Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 752 - 2: Burn It All, Loot It All

After searching around, Yue Jinghua did not find any trace of Reversed Fire or Madam Xieleng, unsure whether there was a secret room set up in the attic or maybe there were other hidden passages.

Yue Jinghua had just come up and witnessed the second to sixth floors of the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, decked out with a vast amount of Spiritual Treasures and Spirit Grass, among which were many Spiritual-grade and Holy-grade treasures, but she did not see the rumored Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither. It seems likely that such a Divine Artifact of Divine Grade was kept close by Madam Xieleng.

The seventh floor of the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion was a lavishly decorated chamber, though it was nighttime, the several Red Pearls emitted a soft and gentle light within the room.

On an exquisitely made Liu Luan Zither Table, there was a wine pot and two Rhino Light Wine Glasses.

The wine droplets in the cups were undisturbed, suggesting that the meeting just before did not go well.

Next to the window, a few South Sea Red Coral Screens dazzled brilliantly, shielding from the cold drafts blowing in from outside.

The South Sea Red Coral Screen, incomparably precious, it is said that once placed indoors, the chill of winter winds and heat of summer gales can be turned into breezes as comfortable as in spring, maintaining a spring-like warmth within the room.

The Musk Soul Fragrance smoke, valued at ten thousand Dark Pills per liang, inadvertently invigorated the spirit of whoever smelled it.

The seventh level of the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion was so lavishly and meticulously decorated that each detail cost tens to hundreds of thousands of Dark Pills, clearly showing that Madam Xieleng was a lady fond of luxury.

Madam Xieleng and Mercenary King Bo Sai were brought together due to a family alliance, and even though she had favored Bo Sai for a long time, he resented her for forcing his beloved woman Qin Nu to death. After having a son with her to fulfill the family’s duty, he was reluctant to have much contact with Madam Xieleng, and wandered throughout the continent year-round.

The relationship between him and Madam Xieleng was in name only, and in a fit of anger, Madam Xieleng set up her boudoir in the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

"Truly the nature of a capitalist, luxury that dumbfounds, no wonder a Dark Heavenly Master is stationed on the sixth floor," Yue Jinghua narrowed her eyes and let out a cold chuckle.

Day and night you guard, but the Primordial Spirit is hard to fend off, since she came, she naturally wouldn’t leave empty-handed.

Without any hesitation, Yue Jinghua took everything she fancied in the room, one by one, and shifted them into Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness.

The Red Coral Screen, taken away. The Musk Soul Fragrance, also taken. The Red Pearls, dug out. The Rhino Light Glasses, casually pilfered.

She continued until the entire room was emptied, and only then did she approach the Liu Luan Zither Table.

A ring?

Yue Jinghua’s gaze fixed on the zither table, where she saw a ring deeply embedded into the tabletop, clearly having been smashed into the table with palm power.

After prying out the ring, Yue Jinghua also noticed the two words on it.

"It seems the Mercenary King Bo Sai does have a romantic side," thought Yue Jinghua, and decided to take the ring along, and also took the Liu Luan Zither Table with her.

Once she had "tidied up" the entire room to a squeaky clean state, Yue Jinghua was satisfied and stopped.

Just as she was preparing to slip away, she suddenly discovered that the prohibition in the attic was not intact.

Using her Spiritual Power to search, she quickly found a forcefully opened gap beside the attic window.

With the prohibition breached, Yue Jinghua could faintly hear voices coming from that gap.

A thought crossed Yue Jinghua’s mind, and she already leaped out of the window.

Night had fallen, and the whole Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion was shrouded in a strange fluctuation of Dark Power.

Among the clouds, stars twinkled, but there was no sign of the moon.

Like two dark stars, the silhouettes of two people stood upon the clouds.

Among them, one person sat cross-legged above the clouds, clad in Feather Armor, surrounded by Cloud Qi that resembled flowing robes, his eyebrows arching into his temples, and his phoenix eyes shining with an arrogant gleam, "Ni Huo, you are already at your limit. I advise you to kneel and concede. I will spare your life, otherwise, you will surely perish here today."

Above the clouds, another person stood tall, with eyes like a tiger and a body like a dragon, his red hair flaming like fire, dancing in the brisk night wind.

Ni Huo’s complexion turned crimson, and blood was faintly seeping from his nose and mouth.

Ni Huo was defeated?

Yue Jinghua was greatly taken aback; Ni Huo’s strength was formidable, and his Cultivation must be nearly at the level of the Dan Realm by now, yet he was defeated by Madam Xieleng.

"Xileng Family, you suppressed my Dark Energy with Musk Soul Fragrance and took advantage of the Divine Instrument to ambush me. Such a victory is dishonorable; aren’t you afraid of losing face for the Xileng family?" Ni Huo had thought that being a strong figure in the Mercenary World, Madam Xieleng would never resort to such despicable methods like ambushing.

Little did he know, she had feigned agreement to lend the zither, but then suddenly set up a Prohibition; he tried to break through with all his might, yet was ambushed by the sound of Madam Xieleng’s zither.

"So what if the victory is dishonorable? Ni Huo, previously you took my thousand-year-old Stone Ginseng from me, causing me heavy losses, and now you covet my Divine Zither, truly seeking your own demise. As long as I kill you, who would know that you died to an ambush? I shall send you and your brother on your way together," Madam Xieleng coldly rebuked, as her sleeves were lifted.

In between her hands appeared an arm-thick pale golden zither like a Divine Weapon emerging, emitting a radiance of myriad colors.

In the darkness of night, the precious light shone in four colors, outshining all the stars in the sky.

What a splendid Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither.

The Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither, crafted from unknown materials, seemed to gather the essence of the heavenly moonlight.

Madam Xieleng’s fingers gathered Dark Energy and plucked upon the zither.

Under the zither’s melody, the clouds that enveloped Ni Huo came to life, stirring into motion and transforming into a multitude of ropes, entangling Ni Huo’s footing.

A chilling aura of death immediately emanated from Ni Huo’s body.

He had been trapped by the Prohibition set by Madam Xieleng and even after a forceful breakout, he was ambushed by the Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither. The Dark Energy inside him was still churning uncontrollably, making it hard to manage.

These Cloud Qi, seemingly soft, were in fact unpredictable and elusive.

As he tried to dodge, Madam Xieleng tossed the Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither into the air.

A golden zither sliced through the clouds, and a black mist swiftly enveloped the area, turning into a thick layer of rain clouds.

Within these rain clouds, thunder roared, and sharp rain arrows, like knife blades, broke through the clouds.

Bond by the Cloud Qi, and with rain arrows sharp as swords and spears raining down upon him, the arrows sought out the gaps in his armor as though they had eyes.

The rain arrows were ice-cold to the bone, and the Dark Power they carried was soft and insidious like snake venom. Gradually, Ni Huo’s Dark Power faltered, and his Sky Ascending Technique became ineffective.

He resembled a falcon with broken wings, at any moment at risk of falling from the clouds.

Even so, Ni Huo would never beg Madam Xieleng for mercy.

"Ni Huo, will you not surrender? If you die, your brother too will most likely face disaster. And as for your Reversed Fire Mercenary Group, I will surely exterminate them all," Madam Xieleng continued with her malicious taunts, trying to disrupt Ni Huo’s state of mind.

Just as Madam Xieleng was about to deliver the final blow, from underneath the clouds, a sudden blaze lit up the sky; atop the roof of the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, a soaring flame erupted.

Is there a fire?!