The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 775 - 430: Mutual Aid
However, this guy is different from the ordinary Chongming Bird; their Divine Flame is scorching hot, yet his is extremely cold.
Just now, he had fought several rounds with Faceless. The assassin realized that Elder He had already vanished and, with no heart to continue the fight, turned to run, only to be frozen into an ice sculpture by his Divine Flame.
He described it in an offhand manner, but Elder He had personally experienced the horror of assassination by Faceless and knew well that this silent and deadly battle must have been thrilling. It just turned out that the victory belonged to Qi Zai. Thus, his gaze towards him became more cautious. At that moment, he also noticed a person lying motionless in a corner of the bedroom, none other than Shadow Control Demon Bo Ze.
He was bound tightly by vine tendrils. Yet Ning Xiaoxian was still standing by Qi Zai’s side.
Elder He furrowed his white brows, glanced at the vines, then looked at Ning Xiaoxian and finally said, "You’re not the Devouring Demon Vine!"
She shrugged her shoulders: "Indeed I’m not a demon, I am..." What was she? She herself did not know. She was definitely not a demon, for she lacked a True Body, but could she still be considered human? What she practiced was Sorcery, her body flowed with the Divine Power of a Divine Beast, and not a single one of her companions was a human!
Ah, the thought truly brought a touch of melancholy. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and changed the subject: "I’m going to leave now. If these two demons don’t return to report tonight, Jiu Mo will surely know that the assassination failed. There are still several hours until dawn; can you handle this alone?"
Elder He stroked his white mustache and said proudly, "I’m prepared; if Jiu Mo plans to take my life within the next two hours, that’s wishful thinking. She’s well aware of that." He hesitated, then said, "Ning... Garden Director, Miss... uh..." He momentarily did not know how to address her.
Qi Zai chuckled beside him: "Just call her the mistress. Lord Changtian is our master."
Ning Xiaoxian glared at him and then said to Elder He, "You can address me as Ning Garden Director, just as before."
"Garden Director." With Qi Zai’s rather explicit hint, and not being foolish, he respectfully said, "How did you find out I was in danger, and how did you come to find Li Jianming?"
She stretched out her palm, and a tiny bee fluttered atop: "This is a Ding Ning Bee. It specializes in tracking and uncovering. We’ve been suspicious of you for some time, and have placed Ding Ning Bees outside your courtyard these past few days. Though they cannot penetrate the Barrier you’ve set up, they clearly saw these two assassins when they arrived. They took Li Jianming into a concealed spot, returned, and hid within the garden to prepare their ambush on you, and I easily took Li Jianming away." Now, Li Jianming has been placed in God Demon Prison, where she plans to seek him out later for a thorough discussion.
Elder He said, "Li Jianming has been imprisoned in my secret chamber for over two months. How could Jiu Mo suddenly discover him?"
"Li Jianming came to Hidden Stream as a guest for the first time and wasn’t very familiar with the ins and outs here," said Ning Xiaoxian. "You may have guarded him strictly, but ultimately a slight slip was shown. Yesterday, when you were unprepared, he released an Earth Yin Child, asking for my aid. Unfortunately, he didn’t realize that during wartime, Earth Escape Techniques are useless in the Ba Snake Mountain Range. Once the Earth Yin Child went underground, it alarmed Hidden Stream and was captured by Jiu Mo. What was supposed to be a message for me was intercepted by her, revealing your actions."
Elder He suddenly understood. They talked for a while longer, actually getting along better as they talked, a sense of kindred spirits emerging before they finally bid farewell. She retrieved the Devouring Demon Vine, took away Faceless, and Elder He locked the weakened Shadow Control Demon into a secret mechanism chamber. Shadow Control Demon Bo Ze’s innate talent was extremely remarkable; she had extracted dozens of drops of essence blood from him, nearly draining the already frail demon dry. Just now, catching Elder He off guard, she had also tested the use of Boze’s Power, and the experiment proved to be very effective. Heavenly Dao naturally maintains balance; with Boze’s astonishing Shadow Control innate talent, his physique is far worse, much weaker than that of a regular demon.
As for Faceless, this liquid metal creature that lies between demon and spirit monster is truly too rare, and when used for assassination, it’s virtually unstoppable. If well-managed, it could become a great asset for her in the future. Hence, Changtian plans to take it into the God Demon Prison and hand it over to Tu Jin for thorough training.
Walking on the road back home, Qi Zai transmitted to her: "Is Elder He the Black Hand behind this whole series of events? I still feel a bit confused."
Ning Xiaoxian laughed and replied: "It’s not that you’re confused, this whole affair indeed is a bit complicated. The saying goes, ’Man proposes, God disposes,’ and Elder He’s luck is truly good. Let me explain it from the beginning."
