klisemfg Chapter 528 Euphemism
Chapter 528 Euphemism
In the main hall of the Qingluan Holy Land, candlelight flickered.
Xu Hanyi sat on the couch, holding a blood-stained and tattered robe tightly in his arms.
Not far away, there was a huge cage covered with soft brocade. Two beautiful women were sitting quietly in it, surrounded by oppressive silence.
"Liyue actually removed the bounty..."
Xu Hanyi suddenly murmured, his fingertips digging deep into the fabric of his robe, "Did you find Chuan'er..."
She suddenly turned her head to look at the cage that she had originally intended for another use, with a paranoid glint in her eyes: "Do you think he will come back to me to save you?"
"Although I don't know what happened, the young master's disappearance must be related to you, right?"
Inside the cage, she looked at Xu Hanyi coldly. However, when her peripheral vision accidentally swept across the blood-stained robe in his arms, the coldness in her eyes suddenly dissipated, and a trace of worry that was difficult to conceal flashed across her eyes.
"No, how does it have anything to do with me? It's you! You're the ones who want to take Chuan'er away from me!"
Xu Hanyi's hair was disheveled, and her eyes were full of madness and paranoia. "If it weren't for you guys, he would definitely stay by my side! It's all because of you... that's why my Chuan'er doesn't listen to me!"
"Nonsense... nonsense!"
Although Ye Xiaoxiao was a little afraid of Xu Hanyi, she still mustered up the courage to loudly refute, "If Master really didn't listen to you because of us, he would have stayed with us a long time ago! Why did he leave us and come back to you so eagerly? Master just doesn't want you anymore!"
"..."
Xu Hanyi suddenly calmed down, staring down at the bloodstained robe in his arms, a smile slowly curling up at the corner of his lips. "He will be back."
She whispered softly, her fingertips tracing the bloodstains on her robe repeatedly, her voice full of certainty, "With you here, he will definitely come back..."
"Aren't you afraid that the demons and monsters will unite to attack the human race?"
Lin Wanxi's gaze fell directly on Xu Hanyi, and her tone was filled with an undisguised warning.
However, Xu Hanyi pretended not to hear anything and simply ignored the two women in the cages and slowly walked out of the hall.
outside the temple.
Thinking that he could calm Xu Hanyi down after a while, Li Jun quickly stepped forward with a warm smile on his face. "Senior Sister, how are you feeling lately? I have some enlightenment tea here, and I brought it down especially for you to try."
"Don't worry about this matter." Xu Hanyi's voice was as cold as ice.
"Senior Sister, Lin Chuan is very smart. After what happened, he definitely wouldn't..."
Feeling that the cold sword energy bursting out from Xu Hanyi's body was locking onto him like a substance, Li Jun's words stopped abruptly and he froze in place, not daring to utter another word.
"He will come back. If he doesn't, I don't mind killing one first until he's all gone."
Xu Hanyi tightened the blood-stained robe in his arms, with a paranoid light in his eyes.
"Senior Sister, the war between the human race and the demon race just ended not long ago, and the vitality has not yet recovered. If something happens now, I'm afraid... we really can't start a war again." Li Jun advised with a bitter face.
"Then you can try to stop me."
Xu Hanyi slowly raised his eyes, his gaze piercing Li Jun like a knife.
"..."
Li Jun's Adam's apple rolled twice, and he smiled cautiously: "Senior Sister, I don't think Lin Chuan is a heartless person. Why don't you just bear with it and make a big deal out of it? That way, Lin Chuan will definitely come running back happily."
"..."
Xu Hanyi lowered his eyes and stared at the blood-stained robe in his arms. The chill around him grew thicker. After a long while, he spoke softly, "If you don't get out of here, I'll settle all the old and new scores with you."
"At the very least, Senior Sister, please be more subtle in the news you release. This way, I, your junior brother, will face less pressure from the demons and monsters. What do you think..."
Li Jun rubbed his hands and carefully observed Xu Hanyi's expression.
"get out."
"okay!"
……
The moon is bright and the stars are scattered.
In a small wooden house, Lin Chuan stared at the newly made wooden couch "plus version", with a satisfied smile on his lips.
"It shouldn't collapse again now, right?"
Lin Chuan muttered to himself as he lay down on the wooden couch, his fingertips unconsciously caressing the cool lines of the stone box in his arms. With a long sigh, he slowly closed his eyes.
I don’t know how long it took, but in the soil in the corner of the wooden house, a young goose yellow sprout pushed away the gravel and half of its body tremblingly poked out.
"..."
Lin Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the beautiful figure at the door that was cut into pieces by the moonlight.
"No wonder there are still two bounties on the way. You really haven't been found yet."
The woman in the green skirt looked at Lin Chuan lying on the wooden couch with burning eyes, and her fingertips brushed the loose hair beside her ears, revealing her long, pointed ears.
"Ran Qian...sister?!"
Lin Chuan was slightly startled, a look of vigilance instantly appeared on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the other person, "Sister Ran, are you here for the reward?"
"You know about the reward?"
The light that had just ignited in Ran's eyes gradually dimmed, and even her tone was tinged with a hint of loss. "I thought you had an accident and were stranded outside. I saw that those who offered bounties were very concerned about your safety, so I thought of trying to find you, bring you back, and earn some spirit stones by the way. Now it seems that you can't go back."
"Sister Ran is short of spirit stones?"
Lin Chuan frowned slightly, looking straight at Ran with a puzzled look.
"Yes... a little."
Ran lowered her eyes and whispered, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the hem of her skirt.
"That shouldn't be the case. With Sister Ran's level of cultivation, no matter which force you go to, won't they treat you well?" Lin Chuan asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"I'm used to being alone. If I join another faction, I'll feel uncomfortable."
Ran lowered her eyes, her voice soft, as if she was muttering to herself.
"Everyone has their own freedom. Sister Ran, come in and sit down. I'll make you a cup of tea."
Lin Chuan said this, extending his hand to motion her to come in, with a hint of warmth between his brows.
"..."
Ran walked slowly into the house in silence, sat down on a chair beside her, and quietly looked at Lin Chuan who was making tea for her.
In this big world, he might be the only person who has some connection with her.
"I'll call you Sister Ran. If you don't mind, you can also treat me as your younger brother..."
As Lin Chuan spoke, he took out a set of cups from the storage space and poured a cup of hot tea for Ran with a swift movement. As the steam rose, he said sincerely, "If Sister Ran has no place to stay or is short of spirit stones in the future, just come to me, your brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chuan quickly took out a small pile of pills from the storage space and handed them to Ran.
"The quality of these pills is okay. Sister Ran can exchange them for spirit stones first. As for the bounty, I hope Sister Ran will let me go. I... can't go back for the time being."
"..."
Ran shook her head gently and looked at Lin Chuan gently, "You can keep these pills for yourself. I'm not that short of spirit stones. It's just that the reward is too high, and I'm a little tempted. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone your whereabouts."
"Then Sister Ran must accept it. If you don't, I will feel uneasy."
Lin Chuan smiled eagerly and pushed the pill toward Ran again.
"..."
Ran lowered her eyes to stare at the pill in front of her, then suddenly raised her eyes to look directly at Lin Chuan, "If you need any help, just ask, I will help you unconditionally."
Lin Chuan was slightly startled, then sighed softly: "That matter...Sister Ran hasn't given up yet?"
"You have to have something to think about while you're alive, right?"
Ran looked at the swaying tree shadows outside the window and spoke softly.
"The probability that I can help Sister Ran is...extremely small. Sister Ran doesn't need to help me like this."
Lin Chuan had a complicated expression, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes full of helplessness and guilt, and his tone was full of dissuasion.
"It doesn't matter……"
Ran raised a faint smile at the corner of her lips, with a gentle light in her eyes, "Since you call me sister, I will help you."
"..."
Lin Chuan was silent for a moment, with a hint of expectation and earnestness in his eyes, and asked softly, "Sister Ran, can you tell me how to set up the Three Stars Shining Moon Formation?"
"Those who put a bounty on you actually want to kill you?" Ran's eyes narrowed and his tone suddenly became gloomy.
"You're not going to kill me..."
Lin Chuan lowered his eyes to avoid Ran's gaze, "Anyway, I need this formation."
"When setting up this formation, you must establish a connection with the blood power of my elven race in order to activate it. Even if I teach you all the arrangement methods, you will not be able to activate it without the response of my blood power unless I am by your side." Ran explained solemnly.
"Forget it, I'll think of another way..." Lin Chuan concealed the complicated look in his eyes and shook his head.
Not to mention whether taking Ran back would anger Xu Hanyi, just looking at the situation full of murderous intent, he really didn't want to involve Ran and implicate her for no reason.
Ran looked at Lin Chuan quietly, already having some guesses in her mind, "Is it your master who wants to kill you?"
She paused, her tone firm, "I can go back with you and help you set up the formation. Even if I don't, I should be able to keep you safe in her hands."
"I appreciate Sister Ran's kindness, but I still don't need it." Lin Chuan shook his head again, his expression sincere and determined.
"Nothing can happen to you until I find another way." There was unquestionable stubbornness in Ran's eyes.
"..."
Lin Chuan's throat moved, and finally turned into an inaudible sigh.
"You don't have to worry about owing anyone a favor." Ran tapped the jade bottle on the table with her fingertips. "I'll take these pills as payment for protecting you. How about that?"
"That won't do. These are the rewards for Sister Ran to keep my whereabouts secret."
Lin Chuan shook his head, "Besides, if Sister Ran stays by my side to protect me, it will only make things more complicated.
"..."
"Okay, I understand." Ran responded softly.
"Is that matter so important to Sister Ran?"
Lin Chuan frowned slightly, his tone filled with doubt and confusion.
Ran's expression was complicated, with sadness and determination surging in her eyes. She spoke word by word, "I am the last emperor of the elves. This is my mission."
"I respect and admire Sister Ran's choice, but deep down in my heart I hope that one day Sister Ran can unload this burden and truly live for herself." Lin Chuan's eyes were sincere and his voice was full of concern.
"Live for yourself..."
Ran was slightly startled, her eyes instantly becoming dazed, as if this idea was both strange and distant to her.
After a long silence, she raised a faint smile at the corner of her lips and said softly, "It's getting late. I'm leaving first. Take care of yourself."
"it is good……"
Lin Chuan was about to nod when he suddenly seemed to remember something important and said hurriedly, "Wait a minute, I want to ask Sister Ran a few questions."
"what is the problem?"
Ran, who had just turned around to leave, paused, slowly turned around, with confusion in his eyes.
"I want to know how the elves were able to ascend to the realm of gods." Lin Chuan's eyes were burning, his tone revealing a hint of eagerness and curiosity.
"To reach the Divine Transformation stage, our elves only need to comprehend the natural world and break through during that experience. You..."
Ran seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "Is it impossible to become a god using human methods?"
"Well, my Nascent Soul is not the same as what is recorded by humans, so the human race's method of becoming a god seems useless to me." Lin Chuan said with a serious expression and nodded slightly.
"So you want to try the elves' method?" Ran raised her eyebrows and looked at Lin Chuan with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
"Is it okay?" Lin Chuan's eyes showed a hint of anticipation.
"of course can."
As soon as Ran finished speaking, she grabbed Lin Chuan's hand and walked out of the house.
"Okay, let's get started. This place is very suitable for appreciating nature." Ran looked around with a determined gaze.
"???"
“How do you understand nature?”
Lin Chuan frowned slightly, his face full of confusion and bewilderment.
"Um……"
Ran thought for a moment and said slowly, "First, sit on the ground and feel every breath of nature. Try to embrace it and return to its embrace."
"what?"
Lin Chuan blinked, his face full of confusion.
"First, sit down, close your eyes, and think carefully." Ran said patiently.
Lin Chuan followed his instructions and sat down, closing his eyes. However, after a long while, he felt nothing except the occasional glance towards his ear, so he had no choice but to open his eyes.
"How is it? Did you feel it?" Ran asked eagerly with anticipation in her eyes.
"..."
Lin Chuan's mouth twitched slightly and he shook his head helplessly.
"It shouldn't be..."
"Could it be a special branch of our clan?"
The Nine-tailed Fox's words "See the white and guard the black to glimpse the mystery", coupled with the fact that now she knows that Lin Chuan cannot use the human method to ascend to the God Transformation Realm, Ran has almost determined that Lin Chuan is an elf.
"Hold me and try to comprehend it again. Perhaps I can guide you more directly and help you understand nature."
Ran bit her lower lip, with a hint of shyness and determination in her eyes.
"Sister Ran, I really am a human..."
Combined with the vague scrutiny he'd received earlier, and looking at Ran's current eagerness, Lin Chuan had a rough idea of what she was thinking. Just as he was about to speak up to dissuade her, he suddenly felt a faint scent of grass and trees reach his nose. Before he could react, a soft touch suddenly slammed into his arms.
"Don't talk, close your eyes, and think carefully."
Ran's voice was as soft as a mosquito, and she stuck close to Lin Chuan, her fingertips unconsciously grabbing the clothes on his back, trying to calm her heartbeat which was disordered by nervousness.
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