Chapter 41: Blood-Dyed Jasmine (Part 2)
Yun Che's heart had already calmed down quickly. And among the words this girl had just spoken and her earlier murmurs, several phrases caught his attention greatly.
This princess... Godslayer Desolation Poison... Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure...
She called herself "this princess"? Could she be a princess of some imperial kingdom?
And what is the Godslayer Desolation Poison? I am well-versed in all the poisons under heaven, yet I have never heard this name before!
Moreover, Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure... Grandfather once said that my biological parents were pursued because they possessed a "Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure," and that the four words "Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure" were a terrifying taboo! And the "Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure" this girl spoke of clearly referred to the Heavenly Poison Pearl. Could it be that there is more than one Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure!?
But Yun Che did not ask about these things, nor was it the time to ask. After a moment's hesitation, he finally opened his mouth and said, "Little girl, I don't quite understand what you said. But since you've been sleeping inside the Heavenly Poison Pearl for so many days, you've finally woken up. Can you tell me your name?"
Faced with Yun Che's question, the girl's expression and gaze remained completely unmoved, as if she hadn't heard him. But after a short while, she still answered Yun Che's question. Her tender pink lips moved slightly, and she uttered two ethereal yet icy words: "Mo Li."
"Mo Li?" Yun Che laughed, a look of genuine admiration in his eyes: "Jasmine flowers are lovely and petite, rich in fragrance, pure and flawless. A name that truly suits you."
"Pure and flawless?" The pain on the girl's face gradually lessened. She curled her lips slightly, slanting into a cold arc. At that moment, a cool breeze blew past, causing her blood-red long hair to dance with enchanting lightness. An emerald green leaf drifted down in the wind, and the girl reached out and caught it in her palm: "I am Mo Li — a jasmine stained red by blood!"
The girl's hand opened, and the intact green leaf had already turned into a pile of tiny fragments, scattering haphazardly in the wind.
"..." A chilling, bone-piercing, heart-stabbing cold inexplicably surged within Yun Che's heart.
Those tiny fragments scattered in the light breeze, some drifting toward the girl's body as they fell. A bizarre scene unfolded before Yun Che's eyes... When those fragments touched the girl's body, instead of clinging to it, they passed directly through and scattered behind her...
"!!!!" What is this? Could it be that this girl's body is actually... an incorporeal form?
No! If she were incorporeal, how could she have lifted that short blade? How could she have caught that falling leaf? Could it be that she possesses a bizarre half-incorporeal, half-corporeal state where she can actively touch things but cannot be touched?
"You have asked your question, and this princess has answered. Now it is your turn to answer this princess's question." Mo Li's jet-black gem-like eyes stared straight into Yun Che's eyes, her incomparably beautiful gaze as sharp as the keenest blade, piercing directly into the deepest parts of his soul and heart: "Where did you obtain the Heavenly Poison Pearl?"
"My master gave it to me. But my master is already dead, and I don't know where he got the Heavenly Poison Pearl either." Yun Che said directly. Facing this girl's gaze, which was as clear as a diamond, he felt a terrifying sensation that he dared not speak even half a lie, so he simply told the truth... After all, telling the truth was essentially the same as saying nothing. He genuinely did not know where his master had obtained the Heavenly Poison Pearl back on the Cang Yun Continent.
The girl's gaze lingered on his eyes for another three seconds before it finally wavered slightly. In a cold tone that should not belong to a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl, she said faintly, "The Heavenly Poison Pearl, ranked fifth among the Seven Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures, contains an endless internal space. It can generate and neutralize all poisons under heaven, and refine all things in the world. It appeared briefly a thousand and three hundred years ago, sparking conflict across the land, and then vanished without a trace. I never imagined it would fall into the hands of a cripple with a completely ruined profound vein! And it has even merged with your body! Absolutely ridiculous. I wonder if this Heavenly Poison Pearl has lost its spirit, or if its spirit has simply gone completely mad!"
Seven Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures... ranked fifth?
The girl's crescent-like brows suddenly furrowed at this point. A chilling killing intent condensed, enveloping Yun Che's body tightly: "Since even the Heavenly Poison Pearl is willing to attach itself to a cripple like you, there's no reason for it to refuse to attach itself to this princess!"
Sss!!
A cold fierce wind rushed toward him. Before Yun Che could react, his back slammed heavily against the tree trunk behind him. The girl's killing-intent-filled snowy face was already inches away, and her left hand was clamped tightly around his throat.
"You..." Yun Che's pupils dilated, his face rapidly turning pale in the agony of suffocation.
"I'll give you two choices." The girl's incomparably beautiful face was now filled with a chilling gloom, her immature voice dripping with frozen venom: "One is to obediently hand over the Heavenly Poison Pearl to this princess. The other is for this princess to kill you first, then extract the Heavenly Poison Pearl from your corpse myself!"
The girl's hand was as delicate and soft as warm jade, yet it locked his throat like an iron hoop, rendering his entire body immobile and agonized. However, there was not a trace of fear or panic on his face. Instead, with a weak, hoarse voice, he said extremely calmly, "I'll choose the second option. Go ahead and kill me."
The girl's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she sneered, "Do you think this princess doesn't dare?"
As she spoke, her fingers suddenly tightened. Five terrifying blood marks instantly appeared on Yun Che's neck, and his expression became even more pained. But he curled his lips, his pale face breaking into a smile: "If you wanted me dead... you wouldn't have risked the consequences of having your soul devoured by poison to save me just now!"
Mo Li: "..."
Yun Che stared into her eyes, his face contorted in the agony of suffocation, and said, "You are afflicted with a strange poison—one that poisons not only the body but also the soul! That night, your body dissipated before my very eyes. What remains of you now is nothing but a soul entangled by severe poison! The reason you have a body now is that you forcibly sucked my blood that day, causing the Heavenly Poison Pearl, which is merged with me, to show affinity toward you. By borrowing the power of the Heavenly Poison Pearl and my life force, you manifested a semi-corporeal form! That means my life is your life! If you die, I suffer no consequences. But if I die, you will die right along with me!"
"If I handed the Heavenly Poison Pearl over to you, that would be true suicide!"
"..." A deep flicker of astonishment passed through the depths of Mo Li's eyes. The small hand gripping Yun Che's throat slowly loosened.
Finally freed from the stranglehold, Yun Che coughed violently, then retched wildly, almost vomiting out his bile. His face was a terrifying shade of pale.
"You don't seem as useless as you appear." Mo Li glanced at him sideways: "How were you able to discern all this?"
"Heh..." Yun Che let out a low laugh: "Because I happen to be a divine physician! If you don't want to die, not only must you not kill me, you have to do everything in your power to protect me! The ability to condense a soul into a physical form is one that can only be achieved by someone at least at the King Xuan Realm! Your life is far more valuable than mine."
A twelve- or thirteen-year-old at the King Xuan Realm—the storm within Yun Che's heart as he spoke these words was unimaginable. Looking across the entire Cang Feng Empire, reaching the Heavenly Xuan Realm already allowed one to roam unchecked. Those who reached the King Xuan Realm numbered fewer than ten in the entire Cang Feng Empire! And those ten lived as emperors, unmatched and unparalleled. To reach this level required not only extremely high talent and fortunate opportunities, but also sufficient time. In the Cang Feng Empire, those who attained the King Xuan Realm were all over a hundred years old. At this stage, even if one's physical body was destroyed, one could condense the soul into a form, and as long as an opportunity arose to rebuild the body, one could perfectly be reborn!
This girl, whose physical body had been destroyed and whose soul relied on his life force to continue existing, was clearly at the King Xuan Realm! What a terrifying concept that was!
And the girl's next words left Yun Che frozen for a full five seconds.
"King Xuan Realm?" The girl's gaze was utterly still, but her face clearly showed a deep disdain: "What is that supposed to be?"
Yun Che: "..."
At that moment, a slightly hurried sound of footsteps came from ahead. Mo Li's gaze hardened, and she slowly turned around. The owner of the footsteps soon appeared in her line of sight.
Xiao Jiu!
"Another person coming to take my life. You handle it."
When facing Xiao Ba just now, although he had a "secret weapon" in hand, it was impossible not to be nervous. But now, seeing Xiao Jiu appear before him again, he felt no tension at all. Half of his body leaned against the tree trunk behind him, and there was even a hint of pity and regret in his gaze toward Xiao Jiu... Why did only Xiao Jiu come over? A few more to accompany him in death would have been better.
Xiao Jiu first saw Yun Che, then noticed the pool of blood and the fragments of flesh on the ground. Although Xiao Ba's body had been shattered into thousands of pieces, having known him for decades, he still recognized him at a glance. Immediately, he was horrified, and when his gaze fell on Mo Li, he was completely stunned.
Both Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu were born from non-direct bloodlines of the Xiao Sect. Their origins in the vast Xiao Sect were quite lowly, but because they showed extraordinary talent from a young age, they were selected for brutally harsh training. Later, they became personal bodyguards to Xiao Kuangyun. Not only were their profound strength formidable, but they were also cold-hearted and ruthless, knowing only loyalty. They had no interest in anything else... including women! Even holding a woman of stunning beauty in their arms, they remained expressionless and unruffled, like machines stripped of basic temperament. Naturally, there was no chance of them being pedophiles.
But the moment he saw Mo Li, his eyes went wide, his body felt an unfamiliar numbness, and all the blood in his body seemed ready to boil.
He didn't know what words to use to describe the beauty of the girl before him... Her eyes were like the most dazzling pearls in the world, shimmering with an incredibly beautiful radiance. Her cheeks and features were so exquisitely flawless, so perfect that even the phrase "carved from jade" fell short...
Her body was so small and delicate, yet her curves, full of a strong youthful charm, were irresistibly enticing. Flowing down from her white dress, they cascaded into a naturally smooth and graceful silhouette. Beneath her skirt were two slender, straight, jade-carved calves, their skin exceptionally fair and delicate, glistening with a honey-milk luster and gleaming with an icy translucence. The feet resting on the ground were like two Heavenly Mountain ice lotuses, so beautiful they seemed beyond mortal things...
How could something so beautiful exist in this world...
Xiao Jiu was completely mesmerized. His eyes were wide, his gaze vacant, and his consciousness drifted far away, as if his very soul had been stripped from him. He forgot about the brutal death of Xiao Ba, forgot about Yun Che, whom he was supposed to kill. His eyes, his consciousness, held only this girl so beautiful she could make heaven and earth lose their color. Her red hair fluttering slightly in the wind added a touch of enchantment and allure to her beauty, making his heart race, his body heat up, and a powerful desire to possess her, to press her down and ravage her wildly, took hold in his heart...
"Courting death!!" Seeing Xiao Jiu's intensely burning gaze, Mo Li's face showed anger. She suddenly raised her jade-white, delicate little hand, her palm pointing at Xiao Jiu's chest...
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