Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 496 - Three Hundred and Twenty-Four Knocking

Chapter 496: Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Four Knocking

Xu Yuan once again felt the persecution of Soul Condensation practitioners in this world.

He couldn’t see clearly, not at all.

The sky in the Extreme Black Lands was pitch-black without a trace of light, and with the falling snow, even as a Soul Condensation practitioner, Xu Yuan could not see the horizon miles away despite channeling the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.

The sense of perception when he was at the stage of Mortal Transcendence when he could see every little thing in the world...

Alas!

He sighed softly in his heart, but he could guess from the general direction of his sight what the Wrapped Chest Princess beside him was probably looking at.

Chi Su.

Even if you were incredible in life, you’re dead now, and after hanging in the sky for so long, it’s about time you fell down.

Lost in thought, Xu Yuan looked at Li Qingyan and confirmed:

"Did Chi Su fall down?"

Li Qingyan withdrew her gaze and nodded slightly:

"Yes, I need to make a trip there."

Xu Yuan looked at her pale face:

"Can you make it there with your injury?"

Ancient texts record that Saints die yet remain indestructible, their residual power lingering long.

When he was still a Mortal Transcendence practitioner, the reason he allowed the Barbarian King’s corpse to hang in the sky untouched was out of fear that the other party might have tampered with his body before death.

The mutual calculations among a few Saints in the Underground Palace, like Luo Xiran, that involved using their lives as bait, were still vivid in Xu Yuan’s memory.

Of course, Chi Su, being a new Saint, might not possess the same methods as Luo Xiran and the others.

But better safe than sorry.

Anyway, life is gone, and waiting quietly will suffice, so why take the risk?

Now although Chi Su’s corpse had fallen from the sky, many things remained uncertain.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan glanced towards the direction of the city’s garrison and murmured:

"Qingyan, if you can, you better let the strong ones in the military go first..."

He stopped midway through his sentence when he saw the expression on Li Qingyan’s face and sighed softly without going on.

According to absolute reason, letting one’s subordinates go forward as cannon fodder would be the most rational choice, but with her ’Charge with me’ temperament on the battlefield, she was unlikely to agree.

However, that was probably one of the reasons why Li Qingyan’s prestige was so high in the military.

Being a noble, yet leading by example on the battlefield and valuing the lives of these muddy-legged soldiers as her own, which commander would not be willing to exert their utmost effort?

Li Qingyan smiled slightly and said:

"Don’t worry, I have my plans."

Xu Yuan’s eyes flickered. If not absolutely necessary, he truly wouldn’t take any risks, and he advised again:

"By the way, you also mentioned that Marquis Wucheng will be heading south soon. Wouldn’t it be better to wait for his return and deal with it then?"

"Are you sure?"

"Hm?"

"If we wait for Mu Xi to come back, maybe everything on the Barbarian King’s body will be confiscated by him," Li Qingyan said lightly, her waist graceful, like a butterfly in motion.

Xu Yuan licked the corner of his lips with a strange look:

"That can’t be. How could Marquis Wucheng, with his renowned reputation as the God of War of Dayan, stoop so low to do such a thing."

Li Qingyan thought for a moment, "Changtian, do you know what the first lesson Uncle Mu taught me when I was a child?"

A bad premonition rose within Xu Yuan, "What?"

Li Qingyan stroked the Sumeru Ring on her finger, mimicking Mu Zhenbei’s tone:

"What I borrow by my own ability, why should I return?!"

"...." Xu Yuan.

This is bad...

"Qingyan, about those twenty boxes of Vigor Energy Pills..."

"Look at how stingy you are."

Seeing Xu Yuan’s constipated expression, Li Qingyan couldn’t help but suppress a chuckle, her eyes twinkling with laugher as if filled with stars:

"Don’t worry, Mu Xi is Mu Xi, I am me."

With that,

Li Qingyan leaped up, landing on the high courtyard wall:

"Changtian, you’re too weak right now, just wait here for me."

Having said that, her figure flashed and disappeared from Xu Yuan’s view.

The courtyard was quiet and the falling snow silent.

Xu Yuan was standing there, lost in thought.

Suddenly,

a delicate figure cautiously peeked her head through the doorway, staring at the man in the tattered blood-stained clothes for a few breaths before calling out softly:

"Young Master... have you returned to human form?"

"......"

The sudden voice made Xu Yuan involuntarily jolt.

Everything had come back; even a Great Grandmaster could come and go without a trace in front of him, a Soul Condensation practitioner.

Turning back with a composed expression, Xu Yuan looked towards Bai Muxi.

Bai Muxi had changed out of the purple silk robes from the Underground Palace, now wearing a peach blossom pink brocade shirt and a pearl white pleated skirt, draped in a white fur-trimmed cloak. A wide white ribbon gently tied up her jet-black, waist-length hair, making her look like a delicate and clean lotus.

Her attire very much suited her character as someone with a temperamental disposition.

"Yes, how did you get here?"

Bai Muxi’s eyes sparkled, and she stepped out from behind the door, her dark pupils glancing around the room. Once she confirmed that Li Qingyan had left, she whispered:

"I sensed your presence when you came out of seclusion, so I wanted to see how you were doing, Young Master..."

Xu Yuan gave her a deep look, openly smiling:

"Are you here to hold me to my promise?"

Bai Muxi’s bright eyes flickered, and she nodded slightly with nervousness:

"Yes..."

"Don’t be nervous; this is just a transaction between us."

Xu Yuan let out a long breath and beckoned with his finger: "Come in and follow me into the room."

"...." Bai Muxi fell silent for a moment, then pursed her lips and obediently followed behind him.

As they reentered the room of the separate courtyard, Xu Yuan nonchalantly walked over and sat down on the stone bench, while Bai Muxi stood somewhat uneasily in the middle of the room.

She felt she might have been a little impatient.

But when they had left, some ghosts still lingered in the Underground Palace, and those terrifying ghosts deep within the palace, so horrifically powerful she could not stand against them, kept her from being at ease.