Chapter 200 Nangong Sui should really hear what you have to say.
The smoke from the six kingdoms shone brightly in the night, but no one paid any attention to it at that moment.
Across the stream, the people of the Legalist lands felt a chill run down their spines and their nerves tightened after realizing that the person who had just spoken was the head of the Nangong family from Qingyang. The Song clan, faced with Han Ziyang's overwhelming killing intent, abruptly halted their advance and became weaker.
Compared to the Song family and others, the Han family's reaction was rather intriguing.
Some of the Han family members broke out in a cold sweat, secretly on guard and filled with fear, while others wore respectful expressions.
As the Nangong family sorcerers who were blocking Han Ziyang's way turned aside one by one, the scenery behind the stream was revealed, allowing people to see the man in brocade standing on the opposite bank.
The head of the Nangong family of Qingyang stood in the night, his black hair tied up with a feathered crown, his clothes adorned with mountain birds and beast patterns, and his main colors being black and gold, making him appear incomparably noble and majestic.
He gently raised his right hand, and on his slender index finger stood a small, dark bird, a spirit bird formed from qi and imbued with the imagery of famous characters.
The art of bestowing words with spiritual power is a technique that can only be used by masters and sages.
Although Nangong Ming wore a gentle smile and appeared calm and composed, his aura was filled with an invisible sense of oppression.
Time seems to have only taken away his childhood innocence and fragility.
With the passage of time, this man has become increasingly powerful and unfathomable.
Nangong Ming's arrival was extremely unexpected; no one had anticipated it.
The tense atmosphere was both awkward and dangerous.
In the darkness of night, a graceful figure slowly emerged from behind Nangong Ming.
The woman's long, azure dress swayed gracefully with her steps, and jade flower-shaped earrings dangled from her ears, sparkling brightly when they swayed gently. Her dark hair was simply tied up high with a peach wood branch, yet it could not conceal her elegant and noble demeanor.
Madam Han strolled over to Nangong Ming's side, facing the people of the Legalist land. She slightly raised her phoenix eyes and smiled calmly, just like the man beside her: "I rushed back from Qingyang after hearing the news of my grandfather's death. Ziyang was my grandfather's father's disciple, whom he raised and taught with great care. How could he be the murderer who poisoned him?"
"Gentlemen, the misunderstanding needs to be carefully clarified."
She spoke these words to the Han family, but the Song family felt deeply aggrieved. Was this the only thing Han Ziyang was guilty of? He had indeed broken into the Song family manor to abduct a bride and then slaughtered the entire family!
But at this moment, no one dared to bring up the matter.
As Nangong Ming had just said, Han Ziyang was a guest of the Nangong family whom he had traveled a long way to welcome.
The Song family wants to kill Han Ziyang, but they must get Nangong Ming's consent.
The older members of the Han family recognized Madam Han. When the Song family dared not utter a word, they stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "There are indeed many doubts about the patriarch's poisoning. Our judgment of Ziyang was too hasty and lacked sufficient evidence. Now that Miss Changrou has returned, let Miss Changrou re-examine this matter."
Madam Han nodded and smiled, "Then let's take the person back first."
The elders of the Han family cast retreating glances at the Song family, who remained silent and made way, not daring to cause any trouble.
Han Bing looked at the young man in the stream. The young man seemed not to be listening to their conversation; his attention was focused on the dead woman in his arms.
The death of someone afflicted with the "Crippling Gu" is extremely ugly.
Han Ziyang, however, stared intently.
In the past, his gaze would always pass by the woman quickly, or he would look away the moment she turned her head to look at him. In his memory, the number of times they gazed at each other for a long time was pitifully small.
Their interactions always ended abruptly, but this also created a lot of pent-up emotions that Han Ziyang was able to unleash on the day Han Lian got married, only to stop there.
Why did it turn out this way?
Han Ziyang wanted to find the answer.
Madam Han glanced at the motionless young man in the water, then turned to look at Nangong Ming.
Nangong Ming said gently, "Let's go."
He stepped forward, wading across the water without getting a drop wet.
Madam Han followed behind.
The two walked past Han Ziyang. The ink bird circled him once, then in the blink of an eye, it transformed into ink mist to soothe his exposed wounds, infusing them with a powerful yet all-encompassing and gentle force that suppressed the poison curse within him.
Han Ziyang felt the warmth in his cold body. He slowly tightened his arms around Han Lian, stood up from the stream with a blank expression, and followed Nangong Ming.
He walked past the Song family, but no one dared to stop him.
Taiyi.
The Sea of Uzbekistan.
Yan Xiaochuan held his breath and dived down. The deep sea was pitch black; he could see and hear nothing. The boundless darkness was unsettling.
In the cold and darkness, his heart beat slowly as he calmly and methodically carried out the tasks assigned by Mei Liangyu.
Once he felt he had reached his limit, he tugged on the thousand-foot rope and used the force to float upwards.
Mei Liangyu, standing on the mountainside walkway, was timing him. Feeling the force emanating from the Thousand-Foot Rope, she knew Yan Xiaochuan had reached his limit. He glanced down at the measuring tape on the rope; the distance was quite good.
The dark sea surface reflected the light of the Zhou Tian Fire, which resembled a fire dragon coiling in the sky, illuminating the mountain walls and the sea.
With a splash, Yan Xiaochuan burst out of the water, exhaling heavily. He was about to call out to Mei Liangyu when, in the instant he looked up, he saw the smoke signals from the six kingdoms in the night sky through the Zhou Tian Huo.
The familiar symbol representing the Yan Kingdom was reflected in his eyes, causing Yan Xiaochuan's voice to catch in his throat.
After a moment of distraction, Yan Xiaochuan noticed the message being sent by the six kingdoms and breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
"Come up." Mei Liangyu called out to him from the plank road.
Yan Xiaochuan gripped the thousand-foot rope, shook the water droplets off his face, and leaned against the mountain wall. The mountainside walkway wasn't very high above the sea; he could climb up in a few strokes. Yan Xiaochuan untied the thousand-foot rope from his waist and looked up at the sky: "Senior Brother Liangyu, when did the letter smoke appear?"
“Right when you jumped,” Mei Liangyu said.
"Is what they say true?" Yan Xiaochuan asked, wiping the water droplets from his face. "Are there really world destroyers? I thought it was just a legend, but I didn't expect it to actually exist. This is the first time I've heard news from Dan Kingdom. So many people died in an instant, that's terrifying!"
Mei Liangyu, while recording the length of the Thousand-Foot Rope, casually remarked, "Otherwise what?"
A night breeze sent a shiver through Yan Xiaochuan, who was soaked to the bone. As he circulated his inner energy to warm himself, he sighed, "I used to often talk about letting the strange fire burn the whole world. Now that I think about it, it was a sin. It actually exists. Never mind, I never said anything. They'd better find such a dangerous person as soon as possible."
Mei Liangyu then looked up at him and asked, "Do you want the strange fire to burn the whole world?"
Yan Xiaochuan grabbed his neck and grinned foolishly: "When I couldn't pass the academy trials, I felt like the whole world deserved to die."
Mei Liangyu laughed.
Encouraged by his smile, Yan Xiaochuan continued grinning foolishly, "See! Senior Brother Liangyu, you have the same idea, don't you!"
“No,” Mei Liangyu said slowly. “There is no trial I cannot overcome.”
Yan Xiaochuan: "..."
Mei Liangyu marked the location on the Thousand-Foot Rope and told Yan Xiaochuan to continue diving. After he went down, Mei Liangyu took out the Wind Listening Ruler and sent a message to Yu Sui.
At this time, whether in Taiyi or the Six Kingdoms, people were discussing the Destroyer of the World because of the information given by the letter.
When the signal smoke from the six kingdoms appeared, Xue Mushi and Wei Ren had just come out of the dining hall. The dining hall was bustling with people at the moment. After the loud noise in the sky, everyone looked up at the same time, and after a brief exchange of information, they started a lively discussion.
Another person laughed and cursed, "You look exactly like a world destroyer to me, so tell me, aren't you one?!"
"If you really are the destroyer of the world, can you at least burn down our Military Academy's Heavenly Sacred Ground first? I really can't beat that lousy trial."
"No, let's burn down the famous 'Carefree Pool' first!"
"If anyone's going to be burned, it should be the herb garden of the physicians first!"
"You've gone mad, burning down the medicinal herb field!"
"Haha! You can't have any herbs that I can't grow, burn them all!"
Xue Mushi felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to the idiotic remarks of the group around him.
Some people didn't take the news about the world destroyer seriously, while others were worried and said, "This is too terrifying. The strange fire can burn the people of several capital cities of Dan Kingdom to death in an instant."
"If this uncontrolled power is abused, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"If I were sleeping peacefully at home and suddenly burned to death, I would haunt him even as a ghost!"
"It depends on what the destroyer with the strange fire does."
"Aren't they hiding? They don't dare to reveal their identities. They just want to use the power of the strange fire to cause trouble in secret. Besides, who knows if they will go crazy one day and burn everyone to death."
"According to the information Xinyan provided, Shuizhou has already found a way to eliminate the strange fire, so there shouldn't be too much to worry about."
"How can we destroy the strange fire if we haven't even found the person? They need to find the Destroyer of Worlds first."
"I don't think the Destroyer would come out voluntarily. I certainly wouldn't either."
Are you?
"Of course not!"
Xue Mushi walked forward with his head down. All the sounds along the way revolved around discussions about the World Destroyer, and he couldn't help but listen.
Wei Ren played with the wind-listening ruler, glancing up at the sky every now and then, and said thoughtfully, "Before today, I also thought this thing was just a legend, but I didn't expect it to be real."
Xue Mushi turned to look at him: "What do you think?"
"Me?" Wei Ren withdrew his gaze and said nonchalantly, "If I were the Destroyer, I would definitely hide and not come out. Who knows if the method they mentioned to eliminate the strange fire is real? What if they just tricked you into going there and then killed you?"
Xue Mushi nodded, thinking that Wei Ren was quite clever.
“However, this thing is indeed a great threat. In just a moment, it burned tens of thousands of people in the Dan Kingdom to death. They were just fine and suddenly they were burned to death. How unlucky.” Wei Ren rolled his eyes and said, “The World Destroyer is unwilling to come out on its own. We can only try to find them and kill them.”
Xue Mushi: "..."
Nangong Sui should really be allowed to hear what you have to say.
Xue Mushi hesitated and said, "You just said that the destroyer of the world must hide and not come out..."
“I’m not a world destroyer,” Wei Ren said with a laugh. “Besides, who can guarantee that these five world destroyers will be emotionally and physically stable and won’t burn something? Isn’t the Dan Kingdom incident an example? We are not world destroyers, but we can’t guarantee that we won’t be the ones who get burned to death.”
"Can you believe in a world destroyer who wields a different kind of fire and can burn tens of thousands of people to death in the blink of an eye?"
When your life and death are in the hands of others, you will only feel fear, not trust.
Xue Mushi remained calm and nodded in agreement.
Seeing his reaction, Wei Ren narrowed his eyes and said, "You're not serious, are you?"
“I’m not.” Xue Mushi shook his head.
Wei Ren asked suspiciously, "Really not?"
“I really am not,” Xue Mushi said earnestly.
Wei Ren frowned: "Why are you taking this so seriously?"
Xue Mushi: "..."
Nangong Sui should really see what you're saying!
Xue Mushi was speechless. He turned his face away and walked quickly forward, ignoring him.
Wei Ren shrugged and strolled after her, tapping the Wind Listening Ruler as he went. Nangong Sui didn't reply, so he could only say to Xue Mushi, "Ask Nangong Sui if she's free tonight. I need to talk to her."
Xue Mushi: "Why don't you just talk to her directly?"
Wei Ren said expressionlessly, "Do you think she'll even acknowledge me?"
Xue Mushi thought to himself, "You deserve it," but he still took out the Wind Listening Ruler to send a message to Yu Sui. After receiving Yu Sui's reply, he said to Wei Ren, "She's not free tonight."
Wei Ren clicked his tongue: "What is she busy with all day long?"
Xue Mushi said, "You must be busy with something to do. Aren't you busy with nothing?"
"Do I look like I have nothing better to do?" Wei Ren sneered.
Xue Mushi glanced back at him and nodded.
Wei Ren put away the Wind Listening Ruler, quickly walked past Xue Mushi, too lazy to pay attention to this idiot who could fall into the pond while walking.
Xue Mushi walked slowly and disappeared into the crowd after a while.
Yu Sui told him that around the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), she would trigger the Fire Spirit Orb and talk to the Destroyer.
[Author's Note]
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