Chapter 134 Low-level Provocation
Chapter 134 Low-level Provocation
Song Zhiyuan finally agreed, and the two sat cross-legged in meditation. Xue Huairui transferred the power she had just absorbed to Song Zhiyuan.
The power spread to Song Zhiyuan's meridians, and a quarter of an hour later, Xue Huairui opened her eyes.
"Senior brother, wake up?"
Xue Huairui called out twice, and only smiled when she saw that Song Zhiyuan had his eyes open but did not respond.
"Palace Master, please come out."
Yun Zhao and the others emerged from behind the pillar behind the ball of light, and she waved her hand in front of Song Zhiyuan.
Song Zhiyuan stared blankly, his eyes glazed over, utterly lifeless.
Wu clicked his tongue in amazement, "Sister Xue, what did you do to him?"
Xue Huairui curled her lips, a hint of allure flashing across her innocent appearance. "It's nothing, I just controlled his mind."
"Palace Master, ask whatever you need to ask quickly, I can't control him for much longer."
Yun Zhao nodded and asked, "Song Zhiyuan, what exactly is your purpose in capturing the demonic beasts of the Lingxu Secret Realm?"
Song Zhiyuan said blankly, "I don't know. He told me to catch a monster and hand it over to him."
Yun Zhao frowned. "Him? Who is he?"
"He is my father..."
Song Zhiyuan had only said four words, and before he could even utter the fifth, he suddenly clutched his head in anguish. Seeing this, Yun Zhao quickly changed the subject.
"How did you capture the monster? What was the mist surrounding it?"
"He told me to first lead people to deplete the demon beast's spiritual power, then he would knock the demon beast unconscious, and then I would put the demon beast into the spirit beast bag."
Listening to Song Zhiyuan's answer, Yun Zhao realized that Song Zhiyuan didn't know what fog was... or even that fog existed.
Xue Huairui said, "After we got the spiritual plant, when Song Zhiyuan told us to rest where we were, he would often leave for a while. It's possible that during that time, he put the demon beast into his spirit beast bag."
Yun Zhao didn't gain anything of value, but he did have some guesses about the identity of the "he" that Song Zhiyuan mentioned.
Although he spoke very softly, they all heard it; it was the word "fu".
Qi Yan guessed: "Father? Song Qinghua?"
Yun Zhao exclaimed, "Ah! Isn't Song Qinghua locked up in the Song family? If he really had something as powerful as the fog, why couldn't he even protect himself?"
Qi Yan hesitated, "That's a good question, I'd like to know too."
Yun Zhao: "..."
She continued, "Do you have any magical artifacts that can save your life? What was that gray light when you were in danger last time?"
Song Zhiyuan looked conflicted. Xue Huairui snorted, and he finally answered honestly, "It's a life-saving artifact given to me by my master. It only appears when I'm in a life-or-death crisis."
“Palace Master,” Xue Huairui said with a look of doubt, “I don’t think it was given by True Person Guiyuan. The power of that gray light is probably no match for any of the sect leaders of the four major sects.”
How could such power have been given by Master Guiyuan?
Even Master Guiyuan himself probably couldn't withstand the attack of the gray light.
But no matter how many times Yun Zhao asked, Song Zhiyuan's answer was always the same.
Yun Zhao said helplessly, "Could it be that the sect leader is actually stronger than the other three sect leaders, and is just pretending to be weak to deceive others?"
It's impossible when you think about it.
Xue Huairui's control time was up, and Yun Zhao and the others flashed back. Before leaving, Yun Zhao had Qi Yan tamper with Song Zhiyuan's spirit beast pouch.
Song Zhiyuan rubbed his throbbing temples. He immediately examined his body and found that his cultivation level showed no signs of increasing.
Only upon closer inspection did he notice Xue Huairui's pale complexion, a result of transmitting power to him.
--Actually, it was because I consumed too much spiritual energy when controlling Song Zhiyuan.
Song Zhiyuan asked with concern, "Xiao Rui, how are you? Are you alright?"
Xue Huairui subtly avoided Song Zhiyuan's hand that was about to help her, and said weakly, "Senior brother, I'm fine... By the way, senior brother, why do I feel like you haven't changed at all?"
This was also a point of great confusion for Song Zhiyuan, but before he could ask, Yun Zhao said, "The power is sealed within your body; you will have to refine it slowly in the future."
Actually, no. After Xue Huairui manipulated Song Zhiyuan, Yun Zhao had Zixu withdraw his power.
The so-called power of inheritance is generously sponsored by Zixu.
Song Zhiyuan understood, "Thank you, Protector."
Now that the inheritance was in hand, Song Zhiyuan took his leave. Yun Zhao said nothing more and had Zixu escort him and Xue Huairui out of Lingxu Palace.
"Palace Master," Zixu looked at Yun Zhao with reluctance, "are you leaving too?"
Wu You tugged at the last bit of Yun Zhao's clothing, pleading pitifully, "Palace Master, if you're leaving, take me with you!"
Although Zixu was reserved, he looked at her with longing eyes.
Yun Zhao asked, "Are you able to get out?"
“Of course not,” Qi Yan interjected. “Zhao Zhao, they are remnant souls. If they show themselves after going out, they will be struck by lightning, and it will also implicate you.”
"Also, the remnant soul needs to consume a lot of spiritual energy to maintain its form outside the secret realm. Although you have a spirit stone mine, it's not enough for the two of them."
"Let them stay here, they're used to it anyway."
Qi Yan was afraid of creating two light bulbs and tried her best to stop it.
Wu You glared angrily at Qi Yan and hurriedly said:
"Palace Master, I have my own food and lodging expenses, and I don't need a room. You can put me in a storage bag or a spirit beast bag as you like. As for the spiritual energy consumed... I have a little bit of savings, enough for me to stay outside for thousands of years!"
Wu had forgotten everything except that Yun Zhao was greedy and had saved him and Zi Xu back then, making them sign a permanent employment agreement.
He was afraid that Yun Zhao would look down on him for not being able to work and for eating for free, so he gave Yun Zhao a storage bag. When Yun Zhao opened it, the spirit stones inside almost blinded her!
Zixu followed closely behind, saying "Me too," and also gave her a storage bag.
"Cough," Yun Zhao forced himself not to look at the spirit stones in the two storage bags, "Are you sure you won't be in danger after you go out?"
Yun Zhao admitted that she wasn't someone who looked down on money, but seeing so many spirit stones really tempted her!
Zixu's mind raced. Did the Palace Master mean to take them out?
He hurriedly said, "Palace Master, as long as we stay in the storage bag, Heaven will not be able to find us and will naturally not send down heavenly lightning."
Ignoring Qi Yan's objections, Yun Zhao put Zi Xu and Wu You into his storage bag.
Qi Yan: "..."
What a bright light bulb! He could already feel the brightness even before experiencing it!
Zixu and Wuyou have never liked him, and Qi Yan knows that.
He was afraid that the two of them would take advantage of his ignorance to sow discord between him and Yun Zhao, so he decided to strike first.
"Zhaozhao, don't listen to them in everything."
Qi Yan chirped at the two of them, "They're just hoping you'll regain your memories and restore Lingxu Palace. I'm different. Whether you have your previous memories or not, you'll always be the person I love most..."
Inside the storage bag, Zixu and Wuyou rolled their eyes simultaneously upon hearing Qi Yan's words.
They are not afraid of such low-level provocations!
The Palace Master is not one to be easily swayed!
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