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Chapter 692: Chapter 696: Three Crystal Stones
Xixi sighed, "Hence, my guess is, even if they don’t need the Blood Crystal Stone, they won’t release the cubs right away. They will at least wait until the cubs’ injuries have healed. Otherwise, they won’t be able to justify it to the citizens."
Su Tang slammed her fist on the table again, "A bunch of despicable and shameless lowlifes, selfishly prioritizing their interests, resorting to any means to achieve their ends! We need to find out who the culprit behind this disgraceful scheme. They need to bear the consequences of their actions!"
Xixi thought for a while, "Seems like it’s their Kingdom’s wise man, called Emperor."
Hearing this name, Su Tang did not respond immediately, yet she then clenched her teeth in fury, "I always knew he was a scoundrel. Infuriating! How could we ever cooperate with such a person?"
Gaiyin stated, "We had no choice. They held the Earth Crystal Stone and Fire Crystal Stone at hand. To enter the Wood Immortal Mansion, we had to ally with them; however, it doesn’t mean we are friends. Once we attain what we each desire, then..."
Everyone remained silent.
After a long while, Su Tang burst up frantically and slammed on the table.
The table felt innocent =_=
"Mark my word! One day, we must get rid of these repugnant beings! They’re at the end of their line anyway!"
Qiu Mo blinked his eyes, "Tangtang, what is a repugnant being? And what is - at the end of their line?"
Su Tang replied, "....."
Xi’en, who had remained invisible until now, looked at Su Tang with concern, specifically, at Su Tang’s hand.
"Is your hand okay? It’s red. It doesn’t hurt, does it? Would you like me to give it a rub?"
Once Xi’en finished speaking, all eyes in the room gathered on Su Tang’s red hand.
She hadn’t paid much attention before but now, as Xi’en had pointed out, she felt a burning sensation in her right hand, along with a tingling and stabbing pain. It didn’t cause a great deal of discomfort, but it wasn’t comfortable either.
Gaiyin, with a stoic glare, glared at Xi’en fiercely and then quietly held Su Tang’s hand and gently squeezed it.
Xi’en looked at Gaiyin with a smile of successful provocation.
Gaiyin only wanted to smack his head.
Xi’en: ???
He picked Su Tang up and went back to their room.
Everyone else was also looking at Xi’en with inscrutable expressions. They didn’t say a word as they each retreated to their rooms.
Xi’en: ???
....
Next day.
Liao Li summoned them again to the same inner hall where he had previously met Xixi.
In addition to the Xuanjia Beastmen they had seen yesterday, there were Bai Ling and a young Beastman they hadn’t seen before. Behind Liao Li there stood an elderly man with a hunched back.
Xixi leaned slightly to the others and whispered, "That’s Bai Ling, I met him for the first time yesterday, I don’t know him very well. The older man is the Emperor. Watch out."
Su Tang stared directly at the elder, her fist clenched. Her ill-intent was barely visible before the elder noticed her and looked her way.
Frightened, Su Tang quickly lowered her gaze and fumbled with Gaiyin’s fingers.
She could feel the Emperor’s gaze steadily on her. It felt as if she was targeted by some wicked, scheming wild beast, it made her scalp numb.
However, fortunate enough, the Elder quickly shifted his gaze. Su Tang felt a sense of relief, as well as a stern self-warning to conceal her emotions in the future, like she had just done.
Liao Li sat at the head of the table. He was glowing and in high spirits, just as he had been the night before.
He lifted his hand gently, "Sit please."
Once everyone had seated themselves on the benches on either side of the hall, he began speaking with a smiling face, "I am sure everyone is aware as to why I have summoned you all here today so, I won’t go into any further details..."
Before he could finish, Liao Li saw Xi’en casually raising his hand, and he swallowed his words.
Xi’en looked at Liao Li earnestly, "I do not know why I am here. I saw them going, so I followed."
As he spoke, he pointed to Su Tang and the others.
Instantly, all eyes in the room turned to Xi’en. He seemed oblivious, as he continued to look at Liao Li with a puzzled expression.
Bai Ling’s gaze also shifted to Xi’en. For a moment, he appeared stunned, and then his eyes shone like a puppy spotting a large bone, frighteningly bright.
Suddenly thinking of something, his gaze softened, and a smile of confident conquest hung at the corner of his mouth.
Liao Li looked at Xi’en, feeling somewhat disgruntled. He wasn’t sure if Xi’en was intentionally causing a disruption. Seeing his honest face, he carefully found the right words to respond.
"Since the young master, Ming Deer, does not know why he is here today, allow me to explain it to everyone again.
The Wood Immortal Mansion, where the legendary beast-god resided before becoming a god, is rumored to be filled with various cultivation methods, exotic treasures, and elixirs. The key to opening the doors to the Wood Immortal Mansion is the five Crystal Stones of the Five Great Tribes.
Thanks to the favor of the great beast-god, the five Crystal Stones have been gathered. We can finally journey to the Wood Immortal Mansion!" 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
The Xuanjia clan’s beastmen appeared emotionally moved as they clapped and cheered in joy!
Liao Li nodded in satisfaction. When he shifted his gaze to the rest of the group, he found them all looking blankly at him.
His smile faded, and he couldn’t resist thinking: Was my speech less inspiring? No, these people must not understand the value of the Wood Immortal Mansion!
Liao Li slightly adjusted his spirit, cleared his throat and asked, "Would the young masters kindly show me their Crystal Stones?"
At this, the gaze of Gaiyin and others all turned to Su Tang.
It took a while for Su Tang to realize that all the Crystal Stones were stored in her space.
Luckily, she had a Beast Skin Bag with her as a diversion. She took out three Crystal Stones from her space through the Beast Skin Bag.
Cold and transparent Crystal Stone, dazzling Gold Crystal Stone and the pure green Wooden Crystal Stone - all three stones with different colors placed together, emitted a bright glow that was highly eye-catching.
Everyone in the room, whether it was Liao Li, or the Xuanjia beastmen or even the Emperor, were mesmerized by the three stones. They couldn’t help but lean in to get a closer look.
Seeing this, Su Tang frowned slightly and hastily stored the three stones back into her space.
Without the allure of the stones, everyone gradually snapped back to reality.
Feeling embarrassed about his own misconduct, Liao Li laughed awkwardly, "Very good, it’s indeed the Crystal Stones."
Bai Ling yawned and said disdainfully, "What else could they be, fakes?"
Liao Li glared at him but chose not to fuss about it.
