Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 418 - 282: "Subjugation" _2

Chapter 418: Chapter 282: "Subjugation" _2

This was probably why no one cared for Bai Muxi in her past life.

Her final disappearance might have been when she returned to the Underground Palace where she was born and raised, engulfed together with the four hundred thousand citizens of the Underground City in the disaster of the Blood Nest....

Bai Muxi’s eyes dimmed as she looked down, biting her lip, silent for a moment.

Xu Yuan looked at her, his voice devoid of any emotion, as he repeated:

"I’m giving you another chance to choose. I can take all four of you away."

Bai Muxi, draped in a thin purple gown, trembled slightly in the shoulders and slowly raised her eyes, showing a trace of bewilderment:

"Mu Xi... Mu Xi is willing to become a slave and serve the young master. Please...."

"Enough."

Li Qingyan’s cold and raspy voice cut directly through Bai Muxi’s pleading words: "Changtian, you really have a bad taste in toying with her like this."

"......."

Bai Muxi stared blankly at the red-robed woman who suddenly spoke, her eyes lighting up with surprise.

Xu Yuan frowned slightly and glanced back at the Princess:

"I am serious."

Such a creature as a ghost can transform a Saint into a monster of its kind.

Li Qingyan chuckled, the dark patterns on her red robe flowing:

"If you really didn’t want to help, you would have let this palace forcibly take the blood-colored Jade Pendant long ago."

Was this Princess a mind reader?

However, upon hearing this, Xu Yuan also instantly realized that the Princess was helping him.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and said firmly:

"To rescue the citizens of the Underground City, we must first eradicate the group of ghosts in this Underground Palace. Besides my maternal uncle, only Lou Ji and the others could be sent, and my father would not allow them, his trusted confidants, to risk coming to this unnecessary place."

Li Qingyan seemed to see through Xu Yuan’s thoughts at a glance:

"Minister Xu would naturally not agree to such a cost, but the benefits of saving the Underground City are not limited to these four people."

With that said.

The two of them said no more, both glancing at Bai Muxi.

After a brief moment of thought, Bai Muxi also grasped the meaning behind their words and spoke quietly and quickly:

"Young master, the citizens of the Underground City all worship the Divine Son. If you can lead them out from underground, I can guarantee their loyalty to you."

Communicating with smart people truly saves effort.

As for the loyalty mentioned by Bai Muxi, the majority of the populace, born and raised under a political-religious brainwashing regime, would not have much of an individual consciousness.

Xu Yuan touched his chin and spoke in a hesitant whisper:

"There are only seven thousand Cultivators...."

"Not just that."

Bai Muxi hurriedly spoke up, crawling forward on her knees, her crisp voice slightly rising: "In the Underground City, half of the people have Cultivation talents, because the Origin Qi in the city is limited, and resources are scarce, which can only support the batch with the best talents."

"Half?"

Xu Yuan stared at Bai Muxi: "Are you... sure it’s half?"

Half seemed exaggerated.

He didn’t quite believe that number.

Bai Muxi’s breath hitched, and after a long silence, she said:

"Mu Xi... acknowledges the mistake, not half, but at least a quarter of the mortals have Cultivation talents."

"I’ll trust you for now, I hope you’re not lying to me."

Having said that,

Xu Yuan smiled faintly and reached out to Bai Muxi, who was kneeling on the ground, his voice gentle:

"Come, get up...."

"......"

As she saw the hand extend towards her, Bai Muxi felt her heartbeat quicken. Just as she was about to grasp it, another pale hand abruptly snatched hers and pulled her up from the ground straightforwardly.

"......."

Looking at the close, cold, and beautiful phoenix eyes, Bai Muxi subconsciously shrank her neck.

Having calmly helped Bai Muxi to her feet and letting go, Li Qingyan turned to look at Xu Yuan, who was still extending his hand, frozen in place, and asked:

"What should we do now?"

Xu Yuan silently withdrew his hand and stood up straight, giving the Princess a glare and said irritably:

"Head to the Blood Nest, we’re preparing to leave."

"The Blood Nest?" Li Qingyan arched an eyebrow.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and chuckled:

"That’s where the intelligent ghost sleeps, and it’s the only way out for us now."

Li Qingyan’s willow brows furrowed slightly:

"With this fungal armor, I might be able to deal with those Mortal Transcendence ghosts lacking spiritual intelligence, but those with spiritual intelligence..."

"Who said anything about facing them head-on?"

Xu Yuan glanced at her:" The commotion just now was so loud, it’s highly likely that fellow has already gone to awaken and pursue that Barbarian Strange King."

Bai Muxi, standing nearby, voiced her confusion:

"Barbarian Strange King..."

"Ah, I was just about to tell you, that Barbarian Strange King is a Semi-Saint powerhouse."

Xu Yuan turned to look at Bai Muxi and gave his instructions in a low voice: "If your Underground City has any refuges, it would be best to start evacuating the people below immediately."

"......"

Bai Muxi’s lips formed an ’o’ shape.

For their Underground City, a Primordial Realm practitioner was already a supreme powerhouse. They dare not even think about Mortal Transcendence, let alone the even more powerful Saints.

However, after a moment’s pause, she collected her shocked expression.

Listening to the words of the man in the brocade robe, it seemed that another Semi-Saint powerhouse, hostile to them, had entered the Blood Demon Nest.

The initial sounds from deep within the Blood Demon Nest must have been made by that person.

If that’s the case...

"Don’t think too much."

His smiling words interrupted Bai Muxi’s train of thought.

Xu Yuan looked at this commander with her veil torn down, and without having to guess, he knew what she was thinking, staring into her eyes: "You and that Semi-Saint have no possibility of cooperation."

No one is a fool, and no one would bow down to Xu Yuan, unless it was due to the powerful father behind him.

Bai Muxi’s submission was a submission to power, a choice made when there was no other choice.

Now, knowing that there was a Semi-Saint...

The situation immediately changed.

There is no comparison whatsoever between a Semi-Saint and the Primordial.

Xu Yuan’s promises, after all, were just that—promises, while a Semi-Saint powerhouse could directly help their Underground City escape from peril.

Bai Muxi lowered her eyes, her voice tinged with a hint of trepidation:

"Young Master, you misunderstand..."

"I’m not blaming you, fine birds choose trees to nest in. It’s quite normal for you to hesitate when other options are available."

Xu Yuan interrupted her explanation: "What I want to say is simple. That Barbarian King is not human."

Bai Muxi pursed her lips: "Not human?"

In the records of those ancient texts, there were precedents of humans cooperating with other races...

"Yes, and his tribe harbors a blood feud with our Great Yan."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan pondered for a bit, then suddenly cracked a smile: "It’s probably the kind of blood feud that leads to annihilation. The children of that Barbarian King have nearly been slaughtered by our Great Yan in the war, so don’t even think about cooperating with him as a human."

"Annihilation?"

Bai Muxi’s pupils shrank, somewhat incredulous: "But that Barbarian King is a Semi-Saint..."

"Mu Xi,"

Xu Yuan cut her off, smiling as he lifted his hand and gently patted her fair and smooth cheek: "I’ve said before, above ground, humanity prospers. Our Great Yan is at the peak of its strength. Barbarian Tribes, they are insignificant."

A wise person makes wise choices, but the Barbarian King is also a cunning member of the Barbarian Tribes, surely understanding how to deceive using information asymmetry.

The people of the Underground City will sooner or later learn of the existence of the Barbarian King. Informing them of some matters in advance could prevent Bai Muxi, in her cleverness, from being ensnared by her own intelligence and cooperating with the Barbarian King.

Bai Muxi was silent for a short while, then brought her ample sleeves together:

"Young Master, may I ask what the four of us can do for you?"

"You four..."

Xu Yuan glanced at the three Great Grandmasters on the altar: "You will accompany me outside the Blood Nest while those three stay here to evacuate the civilians, waiting for a powerful savior I shall summon to rescue you all."

"Yes."

When Bai Muxi was left with no path to cooperate with the Barbarian King, her voice no longer held any hesitation: "I wonder what Mu Xi can do for you on the way, Young Master?"

Xu Yuan looked at her with a strange expression:

"Qingyan might need to clear the path ahead, and as a Soul Cultivator, of course, it’s your duty to protect me closely."

Having said that,

Xu Yuan turned and walked towards the exit of the stone temple.

"Um, Young Master,"

Bai Muxi suddenly grasped the hem of Xu Yuan’s robe.

Xu Yuan turned back.

Bai Muxi held the Blood Divine Stone in her hands, gazing at Xu Yuan with eager eyes, and cautiously said:

"The Blood Divine Stone, you forgot..."