Chapter 275: 276.Chapter 273: The Past Life Soul Awakened in the Nine Abyss, Xixi, Don't Be Afraid, Dad Is Always Here【Seeking Monthl
276. Chapter 273: The Past Life Soul Awakened in the Nine Abyss, Xixi, Don't Be Afraid, Dad Is Always Here【Seeking Monthly Votes】
Dong—dong—
The spring rain was shattered into pieces by the two consecutive bell waves that rippled out.
The impact bell wave, presenting as expanding circular ripples, seemed to make the whole air rise in wrinkles.
Begin the second round, the mind-nature trial assessment!
Jiao Shaoqiu served as the presiding elder of this examination personally transmitted by the sect master and great god.
His ancient-style robe swayed in the spring breeze, and he opened his mouth with an extremely solemn expression.
Crack—crack!
Above the heavens, within the clouds that had sunk down, a muffled spring thunder suddenly sounded.
However, the rain was not heavy, no longer torrential.
Under the White Jade Heaven-Earth Archway.
Lü Taibai, seated in the chair, had a normal complexion; his eyes seemed to flash with flowing light, his white robe fluttered, and with a flick of his finger, a sword qi shot straight up into the sky.
The sword light exploded in the air, splitting into ten, like ten lively sword qi flood dragons, swiftly drilling into the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven.
In an instant——
Within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven, it seemed as if endless electric currents surged and intertwined wildly!
The sword light stretched across, turning into lightning that streaked across the sky, as if wanting to summon clouds and rain!
As if within the misty clouds, an Azure Dragon probed its head, revealing a dragon head with fluttering whiskers.
And within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven……
That straight path into the heavens, the White Jade Heavenly Ladder with ten thousand steps, seemed to twist and vibrate like a dragon's spine coming alive.
Next, it actually transformed into a bone dragon-like creature that twisted and climbed out from the netherworld, flew up into the heavens, re-displaying the former bearing of soaring through heaven and earth, rising on clouds straight into the heavens.
In the mid-heavens, it coiled into a ring, the dragon's head biting its tail, forming a large ring floating in the air.
And the Ancestor Master Divine Eagle leaped forth from its original peak, floating and hovering at the exact center of the Dragon Bone Great Ring.
Ten divine children sat cross-legged on the White Jade Steps.
Sitting cross-legged upon it, it was as if they sat in a circle on the ground.
They could even face each other and look directly.
Xixi also sat on the ground, her long eyelashes trembling, she slowly opened her eyes; during this moment, she felt extremely comfortable.
The nine-foot Dao essence poured down upon her body, reflecting in her inner vision of the niwan palace, continually cleansing and transforming her wheel of Hell Lotus Indestructible Divine Foundation, which was like a hell lotus divine foundation, its radiance becoming ever brighter.
The divinity within the Small Cave Heaven was frenziedly absorbed by her, continuously enhancing and increasing the power of her divine foundation.
Bathing in the nine-foot Dao essence qi pillar, Xixi felt her comprehension had greatly improved; some difficult points in the Eight-Armed Three-Faced Hell Lotus Indestructible Divine Foundation Method were fully understood by her.
That was an elevation of talent level!
With Dao essence added to the body, as if with divine aid, it seemed to analyze the essence of heaven and earth, understanding and comprehending it clearly.
Post-Divine Foundation Realm!
Xixi was very happy, feeling that her cultivation speed was not slow.
Normally, cultivating the divine foundation method of the Eight-Armed Three-Faced Hell Lotus Indestructible, this kind of Three Pure Divine Nature method, the speed would absolutely not be fast.
Yet in one year, Xixi had already cultivated this divine foundation method to the Post-Divine Foundation Realm.
Of course, also relying on the boost and help of this qi from the Dao essence tempering!
Xixi's face was smiling happily, she was very happy!
After eating a tea egg, her cultivation broke through again!
Xixi Great Emperor, grew stronger again——
Xixi sat cross-legged on the ground, holding her feet with both hands, rocking left and right on the White Jade Steps where she sat upright, like a roly-poly toy.
Eh, just won't fall over, eh, just can't be knocked over!
Xixi was extremely happy.
As for the so-called mind-nature trial, Xixi didn't take it to heart at all, or rather……
She basically still didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
Beside Xixi, not far away sat cross-legged the Dragon Girl Ao Qingqing; at this moment, Ao Qingqing looked at Xixi with some timidity.
She didn't expect that Xixi actually suppressed all rivals in the first round talent trial and directly took first place.
This little girl, what a freak!
The young aunt ordered her to definitely give her all to defeat Li Nuanxi.
Ao Qingqing felt that the young aunt might have misjudged her talent as this Dragon Girl.
However, the mind-nature trial……
Ao Qingqing mustered courage, thought about it, but still lost heart.
Her mind-nature probably wouldn't be much better than Li Nuanxi's……
Ao Qingqing, in the Dragon God Clan, from childhood had no worries about food and clothing, lived in luxury; within the Dragon Palace, everything was taken care of, she didn't need to worry.
Her father and mother would help her handle everything.
So, Ao Qingqing felt that her mind-nature indeed wouldn't be much better than five-year-old Li Nuanxi's; they were both just young and couldn't control their own emotions.
A little further beside Ao Qingqing lay the Great Li Royal Court, the descendant of the Great Wu God's bloodline, Jin Taishui.
His purple hair fluttered in the fierce wind; Jin Taishui gazed at Xixi with a deep look—this little girl made him mistakenly stare.
Thinking he was just an ordinary talent, for whom even walking ten layers of the White Jade Steps was extremely difficult, an ordinary divine child of Qianyuan Dao City, he never expected this to be a vengeful trouble-maker.
He actually managed to burst forth with such terrifying talent limit in a short time, directly pulling the limit up to perfection, charging to the peak of the White Jade Steps, causing even the Ancestor Master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect to open his eyes in surprise!
The Patriarch has opened his eyes, but his Golden Tai Sui has gone blind.
Besides, this little girl has an explosive temper and repays grudges; he merely used the flame that shot out from shaking the Purple Gold Bell, intending to use skillful force to fling Xixi off the White Jade Stairs.
It was cleaned up like sweeping away trash.
But who would have thought, this little girl… actually came charging up with a barrage of explosions!
The terrifying explosive mechanism spewing from the six rotating metal tubes left Jin Tai Sui still feeling a bit of fear.
Dàjǐng has the Gongshu Clan and the Tang Clan, both skilled in mechanism arts; Jin Tai Sui is naturally familiar with such arts.
After all, the few Unparalleled Mechanism Beasts stationed by the Dàjǐng Imperial Court in the Netherworld Pass are extremely terrifying weapons of mass destruction; in war they are virtually invincible.
Jin Tai Sui naturally dare not underestimate it, but besides mechanism beasts, does Dàjǐng have such a terrifying single-unit mechanism?
Jin Tai Sui's eyes sank as he stared at Xixi; the second trial, the Mind Tempering Pass… he had a greater advantage over this five‑year‑old girl, for his lineage of the Great Wu God inherently possesses the tempering of the mind, which he has undergone since childhood.
Thus, Jin Tai Sui is confident he will surely take first place in the Mind Tempering Pass.
One after another, the prodigies sat cross‑legged, their eyes flickering with varied emotions.
They formed a circle, resembling children playing drop‑the‑handkerchief in a kindergarten.
Gongshu Wenti, Gu He, Xuan Yue, Lü Qingxuan, Ning Caihe, Yang Yi, Yun E, Zhou Peng, Tie Shancai, Lü Chi, Yue Linghu, Su Li, Ao Qingqing……
Plus Xixi and Jin Tai Sui.
Altogether, there are fifteen prodigies.
The next moment.
Accompanied by the resonant toll of the bell, the sword qi hovering in the air surged and burst forth, as if an ancient bell had been struck.
It was like the deceptive mist rising within the Deceptive Tower.
The Ancestor's Divine Eagle floating in the center of the ring spread out rolling clouds from its pedestal, like beacon smoke.
The clouds surged forward like a monster picking its prey, instantly enveloping all the prodigies seated on the White Jade Stairs.
……
……
Beneath the White Jade Archway.
Spring thunder boomed above the clouds, intertwining lightning snakes like spiderwebs that occasionally flashed across the firmament.
Li Che's body trembled slightly; that was the Thunder Magnetic Orb being subtly drawn by heavenly thunder.
But he suppressed the agitation of the Thunder Magnetic Orb, furrowed his brows, and looked toward the disc formed by intertwining sword qi, at the image reflected within that disc.
In the image……
Clouds and mist intertwined, exquisitely ethereal.
After the first round of the Talent Pass screened the candidates, the remaining fifteen prodigies were seated cross‑legged on the White Jade Stairs, arranged like a dragon's spine forming a ring.
One by one they closed their eyes and fell into sleep.
Each child's brow would occasionally furrow, some showing pain, some grimacing together, some with tears streaming down their faces……
Li Che paid no attention to anyone else; his gaze fell on Xixi.
Xixi sat cross‑legged on the ground, her whole face showing a look of bewilderment and dullness, not knowing……
what she had encountered in the Mind Tempering Pass.
What the Mind Tempering Pass presented was a trial akin to a dream; even if Li Che had left a Flying Thunder Chess Piece on Xixi, he could not intrude into her dream.
All this……
This is also why Li Che knows that the second trial, the Mind Tempering Pass, is something he cannot help Xixi with.
Li Che lightly tapped the armrest of his chair with his finger.
He couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
……
……
……
Xixi opened her eyes, rubbed them, feeling doubtful and dazed.
She looked up at the broken beams above……
Her vague memories from before age three let Xixi vaguely recall that for a period, every time she opened her eyes she saw those broken beams.
She felt a little hungry, Xixi opened her mouth, but what came out was a "waa waa waa" crying sound.
She was startled by that sound.
This was the sound of an infant crying; Xixi felt a bit flustered, for though she was five, she was actually somewhat precocious—after all, her talent was not ordinary, setting her apart from regular five‑year‑olds.
Yet the five‑year‑old realized she ought to be undergoing the second trial personally transmitted by the sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.
But Xixi still felt an inexplicable panic; being merely a child, when frightened she began to call for father and mother.
Yet the sound that came out turned into an infant's wailing lament.
The sound of her loud crying startled the nearby figure, who lifted her up; a warm nourishment was slipped into her mouth, Xixi paused, then greedily sucked it in, the warm flow entered her belly, filling her hunger and easing her inner unease.
It was her mother's scent.
Xixi quickly accepted that she had returned to the reality of being little again.
Days passed in boredom; Xixi lay all day in swaddling clothes, eating then sleeping, sleeping then eating, and when bored she played with her chubby little hands, going "ya ya ya."
Her little feet kicked about, occasionally she called for mother, and her little hands grabbed and played with her mother's hair.
The old door was pushed open; wind and snow poured in from outside with a mournful howl, the chill bringing drifting flakes of snow that surged wildly in, lowering the temperature that the charcoal brazier had just raised by a few degrees.
Xixi realized she had been lifted up, a pungent woody smell entered her nostrils, and she finally saw "Father"!
Compared to her real father, this father looked much older, his beard unkempt, his hair disheveled, his eyes holding a fatigue that could not be hidden.
Yet his gaze toward Xixi was still filled with the familiar affection of indulgence.
"This is my daughter!"
Xixi gave Daddy a smile!
Xixi just started laughing 'hehehe'.
"My dear, this is the money I earned these days by helping several masters move wood carvings. Keep it safe, and don't hesitate to spend it if you need anything."
Inside the house.
Daddy ate a bowl of steaming hot noodles made by Mommy, while carefully taking out the wages and handing them to Mommy.
Xixi lay in the swaddling cloth, blinking her eyes as she watched; all of this was something she had never seen before.
But it seemed somewhat different from the scene in Xixi's memory.
The time spent lying in the swaddling cloth always passed quickly.
Before she knew it, Xixi was almost one year old; she could already walk independently and did so very nimbly.
The neighbors all called Xixi a prodigy.
Xixi was not just a prodigy, but a formidable genius!
Although Xixi felt strange, because she didn't see Grandpa Chen nor Uncle Xu from her memories…
Have they all disappeared?
When Xixi turned one, didn't they come to celebrate her first birthday?
As if memories from deep in her mind had awakened, Xixi recalled many things, feeling that something was off.
One day, Daddy came running back in a panic, wood shavings still on him, his head covered in snowflakes as big as hands, his face frozen blue; as soon as he entered the house, he frantically searched for Xixi.
"Honey, where's Xixi?"
Daddy shouted, his eyes filled with an unshakable dread.
Mommy came out from the kitchen holding Xixi, a hint of doubt in her eyes: "Honey, what's wrong?"
Daddy rushed over madly, embraced Xixi; Xixi felt his tension and fear, and instinctively patted his back.
"Daddy, don't be afraid, Xixi is here."
Xixi, imitating what Daddy usually says to her, instantly giggled 'hehehe' out loud.
"As long as Xixi is here, that's fine, that's fine…"
"The Lingying Sect is snatching children in the city… Our Xixi was originally delivered by Lei A Po; Lei A Po takes away the children she delivers once they turn one…"
Daddy and Mommy said that, and Xixi secretly understood from behind.
"The Lingying Sect… I heard Mommy say it was apparently wiped out by Master Niu Niu, an evil force…"
Xixi fell into thought.
"My dear, once we've saved enough money… we'll move, leave Fēiléichéng… this city… we can't stay here."
Daddy's voice carried a heavy weariness.
In the days that followed, the birthday banquet Xixi imagined was never held; she was also restricted from going out, not even allowed into the courtyard, staying locked in her room every day.
Xixi lay on the windowsill, bored out of her mind; she wanted to go out and play, she wanted to eat something delicious…
This trial is so boring, so dull!
It's all fake, huh… Xixi's Daddy… he's actually very powerful, an elder of the Qianyuan Divine Sect!
Xixi still has Master Niu Niu, and lots and lots of little friends…
But in this trial, they're all gone?
Xixi rested her little hand on her chin, watching the clouds drift across the sky, feeling that a kid's life is truly boring.
Night fell, snowflakes swirled.
Inside the house, the charcoal stove burned, warming the whole room.
Xixi lay in bed, curled in Mommy's embrace; Mommy's hands had become much rougher than in her memory, as she often took on laundry work these days, washing coarse cloth in icy water in deep winter, leaving her hands covered in chilblains.
Xixi didn't like such days.
Xixi pouted, she wanted to go back!
She knew it was all fake, just an illusion, merely the second-stage trial of the personally transmitted examination by the sect leader of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.
It is the Mind-nature Pass.
Xixi knew it was fake, but she now cannot prove that all of this is fake…
So Xixi felt a bit of pain and unhappiness.
Daddy and Mommy, exhausted from a day's work, fell asleep snoring.
Xixi couldn't sleep, she got up from the bed and sat there; outside the house, the wild wind howled and moaned, the snowstorm blowing with a loud whoosh.
Xixi blinked her big eyes, gazing out the paper-pasted window.
There…
A hunched black figure stood there.
The window paper was poked open, revealing a dark eyeball.
After a swirl inside the house.
The gaze of that dark eyeball fell upon Xixi, who had sat up on the bed.
"Hehe…"
"Good child, Granny is here…"
…
…
In the magnificently luxurious palace, a pool of blood flowed.
Lü Chi's eyes were utterly cold, his body drenched in blood, he gripped a sword in his hand, stubbornly raising his head to gaze upon the mighty man seated atop the dragon throne, where a golden dragon coiled and roared.
That man, who held the greatest power in the Dàjǐng court.
Beside this man was his birth mother, who had constantly scolded him since he could remember.
The same icy gaze, the same cruel eyes.
Lu Chi's gaze at this moment was too much like theirs.
But Lu Chi instead saw a hint of appreciation in their eyes, as if only this moment's ruthless cruelty was the child they needed.
Lu Chi gritted his teeth, cutting off his own flesh in front of the two; although he knew it was an illusion, the intense pain struck his mind, making him barely able to distinguish illusion from reality.
Perhaps, this moment is the reality?
In reality, he was in Fēiléichéng, in that small courtyard, sitting on a twisty car, happily twisting back and forth, competing with Xixi in twisty‑car speed… was that the illusion?
Happiness, is that the illusion?!
Lu Chi gritted his teeth; though he felt he would no longer shed tears, as the bones were cleaned and flesh cut, his heart seemed to die completely, and tears streamed down incessantly.
Seated upon the golden dragon throne, the imposing and mighty man watched this scene with appreciation, lightly clapping.
The birth mother felt no pity, her eyes showing relief.
Their expressions were reflected in Lu Chi's blood‑covered eyes.
Lu Chi could no longer tell whether what he was shedding was tears or blood.
Most likely it was blood.
Otherwise.
Why was he laughing?
……
……
"Yun E, my child……"
"Mother, after you leave, this vast world, this dangerous world…… how can you possibly protect yourself?"
The mother lying on the sickbed tenderly touched Yun E's delicate face, and Yun E's eyes showed a dazed expression.
The mother struggled to rise from the sickbed, taking Yun E's hand; on one side she coughed up blood into a white cloth, on the other she led Yun E through the high wall of the Yun clan that blocked out the sky.
Yun E saw the outside world for the first time, arriving at a Guiyi Miao.
Desire‑fearing Jade Tower, Broad‑Cold Immortal Guiyi Miao
Inside the temple, it seemed as if a gaze fell upon her.
……
……
Beneath the White Jade Archway.
Li Che's long fingers, lightly tapping on the chair, suddenly stalled.
Click‑clack—
Spring thunder boomed, the terrifying explosive sound practically a roar from the heavens.
Li Che slowly raised his head.
Not only Li Che raised his head; the many elders seated beneath the White Jade Archway also lifted theirs, their eyes showing an unusual hue.
"A heaven‑earth phenomenon?"
"A heart‑nature trial…… actually produced a heaven‑earth phenomenon?"
Inner Sect Grand Elder Fang Hanshu closed the book in his hands, gazing at the spring thunder that spread like a spider's web across the azure sky, and spoke softly.
"Either an innocent child, or a killing star……"
"I don't know which."
Li Che withdrew his gaze, landing on the image reflected in the Sword Qi Disk.
In the image, the figures of the children obscured by cloud‑mist were all undergoing various tremors and twists.
It seemed they were all enduring great pain.
"This heart‑nature pass is based on the Founding Master's Dao Accumulation Power, evolving into an illusion so lifelike that even an ordinary Divine Fetus could be deluded by it."
"What the children need to do is persevere, persevere until the illusion spawned from the Dao Accumulation Power ends—then they have passed the heart‑nature pass."
Seated in the chair, Lu Taibai spoke softly.
It seemed he was introducing this to Li Che.
"Sect Leader, what other illusions might the children experience?" Li Che could not help but ask.
"I don't know; it will generate illusions based on each person's inner heart, or some secrets deep in the soul……"
"They differ from one another."
Lu Taibai glanced at Li Che, his silver hair swaying in the spring breeze, and spoke softly.
"The heart‑nature of little ones, tested on such a grand scale……"
Li Che forced an ugly smile.
Lu Taibai gave a gentle laugh: "Some are born innocent, others are born killing embryos……"
"I just want to find out what kind of heart‑nature my disciple…… will have."
"Then, teach according to aptitude."
Li Che understood, ceased asking, sat in the chair with his eyelids slightly lowered.
He saw Xixi in the Cave Heaven, seated on the White Jade Steps, her body trembling, her small face seeming to be in pain.
His fingers tapped on the chair.
The next moment, his mind‑spirit appeared within the Heaven‑Earth Chessboard.
His five fingers rose.
The Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit throbbed in his chest.
Xixi, don't be too hard on yourself; Dad only hopes you live happily, joyfully, and safely as you grow up.
Any hardship, Dad will block it for you; you don't need to worry.
Li Che's eyes flickered with a gentle hue.
So, don't let yourself suffer too much.
Everything, Dad is here.
Dad, always here.
Li Che murmured softly.
His raised five fingers suddenly clenched.
A flying thunder chess piece appeared in his hand, and he gripped it in his palm.
However, no instantaneous translocation occurred; Li Che simply gripped the chess piece.
It seemed as if he wanted to transmit the warmth in his palm and the sound of his soft murmur through the flying thunder chess piece.
He conveyed all of a father's feelings to his daughter.
So that the daughter could sense behind her lay a father's solid support and harbor.
……
……
Pat-pat—
Bean-sized raindrops fell one after another, tumbling from the leaden clouds above.
They hit the ground and burst apart.
The big black dog awoke from sleep, its eyes showing a hint of astonishment as it gazed at the sky.
The lazy boss sitting in the chair had somehow stood up.
He also gazed at the anomalous sight in the sky, his eyes flickering with specks of complex color.
She is coming back.
Woof—
The big black dog barked once, then shook off the water droplets on its body, sighed, and lay down again.
The boss stood straight, took out rolling paper, took some tobacco from the old pouch, rolled it, and with a click, the match ignited, lighting the cigarette.
Hiss—
The cigarette paper burned, the tobacco smoldered and curled, giving off thick smoke.
From his nostrils, two smoke dragons exhaled.
The boss clamped the cigarette between his fingers and sat back down in the chair.
He flicked off the ash and crossed his legs.
……
……
Bang——!!!
The window was instantly torn open!
One after another, black shadows darted into the house, instantly shattering the warmth inside.
Overbearing qi and blood, entwined with icy wind and snow, howled through the room.
Xixi's eyes narrowed, her hairs standing on end.
The mother and father, who were sound asleep, instantly woke from their slumber.
Ah—!
Dad let out an angry roar, grabbed the kitchen knife placed at the head of the bed, and began swinging it continuously.
Get lost!
You scoundrels of the Spirit Infant Sect! Get lost!
Dad roared angrily.
Zhang Ya was filled with fright, tightly holding Xixi in her arms, her whole body trembling, but all she could do was hold the child close.
Xixi stared blankly, seeing Dad swinging the kitchen knife, fighting the villains, but he was knocked down in an instant.
He was even pierced through by a long blade, blood spraying throughout the room.
Xixi froze; the mother clung tightly to her, but the villains forcibly dragged Xixi away, impatiently slashing at the mother with a blade.
The blood spurted, splashing onto Xixi's face.
Xixi's whole body trembled violently; an unstoppable fury and grief burst from her chest in an instant.
At her brow, the Prison Lotus Divine Pattern emerged.
Blazing black flames erupted from around Xixi.
The villain who had seized her and was gripping the blood‑dripping long blade suddenly felt a burning sensation in his hand, and then Xixi slapped him, sending his head flying sideways.
Xixi hovered in midair; in her eyes seemed a pool of ink‑like water trembling and boiling.
You… dare to hurt my father and mother?!
How dare you?!
My beloved father and mother, Xixi… how dare you?!
The one‑year‑old Xixi's tiny body floated in the air, tears streaming down incessantly, then evaporated and distorted by the scorching black flames.
Kill them, kill everyone…
A faint, cold voice echoed from within Xixi's mind.
Devoid of emotion, utterly cold.
It was as if the soul that had slept in a past life awakened from the Nine Abysses, descending with a will of supreme magnitude.
The Hell Lotus flames blazed up, yet they could not suppress the power about to spread outward.
Gurgle—
At some point, beneath Xixi's feet, a pitch-black pool as dark as ink appeared; within the pool, the water surged and churned with a splashing sound.
Strand after strand of water wound up from the pool, forming an extremely eerie pattern that clung to Xixi's face.
The Hell Lotus divine mark on her brow throbbed incessantly…
Finally, with a soft 'hiss'… it was as if it had been doused out, utterly turning cold and dim.
The temperature of the flames had completely lost its heat.
Xixi crossed her arms over her chest, coldly sweeping her gaze over the corpses filling the room.
When she saw the corpses of her father and mother, she closed her eyes.
She opened her eyes again, her gaze as cold and aloof as an ancient iceberg.
She stood there with her arms crossed, the pool beneath her feet undulating as it floated out of the house.
When—
The charcoal stove overturned onto the ground, sparks leapt out, setting the dilapidated house ablaze; the flames instantly flared, raging fiercely amidst the endless flying snow.
And within the blazing fire.
Xixi, with her arms crossed, resembled a proud and cold sovereign.
It floated out.
Lei A Po was terrified, turning to trudge through the accumulated snow.
Xixi glanced, flicked a finger, and a fire-tipped snake spear shot forth, instantly piercing Lei A Po…
Xixi took a step, and in the next moment she appeared somewhere in the city.
The spear tip, entwined with black flames like a venomous snake, thrust out with a puff, piercing its victim's life.
Blood, endless blood, flowed.
Xixi raised her youthful yet cold visage.
She carved a bloody path all the way toward the City Lord's Mansion.
After she had slaughtered everything.
Xixi spread her legs, sitting cross-legged amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood at the City Lord's Mansion, her mouth pouting.
"Xixi, there's no father and mother anymore……"
Her eyes were cold and icy, leaving only endless darkness.
The eerie, twisted patterns covering her body were slowly writhing and expanding, seeking to completely devour her small frame.
Suddenly.
Within the endless darkness, a glimmer of white light slowly blossomed forth.
A white chess piece drifted and flew out from within Xixi's body.
Hum—
As if countless starlight sprinkled down, drifting like fine dust.
Xixi stared, dazed.
Her dark pupils reflected the hue of light.
"If you want to kill, Father will accompany you in killing."
"Don't let yourself suffer too much."
"Father, I am always here."
The white chess piece hummed…
A gentle voice came, like a breeze brushing past.
Slowly…
The white chess piece transformed into the familiar form Xixi knew.
Xixi sat amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, dazedly lifting her head.
And Li Che's silhouette, glowing with brilliant white light, crouched down, smiling gently.
He reached out his hand.
He gently rubbed Xixi's head.
End of Chapter
