Chapter 407 The Secret of the Nirvana Palace
Orange and purple clouds flowed across the black eaves of the sunset city.
On the thirty-seventh recurring sunset, Huali and Wenjin emerged from the teleportation array.
As she came out, Huali kept cursing in the direction of the North: "That shameless Wen Tingyun, he ganged up on us, thinking we had no one to fight back, huh?"
Wen Jin reached out and pressed down the girl's outstretched hand, pulling her towards him. "This person is always cunning. I spared his life not out of pity, but because there are still people in the city who need him to keep them in check."
Huali got a headache as soon as she heard "Empresses in the Palace Level 10," so she simply reached out and carefully tugged at Wen Jin's sleeve, "Where are you hurt?"
Logically speaking, with her cultivation level, she should be able to sense external injuries without even looking at them. Could it be that Wen Jin suffered internal injuries before she arrived?
The Demon Lord's gaze shifted, a rare occurrence for him.
Karin raised one eyebrow. "You...you're not lying to me, are you?"
Wen Jin pursed his lips, "Of course not."
Then, to Karin's astonishment, the man who ruled the demon race and was decisive in killing slowly raised his hand and poked her in front of him.
Huali looked at his pale fingertips and blinked: "?"
Wen Jin said with displeasure, "Look carefully."
As Huali leaned closer, just as she was about to zoom in with two fingers, she finally saw a barely noticeable small cut on her knuckle.
If it had been any later, it might have already healed.
She blinked, then blinked again.
Wen Jin remained silent, his face slightly flushed.
Only after realizing how childish his actions had been did the Demon Lord sigh silently. Just as he was about to retract his actions, Hua Li grabbed him.
"I saw it!" The girl looked up, her expression filled with righteous indignation. "They really are injured!"
"The cycle of flourishing and decay, the essence!"
With a series of quick attacks, the healing light of the wood-type card bathed Wen Jin's entire body without warning, until not a single red mark remained on his hand. Only then did Hua Li kiss his fingertip, "Mwah, it's all better now, it doesn't hurt anymore."
A smile flashed in Wen Jin's eyes: "...Mm."
Huali smiled and got to the point: "When I went to retrieve the Water Moon Mirror Flower, I didn't know Wen Tingyun was there." She looked up, "But no matter when or what happens, I will always stand by your side unconditionally."
Wen Jin lowered his eyes, "Even if I have to kill him?"
Karin: "Then I'll help you dispose of the body and cover up the crime."
Wen Jin suddenly chuckled, lifted Hua Li's hand and gently kissed it, "I know."
The two strolled slowly through the endless twilight of Sunset City, and the Demon Lord spoke softly:
“My mother was originally a demon in Sunset City, and all my magic was taught to me by her. Wen Tingyun and I are not the only two bloodlines of that thing.”
This was the first time Hua Li had heard Wen Jin tell his story, and she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What about the others? Are they all dead?"
"Hmm." A cold glint flashed in the Demon Lord's eyes. "Have you ever heard of raising Gu? You put countless Gu worms in a jar and let them fight each other. The one that survives in the end is the Gu King. The Demon Clan is warlike. The old man has dozens of offspring, but only the most outstanding ones are qualified to be sculpted by him."
Wen Jin gazed at the twilight in the distance, "And Wen Tingyun and I are the last ones to survive. In order, I am the eldest, and he is the second eldest."
Huali suddenly realized. It wasn't age, but rather a ranking of abilities.
"But because my mother was of low status, the elders of the clan questioned the purity of my bloodline, so I only survived but was trapped deep in the dungeon, only able to go out when there were missions on weekdays."
"And my mother did not receive any preferential treatment for giving birth to me; she still had to carry out missions that were fraught with danger."
“Once, I waited for her for a very long time, so long that I counted the sunsets tens of thousands of times.” Wen Jin paused here, as if he could see again that small figure in the dungeon who counted the days by looking at the cracks every day.
"Later she finally came back, covered in wounds, and told me that she thought she was going to die during that mission, but when she was in a daze, she was saved by a pig butcher she met by chance."
"The woman was used to carrying pigs, so she picked her up and carried her with ease. In a daze, she actually saved her life. After the mother woke up, she suddenly realized that she should not continue to live in such a daze."
Wen Jin raised his hand, and the jade pendant appeared at his fingertip. "So my mother divided the jade pendant she always carried in two and gave it to that woman, promising to repay her."
"But the other party didn't make any demands, they just told her to live well."
Huali immediately thought of the very useful Soul Oath Jade Pendant from their first meeting, and she subconsciously touched her neck.
When she entered the Witch Clan's Cause and Effect Tree, she was afraid of losing all the good things, so she took off the ones on her hands and neck and never wore them again after returning.
“My mother… was probably encountering someone like this for the first time. So she secretly made three soul oaths using her own soul blood as a pledge before leaving.”
“I originally thought that she was probably not good at doing this kind of thing, which is why she didn’t choose the woman herself, but only the person holding the jade pendant could issue the command. Later I realized that a mortal’s life is too short… She really wanted to repay her.”
"After that, my mother seemed to have foreseen her fate and began to pave the way for me. Her last words to me before she died were: Kill those who deserve to be killed, without mercy. Join the Shadow Demons, obtain the 'Mysterious Heaven Ghost Scroll,' and live on to reach a higher position."
So he survived by any means necessary, and that's why he felt that love was like poison before Huali appeared.
"As for Wen Tingyun, he naturally became the perfect work in the old man's mind. He was given high hopes and was also rigorously crafted, with no room for the slightest flaw."
Hearing this, Karin couldn't help but ask, "Then why would you...?"
"You ruined his leg?" Wen Jin took the question. "The reason is simple."
"Back then, he was the old man's sharpest knife and most loyal dog. To curry favor with him, he volunteered to come to the dungeon to humiliate me."
Wen Jin still remembers the time when he couldn't help but shed tears because of that steamed bun that had been mixed with stones. Wen Tingyun stood outside the door, a gentle smile on his lips, reminding him that living was a joke.
Not to mention, when he later became the Shadow Demon, the other party repeatedly framed and instigated him.
So, on the day the fire engulfed Sunset City, he crushed his leg inch by inch.
Rather than killing him, this is truly destroying his spirit.
...
A slightly heavy silence filled the air.
...
Hua Li was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly looked up and said, "Wen Jin, let's make sugar paintings!"
"Hmm?" Even the gloomy Demon Lord was taken aback by this extremely abrupt suggestion.
"It's that guy who draws with syrup. You can do Nine Spirits Netherfire Hot Pot, so this should be no problem either. Let's draw a chibi-style little character."
Wen Jin remained silent for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.
What's past is past, there's no need to add to the disgust.
"good."
*
"What's so good about it? What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a cute kitten before?"
Arriving a step too late, having missed both the fight and the teleportation, Ao Bai is currently staring at Wen Tingyun on the northern ice plains.
The little claws of the Ao General bloomed, creating several unrestrained little plum blossoms on the snow with a "da da da" sound, and a simple formation was quickly formed.
King Meow Meow glanced at Wen Tingyun, thinking that since he was already here, it wouldn't hurt to say something, and glared at him, saying, "Among this group of people, you are the most cunning and wicked."
Wen Tingyun: "?"
"Why is this cat meowing?" He tried to reach out and touch its head, but Ao Bai slapped his hand away.
Wen Tingyun was taken aback, looking at his palm with some surprise. "You actually took the initiative to give me a high five? Does that mean you like me?"
Ao Bai bowed and exhaled: "Huh? I think you have no shame..."
"He even bows to me?" Wen Tingyun was even more surprised. "They say favor follows its master, it seems Huali..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Are you seriously ill?!"
Ao Bai was absolutely furious.
It couldn't listen for a moment longer, so it simply raised its front paw and stomped hard on the formation. After a flash of spiritual light, it immediately burrowed inside.
Without thinking, Wen Tingyun instinctively reached out to grab it.
After this incident, Karin must have developed a rift with him. If he wants to have contact with her again, perhaps he should first try to win her over...
"Aaaaaah!!!"
He was fast, and so was Steward Ao.
Unexpectedly, Wen Tingyun's slender hand slid along Ao Bai's shiny fur and directly to a certain unspeakable part of his body.
Both the person and the cat froze at the same time.
"Aaaaaah!!! Wen Tingyun, you son of a bitch!!! You're a pervert!!!"
*
"Abnormality is a biological topic, but it is usually used as an insult."
“Besides that, there are also 'crazy,' 'bad,' 'brain fuzz,' and so on. These are all part of the profoundness of the Chinese language.” Huali carefully poured the syrup onto the stone slab. “So next time you meet someone you dislike, you can say these things to annoy them.”
"Remember, the essence of arguing isn't to convince the other person, but to infuriate them. Okay, that's it!"
She cheered and carefully picked up the chibi-style figure she had drawn.
Before it could be fully lifted up, the steaming little figure immediately split its head off with a "crack".
Karin: "...Ah."
However, before she could even furrow her brow, Wen Jin had already flicked his finger, and the head on the stone slab was slapped back into place with a perfect "smack".
"Here you go." The devil's idea was succinct and terrifying.
"You can do that? It's great to have spiritual power." Huali chuckled, but then pushed it directly to him, "It's a gift for you."
"Try it quickly."
Wen Jin did not refuse, but did not eat it immediately. Instead, he carefully covered it with a barrier and put it into his storage bag.
"Why aren't you eating it?" Huali asked, puzzled. "It'll melt if you leave it too long."
"...In a moment." The Demon Lord looked away, his tone as calm as ever, revealing no emotion.
But once the rosewood has been enlightened, it is not so easy to fool it.
She suddenly remembered the pale yellow quilt she had seen on the third floor of the Nero Chan Palace, and a bold conjecture formed in her mind.
Hua Li suddenly leaned closer, staring intently at Wen Jin, "I'm saying, you wouldn't be... thinking of secretly hiding away, would you?"
Wen Jin's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
Huali looked at his suddenly turned face, as if she had discovered a new continent, and suddenly made a hand seal.
Wen Jin's expression changed slightly, and he immediately reached out his hand, but he was a step too slow.
When the two looked up again, they were already standing outside the enormous Nero Cicada Palace.
Huali easily took out the key and pushed it into the hole.
Buzz—
The array formation at the palace gate was broken instantly.
Like a smug little fox, the girl turned back and made a face at Wen Jin before darting into the enormous palace that already belonged to her.
*
The first and second floors, like before, were still piled high with rare spirit stones and magical treasures. But King Pear was no longer the same; he was no longer the type to be indifferent to spirit stones...
Wow!! That's a lot of money!
Huali, without any self-respect, pounced and picked up the spirit stone, rubbing it against it affectionately.
Wen Jin found it amusing. "Since you like them so much, why not put them all into your Qiankun bag?"
"You don't understand. As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket, and a cunning rabbit has three burrows. These are all our precious resources."
"There's another place in Sunset City that stores spirit stones. Shall I take you there to see it?"
Huali looked up at him but didn't say anything.
Wen Jin pursed his lips.
...
Hua Li suddenly sighed, then stepped out from the pile of spirit stones, stood on tiptoe, cupped his face in her hands, and said sincerely, "If you don't want to, you should just say so."
"If I express myself clearly, the other person will understand, and I won't get angry."
After speaking, Huali looked up and kissed Wen Jin's lips. "Okay, take me to see it."
The Demon Lord looked up and met the girl's bright eyes, his tense shoulders relaxing slightly. "You can see everything here."
"I'm just... a little... embarrassed."
Hua Li opened her eyes wide, wanting to see his expression, but Wen Jin turned her around and pulled her up the stairs to the third floor.
His steps were steady, carrying an indescribable sense of peace.
So when the entire space was revealed, Huali couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
Compared to the few things she saw when she first saw them, there were many more strange things on the third floor.
What comes into view is still the "treasure of the museum," Abebe, but it has been covered with many small fuzz balls.
Next to it is a transparent crystal dome, inside which lies a bare flower path.
There are also handkerchiefs, bamboo tubes, bows... and so on.
Karin: "?"
What shocked her most was a rose bush that had been preserved on a special base made of moonstone deep inside the room.
The flowers and leaves on top had completely lost their moisture, turning a deep, dark red color. Yet, they were preserved in their withered state, becoming dried flowers, a rare sight in the cultivation world.
Huali recognized it at a glance; it was the rose she had planted in Sunset City.
"this.......?"
"After you left, the rose lost its spiritual power and almost withered away... I managed to water it with my own blood and force it to bloom again."
Wen Jin stepped forward, his eyes filled with pity, "But during the hundred years that the black energy was sealed, I was unable to leave the core of the formation... The blood I left behind wasn't enough to sustain me until I returned, so... it withered away."
Huali suddenly felt a little depressed.
It's not because of the roses, but because of the person who takes care of the roses.
Wen Jin was not good with words, and his aura was always gloomy and cold, but he possessed an extremely sensitive and perceptive heart. In countless small details, he made her feel that she was truly being loved.
Huali's fingertips hovered over the withered petals as she turned back and suggested, "In a little while, I'll use the wood-type card to encourage the growth of those newly planted little green shoots, and soon we'll be able to see a large patch of roses again."
Wen Jin shook his head and led Hua Li to the center of the array.
"No need. This time, we have plenty of time to let it grow naturally."
As soon as she finished speaking, the environment around them changed, and the familiar courtyard instantly came into Huali's view.
Huali was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly gasped.
"This...this...isn't this the little house we lived in in the royal city of Soli? You actually moved back?"
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