Chapter 209 One Card, Two Lucky Stars?
"A little fish swims in the water, all alone and worried."
"Two little fish swim in the water, happily becoming friends."
Huali tossed the luminous pearl in her hand up and caught it again, walking steadily in the darkness.
"Do you know where the little bird is?" Ao Bai looked at her suspiciously.
"I don't know, but there's a saying online: 'An antidote will be found within three steps,'" Huali said with a sidelong glance. "With that cunning little bird, do you really think he'd leave me here unattended?"
Ao Bai: "That is certainly not possible."
The man and the cat looked at each other and then gave each other a sly smile.
Although the water-type card appeared suddenly, Huali is no longer the same person she used to be.
After experiencing so much, she is now a mature flower, Niohuru clan, pear.
Solve problems when they arise; running away is pointless.
In short, the first step is to find the little bird; this wicked thing is definitely hiding something from her.
Upon closer examination, many things don't stand up to scrutiny.
Although the big shot failed to transcend the tribulation, she is still a big shot. With her cultivation at the Mahayana stage, would she need a novice like her to cut the chains?
Believe it or not, she doesn't believe a single word of it.
The reason she agreed was merely a temporary measure; once she completed her studies, it would be the time for her to betray her master.
However, the activation of the water-type card disrupted Karin's plans.
If the big boss really is her lucky charm, then even if Yan Xi doesn't say anything, she will still find a way to get in.
She is not yet fully capable of breaking free from the rules, and the tasks she must continue to perform must be carried out.
Their main strategy is to "look for a better opportunity while still employed," and "we'll see how things go."
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Just as Huali had guessed, they saw the target to be executed just after turning the corner.
Ao Bai sniffed, "Huh? It smells like blood."
Oh? She knows the taste of blood!
Huali raised an eyebrow and stepped forward, following the faint light coming from behind the stone wall. What she saw was a small pool embedded in the stone wall.
A layer of tiny pearls covered the bottom of the pool, radiating a warm glow. And the figure quietly floating in the water—who else could it be but Yan Xi?
Ao Bai's eyes lit up. "What's going on? Could it be that the little bird hasn't come out these past few days because it's been hiding here, shedding tiny pearls?"
Karin immediately visualized the scene and found that it wasn't out of character at all when it happened to him.
"Little bird?" she tried calling out a few times, but Yan Xi seemed not to hear her.
The young man's thick, deep blue hair, as thick as seaweed, clung to his pale, jade-like body. His eyes were closed, and his lips were bloodless, like moonlight sinking to the bottom of the sea.
"Did she cry herself unconscious?" Ao Bai jumped over the pool in a few steps, pretending to observe but actually trying to scoop up the little pearls.
But King Meow has absolutely no idea about his own weight.
As soon as its head was down, it plunged headfirst into the pool.
Suddenly sprayed with water, Huali sighed and wiped her face in misery.
It would have been better if she hadn't wiped it off, because once she did, she realized that the smell of blood had actually come from the pool.
Huali let out a soft "eh," her gaze sliding from Yanxi's face to his shoulders, waist, abdomen, and the smooth lines of his fishtail.
She had never had the chance to observe closely before, but now that she looked again, she did notice the difference.
On the mermaid's enormous tail, the scales shimmered with an eerie luster in the dim light, as if the purest radiance of the deep sea had been bestowed upon him. Yet, these scales, which should have been flawless, were covered with countless tiny, old scars.
I had never seen it before because the varying shades had long since blended into the scales.
Like the imperceptible cracks on fine porcelain, only under specific angles where light shifts can those winding white marks be seen.
Ao Bai swam around in the pond but didn't rush to get ashore. He swallowed several mouthfuls of water but still found the fish soup quite delicious.
Suddenly, the kitten, who was drinking the self-service fish soup, exclaimed, "Host, look inside the bird's scales!"
Following its gaze, Huali finally discovered a faint, almost transparent red deep within the old wounds that had completely blended with the base color of the scales.
A thoughtful look appeared in the girl's eyes.
Just as she was about to put her hand into the water, the water-type card, which appeared out of nowhere, silently slid in before her.
The moment the blue card touched the mermaid, the second little star lit up instantly!
Huali froze on the spot. What? Another one with good fortune?
A card can be lit up by two people at the same time? Huali, who had never seen anything like it before, immediately turned to look at Aobai.
But before Ao Bai could connect to the headquarters system, a familiar mechanical voice appeared before them.
"Water-type card upgraded to SR. Quest begins: slay the demonic dragon. Quest reward: half a star."
"Kill the demonic dragon?" She did have that plan, but now was clearly not the right time.
She has only just learned to use her spiritual power, which is enough to deal with those below the Nascent Soul stage, but now she clearly has little chance of winning against the Demonic Flood Dragon.
The moment the thought crossed Karin's mind, the headquarters system launched its familiar, deadly barrage of calls.
"Mission time limit: two hours. Countdown begins..."
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The moment Huali turned and ran away, the still water surface rippled almost imperceptibly.
A pool full of pearls, an injured merman, a weakened "enemy"—if not now, when?
Yan Xi silently twitched the corners of his lips, a malicious curve subtly forming beneath the ripples of water.
If you dare to use cards to attack, why give up the opportunity when it's right in front of you?
Is this a test?
She saw through his trap, so she deliberately retreated to lure him into revealing a weakness.
Yan Xi sneered inwardly.
Alright, then let's see who has the most patience and who exposes the fatal flaw first.
The mermaid concealed its aura even more thoroughly, as if truly asleep, waiting for its prey to take the bait.
...
Time flowed silently in the deathly stillness—
The girl's footsteps faded into the distance... soon to disappear completely around the corner.
The underwater mermaid's expression was complicated for a moment... Could it be that he guessed wrong?
However, this feeling lasted only a second before being disrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps returning.
Yan Xi's deep blue pupils suddenly contracted beneath his closed eyelids!
As expected! It was all fake!
The chilling killing intent shattered Yan Xi's perfect disguise in an instant!
His entire strength silently coalesced in the cold blood.
He had sworn an oath never to harm her, but he could have easily thrown her into the barrier.
He never expected that Huali would truly break free of her chains.
Her spiritual power was too weak; one Reincarnation Sundial was not enough unless she gathered all four divine artifacts, but that would take too much time.
The Book of the Goddess of the Luo River was thrown into the Ruins of Starfall by him hundreds of years ago.
What he really wanted was just a process.
The process of a destined person entering the Abyss to attempt to break the chains.
This allows the unspoken secret to be forcibly transferred to the other person.
The Heavenly Dao will seal away all those who attempt to break the rules.
In that instant of substitution, she was enough to take his place...
He should have done this from the moment he kidnapped them, instead of ridiculously backing down...
We shouldn't be soft-hearted.
The icy blue scales on Yanxi's fish tail opened slightly, gathering enough power to tear rocks apart.
She could only approach... and when she bent down to examine her again—
Now!
"The cycle of flourishing and decay, the essence!"
The green healing light, like the gentle fireflies of a summer night, once again pierced through the murky blood and softly covered the old wounds on Yan Xi's fishtail.
Buzz—
Yan Xi's poised movements, the icy killing intent surging in his eyes, and the complex storm of anger and grievance in his heart were all frozen by this pure, warm, and non-aggressive healing spiritual power.
He turned his head sharply to look at Karin, but only managed to catch a glimpse of the red feathers that flew up as the girl turned around so quickly.
Huali was completely unaware of the turmoil in Yanxi's heart. As she ran, she spoke the truth, "The little bird absolutely cannot die. Even if it has to die, it can't die now. I have a huge pile of pearl orders waiting for the goods."
Ao Bai: "......" He knew it!
What gratitude or redemption...
Ha, that doesn't exist at all in Hua Bapi's world!
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