Chapter Forty-Five: Meeting Xie Yun
A light mist hung in the canyon as a magnificent flying boat slowly drifted overhead. Inside the boat's cabin, a young woman in an apricot-red dress sat before a dressing mirror, gazing at her reflection.
Behind the girl stood a handsome man in white robes, who looked like an immortal. He held a jade comb inlaid with pearls and amber and was combing the girl's long, black hair.
His touch was gentle, but his handsome face was expressionless, and his golden eyes were hollow, like a delicate doll without a soul.
"Which earring looks best on me?" Han Wei asked Gu Qi with a smile, holding a pearl earring in her left hand and a jade earring in her right.
The white-clad corpse puppet stopped what it was doing, its lifeless eyes fixed on its master.
Han Wei knew he couldn't answer her question unless she gave him the answer.
Even though he is different from other corpse puppets, lacking corpse energy, bloodlust, and even body temperature, it cannot change the fact that he is a corpse puppet.
His behavior is based on two principles: first, the master's orders are absolute; second, the master's safety is paramount.
Whether earrings look good or not is not a matter of command or the safety of the wearer, so it's incomprehensible.
She avoided looking into Gu Qi's empty eyes, put down the jade earring, and said, "I think the pearl one is prettier."
After saying that, she smiled and said to Gu Qi:
"Help me put it on."
She gave both pearl earrings to Gu Qi.
The white-clad corpse puppet took the earrings, brushed aside Han Wei's hair, and helped her put on the two pearl earrings. Han Wei looked at herself in the mirror wearing the pearl earrings, held Gu Qi's hand, and softly said:
"You bought this for me, remember? Thirty years ago in a small market town in the Southern Song Kingdom."
The white-clad corpse puppet stared at her with its empty eyes, saying nothing.
Han Wei sighed. Just then, her expression changed. She sensed an extremely powerful aura approaching. Han Wei's dark eyes turned emerald green. As her divine sense spread out, she saw a streak of azure light coming towards them from the sky.
It was a male cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage. He was dressed in white robes and green robes, with handsome features and a cold expression, as if he were searching for someone.
Han Wei stood up, a murderous glint in her eyes.
Xie Yun, that person is Xie Yun.
Han Wei had been planning to take revenge after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, and Xie Yun was also in the Eastern Region and had run into her. How could Han Wei possibly let him go?
She put away the spirit boat and waited with Gu Qi for Xie Yun to arrive.
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Xie Yun sped across the canyon, his divine sense searching for the Heavenly Enchantress and Su Rumei. He vowed that if he caught those two vile women, he would extract their souls and refine them to perfection.
Two months have passed since the appearance and disappearance of the Jade Palace.
Xie Yun had chased Tianmei Shengmu and Su Rumei all the way to this Eastern Region, but he arrived a little late and missed the excitement at Yu'a Palace. Otherwise, he would definitely have been one of the many cultivators who died at Yu'a Palace.
As for the Heavenly Enchantress and Su Rumei, they did see the Jade Palace appear. However, the Heavenly Enchantress stopped Su Rumei from going to the Jade Palace. This palace had appeared once before in the Heavenly Enchantress's era, when she was still in the Qi Refining stage. Many Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators from her sect went inside, and none of them came out.
So she knew that going inside was tantamount to suicide.
Xie Yun was furious when he remembered how the Heavenly Enchantress had bewitched those guys in Tang Huaizhong and plotted against him. He was so angry that he was determined to make that vile woman disappear completely.
Ignoring the already fragmented Qingyun Sect, he chased directly to this Eastern Region. He had discovered the whereabouts of the Heavenly Demon Mother a few days ago, but now he had lost her again, which made him extremely angry.
He exuded a murderous aura; he had just wiped out a small-to-medium-sized sect. The reason? Because he was in a bad mood, and they just happened to appear in front of him.
When Xie Yunfei reached a wide section of the canyon, a thick red beam of light suddenly shot towards him. Sensing the killing intent, Xie Yunfei dodged in mid-air, and the red beam of light grazed past him, striking the canyon and creating a huge gap in it.
Who is it?
Xie Yun was both shocked and furious. Who had attacked him?
Under the sweep of divine sense, two figures emerged from the hiding place. They were a stunningly beautiful girl in an apricot-red dress and a handsome man in white.
Xie Yun looked at Han Wei and Gu Qi, who had suddenly appeared here, with a shocked expression. He never dreamed that he would run into Han Wei and Gu Qi here.
Even more unbelievable is that in just over sixty years, Han Wei actually formed her Nascent Soul, and she was already in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
What kind of incredible cultivation speed is this?
If it were just Han Wei, it wouldn't be a problem, but she also has an accomplice.
His eyes were wide open, reflecting Gu Qi's figure, and the fear in his heart resurfaced.
More than sixty years ago, he was seriously injured by Gu Qi, and he still has psychological trauma from it.
He didn't realize that Gu Qi was acting strangely now; he was already a corpse puppet.
In addition, Gu Qi had also cultivated the "Myriad Manifestations Technique". Even after his death, a large amount of wood spiritual energy remained in his body. This spiritual energy provided him with abundant vitality, and in Xie Yun's eyes, he was a living person.
Xie Yun used the Wind Dragon Ring without hesitation. After the ring emitted a blue light, a whirlwind enveloped Xie Yun. The blue storm swept him away, hurtling towards the horizon. His escape speed was extremely fast, after all, he had used a spiritual treasure to enhance his speed.
Han Wei snorted lightly: "Trying to escape? Not so easy."
With a wave of her hand, a bolt of blue lightning struck down from the sky, transforming into a massive chariot pulled by two thunder beasts.
As soon as the Thunder Beast Chariot appeared, a violent surge of lightning filled the entire canyon. The Thunder Beast's roar echoed throughout the entire mountain range, causing all living things within it to tremble in fear.
Han Wei flew onto the Thunder Beast Chariot, and Gu Qi flashed to stand behind her. Han Wei held the chariot's reins with one hand, and the entire chariot transformed into a thick bolt of lightning, hurtling towards Xie Yun with earth-shattering force. The Thunder Beast Chariot was too fast; she almost instantly overtook Xie Yun, then turned the chariot around and stood in front of him.
Xie Yun, caught in the storm, was utterly astonished to find that Han Wei possessed a magical treasure like the Thunder Beast Chariot. He was horrified by the chariot's terrifying speed.
But this Thunder Beast Chariot wasn't just fast; the two enormous Thunder Beasts, each with a body the size of a small hill, roared and opened their blood-red maws, each spitting out a thick bolt of lightning at Xie Yun.
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