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"Dragon race?"
Jiang Huali sized him up, sensed him with her magic, and pondered, "You do indeed have the aura of a dragon, but the dragon race is extinct."
She asked meaningfully, "Why are you locked up here? What is your relationship with the Shen family?"
Although Jiang Huali didn't believe he was a real dragon, she wouldn't mind helping him if he could provide any useful information.
The man seemed to understand her meaning and slowly said, "I was born at the extreme cold peak, and I have the bloodline of an ancient divine dragon, but I should not have been born in the first place."
"Nearly a hundred years ago, the Shen family found a dragon egg at the summit of the extreme cold. They used a secret method to activate it, defying fate and forcibly bringing me into the world. From the moment I became conscious, I was brought back to the Shen family."
“They imprisoned me when I was still young, used forbidden techniques to plunder my fortune, and then used half of my face as a medium to transfer my fortune to others, which continues to this day.”
He kept looking at Jiang Huali while he was speaking.
"Shen Guiting is using your face?" Jiang Huali recalled the strange feeling that welled up when she looked at Shen Guiting's face, and her expression showed some disgust.
"Yes." The man nodded.
Regardless of whether what he said was true or false, Jiang Huali was certain of one thing: he did indeed possess the aura of a divine dragon.
Indeed, the Shen family only rose from a small family to become one of the five great families nearly a hundred years ago.
If what he said is true, and the Shen family achieved their current status by stealing other people's luck...
"Then why didn't they kill you, but instead locked you up here?" Jiang Huali asked again.
“Stealing someone’s luck will incur divine punishment. If you kill me, the Heavenly Dao will notice,” he said.
Jiang Huali believed half of what he said. Shen Guiting had used this man's face and stolen his luck, which was equivalent to him living in this world in his place. He had become a rat in the gutter, someone who couldn't be seen by anyone.
He is indeed a wicked person, utterly disgusting.
Thinking of her dead clansmen, Jiang Huali gave a cold smirk.
"The summit of extreme cold..." she seemed to be lost in thought.
The time it takes for the soul to leave the body is limited. Jiang Huali was about to leave when she turned back, waved, and left a message:
"I will come again tomorrow at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM)."
After saying that, she disappeared from the spot.
The bound person paused for a moment, then opened their hand, revealing a spirit stone that could help restore spiritual energy.
...
"Fire! Fire!"
"Quickly, put out the fire!"
"Someone come here..."
A fire broke out inexplicably in the courtyard where Shen Kuo and Shen Guiting lived in the Shen residence. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't put it out. The servants ran around in a panic, and the guards on duty rushed to help put out the fire.
Jiang Huali stood in front of her courtyard, already dressed in a black outfit that allowed for easy movement. A ball of fire danced in her palm, and when she threw it into the fire, it set the courtyard ablaze.
Taking advantage of the chaos within the mansion, she silently infiltrated the secret prison. Thanks to her previous two reconnaissance missions and preparations, the process went smoothly.
To take the person out of prison, the curse on his body needs to be removed.
Those talismans were strange, and Jiang Huali couldn't find a way to remove them for the time being.
But both she and that person possessed dragon veins, and she could use forbidden techniques to forcibly break the curse with blood.
This way, we can also verify whether what the man said is true.
"I've already set up a teleportation array outside the manor. We only have the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. No matter how bad your injuries are, don't hold us back," Jiang Huali said coldly to the person in front of her.
The man nodded; he looked better than he had yesterday.
Jiang Huali said no more and began to break the curse. She cut her palm and used her blood to activate the spell.
The smell of blood spread in her mouth, and she swallowed it.
"break--"
The talismans and chains binding the man exploded instantly. Jiang Huali had no time to catch her breath. She grabbed the man's hand and used her other hand to cast a spell without stopping. A formation appeared under their feet, and the next second, they both disappeared from the cage.
The thing that was imprisoned in the secret cell has escaped.
The guards who arrived late looked terrified. Before they could even announce their arrival, Shen Kuo appeared before them.
Looking at the destroyed chains and curses, and the empty prison, Shen Kuo's face was ashen. With a wave of his hand, the guards present coughed up blood and knelt on the ground in agony.
"A bunch of useless trash!"
When Shen Guiting arrived, his face was also pale. He said to Shen Kuo, "Father, she is gone."
On the other side.
The two men, who had been fleeing all night, walked through the desolate wilderness, and both were seriously injured.
Jiang Huali's qi and blood were reversed due to the forced use of forbidden techniques, and her cultivation was damaged. She looked at the person next to her.
Before rescuing him, she made him hide his tail and transform into a complete human form. However, he seemed to have never walked much, as his steps were extremely slow and stiff.
This person had no cultivation whatsoever. Perhaps his luck had been completely stripped away, as his spiritual meridians were almost completely closed, and his body was covered in scars due to years of abuse.
Not knowing when the Shen family would catch up, Jiang Huali quickened her pace. She had been carrying a living person through several teleportation arrays, and her spiritual energy was exhausted, so she could only walk now.
Moreover, she was carrying a child, which slowed her down even further.
Jiang Huali turned around every now and then to urge the person lagging behind her: "Hey, can you walk faster?"
After walking only a short distance, there was no sound behind him.
She turned around and saw that the person had already fallen to the ground.
Jiang Huali: "..."
OK.
She carried the unconscious man on her back without complaint until dawn, when they finally found a village.
Jiang Huali found a family to stay with and focused on healing her injuries. During this time, the man woke up but didn't say anything; he just stayed quietly by her side.
The two stayed in the village for a few days without anyone chasing after them, after all, Jiang Huali was no pushover.
After resting, it was time to set off. Jiang Huali planned to go to the summit of extreme cold with this person to find something.
This was part of the reason she was willing to save him.
Jiang Huali noticed that he always had his hair loose, deliberately covering the disfigured half of his face, and he always hid in a corner without saying a word.
She went out alone and returned with a black mask in her hand.
"Here you are."
She handed the mask to him.
He looked up at her, stunned for a long time.
When I came to my senses, there was no one there.
There was only a mask lying quietly in front of me.
Before they left the house where they were staying, the hospitable aunt gave them some luggage, which contained a bunch of coriander and some dry food.
The two resumed their journey, and Jiang Huali told him that she was going to the summit of extreme cold.
The summit of extreme cold is a snow-capped mountain, but its location is not fixed, so one can only proceed by gathering information along the way.
Jiang Huali didn't initially feel any difference when she saw someone accompany her on her journey, which she used to travel alone.
The man had no name; when she needed him, she would call out "Hey!"
She continued to take on the mission from Yunshui Pavilion, using it to obtain clues about the Extreme Cold Peak.
She is also collecting evidence of the Shen family's cruelty towards her clansmen.
The two often stayed in the wild. In the past, Jiang Huali would cook by herself, but with an extra person, the task fell to him.
It has to be said that cooking may be a talent. Jiang Huali's grilled meat is always mediocre and tasteless, but his grilled meat is very appetizing.
One day, Jiang Huali had just finished an assassination mission and was washing her sword by the river when she hesitated for a long time. It wasn't until night fell that she whispered to her to ask her to give her a name.
He said that she had saved his life and that he considered her his closest relative.
Jiang Huali couldn't quite explain her thoughts, but in the end, she still gave him a name.
Changxiao.
That night, Jiang Huali dreamed of her mother for the first time in a long time.
I dreamt that when she was still young, she ran through the mountains and fields, and when she got tired, she returned to her mother's side and sat by the river watching the birds in the sky.
Her mother stroked her hair and said that she hoped she would always be happy and free, far away from the dangers and violence.
When she woke up, Jiang Huali subconsciously wiped her eyes, and the back of her hand was wet.
After Changxiao was given a name, he gave Jiang Huali a jade pendant.
Jiang Huali knew that there were three drops of his essence blood inside the jade pendant.
The essence and blood of those who possess the bloodline of the divine dragon not only contain the power of their bloodline but also immense fortune.
Chang Xiao's luck was extraordinary. Even though Shen Guiting had taken away most of his luck and damaged his spiritual veins, Jiang Huali's luck improved a lot because of him.
Such is the destiny of a person.
The two gradually went from strangers to tacit understanding, traveling side by side to many places, searching for clues, stopping and then setting off again.
While doing so, they secretly dealt with the people sent by the Shen family and concealed their tracks.
Jiang Huali wanted to find a kind of spiritual herb at the extreme cold peak. This kind of spiritual herb usually grows near the habitat of dragons. Since Changxiao was taken away by the Shen family at the extreme cold peak, it is very likely that the spiritual herb will appear there.
Using it for cultivation can greatly stimulate Jiang Huali's bloodline power. She must improve her cultivation as soon as possible and kill her enemies.
Persistence pays off. After much effort, Jiang Huali finally found the summit of extreme cold.
As she expected, the herb did indeed grow there.
However, the vicinity of rare and precious materials is always fraught with danger.
Jiang Huali fought with the companion beast of the spirit herb for two days and two nights, and finally succeeded in obtaining the spirit herb.
Changxiao had no cultivation, so Jiang Huali did not let him participate in the battle.
Jiang Huali guessed that perhaps only by killing Shen Guiting could he regain his luck.
After obtaining the spiritual herb, Jiang Huali went into seclusion to cultivate and broke through to the eighth realm.
Having just broken through to a higher realm and with her cultivation still unstable, Jiang Huali stayed at the summit of extreme cold for a while longer.
When they finally made it down the mountain, they were unexpectedly caught in an avalanche.
They found a cave to shelter from the wind and snow. Jiang Huali set up a protective spiritual energy shield at the cave entrance. Unusually, she did not meditate or cultivate, but instead leaned against the stone wall and closed her eyes to rest.
Perhaps because someone was around, Jiang Huali slept soundly and even had a dream.
In her dream, she was admiring peach blossoms under a tree. A gust of wind blew, and countless petals fell, brushing against her cheek as if leaving a gentle kiss.
When she woke up, the wind and snow had stopped. She leaned on Changxiao's shoulder, and his hand was loosely around her, his fingertips touching her cheek.
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