novelraw Chapter 683: You Are My Queen!
Chapter 683: You Are My Queen!
"Slave imprint? You have a way to control the life and death of a Quasi-Emperor?" Ning Fan frowned and asked.
"Of course! I am the reincarnation of Si Cang, and all of the Si Cang lineage are my footmen. I can decide their life and death with a single word! I can even control all their actions! Humph, I am powerful, right?" Little Bright Sparrow said proudly.
"Are you serious? Your footmen are right next to me..." Ning Fan was still somewhat skeptical.
"Right next to you? Fine, if Cookie Brother doesn’t believe, I will demonstrate it for you then. Next, I will make that footman roll around on the ground... roll around!"
Bright Sparrow issued a command to Taiwu across the Yuan Yao World.
Her voice was transmitted, only Ning Fan could hear it, Taiwu could not hear it.
Yet Taiwu suddenly, against his will, started rolling on the ocean of clouds, with an expression full of helplessness.
He knew that it was his young ancestor messing with him.
The revered status of a Quasi-Emperor, yet rolling around in front of Ning Fan on the clouds, really, really... alas...
Ning Fan was speechless; he believed Bright Sparrow’s words now.
If a Quasi-Emperor truly had ulterior motives for Bright Sparrow, they could take her by other means, instead of lowering their dignity and rolling around...
This kind of disgraceful thing, even Harmonious Spirit realm cultivators wouldn’t do, let alone the Great Elder who leads the Bright Sparrow tribe...
He stroked the Yuan Yao Jade, released Bright Sparrow, and instructed her to lift the command, to stop Taiwu from continuing to lose face. After all, Taiwu had dignity...
He transmitted to people within the Yuan Yao World, indicating that the danger had passed, allowing Wuxie and others to relax slightly.
Bright Sparrow stood prettily by Ning Fan’s side, looking at Taiwu with puzzlement, "This rolling old man is my demon slave? Looks so ugly... stop!"
With Bright Sparrow’s command, Taiwu finally didn’t have to roll around anymore.
He got up with a bitter smile, looked at Ning Fan with shame.
When his gaze landed on Bright Sparrow, it was full of reverence, without another word, he cupped his fist and bowed.
"Subordinate Tai Gu, pays respect to my king!"
Bright Sparrow ignored Taiwu, she turned her gaze to Ning Fan, biting her lip, her eyes full of heartache.
Ning Fan was heavily injured, heavily injured...
At this moment, Ning Fan seemed to struggle with every word he spoke, yet he still stood firmly.
The standing was not stable; his body trembled constantly, as if he would fall off the cloud head at any moment.
Bright Sparrow carefully supported Ning Fan, suddenly her eyes showed overwhelming killing intent, imposing as she looked at Taiwu, "You injured him!"
"Your majesty, please hear my explanation! His injuries were not caused by the subordinate but by Gu Zang, the ancestor of the Burial Immortal Clan, who has already been eliminated by me!" Taiwu sweated profusely, hurriedly explained.
"It wasn’t him; he saved us." Ning Fan raised his hand with difficulty, patted Bright Sparrow’s little head, smiled and shook his head.
After extinguishing the seven emotions, whenever he showed a smile, it was not from the heart.
Theoretically, losing the seven emotions should mean no expressions, but who stipulated that not feeling joy can’t smile, not feeling sadness can’t cry?
Who stipulated that losing seven emotions can’t feel sadness? Can’t feel anger?
The heart might not feel it, but how could the soul not feel it deep down...
"Oh? You’re actually a nice old man who saved my Cookie Brother?" Bright Sparrow finally smiled, praised Taiwu, "Not bad, even though you’re a bit ugly, but at least you’re somewhat useful."
"Uh..." Taiwu was filled with embarrassment, recalling that he was once a handsome youth among the Immemorial Ming Wheel demon continent, though aged now, still had the demeanor of a sage.
In Bright Sparrow’s eyes, he looked very ugly...
Well, ugly is ugly, he dared not to argue with his master.
"Uh..." Ning Fan suddenly had blood-red eyes, evil thoughts rose again, his expression darkened, showing extreme pain, already on the verge of losing control.
Bright Sparrow suddenly cried, she’d never seen Ning Fan show such a painful expression.
What’s wrong with him, what’s wrong with him...
"Your majesty, don’t panic, this child is merely consumed by evil thoughts, it’s nothing, it’s nothing, won’t die within a hundred eighty years." Taiwu chucklingly said, inadvertently sparking Bright Sparrow’s anger.
Nothing, nothing! Cookie Brother is dying, yet you say it’s nothing!
"How dare you! Cookie Brother is like this, yet you dare laugh!"
"Your majesty, please calm down!" Taiwu was shocked, quickly put away his smile, said with a bitter face, "Actually, the subordinate has a way to help him temporarily suppress the evil thoughts, can live a millennium without issue..."
"No! I forbid him to die! Even a millennium is not okay! You, are you able to save him, if so, then save him immediately!"
"Uh... the subordinate can only assist him in sealing the evil thoughts for a millennium. Evil thoughts arise from the heart, must be extinguished there, ultimately he has to resolve the evil thoughts on his own... and to seal the evil thoughts, requires my clan’s Immemorial Ming Wheel power, clan rules state that nonclan members cannot use Ming Wheel power for rescue..." Taiwu said with a bitter smile.
"Who says he is not of my clan! I am the king, he is the king’s consort!"
In panic, Bright Sparrow was already speaking incoherently.
Ning Fan smiled bitterly, a great man, yet became the king’s consort of the Little Bright Sparrow...
He patted the little girl’s head, signaling not to continue shouting at Taiwu.
Gently withdrawing his arm from Bright Sparrow’s embrace, Ning Fan clasped his hands towards Taiwu and said, "Due to various reasons, although Bright Sparrow is the reincarnation of a noble princess, her childish innocence remains. I hope Senior will not hold it against her."
"Haha, she is the reincarnation of our king, how dare this old man blame her. I am but a servant to the king, subjected to punishment and rebuke as a matter of course. Even sacrificing my life for the king is a willing offering... However, I have noticed some changes in the king, and I have a few suspicions... It seems some youngster has schemed against our king. Do you know who did this?"
Taiwu’s eyes suddenly turned cold. How could he not see that Bright Sparrow was a union of Si Cang and a demon?
And this union was artificially created!
With his eyesight, he could vaguely determine that the one who schemed against Bright Sparrow was a young Enlightenment realm practitioner!
Hmph! Such a trifling Enlightenment realm dares to scheme against the king of the Immemorial Dark Sparrow, courting death indeed!
"We shall speak of this later. Senior, could you assist me in sealing the dark thoughts..." Ning Fan politely asked.
"Of course... Your majesty’s orders, how could this old man not obey."
Taiwu swept his robe, and the group descended to the ground.
"Young friend, please close your eyes and try to gather the dark thoughts in your heart. I will use the power of our clan’s Nether Wheel to help seal the dark thoughts for a thousand years. Within that time, you can gradually dissolve them. With your Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm cultivations, it may take at most one to two hundred years to resolve the dark thoughts."
After speaking, Taiwu pointed from a distance at Ning Fan’s chest, activating the power of the Nether Wheel, gently assisting Ning Fan in sealing the dark thoughts.
Ning Fan closed his eyes, assisting in gathering the dark thoughts within himself with the power of the Nether Wheel.
Bright Sparrow nervously watched the two and occasionally threatened Taiwu, "Old man, if you can’t seal Cookie Brother’s dark thoughts, I’ll make you roll around here for a lifetime!"
"Please rest assured, my king! Whom the king fancies as a queen, it is my duty to rescue with all my might!" Taiwu laughed heartily, his words leaving Bright Sparrow nodding contentedly, but Ning Fan’s face turned ashen.
Again with the queen...
As time slowly passed, the dark thoughts within Ning Fan gradually gathered in his heart, sealed by the power of the Nether Wheel.
This power could maintain for a thousand years, and Ning Fan only needs to dissolve these dark thoughts one by one within that time.
"Young friend, from today on, that swordsmanship style must not be used again, should the dark thoughts erupt once more, it’s uncertain if you can find another expert like this old man to assist you." Taiwu warned, his gaze solemn.
Following Ning Fan from the beginning, he naturally saw how Ning Fan madly dismantled himself, risking his life to defeat the enemy.
This act can happen once but not again, from this day, Ning Fan must abandon the Dismantling Technique until the day his cultivations no longer fear the dark thoughts.
"I can’t use the Dismantling Technique anymore..." Ning Fan smiled wryly.
If it weren’t absolutely necessary, how could he gamble his life with the Dismantling Technique?
The dark thoughts were already suppressed, yet within Ning Fan, there remained extreme weakness.
Taiwu took out a Healing Pill of the Ninth Revolution level and gave it to Ning Fan.
Then he took out numerous spiritual medicines, each tens of thousands of years old, for Bright Sparrow to consume.
Afterwards, transforming into an immensely large Immemorial Dark Sparrow, he carried Ning Fan and Bright Sparrow towards the first level.
Before leaving, Ning Fan retrieved Gu Zang’s Corpse, which had turned into black ice... after all, that was still the corpse of a Fate Immortal.
If given to Nieli to consume, Nieli’s cultivations might greatly increase.
"Wow! Old man, you fly so fast!"
Observing Ning Fan temporarily out of danger, Bright Sparrow sighed in relief, munching on rare spiritual medicine while watching the rapidly changing scenery around her.
In just ten breaths, they had flown out of the Heavenly Court from the second level!
Taiwu’s cultivation speed far surpassed Ning Fan’s!
Returning to the Upper Layer of the Broken Realm, Taiwu reverted to human form, assisting Ning Fan in refining the power of the pill for healing.
Ning Fan sat cross-legged on the ground, healing and informing Taiwu about how the Sect Master of the Pill Sect had schemed against Bright Sparrow.
Hearing that the Loose Immortal Changshan who previously attacked Bright Sparrow was from the Pill Sect, Taiwu flew into a rage!
Listening further, that the Sect Master of the Pill Sect had attempted to refine his own princess into a pill, Taiwu’s eyes flickered with cold light!
"Eastern Heaven Immortal World, Pill Sect! If our Immemorial Dark Sparrow tribe wasn’t a giant among the demon race, enemies to the Four Heavens, preventing entry, this old man would certainly enter the Eastern Heaven and annihilate that Pill Sect entirely!"
Bright Sparrow, surprised, puffed her cheeks full of spiritual medicine, unable to close her mouth from astonishment upon hearing she had been repeatedly schemed against.
"What! I was schemed against and didn’t even know!"
Ning Fan silently watched Little Bright Sparrow, inwardly thinking, you’re just a little foodie, it’s no wonder you didn’t know.
After contemplating for a while, he pulled out a Compass from the storage pouch.
This Compass was found from Changshan’s storage pouch.
"This Compass seems to have been crafted by the Sect Master of the Pill Sect, and appears to locate Bright Sparrow’s position..."
Ning Fan handed the Compass to Taiwu, whose eyes filled with increasing killing intent as he held it.
Without saying much, he crushed the Compass with one palm, and with a surge of demonic power, it reformed.
After reforming, the Compass’s function changed!
It could now reverse locate the whereabouts of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect!
"As long as you hold this Compass, you can find the location of the Sect Master of the Pill Sect. Little friend, do you want it!"
To take it means accepting the task to avenge the Ming Que, and borrow the power of the Compass to seek vengeance on the Sect Master of the Pill Sect!
After all, Taiwu’s identity is special. If he infiltrates the Eastern Heaven, he might be destroyed by the Immortal Emperor within before he even reaches the Pill Sect.
The only one who might be able to enact revenge is likely Ning Fan.
To decline... Taiwu would not force Ning Fan.
"I want it. But currently, I am no match for that Sect Master. This Compass might not be in use until much later."
Ning Fan didn’t say much more, accepted the Compass and put it away.
Taiwu suddenly spoke, "I want to take the Princess back to the Ming Que Clan. What does little friend think?"
Before Ning Fan could reply, Ming Que glared at Taiwu with displeasure, "Hmph, I don’t want to go back... unless Cookie Brother goes too!"
Ming Que looked at Ning Fan full of hope, but Ning Fan just smiled and shook his head.
"I don’t intend to go to the Land of Demons for now."
"Then I’m not going either! You old man, there’s nothing here for you, you can leave now!" Ming Que waved her hand, gesturing Taiwu to leave.
Taiwu smiled bitterly, looked at Ning Fan, signaling him to speak on his behalf.
Ning Fan’s eyes deepened with contemplation, remained silent for a long while, then said to Taiwu, "Is the Ming Que Clan now governed by the Si Cang lineage?"
"Yes!" Taiwu replied truthfully.
"How many are in Si Cang’s lineage?"
"One-third of the entire clan! As for the strong above True Immortal, ninety percent come from Si Cang’s lineage!"
"Is that so... Can Ming Que control their life and death with a single thought?" Ning Fan asked the most pressing question.
"Naturally! If the Princess returns, no one in the clan would dare harm her in the slightest!" Taiwu assured.
He had noticed Ning Fan seemed tempted, wanting Ming Que to return to the Immemorial Dark Sparrow Tribe.
Ning Fan couldn’t help but feel temptation, he harbored worries.
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect is like a ticking time bomb, coveting Ming Que.
Ning Fan couldn’t guarantee he could protect Ming Que every time someone from the Pill Sect comes.
Moreover, if Ning Fan ascended, he probably couldn’t take Ming Que with him.
He had thought deeply about the ascension issue.
He didn’t intend to go to the Ancient Demon Abyss, nor to the Land of Demons, most likely he would go to one of the Four Heavens.
He possesses Fu Li ancestor blood, Moluo ancestral blood, but his current cultivations are insufficient. If he went to the land rampant with demons, he couldn’t ensure ancestral blood wouldn’t bring disaster.
By comparison, going to the Four Heavens is relatively safer, of course, the Western Heaven Immortal World is out of consideration, it’s a burial ground for ancient demon cultivators.
If he goes to the Four Heavens, how could he take Ming Que along? Ming Que is an Immemorial Dark Sparrow, the Four Heavens’ public enemy, if she went, would she be annihilated by the Immortal Emperor...
If Ning Fan ascends on his own but leaves Ming Que in the lower realms... How could he be at peace?
"Little Sparrow, do you really not want to visit the Ming Que Clan?" Ning Fan affectionately stroked Ming Que’s little head, using such an endearing term for the first time.
Ming Que’s face turned red instantly, her heart fluttered wildly.
She is Ming Que, also Si Cang, truthfully she indeed wanted to visit the Ming Que Clan.
She nodded slightly, pondered, looked at Ning Fan, then shook her head reluctantly...
She couldn’t bear to leave Cookie Brother.
"Don’t you love eating Pill Cookies? I can only refine six revolution Pill Cookies, within the Ming Que Clan, surely there are many even nine revolution ones, you don’t want to try..."
"It’s Cookie Pills okay! You’re so silly, you never say it right!" Ming Que pouted, just thinking of the nine revolution pills in the Ming Que Clan made her drool.
After eating eight revolution, nine revolution pills, she would certainly become strong quickly, inconceivably strong... Hmph! Her physique is just so extraordinary.
But...
Ming Que looked at Ning Fan reluctantly, swallowed her drool, shook her head and said, "Their cookies aren’t as delicious as yours..."
"How could that be..." Ning Fan shook his head and smiled.
"They’re just not! They’re just not! Anyway, I’m not leaving! Do you not want me anymore, is that why you’re chasing me away!"
Ming Que was about to cry in an instant.
The guilt deepened in Ning Fan’s eyes, he gently held Ming Que in his arms, patted her back and soothed, "It’s too dangerous here..."
He didn’t know how to explain to this little girl, how dangerous she truly was.
The Sect Master of the Pill Sect didn’t take Ming Que back this time, certainly would continue sending people to capture her. Maybe, the Sect Master of the Pill Sect had other ways to discover Ming Que’s whereabouts... like utilizing divinations. Or perhaps, he had other Compasses, secret treasures...
If he personally descended the realms, if he invited strong allies to intervene, if he sent hundreds of Loose Immortals to the Rain Immortal World...
Ning Fan would rather die than witness the scene of Little Bright Sparrow being taken away.
He could risk his life for Little Bright Sparrow. But many things cannot be changed simply by risking one’s life.
"I am in danger, you’ll protect me, right! You’ll always protect me, right!" Little Bright Sparrow looked at Ning Fan with trust.
She knew that no matter what danger she was in, Ning Fan would save her at any cost.
"Yes!"
Ning Fan fell silent, unable to tell Little Bright Sparrow to leave.
Taiwu sighed repeatedly, recognizing that his own king had deeply fallen for Ning Fan, yet the person involved seemed completely unaware of what this meant.
"Your Highness, there’s something you haven’t known. Just now, this young friend nearly died at Ancestor Gu Zang’s hands to protect you..."
"Wh-what!" Little Bright Sparrow’s face instantly turned pale.
She had no idea that while she was hiding in the Yuan Yao World, Ning Fan was prepared to die, igniting his ancestral blood and Spirit.
"If it wasn’t for the intervention by this old man, this young friend would already be dead. Now, there’s a Four Heavens True Immortal watching you, eyeing you; if you stay by this young friend’s side..."
Taiwu didn’t finish, but Little Bright Sparrow understood his meaning, she wasn’t stupid, just a bit naive.
Little Bright Sparrow showed a bewildered look.
If she continued staying by Ning Fan’s side, she would harm him, right...
"No way!"
Ning Fan saw through Little Bright Sparrow’s thoughts, resolutely saying.
He looked coldly at Taiwu, disliking his misleading words to Little Bright Sparrow, not wanting her to feel guilty and unhappy.
Taiwu gave a sheepish smile, avoiding Ning Fan’s gaze.
Little Bright Sparrow took a light breath and suddenly smiled, looking at Ning Fan, "Cookie Brother, next time let me protect you, okay?"
"My cultivation is so weak, I can’t help you at all. I want to return to the Ming Que Clan, I want to consume all their stores, I will become stronger than that old man, I want to protect you, because you are my king!"
Cough, cough, cough...
Ning Fan coughed awkwardly a few times, not knowing whether to laugh or cry in response to Little Bright Sparrow’s bold words.
You are my king... you are my king...
He’s a man, isn’t he, why should he be someone else’s king.
However, Ning Fan did believe that with Little Bright Sparrow’s extraordinary physique, consuming the stores of the Ming Que Clan guarded by a Quasi-Emperor, she might directly break through to Immortal Emperor...
Being the King of the Ming Que Clan, combined with having a physique so rare that even in the domain of demon manipulations she would be considered powerful... Does the Sect Master of the Pill Sect even know the kind of extraordinary and powerful enemy he has created...
"I’ve decided, I want to return to the Ming Que Clan! But not now, when Cookie Brother ascends, I’ll leave then! During this time, I want to spend more time with Grandpa Tree... By the way!"
Little Bright Sparrow suddenly looked at Taiwu, giving a cunning smile, "Your name is Taiwu, right... Little Wu Wu, you’re so powerful, is there a way to restore the mobility of a petrified Loose Demon Tree Monster!"
"Uh... that’s a bit difficult..." Taiwu wiped the sweat off his brow, feeling that Little Bright Sparrow was about to assign him another demanding task.
"A bit difficult means it’s possible? That’s great! Grandpa can be relieved of his tree form and regain his mobility again!"
Little Bright Sparrow beamed joyously, since Mu Luo had raised her, she considered him the closest person, and assisting him in shedding the shackles of his true tree form truly delighted her.
"By the way, Little Wu Wu, there’s one more thing..." Little Bright Sparrow’s eyes sparkled, and Taiwu immediately began to sweat profusely.
"What else does Your Highness command?"
"Is there a way to resurrect someone who has been dead for many years, whose residual soul resides in bamboo?"
"Resurrect... that’s impossible."
"Can you stabilize her residual soul so she can move freely and leave the bamboo groove at will?"
"That... is very difficult..."
"Excellent! It’s settled! Ah, by the way, Little Wu Wu, your storage pouch, it’s quite nice... Can you give it to me?" Little Bright Sparrow asked with a giggle.
"Of course, if Your Highness needs it, I would even offer my life willingly!" Taiwu’s old eyes narrowed as he took off the storage pouch and handed it to Little Bright Sparrow.
"Very well."
Little Bright Sparrow giggled, and at the next moment, handed the storage pouch to Ning Fan.
"Do you like this Quasi-Emperor’s storage pouch? Am I good or not?"
Ning Fan was taken aback, while Taiwu was left dumbfounded.
They say a woman’s heart is with others, but this is a bit much.
Little Bright Sparrow took his storage pouch and gave it directly to Ning Fan, this, this...
Although the storage pouch only contained a small amount of things, the most important things were kept within the clan, even though these few items, for a Quasi-Emperor, were not much.
But for Ning Fan, a Fracture Sixth Cultivator, the contents of this storage pouch were incredibly precious...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)