Chapter 86: Eat It, It Has a Magical Power
“How does Celestial Gu know it obtained an Emperor-level artifact?” Mingyan asked.
Gu Hanshuang was silent for a while, then turned to look at Mingyan. “If you trust me, don’t ask in detail.”
Hearing this, Mingyan nodded and did not pursue the matter further. But he remembered what Gu Hanshuang had said before, and his heart gradually understood.
Gu Hanshuang had said that this Emperor-level artifact was incomplete. She seemed to know something about her so-called Emperor-level artifact…
Mingyan could guess, the most likely possibility was that she possessed a part of that incomplete Emperor-level artifact, so she could feel that the golden catfish in the apron—Yunan—had an Emperor-level artifact on him.
After walking for a short distance, Gu Hanshuang turned her head to look behind and sent a mental message to Mingyan. “Someone is catching up. Let’s deal with them first.”
Mingyan and Gu Hanshuang stopped. Yue Qingying, Huang Feiyan, and Feng Shiyi also stopped. Not long after, the group saw Ning Zetian catching up alone.
Seeing them stop, Ning Zetian calmly stopped. “I’m not here to fight with you for the opportunity. I just have something I want to talk to Celestial Huang and Brother Ming about.”
“We have nothing to talk about with you,” because of the matter with Ning Feixuan, Huang Feiyan detested Ning Zetian’s existence from the bottom of her heart. Mingyan frowned and did not speak.
“I know that because you two have a good relationship with Ning Feixuan, you are extremely unwelcoming to me. But there are some things I must make clear. I am not the murderer of Ning Feixuan’s parents,” Ning Zetian’s face did not change, his tone calm. “These years, I know she has misunderstood me, and is even looking for a suitable opportunity to kill me for revenge. But every injustice has its perpetrator. This baseless hatred cannot be so carelessly placed on my head.”
Gu Hanshuang frowned. She knew who Ning Feixuan was. The name of the Yaochi Holy Maiden was very famous in the Eastern Continent.
However, she was obviously not clear about these grievances, nor was she very interested.
Huang Feiyan sneered. “Isn’t it too ridiculous to say these things now?”
“I can’t just sit and wait to be killed by you, can I?” A hint of helplessness finally appeared on Ning Zetian’s calm face. “Back then, I had no idea what was going on. I was inexplicably accused of killing my own clansmen and was then expelled from the family.”
“You don’t know what’s going on? Feixuan saw you kill her parents with her own eyes. Can that be fake?” Huang Feiyan was unmoved. “We have nothing to talk about. Don’t waste your breath in front of us.”
“Miss Huang, I know you have a good relationship with Ning Feixuan and detest me. But you’d better think about it. If I’m not the murderer of that incident, even if you kill me, can it comfort her parents’ spirits in heaven? She said she saw me do it with her own eyes, but that day I was clearly in seclusion. It was a real injustice. Someone framed me,” Ning Zetian frowned. “Besides, although my relationship with her is not good, it’s definitely not so bad that I would kill her whole family.”
Mingyan frowned. “You shouldn’t be saying these things to us, but you should go and explain to Ning Feixuan.”
“If she would listen, I wouldn’t need to tell you…” Ning Zetian frowned. “I tried to investigate this matter, but the Ning family has already made a decision, and I am a person who has been expelled from the family… I can only investigate secretly. But too few people knew about that incident back then. However, I have a suspect. I can’t investigate properly, but you are different, Ning Feixuan is different. I don’t want us to really have to fight to the death. This is not something that should happen between us. Her parents wouldn’t be happy to know. The real murderer is at large, and for their sake, their daughter is fighting to the death with an unrelated person.”
Huang Feiyan sneered and did not say much. She had grown up with Ning Feixuan. Ning Feixuan had told her about her parents many times. At that time, she had seen Ning Zetian kill people with her own eyes. Now Ning Zetian came to her and said the murderer was not him. Would she believe it?
Mingyan frowned, looking at Ning Zetian, and thought for a while.
He was different from Huang Feiyan. Huang Feiyan had grown up with Ning Feixuan and had been influenced by her. But Mingyan had only learned about these things for a short time and was not clear about some details. So, hearing Ning Zetian’s words, he couldn’t help but feel some confusion.
After saying his words, Ning Zetian did not stay long and soon turned and left.
“Don’t be deceived by him, Mingyan,” seeing that Mingyan seemed to have some thoughts, Huang Feiyan reminded him. “This person is extremely cruel. Perhaps he knows that Feixuan is about to make a move on him, so he came to us to try to delay time.”
Mingyan smiled, then nodded lightly, and then looked at Gu Hanshuang. “Let’s continue to chase.”
This small interlude did not cause Gu Hanshuang to lose track of Yunan. Yunan had not yet left the Dragon Nest. However, it was moving freely in this complex passage. If Gu Hanshuang had not left some kind of mark, it would be really hard to find.
At that time, Gu Hanshuang had used the tip of her sword on Yunan’s forehead. It was probably at that time that she had secretly left a mark. At that time, she had probably already thought about letting it go. If Jade Peony hadn’t intervened, she wouldn’t have needed to inform Mingyan. After Yunan escaped, she would have secretly chased after it alone.
Don’t think that Gu Hanshuang is easy to deceive. This woman is very shrewd.
But just now, Gu Hanshuang had stopped to wait for them and had not thrown them off to chase after Yunan alone. This made Mingyan feel a little strange. She also wanted to gain his trust. Trust is mutual. If he wanted to gain her trust, she naturally wanted to gain his. This was called cooperation.
Although Gu Hanshuang also had her own schemes, she was much better than Jade Peony. Her personality was ultimately easier to understand.
After a little time, the group finally caught up with the fleeing Yunan. It seemed that it had always been afraid to leave the Dragon Nest. It was unknown if it was because there were some of its “acquaintances” outside, which was why it dared not go out…
“It’s nearby,” Gu Hanshuang stopped and looked in a certain direction in front. But there was nothing there. Mingyan raised an eyebrow. Obviously, that Yunan had some kind of concealment method, but it was not very superb.
Yue Qingying did not find anyone nearby. She was a little hesitant. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Gu Hanshuang slash with her sword. A cry of pain soon came from the void. That golden catfish in the apron appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground, saying aggrievedly, “Aiyo! Celestial sister! Stop hitting me!”
Gu Hanshuang said to Mingyan, “This catfish’s true cultivation is at the early Divine Gate Realm. It should not be your opponent, but you still have to be careful. It has many treasures on it. Don’t let your guard down.”
That golden catfish smiled awkwardly. “What are you talking about, celestial sister? How many treasures could I have…”
“No need for nonsense. Hand over what you found in the stone coffin, and you can leave. Otherwise, I will hand you over to those people outside. Think about it, how will you die?” Gu Hanshuang was too lazy to waste words with Yunan.
Yunan’s face changed, and the whiskers at the corner of his mouth trembled slightly. “Celestial, must you force me to such a state? Are you not afraid that I will fight to the death?”
“Then show me a performance,” Gu Hanshuang looked at Yunan with interest.
Yunan gritted his teeth, his eyes subtly sweeping over Mingyan. But Mingyan had long been prepared. The other party held a broken Emperor-level artifact. In case they wanted to use it to attack them, he would sacrifice the concentric pendant at the first moment. But Yunan looked for a while, then wilted, and said in a low voice, “I can give it to you, but you have to guarantee you can take me out…”
“Do you think you have…” Gu Hanshuang frowned, about to refuse, when Mingyan quickly said, “Yes, but you need to hand over the thing first.”
Gu Hanshuang looked at Mingyan, her brow twitching slightly, but she didn’t say anything.
“You take me out first!” Yunan put his hands on his hips. “Otherwise, I won’t give it to you.”
Mingyan sighed. “Don’t you know that this female sword immortal next to me doesn’t care about your life or death?”
“If I kill you, I can also get the thing,” Gu Hanshuang said coldly, cooperating very well.
Yunan’s face was hesitant, extremely struggling. Seeing this, Mingyan looked at Gu Hanshuang and gave her a look. She raised her sword, her killing intent gradually growing. “It seems you are not planning to cooperate…”
“Wait! I’m thinking!” Yunan said quickly. He was sweating coldly, but he was still a little hesitant.
Yunan gritted his teeth, and finally, a broken object appeared in his hand. It looked like a small pagoda, but it was not complete and was seriously damaged. “This is what I found in that stone coffin…”
Gu Hanshuang reached out, and Yunan threw it into her hand. She held it, felt it carefully, and then threw it to Mingyan, sending a mental message, “This is the first benefit of you standing on my side. This was originally an Emperor-level artifact, but it has been broken into several parts. I hold a part of it. This pagoda tip, I will give it to you.”
Seeing Gu Hanshuang so decisively hand over the pagoda tip to Mingyan, Yunan was a little shocked. This thing was not a cabbage. Even those Human Gateway Realm experts outside, when they saw this thing, would go crazy for it! She actually just threw it to that man?!
Mingyan and Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying next to him were also very surprised. They had not expected Gu Hanshuang to do this.
“Celestial Gu, are you sure?” Mingyan replied.
“Of course I’m sure. You stand on my side, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. I also hope you will help me sincerely. Even if we can’t be Dao companions, we can be trusted fellow Daoists and comrades in arms,” Gu Hanshuang said calmly, without any sign of heartache.
But she was an Emperor’s daughter, and because her cultivation was so strong, she definitely wouldn’t lack opportunities…
Mingyan held the pagoda tip and could feel its extraordinariness. Ancient runes were carved on it. It was unknown what material it was made of. It was very heavy. He was silent for a while, then put it away, and then glanced at Yunan, motioning for him to turn around. Yunan obediently turned around. Before Mingyan could speak, Gu Hanshuang directly knocked Yunan out with her scabbard.
Mingyan: “…”
“Are you really going to send it out? This guy seems to often visit people’s ancestral graves. He’s a scourge,” Gu Hanshuang said calmly.
“…Ahem.” Yunan had fainted, so there was no need for a chance. Mingyan took out an immortal fruit from the Panlong Ancient Tree from his Qi Sea and handed it to Gu Hanshuang. “Since you gave me the pagoda tip, I can’t not show my appreciation. This is for you.”
“This is?” Gu Hanshuang looked at the blood-red fruit, then at Mingyan, a little hesitant.
Mingyan told her about them having encountered the Panlong Ancient Tree and picked the fruit. Of course, he didn’t go into details. After hearing this, Gu Hanshuang didn’t refuse and accepted the fruit.
“This fruit seems to have the effect of improving one’s cultivation. Celestial Gu, you can consider when to eat it,” Mingyan said.
Hearing this, Huang Feiyan next to him quickly said, “This… this is not necessarily…”
Mingyan didn’t know what was going on, but she and Yue Qingying knew very well. The improvement in cultivation was not from the fruit. The fruit was indeed very useful and was still working. It was basically certain that their lifespan would be prolonged, but the increase in cultivation was likely the result of their intimate union…
And, this fruit couldn’t be eaten carelessly. Because it was irrigated with dragon blood, for a period of time after eating it…
“The effect of the immortal fruit varies from person to person, so it’s best for you to eat it when you’re sure you’re safe, Celestial Gu,” Yue Qingying added with a smile. Compared to the slightly flustered Huang Feiyan, Yue Qingying’s performance was much more normal…
Gu Hanshuang was silent for a while, then nodded.
