Chapter 47 First Stop on the Journey
The route for this trip was decided by Qilu and Wujin after discussion.
As the former Lord of Endless who lived for over four thousand years, Endless had the most extensive knowledge of the entire continent.
Although he was forced to hand over the Soul Pearl and become Xi'er's servant, he was initially very dissatisfied with Xi'er, his little master.
However, as they spent more time together, although he was still resentful, his hatred for his master gradually faded.
For him, surviving the failed rebellion was an immense stroke of luck.
If he hadn't been experienced and powerful, the High Priest wouldn't have left behind such a rebellious threat.
This is something that Wujin is fully aware of.
When he became the other party's servant, he was mentally prepared to be humiliated at all times and to be sent to do the most dangerous and arduous tasks.
However, after he came to serve his young master, she did not treat him like a servant.
On the contrary, she treated her three contracted servants no differently than family members.
I share delicious food with them, and when I'm in a good mood, I tell them many wonderful stories.
According to her, these stories were bedtime stories that her parents used to tell her.
She would also ask Uncle Bo for special medicines for the Demon Clan, some for healing and some for improving cultivation.
She would also give them various talismans that she had obtained from her brother, Achen, including defensive talismans, offensive talismans, and even purifying talismans and preservation talismans.
Wujin couldn't understand. She clearly held the power of life and death over them, and no matter what she ordered them to do, they dared not disobey.
Yet she still showed them plenty of respect and kindness.
Wujin felt that she must be trying to win people's hearts and minds, wanting them to be devoted to her.
However, to treat his servants this way for ten years in a row, he was indeed lucky to have such a master.
Endless will not be grateful to her, much less loyal to her.
However, since he is currently unable to escape her control, he can only do his duty as a servant for the time being, and not anger her, lest she turn against him, exercise her rights as master, and wantonly trample on his dignity.
When Endless heard that its master was going to take them on a journey, its lifeless heart finally came alive.
He felt that if he could take this opportunity to find a way to break the contract with her and take back half of the Soul Bead from her, then even if the High Priest still held his other half of the Soul Bead, she wouldn't be able to kill him.
At that time, he can find a secluded place to hide and be free from then on.
But Endless dared not act rashly, because he believed that what he could think of, the High Priest should also be able to think of.
Since he was willing to let him go out with his master, it's clear that the high priest must have other ways to control him.
We can only take it one step at a time.
While harboring these secret thoughts, Wujin was quite dedicated when discussing travel routes with Qilu.
Given his relatively good understanding of various parts of mainland China, he offered very pertinent opinions.
For example, try to avoid dangerous areas with spatial rifts, and visit places that produce rare minerals as much as possible while minimizing detours.
Qilu made some modifications based on his suggestions.
He was still wary of this former rebel leader and dared not fully trust the route he provided.
However, he had been to many of these routes before, and the routes given by Endless didn't seem to have any problems.
But there are still some places he hasn't been to, and he's not so sure about those.
So he randomly selected a portion and crossed out the other portion.
For her aunt Lingdeng's sake, Xi'er decided to go to Shiyihai as her first stop so that Lingdeng could go back and see her hometown.
After Wujin was captured, he revealed the location where the weapon slave was hidden, and Xiaobai led people there to rescue the weapon slave.
Compared to the Demon Clan, the Weapon Slaves naturally trusted Xiao Bai and his fellow human beings more.
After being released from his slave contract, Qi Nu changed his name to Qi Wuming and became a full-time weapon refiner under Yu Shan's command.
To express his gratitude for the couple's rescue and shelter, Qi Wuming crafted a star map array encompassing the entire continent's mountains and rivers for them.
This is also one of the reasons why Xi'er is confident in traveling.
With this star chart array, unless she is on the vast ocean and encounters a stormy weather, unable to see the stars and the moon, she will not get lost.
At this moment, Xi'er found the symbol of the Lost Sea on the star map, selected it, and infused it with spiritual power, and the symbol of the Lost Sea lit up.
A clear route map was drawn on the star chart. After Xi'er boarded the top-grade spirit boat, she set the direction of travel according to the route map on the star chart, and then handed the spirit boat over to her Aunt Lingdeng to play with.
Piloting the Spirit Boat is one of the things Spirit Lantern loves to do most. Even more so than doing shameless things with her partner Xiao Bao, the joy that piloting the Spirit Boat brings her.
Inside the spirit boat, Xi'er was lying down eating grapes, which were recently cultivated in her mother's plantation.
Because the overall climate of the Dust Continent is relatively dry, and there is plenty of sunshine, the grapes grown there are especially sweet.
Before leaving, my mother specially brewed some wine for me to take with me, but according to her, the wine would take at least a month to be made.
Xi'er ate grapes while chatting with Ruomeng.
"Xi'er, this time when we go to the Sea of Lost Relics, we must have the Spirit Lamp lead us to collect some beautiful coral reefs," Ruomeng said.
“Yes, yes, that’s for sure. Aunt Lingdeng said there are many mysterious places in the Lost Sea that she hasn’t explored yet. We’ll go and see them together then,” Xi’er said.
"It's dangerous, you're not allowed to go!" Fusheng said coldly.
"What's dangerous about it? Even excluding Xi'er, who's at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm, with our current lineup..."
There are three purple demons, two tenth-tier iridescent holy butterflies, one tenth-tier transformed land beast, and one tenth-tier transformed sea beast.
"Tell me, what other beings could threaten us?" Ruomeng retorted.
"There is indeed nothing that can threaten us on the surface, but don't forget that there are many potential, unseen dangers in this world."
The Spirit Lamp has lived in the Lost Sea for so long, yet she has never explored any of these places, which suggests they are not safe or desirable locations.
"Ruomeng, don't tempt Xi'er to go on an adventure, otherwise if something really happens, how will you explain it to Madam and Master?" Fusheng glared at her and said.
"Hmph! Fusheng, you idiot, I am Xi'er's contracted beast. If something happens to my master, how can I, the contracted beast, survive alone?"
"So, I don't need to explain myself to anyone at all," Ruomeng mocked him.
"If something happens to our master, even if we die in vain, it will not atone for our sins!" Fusheng retorted.
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing! Since we're out here to gain experience, we can't just choose safe and harmless places."
Of course, I will be very careful and will absolutely not go to any particularly dangerous places.
Xi'er interrupted their argument, took a grape in each hand, and stuffed it into their mouths.
The three purple demons who watched the whole thing were already used to this kind of interaction between them.
As the master, Xi'er showed no airs of authority towards either her contracted beast or her three contracted servants.
However, Xi'er's kindness and generosity must have been influenced by her family; none of them disrespected their contracted beasts or subordinates.
For example, Xiao Bao and Ling Deng never made a contract with anyone, but their loyalty to this family is beyond question.
After successfully stopping Fusheng and Ruomeng's argument, Xi'er casually picked up the grapes from the plate and tossed a bunch to each of the three purple demons.
For thousands of years, the people of the Fine Demons have never tasted food; they only extract the energy essence contained in food, leaving behind the unnutritious residue.
Before following Xi'er, Qilu, Wuyi, and Wujin had never tasted food.
When Xi'er first shared beef jerky with them, the three purple demons expressed doubt and resistance.
But she insisted that they taste it, and as her contracted servants, the three dared not refuse, so they carefully tasted a piece.
From then on, they embarked on a one-way journey in pursuit of delicious food.
Now, each of them had received a bunch of precious grapes, and the three of them carefully tasted them.
The fragrant scent of grapes wafted through the spirit boat, which the spirit lamp finally detected.
She immediately abandoned piloting the spirit boat and rushed towards the fruit platter.
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