Chapter 1223

Death God

"Failed."

Night One gazed calmly at the three purifiers in the sky curtain, her pupils showing no ripple. As the former commander of the covert mobile unit, she knew very well that once an assassin's identity was exposed and there was a huge disparity in strength, the assassin sent out usually had only one outcome—death.

To kill a Golden Descendant like Bai E with such skill, aside from poisoning his daily meals inside Aohema City, Night One could think of no other way to kill Bai E, and it also had to be on the premise that Feng Jin was absent; otherwise, with that little girl's medical skill, Bai E could probably be healed even if he had only a breath left.

Bai E was a Golden Descendant who had fought in the battle against Nicadoli, and besides him walked a Demigod of Ages. Out of professional habit, Night One unconsciously placed herself in the shoes of those three purifiers; if it were her whose whereabouts were exposed before those two...

Alright, she had already planned to run away.

"I see." Urahara Kisuke slowly folded his paper fan, lightly tapping it in his palm, "It's not just Tan Heng."

Night One tilted her head and looked at him: "What are you saying?"

"I'm talking about Kaines's assassination list." Urahara put away his usual frivolous smile, his expression turning grave: "I thought her target was only Tan Heng, but I didn't expect her to go further, putting both Golden Descendants and Demigods on the assassination list. So, aside from Aglaea, Feng Jin and Ti Bao are also their assassination targets."

Moreover, it's interesting: as an assassin, this purifier captain is quite talkative, choosing not to strike directly but instead chatting with Bai E. Rather than saying they are assassins, they are more like Kaines's mouthpiece.

Convey to Bai E the Senate and Aglaea-led Golden Descendants' declaration of war?

"Probably." Urahara wearily held his forehead, "Sigh... even in the apocalypse we still have internal strife."

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"How about it, little Feng Jin? Is this place suitable?"

Ti Bao brought Feng Jin to a small room filled with greenery: "Although the place is a bit small, the lighting is perfect!"

"Thank you, Teacher Ti Bao! This way, the Dimlight Courtyard can be reborn in Aohema." Feng Jin turned her head to look at the white flying pet beside her, "Do you like it here, little Ika?"

Little Ika made a "doo-doo-doo" sound.

"Hehe... this place is so bright, you probably should rename it... like 'Brightlight Courtyard', how about that?"

"Teacher Ti Bao makes sense. However... the name 'Dimlight Courtyard' carries the long history of the sky descendants; I still want to continue it."

Ti Bao lowered her head to recall: "Right... how was the legend recorded? Hmm..."

Feng Jin gave a light chuckle: "Hey... Teacher Ti Bao also forgets things?"

"... I, *we* just haven't reviewed in a long time, so we're a bit rusty! Give *us* some time and we'll surely remember!" Ti Bao lowered her head to think for a moment, then suddenly lifted her head: "... Ah, I remember now! *Suspended Blade and Azure Firmament*, Volume Three, Section Five——"

The Sun-Thunder Knight Seneneos struck down the Dawn-Dusk Eye, marking the end of the centuries-long divine war between Nicadoli and Aigle... Thereafter, the sky-dwellers gradually waned, many sky fortresses were abandoned, and their descendants began to take root and survive on the earth.

Finally, a clan that inherited Seneneos's bloodline was accepted by the scholars of Sersis, and they established the Dimlight Courtyard in the Tree Garden.

Hmm, I always feel that the records in the history books slightly deviate from *our* memory of the events... but the details back then, *we* also don't quite remember.

Feng Jin admired: "Almost forgot... For Teacher Ti Bao, history is not just words on scrolls, but also the era you personally lived through."

Little Ika: "Doo! Doo-doo, doo!"

——

Harry Potter

Beside Feng Jin, this is a... pig? A pig with wings?

No, no, obviously this is a horse? The hair behind it is a horse's mane.

Where is it obvious??" Ron exaggeratedly gestured a circle, "Whose horse gets this fat? And its wings are so small—how could it possibly move this chubby, round, rolling body? Could it be a unicorn? A unicorn from another world?"

Hermione also couldn't help but examine Little Ika more closely; although this strange creature is absurdly fat, those big, wet eyes indeed exude an aura, "Not necessarily, but it doesn't have a horn on its head, instead wearing a crown, which is the ornament Feng Jin puts on its head?"

"Maybe it hasn't grown up yet?" Harry guessed with interest, "Even here, unicorns aren't born with horns; their foals are pure gold, turning silver around two years old, and only grow horns at four. This might be a juvenile unicorn."

"If it grows up, could it carry Feng Jin to fly to the sky to fight the sky titan?" Hermione worried, "But it's so fat, just getting off the ground seems already a struggle... If the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest also ate this much, we'd guess——"

"Hey hey hey, Little Ika flies in the sky, not runs on the ground. And you can see Feng Jin is raising it well..." Ron sank into the armchair, watching Little Ika rub against Feng Jin's cheek... enviously swallowing his saliva.

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"Hehe, Little Ika still loves listening to these legends. You surely imagine that one day you could be as majestic as the winged beast beside the hero Seneneos?" Feng Jin laughed encouragingly, "That day will come, I believe! As long as you grow up well......"

Just as they were speaking, someone suddenly burst in, blocking the light at the doorway.

"... Ah, Lord Kelatus?"

"Miss Feng Jin... and Lady Ti Bao, I hope you're unharmed. I heard from the citizens that you were nearby, so I came by to check."

Ti Bao tilted her head: "No... problem? What happened, Lord Kelatus?"

Kelatus said: "The market has had another violent incident, with a shop being looted and smashed. This is already the third time this week."

"How... could this happen?" Feng Jin frowned, "I always thought that with Lady Aglaea present, Aohema would always be peaceful and harmonious..."

"That was true before. But lately... to be frank, her senses probably aren't as sharp as they used to be."

Ti Bao lowered her head in worry: "Aya..."

Kelatus continued: "In my view, it's likely that someone with malicious intent noticed the loosening of the golden thread, and thus began to plot a scheme, taking advantage of the opening to provoke conflict."