Chapter 8: He stopped laughing; there was a sense of helplessness, like not knowing who to kill...
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The same ashes that appeared ten years later flashed by.
The male protagonist falls right into the trap.
"How did our token of love end up with him?"
Dongfang Yaotian's eyes were bloodshot as he slowly gritted his teeth. "Gong Yuqiu, I need an answer from you. If you say it's not true, I'll believe you."
Miao Jue slowly revealed a detached smile: "
Can you even do that, you idiot?
The villain's simple act left me in agony for half a day.
"A token of love?" Before the female lead could speak, Mei Zichen coldly interjected, "This Mo Yao Jade Ring is a treasure of my Jade Void Sect. What does it have to do with you?"
Mei Zichen thought that Gong Yuqiu had secretly put it into his side robe when she pulled him. A few traces of embarrassment flashed in Gong Yuqiu's eyes, as if she didn't know how to explain. In the end, she just bit her lip and didn't explain.
Dongfang Yaotian's eyes turned bloodshot, and the tormented relationship escalated.
Miaojue squeezed her hand tightly inside her sleeve, as if she could grasp that clump of ashes.
She never imagined that she had been mistaken all along. She thought that Chen Jinshi had only acquired such destructive power after lying dormant for ten years. Who knew that he was already this strong ten years ago!
Why? We're all just ordinary people who played in the mud together as kids. How come she was attacked for ten years while he secretly made a comeback?
It should be known that every cultivator has a weakness. Except for innate immortal bodies like Xuan-level spiritual bones, they all have a fatal weakness. In the situation just now, if Chen Jinshi had killed Senior Brother Mei Zichen or anyone else present in an instant, they would not have had any chance to resist.
It's absurd. Not only do we realize that the former village leader, Sang Biao, has actually become a big boss, but there's also a strange feeling that the various love tribulations of the male and female protagonists are like a mission, with the purpose of picking up dust.
Otherwise, he could have easily thrown them both away now, why wait ten years?
However, the male and female protagonists are completely unaware that they have already reached the center of the world and begun to immerse themselves in a torturous romance.
Fueled by the fury of male rivalry, Dongfang Yaotian relentlessly pressed the woman for an answer, shouting, "Speak! If you do, I'll believe you're innocent!"
The system was getting impatient: "Can't the female lead just say that she doesn't know how the token of love ended up in her senior brother's hands? Maybe he found it on the road, or maybe the Jade Void Sect has a way to locate the treasure. She has to give herself an explanation, right?"
After repeated questioning, Gong Yuqiu's eyes finally reddened: "Since you've already thought this way, does it matter whether I say yes or no?"
"..." The system was so angry that it fell silent.
Miao Jue smiled knowingly.
She was looking at the female lead's senior brother. Mei Zichen's reaction was also strange.
He was also surprised to see the Mo Yao Jade Ring appear, and then immediately examined its authenticity. After confirming that it was genuine, he immediately put it into his sleeve, as if he urgently needed it. It must be related to the Underworld Clan.
In the battle a hundred years ago when Langhuan led the annihilation of the Underworld Clan, the Jade Void Sect made a significant contribution and rose to become the highest sect.
In the century following the war, the sect's fortunes soared, producing many Celestial Spirit Bones and a host of high-level Earth-grade Spirit Bones, as if the sect's genes had undergone an upgrade.
Their continued enthusiasm for hunting the Underworld race prompted Miao Jue to stroke his chin.
It's clear that Chen Jinshi's sudden delivery of this item to the Jade Void Sect wasn't out of any good intentions.
Mei Zichen put away the Mo Yao Jade Ring, pulled Gong Yuqiu, who was confronting the male protagonist, and said coldly, "Why should a disciple of Yuxu have to argue with others outside?"
His gaze swept past Dongfang Yaotian and landed on the ingenious technique behind him. He smiled arrogantly: "Your Tianyan Kingdom only has such useless trash to besiege the Netherworld Clan at Canggu Mountain?"
With a raised eyebrow, the guy had no idea he'd just been standing on the brink of death.
Dongfang Yaotian smiled slyly, exuding domineering aura: "I alone am enough!"
Gong Yuqiu, pale-faced and swaying precariously, said, "Enough, Dongfang Yaotian, I've said enough! I don't want any of you to quarrel because of me. With the calamity of the underworld looming, we should join forces. The safety of all people is the most important thing, do you understand?"
Dongfang Yaotian's gaze also turned sorrowful. "You only use the plight of the common people to cover up your true feelings, but you won't answer me directly! I only need one sentence from you..."
He clenched his teeth, his chiseled profile stretched to its limit, and you could feel how hard he was trying just by looking at him; a self-destructive, sweet taste was rising in his throat.
System notification: "The heartbreak is about to intensify. The male lead is about to utter that classic tragic love line: 'Today, will you go with him, or with me? If you dare take even half a step, then there will be no more connection between us—'"
Once the harsh words were spoken, the male and female protagonists teamed up to chop down the tree without any hesitation.
Miaojue stared detachedly at the male lead's jawline: "
Then politely inform the system, "My action may have been a little rude."
System: "??" I'm so looking forward to it—no.
System: "Also, the villain has been watching you."
Above the white stone altar, the gray mist swirled back and gathered beside the elegant figure in white, condensing into the alluring, gently swaying ends of his jet-black hair, resembling tail feathers.
The compass hanging behind Chen Jinshi spun twice, signifying that the tribulations had occurred twice more. Due to the special intelligence and personality traits of the chosen ones, creating tribulations for them has always been very smooth and simple.
But Chen Jinshi's gaze lingered on the girl, and his fingertips anxiously tapped along the edge of the wall.
Why wasn't Dongfang Qian surprised or afraid when she saw him appear as ashes?
Isn't he scary?
Why did Dongfang Qian throw a stone at the moment the bells and drums struck the empty air?
Chen Jinshi rubbed his temples, his gaze both puzzled and earnest.
Something's wrong with Dongfang Qian.
But to say that she can manipulate others, or even... time? Even he can't do that, so it's even more impossible for Dongfang Qian.
But his intuition told him that something was wrong with this woman. It was as if, from the moment the wooden platform collapsed, his attention had been seized by her like a vine. All of this intertwined into a kind of unsettling confusion.
Chen Jinshi stared at the ingenious formula for a long time, then looked down and asked Yingyu in his sleeve, "So, in which tribulation should I put her to die?"
The azure fish head poked out, its mouth twitching weakly: "Ptooey, ptooey! Your ash got into my throat—you're so evil now. You were so kind when you were little, and you even knew how to raise other little girls..."
The ashes floated back into the clean, dust-free cuff along the fingertip bearing the red birthmark, but just then, the huge compass floating behind him caught a wisp of ashes.
Suddenly, a counter-clockwise flowing light appeared on the disc.
As the dust settled and he returned to his body, his dark pupils were reflected with specks of gold.
His compass had never been turned on by anyone else, but now the magnetic needle in the center of the compass was moving on its own without any wind, as if some force was coming against the tide.
Suddenly, Chen Jinshi had a strange, animalistic intuition. He walked to the compass and watched as the light, wrapped around the ashes, swirled and condensed into strokes.
Ashes seemed to become a link, leading to an unknown distance, as if someone wanted to tell him something.
Horizontal stroke, vertical stroke, left-falling stroke, right-falling stroke... a character for "wood".
It was his own handwriting.
Chen Jinshi immediately realized something, his pupils narrowed to slits, and he stopped in his tracks.
This is him conveying a message to himself.
That will only be one thing.
The person he's looking for... the person he's been looking for for a long time.
The person his people must find in their lifetime.
A blazing, mysterious light rose from beneath the white robes, and the suppressed, vast power caused the entire altar to hum. Chen Jinshi gripped the edge of the compass tightly with one hand.
The usual playful smile was nowhere to be seen in his long eyes; the expression in his dark pupils was anything but relaxed.
The character "木" (wood) appears to be a radical, but it's not finished yet.
And then what?
Then what?
Then—the compass turned upside down and returned to horizontal.
Horizontal, vertical, left-falling, and right-falling strokes.
Back to horizontal.
Then it goes back to horizontal.
…
The magic trick was calmly timed just before the male protagonist uttered that harsh word.
So what if the villain is looking at her? She didn't even move. What does the male lead's sudden illness have to do with her?
Let everything pause, let time rewind to before Dongfang Yaotian uttered those harsh words, to the moment when his chiseled profile was stretched to its limit, and a sweet, metallic taste rose in his throat—and then repeat over and over again.
The secret lies in frantically tapping the apical bud within the sea of consciousness.
System: "Where...where am I?"
The secret lies unspoken, only unrestrained and passionate playing.
So Dongfang Yaotian gritted his teeth, gritted them again, and gritted them even more tightly...
The system hesitated, then said, "You...this...you..."
The girl's delicate profile was very calm, her almond-shaped eyes were filled with the warmth of a spring breeze, and she single-handedly stuck everyone in place hundreds of times.
The male protagonist, with his chiseled jawline, finally managed to clench his teeth until they swelled up.
He opened his mouth again, and his jaw dislocated.
Dongfang Yaotian: "Aba..."
The female lead and the male supporting character were shocked on the spot.
Miaojue asked the system, "Now that the male lead can't say any more heart-wrenching lines, has this emotional climax gone too far?"
system:"??"
Miaojue waved her hand kindly: "Hurry up and go, or he'll start drooling."
system:"??"
Miao Jue leisurely glanced at the top of the altar. "Sang Biao, you want to have a sadomasochistic battle with me? Do you know how I've spent the last ten years?"
You know nothing.
…
The villain stopped laughing.
On the day of the palace banquet, the solemn expression of Daojun could be seen throughout the Tianyan Royal Palace.
In the main hall where the hunting ceremony was being held, Chen Jinshi sat alone, dressed in a white Taoist robe, his long eyes half-closed and his face cold and aloof.
This palace banquet was held to pray for Dongfang Yaotian's great victory in slaying the Netherworld Clan before setting off for Canggu Mountain. The seats on both sides were occupied by the Dongfang family and all the experts from Tianyan Kingdom on the left, and by several disciples from Yuxu Sect on the right. They were about to travel together to Canggu Mountain in Qiaochi Kingdom to trap and kill the Netherworld Clan.
Perhaps to demonstrate the strength of the Jade Void Sect, the attendants moved back and forth like flowing clouds, and the serving of dishes and drinks was all guided by spiritual power. They were all of Earth-level spiritual bone quality and their cultivation was all above the True Spirit Realm. Looking around, the hall was filled with a lush and thriving spiritual energy field.
Chen Jinshi lowered his eyes and drank tea. He was clearly slender and dressed in white, but for some reason, everyone around him fell silent.
I don't know why, but I just felt... that Daojun was terrifying at this moment.
There's a sense of powerlessness in picking up dust, a feeling of not knowing who to kill.
As she picked up the teacup with her fingertips, she saw Dongfang Yaotian's cheeks, which were still not completely swollen, and this feeling of helplessness became even stronger.
Could it be that this damned pig-headed idiot has triggered divine punishment?
After writing the character "木" (wood) on the compass a hundred times, that power seemed to lose its way and vanish into the ashes of the compass. Even now, no one knows what comes after "木".
This recurring, unusual situation of being trapped in a certain moment did indeed occur either or around Dongfang Yaotian.
Was it this mental disability that caused him to miss out on the news he had been waiting for his whole life?
He felt that something was wrong.
The dust settled on her once beautiful features, now covered with a layer of icy mist. When she saw the girl in the light green gauze dress slowly walking into the palace banquet hall, her expression became even more inscrutable.
Countless people around him were watching his expression, after all, he was the only person in Tianyan who had reached the heavens.
"Daojun rarely shows such an expression. Could it be that the divination for this siege of the Underworld Clan is not going well?"
"Could it be that the young prince's journey is fraught with danger?"
Ye Caifeng was also seated, surrounded by several talented noble ladies from Tianyan Kingdom. Their gazes fell on Miaojue, and they suddenly covered their mouths and laughed.
"No, Daojun is looking at our useless princess—"
"Such an important matter as besieging the Underworld Clan, and this good-for-nothing is still dragging the young prince down with her. Wouldn't that be extremely dangerous?"
The clever trick led them through the corridor and into the hall.
The colors she wore today were very spring-like, with flowing ribbons that gave off a lush and vibrant feeling, brightening her previously unremarkable features on her pale face and making her inexplicably eye-catching in the main hall.
The whispers were quite loud, but Miao Jue's spiritual bones, having grown even more sharp-eared and sharp-eyed, allowed him to hear them clearly.
Now her spiritual bones have grown to the third level of the human realm, and from the inner palace, they look like a clump of grass rooted in her dantian.
This means that she can now withstand a rewind time of up to one minute.
What does that mean?
When used on local units, it can restore the thing to its state two months ago.
Therefore, Miaojue was very relaxed, even under the seemingly indifferent cool gaze of Chen Jinshi.
Although someone possessed the power to destroy the world.
However, I am also somewhat familiar with some underhanded tricks.
Miao Jue sat down in the seat next to Dongfang Yaotian.
The surrounding area was filled with high-level Earth-rank talents. Because the target was the Water-type Nether Race, Dongfang Yaotian had specially mobilized troops and gathered a large number of Earth-type experts within the territory.
After the incident of forging the sword last time, Ye Caifeng still harbored resentment towards Dongfang Qian for mocking her. She couldn't understand how Dongfang Qian, a born good-for-nothing, dared to look at her like that.
It's one thing for Gong Yuqiu to stand next to Yaotian, after all, she is a true disciple of the Jade Void Sect and has a Heaven-level spiritual bone, but what is Dongfang Qian?
Ye Ning, standing next to Ye Caifeng, also looked on with a mocking expression. "Her sitting here is simply making Tianyan Kingdom lose face in front of the Jade Void Sect members."
Ye Ning possesses an eighth-tier Earth Spirit Bone, and his Ye family will gain great prominence in this siege of the Yingyu.
She kept her eyes on the white-clad man sitting quietly opposite her.
Daojun is a very special being in Tianyan Kingdom. He has the ability to communicate with the heavens and the earth, and his face is as white as jade and as beautiful as a Buddha. Opportunities to see Daojun are rare on ordinary days. Today, when we saw him, his aura was still that of an immortal, like the evening moon and flowing clouds, making him elusive and impossible to remember.
Seeing Chen Jinshi's unfriendly gaze towards Dongfang Qian, Ye Ning's heart stirred, and he raised his cup and stood up: "Daojun has been praying for the young prince for several days. In this siege of the Netherworld Clan, our Ye family will definitely do our best to assist the young prince, and live up to Daojun's concern for the country and its people."
Miao Jue looked over in surprise.
Who is concerned about the country and its people? Him?
She turned her head and met Chen Jinshi's dark eyes, which seemed to be intent on killing someone.
Ye Ning didn't miss her reaction and smiled as he spoke in the main hall: "Princess, what do you think? When besieging the Netherworld Clan, there can be no mistakes. I think if you don't have the ability, it's better not to drag others down. What do you say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the gloating and disdainful gazes fell on Miao Jue.
Gong Yuqiu couldn't bear it, and hesitantly looked at the girl. She would be so embarrassed...
The clever trick: "Oh? I think so too."
Ye Ning almost rolled her eyes. "You think what? You think? I'm talking to you, don't you understand? You're a good-for-nothing, how can you compare to me?"
Ye Ning noticed that Dongfang Qian didn't seem to think she was inferior to them, these talented individuals. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a slight change in the white-robed man's expression, as if he had listened to her words carefully and was greatly encouraged.
"In that case, the Six Absolute Formations that the young prince and our Ye family have jointly set up this time can serve as a small demonstration for everyone."
Dongfang Yaotian laughed heartily and said arrogantly, "That's right, this Six Absolute Formation is designed specifically to intercept and kill that Netherworld Winnowing Fish. It will close the six trigram positions of Canggu Mountain, and that beast will surely die without a burial place!"
Chen Jinshi finally smiled.
This idiot still doesn't know which number of the Underworld Clan he's supposed to be besieging.
Looking at the disciples of the Jade Void Sect opposite them, their eyes met, and they all lowered their gazes and remained silent. It seemed that they had already obtained something from the Mo Yao Jade Ring in their hands.
Ye Ning noticed the smile on Chen Jinshi's lips, and her heart pounded. She never expected that Daojun would appreciate her so much.
He must have been unhappy about being a burden to Dongfang Qian, this good-for-nothing, but he just didn't want to say it.
Ye Ning, together with the Ye family cultivators, formed a hand seal, and in the blink of an eye, the earth spirit essence condensed beneath the phoenix-shaped roof of the main hall, rising from the ground like a tall building, the clay figure embracing the earth like a prison.
Chen Jinshi clapped with a smile, "Wonderful!"
Using this formation, you won't be able to catch a single scale.
Miao Jue covered her teacup and rolled her eyes at his excessively beautiful, peacock-like face.
Ye Ning was excited. His eyes darted around, and in an instant, the earth spirit wave scattered in all directions. All the cultivators present could easily neutralize it, but the one that shot towards the magic technique was clearly coming with great force.
This is utterly useless; it exposes Dongfang Qian's true colors!
The spiritual stream that shot towards Chen Jinshi was a jade-glazed bottle meticulously crafted from earth spirit bones, and Ye Ning's face flushed slightly.
The secret: "??"
Why are they being treated differently?
She was shocked to meet Chen Jinshi's detached, amused smile. Why? Before the earth spirit's influence reached her, she fixed the tip of her consciousness on his jade-glazed bottle.
Tracing back through the units, one round goes all the way to the end.
The purified bottle, after being boiled, returned to its state as it was two months ago.
A puddle of mud flew towards his white robe.
When it landed in my hand, it turned into a huge lump.
.
He picked up all the dust and stopped laughing.
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