Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 802 - 502: Boundary Void Stone Pendant

Chapter 802: Chapter 502: Boundary Void Stone Pendant

O’Reilly felt a trace of panic spreading in her heart.

Although she was confident, she was by no means arrogant.

According to the intelligence she had gathered, given the alchemical foundations of the Dayan Empire, they could produce a magic-suppressing prison tailored to her in an extremely short period of time.

Perhaps at first, the magic-suppressing prison would have its flaws, but nothing in this world remains unchanged. With continuous improvement, one day the Dayan Empire would construct a jail as impermeable as the Ribisa Sanctuary.

By then, she would most likely lose any chance of escape.

The warm and delicate skin leaned against the cold and smooth inner walls of the cell, a chill rushing to her heart. O’Reilly watched with a stern expression as the figure walked away from the cell door.

Forcing her mind to stabilize, O’Reilly began to consider whether to take a gamble.

To bet that there would be some oversight by the People of Yan before the magic-suppressing prison was completely perfected.

No one could be vigilant at all times. Right now, all the intelligence the Dayan Empire had on her was unknown. To imprison her required far more manpower and resources than they would need for one of their native cultivators.

In the time it took for a breath, O’Reilly had thought of many things.

Finally,

she slowly closed her eyes.

Her thoughts spread out through the cramped and dark cell.

To bet on that slim chance of survival, the excitement of that desperate struggle for life, gave her a thrill.

But, she could not rest her hopes of winning on another’s mistake.

The Black Prison was too well-guarded, not just in terms of military strength, but also in the control of information.

That Heaven Rank jailer knew very little; he was not aware of the situation in the Heaven Rank cells, nor of the location of the formation nexus, and even the Black Prison map he knew was incomplete.

"Da..."

"Da..."

"Da..."

"Don’t you find this boring?"

Three steps passed; crisp yet awkward Dayan language spilled from slightly parted red lips, echoing in the cramped cell: "If you truly are like me, then you should know that the desperate cries of prey caught in a trap are the most enthralling symphony in the world..."

"I’m listening now."

Without stopping, Xu Yuan didn’t turn back, his voice playful: "The symphony you mention is indeed pleasing to the ear, Your Highness."

"...."

A moment of silence.

O’Reilly’s eyelids lifted slightly, her piercing gaze sweeping before she let out a light laugh, stood up straight, her hands dangling by her voluptuous thighs, she clenched them:

"Enough of the nonsense. Xu Changtian, how about we make a deal?"

"Hmm?"

A soft exclamation, Xu Yuan’s voice carried a smile: "What makes you think you’re in a position to make a deal with me? There are many ways to obtain intelligence on Xi’en, and you, Princess, are just one of them."

O’Reilly’s eyebrows arched:

"The nobles and knights of Japan?"

Xu Yuan stopped in his tracks, whispering softly:

"Of course, I don’t believe that every soldier and noble will follow that so-called knight’s code. Whether through threats or temptations, there will always be someone who talks first, just as you did when you gathered intelligence on Great Yan, didn’t you?"

O’Reilly was quiet for a moment, her voice cooling again:

"They are them, Xu Changtian, if you aren’t interested in the intelligence I hold, wouldn’t it be more efficient to kill me rather than imprison me?"

As she said "me," O’Reilly emphasized the word.

The higher the level, the different the intelligence received, and what some people firmly believe to be true, could just be an illusion carefully crafted by others.

"...."

Silence for a moment, Xu Yuan sighed lightly and turned around.

He wasn’t surprised that O’Reilly saw through this; after all, it was a simple logical issue. If she couldn’t see it, that would indeed be disappointing.

But this was also exactly what he wanted.

This meant that O’Reilly was most likely already deceived.

She thought her bargaining chip was the intelligence she held, but in fact, Xu Yuan didn’t care about that at all. What he cared about was the key to activating the Boundary Void Stone pendant.

Although, in name, the Prime Minister’s Mansion grand feast was still a private New Year’s Eve banquet, no different from the poetry gatherings of the great scholars, in fact, it had become a political summit under the Prime Minister’s lead.

A glamorous banquet for the big shots, a sumptuous feast of power.

As long as O’Reilly activated that pendant at the bottom of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, they would get what they wanted.

His gaze returning to the snow-skinned, elf-like blonde woman, Xu Yuan said softly:

"What do you want to trade?"

"One question per person."

"Pfft..."

Xu Yuan glanced around the gloomy cell, his expression mocking: "Are you sure it’s one per person?"

O’Reilly fell silent for a short while, then said: "I ask one, you can ask two."

"Not a bad proposal."

Xu Yuan nodded and then asked, chuckling:

"But the question isn’t that, what do you plan to use to build a platform for mutual trust between us?"

In this world, the concept of heart demons exists, but not the poison oath of heart demons. Cultivators might be unable to break through their bottlenecks due to some psychological barriers, but these heart demons are passively formed by certain events.

Noble is the epitaph of the noble, and despicable is the passport for the despicable.

Perhaps there really are people in this world who are bound by poison oaths, but Xu Yuan was well aware that he was not such a person, nor would O’Reilly likely be.

"If we deceive each other, then this transaction is nothing but a farce,"

Xu Yuan spread his hands, pushing the problem to O’Reilly:

"So, what are you planning to do?"

"......."

O’Reilly did not speak but raised her right hand, and with a downward stroke of her index finger.

A pitch-black rift opened where her fingertip trailed.

Xu Yuan’s pupils contracted slightly.

At the start of the battle that night, there was no Boundary Void Stone pendant on O’Reilly, but by the end, it appeared in the palm of her hand.

Therefore, Xu Yuan knew that she had something similar to a Sumeru Ring on her, but he did not expect it to exist in this way.

As O’Reilly retrieved a gold wire scale adorned with gems from the darkness of the fissure, she said softly:

"This is a way to use the Spatial Magic Ring, similar to your Dayan Empire’s Sumeru Ring, but the cultivation requirement is lower, and the internal space is also smaller."

While speaking, she raised her eyes to Xu Yuan:

"This is the Justice Scale, a relic of the magic séance. Attach the spirit essence to it...."

"What is spirit essence?" Xu Yuan interrupted.

"You can understand it as your People of Yan’s will-spirit."

"Is that so?"

Xu Yuan looked at the treasure of Xi’en in her hands, feeling that it was a good item, but said softly with a smile, "So, you want me to pour my will-spirit into one end of this scale?"

"Yes."

O’Reilly nodded, saying softly, "When you attach your will-spirit to it, if your words do not follow your heart, you will suffer backlash."

Xu Yuan paused for a moment, smiled slightly:

"Do you mind if I take it and study it for a while?"

"You are really suspicious."

"I can’t be sure of what you said."

Xu Yuan smiled, "What if this item is a secret treasure that can control others by comparing the strength of will-spirits? Wouldn’t I be falling straight into your trap?"

Hearing this, O’Reilly snorted with laughter, without hesitation, she directly pushed the scale in her hand forward.

Xu Yuan smiled brightly but did not reach out to catch it.

O’Reilly’s beautiful eyes showed a hint of confusion, then she slowly rolled her eyes.

...

...

...

One moment later,

The beautiful scale floated in mid-air, emitting a faint purple-black glow.

O’Reilly stood on one side of the scale, glancing at the two burly figures disappearing from the prison door, and said softly with a laugh,

"The verification you had to do should be done by now, can we trade?"

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, his lips curving slightly, his blood-red pupils rippled with a hint of pink:

"Of course, we..."

"I advise you not to try to hypnotize yourself."

O’Reilly interrupted Xu Yuan with a smile, "That thing is useless against the Justice Scale."

The light faded, and Xu Yuan sighed lightly, his tone somewhat regretful:

"You actually noticed."

"A person should not fall in the same puddle twice."

"Let’s start."

"Aren’t you going to find someone skilled in illusions to verify the truth of what I’m saying?"

"You know that I would verify it, so there’s no need for such trouble."

With that said,

Xu Yuan directly poured his Spiritual Vision into the exquisite scale floating in the air.

O’Reilly smiled gracefully, her jade hand slightly lifted and lightly pressed on the other side of the scale.

Xu Yuan looked at the woman opposite him, her slender figure unadorned by any cloth:

"Let me ask first, your cultivation system of the Xi’en Empire..."

"Hum—"

Before he could finish,

A sudden buzzing exploded from Xu Yuan’s chest.

The pendant of the Boundary Void Stone burst out with a grating, piercing shriek!

The Boundary Void Stone pendant had been activated.