novelraw Chapter 599 - 389: Thousand Buddha Hands, Xu
Chapter 599 - 389: Thousand Buddha Hands, Xu
Chapter 389
Chapter 389
The damp tomb chamber was revealed.
Of course, the coffin lids stirred behind them.
"Go!"
Everyone hurriedly jumped down from the platform, even though it was seven or eight meters high. But with the help of someone strong below or using their gear to cling to the wall and descend, it wasn’t difficult for them. They quickly reached the ground, but when they turned back to look, their expressions were quite bizarre.
Outside was water... endless water.
"Is that a lake or the sea? Should be Pashi Lake, right?"
"But why.. why can’t the water outside get in, yet the water inside has all drained out?"
It was truly a breathtaking sight.
The group was astonished but couldn’t stay long; otherwise, if they truly angered whatever was inside those coffins, it might actually come out.
Not even a quarter of an hour?
Was she a god?
In about seven minutes, Gong Jiu and the rest had successfully found the exit of the tomb chamber... and opened it using a mechanism.
With no longer any water to hold them back, leaving was not difficult for them.
Yet, before leaving the ancient tomb, they all instinctively looked back.
Through the tomb chambers, they seemed to recall the underwater world they had just witnessed, impossibly dark yet eerily mysterious.
What kind of force allowed that water to only flow out and not in?
A god’s power?
And that giant beast...
"Perhaps this is the first time we have ventured out with nothing gained and full of doubts," mused Gong Jiu.
But this earned him many eye rolls.
My goodness, isn’t it a harvest already that they had a strong surge in power?
However, there was one thing they didn’t bring up.
What exactly was the content of Sui Yi’s exchange with the God Servant in that enigmatic language?
One could imagine it was definitely related to Gong Jiu, yet they couldn’t let her know.
The group was puzzled, yet no one asked, all silently keeping this matter to themselves.
"Let’s go, wait outside for Sui Yi... I think she will definitely come back to find us,"
"Oh right, why did we have to bring this fatso with us, and why on earth am I the one carrying him?" grumbled Han Gao...
"Because you’re a fatty too,"
"...."
F*ck!
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Pashi Lake, those vast waters, the emerald mountains and rivers...
Western Hunan has always been a beautiful place, especially the mountain-ringed Green Lake with its scenery rarely touched by human traces, where nature’s handiwork is a feast for the eyes. But now, in what seemed like the boundless lake near the shore...
The water seemed much less peaceful than before, churning up white froths, followed by...
A beast capable of terrifying someone to death rose halfway out of the water, with two people still clinging to its head.
Yes, two people!
Coming out of the water, they seemed to be standing on the beast’s head all along, like demon spirits emerging from the depths.
In reality, they were indeed two people.
Sui Yi jumped down from the half-human Bai Xi’s head, followed by the young man.
Yet only once they were down did they reveal the monkey lying prone on the back of the giant beast.
The half-human Bai Xi’s mouth opened slightly as if to utter a cry, but Sui Yi said, "Your neck wound is not yet healed, do not speak."
The half-human Bai Xi closed its mouth, and even though its half-human, half-serpent face was terrifying, it now showed an expression of longing...
The young man was somewhat moved, but his expression remained impassive; he glanced once and then turned to walk a dozen steps away.
Sui Yi knew this man was naturally deaf.
Without saying anything more, she looked at the half-human Bai Xi. Perhaps it was because they had just come out of the water, or because her face was somewhat pale, her voice, despite its usual coldness, was also soft.
"Our meeting was fate, and saving you was a fortuitous coincidence. You are not human, after all, and the world is filled with dangers; from now on, you should live here in Pashi Lake."
This kind of environment was sufficient for it to live.
Indeed, its size was comparable to some giant octopi—it was hardly considered a monster.
But that half-human face was too demonic; if people found out, it might cause great upheaval. "The world is dangerous, and the human heart is unpredictable. You must guard against others but restrain from harming them. If the other party has evil intentions that are not in your favor, then act with restraint. Can you agree to this?"
Sui Yi understood human nature all too well, and she increasingly felt that a powerful creature like Bai Xi would be in a precarious position against the vast human race.
The half-human Bai Xi seemed to struggle to understand, but after thinking for a while, it nodded.
"Hou," Sui Yi called out, and the Hou jumped down beside her, displaying closeness and reverence as it obediently squatted down, monkey-like...
"Your intelligence is keen, like that of a human, yet you have harmed innocent lives before. I want you to live with Bai Xi from now on, assisting and practicing together, is that acceptable?"
Hou was clever and understood what she meant. It looked at Sui Yi with a sense of reluctance but knew that with its appearance, it could never follow her, so it whined softly and nodded.
Bai Xi felt just as lost.
Sui Yi sighed and gently stroked their heads.
"Go..."
She bid them farewell, which somehow made it easier for them than if they had been the ones to send her off.
Bai Xi and Hou lingered for a while, unwilling to leave, but compelled by Sui Yi’s detached aura and the clarity in her eyes, they had no choice but to depart...
Hou climbed onto Bai Xi’s head, calling out a few times... Bai Xi turned its head back; Hou didn’t turn to look at her...
They gradually moved farther and farther away...
On the other side of the lake was a dense forest rarely tread by humans. One in the lake, one in the mountains, they could watch over and assist each other...
Sui Yi hoped they would live long into the future.
The young man walked over, stepping on fallen leaves and making a sound.
"Are you not leaving yet?"
"Using such a forbidden technique to seal the water into the tomb, your condition is not good,"
Sui Yi turned to look at him, with just a glance.
"Can I trust you?"
The young man fell silent for a moment, then reached up to his face and wiped it, tearing off a human skin mask to reveal his true identity.
It wasn’t too familiar, but it wasn’t unfamiliar either.
Youthful and fair-skinned, with striking features marked by a cold and quiet demeanor.
That pair of eyes were particularly deep and clear.
Such a person... resolute, decisive, yet enduring.
As the young man looked at himself, he could see the undisturbed calm in the other’s eyes.
Like a vast, ancient but immensely mysterious world... that has nothing to do with you.
She is sizing you up, as if seeing through you at a glance, yet remaining silently distant.
This indifference was worse than heartlessness.
"You are her classmate, Ye Zixu,"
She?
This word made the young man frown: "You’re not her."
Indeed... a second personality?
Sui Yi turned away: "...If she is unwilling, then it is not so."
The statement was a bit odd, but Ye Xu did not ask further and fell silent again.
Sui Yi stepped under the tree, planted Demon Que on the ground, and sat down cross-legged.
"I’ve expended a lot before, and I cannot last much longer now. I will return this body to her, but it will take some time. If it’s not too much trouble, I would ask you to take care of her,"
Ye Zixu nodded: "Okay."
But then she took out a jade amulet, rubbing it between her palms a few times before handing it over.
"If she awakens, please give this to her, and ask her to pass it on to that girl named Yi..."
Still clueless about these instructions, Ye Zixu agreed, taking the jade amulet, which felt cool and smooth to the touch. On it, two fish spitting pearls were carved so lifelike that they seemed on the verge of transforming into dragons...
"Warring States amulet, Misty the Pearl Fish, you give me such a treasure, are you not afraid I’ll covet it?"
He rarely spoke or asked questions, but since he did now, it was because he felt it necessary.
Sui Yi looked at him upon hearing this, that peculiar and profound gaze returning to her eyes. After a pause, she said one phrase.
"Thousand Buddha Hands, Xu."
Astonishment rose and fell like tidal waves in the young man’s eyes for a moment, but Sui Yi had already closed hers.
All was silent.
Perhaps she had already disappeared.
When she woke, it would be the original Sui Yi.
The young man clutched the long box in his hand and walked to one side to sit in silence.
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On the opposite bank of Pashi Lake, the half-human Bai Xi brought Hou to the shore, seemingly following Sui Yi’s instructions, bringing Hou here to live. The mountain was abundant with species, more than enough for it to live freely.
However, neither Bai Xi nor Hou expected that someone was already waiting for them on the shore.
And, they dared not move a muscle.
That person walked across the water to within three or four meters of them.
In a black robe, she seemed even more demonically intimidating.
Approaching, she glanced at Hou, and with a splash, Hou fell from Bai Xi’s head into the water. Fortunately, the water wasn’t deep. Screaming in fright, Hou emerged and anxiously watched the person.
Total uncertainty.
The resemblance to the two people was striking, yet this person was obviously more...
Hou cried out with a sound.
"Call out again, and I will kill you both..."
Hence, Hou fell silent.
Wu Jue looked at the half-human Bai Xi, who also felt fear emanating from the enormous pressure of the other’s presence.
Unlike Sui Yi’s chilly yet amiable gentleness, this person was terrifying.
Wu Jue didn’t waste words but frowned upon looking at Bai Xi: "It seems she’s already taken it... she’s quick with her actions.
After a pause, she said coolly, "Cangwu’s influence is truly not small, to have even brought the bloodline of Bai Xi to this place... What are you afraid I’ll do to you? If I wanted you dead, your fear would be useless..."
The person rose, speaking in a relaxed and mild manner, yet her words sent chills down the spine.
Especially when she added, "Humans are the ugliest creatures. In the future, if you encounter any... no matter who, just eat them and you’ll avoid further trouble~~"
Then the half-human Bai Xi shook its head.
Like a drum in the waves, water splashed everywhere.
Wu Jue frowned, "It must have been that woman who told you not to harm humans again... Ridiculous. Those are the very people who betrayed her the most... You, a creature of the Bai Xi bloodline, foolishly following her whims."
Bai Xi and Hou, perhaps in anger, began to snarl and hiss.
However, one cold glance from Wu Jue...
All was quiet.
Wu Jue spoke no more, merely looking coldly at the face of the half-human Bai Xi before flicking her finger suddenly.
A drop of blood shot into... its face!
The pained Bai Xi began to thrash.
Hou was nervous, wanting to rush over...
With a flick of Wu Jue’s sleeve, Hou was repelled, but it quickly got back up...
"Looking so ugly, I can’t be bothered to kill you... After seven days your face will truly become the face of Bai Xi... I’m not that woman, who’s all talk with no real power now..."
It seemed that just mentioning that woman soured her mood to the point where the surface of the water nearly emitted hissing black vapors...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)