Chapter 1078 Rebellious Heart
He smiled bitterly and said, "I also had rebellious thoughts when I was young, but whenever I thought about it, my sister would cough up blood and become extremely weak. Over time, her thoughts were worn away. And my sister always thought that it was because of her own weakness that she was like that."
Xie Shiyuan slammed the table, unable to contain her anger. "So Di Wuyou used her as a hostage?! She's Di Wuyou's biological daughter!"
"He needs me as the Holy Son of the Di Family to maintain the dignity of the Di Family, but he is also afraid that my talent is too strong and will harm his position as the Patriarch of the Di Family."
A flame condensed at Di Chen's fingertips, then extinguished in an instant. "Two hundred years ago, when my mother died protecting me, she sealed the Pure World Lotus Fire into my heart and my sister's. But recently, Di Wuyou has become interested in refining the Pure World Lotus Fire in us and taking it for himself."
Luo Li suddenly realized, "No wonder he attacked you at the banquet. Refining the ultimate soul fire requires a very short period of time, two months of refining. But he didn't refine it normally, but used demonic energy to seize it, so he used his power more frequently."
Luo Li's fingertips struck the tabletop, creating tiny icy shards. "Soul-devouring insects, mind-controlling spells, soul-stealing fire—Di Wuyou plays a good game."
She suddenly raised her eyes, her pupils reflecting the curse mark on Di Chen's collarbone, "You said that you are connected to my sister's soul. If you forcibly sever it..."
"I will die." Di Chen's voice was very soft, but it was like a sword tempered by ice. "Before her death, mother used the soul seal as a lock, linking our spirits together to weaken the power of the mind-controlling spell. If I harbor rebellious thoughts, my sister will cough up blood; if I die, her soul will be shattered."
Xie Shiyuan gulped down a mouthful of tea to calm his nerves. "So that's why Emperor Wuyou allowed you to behave in a way that wasn't quite like a 'Holy Son' tonight? Because he could use my sister to contain you while slowly refining the Lotus Fire?"
Di Chen lowered his eyes as if in agreement, his expression still indifferent.
Luo Li held her chin in her hand and said, "It's true that the mind control spell is not easy to break, but it's not completely impossible."
Di Chen's eyes suddenly widened. This was the biggest emotional fluctuation he had shown since meeting Luo Li and the others.
Luo Li tapped her fingertips lightly, "But I'm not sure yet, it may take some time."
Di Chen's throat felt a little dry, "You... really have a solution?"
Luo Li nodded, "About 80%, not 100%. I'll need some time to find out the specific solution, so you don't have to rush."
Di Chen said excitedly: "Okay, okay!"
Luo Li glanced at the sky and said, "You've been out for too long. We're not sure if Di Wuyou's men have discovered your conversation with us. You should go back first."
Di Chen also regained his calm expression, stood up and said, "Alright, the Tianxu Secret Realm is just around the corner. Recently, the Imperial City is bound to be in chaos. I'm afraid that Di Wuyou will take advantage of the chaos to strike again. You must be careful."
Luo Li smiled and said, "Okay."
After Di Chen left, Luo Li and the others sighed and went to rest.
Luo Li went to the Tower of Gods. She remembered that there were several books she had not read that seemed to be about this subject, so she wanted to go look for them.
In the Star Track Room on the seventh floor of the Tower of Gods, Luo Li's fingertips slid across the ancient book that was glowing with a faint light.
"Tracing the Origin of the Soul Contract", "Deconstructing the Fate Line"... She suddenly stopped in front of a broken jade slip.
"The third solution to the Symbiotic Mind Control Spell..."
The ancient words on the jade slip lit up the moment she touched it. "It requires the caster's direct bloodline as a guide, supplemented by the power of chaos to reshape the fate."
Her eyes moved. This was a real coincidence. Now, she was probably the only one in the Continent of Gods who possessed the power of chaos.
Luo Li pressed her forehead, "However, if we want to use Di Shiwei's bloodline as a guide, doesn't it mean..."
"No," she raised her eyes, "direct bloodline... Di Wuyou is Di Chen's biological father, also a direct bloodline."
She closed the book and curled her lips slightly, "That's easy now."
However, perhaps because Di Wuyou punished Di Chen again, there was no news from Di Chen in the next few days.
After finishing breakfast, Lan Xiaoxiao held up her chin in her hand, looking rather bored. "I'm so bored. There's no news from Di Chen either. Why don't we go for a walk? This is my first time in Dicheng. I can't just stay in the inn for the whole month."
"That's right," Luo Li put down her chopsticks, "Let's go for a walk in the city later."
Xuan Mu and the others naturally had no objections, "Okay."
The early morning in the Imperial City was shrouded in a thin layer of mist. Luo Li and his group walked on the bustling streets, surrounded by shops and the sounds of hawking.
"This Imperial City is worthy of being the largest city in the Northern Alliance. It's much more lively than our city," Lan Xiaoxiao looked around excitedly and suddenly pointed at a place, "Look over there!"
At the corner of the street, several spiritualists dressed in imperial family attire were posting notices.
Luo Li walked closer and saw that it was a wanted poster - the picture on it was the man in black who attacked them in the inn a few days ago.
"The remnants of the Demon God Temple have infiltrated the Imperial City with ill intentions..." Xie Shiyuan read the notice and sneered, "Emperor Wuyou is good at finding a scapegoat."
Wen Xingyan suddenly pressed the hilt of his sword: "Someone is following us."
Luo Li nodded calmly: "He followed us since we left the inn. He is from the Di family."
Xuan Mu narrowed his eyes: "Do you want to..."
"No need," Luo Li flicked her fingertips, and a wisp of ice-blue soul power floated silently behind her, "Let them follow, we'll go shopping."
Luo Li and her group continued to wander around the Imperial City, seemingly unaware of being followed.
Lan Xiaoxiao stopped in front of a spiritual jewelry shop and picked up a jade hairpin carved with an ice phoenix. "Ali, this suits you so well!"
"Really?" Luo Li curled her lips, "Ye Yichen, pay."
"Okay." Ye Yichen took out the Crystal Soul Card and handed it over, "We want this."
After paying, they continued to walk around. In just one hour, Ye Yichen, Wen Xingyan and Xuan Mu's hands were already full several times over. They could only resign themselves to their fate and put the money into three empty space rings respectively.
Looking at the three people in front who were having fun, they sighed and thought, forget it, they’ll give it to them when they get back.
As the sun sets, the streets of the imperial city gradually light up with warm yellow spiritual lights.
Lan Xiaoxiao, clutching a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts, suddenly pointed to a five-story building with carved beams and painted rafters in the distance. "Look! That's the Imperial City's most famous 'Drunken Immortal Tower,' right?"
The jade pendant on Xie Shiyuan's waist suddenly glowed faintly. She pressed it down and whispered, "Three of the people who were following us have withdrawn."
"Looks like it's time for a shift change," Luo Li casually stroked a fire spirit flower by the roadside, "They're really dedicated. Don't worry about them. Let's go to Zuixianlou for dinner."
In the elegant room on the third floor of Zuixian Tower, the hollow carved window lattices face the high walls of the inner city of the imperial city.
Luo Li and the others took their seats one by one.
Lan Xiaoxiao stretched and said, "I'm a little tired after walking around all day."
When Wen Xingyan and the others heard this, the corners of their lips twitched and they smiled helplessly.
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