Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 678 - 641: First Update
Nanmen Yu heard the words, stepped forward, and looked at the youth in front of him. As a few more torches were lit, he could now clearly see the young man’s face, provocative, mocking, disdainful—yet not the least bit scared.
"Monarch, this kid is very cunning; there must be some trickery," a guard immediately spoke up, taking a step forward, but Nanmen Yu raised his hand, stopping his people from following.
Nanmen Yu knew all too well that the other party was deceitful; the youth’s gaze had never hidden anything—his provocation was blatant.
"Monarch—" Seeing that Nanmen Yu continued to move forward, the guard couldn’t help but speak again, but Nanmen Yu seemed not to hear, heading straight towards Yin He.
The youth remained still, merely glancing at the oppressive crowd behind Nanmen Yu before looking at him again.
"Everyone, stand back." Nanmen Yu understood the youth’s intention and spoke slowly.
The guards all looked at Nanmen Yu with shock. How could this be? This kid was up to no good, and even Miss Xing Yu wasn’t an ordinary person; naturally, they could not let the Monarch face danger alone.
The lead guard decisively looked at his subordinates the next moment; the guards still looked pleadingly at their leader—chief, please say something quickly, don’t let the Monarch be fooled by this kid.
Yet the lead guard signaled for his men to stay calm and not make any rash moves. These days, they were all too aware of the youth’s situation: seriously injured, the chances of him harming their Monarch were slim, and besides, the spell had already taken effect; escape was impossible.
Seeing this, the guards reluctantly stepped back, retreating a few meters and even being obscured by the dense bushes.
Xing Yu looked at Yin He nervously. What plan? She didn’t understand. Should she prepare something?
Yin He merely looked at Nanmen Yu. He hadn’t expected the man to actually let his people back away—indeed, how gullible.
"Alright, you may speak now." Nanmen Yu glanced at Xing Yu, intending to have her retreat as well, thinking that if anything were to happen, he could unleash his fighting skills. But then he reconsidered; the provocation was raw, and it seemed clear that the youth felt differently about Xing Yu.
"Whether the spells of Ghoul Ravine are from Nanmen State or not, I don’t know," the youth said with a faint smile, while the torch in Nanmen Yu’s hand flickered. "However, one thing is certain, the item I contacted in the Sword Tree Forest should be of more help to you."
Nanmen Yu hadn’t expected Yin He to actually speak, and the news he shared didn’t seem to be false.
"The spells I cultivate, in the end, are not those of Ghoul Ravine, but what I realized within the Sword Tree Forest, look..." The youth slowly extended his hand, a faint brown mist at his fingertips, ready to extinguish at any moment.
Nanmen Yu didn’t speak; he didn’t understand these matters and couldn’t tell whether Yin He was telling the truth or not.
"You think I will believe you?" Nanmen Yu spoke coldly, suspecting that the youth’s purpose might be to lure them into the Sword Tree Hell.
But what Yin He said was true. Although several meters away, the anxious guard listened intently, dying to rush forward and tell his monarch that it was true, and the youth had held nothing back.
The movement caught Nanmen Yu’s eyes naturally, and he looked at the youth with some suspicion.
"So, you want to use this secret in exchange for me letting you go?" Nanmen Yu asked.
"Exactly." Yin He nodded obediently, his demeanor like that of an innocent child.
"Monarch of Nanmen State, Yin He isn’t lying to you; he indeed stayed in the Sword Tree Forest, and it was Master Huo Yi who brought him out," Xing Yu finally spoke, understanding Yin He’s plan at that moment.
Indeed, how hadn’t she thought of it? Using this secret in exchange for their departure from here—Nanmen Yu would surely agree for the sake of the people of Nanmen State.
"That thing has been growing in the Sword Tree Forest to the size of a rabbit before it reached three or four years old. With so many years passed by now, it should be even bigger," Yin He said slowly.
Nanmen Yu fell silent; he hadn’t said what it was, but Yin He took the initiative to tell him. If there was still doubt before, Nanmen Yu was now swayed.
The only information he had heard about it from his people were speculations from the experienced cultivators of Nanmen State. In the past, an ancestor of the Nanmen Royal Family had become possessed and, at a critical moment, had sealed away a portion of his cultivated energy. The uncontrollable remainder had already caused such great harm. It was apparent that had that portion of energy not been promptly sealed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
