet Bai Zhu couldn't move because of the pain, she then pulled out the knife and took the weak puppet Bai Zhu off her hand.
"Be obedient, I don't want my hard work to be burnt to a crisp." Then, Su Ruiying's eyes looked at the fire that had been extinguished behind him. There was a puppet's arm that had been burnt into half.
As if feeling the threat of Su Ruiying, the puppet Bai Zhu shook his body and dared not react any more.
Su Ruiying peeled off the pierced clothes of the puppet Bai Zhu and changed another one for him.
When Su Ruiying stripped off the puppet clothes, Jun Wu Xie, who was standing outside the window, clearly saw that behind the entire figure of the puppet Bai Zhu, a prototype rune totem drawn from some material, which looked quite weird.
Su Ruiying changed the clothes for the puppet Bai Zhu and got up. She put it on the shelf beside her. After reading her work for a while, she took the crystal ball again and pushed open another door in the room. Soon after she entered, she got back outside the room and the crystal ball that was already empty suddenly had a brand new soul ...
Su Ruiying sat back at the table again. After placing the crystal ball, she selected a suitable piece of wood from the pile of wood on the side. She held the carving knife in one hand and the piece of wood in the other. The beautiful face distorted by fear and despair had evoked a smile of delight on her face.
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Chapter 2995:- A Shocking News (1)
Su Ruiying was deadly serious, it was not till late at night that she put the half completed doll on the table and left the room.
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao were standing by the window, watching Su Ruiying from behind. The two looked at each other and walked towards the room in tandem.
Su Ruiying had raised many questions for them, the captured souls, the puppets to store the souls, and that door....
However, just as they were going to open the door, they heard a faint noise coming from behind them.
Jun Wu Xie turned quickly only to see a small stone the size of a fingernail roll to her feet.
A chill flashed across Jun Wu Yao's eyes as he looked at Jun Wu Xie.
This was the second time they had heard this strange sound, both times having a certain effect. Someone was obviously trying to hint at something.
But who could that person be?
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao abandoned their plan to enter Su Ruiying's house for now and turned towards the direction the stone came from.
The stone came from a patch of short grass in the garden and they followed the moonlight towards that very patch.
Under the moonlight, a broken puppet raised its head and looked at them.
"A....puppet?" Jun Wu Xie got a shock when she saw the puppet holding the stone. This puppet was quite damaged, its clothes were charred as though it had been in a fire, its legs and body were black and showed signs of severe fire damage and its face had been sliced repeatedly, leaving scars. Compared to the puppets in the room, this one was both ugly and dirty but it had a nice pair of eyes. And for some reason, Jun Wu Xie found it familiar.
Jun Wu Xie automatically lowered her body, bringing her closer to the puppet. She wanted to examine the puppet to find any trace of the familiarity.
The puppet was that of a youth. Although it had sustained serious damage to its body and the wood had started to crack, one could still roughly make out its facial features. It was originally a handsome youth but the damage was too severe and while one could get an idea of its original splendour, it was impossible to know what it looked like originally.
But Jun Wu Xie could not shake that feeling of familiarity.
"What do you want to say to us?" Jun Wu Xie asked tentatively.
The puppet opened its mouth but it was merely decorative and when it opened it, flakes of wood started falling from his face without a sound. It quickly covered its face in embarrassment and looked on anxiously.
The puppet quickly had an idea, it picked up little twigs and started laying them on the grass to form words. The puppet was quite damaged and writing in the dirt was not a simple task. With every word, a piece of wood broke off from the puppet, making him look more and more pathetic.
When the puppet had finished writing a few words, it sat miserably on the grass, looking very weak indeed.
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Chapter 2996:- A Shocking News (2)
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao looked closely at the little row of words.
But.....
Once she read it, she froze to the spot and all the colour drained from her face!
On the ground, it was messily written....
[Little Xie, don't touch the puppets.]
Jun Wu Xie stood there dumbfounded, those first few words hit her like a bolt of lightning.
The only ones ever to address her as "Little Xie" in the whole world were Qiao Chu and the rest of her companions. It was worth noting that on that day, she was appearing as Yan Hai so even if the puppet recognised Yan Hai, there was no way it knew her true identity.
Recalling the process where Su Ruiying had turned Bai Zhu into a puppet, Jun Wu Xie stared wordlessly at the puppet. With her heart pounding and lips trembling, she stared at the puppet and softly uttered the words that felt like they would tear her heart out as they left her mouth...
"Little Ruo?"
The broken puppet on the ground went stiff for a moment, then very very gently, nodded its head.
Jun Wu Xie was like a statue, even if she already had guessed it, this was still hard to believe.
Little Ruo.....
Little Ruo.....
She was alive!!
She was really alive!!
Jun Wu Xie's heart was immediately filled with great joy and in that instant, she did not care about anything else. No matter what danger she was in or what enemies she had to face, she could not hide her joy.
"Little Ruo, it really is you..." Jun Wu Xie reached out and cradled the broken puppet in her hand as if it was a rare treasure.
She finally understood why she found that puppet so familiar. It was because her soul was unchanged and as long as one's soul was unchanged, one's eyes also did not change.
The broken puppet laid weakly in Jun Wu Xie's hand. Although it looked weak, it was looking at Jun Wu Xie with a gentle expression just like in the beginning.
Even though Jun Wu Yao could not immediately understand what was going on, he quickly gained his wits and said to Jun Wu XIe quietly, "This is not the place for conversation, let's go."
Jun Wu Xie gave a deep sigh, suppressing the joy she felt as she nodded her head. She carefully placed the puppet in her palm as if she was transporting the most precious jewel in the world, afraid that even her own actions might damage it.
Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie returned to their room under the cover of darkness and immediately closed the door. Jun Wu Xie swept everything on the table onto the floor and gently placed the puppet on the table.
Inside the room, with the aid of candlelight, Jun Wu Xie was able to see how much damage the puppet had sustained. There were cracks and burn marks all over its body and its face had been cut by a knife. Jun Wu Xie felt like all the damage had been carved onto her own heart.
This was Little Ruo....
The Little Ruo that they had lost but had now found again
For Jun Wu Xie to be able to see Rong Ruo again after she had thought that Rong Ruo detonated her own Ring Spirit in order to fend off Fan Jinghe, brought her indescribable joy and excitement.
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Chapter 2997:- A Shocking News (3)
But it was still alright....
Fortunately, Little Ruo's soul was still present. As long as the soul existed, she could still live. Even on the Reincarnation Path, they could still find her!
"He's very tired." Jun Wu Yao looked at the puppet and out of the corner of his eye could see Jun Wu Xie's complicated expression. He raised his hand, pricked his finger and dabbed a drop of his blood on the puppet's forehead.
The exhausted puppet seemed to have received a fresh lease of life as its spiritual energy received a boost and its eyes appeared brighter.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Jun Wu Yao in amazement, Jun Wu Yao said, "My blood can give spiritual energy a boost. Don't worry, it's just a physical effect and won't make him subservient to me.
Jun Wu Yao's blood had a great many uses but other than using it to build the NIght Regime and Ghost Army, he hardly used it. Although Jun Wu XIe knew that Jun Wu Yao's blood could greatly improve the strength of Qiao Chu and the others, she had not suggested it.
Although they yearned for strength, they did not want to lose themselves. The Night Regime was created by Jun Wu Yao but they were not and thus, did not choose that path.
Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly. Jun Wu Yao always knew when she needed any kind of help, this unspoken understanding between the two would never disappear.
To love a person was not to be stubborn and insisted on what you thought was best. Thinking about and giving what the other person really needed was the way to truly love.
This was both a form of respect and a mark of trust.
The puppet had been revived greatly by Jun Wu Yao's blood. But in Jun Wu Xie's opinion, looking at Rong Ruo's current state, although her soul had not been destroyed, was a form of misery.
Puppet Rong Ruo seemed to sense Jun Wu Xie's sorrow, it raised its hand and gently stroked Jun Wu Xie's finger, just as Rong Ruo had done in the past.
"LIttle Ruo, you must have many things to say to me right?" Jun Wu Xie said
The puppet nodded its head.
Jun Wu Xie sighed, she guessed that the puppets made by Su Rui Ying could not talk. Jun Wu Xie took as apparatus for Spirit Reinforcement out of the Cosmos Sack and gently wrote a series of incantations on Rong Ruo's body.
This sort of Spirit Reinforcement could let a soul's voice be heard. Jun W Xie had never found much use for it in the past but it was proving to be extremely useful.
After the Spirit Reinforcement was complete, the previously silent puppet made its first sound.
It was a hoarse yet gentle male voice.
"Little Xie, I never imagined you would see me like this."
The unfamiliar voice had such a familiar tone to it. It really surprised Jun Wu Xie.
"Little Ruo, you are...." Jun Wu Xie had suspicion in her voice.
Why did Rong Ruo have a male voice? Furthermore, Jun Wu Xie had previously noticed that the puppet had a male body, which was why Jun Wu Xie did not think of Rong Ruo when she first saw it.
Puppet Rong Ruo laughed bitterly, and with the help of Spirit Reinforcement, let Jun Wu Xie in on a secret previously unknown to any human.....
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Chapter 2998:- Soul Transfer (1)
Rong Ruo was dead, yet one could say she was still alive.
In fact, Rong Ruo was from the Soul Spirit Race. In addition, Rong Ruo had a dual soul, her main soul being female and the secondary one being male. According to the normal growth process, when she reached maturity, her secondary soul should have disappeared. The problem occurred the day Rong Ruo's home was attacked.
At that time, Rong Ruo was still very young and had both souls in her body. Witnessing the sheer carnage and bloodshed on that day was a huge shock to her system. As a result of this shock, her main soul took a backseat and became a bit fragile and her secondary soul had to take control of her body in order to preserve and protect it.
Jun Wu Xie and the others usually saw Rong Ruo as a female because her main soul was female and her body had settled. But in times of great stress, her main soul would retreat and the secondary, male soul could take control of her body.
In other words, the one who had been interacting with Jun Wu Xie and the rest in the past, was not the Rong Ruo who was born female but instead was the secondary male soul who was also the older brother between the two souls.
The brother soul had control over the body but knew clearly he was merely its caretaker. He was waiting for his sister to wake up and accept the reality so he could quietly fade into the background.
But that day still had not arrived.
When Fan Jinghe attacked him and Qiao Chu, Rong Ruo had given up on any hope of survival. He swallowed the Hell Butterfly, a secret method of the Soul Spirit Race in order to perish with his enemy but did not expect....
The moment before the soul exploded, after being dormant for a long time, the soul belonging to the younger sister suddenly awakened, and at the most critical moment, pushed the brother's soul out of the body.
This resulted in the survival of the soul Jun Wu Xie was familiar with.
Although Rong Ruo's soul had survived, the violence of the blast and the pain from being forced out of the body caused him to enter into a deep sleep. When he awoke, he realised he was nothing more than a soul with no body and was trapped in a dark and cramped room.
He wanted to leave but was blocked by an invisible wall. When he regained his senses, he realised he was in a small crystal ball that was on a shelf. Looking around, he found himself surrounded by countless similar crystal balls each containing a terrified soul inside.
At that moment, Rong Ruo felt like he was trapped in a nightmare and had no idea what was going on. There was no mistaking however, the impending fear that he felt.
He had been in the crystal ball for two days when the door to the room opened and in walked a lady with a scar in the shape of a cross on her face. She looked upon the rows of crystal balls before finally stopping in front of the ball containing Rong Ruo's soul and took that ball out of the room.
After that, Rong Ruo saw that once the lady had finished carving half a puppet, the crystal ball that was resting on the table was sucked into the puppet. Rong Ruo was stunned.
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Chapter 2999:- Soul Transfer (2)
Before Rong Ruo had time to digest this, the lady had put him on the table and started carving a new puppet.
Rong Ruo did not know how to describe that experience, the feeling he got, when his soul was being forced into an unknown shell, was one of sheer hopelessness.
In Su Ruiying's hands, he was like a puppet with no autonomy. Everything was subject to Su Ruiying's will. If Su Ruiying did not give the puppet the power to lift the seal, he could not move.
What was even more frightening was that as a puppet, he could still see, hear and process everything around him, he just could not move at all.
Rong Ruo did not know what was going on but was not willing to be Su Ruiying's plaything. So when she was testing the puppets, he resisted and as a result, got sliced in the face by a knife and thrown into the fire.
It was at that moment that Rong Ruo understood how it felt like to have one's soul tortured.
As each little part of the puppet was burnt, his soul felt like it was being consumed by the fire bit by bit.
Fortunately, Su Ruiying had something on that day and had to leave the house soon after throwing Rong Ruo into the fire. After being in the fire, Rong Ruo suddenly gained control over the body and immediately escaped the fire.
But he was a puppet, locked in Su Ruiying's house with no means of escape. He thought that would be how it ended but at that moment, he realised Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao were there....
This was the last glimmer of hope for Rong Ruo.
"The puppets in Su Ruiying's house all have souls and she can see and listen to what the puppets see and listen to. I realised that the puppet in your room was listening in on what you were saying so I got you to go outside." Rong Ruo's eyes had a serious look to them.
Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao were considered cautious people but who in the world would have thought that Su Ruiying would have such a devious power?
If Su Ruiying retrieved the puppet from Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao's room when they went out, she could find out everything that Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao said in the room through the puppet.
The result of that could not be predicted....
Rong Ruo told Jun Wu Xie everything he knew. At that moment, he was happy that he could protect his friend at a time when he was in such a poor state himself. This gave him a reason to be happy in the midst of his suffering.
That feeling of protecting one's friends.
But Jun Wu Xie could not muster even half a smile. Every word coming from Rong Rou felt like sharp blades piercing her heart, giving her unbearable pain.
No matter how much Rong Ruo tried to make light of the situation, Jun Wu Xie was unable to imagine the suffering he had endured during this period.
Such a noble and proud soul had been imprisoned in such a small puppet, to become a toy for people...
At this, a murderous intent was rising in Jun Wu Xie's heart.
The woman who had tortured Rong Ruo's soul....deserved to die!
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Chapter 3000:- Soul Transfer (3)
"I'm very happy just to see you again. At least I'm still alive, but my sister...." Rong Ruo's eyes were downcast. All these years, he had waited for his sister to wake up so he could return everything to her. But he never expected when the day finally came, it would also be a final goodbye.
The soul that laid dormant for over 10 years awoke one last time just to protect her only remaining kin.
After witnessing the brutal slaughter of her parents, Rong Ruo's main soul had already lost the will to live and the only thing that made her willing to surface was the person closest to her.
At last, she finally chose to stand up and protect her loved one.
Rong Ruo would never forget the smile on his sister's face the moment she pushed him out of their body.
[Big brother, leave.]
Those were simple words but words that Rong Ruo had waited for over 10 years to hear. The siblings' reunion was also their final farewell.
All these years, whenever he saw his face, it was like looking at his sister. All these years of hope and expectation had brought nothing but destruction.
Rong Ruo did not think he would survive, he had given up everything and only wanted to protect his companions. However his sister had protected him.
It was at that moment that Jun Wu Xie finally realised why Rong Ruo had been so reluctant to accept Fei Yan's romantic feelings. It was not due to dislike but he was unable to as although he was in a female body, he had the soul of a true man. That was why Rong Ruo usually did not wear female clothes and portrayed a more elegant image than a normal man.
Jun Wu Xie pursed her lips, she was on an emotional roller coaster. She should have been happy that Rong Ruo was still alive but she was sad at what he had gone through.
"There will be a way." Jun Wu Xie took a deep breath and looked at Rong Ruo with a slight twinkle in her eye.
"Gu Ying previously managed to get housed in a new body, you can too. We just have to get His Lord to tell us the method and you can be reborn." Jun Wu Xie's eyes were bright, she would not give up hope. Although as long as his soul was not destroyed, once everything had been settled, he could get on the Reincarnation Path and be reincarnated, however, he would lose all his memories and this was not something Jun Wu Xie and the others wanted.
Those precious memories belonged to them and the group. As long as there was even a sliver of hope, they would not give up.
Puppet Rong Ruo smiled as gently as all those years ago. The smile seemed to mask the pain he was going through and brought to mind the carefree and happy times from before.
"My matter can wait, there's no rush. You need to deal with Su Ruiying first. I notice that you've hidden that puppet away, you've done well Little Xie. But to protect your previous conversations, you need to think of a way to deal with that puppet." Rong Ruo said seriously. He understood from his experience in Su Ruiying's house that each puppet had a specific purpose.
Su Ruiying's interest in making puppets with people's souls was twofold, firstly, it was a hobby and secondly, she could obtain information on people that she wanted monitored.
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