novelraw Chapter 432: Curtain Barrier
Chapter 432: Curtain Barrier
"Teacher Fisher, have Angel Helaire and the others already arrived?"
"Mm, ought to be."
Fisher and Asuka Karasawa followed Nekelia, who was embracing the little Phoenix Nephiramui, walking downward along the previous waterfall. There was a corresponding path descending, yet it appeared rarely utilized, overgrown with a thick layer of moss. When Nephiramui trotted up just now, she trampled quite a lot of innocent moss.
Phoenixes rely on flying the vast majority of the time; Fisher had already witnessed this point at the Frostwood Sycamore Tree.
Yet seemingly to accommodate the two wingless humans behind her, Nekelia identically carried her Longspear and walked ahead. Before long, Fisher and Asuka Karasawa witnessed an extremely tall giant tree ahead of the waterfall. Surrounding that giant tree, numerous exquisite houses were constructed suspended in mid-air, yet compared to the Frostwood Sycamore Tree of the Northern Realm later on, they appeared excessively simple and crude.
"Humans, where did you come from? Did you come from the outside of the outside of the Wutong Fiefdom?"
Amidst the silence, that "little Phoenix King" sucking her finger blinked her eyes, abruptly asking Fisher and Asuka Karasawa identically curiously.
Asuka Karasawa cast a glance at Fisher. Seeing him remain silent, she herself smilingly nodded, stating,
"Mm, we came from the Sanctuary... Although I identically don't know where the Sanctuary specifically is, but it ought to be quite far from the Tree Continent, right?"
"Like this... mm, I'm highly curious what the outside world looks like. I don't like the Tree Continent at all, the Lord Elves here are so fierce, so fierce. My grandfather passed away precisely because of the Elves. My mother frequently secretly cries alone at night... recently father identically forbids us from going outside, even calling back all the elder brothers serving as officials outside..."Is it because of the incident in the Tree Continent Royal Capital?
Fisher abruptly recalled something. He turned to ask the expressionless Nekelia embracing Nephiramui,
"Did all the Phoenix Race return to your hometown because you saw some changed future?"
"?"
Nephiramui remained sucking her finger, tilting her head in confusion. Even her cold-faced elder sister turned her head back, completely failing to comprehend what Fisher was stating,
"Future? Are you referring to..."
"Mm, aren't you guys capable of seeing Destiny?"
Nekelia cast a glance at Fisher, subsequently slowly withdrawing her line of sight, shaking her head in denial,
"We fundamentally don't possess such an ability. We are merely exceptionally adept at combat, you might have remembered incorrectly."
"..."
Hearing this, Fisher stared blankly slightly, momentarily falling silent.
Although Fisher didn't speak, he pondered within his heart how he could possibly remember incorrectly. His wife was previously an incomplete Phoenix Race yet could see the future; you are her ancestors and conversely cannot?
What kind of logic is this?
Just now he witnessed Nekelia trusting him so much, he even thought it was because they saw off into the future, knowing his group might arrive, additionally conveniently wanting to obtain more intelligence regarding the future from their mouths to make plans. Who could have known, Nekelia surprisingly stated Phoenixes lack the ability to see the future?
The past of this world truly grew increasingly bizarre. First Demon Species didn't exist, now another "contradiction" with the future jumped out, instantaneously rendering Fisher confused.
Although he indeed knew the Phoenix Race's ability to prophesy the future was formed latently. According to their claims, the Phoenixes residing upon the Eastern Continent, namely the Tree Continent, obtained the ability to prophesy the future through gazing at the World Tree's radiance. Later on, when the World Tree's roots were stolen by Fafnir the Dragon God, they migrated with their entire race following those tree roots to the Northern Realm, and produced "True Ice" via those tree roots, identically allowing their descendants to obtain the ability to prophesy the future...
Could it be they haven't seen the World Tree's radiance yet?
Fisher twisted his head to gaze toward the central direction of the continent. There, the illusory World Tree possessing identical enormity as the planet was dyed into dazzling gold by the sun, transforming into the most Acclaimed As The Peak Of Perfection exquisite scenery of the Tree Continent. Yet evidently, such radiance wasn't the light from which Phoenixes obtained their ability.
"Teacher Fisher?"
"...It's nothing, it's me misremembering."
He abruptly recalled Gou Wen's admonition. He didn't leak the slightest bit regarding the future, merely withdrawing his line of sight, quietly following Nekelia heading toward that giant tree beneath the waterfall.
Fisher and Asuka Karasawa followed the Nekelia ahead, ascending along that giant tree. Not a few Phoenixes were identically flying from the surroundings of this not-so-broad settlement toward this giant tree. Besides the sound of giant feathered wings flapping, there mixed the sounds of countless ice crystals sparkling, indeterminately bringing the ambient temperature to an extreme low. Fisher felt it was acceptable, on the contrary, Asuka Karasawa gently hugged her own shoulders, still muttering something in a low voice.
"Circle ring circles drawing..."
"Are you very cold?"
Fisher heard her low muttering, initially thinking it was purely due to her feeling cold, yet she shook her head, stating,
"I-it's okay, seems acceptable."
"Like this, I thought you were so cold you couldn't bear it."
"I'm not, I'm uniquely memorizing those things Teacher Fisher taught previously... My memory isn't very good, I'm afraid I'll forget. But who knows if it's because Teacher Fisher teaches well, it seems memorizing these things is quite a bit easier."
Asuka Karasawa embarrassedly touched her head, prompting Fisher to cast an extra glance at her, yet he very swiftly shifted his gaze,
"I entirely forgot to ask, how did you complete that Magic all by yourself that night?"
"Eh, actually I identically don't know..."
Asuka Karasawa arduously recalled her state holding the Engraving Knife that night, subsequently hesitating for a moment before continuing to supplement,
"I just felt like I was writing calligraphy; my brain kept recalling those lines Teacher Fisher engraved upon the leaf, and then as I wrote and wrote, I finished writing."
"Calligraphy, what is that thing?"
"Eh, it's utilizing a brush to write characters and whatnot. My father is very adept at copying Buddhist Scriptures. Right, Teacher Fisher asked for Chinese clues previously; calligraphy seemingly was transmitted from China to Japan..."
"Like this... so to speak, you are very adept at calligraphy?"
Asuka Karasawa decisively shook her head, laughing drily,
"Ought not to count, because when my father asked me to copy Buddhist Scriptures I never copied them, I invariably slacked off."
Fisher didn't question further, because they had already arrived at the summit of the giant tree under Nekelia's guidance. This place was similar to Tsubaki Earl's palace, purely it was completely suspended in mid-air and hollowed out, thereby rendering it extremely convenient for other Phoenixes to fly up.
By the time they arrived, quite a few Phoenixes were already gathered here, all having just flown up.
"Father, these two humans were encountered by me in the back mountain. They claim to have arrived concurrently with an Angel, coming to seek aid via Tsubaki Earl's referral."
Nekelia set down the little Nephiramui within her embrace. She shook her bare wings and ran toward the end of the palace whilst greeting everyone along the way. Along the path were not uniquely some uncle or other of hers, but additionally her elder brothers and sisters...
It appears the Phoenix Race is quite capable of reproducing. Fisher carefully counted; counting Nekelia and Nephiramui, the current Phoenix Patriarch surprisingly possessed a total of eight children.
Yet conversely looking at later on when Moon Princess, Ice Prince, and Prince Shuang attained the Mythic Rank, their solitary only child remained a Stillbirth; this difference couldn't be described as minor.
"Mm, this Lord Angel has already discussed the specific matters with me. Nekelia, I've troubled you. It seems two companions of the Lord Angel haven't arrived here outside."
The current Phoenix King speaking was a middle-aged to elderly man with over half his hair grayed, appearing exceedingly elegant. Only a pity the traces of age still inevitably left not a few marks upon this Long-Lived Species's forehead.
"You guys are here, not bad, arriving a bit earlier than those two. How is it, did any interesting matters occur?"
At this moment, from a position beside that Phoenix King, that abominable Angel Helaire with short golden curly hair and unrestrained behavior was crossing her legs, sitting entirely alone upon a wooden chair. Her blue-gold wings behind her back thus effortlessly passed through the chair's back, appearing to fundamentally lack true physical form.
Hearing this, Asuka Karasawa immediately blushed, exceptionally uncomfortably hugging her own body, as if it were incredibly cold here.
"You intentionally scattered us?"
Yet Fisher totally ignored her teasing, merely gazing at her with an unkind complexion, asking thus.
The previous courtesy toward the strength of her Mythic Rank was additionally washed away entirely into smoke and clouds by her extremely atrocious personality. This Angel Race indeed possessed an infuriating magical charm making people easily lose their cool.
But evidently, she identically wasn't an Angel who would mind such matters.
She spread her hands innocently, quibbling,
"How could I? Even I make mistakes, okay? Teleporting so many people simultaneously at once is identically a huge burden on me... However, A Blessing in Disguise, I identically utilized this period of time to wander around alone, considered it a tiny vacation."
"...Fine, you are the boss, you have the final say."
Fisher very swiftly calmed down, perfunctorily responding with a sentence lacking the slightest desire to converse with her, very swiftly recovering his previous courtesy.
Yet such a simple courtesy conversely rendered Helaire quite disappointed. Her delighted expression crossing her legs faded several points, her finger supporting her lower jaw additionally beginning to tap her fair side cheek. Fisher guessed, if he had just continued arguing with her in annoyance, she not uniquely wouldn't mind, but conversely would be even more delighted, because that would be highly interesting.
She seemingly disliked developments conforming perfectly to rules and regulations, because that would be highly uninteresting.
Fisher faintly seemingly grasped a method to manipulate this detestable Angel. Yet at this moment he didn't continue, instead continuing to ask,
"Where did you send Gou Wen and Mikhail? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"...Awu, how would I know? I already said I wasn't intentional. But they ought not to be too far from here, right? They'll arrive very soon."
Helaire yawned with a lack of interest, subsequently smilingly speaking to that gray-haired Phoenix Patriarch,
"Lord Kehelimuto, they won't be a hindrance, we can first discuss the matter of going to the Royal Capital."
"Mm. You are Tsubaki's friends, naturally you are additionally my friends. Back then, my wife's father was murdered by Marquises Wu and Tong. Outwardly they demoted us, privately they additionally narrow-mindedly dispatched people to intercept and assassinate. If not for Tsubaki Earl returning from presenting tribute and lending a helping hand, I fear our entire family would have already died halfway. Now that Tsubaki Earl entrusts us, how dare we decline."
The wings behind his back had already changed from teal to pale white, yet additionally more gigantic. Fisher wasn't certain if this possessed any direct correlation to the age of Phoenixes.
Exclusively when the Phoenix King's wings trembled slightly did Fisher faintly witness that behind his seat, at the deepest depth of this suspended palace, there surprisingly remained a Curtain Barrier. The little Nephiramui previously was secretly running behind her father to that Curtain Barrier, thereby bringing a bit of shaking.
"Presently the continent's situation is bizarre. First there's the Royal Capital lockdown and the King's Status Of Life Or Death Unknown, then there are various Elf Grand Dukes impatiently itching for action, and now the Royal Capital additionally issued such a bizarre decree, it is truly unfathomable. To tell the truth, we possess a secret passage leading to the Royal Capital, capable of directly reaching the Royal Capital's environs, but how to enter the Royal Capital is..."
"No matter. As long as we can reach the vicinity of the Royal Capital, you won't need to worry about the rest."
Helaire waved her hand, bearing an appearance of having a well-thought-out plan. Yet for some unknown reason, Fisher invariantly felt she highly likely hadn't thought of a single method.
If he asked for the reason, she would definitely smile highly infuriatingly with an "ehehe",
"Don't you feel acting without making preparations in this manner holds more surprises and joy?"
Fisher heaved a sigh, surprisingly spontaneously considering what to do next. Yet it was best to wait until Gou Wen and Mikhail arrived before...
"Not good, Patriarch, an incident occurred! An incident occurred!"
In the very next second, sounds Struck With Panic abruptly transmitted from outside the main hall, interrupting Fisher's flow of thoughts. Everyone within the hall frantically twisted their heads to look, uniquely witnessing a Phoenix Race clad in light armor hurriedly rolling in with several blasts of biting cold wind, causing the Phoenix Patriarch to frantically stand up, furrowing his brows and asking,
"What's wrong? Why such panic?"
"Numerous emissaries leading not a few slaves arrived outside the tribe, seemingly originally heading towards us, but for some unknown reason, they started fighting with two bizarre individuals..."
"Bizarre individuals?"
Fisher stood up, frantically opening his mouth to inquire,
"Are they two men, one a Whale-Human Breed possessing a whale tail, the other a human possessing a mechanical arm?"
"Correct! It's exactly them two! Those envoys from the Royal Capital are very close to the Body and Soul Unity tier. Patriarch, should we lend a helping hand?"
Crap, it truly is Gou Wen and Mikhail.
"Hahaha, good ah, good, fighting is good... Where is it? Quickly lead me to have a look, I want to see if they're fighting fiercely."
Helaire clutched her stomach and began laughing. Fisher shot her a glare, subsequently immediately speaking to that approaching Phoenix guard,
"Those two are our companions, please lead the way for me. Helaire, you are an Angel, you absolutely must not show your face before people from the Royal Capital. Karasawa, you identically stay here, outside is highly dangerous."
"Mm-hmm."
Not exclusively Asuka Karasawa, even that fellow Helaire obediently nodded, rendering the Phoenix Patriarch blanking out for a moment, unconditionally not knowing who exactly was the one calling the shots.
Yet he very swiftly recovered his wits. He narrowed his eyes and cast a glance at the Curtain Barrier behind him. After waiting for a second, that Curtain Barrier shook slightly, uniquely then did he twist his head back and state,
"Since this is so, Nekelia, take your brothers and go lend a helping hand. Even if they are Royal Capital envoys, you unequivocally cannot allow them to run amok tyrannically inside the tribe... But remember, don't overdo it, saving people supersedes all else."
"Yes, father."
That cold-faced Phoenix Race Nekelia walked out carrying a Longspear, behind her several of her brothers identically walked out carrying their respective weapons.
Fisher swept a glance; Nekelia seemingly possessed the highest rank among them. Among this group of Phoenixes, there existed no existence of the Mythic Rank. Aside from Nekelia and the Phoenix Patriarch being existences of the Fourteenth-Tier, there additionally existed that human silhouette hiding behind the Curtain Barrier, appearing identically extremely close to the Mythic Rank.
The remaining Phoenixes were at most no higher than the thirteenth tier, the vast majority surprisingly not even possessing the twelfth tier.
But this is identically normal. Currently is far from the Phoenixes' peak period, yet even at their peak period there existed no more than four existences of the Mythic Rank.
In this era Demon Species don't exist, they additionally haven't yet obtained the ability to see the future, even the Ocean Emperor hasn't been born yet, nothing is impossible.
"Lead the way. Elder brother, you bring this human; he is extremely robust, capable of helping."
Nekelia took the lead and arrived at the edge of the main hall, turning her head back and speaking thus to an exceptionally robust male Phoenix. Her elder brother nodded with a muffled voice, coming over and grabbing Fisher's shoulder with one hand. After squeezing it, his phoenix wings fiercely unfurled. Sandwiched with an extremely cold biting wind, carrying his silhouette, they very swiftly vanished from the original spot, flying out into the distance.
Accompanying Phoenix after Phoenix flying out of the main hall, the remaining female relatives and uninvolved personnel all engaged in whispered discussions in succession. Asuka Karasawa identically cast quite a worried glance outside, because she had already heard colossal sounds seemingly identical to thunder currently transmitting from outside.
"Boom!"
Teacher Fisher is very robust, additionally there are this many Phoenixes present, ought there to be no issues right?
Hearing those colossal sounds outside surpassing even artillery shell explosions, Asuka Karasawa lacked confidence at the bottom of her heart. She could exclusively silently clasp her hands together, beginning to pray for Fisher,
"Namo Amitabha... Namo Amitabha... Namo Amitabha..."
"Mm-hmm, then let's identically set off... Hey hey, little Karasawa, stop chanting, stop chanting."
Right at this moment, Asuka Karasawa abruptly felt someone pat her shoulder. When she Realized After the Fact and opened her eyes, twisting her head back, uniquely she saw Helaire stretching lazily, floating up from the chair Eager to Try, bearing an appearance of preparing to set off.
"Eh eh eh? But... didn't Angel Helaire just promise Teacher Fisher to stay here?"
Helaire cast an Disappointed That Someone Hasn't Met Expectations glance at Asuka Karasawa, subsequently extending her finger and tapping her forehead, laughing,
"Aiyo, 'Teacher Fisher' this and that, do you obey whatever he says? I'll tell you a little secret oh, being Obedient In Every Way might be a point that makes males feel affection, but exceeding expectations will yield even better effects oh... Aya, a delicate, fragile girl heading to the battlefield evokes much desire to protect yo, let's go!"
"Eh eh eh?! Isn't this causing ahhh trouble for Teacher Fisher?"
Without waiting for Asuka Karasawa to agree, the Helaire before her eyes lightly tapped her index finger, lifting Asuka Karasawa within the void and placing her upon her shoulder. Subsequently, she leisurely floated to the edge of the main hall, craning her neck to gaze outside.
Not until confirming the direction did Helaire Realize After the Fact and turn her head back to look at the blankly staring Phoenixes in place, smilingly stating,
"No need to worry, we'll return very soon."
Subsequently, she absolutely engaged in no flight, merely carrying Asuka Karasawa and free-falling straight down along the colossal tree's outline, riding Asuka Karasawa's screams all the way into the distance.
"..."
Not until the Phoenix Patriarch exclusively watched Helaire rapidly disappear at the edge of the main hall did he seemingly react. He anxiously cast a glance at the Curtain Barrier behind him, cold sweat additionally popping out on his head, frantically stating in a low voice,
"Wife, she... she is an Angel! Someone from the Sanctuary! How could she be so careless ah! Going just like this, in case she is discovered by the Royal Capital envoy... Whether she, a Mythic Rank with Unity of Body and Soul, will be alright is another matter, but if we are discovered harboring a guest from the Sanctuary, we'll be in trouble!"
The Curtain Barrier held no movement. Behind that Curtain Barrier identically no specific silhouette could be discerned at all. The Phoenix Patriarch lowered his head; failing to await a response for a long while, bewilderedly craning his neck forward a certain distance,
"Wife?"
"Don't move, Daddy!"
In the next second, that curtain shook slightly. Bouncing and skipping out came a delicate little loli holding a Jade Ruyi pointing at the Patriarch, who else but his little daughter Nephiramui?
"Aiyo, my little ancestor, what are you doing taking your mother's Ruyi?"
"Mother said, she's too lazy to listen to your womanly nagging. Since you want to help, then help to the end, caring about the head and the tail alike lacks proper appearance! If you keep on nagging, she'll sleep with me tonight... Mm, additionally, mother said, don't underestimate the Angel, her brain is far more useful than yours, just asks you to sit and rest."
The Phoenix Patriarch opened his mouth, looking at little Nephiramui pausing for a moment, whispering,
"She uniquely said these?"
"Mm-hmm."
Once having obtained confirmation, the Patriarch finally heaved a sigh of relief, subsequently bearing a stinky face as he embraced that little daughter threatening himself, patting her bottom and her chicken wing-like wings, scolding,
"You stinky girl, learning from your mother to threaten me, right? Your feathers haven't even fully grown yet!"
"Aaah ahh, mother! Daddy hit me! Wait until my feathers grow fully, I identically want to be like mother and Elder Sister! I want to be the Patriarch! I want to be the Phoenix King... wu wu wu!"
Before finishing speaking, she was gagged by the "Phoenix Patriarch" possessing a stinky face, embraced in his arms and rubbing the baby fat small face of this adorable little daughter.
And the fluctuations of that Curtain Barrier lifted by little Nephiramui slowly calmed down, becoming dead like an ancient well as usual, as if the back of this Curtain Barrier was entirely empty...
Yet if someone could have approached these two Curtain Barriers previously lifted by Nephiramui, he would infallibly discover, behind this Curtain Barrier sat a silhouette possessing wings seemingly capable of blotting out the sky and sun...
And that silhouette's aura was terrifying, evidently having already crossed the standard of "Body and Soul Unity" of the Mythic Rank. Merely that Curtain Barrier appeared thin and light, yet capable of soundlessly isolating attention.
If not for little Nephiramui lifting a tiny bit of the Curtain Barrier twice just now, Fisher identically wouldn't have noticed there was still someone sitting behind the "Phoenix Patriarch".
(End of this chapter)