Chapter 887 How can I escape?
“Sister, let me tell you a secret. This necklace wasn’t originally red. The red inside is my blood,” Qian Qian whispered, leaning closer.
“And so?” Qi Huang asked, composing herself.
“So, as long as you wear this necklace, I’ll know wherever you are. My little Black wears a similar collar,” Qian Qian explained.
“Little Black? Who is that?” Qi Huang asked blankly.
“Little Black!” Qian Qian called out, looking up.
“Jingle… jingle…” With a clear bell sound, a large, black zombie dog ran into the room and barked furiously at Qi Huang, drooling.
Qi Huang was startled and quickly retreated.
“This is my Little Black,” Qian Qian introduced, patting the zombie dog’s large head.
Qi Huang looked at the zombie dog’s neck and saw that it was indeed wearing a collar identical to hers, only a size larger. Instead of a butterfly pendant, it had a bell hanging from it.
Qi Huang’s mouth twitched violently. She wished she could shove the cat-eared loli’s head into the big black dog’s mouth.
“And your necklace is different from Little Black’s. Little Black’s is only for tracking, while yours has a self-destruct function. So, don’t go more than a hundred zhang away from me.”
Qian Qian continued to pour on the pressure.
“Self-destruct?” Qi Huang was shocked.
“Yes, I told you it’s filled with my blood. If it self-destructs, it will spill out. With your frail body, sister, you probably can’t withstand it, right?” Qian Qian said innocently, sparing no detail.
“Hehehe… Self-destruct, huh… Believe it or not, I’ll self-destruct with you right now.” Qi Huang laughed in anger.
“If you don’t mind becoming a zombie, then go ahead and self-destruct. It doesn’t matter,” Qian Qian replied casually.
Qi Huang sighed helplessly. It seemed she had overestimated herself; this was truly a little devil.
“Little Black, you must follow this sister closely from now on. Don’t let her run away, understand?” Qian Qian instructed Little Black again.
“Woof woof…” Little Black barked obediently twice.
“Is this necessary? You don’t trust me with just a dog collar, so you have to add a stupid dog too?” Qi Huang wanted to cry but had no tears.
From then on, Qi Huang could only obediently be a prisoner. Although the situation was dire, she firmly believed that as long as she was alive, there was hope.
Soon, Cheng Hong Ling’s telepathic message echoed in her mind.
“Where are you now? Have you found any inhabited stars?” Cheng Hong Ling asked impatiently.
“N-no,” Qi Huang hesitated, still not revealing that she had been captured.
“I sent you a telepathic message earlier. Why didn’t you reply?” Cheng Hong Ling pressed.
“I just woke up. It would be a miracle if I could reply,” Qi Huang thought to herself, but said aloud, “Sorry, my dear wife, I was so engrossed in cultivation that I didn’t notice.”
“Are you fooling a three-year-old? When were you ever engrossed in cultivation? Unlock the spiritual sense seal on your storage ring and let me see what’s going on!” Cheng Hong Ling was not easily fooled.
“Let’s not do that. It will delay our journey,” Qi Huang immediately refused.
“Let me out!” Cheng Hong Ling felt something was increasingly wrong and commanded.
“Impossible. You just need to stay patiently in the storage ring. I will release you when the time is right,” Qi Huang said casually and ended the telepathic communication.
In the following days, Qi Huang spent her time with a loli and a dog. Besides doing some chores, she had nothing else to do. In her free time, she pondered how to escape, but unfortunately, she never found a way.
No way found
Of course, Qi Huang was not entirely without gains during this time. At least she had a better understanding of her opponent’s situation.
The strongest on Queen of the Underworld Star was naturally the Queen of the Underworld herself. She was a powerful evil spirit at the late Earth Demon stage, equivalent to a late Earth Immortal. In the Immortal Realm, she had no opponents except for the Immortal Emperors who ruled various immortal kingdoms.
Because of this, the Queen of the Underworld was also one of the eight most powerful evil spirits in the Immortal Realm. These eight evil spirits were called the “Three Kings and Five Queens” by the Ghost Tribe. The “Five Queens” were all female zombies at the Earth Demon level, and they were all descendants of Lu Yao.
Five demon lords at the Earth Demon level?
Qi Huang felt like crying but had no tears. She couldn’t even handle one, let alone five. Moreover, the evil spirits around these demon lords were not to be trifled with. For example, the cat-eared loli in front of her, Qian Qian, although not as strong as the Queen of the Underworld, was also an evil spirit at the late Emperor Demon stage, equivalent to a late Emperor Immortal.
“No wonder she killed me instantly,” Qi Huang understood after the fact and felt helpless. She was just a cripple cultivator whose spiritual sense had reached the early Emperor stage. Facing a genuine late Emperor Demon stage evil spirit, it would be a miracle if she wasn’t instantly killed.
Qi Huang’s sense of crisis grew stronger, and she began to rack her brains for a way to escape.
…
This was a black star, where the boundless ocean occupied more than 90% of its surface area. Countless Yin Energy emanated from the water, obscuring the sky.
Thousands of meters below the seabed, in a certain depression, a magnificent palace stood. The walls were covered with moss and various algae, giving it a sense of age. Although numerous aquatic evil spirits moved in and out, it was not noisy at all because their movements were orderly, like an army in the human world.
At this moment, in the largest central palace, an evil spirit with a human body and a snake’s tail was lying on a throne, resting. She was not only curvaceous but also very beautiful, resembling Lu Yao by about seventy to eighty percent.
“Queen of the Sea, our informant on Queen of the Underworld Star has something to report.”
A female zombie with a human body and a fish’s tail handed a device resembling a Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device to the woman on the throne.
“Oh?” The snake-tailed woman’s eyes lit up, and she took the “Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device.”
“Speak, what do you have to report to this queen?” the Queen of the Sea asked with interest, holding the “Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device.”
“Reporting to the Queen of the Sea, that Blood Tear may have already been found by the Queen of the Underworld.” A woman’s voice came from the transmission device. If Qi Huang were present, she would immediately recognize it as Aunt Hong’s voice, the female evil ghost who had captured Qi Huang on Cang Mang Star with Qian Qian.
“May? Is this the intelligence you’re giving me? I’ve repeatedly warned you not to contact me without absolute certainty to avoid exposing your identity. Are you considering my words as mere wind?” The Queen of the Sea’s tone turned hostile.
“Please forgive me, Queen of the Sea!” Aunt Hong apologized repeatedly in terror and explained stammeringly: “It’s like this…”
Aunt Hong then recounted the entire process of capturing Qi Huang and added, “This servant doesn’t know the specific appearance of that Blood Tear, so I cannot confirm it with 100% certainty. However, seeing how the Queen of the Underworld and her daughter treated that woman, I have an 80% to 90% chance that what’s on her face is the Blood Tear you’re looking for.”
The snake-human Queen of the Sea fell silent upon hearing this. After a long while, she said, “Alright, I’ll believe you this time. Continue to keep an eye on it, and as soon as the Queen of the Underworld leaves, report to me immediately. Do you understand?”
“Yes!” Aunt Hong respectfully accepted the order and then cautiously pleaded, “Your Majesty, I have been your informant for decades. When will you release my son?”
“Don’t worry, as soon as I get the Blood Tear, I will reunite you and your son. So, do your job well, and don’t play any tricks,” the snake-human Queen of the Sea promised.
“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! This servant will do my best for Your Majesty,” Aunt Hong quickly expressed her loyalty. Then, they ended the call.
The fish-woman zombie next to her wanted to say something but ultimately wisely remained silent.
“Prime Minister Jiang wants to know what she said?” the snake-human Queen of the Sea asked, glancing at the fish-woman zombie.
“Your humble subject dares not,” Prime Minister Jiang of the Fishmen bowed repeatedly.
“It’s good that you have this awareness!” The snake-human Queen of the Sea showed a look of admiration and then dismissed the other servants around her before saying, “That informant just told me that the Queen of the Underworld has found the woman with the Blood Tear with an 80% to 90% probability.”
“80% to 90%? Can’t you be 100% sure?” Prime Minister Jiang frowned slightly.
“The Queen of the Underworld and her daughter are hiding that girl like a treasure, so I can’t be 100% sure. However, precisely because of this, she suspects that it is the person I am looking for,” the Queen of the Sea shook her head.
“Then what is the Queen of the Sea planning to do?” Prime Minister Jiang asked.
“Of course, we will take action immediately,” the Queen of the Sea replied without hesitation.
“Your Highness, forgive me for speaking frankly, but since you can’t be 100% sure, it’s better not to take too much risk,” Prime Minister Jiang advised.
“In this kind of matter, it’s better to believe it’s there than not to believe it’s not. Who knows if the Queen of the Underworld has informants from other Demon Lords? Once all the descendants of the Demon Ancestor know about this, it will be much harder for this queen to obtain the Blood Tear,” the Queen of the Sea said sternly.
“Then please be careful, Your Highness. The Queen of the Underworld is a very troublesome opponent,” Prime Minister Jiang advised again.
“I understand,” the Queen of the Sea dismissed him and fell into a long period of contemplation. After a long while, she ordered, “Prime Minister Jiang, I have two tasks for you. First, find someone to spread the word that a fragment of the Demon Ancestor’s heart has appeared on Storm Star in the Swan Starfield.”
“You mean… you mean to lure the tiger away from the mountain?” Prime Minister Jiang quickly guessed the Queen of the Sea’s intention and then raised an objection: “The method is good, but the Queen of the Underworld must believe it. Now that she holds the Blood Tear, she will certainly not leave her lair easily.”
“So, the performance must be complete,” the Queen of the Sea’s expression turned fierce, and she spat out a piece of heart fragment.
“Queen of the Sea, what is this?” Prime Minister Jiang was startled.
