“No, let them be. It is also the request of the mayor and Ye Canghai. They really just like what Senior described before.” Hou Fei sighed.
“I also wonder if Miss Wu is fine. I supposed to stand beside her at all times but now, here I am in this closed space inside the formation. Fortunately that the formation is a new type that I have never seen before.”
There was a reason for the formation to be placed at Xuan City. Both Alice and Wang Yu agreed that to remove that item, someone had to directly come to the place while the other ones assisting from afar.
“Don’t worry, as long as she is with the group then there will be no problem. What we should worry is the reinforcement from those big power.” Said Wan Yu while moving his finger to the left and right.
Hou Fei crossed his arms and his head lowered a bit. He thought about this but no matter what, he could not actualize his idea without the approval of Wu Qing.
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“At last you wake up.” Wei Liang now rested his body on a large boulder in the dark cave. With his current eyesight, he could see the figure that slowly rose amidst the darkness.
“Where am I?” the hoarse voice and the confusion made by both the figure’s body and eyes became proof that the figure did not expect itself to be there.
“In a cave without any light source. Looks like you can see me even in this environment without relying on your qi.” Wei Liang said when the figure looked at him directly. Wei Liang tilted his neck, specifically looked at the tail the figure had.
“Are you someone that not antagonizing me?” the voice belonged to the male and the tone in it showed just how much wary the person currently was.
“You clearly know about it already.” Wei Liang just stated the fact and let the man figured out the rest. But what made Wei Liang interested was the animal ears and also the animal tails.
‘Is he the descendant or even the progenitor? I dare to say that he belonged to the former.’ Wei Liang once had heard about the race that neither human nor animal. It was a strange but beautiful combination of both that resulted in the appearance of the humanoid with animal traits.
After that, the figure calmed down and sat cross-legged, slowly healing his injuries that he sustained before.
“What happened between you and Cleansing Ancient Sect?” this time, Wei Liang could not suppress his curiosity and ask.
“One of their members turned our Young Miss into a low slave! How dare he to do that! Even he already...” with the ferocious looks in his eyes, the figure said with hatred. But soon he retracted that emotion and kept silent before returned to normal.
“Sorry, that was none of your concern.” The figure took a glance at Wei Liang. He could see that Wei Liang did not give any malicious intent to him. Both his eyes and his body showed that he relaxed and even enjoyed the moment.
“So what is the result, success or failure?” Wei Liang guessed that the man probably succeeded but had to pay the price.
The figure just stood still without moving.
“But even if I already kill the culprit, it’s no use if I can’t find her.” The figure then turned around to the entrance of the cave where there was a light source. Wei Liang followed after him and still looking at the moving tail.
“Thank you.” The man said. Wei Liang was caught unprepared for a second but he straightened his back and calmed himself. All the time, he just became the listener while the man became the speaker.
“You saved me when I’m in my weakest state. This is more than enough for me to give thanks. If someday you need help and still don't find any, just use this and infuse your energy into the thing.”
The man stretched his arm, revealing a tablet with a carving on it. On the tablet, the characters for ‘Mu’ was written there. Seeing this made Wei Liang’s body trembled.
“You are..” Wei Liang did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had never expected to meet someone from that surname!
“Yes, I’m one of their members. So what is your opinion about this?” when they got out from the cave, and also the sun gave them a perfect chance to look at each other.
“Fluffy on your animal parts. Is that count as one?” Wei Liang aid jokingly but soon he returned to his normal demeanor. Although he had never known that there was someone from the hidden power to be there.
‘Even the descendant now mixed with those races. I worry that the descendant also suffered the same fate as their ancestor, no maybe even worse just like what he said happened to his young miss.’
Since the interaction between two worlds, strange phenomena appeared one by one with the passage of time. There were even races that became the inhabitant of the world after that.
“Goodbye. If fate allows us to meet, then we will naturally meet.” The man just flew further without looking back. Wei Liang in the end only knew that the man’s surname must be Mu.
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“How about we let her go to the bed? I’m starting to get nervous here if she keeps acting like that.” Said Han Lang. He caressed his nonexistent beard while his eyes looking at Yi Xiaodie, that lady with vigorous spirit.
“It can’t be helped, she always likes that. Anyway, what are your plans when you are done with this?” Luo Mang knew about her and he could recognize her with a single glance because it was so easy.
Just see who the beauty that moved enthusiastically with all of her body around. And the second was another girl and a dog that followed behind.
“Doctor Han!” Yi Xiaodie waved her hands at both of them but she directed it towards Han Lang, the middle-aged man instead. Her greetings were replied by the same as her act, Han Lang waved his hands to counter that.
“Urgh!” when Luo Mang saw that another girl, he instantly wished he did not go with Han Lang. But he did not show it on his face and still kept that normal face.
“How’s your condition? Feeling better or there’s some uncomfortable in your body somewhere?” of course Han Lang’s mood was increased because of the important heirloom that he got. At the least, he could calm down.
“Thanks to the treatment, I can still standing here!” replied Yi Xiaodie. She even moved around, not caring about the others that worried to death about her.
“Unexpectedly, someone I can recognize.” Harumphed the girl beside Yi Xiaodie. When she said that, the dog beneath her feet looked at Luo Mang and her, confused to comprehend what actually happened between them.
“Oh, looks like the dog is healthy now. Now you should obediently pay for the treatment fees.” Luo Mang said nonchalantly. This was the reason why he was hated by the girl. Of course, after that word had been spoken, her eyes narrowed.
“Didn’t Doctor Han already said that the treatment is free? So why are you still asking for the fee? Are you really that desperate for money?” said the girl sarcastically.
Then the dog just sounded to both of them, wagging its tail. The dog then visited Luo Mang and ran around his legs. Han Lang then remembered that he was laughed at by Luo Mang for the same dog.
But seeing how happy the dog was when it moved around, Han Lang decided to keep the ego inside his heart.
“I suppose you really are someone with noble aura radiating from your body, so stingy.” Luo Mang commented. But in his mind, he saw every movement of her body with much care. It was because something that made him terrified come from the movement itself.
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“Hmph, you are the same.” The girl just replied coldly.
When her hands moved slightly, a tremendous force appeared. This force made a small push effect, which was the cause of Luo Mang’s fear.
“Woa, save me!” the instant the force appeared, Luo Mang used the best shield he had. He stood behind Han Lang without care for his face at all.
“You, are you deliberately plan this?” seeing the prepared Luo Mang made Han Lang’s emotion greatly increased, especially in anger.
‘Not only you laugh at me in that incident but now you still use me for your interest..’ Han Lang had to reevaluate his view when he met Luo Mang next time. But he also knew that the newcomers were obedient because of their realization that in Xuan City, there were several people that really powerful beyond their current reach!
“Who knows?” Luo Mang hid and took a peek at that girl, trying to provoke her.
“If not for the fact that Doctor Han is here as well..” the girl stomped her feet in anger. Her face turned red from anger and when she saw the dog even happily played beneath Luo Mang, she wanted to tear him into pieces.
“Zhizhi, you shouldn;’t said that. Besides, he just wants to let you know that he liked your dog.” Explained Yi Xiaodie.
“No one can take my belonging! It also included him, but why!? Why my pet is also fond of him?” there was a tinge of sadness behind those words.
The dog then shivered in fear before a wave swept the entire city. The chilling sensation came from the unexpected place. The dog just barked with its voice but the fear it felt overcome anything else!
“What’s that? Something is gonna happen again.” Luo Mang looked to the direction but only found out that only the forest covered that particular area. As for the others, they also felt it. Even the currently meditating Ye Canghai could feel its pressure.
“This is...” he recognized it. His breathing rhythm changed because of this. If only his son were at his place, he had helped him but he knew that by letting them go out meant that they would face danger everywhere.
Only cultivators could feel its faint aura. No matter who they were located in the city they would certainly know there was something in the deepest part of the forest.
But that was not the bad news. Manstin knew that by releasing the ara, the beasts that currently hibernating would wake up.
“Let’s hasten the process!” he was in the middle of purifying the metal. There was a glaive that was floated in the middle of the room.
“Why!?” seeing the eyes of Manstein that turned bloodshot, Ye Xiaobai terrified. He had never seen someone that could do it the same as him.
“Can this aura truly wake those beasts that currently in their slumber? Is that the reason?” he asked once again to confirm it. If that was true, they should prepare to defend themselves.
“Yes., it’s because of the aura that came from this place that attracted them to strike,” Manstein replied shortly. His eyes were focused on the glaive.
‘The newly born Paleo, they are the best source of food and elixir for those beasts. That’s why the parents have to protect them. But the second reason we choose this place is because of that item.’ Manstein thought about the words that Alice had said to him.
With the additional information in the device, he could see the figure of the exact giant that he had seen previously.
“Elder Sister Wu, is your fire ready?” it was Ye Xiaobai who said that. He noticed the change of colors on the glaive’s entire body. He directed his palm to the glaive, pouring his energy to it.
“Not yet but it’s almost complete. How is your situation?” Wu Qing then asked Manstein but then her brows lifted.
“Looks like both of them had finished their training.” When she said that, someone opened the door. But the person himself just normally entered the room without minding any thoughts from the others.
“So, what should we do now?” scratching his head and smiled wryly, Ye Yingyuan asked.
“How is your training? Is everything alright?” even though they did not turn their heads to look but they knew that he was behind them. That was true especially for Ye Xiaobai because he could discern that young cousin of his.
But as he said that, he rotated his hands. There were three other materials that still in the process of fusing with the glaive and there was also the removal of impurities in the metal as well.
“Yes, it’s good I think. But I cannot understand why we need to refine the weapon if we want to directly face them all?” even Ye Yingyuan did not understand it.
Then a blinding light came from the glaive, forcing everyone to close their eyes. The energy poured down directly into the weapon, enhanced its strength as well as its prowess. It was the sign that a weapon appeared with special attributes.
“What is this?” Li Ling asked. But Ye Xiaobai kept murmuring with his mouth, while his face turned happier at each second he saw the light.
“Yes!” shouted Ye Xiaobai. When the light completely disappeared, he held the glaive directly. On the surface of the glaive, there were numerous lines inscribed on it. The lines formed a symmetrical branch that ended on the glaive’s tip.
There was also the energy flowed within the lines. Manstein turned pale but his eyes flickered when he saw the glaive.
“How is it? Not bad right.” Manstein also felt the satisfication of creating it. But he also exhausted all of his stamina and unable to get up. The process took longer when they had to inscribe those lines and removing the impurities from the metal.
“It’s really hard. First, we placed the lines that acted as the channel for qi to let it flow in the weapon. The second was the refinement and it was not hard as long as the metal heated and tempered with precision.” Wu Qing also agreed to the difficulties in it. Even her face now became dirty due to the process.
The person who expended the most in the process was Ye Xiaobai himself. He did not even wash or replaced his clothes, resulting in his entire body full of black mark. But fortunately, he only expended his all and still was able to move around unlike Manstein.
[The weapon is completed. Waiting for the naming process..]
[Awakening process: 73% and keep rising]
[Warning! Multiple presences detected from the radius of five kilometers from current position with berserk as mind status..waiting for input]
Several warnings had kept appearing in Manstein’s consciousness. Even the sound was recorded by someone he did not know about when the device itself gave him the warning.
‘It turned out to be true.’ Manstein then truly believed that when the awakening was in the middle of critical juncture that the countless beasts would arrive, knocking on their door. But he did not have any strength to even move, much less stood up.
“This form and the shape of the glaive...” Ye Xiaobai then recalled the memories of that person. He felt nostalgic and sad at the same time.
“I finished what sister Wu give to me!” when they mind their own business, Li Lin ran straight to Wu Qing. Only they knew what that mean but that would be explained later.
“Do you mean you understand the point in the writings?” Wu Qing just asked when Li Ling smiled widely, showing off her energy. The chill when she released it made the area surrounding her turned into the frozen domain.
“How’s that? Is that good?” Li Ling then looked at everyone, only to see that they were not that impressed as they already knew about her ‘condition’. In addition to that, her own comprehension was what made them petrified instead.
“Why is she able to do it while I can’t?” felt displeasure with the scene in front of him, Ye Yingyuan wanted to ask this. At the least, he wanted to know what made him different from her.
“It’s really not just about the talent like what you thought..” searched for the best possible way to explain it, Li Ling tried to explain it.
“That’s right, it is more related to the emotion. The more suitable your emotion with the attributes of your energy means one step closer toward the desired result.”
This was agreed by more than countless experts in the pat as well. Even Manstein searched it directly with his device, only to found the same basics. But he also remembered to tidy up the room before leaving.
“But let’s discuss this while we clean the room first. It’s a mess.” With a sudden reminder, all of them looked around only to see the entire room filled with metal smell lingering in the air.
“Haha, I even forgot that I still hold this thing!” when Ye Xiaobai lifted his hand, a hammer was grabbed by his hands without him remembering. The hammer itself was an item that necessary for the craft of materials like weapons and artifact.
“Keep going on the path you have chosen.” Advised Wu Qing. She had also seen the kinds of people that embarked on the same path as him but had never seen someone with the intention like Ye Xiaobai.
Ye Xiaobai nodded. He had his own reason when creating the glaive and it related to his past.
“A glaive, do you intended to fight with both the bow and the glaive at the same time?” Manstein then remembered he had the borrowed bow from him. But he slightly modified it so that it could match his taste.
“Is it possible?” usually he had never considered this but when the opportunity arrived, he would grab it without hesitation.
“Yes, when I have my leisure time in the refining process I used that time to modify the bow. Now...” Manstein then placed the bow in his hands, letting Ye Xiaobai see its new features.
There was a round-shaped cylinder in the middle of the bow. There was also a glove attached to the bow, wore the glove and the bow then could be placed on the forearm. The cylinder stored the arrows, replacing the usage of the quiver and to shoot the arrows faster increasing its fire rate.
“..I have changed it. Sorry!” when he placed the bow, Manstein immediately apologized.
“Wait!” even Wu Qing now noticed the changed. She felt that there was something that could change the way it was used when she saw the bow.
Looking at every angle, even as far as touching it still did not make her understand fully. But Wu Qing realized that the bow was directly attached to the glove and the user could use it with one hand!
“What’s wrong?” when he returned to his sense, the bow that previously was held suddenly gone from his hand. That was why Ye Xiaobai reacted with a nervous face. Someone that already had more view and experience could be more reliable when showing their opinion.
“The bow, it is designed to be used separately but can be equipped together with another weapon.” Wu Qing then thought for a moment before turning her head to Manstein.
“Did you design it to match him?”
“When he initiates the idea himself, I know that Ye Xiaobai is really well-versed with this combination of bow and glaive. But I have never seen it personally so to prove it, I have to make some modification.” Manstein explained.
“Is that so? Then I want to hear about it personally.” Said Wu Qing as she stared at Ye Xiaobai. Her eyes gave the expression of a devil looking for something interesting and there was the urge to not say something that displeased the opposite party.
“I just..” but he had something that did not want to reveal yet. His eyes showed the sign of struggling and Ye Yingyuan also tried to interfere but was stopped by Li Ling.
“Alright, you can do what you want.” Wu Qing saw the unwilling in Ye Xiaobai’s eyes and decided to just let the matter go.
“Thank you!” because of that, Ye Xiaobai immediately thanked her. Not only this was the thanks for her understanding but also her support during the refining process which took a lot of time.
“And it’s about time we go to that place. What’s with your sour face?” after calculating the time, Manstein realized it was the critical time. Therefore, he reminded them but when he saw Ye Yingyuan’s face that turned more ugly, he could not help but ask.
“I can’t take the blow for some time.” Sighed, Ye Yingyuan then answered.
“It’s alright. Actually, you are also great with your sword and I barely defend it.” It was actually Li Ling who said that. Manstein understood it just by looking at them.
“Come closer to me. I have something to tell you.” Manstein then remembered that there was also a friend of his that faced with similar situation. While he gave the tools to Ye Xiaobai so that he could return it to his bag.
“You are still a kid, don’t think it too much and it’s too early for you to think about that,” Manstein said. Ye Yingyuan was someone with high consideration when it comes to self-power. Not only that but he also thought about the responsibility he had to shoulder.
“But I became much weaker than Li Ling. If this keeps happening, I’m afraid that something dangerous will happen to her.”
Hearing that made Manstein reminded of the memories that he previously saw. Manstein also knew that the incident was man-created and it only lacked concrete evidence.
“Do you mean the person that planned it? It sounds plausible. But do you confident to counter it?” this was the only thing that they could share together.
Ye Yingyuan nodded. He was worried about the change and the situation but as long as there were people stronger that protected the city, he could be more at ease.
“But still..” he had one more thing to say but Manstein also knew about it. Manstein then looked for a short time at Ye Xiaobai and remembered that there was something that very interesting about them.
“You have your own pride, I know it since we are so close. But the most important thing for us is to protect each other. This sounds like those old men saying stuff but when you realize the responsibilities as a man then you will understand this meaning.”
‘But when I’m cornered at the most corner possible..I’m more afraid to think about that.’ Manstein thought to himself.
“Protect, right.” Ye Yingyuan then remembered about his own intention. When he recalled the scene all over again, he felt that he strayed from his intention. He wanted to protect his family more than to make a name for himself and his family.
“What are they talking about?” when she saw Ye Yingyuan went over, Li Ling asked Wu Qing.
“An important thing. Remember that there are times when someone needs to be alone and at that time, the best thing to do is to let him for some time.” Wu Qing said softly.
‘Just like you and me in the past, trying to get the better advantage from each other, competition in some areas and also...’ when Wu Qing saw the interaction between Ye Yingyuan and Li Ling, it was like her past self.
As they spoke, there was an intensive battle ongoing in the chamber.
There was a figure that stood at the center of the chamber, staring at everyone with hostility. Even though the figure itself was staring at them but fortunately that the entire chamber was surrounded by hundred thousands of bees.
“I hope that you will emerge victoriously.” Theresa now had to face the figure that no other than the body of Ye Qingcheng!
With a smile, she could guess that the process almost complete and just needed a final push.