Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 427 - 290: Preparation for the Hunt

Chapter 427: Chapter 290: Preparation for the Hunt

Li Qingyan and Bai Muxi do not need sleep, but Xu Yuan does.

After a brief rest, the three of them settled down near the collapsed area.

Surrounding the campfire, the flickering flames cast the shadows of the three on the empty corridor above, like great beasts.

Taking advantage of the leisure time before sleep, Xu Yuan, sitting in the middle, calmly relayed his plan to hunt the ink serpent to the two women.

After an indeterminate amount of time,

his words came to an end, and he turned his gaze toward the two women, asking softly,

"Do you have any objections to my plan?"

"....."

A moment of silence,

then Bai Muxi’s bright eyes flickered with hesitation, but her verbal response was crisp,

"To the young master, Muxi has none."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan turned to look at the expressionless Wrapped Chest Princess:

"Qingyan, what about you?"

"This princess?"

Li Qingyan was not as obedient as Xiao Bai, but after a light, ambiguous chuckle, she sighed, "This princess has said that as long as we are in this Underground Palace, I will carry out all your commands."

As she spoke,

she suddenly paused for a moment, her eyes narrowing as she stared at Xu Yuan’s slender, phoenix-like eyes:

"But Changtian, do you realize what you are saying?"

She found that ever since she had entered this silent Underground Palace, she had started to gradually lose track of what her future husband was thinking.

Hunting that Mortal Transcendence ghost?

According to the dead informant’s description, although this serpentine Mortal Transcendence ghost lacked spiritual intelligence, its current strength was hardly less than that of ordinary Mortal Transcendence beings.

Her, plus a half-baked Primordial, and a burden, going to kill a Mortal Transcendence ghost?

How? With our heads?

By her understanding, given the potential lurking of such a terrifying Mortal Transcendence ghost nearby, the best current solution should be to leave this area as soon as possible.

One could even consider returning directly to the Underground City to reconsider their options.

After all, according to what Bai Muxi had said, aside from when the Blood Nest was in upheaval, these ghosts could not step out of the Blood Demon’s Lair.

"....."

Observing Li Qingyan’s gaze, Xu Yuan was not surprised by the princess’s reaction at all.

Her initial promise, which was as good as gold, would not stop her from questioning his decisions in her heart.

Therefore, Xu Yuan also responded very directly,

"Of course, I know what I’m saying."

Seeing his determined eyes, Li Qingyan pondered briefly, then said,

"Changtian, as you also mentioned earlier, whether these Mortal Transcendence ghosts live or die does not affect our escape from the Underground Palace. Therefore, all we need to consider is..."

"Is how to successfully escape?" Xu Yuan interjected, cutting off Li Qingyan.

Her words interrupted, Li Qingyan did not get angry, but instead nodded softly and tried to persuade him,

"If you are seeking to obtain some treasures from the body of this Mortal Transcendence ghost by killing it, we can report it to Minister Xu or your Imperial Father after we return to the capital, and have them send powerful people to sweep this place clean. There’s no need for us to take risks."

"......"

Xu Yuan was somewhat at a loss for words.

For others, even including some of the top Mortal Transcendence powerhouses in Dayan, this silent Underground Palace represents danger but also opportunity.

Whether it’s the Black Death Bacterial Armor, the Magic Crystal Stones that high-level ghosts may drop, or the unidentifiable viscous substances deep in the Blood Nest, they are all assets that can enhance one’s strength.

If a Mortal Transcendence powerhouse were to learn about the benefits within this silent Underground Palace, even if it were extremely dangerous, they would likely not report it but rather explore on their own.

At most, they would call a few friends to join them in "running the dungeon."

Reporting to the higher-ups is safe, but most of the opportunities here would be divided up by the powerful elite.

And those who found the opportunities could only partake of the scraps.

But that’s for those people.

For him and Li Qingyan, there is only danger here.

With their identities, as long as they can get out alive, everything in here could be theirs if they wished.

Even if those "high-level enforcers" who risk their lives to clear out the ghosts wanted the treasures from within, the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Imperial Family would "strong-arm" the treasures to give to them in exchange for other compensations.

Xu Yuan stared into the fire, lost in thought.

Li Qingyan did have a point; now that they had mistakenly entered such a desperate place as the Blood Demon’s Lair, the most important thing was to stay alive and escape.

In Cangyuan Chronicles, getting attacked by high-level ghosts could result in a probability of falling into an incurable state of continuous serious injury.

Thinking back on it now, that state was highly likely to be Ghostification.

The fire dwindled slightly, and Xu Yuan casually took some special fire oil from the Sumeru Ring to feed the flames:

"Actually, my motive for wanting to hunt that ink serpent is quite simple, to add an extra layer of insurance for us to get out alive. I don’t want to act arbitrarily. If you both are unwilling, we can certainly consider a better plan."

The added oil ignited, and the dim light of the fire rose again.

Li Qingyan looked at his firelit profile for a long while and sighed,

"Tell me what kind of insurance."

Xu Yuan did not look back, gazing at the firelight before him,

"Like the Demon Race has Demon Cores and we humans have Dantian and Sea of Consciousness, within the ghost’s body, there is something known as a Demon Crystal."

"Demon Crystal?"

Bai Muxi hesitated briefly before speaking, "But Muxi has never seen anything resembling a crystal within any ghost in my twenty-odd years, nor did the cat ghost that the princess just killed."

"That..."

Xu Yuan grinned and said,

"I don’t know."

"....." Li Qingyan.