readytorunbook Chapter 49 One per year?
Chapter 49 One per year?
Leading the Light Cloud Beast, Ning Xiaoxi didn't let it gallop at full speed, but walked slowly through the somewhat desolate streets. Because of the great battle at the Celestial Master Pavilion's base, the bustling Panhou Mountain City was under martial law, with soldiers constantly patrolling back and forth. Except for going to the central square to pay respects to the Celestial Masters and soldiers who died in battle, the people had almost never left their homes.
At the south gate, the blood on the ground had been washed away, but the stench of blood in the air wouldn't dissipate anytime soon. The guards solemnly monitored everyone entering and leaving, and two Heavenly Gang officers stood guard by the gate, assisting in detecting spiritual energy and demonic auras.
When Ning Xiaoxi led the light cloud beast over, one of the tall subordinates walked over directly and handed her a jade token with both hands. "Miss Ning, Lord Tianwei said that you have worked hard this time. Please keep this jade token safe. If you have the opportunity to visit Bingyuan Prefecture in the future, the Lord will treat you well."
Ning Xiaoxi looked at the jade pendant. It was different from the one Tianji had given her before, and it didn't have any spiritual energy fluctuations. It seemed to be just an ordinary pendant. So she accepted it with both hands. "Please inform Lord Tianwei that I will definitely visit him if I have the opportunity. Thank you."
After politely escorting Ning Xiaoxi past the guards, the official returned to his post for inspection.
Ning Xiaoxi flipped herself onto the Light Cloud Beast, not urging it on, but letting it glide along gracefully.
[Tuanzi, if I awaken all these skills now, what level can I reach?]
Tuanzi sat cross-legged under the neck of the Light Cloud Beast, facing Ning Xiaoxi. [All the skills she had learned so far have awakened to a high-level stage, reaching advanced high-level.]
[Super?]
[Below the high level, it can be triggered as long as environmental conditions permit. The super level is different; that requires a special opportunity.]
What kind of opportunity presented itself?
[Haven't tried it yet.]
None of your previous hosts reached the Super level?
【system......】
Shut up! You dare say it? I'll take you down with me.
Tuanzi lowered her head, looking aggrieved. [I can't say.]
Ning Xiaoxi rolled her eyes, then changed her focus: "How wide a target area can a live stream target?"
Within a ten-mile radius, once the target is locked onto, his movements can be monitored.
Ning Xiaoxi thought for a moment, then realized something was off. "How did you lock onto your target? You didn't see Di Weixing at Shanhu Mountain last time, did you? How did you pinpoint his location?"
[I didn't lock onto Microstar, I locked onto Single Fox Mountain.]
Ning Xiaoxi understood. Damn, this ability is a bit too overpowered.
You said you know Tianwei?
【Yes. 】
[Which year in the Dynasty Calendar?]
[805.]
Can't say? Tianwei isn't talking about your former host, TUI. We'd be doing ourselves a disservice if we didn't squeeze you dry.
How did Tianwei die?
[Alone, he faced the great demon Blood Qilin and the Demon Lord Hou Qing, but was no match for them.] Tuanzi shook his head in confusion. [But how could they reappear? He clearly looked dead.]
What level were Blood Kirin and Hou Qing at that time?
[Super Intermediate]
Are you kidding me? A high-level opponent against a super-level one? You'll get crushed!
So he died.
Ning Xiaoxi exhaled a breath of stale air, "You damn brat, did you also give that guy the Fuwa physique?"
"I didn't, I'm innocent. He's a soldier, protecting his country is his duty, he's a man of conviction, unlike you."
Ning Xiaoxi rolled her eyes. He wasn't from this world, and the country he was supposed to protect wasn't the Great Xia Dynasty. He was innocently pulled into this chaotic world, utterly pathetic. What kind of beliefs or motivation did he have? Besides, why should she be like him? Her belief was to be a lazy bum. She had already won at life, but suddenly she was forced to climb out of the deepest hell. Was that her fault?
Does he have parents, relatives, siblings, a wife, and children?
Of course not. All that love and romance will only become stumbling blocks on his path to wielding his sword; he's just an orphan.
Ning Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes, looking at Tuanzi with a sinister gaze, and said, "I have a feeling that he just didn't want to protect them anymore, which is why he fought those two and let them kill him."
"Impossible! You're talking nonsense! He's not that kind of person!" Tuanzi shouted excitedly.
Ning Xiaoxi didn't want to comfort it. "[Today, Lord Tianwei is already a high-level cultivator at such a young age.] He's not much older than her, is he? How did he reach the advanced level so quickly? I feel a little sour. I spit out my tongue. [Then he must have extraordinary talent and abundant cultivation resources, right? He definitely can't be an orphan like you said, right? Besides, how can you be so sure it's him at such a young age?]"
The marks of the life wheel are infallible.
Ning Xiaoxi's eyes widened suddenly. "Just like when I marked the demonic soldiers with my spiritual power?"
[Of course it's not that simple; it's a mark on the soul.]
Ning Xiaoxi laughed. "Oh, so that means his soul hasn't changed. His age and background don't match, but his soul hasn't changed, which means he's not him." She added that her own safety should always be her top priority. "If he's not him, then he shouldn't know about you, or about this 'bug' of me."
Tuanzi paused for a moment, then lowered her head dejectedly. "You're right, he's not him. Even though the mark is still there, he's still somewhat different."
Ning Xiaoxi's mind raced. If Tianwei really was the reincarnation of its previous host, did that mean that if she died here, she could also be reincarnated?
Damn it, the soul is immortal!
It had participated in the sealing of Lu Wu at Single Fox Mountain, and that couldn't have been Tianwei, so it must have had at least two previous hosts. Counting them up, Hou Qing was around 800 years old, Lu Wu was around 700 years old, and for her it would be 900 years.
Damn it, it takes a hundred years to get one!
What about Lu Wu? Is there anyone else before him?
It seems the system of this world is targeting the human race; if humanity loses, they'll return to chaos. But after all these years, those who came with bugs haven't been completely wiped out, and they keep getting sent here wave after wave. Now even a fragile character like her has been selected. I really don't know how those previous ones managed to achieve so much, how they failed to complete the great task of slaying demons and monsters? If they had, would she have been left out?
Damn it, this incompetent system is a total rip-off, and these unreliable fellow disciples are just as bad!
It seems that even with a system, you're not invincible. If you encounter a truly powerful opponent, you can be instantly killed!
"Tuanzi," Ning Xiaoxi suddenly called out softly and gently.
The little dumpling shrank back, blinking its innocent, big eyes at Ning Xiaoxi's smiling face. [W-what's wrong?]
If I, this lucky charm, cause harm to those around me, do you think I'd still be in the mood to slay demons? Right now, it's Lord Di An and the strategist who's implicated; what about next time? Could it be my parents and brother?
"What...what...what does this have to do with anything?" Tuanzi asked somewhat guiltily. "Since it's a battle, injuries are normal!"
Ning Xiaoxi's smile was half-hearted. [So, they deserve to die?]
Tuanzi's little black eyes widened suddenly. "Of course not!"
"Then cancel that 'Fuwa physique' thing." Ning Xiaoxi said decisively. "Whether I encounter it or not is my fate, I accept it. And if you drag other people into this mess because of some random ability you gave me..." Ning Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes, her voice gentle as water, "Even though I'm a lazy bum, a lazy bum has a temper."