Chapter 63 Initial String and Oath
In a place of falling flowers and flowing water, a gentle breeze blew, creating a marvelous rhythm, accompanied by occasional bird calls. If not for the traces of habitation within, it would have resembled a fairyland.
Su Jiu felt her cheeks growing cold, reminiscent of being licked by a husky in her past life. Her eyelids trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes to see E Huo’s tail. E Huo held the magic crystal of the wolf pack leader in its mouth, and drool dripped onto her cheeks.
Su Jiu’s expression turned deadpan. She got up, picked up E Huo, and put it in her pocket. Holding her throbbing head, she looked around. “Where is this?”
She checked her body’s condition and discovered that she could now master the second skill of the Ice Dragon Transformation – Ice Cone. It seemed she was also much closer to becoming an Advanced Stage Warrior.
Just one step away.
“Uncle Lu’s home.” E Huo poked its head out, its head dangling from the pocket, looking somewhat vacant and cute.
“Uncle Lu? Is that Lord Liu Yue? Is this…” Su Jiu scanned her surroundings, surprised to find her phone on a nearby stone table, connected to a data cable. The other end was a white…
Power bank?! What is this?
Su Jiu’s eyes widened. She stepped forward, unplugged the data cable, and picked up her phone. She glanced at it; it was intact, only with a few scratches.
“Is the network back?”
Su Jiu wiped her phone and turned it on. A flood of messages appeared, from her father, her annoying younger brother, and Little White. Just as she was about to open them, Lord Liu Yue’s voice came from behind her.
“Are you awake? I’ve charged your device for you.”
Huh? You charged it.
Slightly startled, Su Jiu turned towards the cave entrance. It was Lord Liu Yue. He looked like a human, using external qi to form phantom limbs and manipulating another mobile phone. The phone displayed comedy videos.
Su Jiu’s mouth twitched slightly. She put her phone away first, but then remembered that he had asked her to come here to discuss inheritance. She tentatively asked, “Senior Liu Yue, about that inheritance…”
“Do you see the stream flowing from the upper opening creating the water channel? The rubbings of the Initial String Sword Technique… Before you go in, I must ask if you are willing to accept the oath.”
“If you do not accept the oath, I will send you away now, but I will also give you a magic crystal as compensation.”
Lord Liu Yue paused the video on his phone, turned to look at Su Jiu, and lightly tapped the ground with his hoof. A red and white magic circle appeared before them, its intricate patterns rotating continuously, emitting a dazzling light that signified its power.
“An oath? Senior Liu Yue, can you tell me what kind of oath it is?” Su Jiu pressed her thumb against E Huo, who was about to touch the magic circle, and asked with some confusion.
“Jing Zi is a descendant of the Sword God, you must know this, right? In the western Eagle Country, there is a small family called Lobey. The founder of this family once defended against a demon disaster with the Sword God in Dragon Country, saving over ten thousand people. The Sword God promised that their descendants would support each other in times of need and help each other through three major events.”
“Then, every hundred years, the descendants of the two families would help each other. But as time passed, the contact between the two families dwindled. By Jing Zi’s generation, the Lobey family had completely declined. A hundred years ago, they even used the second opportunity for me to help them, barely avoiding being absorbed by other families…”
“If you want the Sword God’s sword technique, you must accept this oath and complete her mission on behalf of Jing Zi,” Lord Liu Yue said calmly. “And their family recently sent another request, asking for someone from the Sword God’s lineage to visit their family’s residence in two months.”
“Let’s forget it… Senior Liu Yue, please send me back.”
Su Jiu considered it for a moment and wanted to refuse, her brow furrowing. Although the Sword God’s sword technique was tempting, she was being asked to go to a place where even Lord Liu Yue would get injured to fulfill some strange oath.
Has he lost his mind?
“Don’t be so quick to refuse. With their current family scale, they likely won’t encounter any major trouble. After all, their current clan leader is only at the War General Level.”
Lord Liu Yue smiled, his gaze falling on Su Jiu’s pocket, or rather, on E Huo inside her pocket. E Huo also poked its head out and blinked at Lord Liu Yue.
“Your beast pet has a familiar scent. It’s likely that egg from back then, isn’t it? I know her origins. A demon of her level requires more than just a Warrior Class like you to earn money. She needs to eat this.”
Lord Liu Yue gently tapped E Huo’s head with his phantom limb. A blue magic crystal, the size of a fingernail clipping, floated from behind him and hovered quietly before Su Jiu.
“Mama, I want it!”
E Huo’s eyes lit up. It jumped out and bit down on it. However, it didn’t swallow it but took a tiny bite before stuffing it into Su Jiu’s pocket like a hamster.
Lord Liu Yue did not stop it and turned to look at Su Jiu with a chuckle.
“You know her origins?” Su Jiu’s face showed shock.
“That Black Jiao was chasing her back then. When she was still an egg, there was a violent tremor. To ensure her survival, I set up a Moon Radiance Formation in the place with the most abundant moonlight in Huayang, giving her enough time to develop.”
“Perhaps the explosion of the relic exposed the formation?”
Lord Liu Yue gently patted E Huo’s head as he spoke.
“You set that up? Do you know her true identity?”
Su Jiu’s eyes widened slightly. She suddenly thought of those moon-worshipping people and wondered if they were Worshipping Lord Liu Yue, not the moon.
Thinking about it this way, everything made sense!
“I’m not sure, but I can say that she has a reason to be in Huayang. Perhaps her people were once here.”
Lord Liu Yue shook his head slightly and looked at Su Jiu again, smiling faintly. “The Lobey family is said to have quite a few magic crystals. If you are willing to help, they might give you some as a reward.”
Su Jiu was indeed tempted. E Huo was already so fierce as an Initial Stage Warrior. If she fed it more…
Hiss—
And that was during the summer vacation.
The more she thought about it, the more tempted she became. However, Su Jiu still voiced her concerns: “But you were injured back then. I know my own limits. I’m afraid…”
“I was injured? It has nothing to do with this. It was some personal grudges. I’m fine now.” Lord Liu Yue said calmly, white mist swirling around him.
“Then you…”
Su Jiu looked at him, who appeared so mystical, and felt confused. The Wild Plains Lion boss named Cangshan had said that Lord Liu Yue was dying. And why didn’t he go himself?
Why drag her along?
As if sensing Su Jiu’s unspoken question, Lord Liu Yue’s voice lowered, and he sighed, “Because my time is running out. I have to enter strict seclusion in a month to break through to the War God Level.”
While Su Jiu was contemplating.
“Beep beep—”
Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Su Xing. She hesitantly dialed back, thinking he was about to talk about her.
The other side was silent for a moment, then a hoarse yet overjoyed voice asked cautiously, “Where have you been… Is this Xiao Jiu?”
“Who else would it be? Old man, don’t worry…” Su Jiu took a deep breath and said softly.
