Chapter 291: Inlay

After Jiang Xia settled Huo Ye Yingsi, he began checking the three completed Core Coins in his hand.

He placed the Core Coin into the corresponding test container; the result matched his estimate—these three Core Coins could already reconstruct Anku's body.

Although the clone Anku was defeated by Huo Ye Yingsi, as long as the Core Coin remains, the clone's body is merely a shell made of cell Core Coins.

Moreover, since these are Core Coins specially made by Jiang Xia himself, three of them already constitute a complete body.

Although the strength will indeed be weakened, at least it lets Anku escape the fate of having only one hand.

The sky already faintly glowed blue, and the morning air made one feel refreshed.

A bell rang, and Quan Binnai's voice came from beyond the door: "Welcome to the Multinational Cuisine Restaurant."

But as soon as she saw his appearance clearly, she exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Jiang Xia!"

"Long time no see, Binnai." Jiang Xia nodded.

"Goto, you may come in."

A stooped figure walked in from outside, though his speed was a bit slow.

"Next time, I won't obey your orders," Goto panted. A few minutes earlier, Goto had been doing his daily training, jogging along the river.

His emergency contact phone on him suddenly rang, lifting his fatigued spirits.

He mounted the delivery vehicle, set off for the location indicated by the phone, and brought his prepared weapons.

This phone was issued to him by the Hong Shang Foundation, and only the Chairman of Hong Shang knows about it.

It might be because something fairly urgent happened that they notified him via this phone.

But when he arrived at the scene, all he saw was Huo Ye Yingsi snoring loudly asleep, and Jiang Xia sitting in an office chair waiting for him.

There was hardly any danger at all, let alone any emergency; it was completely a scene of peaceful tranquility.

Although he didn't know why Huo Ye Yingsi was asleep in the Hong Shang Foundation's exclusive alchemy room.

But this doesn't change the fact that he was summoned urgently.

Because he had already guessed what Jiang Xia wanted him to do.

"Goto, bring Huo Ye Yingsi back to the Multinational Cuisine Restaurant, no questions," Jiang Xia said.

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Now it's not about delivering parcels; we should be delivering a person instead.

Goto could only tie Huo Ye Yingsi to himself, riding the motorcycle while constantly monitoring Huo Ye Yingsi's condition.

What he didn't expect was that, even with his whole body bound, Huo Ye Yingsi could still fall asleep.

Moreover, there was no sign of waking up; he couldn't tell whether it was natural sleep or being drugged.

"Yingsi-kun!" Quan Binnai exclaimed, looking at Huo Ye Yingsi slumped on Goto's back.

"What on earth happened?"

Quan Binnai untied the ropes binding Huo Ye Yingsi's body, lowered him from Goto's back, and helped him lie down on a nearby seat.

"It's merely excessive physical exhaustion; precisely because of this, I've found a way to separate Anku from Quan Xinwu."

Jiang Xia sat before the counter, took out the already-adjusted bird-type Core Coin, and pushed it to Quan Binnai: "As long as you give these three Core Coins to Anku, your brother will be saved."

"Really? Can my brother really be separated from Anku now?!"

Quan Binnai was so excited that her voice trembled.

But then she suddenly remembered something, and the excitement on her face faded slightly: "I recall you saying that if my brother loses Anku, he will die."

"Well, I did say that; your brother Quan Xinwu suffered serious injuries in his battle with yummy."

"Without Anku, your brother indeed couldn't hold out for long." Jiang Xia nodded, acknowledging his earlier words.

"Then do you still remember what I said afterward?" Jiang Xia looked at Quan Binnai and continued.

"It looks like you've forgotten."

Seeing Quan Binnai's clueless expression, Jiang Xia knew she had indeed forgotten.

No wonder, though—given the situation back then, whatever was said felt like mere pleasantries or comfort.

"Let me help you recall: I said back then that as soon as your brother's body recovers, I can make Anku automatically detach from Quan Xinwu." Jiang Xia spoke.

"I'm not just comforting you; I really have a way, and I will definitely fulfill my promise."

"So you mean my brother's body has already recovered?" Quan Binnai said, somewhat incredulous.

She indeed had no impression of those words back then, after all, a lot of time has passed.

"Well, according to my observations, Quan Xinwu's body has recovered to health and no longer needs Anku to sustain his life." Jiang Xia said.

"What will happen to the Anku that separates from my brother?"

Quan Binnai pinched the three bird-type Core Coins in her hand and looked at Jiang Xia, asking.

"It won't be anything bad; rather, it will let him gain his own body—otherwise, how could he volunteer?"

Jiang Xia looked toward the second floor and said: "Anku, come down; stop eavesdropping up there—your impostor has already been chopped into Core Coins by Huo Ye Yingsi."

With Jiang Xia's perception, Anku's movements could hardly escape his notice.

Losing some cell Core Coins is nothing; even if only an arm's worth of Anku remains, as long as the crucial consciousness Core Coin isn't taken, losing a few cell Core Coins is no big deal.

"Hmph, hurry up and hand over my Core Coin; I've grown tired of this body."

Although discovered eavesdropping, Anku felt no embarrassment nor pretended not to have heard; instead, he openly jumped down from the second floor and spoke.

However, he didn't direct this at Jiang Xia; instead, he chose to aim his hostility at Quan Binnai.

"That's my brother's body, not yours."

Quan Binnai grabbed Anku's right hand reaching out to demand the Core Coin, squeezed it hard, ignored his pained expression, and forcibly shoved the three Core Coins she held into Anku.

"Damn, this freakishly strong girl."

Anku's right hand was pinned by Quan Binnai, as if his vital point were seized; he couldn't break free, but the pain was worth it.

A little pain for three Core Coins—such a trade, he would willingly endure more.

Anku tossed three Core Coins upward, and violently flung his red-armored right arm.

The three Core Coins instantly merged into Anku's body.

Scarlet feathers and an air blast erupted violently from his body; the coin-covered body spread from Anku's right arm over his entire body and gradually coalesced into a humanoid shape.

At this moment, Quan Xinwu, who had lost Anku, fell to the ground as the red feathers fell, and his hair reverted to its original black short hair.

"The power that belonged to me 800 years ago has finally returned."

It had a face identical to Quan Xinwu's, except that a pair of scarlet, wide wings had grown on its back.

The flawed clone and Anku, who had only his right hand left, perfectly merged together.

Now Anku is willing to survive with just his right hand or with his true body, whichever he chooses.

"The number of Core Coins is wrong, but I can feel that I have become a complete body," Anku muttered, clutching his palm.

(End of chapter)