NOVPUBChapter 186: Chapter 185: Watching the Bustle Leaning Against the Wall
Chapter 186: Chapter 185: Watching the Bustle Leaning Against the Wall
Manman exerted all her strength to unleash her True Fire, and to everyone’s surprise, she managed to withstand Xun Changji’s Nirvana Flame.
Xun Changji was also astonished. Even though she was not of pure-blood Fire Phoenix descent and her Nirvana Flame was not at the True Fire level, it should have been easy to capture a fledgling.
A dangerous glint appeared in her eyes as she stared at Manman, “Indeed, I should not underestimate you. This just means I cannot leave you alive!”
Although the True Fire within Manman was pure, she had too little Elemental Power, and after starving for seven days, she was quickly defeated.
Xun Changji trapped Manman and tied her to an execution rack.
The enormous, blood-stained execution rack held a tiny fledgling, a sight that was exceedingly cruel no matter how one looked at it.
Several of Xun Changji’s maidservants exchanged glances, some with eyes filled with pity, one of them spoke up, “Clan Leader, perhaps we could scatter her memories and let her go. The Ghost Chariot Phoenix Clan is going mad looking for her, especially Madam Ming, who has been setting fires everywhere, and her rage has already destroyed several parts of the Fire Phoenix Clan’s Lingchuan Forests and Swamps.”
Xun Changji turned to look at her, raised a hand, and with a blast of Nirvana Flame, incinerated her!
The others immediately lowered their heads in silence, not daring to utter another word.
Manman, with a dazed and confused look in her eyes, looked at Xun Changji, “If you let me go, I won’t tell daddy, grandpa, and grandma that it was you who captured me.”
Seeing that her trusted subordinate couldn’t even overpower a small fledgling, Xun Changji became even more resolved not to let Manman grow up.
She raised her hand and a blood crystal blade appeared, plunging straight into Manman’s small body.
Manman let out a scream of agony and then lost consciousness.
Xun Changji gouged out Manman’s Phoenix Bone and, upon seeing the golden, translucent bone that faintly emitted a multicolored spiritual gleam, she was dumbfounded, “It’s actually a pure-blood Phoenix Bone!”
Xun Changji’s expression twisted hideously, “How is this possible! Ming Linyuan, how can you have a pure-blood offspring?!”
She immediately set Manman on fire again and shattered her Innate Talent Soul Bead…
In the roaring flames, Manman turned to ash.
In reality, just as Manman was on the brink of death, the Substitute Talisman burned in her place, and her true body returned to the System Space once more.
…
“My poor daughter, how come her fate is so bitter! Not even of age, and she has already died twice,” Sally, who was far away from Continent 9908, wanted to avenge her daughter, but she couldn’t return, her grief and anger had nowhere to be vented.
Xiaomei said, “Members of the Ghost Chariot Clan have always had difficulty growing up, but once they do, they are destined to be extraordinary.”
“She’s almost out of breath, yet you talk about being extraordinary,” Sally held Little Manman, stroking the two tufts of hair on the top of her head, “Since that’s the case, you’ll stay with me for some time.”
“That’s doable. After the host has given birth to a new offspring, she can be sent back using the One-Click Teleport. A reminder for the host, the current One-Click Teleport only supports newly born offspring.”
“Alright, then I’ll get pregnant now.”
“Very well, it is recommended that the host take the Pregnancy Elixir and Golden Marrow Pill.”
After Sally ingested them and confirmed her pregnancy, she sighed again, “Ming Linyuan must be going out of his mind.”
The voice of Xiaomei suddenly became very serious, “If there is a third time, the Offspring System will revoke Ming Linyuan’s parenting rights as the Father Beast.”
Sally was stunned, “What?!’
There’s such an operation in the Offspring System?
It seems that she must warn Ming Linyuan, and that Xun Changji, no matter what the entanglements between them, he must kill her!
…
The sky grew dark.
A few people in simple clothes entered an abandoned courtyard.
They shed their outer garments, revealing black Night Clothes underneath, and from the dilapidated house, they also found several weapons.
A little white mouse crawled out of a Rat Hole.
It caught a glimpse of several people in black.
One particularly vigilant black-clothed person immediately looked in Sally’s direction.
Seeing it was just a white mouse, he lost interest.
“Our employer wants us to disrupt Princess Nan Xu’s wedding. Within the span of an incense stick, just hurt a few people we don’t like, and try not to kill anyone.”
“That’s an easy job. How much are we being paid?”
“We’ll divide it equally, a hundred taels per person. The employer was generous and gave us the notes in advance.”
The person speaking immediately took out several banknotes from his pocket, one for each person.
After taking the money, the men in black left.
Sally thought for a moment, such incidents of disrupting a venue were rare, and coupled with the anger she felt herself, she decided to follow them in search of some excitement.
After leaving the dilapidated courtyard.
She followed them along the base of the wall.
Before long, they arrived at the residence of Princess Nan Xu.
Sally teleported into the residence.
The banqueting guests were exchanging pleasantries and toasting each other.
Sally found a prime spot against the wall, took out a spirit fruit with an orange flavor from her System Space, and began nibbling on it.
The child of Ming Linyuan could be at most Spirit Rank, which posed no pressure to Sally, now at the pinnacle of Spiritual Peak. She could satisfy herself by casually consuming heavenly treasures.
Such a comfortable pregnancy was a luxury for her.
Xiaomei [Host, the men in black have arrived.]
With a ‘crunch’, Sally bit into her fruit, [Xiaomei likes to watch the drama too, huh.]
Xiaomei replied earnestly: [Yes, host.]
Sally: […]
The men in black stormed in and started slashing at anyone they saw.
The wedding banquet immediately turned into a farce, with the injured, though not seriously hurt, spurting blood and running around in chaos.
The scene instantly became bloody and boisterous.
“Princess Nan Xu is a husband killer, may she die a terrible death—”
“Princess Nan Xu is a husband killer, may she die a terrible death—”
“Princess Nan Xu is a husband killer, may she die a terrible death—”
…
After shouting, the men in black slashed a few more people and quickly retreated.
Princess Nan Xu, upon hearing the news and rushing over, faced the bloodstained banquet hall, raging with anger, “Bring me those people, dead or alive, a reward of ten thousand taels of silver for each!” 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Suddenly, everyone scattered in pursuit of the assassins dressed in black.
Sally spoke to Xiaomei [Is this reward worth taking?]
Xiaomei [Host is pregnant, it’s better to commit fewer sins and refrain from meddling in others’ karma of grudges.]
Sally, surprised [Xiaomei believes in the metaphysics of Taoism too?]
Xiaomei replied [Mysterious upon mysterious, the gateway of all marvels. All learning is based on metaphysics.]
Sally was even more astonished, [Xiaomei, are you sure you haven’t been possessed by something?]
Xiaomei responded: [No.]
Sally was left speechless and teleported back to the previous dilapidated courtyard.
The men in black had already changed back into their coarse clothes.
The one who had noticed Sally earlier approached the rat hole she had dug to inspect it.
“Second Brother, what’s wrong?”
“I saw a white rat earlier and wanted to catch it to feed to the old cat.”
“A white rat? Forget it. Anything white is best left alone.”
“That’s right, the more unusual it is, the more sinister.”
“We’re locked in the city now, we can only wait for daylight to leave.”
“Those brothers who have a place to go can leave on their own. Those who don’t can stay here with me and Second Brother until daylight to leave the city.”
A few people left right away.
In the end, Second Brother, the leader, and a skinny little one everyone called Douya, remained in the broken-down estate.
