Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 390 - 271: Shattered Mirror

Chapter 390: Chapter 271: Shattered Mirror

The hard stone surface was icy cold, and pitch darkness surrounded him, making it impossible to see even the outline of his own hands.

Dizziness from the aftermath of teleportation made Xu Yuan feel so nauseous he wanted to throw up. After adjusting his state slightly, he sighed inwardly.

He had still been teleported.

If Li Qingyan could be as obedient and endearing as Big Ice Lump and had simply fled, with the speed that she had displayed at the last moment that even Nan Jinxi couldn’t react to, the two of them could have definitely escaped the locking range of the Kunwu Mirror.

But if Li Qingyan could be unreservedly obedient, then she wouldn’t be Li Qingyan.

At this thought,

Xu Yuan suddenly felt like laughing.

He could understand what the Wrapped Chest Princess was thinking.

Without the godlike perspective, unaware of the might of the Kunwu Mirror, she also didn’t know that his escape from the Kunwu Mirror’s lock was a gamble with the Step Void Slash capturing an invincible frame.

Although he couldn’t see the details of what happened in that instant, he could guess the process of the fight between the two women.

If the Kunwu Mirror didn’t have the "absorb" and "reflect" features, Nan Jinxi, that fox spirit, would have been killed by Li Qingyan, who was augmented by the army formation, in an encounter.

In such a situation, why flee? Capturing that fox spirit and interrogating her for information was the best choice.

But now it’s too late to talk about that, as in the end, they were outmaneuvered by Nan Jinxi using the Kunwu Mirror.

As for where Nan Jinxi intended to teleport them?

Under normal circumstances, the Kunwu Mirror could not teleport people too far.

Converted to the real world, that was roughly only a few hundred miles.

And given the current situation, Xu Yuan could guess where Nan Jinxi intended to send them even with his eyes closed.

Luckily, Li Qingyan had brought Nan Jinxi along with them at the last moment; otherwise, that would have spelled true despair.

As he was thinking,

Xu Yuan suddenly felt the jade-like warm hand by his wrist tighten slightly.

Looking up, that familiar husky female voice, yet tinged with a hint of apology, resounded by his ear:

"Prince Consort, do you think... being buried here with me would count as a love martyrdom?"

"....." Xu Yuan.

What should he do when he felt like cursing again?

Rising to his feet, aided by the hand that was holding onto him, Xu Yuan chuckled and transmitted his voice back:

"Heh... I have no wish to die in this godforsaken place."

After a moment of silence,

Li Qingyan spoke again by his ear, her voice still indifferent as snow in the face of death:

"Unwilling, huh... Then this princess will strive to create an opportunity for you, Prince Consort, to escape."

With that,

she glanced sideways at the mouth of the cave.

Outside, apart from the wind and snow, there were countless gleaming blue eyes hidden among the snow-covered woods.

Their arrival had already been detected by the Barbarian Tribes’ leaders outside; innumerable barbarian soldiers had quietly closed in amidst the blizzard.

"......."

Xu Yuan did not immediately respond to Li Qingyan’s words this time.

After surveying his surroundings, Xu Yuan saw Nan Jinxi with a pale face. It seemed that even for him, a Second Grade Origin Initial, the consumption of the Kunwu Mirror was quite formidable. But soon, Xu Yuan’s gaze fell on a pair of distant, gleaming blue eyes.

With blood flames ignited in his pupils, the darkness of the mountain cave became a lot clearer, allowing Xu Yuan to see the owner of the blue eyes vaguely.

As expected, it was the Barbarian Strange King with whom he had made a deal.

A towering, muscular, one-armed humanoid creature, his body bristling with hard thorns.

He sat there silently, like a massive boulder, yet despite his unmovable presence, there were many complex emotions flickering through the eyes of the Barbarian King at that moment.

After observing for a moment,

Xu Yuan felt,

that the Barbarian Strange King was probably giving his thanks to nature’s bounty at this instant.

With an inward sigh, Xu Yuan transmitted his voice:

"Why didn’t you take action directly?"

This time Li Qingyan did not transmit her voice. With her red demonic blade in hand, her detached voice echoed in the confined cave:

"As of now, the residual power of the army formation within me is sufficient for only one more strike. He did not utilize his totem first, and he’s injured, he can’t withstand this princess’s blow."

As her seemingly indifferent voice fell, Li Qingyan’s tone softened, reaching Xu Yuan’s ear:

"In a moment, this princess will take the Barbarian Strange King hostage and leave the cave. Changtian, then you should escape towards the southeast direction. Luo Qingfeng and the others must be close by now; you might have a chance to survive."

"......"

Having heard everything, Xu Yuan mostly understood the current situation.

Li Qingyan was holding a gun with only one bullet left in it.

To shoot Nan Jinxi and snatch the Kunwu Mirror might kill the opponent, but the Barbarian Strange King would definitely lash out in the next instant and annihilate them both.

To directly kill the Barbarian King meant the tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers outside would annihilate them.

The reason Nan Jinxi didn’t run away using the Kunwu Mirror was even simpler: using the mirror for teleportation required activation time, which was an instant for Xu Yuan, but quite long for the other two powerhouses in the cave.

The Barbarian King might not be aware, but if Li Qingyan sensed that she was preparing to flee with the mirror, she would definitely drag Nan Jinxi into being teleported away with her.

After a quiet moment, Xu Yuan calmly asked:

"Do you think you have no hope of escaping?"

Li Qingyan glanced at Xu Yuan, her phoenix eyes slightly amused:

"Changtian, under the current circumstances, how could I escape?"

Xu Yuan didn’t mind the change in her address, glancing at the Barbarian Strange King:

"Why not take him with you when you leave?"

Li Qingyan took a deep breath, her flat chest rising and falling slightly:

"Without the resonance of the soldiers’ cultivation technique, the power of the army formation within me is like rootless duckweed, continuously weakening, and in another cup of tea’s time, it will dissipate completely. Without the empowerment of the army formation, even if the Barbarian King is injured, I’m no match for him."