readytorunbook Chapter 409 Be extra careful with them
Chapter 409 Be extra careful with them
"Ying, you should have seen it just now."
Xu Ning cleared his mind of all the jumbled thoughts and said to Ying, who was dressed in white, "My wine and the strange power in the pool seem to be able to suppress the curse that Heaven has sent down. Although the Hilichurls and the Black Knight were both dissolved by that power, they did not seem to suffer any pain."
"Let's go find Dain together now. I think this old guy can be a guinea pig. If we do a few more experiments on him, maybe we can break the curse!"
Ying turned around and looked at Xu Ning, saying, "We've tried too much already, and we're used to accepting failure. Although we've always wanted to save our people, we haven't really accomplished anything except bring them unnecessary suffering. Xu Ning, I'm very grateful to you for what you've done."
"However, this failure also reminded me. We cannot focus too much on treatment and restoration. We must devote all our efforts to the great cause of fighting against the will of Heaven. As long as we eliminate the will of Heaven, we can naturally re-weave our own destiny."
Xu Ning sighed and took a step toward Ying. "Ying, you know I can't abandon Liyue to help you with all my might, but I hope that no matter what difficulties you encounter, you can always think of me."
"As for Sora, if nothing unexpected happens, I will most likely go to the end of the world with him to take a look. At that time, we might even fight side by side."
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Ying suddenly smiled.
It was a smile Xu Ning hadn't seen in a very long time, a smile that still carried an innocent and earnest quality.
"I look forward to that day."
Xu Ning wanted to walk over, but Ying took two steps back, waved her hand, and opened a purple crack, saying, "Let's meet again at the end of the world!"
As soon as Ying left, Kong, with an unfriendly expression, helped Dain out from the shadows around the corner.
"Why are you only arriving now?" Xu Ning took a sip of his drink. "Ying just left."
Kong said irritably, "We saw them, but we didn't come over."
Xu Ning hummed in confusion, "Why don't you come over?"
“What are you doing here! Like last time, making her turn around and leave? Not even willing to say a word to me? Now that she can talk to you for a bit, maybe we can get some more clues.”
Kong looked at Xu Ning with a hint of anger, "And putting all that aside for now, let me ask you, you can talk all you want, but why are you always getting so close to Ying? Do you have some ulterior motive towards her?"
Xu Ning nodded matter-of-factly, "You noticed it too? You have good taste. I was about to hug her, but she was still a bit wary of me and took two steps back before running away."
Kong's eyes widened in surprise, seemingly not expecting Xu Ning to be so blunt about his "intent" towards his sister.
Paimon, fanning the flames from the side, said, "See? I told you so! This guy has a bad reputation; you'd better be careful..."
Xu Ning was furious, "Little white-haired brat, explain yourself clearly what reputation you have!"
"I was just trying to see if I could grab Ying and get her drunk. If I succeeded, I could use my alcohol to get her drunk and drag her into my Hidden Cave. Then she wouldn't be able to hang out with those guys from the Abyss. After all, the Abyss can't exactly open a portal into my cave."
"If you don't get a chance this time, then so be it. Next time, you'd better watch my eye and act accordingly. If you get a chance, you absolutely can't let it go."
Kong and Paimon exchanged glances. They hadn't considered keeping Ying as Xu Ning suggested, but if it worked out, many things would naturally become clear.
Paimon, a typical person who admits his mistakes and corrects them immediately, said, "Okay, I can help you hold onto her legs then."
At the teleportation node in the void, Ying stood in the void listening to the discussion of the people outside. The leader of the Abyss Apostles stood weakly behind her.
If Ying hadn't pulled it into the void, it probably would have dissipated in the hall before Dain and Halfdan could finish speaking.
"Your Highness, you must be more careful with them next time."
Ying's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, before she quickly regained her calm and indifferent expression. "Let's go."
Xu Ning, standing outside, looked Dain up and down with curiosity. "Why do I feel like the golden light above has stopped? And what's the status of the curse on you now?"
Dain shook his head. "I stopped the device myself, otherwise I'm afraid I would have disappeared there like Halfdan."
"He and the Black Serpent's knights have suffered too much in these five hundred years, and it would be good for them to get a short break and rest. But I can't fall down so soon."
Xu Ning asked in surprise, "So, according to you, when that device stops, the curse on your body will start to grow back? Then it won't be of any use?"
Dain paused for a moment, "It's not entirely useless. At least it curbed the spread of the curse. It's just that I'm too used to curses. Now that there are so many less, my body is finding it a bit hard to adjust."
Dain straightened up, letting go of Kong's support. "I will find a place to recuperate. Let's say goodbye."
Xu Ning was a little reluctant to part with Dain as material, and shook the gourd in his hand, "Are you sure you don't want to take advantage of the time when the curse on you is suppressed to its lowest level and try my wine? I have many friends in Mondstadt and Inazuma who solved their Abyss corruption problems by drinking my wine."
Dain glanced at Xu Ning's wine gourd, then said nothing, turned around, created a portal, and left.
"Tsk!"
Xu Ning tilted his head back and took a sip of wine. "I have to say, no wonder they've traveled with Ying before. They're all so cautious?"
"Alright, the matter of the Hilichurls here is settled. It's time to go find the Immortal Master. Our Emperor said he's here, so it must be true. But finding where to look is a problem."
Xu Ning looked at the clump of mud beside him, then at the little white-haired Paimon floating in mid-air, and a good idea suddenly came to him.
"Help! I'm about to fall into the abyss of filth! Someone please save this incredibly cute little girl!"
A thousand-rock spear was stuck diagonally above the mud, and Paimon was holding the spear shaft and shouting for help repeatedly.
Xu Ning and Kong stood at the spot where Dai Yin and the others had just hidden, speechlessly watching Paimon add his own drama to the scene.
Director Xu angrily said, "Louder voice, more emotion, and no changes to the lines in my script."
Kong sighed, "Could it be that Immortal Xiao didn't even come here? Otherwise, there's no reason why he would leave Paimon to die."
Just as Xu Ning was beginning to have doubts, a loud voice suddenly rang out.
"Ren, it sounds like someone is calling for help over there. I don't know if it's our benefactor calling. I'll go check it out and be right back!"