novelaction Chapter 271 You still have me
Chapter 271 You still have me
Upon hearing this, Yu Mo smiled, a rare gentle expression appearing on his usually cold and stern face.
He looked at the eggs in the basket, his eyes softening: "Have you named them yet?"
"Not yet." Yuan Xiao shook her head. "We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet. We'll wait until it hatches to see."
Yu Mo had rarely visited her these days, and Yuan Xiao knew he had been busy searching for Qian Qian. His sudden appearance now must mean he had found some clue.
Yuan Xiao: "Any news about Qianqian?"
Yu Mo nodded.
Yuan Xiao was both surprised and delighted: "Where is she now?"
Yu Mo handed her a piece of animal hide: "I don't know yet, but a guard found this at the city gate this morning."
Yuan Xiao quickly took it.
There was a picture painted on this animal skin, depicting a little girl and a little boy. The little boy was putting a coat on the little girl.
"This...this was drawn by Qianqian..."
Yuan Xiao was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She touched the writing on the animal skin, and vaguely, she seemed to be able to sense the emotions of the characters.
The image in the crystal ball in my mind gradually overlapped with the appearance of this painting.
After a while, Yuan Xiao was already in tears.
"That's great, Qianqian is safe now. She's communicating, so don't worry about her."
Yu Mo also breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Xiao: "Although we can't tell where she is yet, I'm content as long as I know she's safe."
Yu Mo held her in his arms: "We will try our best to bring her back to reunite with you as soon as possible."
Yuan Xiao stroked Yu Mo's face: "You've really had a hard time these past few days... but thankfully you're here..."
Yu Mo hooked her chin with his slender fingers and said with a smile, "Then you have to give me some real reward..."
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"What did you say?! Say it again!"
A loud shout without wind startled the guard, who cowered and trembled.
"Chi, Chi Hong and that female mermaid, they both... they're both dead..."
Wu Feng clenched his fist and slammed it down, shattering the armrest of his throne.
"Useless! They're all fucking useless!"
Wu Feng had placed all his hopes on Chi Hong, thinking that once Chi Hong dealt with Chi Miao, he could lure Yuan Xiao into the trap and then reap the benefits.
He didn't care whether Chi Hong lived or died, but he never expected that Chi Hong would die so quickly, without even making a ripple.
Clearly, Chi Hong's death threw Wu Feng into a panic.
All subsequent plans were disrupted.
He didn't know how much Chi Hong actually knew, nor did he know how much Chi Hong had actually "spit out."
"Do you know who killed them both?"
Wu Feng roared at his guards.
"I...I don't know..." The guard was at a loss.
Wu Feng could guess that the person who could deal with Chi Hong was not only powerful, but also must be related to Chi Miao.
If it's related to Chi Miao, then it's related to that female.
Based on his understanding of Chi Hong, killing him in the sea wouldn't be an easy task, and he guessed that the other party was also injured.
At this moment, the opponent is exhausted from fighting and is in a period of rest. Perhaps this is the best opportunity for him.
It seems he'll have to take matters into his own hands.
"I need to go to Tiger City..."
"Demon King, please don't act rashly. Think about it carefully. Shouldn't we inform others about this?"
"If you dare to utter a single word, I'll skin you alive!"
Without a gust of wind, he kicked the guard away and vanished in a gust of wind.
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"What exactly is going on?"
Yuan Xiao hung her head and muttered to herself.
Inside the crystal ball, the bodies of the Blood Demon brothers were completely transparent, as if they had lost all signs of life.
But what the crystal ball protects is their demonic soul; if there is no possibility of rebirth, it will vanish into thin air.
Yuan Xiao stared at the two small, transparent bodies inside the crystal ball, momentarily at a loss.
"It's been so long."
She murmured to herself, her voice unusually clear in the quiet room.
"Why is there no sound at all? Whether they are alive or dead, there must be an explanation."
She didn't want to wait passively any longer; she wanted to know the answer today.
Yuan Xiao took a deep breath, suppressing her chaotic thoughts, steadily holding the crystal ball with both hands, closing her eyes, and holding her breath.
She slowly channeled her consciousness into the crystal ball.
She felt her soul being pulled away, passing through an invisible barrier, and entering a chaotic and strange space.
As soon as she entered, the sound of a heated argument reached her ears.
"How much longer are you going to think about this?" This was Zhiye's voice, filled with unprecedented anxiety and exhaustion.
Shang Wan's response was filled with a stubborn hoarseness: "I told you long ago, I will not give up on her, never!"
“I know you like her, and so do I…” Zhiye’s voice rose a few decibels, carrying a hint of disappointment, “But we’re trapped in this tiny space right now, without even a physical form, unable to do anything! You and I both know that Xiaoxiao is in great danger right now, she needs us!”
"You know nothing!" Shang Wan burst out as if she had been hit where it hurt. "You're always the one who's appreciated and trusted! Even she... the way she looks at you is different from how she looks at me!"
And me? I have nothing! I've lived a muddled life for thousands of years, following you like a shadow, and finally... finally, I met the one I love, and felt even a little bit of warmth! I have nothing left, just this one thought, how can you expect me to let go? I only want her!
“But if you don’t let go of this obsession, our souls and bodies cannot truly merge and be reshaped, and neither of us can get out! What’s the use of having her in your heart? It’s just a mirage, self-torture!” Zhiye tried to bring him to his senses.
Shang Wan, however, seemed to have gone down a dead end, shouting, "I'd rather die! I will never give up on her. You'd have to annihilate my soul to let go!"
Suddenly, the space fell into a deathly silence, with only a suffocating sadness spreading through it.
Both brothers were so excited that their eyes were red, and clear tear tracks clung to their transparent souls.
After a long while, Zhiye's lips moved, and she said in a trembling voice, "How could you have nothing... You still have me..."
Shang Wan was stunned. He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhi Ye opposite him with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he suddenly said this.
Just then, Zhiye's soul began to separate from his physical body, like the wisps of smoke rising from a burnt-out candle, carrying a resolute tenderness, slowly wrapping around Shangwan's soul.
"What... what are you trying to do?" Shang Wan asked in astonishment.