Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 435 - 293: Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant_2

Chapter 435: Chapter 293: Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant_2

"I was just waiting for it."

"...."

There was a moment of silence,

Li Qingyan’s phoenix eyes shimmered briefly: "Using these Source Crystal Bombs can indeed serve as a trump card, but what if that intelligent ghost summons the rest of the Mortal Transcendence to come and die? We....."

"Are you ever going to finish?"

"....."

Li Qingyan was taken aback for a moment: "What... did you say?"

Xu Yuan stared at her heroic and stunningly beautiful face, enunciating every word:

"I, Xu Changtian, am asking you, is there ever an end to it?"

"You performed well before, and now that things are getting a bit urgent, that old problem of yours is flaring up again, isn’t it?"

"...."

Li Qingyan fell silent for a moment, her voice softening a bit: "Changtian, this princess was merely offering you a suggestion...."

"Are you f*****g done yet?"

Xu Yuan couldn’t hold back his temper, his voice raising slightly:

"I say one thing, and you counter with another, is that amusing to you?

"The situation has deviated from the plan, so instead of questioning me when you know it’s critical, just leave and do whatever you think will keep you alive! Every decision I make, I would like to explain it to you, but do we have the time now?"

"......"

The words fell silent, leaving only the sharp echo reverberating in the quiet cavern.

Bai Muxi looked at Xu Yuan, then at the red-clad woman on the opposite side whose eyes were flickering, wisely keeping his mouth shut and not intervening.

After locking eyes for several breaths,

Li Qingyan looked down silently, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s: "This... this princess understands, I apologize."

"....."

Xu Yuan ignored her apology and left her hanging there, turning to Bai Muxi with a voice that immediately became gentle:

"Mu Xi, answer the question I just asked."

"Hm?" Bai Muxi came back to his senses.

Xu Yuan gave a slight smile: "Why give up the living sacrifices?"

Living sacrifices were cruel, but they were the only hope for the survival of this desperate Underground City.

He didn’t believe the person divided between black and white, Bai Muxi, was a saint.

"Because... in a few years, the living sacrifices of thousands will no longer satisfy the Blood Nest, and at that time, the spread of the Blood Nest will become uncontrollable. Rather than continuing with the living sacrifices and depleting the strength of the Underground City, it’s better to fight a desperate battle."

Bai Muxi’s eyes held a touch of melancholy: "But... as it seems now, all this was just Mu Xi’s wishful thinking."

Xu Yuan stroked his chin, thoughtfully:

"But didn’t you say you couldn’t penetrate deep into the Blood Nest? How then could you know what will happen in the future?"

Bai Muxi’s eyes flickered, and she extended her hand to open her chest garment, taking out the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant that was emitting a bloody light, and whispered:

"Replying to the young master, it is this Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant."

Xu Yuan gazed at the jade pendant, nodding: "I see, I guessed this pendant is not an heirloom of your Underground City, right?"

Bai Muxi’s voice was quick and gentle:

"Correct, this Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant was discovered by Mu Xi seven years ago when I was accompanying the ’sacrifice’ to escort the living sacrifices. It was then, through the pendant, that I discovered that the Blood Nest had reached a critical point."

"Critical point?"

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Has the Blood Nest already surpassed this critical point now?"

Bai Muxi shook her head:

"Not yet, but it should happen within the next one or two years."

Under Li Qingyan’s gaze, Xu Yuan affectionately stroked her smooth hair:

"Very well, I have a rough idea now. Give me the pendant."

"Alright."

Without hesitation, Bai Muxi took the pendant off and handed it to Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan took it and passed it to the Wrapped Chest Princess beside him:

"Hold this."

"....."

Li Qingyan silently accepted the pendant, not asking about its use or the reason why, fixing Xu Yuan with her scarlet eyes, waiting for him to speak.

Seeing her expression, Xu Yuan chuckled lightly:

"Didn’t you just ask what to do if that intelligent ghost summoned the rest of the Mortal Transcendence to come and die?"

"......"

Li Qingyan still didn’t speak, nor did she react, only gazing at him somberly as if in a state of isolation.

Xu Yuan "tsked" softly, his eyes amused:

"Hey, give me some response."

Li Qingyan took a deep breath, her voice very low:

"What to do?"

Xu Yuan pointed at the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant in his hand and said with an icy voice:

"Directly threaten to destroy it."

"Oh." Li Qingyan nodded, still not asking why.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan walked up to Li Qingyan, tilted his head to closely inspect her cool and flawless features, raised his hand to poke her slender waist, and asked with a laugh:

"Hey, haven’t you ever been scolded before? Got angry after being reprimanded?"

Li Qingyan ignored him, her phoenix eyes downcast as she replied matter-of-factly:

"This was my fault, why speak of anger?"

Xu Yuan revealed a flash of realization and said cheerfully:

"Not angry... So, you feel great getting scolded?"

Li Qingyan’s hand holding the Blood Divine Stone slightly tightened as she looked up, her eyes narrowing: "What did you say?"

"Don’t get excited..."

Xu Yuan immediately performed an old French military salute.

Li Qingyan had just let out a humph when she soon heard the man before her speaking in a jest: "After all, you had no reaction to all the things I said earlier. If you get too worked up over this, wouldn’t it prove that this young master is right?"

"...."

Bai Muxi stared at Li Qingyan with an odd look in her eyes.

However, Li Qingyan’s expression became calm instead; her blade flickered with a cold light before sliding back into its sheath. She looked at him indifferently: "Your flirting with me is quite boring."

Xu Yuan crossed his arms and touched his chin, appraising her:

"Qingyan, you know, a person who’s hit where it hurts always pretends to be calm to cover up, and they also make some unconscious movements.

"For example, taking a drink, or picking something up, or even..."

"Putting the blade back into its sheath?"

Bai Muxi, standing quietly to the side, interjected at just the right moment.

And the next moment,

she bowed her head amidst Li Qingyan’s indifferent gaze:

"Mu Xi has spoken too much."

Xu Yuan dumbfounded, gave Xiao Bai a mental thumbs-up, and reprimanded:

"Indeed too much. My princess wouldn’t make such small movements, especially not putting the blade back in its sheath when a Mortal Transcendence specter is descending...."

"Clang!"

The Scarlet Blade was drawn once more, with Li Qingyan holding the sword and staring at Xu Yuan, her eyes showing slight hostility.

Xu Yuan seemed utterly oblivious, gently caressed her cheek, tidied her hair behind her ears, and said softly with a smile:

"Why so serious? It’s not like outsiders will know. Even if it’s not discovered now, it can’t be hidden forever...."

Halfway through speaking,

"Changtian."

Li Qingyan halted her trembling stance, staring at him, her lips curling up:

"I’ve learned of your ways with women, Changtian. Since it’s something that can’t be hidden, let’s get back to business."

"...."

Seeing her clear, smiling gaze, Xu Yuan also curled the corners of his mouth in response and nodded, pointing at the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant:

"The reason I asked you to destroy the pendant is that the Mortal Transcendence specter needs it to escape its bonds sooner."

"Escape its bonds?"

Li Qingyan’s eyes flickered as she asked, "Are you saying that specter has been trapped by a formation?"

Xu Yuan nodded and said with a smile:

"This Underground Palace was established by the major Sects thousands of years ago to study specters; naturally, they would collar them with a chain.

"Unfortunately, just as our plans always lag one step behind changes, a lot has occurred in this Underground Palace over the millennia. The palace, meant for studying specters, has now become a place where specters farm human beings.

"And now that the collar is nearly broken, for that specter with sapience, there’s no longer a need for the Underground City."

"Farm...?" Bai Muxi’s gaze grew confused.

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes, the information from his previous life merging with the reports of this one as he softly spoke:

"Perhaps from the aftermath of the so-called Blood Nest catastrophe, your Underground City has already been farmed by that specter. It uses a religious form of specter worship to control your thoughts and burn all the Cultivation Techniques that could threaten it. If that’s not farming, what is it?"

Drifting, Bai Muxi murmured in a low voice:

"But why does it want to farm... us?"

Xu Yuan glanced at her and said:

"Breaking the chain set by Jiatiange back in the day takes time, but specters will lose their sapience if they don’t consume living beings for an extended period; you are its food."

Bai Muxi’s body trembled, suddenly remembering something:

"Then... could we use this Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant to activate that ’collar’?"

"Don’t even think about it."

Xu Yuan shook his head, gazing at the jade pendant as he said with a smile, "There are two of these pendants; I estimate they need to be used together to activate the formation, and the other one is on that specter...."

Before he finished speaking,

a chilling voice came from within the blood fog:

"Human, you... seem to know a lot about me?"