Chapter 8
"What do you mean?" Feng Jue asked.
A cold wind blew from the bottom of the cliff, and 03's overheated data calmed down in the wind. It said, "Let's find the protagonist first."
Feng Jue didn't understand what she meant. As she walked towards the cave, she wondered, was Lingshan mad at her? Was it because she asked her to fly outside on the way here?
But it doesn't seem like that.
This guy, who came from an unknown background and claimed to be a system, was meticulous and calm. He kept talking about tasks and work, and didn't care about or pay attention to unnecessary things. Could it be that he was trying to indirectly inquire about her preferences and mention the women in the harem?
Feng Jue stopped and lowered his eyelashes.
At this moment, the cave was just two meters in front of her. A breath that was even colder and damper than the foggy cliff bottom blew towards her face, mixed with a strong fishy smell. There were piles of bones outside the cave entrance, but fortunately there were no human bones.
The young and beautiful palace maids in Lanyang Palace couldn't help but cover their noses and stare at the cave entrance with disgust.
The master of a palace despised Feng Jue even more than they did.
"The opportunity in a place like this...can it be anything good?" Feng Jue said with disgust, "Just burn it!"
She raised her finger, and spiritual power flickered at her fingertips.
Is it going to rain again!
03I suddenly became energetic.
But after Feng Jue said he wanted to burn the cave, a long and clear howl suddenly came from the cave.
"Dragon Roar?!" Xue Mengtao was shocked.
Feng Jue raised his eyebrows and then lowered them. The flames on his fingertips burned even hotter. He said disdainfully, "An old fellow from the ancient times, if he didn't practice in seclusion while alive, how could he hide in a cave like this?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cluster of flames flew out from her hand and rushed straight into the cave.
The bones at the entrance of the cave turned to ashes in an instant, and the fire in the cave became bright. The screams of fear and the man's cry of "Stop" overlapped together.
"Young Master!" Xue Mengtao shouted in surprise.
Everyone felt the ground shaking as something rushed out of the cave. Feng Jue frowned, flicked his long sleeves, and led everyone back away.
03, which had no physical form and could not be carried away, floated in the air. The black circle saw a huge gray-red mottled head rushing towards it, and its wide-open mouth swallowed it directly.
03: Wow.
The wow sound was drowned in the darkness.
This long big guy ate like a train and swallowed 03 from beginning to end.
It took a while before the light returned.
The "born" 03 had a small round mouth under her dark circles, and she sighed in a flat tone to Feng Jue who was looking at her with a half-smile.
Stimulate.
"Puff." Feng Jue suddenly lowered his head and placed his fingers on Yan
The red lips concealed a low laugh.
Stupid thing.
"What is this?" Xue Mengtao looked at the giant beast coiled not far away in horror, her voice trembling with fear. "Snake... python?"
"There really is a dragon in Red Dragon Mountain," Feng Jue said, "and it's a fire dragon."
The dragon, lying coiled like a small mountain, lowered its eyes and looked at Feng Jue and others vigilantly with its cloudy eyes. Most of its scales had fallen off, and only scattered red spots were interspersed among the stone-like limestone scales.
"You look like you're going to die." Feng Jue said without emotion.
The dragon's head drooped weakly on its body, and intermittent sounds came from its throat.
After the fire dragon, a man crawled out of the cave. It was Xue Bufan.
Xue Bufan looked lively and energetic with all his limbs intact and not broken into pieces.
"Palace Master, stop, don't hurt it!" Xue Bufan shouted.
Feng Jue's eyelashes trembled, his eyes suddenly fell on Xue Bufan, and his heart skipped a beat.
03 floated over and asked, "Do you feel the spiritual energy fluctuations from the protagonist?"
Feng Jue's eyes sank.
Although there was only a trace... there was indeed a fluctuation of spiritual power, which was deliberately suppressed by Xue Bufan. If she was not two realms higher than Xue Bufan, she would have been deceived by him.
Is there really such an opportunity in this world that can bring broken spiritual roots back to life?
Feng Jue's gaze followed Xue Bufan and landed on the ring on his left thumb. The ring was completely black, and looked like jade, but it wasn't jade. No one knew what material it was made of.
A dull mechanical voice rang in her mind and ears simultaneously. It was the 03 she had just met and the current 03 speaking at the same time.
Grandpa.
“…”
If it weren't for the arrogance of the master of a palace, Feng Jue would have cursed at him with vulgar words!
03 hadn't lied to her. Everything had really turned out as it said. So... was this world really a story? And the protagonist was actually this Xue Bufan!
"Palace, Palace Master." Xue Mengtao spoke to Feng Jue tremblingly. For some reason, she felt that the Palace Master looked very unhappy, as if she was about to set someone on fire.
"Xiao Tao, are you the one who brought people to rescue me? Thank you so much." Xue Bufan's facial expression was much better than before in Lanyang Palace, and he showed a gentle smile.
Feng Jue's chest heaved as he continued to curse in his heart, thinking that he was naturally in a good mood. According to what 03 said, now that he had repaired his spiritual roots and obtained an incredible technique, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds, and he would start to cheat and slap others in the face!
Although I don't know what cheating is, I don't want to
Feng Jue, who was slapped in the face, suddenly looked at the fire dragon next to him.
"Is this a Fire Rock Dragon?" Feng Jue asked.
Xue Bufan nodded, his smile deepening as he reached out and stroked the Fire Rock Dragon's body. "It was it that saved me when I fell off the cliff that day."
Xue Mengtao asked in surprise, "But when I came down to look for Young Master Xue, I didn't find the cave."
"There used to be a barrier under this cliff. Now it wants to leave with me, so the barrier must have been opened as well." Xue Bufan said, changing the subject. "But you, how come you feel so strange after just one day of not seeing you?"
Xue Mengtao looked at Xue Bufan with a smile, tears welling up in her eyes.
Confused, Xue Bufan looked at Xue Mengtao, then at Feng Jue, "Why..."
Feng Jue didn't even want to look at Xue Bufan. With an unhappy look on his face, he stared at the Fire Rock Dragon and asked, "Are you saying that the barrier here was set up by this dragon?"
With its claws?
Xue Bufan didn't expect that he would deliberately explain in a vague way without turning over a new leaf. He laughed, "After all, it has intelligence. Perhaps it had a master before and learned some magic."
The Fire Rock Dragon let out a low cry, and the turbid sound echoed in the valley.
03 Analysis: "The Jiao should be a buy-one-get-one-free opportunity for the protagonist. In this kind of story, the protagonist must be accompanied by a spiritual pet, and the number is not fixed."
Feng Jue's mood became even worse, and he said, "You look more like a spirit pet than this long worm."
03:?
It's the system!
Feng Jue only thought about the fact that she was a supporting character and would have to deal with Xue Bufan in the future. Once she was in a bad mood, she wanted to make others feel even worse.
She suppressed the anger in her heart, and her cold face made people dare not look directly at her. At this time, she noticed Xue Mengtao's reluctant look towards Xue Bufan, and the corners of her mouth curled up indifferently.
"Master Xue," Feng Jue said with a hint of sarcasm, "As you can see, in order for me to find you, Xue Mengtao willingly entered my Lanyang Palace as a slave. Even if you were nothing more than a pile of pulp, I would still want to collect your body and send your soul back home."
Xue Bufan was shocked and looked at Xue Mengtao with infinite emotion. Xue Mengtao also had an expression that she could not help herself.
Feng Jue didn't want to give them any time to be moved, and said coldly and arrogantly: "But I have suddenly changed my mind now, Xue Bufan, I have taken a fancy to this dragon, but this Palace Master never forces anyone."
"The choice is yours. I'll give you two options: let Xue Mengtao enter Lanyang Palace as a slave—or take her away and give this dragon to me. The decision is yours!"
Xue Bufan's expression changed drastically and he looked at Feng Jue in shock.
Feng Jue waved his sleeves, and the palace servant behind him took out the
A soft couch was provided for her to sit on.
03, floating in the air, turned around and floated to Feng Jue's ear, saying, "Host, in the plot, you will be regarded as a villain if you do this."
The same goes for the pie.
Looking at his arrogant attitude, his attitude of watching a show, and his behavior of not forcing others even though he actually does, it's like the word "villain" is engraved on his forehead.
The villains in the early stages are all minor characters.
In response to this, Feng Jue Leng Heng03.
Who are you in cahoots with?
03, who resolutely stands with the host, said: "We must persist until the end! Become the big villain!"
When they exchanged glances, Xue Bufan's expression darkened, and he said with difficulty, "Palace Master, don't joke around. This kind of thing..."
Feng Jue sneered and said coldly, "Choose quickly."
Don't say useless words.
"Master Xue, I'm fine." Xue Mengtao smiled and said, "You can take the Fire Rock Dragon away."
"Xiao Tao..." Xue Bufan's face was full of emotion.
Feng Jue watched coldly. At this time, Siyi came back with the palace maids. Her expression was as gentle as when she left. Her dress was still clean and tidy, without even a wrinkle. It seemed that she had completed the task very well.
"Hey, Master Xue is safe and sound, what are you doing?" Siyi asked with a smile, and the palace servant behind her threw the corpse in his hand to the ground.
After the palace servant serving Feng Jue explained the whole story, Elder Li, who was following behind Siyi and looked pale, suddenly became delighted. He rushed over and grabbed Xue Bufan's arm, shouting, "Young Master, what's so difficult about this? If my Lianshan Sect has the Fire Rock Dragon to help, who will dare to cause trouble in the future!"
Seeing Xue Bufan's unwavering expression, he increased the strength in his hands and changed his usual dejected tone. He said forcefully, "Master Xue, when your spiritual veins were intact, the sect's hopes naturally rested on you. We were just waiting for you to soar to the sky and bring the Lianshan Sect to glory. Now that you're a useless person, how dare you step on us! Even if you don't want to think about yourself, you should think about everyone in the sect!"
"The one who stole the storage ring, killed your brothers and sisters, and forced you off the cliff was none other than the Baishui Sect! The Baishui Sect and the Lianshan Sect are sworn enemies. After you were deposed, they even set off fireworks in front of the mountain gate to celebrate! Now they are trying to kill us! If there were a Fire Rock Dragon guarding the sect, would these people dare to do evil to us again in the future?"
Elder Li kept on nagging, advising, "The Lanyang Palace is a wealthy and powerful place. Xiaotao isn't going to suffer in Lanyang Palace, but to enjoy happiness! You must think carefully!"
"Shut up!" Xue Bufan shook off Elder Li, took a deep breath, and said to Feng Jue, "I'm sorry, Palace Master, I can't...
Whether it's Fire Rock Dragon or Little Peach, I'll take them away."
Feng Jue's face suddenly turned cold.
"My life was saved by the Fire Rock Dragon. It has nothing to do with you, so Xiao Tao doesn't need to enter Lanyang Palace!" Xue Bufan said sternly, "Whatever agreement she made with you, it is invalid!"
Xue Mengtao moved her lips and looked at Feng Jue.
Feng Jue had a blank expression on her face, her eyes were as cold as ice, she was still beautiful, but she carried a dangerous and hurtful air that made people dare not look directly at her.
03 couldn't help but open the panel and said hesitantly: "Although the main system strongly advises against it, I still have an option. If I kill the protagonist directly, there is a 99% chance of failure and a 90% chance of the world collapsing. I can still try it."
"03 will try to secure a glimmer of hope for the host. Even in a spirit state, we can still complete the mission."
“…”
Feng Jue, who had been expressionless, turned his head with a "creak", his eyes fell on 03, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
What does it mean that you can complete tasks in soul state and continue to complete tasks after death?
Feng Jue tried not to think about 03's nonsense, and the coldness on her face faded slightly. She sat up straighter and her eyes fell on Xue Mengtao.
Xue Mengtao bowed to Feng Jue.
"This palace master never forces anyone to do anything. I made an agreement with Xue Mengtao and came here to keep the agreement. It is not your place to decide whether the agreement is valid or not. Xue Mengtao, what do you think?" Feng Jue asked.
Xue Bufan immediately said, "Xiao Tao."
Xue Mengtao, who was suddenly held in the middle, suddenly stiffened and looked at everyone in Lanyang Palace in panic. Although Feng Jue asked her, he did not look at her. Instead, Siyi looked at her with a smile.
Elder Li on the side kept winking at her and silently said, "Consider the overall situation."
"Xiaotao, don't think about anything, don't consider it, just make the choice you want most." Xue Bufan put his hand on Xue Mengtao's shoulder, as if giving her firm support.
Xue Mengtao slowly relaxed her body and smiled softly. She turned around, looked at Xue Bufan, and smiled, "Master, hearing your words makes Xiaotao happier than anything else."
But ah.
The idea of not having to think about anything was not something she and the Young Master could abandon at this moment. Although she didn't know what the Palace Master of Fengjue Palace saw in her, as she had said, the Palace Master had come as agreed and brought her to the Young Master, and the Young Master looked well. That was enough. What good would it do to the Young Master or the Lianshan Sect to anger the Palace Master of Lanyang Palace?
I won’t be serving the young master anymore, but as long as I know he is safe, it doesn’t matter where he is.
Xue Mengtao took Xue Bufan's hand, bowed, and
Fan walked towards Feng Jue with an incredulous look in his eyes.
Siyi smiled and pulled Xue Mengtao to her side, put her arm around her shoulders, and said gently, "Well done."
"Yes." Xue Mengtao lowered her eyes and avoided Xue Bufan's sight.
Feng Jue felt a little happier and clapped his hands, saying, "It seems she has made her choice."
The smile on Xue Bufan's face had long disappeared, and his eyes were cold. But Elder Li beside him was ecstatic and kept looking at the Fire Rock Dragon lying like a hill.
He said, "I have already given half of the apology to Miss Siyi. Thank you, Palace Master, for your help. Young Master Bufan and I will be heading back now!"
"No hurry." Feng Jue suddenly said, "The agreement is over, I have other things to say."
Under Xue Bufan's vigilant eyes, Feng Jue lazily called out "Fire Rock Dragon".
The crouching hill roared, as if in response.
"The Fire Rock Dragon is born from magma and must devour the Flame Heart Stone every thousand years, otherwise its body will slowly turn to stone and die." Feng Jue said, "Unfortunately, the Flame Heart Stone is hard to come by and is priceless. Seeing that you look like you are about to die, I'm sure you will turn completely into stone soon."
Hearing Feng Jue's words, Elder Li took a deep breath and muttered, "Flame Heart Stone? The last time I heard about it, it was when Immortal Azure Fire bought it at an auction for 30,000 high-grade spirit stones. Later, Immortal Azure Fire passed away, and the Immortal Palace was sealed. I wonder if the Flame Heart Stone is still there."
"Even if it's still..." He licked his lips.
It will never fall into their hands. Even if the Lianshan Sect is sold off, it can’t be sold for more than 30,000 high-grade spirit stones!
I thought he was a powerful guy, but I didn't expect he was going to die!
Elder Li's face wrinkled and he sighed deeply.
Xue Bufan said coldly, "Palace Master Feng, don't bother with this matter."
Feng Jue ignored him completely, smiled at the wheezing Fire Rock Dragon, and said leisurely, "What a coincidence, I just happen to have a Flame Heart Stone in my hand."
The surroundings were quiet.
The dragon, which had originally hung its head, suddenly raised its head, and its body made a crackling sound like it was hitting rocks.
"Also, this palace master has been feeling quite bored lately and needs one or two spirit pets to accompany her..." Feng Jue emphasized the word "two". Even when a silver ball with a face full of question marks deliberately floated in front of him and "bared its fangs and claws", he ignored it.
She chuckled, her fingers supporting her face, her eyes slightly raised, her eyes shimmering beneath her long lashes, like a lake under the moon. Feng Jue said slowly, "I'll give you a choice too."
"How do you choose between saving a life and receiving a favor for saving someone?"
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The host seems to be on the road to becoming a villain, but it doesn't matter, I will support him
But 03 is not a spiritual pet!
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