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Chapter 111-120
Ch.111: Fight the Reverend; Crown Prince Takes Wind Master’s Place 2
However, even though contours of the surrounding trees and branches could now be
distinguished, he just couldn’t make out the face of that black shadow no matter what,
like there was a cloud of demonic black mist swirling around that figure.
The Wind Master fan of the Wind Master was a first-rate spiritual device; it could blow
away essences of evil and bring order to the world. Having received the spell key Shi
Qingxuan passed onto him, Xie Lian recited it in his mind and swept the fan. A whirlwind
instantly blew up from the ground, whooshing and shaking the surrounding woods, and
even a few small, weaker sprouts were pulled from their roots, a strength powerful to
behold. Unfortunately this wind was blown a little off course and didn’t aim for the right
target.
Spiritual devices weren’t that easy to manipulate. He wasn’t the master to the Wind
Master fan after all, and naturally couldn’t handle it as smoothly as Shi Qingxuan. The
angle and amount of power were both difficult to control; it was either too strong or too
weak, either off course or backwards. After realizing this, Xie Lian resolutely gave up
and changed tactics, snapping the fan shut and used it as an attacking weapon directly
instead as he madly struck at the weak points of the other. Then, with a WHISH, he
generated a sheen of spiritual aura on the edge of the fan, and straight up turned it into
a razor-sharp steel blade, slashing through the air, its shine chilling.
Shi Qingxuan probably figured out what happened and cried in despair, “YOUR
HIGHNESS WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU! THAT’S MY SPIRITUAL DEVICE! I CAN’T
BELIEVE YOU’RE USING IT AS A MARTIAL WEAPON! WHAT A WASTE OF GOD’S
GIFT!!!”
This was a problematic habit all martial gods had. In the midst of being occupied, Xie
Lian spared a moment to say flatly, “It’s all the same. Makes no difference!”
Hua Cheng’s tone was becoming harsher, “Gege!”
Xie Lian knew what he was pressing for, and as he fought he rapidly swept his eyes
around to look at his surroundings. There were mountains and rivers, towers and
pavilions, really nothing that stood out, and really nothing that could determine where he
was. That Reverend of Empty Words noticed his movement and probably guessed his
objective as it suddenly said, “You’re not Shi Qingxuan.”
Xie Lian never paused in his attack but his mind turned rapidly, ‘Usually it shouldn’t take
this fast to figure out the Soul Shifting spell was used, so how did it immediately realize
I’m not Shi Qingxuan? Well, whatever. Keep going!’
The way he fought was insensible and insensitive; that Reverend of Empty Words
seemed to not be able to take the beating anymore and he said, “You’ll fall down this
instant!”
Sure enough, it started to curse predictions at Xie Lian directly. However, it was like Xie
Lian heard nothing and only beat harder. That Reverend of Empty Words then said,
“You’re going to be defeated in battle!”
Xie Lian laughed, “I was already defeated eight hundred years ago, a few more rounds
means nothing to me. How much more can I be defeated? Just give up! Nothing you
say to me will work.”
“Gege,” Hua Cheng called, “If you can’t determine your location, just fan up a whirlwind
into the sky with the Wind Master fan and I’ll know where you are!”
What a coincidence. Xie Lian just thought of the same idea, “Alright!” And just as he
was about to raise his hand, suddenly that Reverend of Empty Words let out a creepy
chuckle, “Someone’s coming?”
Xie Lian became alarmed for some reason, and sure enough that creature said in a low
voice, “Don’t worry, you will watch with your eyes wide open the person coming to seek
you die right before you!”
Hearing this, Xie Lian couldn’t laugh anymore. His heart dropped violently, and even his
breathing stopped in that moment.
The next second, he actually yelled out loud, “SHUT UP!”
In a flash, more than fifty heavy kicks landed on that Reverend of Empty Words, each
bashing right on its head, and it could barely speak from the attack, yet it sighed deeply.
That was a sigh of satisfaction, like it had tasted some sacred delicacy, and it laughed
coldly. Accidentally dropping his guard, Xie Lian actually let it suck what it wanted from
him.
However, Xie Lian hadn’t the mind to notice, because those words earlier truly did make
his heart feel like it was struck violently. Even if he knew Hua Cheng wouldn’t “die
before him” so easily as that creature said, and to be real, Hua Cheng was already
dead, but still a deep, uncontrollable panic manifested. He didn’t realize he couldn’t
even stand to hear that very idea.
Although those in the communication array didn’t notice anything amiss, it was like Hua
Cheng was telepathic and became alarmed, “Gege? Is it saying something to you?”
Xie Lian replied, “It’s saying nonsense... No! It said nothing.”
Hua Cheng understood immediately and cursed, “It’s seeking its own death! Tell me
right now and I’ll go straight over.”
Xie Lian hastily said, “No need, don’t come over. Absolutely do not come over!”
“Sorry to interrupt,” Shi Qingxuan spoke up, “I say, the two of you really did exchange
verbal passwords secretly, right? Your highness, did you not notice? You got the wrong
array, the wrong array!”
It was only then did Xie Lian discover that ever since he used the Soul Shifting spell,
every word Hua Cheng said to him was passed through their private communication
array, but because he was focused on fighting with his heart a mess on top of that, he
hadn’t realized it and responded directly in the main spiritual communication array. Now,
the fact that they connected private communication was utterly exposed.
However, there was no time to be embarrassed, and Xie Lian said, “It’s nothing. Give
me half an incense time, I can take care of this thing!” After that, he plugged his ears
anew and his attacks became even more vicious, focusing only on dealing with the
Reverend of Empty Words. However, he had no idea that back at the town of Fu Gu,
after Hua Cheng heard his words, he raised his hand and smacked, bashing Ming Yi
three feet into the ground. Then, he immediately turned to the Shi Qingxuan who took
over Xie Lian’s shell, “Switch back.”
Shi Qingxuan had already planned on changing back immediately, but seeing the sight,
he hurriedly said, “Crimson Rain Sought Flower, what are you doing! I’ll switch back
right now. His highness is helping me, so it makes more sense if you hit me, why did
you hit Ming-xiong!” But the moment the words left his lips he realized that he was
currently in Xie Lian’s body so of course Hua Cheng wouldn’t hit him. If he must hit
someone then it could only be Ming Yi.
On the other side, Xie Lian was immersed in the fight, but he suddenly heard Shi
Qingxuan yelling in the communication array, “Your highness, can you please plug the
ears deeper and run further away? I’m switching back!”
“Lord Wind Master will you be alright?” Xie Lian asked.
“I can’t fight it, but I can still run away!” Shi Qingxuan replied.
Thus, Xie Lian gave that Reverend of Empty Words one final kick, making it fly out a
few miles away, then turned around to flee wildly, but then he stopped, “Wait, you don’t
need to run away! Let me set up a protection array for you! Lord Wind Master do you
have any protection spiritual devices on you? If you don’t, precious gems and treasures
can do too!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHearing him, Shi Qingxuan hastily replied, “Treasure? I’ve got them. Feel around my
neck, there’s a longevity locket, will that do?”
Xie Lian felt around and sure enough Shi Qingxuan was wearing a long golden
longevity locket, its golden light exquisite and opulent. He said, delighted, “Yes. This is a
rare treasure, excellent!”
“Really?” Shi Qingxuan said, “I’ve got more: there’s a jade belt around my waist, an
agate ring on my finger, some pearls on my boots, the sandalwood handle of the whisk
is older than you, oh, and apparently the hairs of the whisk are also rare, plucked from
some spiritual beast...” In one breath he told of seven or eight items, then he continued,
“In any case, Your Highness just take a look and see if everything on me can be used.”
“...”
Yes they could be used. And they’re all extremely rare treasures!
Xie Lian was shocked; as expected of the God of Wealth, as expected of the younger
brother of the Water Master! He said, “They can all be used. I’ll find a house nearby to
setup an array. When you’re switched back, keep the ear plugs still and don’t look
outside. Stay in the house and don’t go out, wait until we come!”
Shi Qingxuan was going to break down in sobs, “YOUR HIGHNESS YOU’RE TOO
RELIABLE!!! THANK YOU! From today onwards you’re my second best friend. From
now on this Wind Master will never forget you in any good endeavours!”
Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and responded politely, “Thank you!”
Between their exchanges, that Reverend of Empty Words was left far behind. Glancing
around, Xie Lian found a small pavilion nearby and charged in, shutting and locking all
the doors and windows with a wave of his hand. He then wrapped the golden longevity
locket around the door latch, bit blood from his finger to draw a spell, then he laid out all
the treasures in formation, drawing a blood array. All of these actions were done in a
short amount of time, and finally he sat in the centre of the room, closing his eyes, “One,
two, three. SOUL SHIFTING SPELL – RETURN!”
It was like he was violently thrown high into the sky again then plunged. After a wave of
whirling Xie Lian once again felt his feet touch the ground. Unsteady, he was going to
fall over, but before he did a pair of hands caught and supported him. He opened his
eyes and heard Hua Cheng’s voice from above, dark and grave, “Gege, I think you
better explain yourself.”
Xie Lian grabbed his arm and steadied himself. He was just about to speak when he
suddenly realized someone was missing and asked, “Where’s Lord Earth Master?”
“Who knows.” Hua Cheng said.
Xie Lian was taken aback. “Who knows?” Then he looked to the side and there was a
human shaped crater on the ground, and Ming Yi was slowly crawling out of that hole.
He stop talking, speechless for the moment. In the communication array, Shi Qingxuan’s
voice came, “Eh?”
Xie Lian tensed, “Did it come?”
Having used so many of Shi Qingxuan’s treasures to form the array, he made sure the
defense of that house was indestructible, and that Reverend of Empty Words shouldn’t
be able to intrude. Even if it was powerful, it would still take time. However, Shi
Qingxuan said, “No no no. Your highness, this array is impressive, steady like the
mountains, it really does feel secure. I think nothing can break in in the next three days
and three nights. It’s just... I can’t believe it’s this place.”
“What place? Do you recognize it?” Xie Lian asked.
“Of course I recognize it.” Shi Qingxuan replied, “This is the Terrace of Cascading Wine.
It’s where I ascended.”
Xie Lian was taken aback, thinking, ‘The Terrace of Cascading Wine?’
Shi Qingxuan seemed to have made a round of the room and said firmly again, “That’s
right. I come back to this place every few decades to check up on it. I’m not mistaken.”
No wonder that Reverend of Empty Words knew immediately that the one in the shell
wasn’t the real Shi Qingxuan. If it was the man himself, by just one look he would’ve
known it was the Terrace of Cascading Wine and there wouldn’t be any need to look
around to make sure.
Ever since Ming Yi had crawled out of the hole, he squatted down on the ground to start
drawing an array. After a few strokes were drawn however, he suddenly raised his hand
and blasted away the array entirely. Hua Cheng’s eyes immediately grew cold and Xie
Lian was also taken aback, “Lord Earth Master, what are you doing?”
Ming Yi rose to his feet and said, “The Distance Shortening array doesn’t work anymore.
We have to walk over.”
“What do you mean it doesn’t work anymore?” Xie Lian exclaimed.
“It means just now, someone or something destroyed all the connection points of the
Distance Shortening array near the Terrace of Cascading Wine. No, the entire area’s
connection points have been destroyed.”
Not long ago, Shi Qingxuan was clearly brought over to the Terrace of Cascading Wine
via the Distance Shortening Array, but it seemed that as soon as Shi Qingxuan hid
himself inside the pavilion that Reverend of Empty Words immediately reacted and
tampered, intentionally slowing them down. This was no different than having the
mountain paths destroyed when crossing a mountain. Now, no one could even dream of
using the Distance Shortening array to get close to the Terrace of Cascading Wine.
“If we leave now, how long will it take before we get there?” Xie Lian asked.
Ming Yi had already turned around and started walking, “An hour!”
Xie Lian called out in the communication array, “Lord Wind Master, we’re heading over
to where you are now. You just wait until we get there. If anything knocks, absolutely do
not open the door.”
“Alright alright alright. Of course.” Shi Qingxuan said, “Even if you didn’t say anything I
already know. Don’t take me for a three year old who’d open the door to anybody. Now
then My Lords, please hurry, ok?!”
Fortunately, the town of Fu Gu and the Terrace of Cascading Wine weren’t on either
ends of the earth, and was still within acceptable distance of each other. If they hurried
over now they should still make it in time. The three immediately took off. On the way,
Xie Lian casually worked his powers and discovered that the Soul Shifting spell really
did burn out quite a bit aggressively, and that powerful wave Hua Cheng poured into
him was already used up over more than half.
Hua Cheng noticed his movements and asked, “Gege, do you need more?”
Xie Lian hastily shook his head, “No. Really, thank San Lang ever so much for being so
generous earlier.”
“You’re welcome.” Hua Cheng said, “I already said, you can take as much as you want.”
After a pause, he then added half jokingly, “But, when gege pays me back, can I collect
some interest?”
Xie Lian cleared his throat softly, thinking it’s probably an issue whether if he could even
pay anything back, but of course his lips were still bold, “Yea... sure.”
Although it was determined to be an hour, but the three of them weren’t mortals and it
was a dire situation, so naturally they were going faster. When they arrived at the
Terrace of Cascading Wine, Xie Lian took a look, and sure enough it was the same
place as before. All around was the chaotic mess created by his misuse of the Wind
Master fan; the fan refused his control and blew over trees and bushes, and Xie Lian
was feeling a little embarrassed.
“Your highness, which building did you set up the spiritual array? Do you remember?”
Ming Yi asked.
Of course Xie Lian remembered and was also searching for it attentively. Soon, his eyes
lit up and pointed his finger, “It’s that small pavilion.”
The three walked towards the small pavilion; the closer they got the more relaxed they
became, as if they saw the ray of hope. However, when they approached, Xie Lian’s
pupils instantly shrank.
The doors to that small pavilion were open, creaking eerily as they swung back and
forth in the chilling night air.
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Ch.112: Doors Open to Greet the Ghost; Drawn Earth a Prison
“...”
“Where is he?” Xie Lian said.
The three entered the small pavilion and within the building there was no one. All sorts
of spiritual devices and treasures were still in the same place as set up before, only,
once the doors were opened, they all became useless. Xie Lian shouted in the
communication array, “LORD WIND MASTER? WHERE ARE YOU?”
While on the way over, because they were focused on rushing, plus Shi Qingxuan was
overly agitated, Xie Lian was the one who proposed that he meditate to calm down, to
stop thinking and saying nonsense, scaring himself. Shi Qingxuan thought it made a lot
of sense and gradually stopped talking, so the lack of response wasn’t out of the blue.
Thus, Xie Lian hadn’t noticed anything amiss, but now no matter how he yelled there
was no answer, and a feeling of dread started to spread in his heart. In a situation like
this, there could only be two possibilities: either Shi Qingxuan was not responding on
purpose, or he already lost consciousness.
There were over ten something spiritual devices and treasures on the Wind Master’s
person, each of them rare and exquisite, and they had all be used by Xie Lian to set the
formation of the array, there should be nothing from the outside that could easily break
through. Even if it could be done, just as Shi Qingxuan had said, it would take at least
three days and three nights, and it’d be impossible not to leave evidence of a break in.
Yet, from the looks of it, the doors and windows of this small pavilion were all intact, and
there were also no dug tunnels or ladders. Xie Lian went back to the entrance and
picked up the golden locket on the ground, looking over it closely, “He really did open
the doors himself.”
Even though reinforcements were clearly arriving momentarily, for what reason would
he seek a dead end for himself at the last minute?
“Maybe he thought the one at the door was us?” Ming Yi said gravely.
Hearing this, an abominable image suddenly appeared in Xie Lian’s mind: From outside
the small pavilion came three individuals, each in the appearance of himself, Hua
Cheng, and Ming Yi, and they knocked on the doors. Within the pavilion, an overjoyed
Shi Qingxuan immediately opened the doors, and the three ‘people’ outside surrounded
him, grinning at him eerily. The golden locket in Shi Qingxuan’s hand fell to the ground
next to his feet, never to be picked up.
Xie Lian immediately shook his head, “That’s impossible. I’ve never heard that the
Reverend of Empty Words have the ability to fake appearances.”
“Maybe it called for helpers.” Ming Yi said.
Xie Lian gave it a thought but also dismissed it, “Everything that we ran into today had
all been sudden and unforeseen. Before this we hadn’t thought there’d be an array set
up to shield the Wind Master, so it too shouldn’t have been able to find any ghosts to
help so fast. Besides, didn’t we tell Lord Wind Master that we’d inform him in the
communication array when we arrive? Whether if the ones outside the doors were real
or fake, it would’ve been easy to figure out by just asking, so how could he be so easily
deceived?”
Coming to this point, Xie Lian suddenly stopped, then he started mumbling, “Unless, it
was someone he knew who told him to open the doors.”
“Someone he knew?” Ming Yi questioned, “How so?”
Just then, Hua Cheng spoke up, “His ears were plugged. He can’t hear.”
Xie Lian immediately seized his arm and exclaimed, “Well said, San Lang! It was
exactly for that reason I said it must be someone he knew. Because Lord Wind Master
had his ears plugged, he wouldn’t have been able to hear anything from the outside!
Unless he removed the ear plugs, but would he do that? He was so terrified he’d die
before he would. So, to deceive him and have him open the door, there was only one
way it could be done.”
The private communication array!
Xie Lian started to talk faster, “Which meant, in between the time we were coming, there
was someone who secretly connected with Lord Wind Master and told him something
that made him open the doors on his own. If it wasn’t someone he was close to, they
wouldn’t have known Lord Wind Master’s verbal password. The verbal passwords of
heavenly officials are all closely-guarded secrets, not to be known by outsiders, and
especially not to demons and monsters the likes of that Reverend of Empty Words.
Also, it should’ve been someone he trusted deeply, otherwise he wouldn’t have opened
the doors without thinking.”
“Or,” Hua Cheng said, “He didn’t know this person but this person knew him, and gave
him a reason he couldn’t refuse but to open the doors.”
Xie Lian considered that possibility seriously and said, “Technically, we can send
messages to Lord Wind Master as long as we have the verbal password, but to have a
strange voice suddenly speak, wouldn’t Lord Wind Master think it weird? He should’ve
told us in the communication array the moment he heard. Unless, this mysterious
individual who sent the private communication paralyzed him with the first message. But
what message could it be?”
“A threat?” Ming Yi wondered.
“How to threaten? ‘If you don’t come out, I’ll tell your brother I’ve returned to harrass
you’?” Xie Lian immediately dismissed the thought, “Not likely.”
That Reverend of Empty Words shouldn’t be aware of Shi Qingxuan’s concerns.
Besides, it wasn’t a heavenly official, so how could it let the Water Master know
immediately of its existence? Reinforcements would arrive within the hour, but Shi
Qingxuan couldn’t even wait that long. At the end of the day, whether if that creature
could win against the Water Master was another problem. Don’t forget, it had never
harassed Shi Wudu; it only had eyes for Shi Qingxuan, picking especially at the lower
hanging fruit. No doubt the Reverend itself was scared of the Water Master so it
wouldn’t have provoked him directly.
“Search for another hour.” Ming Yi said.
Xie Lian understood what he wanted to say and nodded, “Alright. If we still can’t find him
after an hour, no matter how much Lord Wind Master protests, Lord Water Master must
be informed. Let’s break up! We’ll search this way, and Lord Earth Master, please
search over there.”
Ming Yi turned around and left without a word. Xie Lian jogged as he searched, and
never gave up calling for Shi Qingxuan in the communication array, but remained dead
silent.
“How goes it?” Hua Cheng asked.
Xie Lian shook his head, “No response whatsoever.”
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The dread in his mind was growing heavier. He searched chamber after chamber of
every building in the entire pavilion and was almost through with every pavilions nearby,
yet there were no traces at all.
Soon after, the two came to the tallest pavilion in the area. This pavilion was obviously
the star of its surroundings, the centrepiece. It was renovated multiple times,
glamourous and impressive, with a number of poetry verses written on the walls. Xie
Lian raised his head to look at the establishment plague “The Terrace of Cascading
Wine” and wondered out loud, “Is it the ‘Wine-Pouring Young Lord’?”
“That’s right.” Hua Cheng answered, “This is the original address to the ‘Wine-Pouring
Young Lord’.”
“So it really is related?” Xie Lian looked at him.
“Yea.” Hua Cheng replied, then briefly gave an account. Turns out, in the legends they
said when Shi Qingxuan was still mortal, after training he would often come to this place
to drink, spread out drunkenly upon the terrace, happy and carefree. One day, below
the deck came a malicious crook who often bullied the good villagers, and when Shi
Qingxuan saw him, he nonchalantly spilled the delicate wine from his cup and casted a
tiny spell. That wine was spilt right over that crook’s head and knocked him out. After
Shi Qingxuan was appointed a deputy general by Shi Wudu, he still loved the mortal
realm, and continued to drink endlessly at this place like before. The day he ascended
was also when he was here drinking.
To ascend whilst drinking sounded absurd, but it actually wasn’t anything. Sometimes
opportunities came knocking without any rhyme or reason. Xie Lian himself was still
sleeping when he ascended. Perhaps in the future there would be heavenly officials
who ascend while they’re in the bathroom, which might very well become a renown
sight too.
In any case, stories of scholars teasing guests had always been popular throughout
history, and places that had stories would always incite the urge for intellectuals to raise
their brush and create, expressing their yearning for a heavenly lifestyle. Xie Lian now
understood that this place was one of such landmarks. There were no tourists in the
middle of the night, but the next day, there would for sure be many tourists who would
astonishingly discover the houses and trees that had been blown away, and cry the
Wind Master had shown up.
However, the renown sight of ‘The Wine-Pouring Young Lord’ was slightly different than
Xie Lian had imagined. Just then, he heard Hua Cheng say darkly, “Gege, I need to go
take care of something small. Please do be careful. I won’t be long.”
‘Take care of what?’ Xie Lian wondered mentally.
When he recalled Hua Cheng’s angry voice in the private communication array, and
now his unfriendly demeanor, he asked, “Are you going to go find that Reverend of
Empty Words?”
Hua Cheng paused for a moment then replied, “No.”
If it wasn’t then it wasn’t his place to ask any more. Xie Lian nodded, “You were only
here for fun anyway. Since something’s come up, just go. You take care of yourself too.”
“En.” Hua Cheng said. After a pause, he added, “When I come back, I’ll tell you
something.”
Xie Lian was taken aback and blurted, “What?” But Hua Cheng’s figure had already
disappeared.
After an hour, there was still nothing, and Xie Lian called out in the communication
array, “Lord Earth Master! How are things on your side? I haven’t found him here, so I’m
coming back.”
“Nothing!” Ming Yi answered.
“This won’t do. I can’t hold back any longer.” Xie Lian said, “Let’s meet up at the centre
of the Terrace of Cascading Wine. I’m going to report to Lord Water Master right now.”
After that, he immediately mouthed Ling Wen’s verbal password to her private
communication array, “Ling Wen, are you there? Can you find Lord Water Master?
Please tell him to come meet at the Terrace of Cascading Wine at his earliest notice.”
The clear voice of a man rang next to his ears. It seemed that at this moment Ling We
was in his male form. “Your highness? Lord Water Master is here with me right now.
He’s not someone who likes going out so he probably won’t descend. What business do
you have with him? I can pass on the message.”
Just then, Xie Lian had almost reached the main building of that Terrace of Cascading
Wine, and saw from afar that terrace seemed to be hung with something. It looked like a
white cloth, swinging in the night breeze. Xie Lian was taken aback, thinking, ‘Was there
something there before?”
When he walked closer, he finally saw what it was – wasn’t that Shi Qingxuan’s outer
robe?
Just then, Ming Yi roared in the communication array, “Your highness, come
immediately to the tallest pavilion at the Terrace of Cascading Wine! HURRY!!!”
Xie Lian jolted, and on the other end, Ling Wen was asking, “Your highness? Are you
still there?”
Xie Lian exclaimed, “Please have him descend as soon as possible! Something’s
happened to Lord Wind Master!”
After having shouted that last message, he charged up the pavilion. There were no
more sounds from the other end; Ling Wen was probably shocked by his message and
went reporting to Shi Wudu. When Xie Lian made it to the tallest floor, at the centre of
the floor laid a person, and it was Shi Qingxuan.
Shi Qingxuan had both eyes tightly closed; there were no external injuries on his person
and no traces of blood. Another person was helping him up and it was Ming Yi. Shi
Qingxuan sat up without consciousness, and something fell from his chest. Xie Lian
fixed his eyes and felt his heart tighten – that thing was the Wind Master fan that was
split in half. That rare spiritual device could only be possessed by chance and not by
force, and it might not even be forged after hundreds of years. It was the Wind Master’s
number one spiritual device yet it was destroyed just like that!
“When we came by just now there was no one else!” Xie Lian claimed.
But just as the words left his mouth, he realized something else that was amiss. Earlier
when he and Hua Cheng came by, there were plenty of poetry verses on the wall left by
literary guests; some charming, some arrogant, others elegant, but now they were all
gone, as if someone had wiped them clean, leaving behind a phrase that didn’t exist
before in crimson proper font, a row of large words, dripping with blood: “WRETCHED
BEGINNING WRETCHED END”
It was the curse the Reverend of Empty Words bestowed on Shi Qingxuan on the day of
his birth!
Just then, Ming Yi asked frigidly, “Your highness, where’s the one that was with you?”
Xie Lian was taken aback and thought, ‘Oh no! San Lang’s left at such an inopportune
moment!’
The moment he left his side something happened to Shi Qingxuan. This really couldn’t
be explained clearly. However, Xie Lian showed nothing on his face and explained
solemnly, “I asked him to go search for that Reverend of Empty Words.”
“When did he leave?” Ming Yi asked.
Without changing his expression, Xie Lian replied, “Just now. He shouldn’t have left for
over half an incense time.”
Truthfully, it was way longer than that.
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