True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 378 - 354: The Situation 1

Chapter 378: Chapter 354: The Situation 1

"Okay, my friend also wants to buy a car, so I’ll go with him," Lin Fei nodded.

"You, kid." Jiang Feng tapped Lin Fei’s forehead. "So you want to go out and stroll around. Then go by yourself, I’m heading home to handle the groceries."

Without a word, Lin Fei just smiled and helped carry the groceries home before heading out again.

Helping out with small tasks like this gave him an extraordinarily palpable sense of existence.

Moreover, this tranquility wouldn’t last much longer.

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Capital City Road

On the sidewalk beside the main road, a short-haired woman in a black trench coat walked by herself on the small checkerboard pavement.

The sunshine slanted across, casting orderly gray shadows of the small trees to her right. The woman stepped out from one shadow only to enter another under a new tree.

Cars occasionally sped past her on the main road beside her, bringing bursts of breeze and a cloud of dust.

The woman, flaunting her black short hair, didn’t carry the facial features of an easterner; she was instead a quintessential Western beauty, especially her eyes—like two black vortexes. The sheer blackness was so pure, akin to two black dots capable of absorbing all light, showing no reflection of the outer world, only ink-blackness.

The woman continued to walk forward slowly, as buildings in the distance grew from short to tall, from small to large. Two young girls, laughing and chatting, brushed past her.

Her hands were in the pockets of her trench coat, her figure tall and proportionate.

Suddenly, the ringtone of the German national anthem rang out from her pocket.

"Unity, justice, and freedom! For the fatherland of Germany!!"

The grand anthem immediately drew the attention of several passersby.

The woman pulled out her mobile phone.

"Have you arrived, Leiya?" her voice was husky, more accurately, raspy, as if completely broken. It lacked any trace of feminine grace.

"I have," a crisp female voice responded on the phone, "Monte, let’s delay today. I have some personal matters to attend to."

"Whatever, if it wasn’t for your invitation, I wouldn’t have come to Hua Nation," the woman replied. "However, as long as we get what we want, I must return."

"It won’t delay your acquisition," Leiya chuckled softly.

After the call ended, the woman raised her head and glanced at the distant buildings.

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"Princess Leiya. Never acts alone."

Merrill was holding a document in her hand, her expression solemn.

Chris, Lin You, and Feil all sat around her.

"She and her partner are known as black light, meaning, ’black’ refers to her partner, and ’light’ to her. The two are very famous in Europe. They are of such a caliber that even typical medium-sized families facing them would face extinction," Merrill tossed the document onto the table in the middle of everyone. "Now we must figure out her intentions towards Chris."

Chris remained silent, his head lowered, seemingly unwilling to answer.

"We don’t know their strength or purpose, but one thing we do know is that the code-named ’light,’ Leiya, is Chris’s elder sister. Babanoya, what can you tell us about their relationship?" Merrill analyzed. "This is key to determining her stance."

Babanoya sighed, stayed silent for a moment, and then slowly began to speak.

The rest waited quietly.

After a while, Babanoya spoke again.

"Chris has always avoided discussing this past, but now that things have come this far, I’ll no longer conceal it," he paused, as if organizing his thoughts.

"Chris’s family, one of the notable noble bloodlines in Europe, has always sought marriages with similarly high-status families to maintain their noble blood purity. Chris is the result of his father’s union with a woman from another major family.

However, his father, once in a drunken state, unwisely became involved with a woman from an entertainment venue, resulting in the birth of a female infant. She is Chris’s older sister—Leiya.

It can be said that from a young age, Leiya lived a life led by her mother, constantly fleeing from place to place. Chris’s family, eager to maintain the purity of their bloodline and eliminate the stain, continually sent assassins after them. Fortunately, during this time, families hostile to theirs secretly provided protection, allowing Leiya to reach the age of fifteen.

Later events... Leiya’s mother was killed by the family, and she herself was severely injured and disappeared. She had a few contacts with Chris, and she harbored extreme jealousy and hatred towards him. Her own plight and the contrasting life of Chris, who lived like a princess from the start, is the root of this hatred."

"She’s completely psychologically twisted," Merrill frowned. "No wonder Chris said she would kill her before. It makes sense now. So, it’s very likely that they are hostile towards us?"

"That should be correct," Babanoya confirmed.

"Then we must plan carefully. Antos is coming soon. After resolving the current situation and once he arrives, we can head to the United States to rescue those with the Metal Scepter."

"And to avenge Uncle Xi Lan!" Lin You declared resolutely.

The rest nodded simultaneously.

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Dark Night Castle

Atop a verdant hill, surrounded by countless forests, stood a dark gray castle with sharp, pointed towers. From afar, it looked like the ruins of a castle from medieval Europe, somewhat dilapidated. Even under the blazing sunlight, the castle appeared gloomy and deathly still.

In this entire area, not even the chirping of birds or the sound of insects could be heard, only the rustling of the wind and the murmurs of the trees.

Within a window at the top of the castle.

A pale, handsome man stood quietly at the window, his gaze calmly fixed on the sunny scenery outside.

"Beep..." Suddenly, a series of electronic sounds rang out.

"Lord Night King, a visitor has arrived. He says he has an appointment," came a voice seemingly from some transmitting device.

"Let him in," the Night King said, still standing at the window without moving. "Bring him here to me."

"Very well."

Shortly after, the door to the room was gently opened.

A tall man with long hair slowly entered, followed by a servant who quietly closed the door behind him. The whole room instantly fell silent.

"You’ve chosen a fine place; the surroundings here are quite nice." The man’s ordinary face suddenly changed, morphing into a beautiful and flawless androgynous visage.

The Night King turned around, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Thought you might delay until tomorrow. Didn’t expect you’d project yourself here in person."

"I was originally planning to take over tomorrow, but coming here a day early to get acquainted with your domain seems like a good choice. Unlike you, my resources are much smaller. Naturally, I need to learn and borrow from my seniors," said the long-haired man with a smile.

"On tomorrow’s journey to the Earth Dragon Den, I will send one golden bat and ten silver bats to support your actions. In addition to the Divine Artifact Crystal we obtained this time, the terms of our exchange add up. I am about to face my centennial period of weakness. I need you to fend off an old friend for me," the Night King stated bluntly.

"No problem. But if there are more than two, I can’t manage," he said.

"No worries, other friends will come to help me. By then, the actual balance of strength will be even," the Night King said with a smile. "I really envy you, your strength is flawless, whereas I have to hide during my period of weakness every century."

"Everyone has their own flaws, even Lord Griffin."

Both men laughed softly together.

"Well then, that will be all," the Night King said as he reached out his hand, palm up.

A silver earring slowly emerged in his hand.

This was a silver earring shaped like two intertwined vines, with four small holes in it. The surface of the silver earring had fine vertical patterns and lacked the metallic sheen of silver, resembling more the texture of wood.

There was nothing extraordinary about the earring itself.

The Night King gently tossed it, and the man easily caught it.

"With that, my task is completed," the Night King said with a smile. "Don’t forget your promise."

"Of course." The long-haired man instantly turned into countless golden points of light, dissipating like golden dust.

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Sword Canon Space, Extinction Holy Hall

Atop a tall seat.

Lin Fei quietly stared at the small earring in his hand, which seemed to be made of metal but felt incredibly light, almost like plastic, when held in his palm.

The red firelight reflected off the silver surface of the earring, casting a shimmering silver-red luster.

"The legendary True Lies Divine Artifact, composed of an earring and four gems." He murmured softly to himself. A colorless crystal slowly emerged from his forehead and hovered above the earring in his palm.

Suddenly, both the earring and the crystal faintly glowed golden. A soft hissing sound, rhythmic and oddly melodic, seemed at times near and at other times distant.

Lin Fei felt the scent of the ocean through his nose, a slight chill radiating outward.

The crystal was as large as a fist, while the earring was only the size of a soybean. As the crystal slowly descended, the fist-sized crystal rapidly shrank, speeding up until, with a click,

the crystal perfectly fit into the second hole of the earring. At the same time, a short silver chain extended from the small earring, transforming it into a crystal earring. Directly beneath the earring, a soybean-sized colorless crystal solidified.

The entire earring transformed into a colorless crystal earring.

Golden haloes flickered continuously, like the sparkling light on water.

Just as the earring turned into the earring pendant,

a deep blue sea phantom slowly emerged throughout the hall, as if the hall was entirely filled with countless seas.

Lin Fei heard the sound of the tide at his ears, rising and falling, while around him, streams of light blue water emerged from thin air, slowly revolving around him as if alive.

Bits of ancient information slowly entered Lin Fei’s mind. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to qidian.com to vote for it with your recommendation or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)