Chapter 510: Second Strange Flash

The fragments disappeared instantly, leaving nothing behind.

The strange head itself let out a long "ah," looking like a homeless man who had been hungry for seven days and nights just finishing a full meal, and also like jumping into a hot spring in freezing weather—how could the word "

The strange head sniffed twice, still unsatisfied: "In the past, this bit of power had to be shared among more than a hundred faces; how could it be as comfortable as enjoying it alone now? And..."

"And what?"

"This divine statue has a smoky, scorched smell. What's going on?"

He Lingchuan then recounted the process of snatching the divine statue from the fire.

"I felt something was wrong just now; so Cheng Yu wanted to burn the divine statue!" The strange head was furious and said viciously, "Good, very good! Since he took the initiative to break his oath, don't blame me for being heartless."

He Lingchuan was startled, then overjoyed: "You are no longer bound by the contract with him?"

"The contract is gone." The strange head chuckled, "He dared to burn my divine statue, so he is my enemy. I can now take action against him!"

He Lingchuan rubbed his nose.

The main body of the Hundred-Faced Nightmare had been swallowed by the giant red shadow; Cheng Yu probably thought the statue was useless and casually threw it into the fire without taking it with him.

Who would have known that a Nightmare clone had actually been left behind here.

Then, his casual act of burning the statue had broken the contract originally made with the Nightmare.

This was truly a stroke of bad luck for him.

It could also be that he was so shocked that he lost his composure for a moment.

"You've had your fill, time to get to work, right? Otherwise, the oath you swore..."

"Fine, fine!" The strange head agreed readily, then said hesitantly, "But I must remind you of one thing..."

He Lingchuan stared at it without responding, a bad premonition in his heart.

The strange head felt uneasy under his gaze, chuckled, and then said: "I can try to track him, but Cheng Yu might not be asleep. If he isn't in the dream realm, I can't find him."

"You can only find him if he's asleep?"

"Yes." The strange head sighed, "Who told you I'm a Nightmare. If he doesn't dream, I can't get close to him."

He Lingchuan said indifferently: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

This thing had been playing tricks on him, tricking him into giving it the power of the divine statue to eat before revealing its own shortcomings.

He had never dealt with a Nightmare before; his loss was due to lack of experience.

The strange head felt the sudden surge of killing intent from him and hurriedly said: "But you don't need to worry, everyone has to sleep."

"Cultivators often use meditation to replace sleep." He Lingchuan was the same.

"Short periods are fine, but whether demon or human, one still needs long periods of sleep." The strange head argued, "Many demon kings in Beijia often sleep for long periods, like that Treasure Tree King. Besides, Cheng Yu suffered a backlash and was seriously injured; he urgently needs to fall into a deep sleep to nourish his yang."

Its conclusion was: "He won't last long."

He Lingchuan looked at it and said: "You certainly are dedicated to your profession."

But the strange head wasn't wrong; people eventually have to sleep.

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In the silent night, the Tianluo Star in the eastern night sky flashed violently once again.

Lingxu City, Heavenly Palace.

Red light flickered on the altar once more.

This time, the duration of the Tianluo Star's anomaly was very short, only two flashes, but the brightness far exceeded the last time, thus successfully attracting the attention of the lamp keeper.

Ever since the last Tianluo Star movement, the Star-Picking Tower had increased manpower to guard the altar.

These two anomalies were naturally treated as the most urgent events and reported overnight.

Therefore, the Demon Emperor arrived in person very quickly: "Where there is a first, there is a second; I had long anticipated this would happen."

"The Emperor is wise." The Chief of Cloud Affairs summoned a sand table, where mountains, rivers, and valleys were clearly depicted, "This time, the location of the Great Fanghu has changed."

North of Zitian Township, south of Xiangshan.

"The six northern counties of the Red Yan Nation?" The Demon Emperor mused, "This thing has grown legs; it can run on its own?"

"The range has narrowed to six county towns; this is good news." The Chief of Cloud Affairs analyzed, "The fluctuations produced by the Great Fanghu just now were very strong, so our monitoring of it is more precise."

"It didn't seem like this before?"

"The fluctuation location of the Great Fanghu was very clear in the past, down to a single city or place, and we could easily capture it." The Chief of Cloud Affairs said in a low voice, "This time, it is shrouded in obstacles and elusive, which has greatly increased the difficulty."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen characters suddenly appeared on the Heavenly Book:

Unknown causality unfolds, not in this realm, not in the divine realm.

"An unknown causality related to the Great Fanghu is unfolding?" The Emperor pondered, "If it is not in the human realm, nor in the divine realm, then where could it be?"

Causality, causality; there must be a cause to have an effect. Only after a stone is thrown into the water can there be ripples.

If you cannot find the water or the stone, how can you see the ripples? Clearly, the omniscient gods were very concerned about this unknown causality, which is why they had Lingxu City specifically investigate it.

Did they feel uneasy and...

Threatened?

"Gods fear the cause, sentient beings fear the effect." The Demon Emperor snorted, "Is there any new progress from Bai Ziqi's side?"

"Last time the Tianluo Star moved, two illusions appeared in succession at the ruins of Thousand Star City on the Twilight Plain. Witnesses said they had never seen the second illusion; it was the old appearance of Thousand Star City before the war, and the entire city was very peaceful."

"The second scene?" The Demon Emperor was very concerned, "Anything special?"

"Caravans went in and out, and no abnormalities were found; it was just a sleeping city at night. The streets were empty, with soldiers patrolling occasionally."

"Both are in sympathy with the Great Fanghu and both triggered the Tianluo Star to shine; how could there be no abnormalities?" The Demon Emperor's low laughter echoed in the great hall, shaking the eternal lamp flame until it was once again precarious, "Is that all Bai Ziqi found out?"

"There is no updated, definitive intelligence for the time being."

"Tell him to rush to the new location." The Demon Emperor walked back, "The more frequent the anomalies of the Great Fanghu, the more clues there will be, and the easier it will be to find. By the way—"

The Demon Emperor suddenly paused: "Is it possible that this anomaly is just a false appearance, like the one more than a hundred years ago?"

"A false appearance?" The Chief of Cloud Affairs thought for a moment before understanding what he was referring to, "You mean, the Punishment Dragon Pillar?"

"Yes." The Demon Emperor said indifferently, "At that time, my father fell into Mitian's treacherous scheme, and it caused quite a bit of trouble."

The Chief of Cloud Affairs did not know how to respond to this.

"Tell Bai Ziqi to be careful; also, immediately send someone to the Panlong Desert in the Yuan Nation to inquire if anything has happened there, and see if there will be a sandstorm season this autumn."

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The next morning, He Lingchuan opened his eyes and stretched.

His abdomen still ached faintly, but it was much better than last night, as long as he didn't cough.

This was the effect of swallowing a Hundred-Good Pill (defective product) before meditating. The small pills made from Emperor Flowing Plasma, although one batch was ruined, still contained very powerful vitality, which quickly healed his internal injuries.

Only a little bit of the injury remained, and it would be healed in two or three days.

Just after washing up, the door was burst open.

The tiger rushed in and said: "The inn is surrounded, someone has come!"

He Lingchuan also heard the chaotic footsteps coming from downstairs; there were at least a hundred people. Some guests exclaimed, and someone scolded: "Sit back down, no moving!"

He Lingchuan leaned to the window to look down; more than a dozen riders turned the street corner and headed this way.

Civilians and merchants on the roadside, and even government officials, retreated one after another.

Although there were only a dozen riders, they rode with an arrogant momentum.

The leader of the riders was handsome and flamboyant.

He Lingchuan took one look and said: "Let's go."

He actually didn't plan to stay.

The tiger asked curiously: "Where to?"

This special envoy didn't even flinch when confronting the Inspector and fighting the Fan brothers yesterday; why was he running away today just because strangers were coming aggressively? "Of course, to have breakfast and then drink some morning tea."

While speaking, He Lingchuan had already slipped out from the back window.

The people downstairs hadn't surrounded them yet, and with his movement technique, it wasn't difficult to slip out.

The tiger had no choice but to follow closely behind.

To think that it, a dignified Commander of the Hundred Mountains, a master who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, was now actually following this special envoy, leaping over eaves and walls, crawling through windows and alleys, and jumping onto the roof of the silk shop next door without much effort.

The man and the tiger continued to move forward sneakily.

He Lingchuan passed by a pavilion and seemed to see a young girl inside about to change her clothes.

Just at this moment, the tiger stepped on a tile, "Clang!" The wooden window of the pavilion creaked, and He Lingchuan shrank his head in fright, quickly flipping behind the ridge of the roof.

The young girl poked her head out to look around, found nothing unusual, and closed the window.

He Lingchuan gave the tiger a flick on the head: "Be careful, don't expose us."

The tiger had thick skin and a hard head, so it didn't care at all, just licked its lips and said: "They have dismounted."

"They" of course referred to those ten riders.

He Lingchuan poked his head out to look; these people had all stopped outside the inn, the spectacle was grand, and there was a large crowd of onlookers, but the riders didn't care at all. The leader walked into the inn with his hands behind his back, and the others followed closely behind.

Soon, shadows flickered in He Lingchuan's guest room, and the leader stood by the window looking out, looking displeased.

The man and the tiger had already shrunk behind the roof ridge.

There was a high firewall here that could block the view; after they flipped over, the movement here couldn't be seen from the guest room.

"Who is that arrogant guy?"

Jiao Yu said honestly: "Don't know."

He wasn't familiar with Baishawan.

"Just based on the fact that his eyes are on the top of his head, I guess this guy is from Lingxu City."

Jiao Yu was puzzled: "Why are you avoiding him?"

"No need." He Lingchuan smiled, "He came aggressively, and it's clear he's looking for trouble. Why waste time arguing with him? On such a beautiful morning, we have important things to do."

That person must be very uncomfortable having made a wasted trip.

Jiao Yu looked at him with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?"

The tiger licked its lips: "Aren't you angry? They are truly aggressive, attacking the Crown Prince's special envoy again and again." If it were the Crown Prince, he would probably be furious, right? "What's the use of being angry?" He Lingchuan shrugged, not angry, "I can't just go find Zhongsun Mou and cut him down with one sword."

(End of chapter)