Chapter 0.82 Red Seal City Phantom
Qin Yuan used his spiritual power to carefully place Qin Gou and Yi Chengying, who were encased in Eternal Seal Ice, onto the Spirit Boat. Yi Chengying’s efforts were not in vain; the Eternal Seal Ice had already been depleted of a large amount of its frigid energy, making its outer shell very thin, and thus it would melt several times faster than a fully powered Eternal Seal Ice.
“A’Yuan, have you informed little Qin’s friends about the news? Don’t let them worry too much,” Gu Feiyan asked, guarding beside the Eternal Seal Ice. She was very close but remained unaffected by the cold.
“Master’s Wife, I have already sent a message to Lady Li Yuanzhen, and we will be meeting them soon. As for the Grand Princess, I have revealed my identity and told her that Old Qin will be fine, so she can rest assured,” Qin Yuan said after some thought. “However, it’s best not to meet with the Grand Princess for now to avoid awkwardness! After Old Qin sealed the Demon Emperor, Princess’s power in the Abyss will undoubtedly rise to the heavens in a short period, without any constraints. She will live a hundred times more freely than before and can easily find Old Qin.”
Not long after, a sword-carrying Daoist nun and a golden-eyed girl descended from the sky.
“They’re here, Lady Li Yuanzhen is here!” Qin Yuan exclaimed, hopping excitedly on the Spirit Boat.
This scene, however, struck Gu Feiyan as very strange. Qin Yuan, always resolute and straightforward like a tomboy, seemed to only display such gleeful and childlike joy when encountering little Qin and this Evil Slayer Saintess.
“What… what’s wrong with A’Qin?”
“How could Master be sealed by Eternal Seal Ice!”
Li Yuanzhen and Ao Banwei both caught sight of Qin Gou, covered in wounds within the Eternal Seal Ice, and were greatly shocked, their faces filled with concern.
“A’Yuan vouches with her life that Old Qin will be fine, you can rest assured,” Qin Yuan eagerly flitted around Li Yuanzhen like a fangirl, unable to hide the sweet smile on her lips. “By the way, Lady Li Yuanzhen, there’s something I want to tell you.”
“Only to this humble Daoist alone?” Li Yuanzhen asked Qin Yuan, confused.
“Cough, cough… Banwei, come with me. I also have something to say to you,” Gu Feiyan said strangely, drawing Ao Banwei away.
The two of them walked to the edge of the Spirit Boat. Ao Banwei felt a little uneasy. On one hand, she was worried about her Master Qin Gou’s safety, and on the other hand, it was the Gu Feiyan in front of her.
They had met briefly at the banquet during the battle at the Bai family, but they hadn’t interacted much. Little White Dragon later realized that this person… was also a Master’s Wife! How could she make a good impression on her?
“Master’s Wife, please speak, Banwei will listen,” Ao Banwei said respectfully and politely.
Gu Feiyan shook her head apologetically. “It’s really nothing major. I just want to create some opportunities for A’Yuan.”
As she spoke, Gu Feiyan looked at Qin Yuan, who was lively and cheerful like a little sparrow not far away, and revealed a smile that was uncharacteristic of her age, like that of a doting mother, startling Ao Banwei beside her.
“The child has grown up. A grown daughter is hard to keep.”
“Master’s Wife, you truly have a gift for preserving youth!” Ao Banwei immediately praised with a sweet laugh. “If you ask Banwei, Master’s Wife is so young and beautiful, you must be less than eighty years old!”
This flattery was as hypocritical as could be. Logically speaking, having an offspring in the Dao Comprehension Realm meant that this Master’s Wife should be at least a hundred or a hundred and twenty years old. Unfortunately…
Gu Feiyan’s expression instantly stiffened. “Your mouth is coated in honey? I am not even twenty yet!”
At the same time.
“Gu Yuan, what did you want to tell this humble Daoist?” Li Yuanzhen asked, confused.
“It’s like this, my Master’s Wife and I plan to take Old Qin to the Time Secret Realm in Forget Self Village to help him break the seal quickly. Lady Li Yuanzhen, as Old Qin’s follower, do you intend to go with us and live there for a while, or do you plan to return to the Sword Questioning Sect?” Qin Yuan asked with great concern, her eyes full of anticipation.
“Does this need to be asked? This humble Daoist will naturally continue to follow A’Qin,” Li Yuanzhen said without hesitation. “As long as there’s no major incident, it doesn’t matter whether this humble Daoist returns to the Sword Questioning Sect or not.”
“That’s great!” Qin Yuan was so happy her eyes were shining, her little face flushed.
Li Yuanzhen asked blankly, “Gu Yuan, do you have some misunderstanding about this humble Daoist?” Li Yuanzhen had seen this kind of gaze and attitude in many junior admirers, but this one…?
When Li Yuanzhen fought side-by-side with Gu Yuan at the Bai family, she had discovered that this Elder Sister’s strength was astonishing. She could fight head-on with cultivators in the Dharma Aspect Realm without faltering. Why was she acting like this?
“No, I just admire Lady Li Yuanzhen very much,” Qin Yuan said sincerely.
However, Li Yuanzhen seemed to suddenly remember something and exclaimed in terror, “Right, you are A’Qin’s fifth disciple, and you must be good friends with that fourth disciple, Qiu Qian Yue!”
“Not really. I only cultivated in Arc-Moon Mountain for a very short time, so I don’t really have any interaction with Fourth Senior Sister.”
“You’re lying,” Li Yuanzhen recalled the endlessly happy smile on Qishou’s face when she was under Qiu Qian Yue’s demonic clutches, and felt an increasing chill and fear. “Gu Yuan, from now on, do not come within two meters of this humble Daoist, and this humble Daoist will no longer gamble with you. This humble Daoist cannot afford to lose…”
For a moment, Qin Yuan felt struck by lightning, as if she had heard the cruelest words in the world. She said with a mournful face, “A’Yuan really didn’t.”
Sensing Qin Yuan’s unusual behavior, Gu Feiyan couldn’t help but walk over with a pained heart to comfort her. “A’Yuan, victory and defeat are common in love, don’t be sad.”
“This, and you say there’s nothing!” Li Yuanzhen was so scared she almost fell off the Spirit Boat.
…
On the same day.
Red Seal City in the Abyss suffered the most terrifying beast tide in hundreds of years.
Tens of thousands of exotic beasts poured in like a flood, making it impossible to resist.
Red Seal City fell into chaos, with countless despicable acts of sacrificing others’ lives for one’s own survival.
Only a peerless beauty, the legendary proprietress of the Hidden Bamboo Bathhouse, stood alone on the city wall, striking the war drums with all her might, determined to defend to the death.
Her beauty was unparalleled, her radiance dazzling. Despite having no cultivation, she faced danger fearlessly, as if death were no more than returning home.
The scene of the stunning beauty defending the lonely city alone was deeply moving, making countless people feel ashamed. Inspired by her, a group of brave cultivators quickly assembled and engaged in a bloody battle with the ferocious beasts, from night till dawn.
Finally, the beast tide receded, and Red Seal City saw the light of day again, but the graceful figure of that person was nowhere to be found.
Perhaps she had died.
Or perhaps, unable to bear the filth of this world, she had soared away on the wind, returning to the celestial palaces and immortal abodes.
But her shadow remained forever in the hearts of every survivor in Red Seal City.
She was a blood-stained beauty, an unyielding phantom, the undisputed red rose, the white moonlight in many hearts, the number one beauty of Red Seal City… Zhao Xinting.
