txolops Chapter 24 The Dreamlike Mini-3 World Opens
Chapter 24 The Dreamlike Mini-3 World Opens
Yu Niangzi sat in the corner of the simple prison cell, holding the sleeping Daya in her arms. The child's little face was rosy and her breathing was even.
Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Han Xiaoliu, who was sitting cross-legged not far away. His slender yet upright figure caused her a pang of pain.
Her gaze was sometimes gentle, sometimes complex.
Looking at Daya, she recalled her own youth, when she was just as carefree and willful.
At that time, relying on her family's favor, she recklessly pursued so-called "true love," unaware that this "love" would become her family's death warrant.
She seemed to see again the despair in the eyes of her clansmen when they were destroyed, and hear their cries of agony before they died.
"It's all my fault..." she murmured to herself, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.
A tear slid down silently and landed on Daya's forehead.
The child frowned, and she immediately hugged him tighter, patting him gently, her self-reproach growing stronger in her eyes.
She looked at Daya, the last bloodline of the family, the child she had raised herself. She was so outstanding, so full of potential, yet because of her mistakes, she had to hide from a young age, constantly facing the threat of death.
"This can't go on any longer." Her gaze gradually hardened, but a hint of sorrow lingered deep within.
She knew her cultivation was too weak to protect them, but if she died, it would all be over.
She looked down at Daya's innocent face, then at Han Xiaoliu's resolute profile.
A crazy idea sprouted in her mind and spread rapidly.
Perhaps, only if she... only if this "source of trouble" disappears, will they have a glimmer of hope. Isn't what their enemies want precisely this "culprit"?
Thinking of this, her expression calmed down, and even a relieved smile appeared on her lips.
That smile contained regret for the past, anticipation for the future, and even more so, a resolute determination to sacrifice oneself.
She gently stroked Daya's hair, then took a deep look at Han Xiaoliu, her eyes filled with reluctance and blessings.
"Child, live on..." she murmured silently, hugging Daya even tighter, as if she wanted to pour all her maternal love into this moment.
Her eyes were no longer confused, no longer filled with self-blame, but only with a kind of tragic composure.
Yu Niangzi's fingertips trembled slightly as she sent a faint, whispered message to Han Xiaoliu: "Young Master, today's events are all because of me. That person wants me, and I will give him my life. But Da Ya is still so young, and I can't bear to leave her. If you truly have a way to leave, could you take her with you?"
Han Xiaoliu frowned slightly; his tone clearly indicated that he was giving his last words.
He retorted, "So you're not planning to live?"
Yu Niangzi's voice grew increasingly mournful, tinged with a resigned despair: "That man used me as a cultivation vessel, destroying my foundation. I didn't have many years left to live. Since I was going to die anyway, dying now will at least make Da Ya safer in the future. It's a worthy death."
Sure enough, he wanted to use his own death to ensure Da Ya's future peace.
Han Xiaoliu asked irritably, "So eager to die, is that person's power so great that you can't think of any other way?"
Lady Yu sighed, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes: "That man's father is the Blood Slaughter Ancestor, the sect leader of the Blood Slaughter Sect, an affiliated sect under the Six Paths Supreme Saint, one of the six sects of the Chaotic Star Sea Demonic Path. He is in the mid-stage of Core Formation, with profound cultivation and a ruthless heart."
"The demonic path? That's easy. After this, we'll go to Tianxing City. Do they still dare to cause trouble at the Star Palace?" Han Xiaoliu said casually, as if everything was under his control.
Yu Niangzi couldn't believe it; her enemy had already arrived at Kui Xing Island. Given his style, he probably wouldn't let her escape so easily.
Despite having lost all hope, Lady Yu still had one wish unfulfilled.
She pleaded with Han Xiaoliu, "Young Master, I don't know if I will survive. I have a regret in my heart, and only you can help me. Please give Daya a name."
Han Xiaoliu was speechless for a moment. Even on his deathbed, he didn't forget to lock Da Ya to himself. He really played his cards well.
"Young master, if you don't say anything, I'll take it as a yes." Seeing that Han Xiaoliu ignored her for a long time, Yu Niangzi had no choice but to act coquettishly, her tone filled with expectation and pleading.
Just then, a sacred bell rang in Han Xiaoliu's mind: Dong—
Bubble in the spirit beast pouch also transmitted a message: "Boss, the Dreamlike Three Realms have opened."
"Time's up!"
Han Xiaoliu sprang to his feet, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, completely shaking off his previous dejection. With a flick of his wrist, he released the bubble from his spirit beast pouch.
"Quickly, activate the teleportation array!" Han Xiaoliu urged urgently.
Bubble floated in mid-air, its round eyes rolling back at Han Xiaoliu as it snorted irritably, "How could I possibly have that ability right now? I can only wait for the world to summon me. But... we're the first one, so it should be soon."
As soon as the words were spoken, Bubble began to emit a soft yet vibrant light.
The spiritual energy beneath it gathered wildly, and on the originally empty bluestone slab, complex and ancient array patterns emerged like swimming fish, quickly intertwining and perfecting, emitting a spatial fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.
"Thump—"
The second chime resounded throughout heaven and earth.
In an instant, the array shone brightly, illuminating the originally dark and damp underground cell as bright as day. The dazzling spiritual light stretched the shadows of the three people to an extremely long length.
"This...this is a teleportation array?" Yu Niangzi, holding Daya in her arms, was so shocked that her mouth was slightly open, and her beautiful eyes were full of disbelief.
As a cultivator, she could naturally see the profound nature of this formation, which was definitely not something an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator could set up.
Han Xiaoliu had no time to explain. His keen senses detected that the intense spiritual energy fluctuations caused by the teleportation array had alerted the guards outside.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get out of here!"
Han Xiaoliu grabbed the still-dazed Yu Niangzi and strode into the light curtain.
Just as their figures disappeared, the two guards rushed to the cell door and saw the strange green bubble make an extremely human-like face at them. Then, with a "pop," it exploded into specks of light and disappeared completely.
"This..." The guard was shocked and scrambled to report.
Inside a side hall of the Enforcement Hall, Elder Gu was holding a teacup when he heard the report. His brows furrowed slightly. "What? You said those three were teleported away?"
"Yes, Elder, I saw it with my own eyes. It disappeared in a flash!" the guard replied in a trembling voice.
Elder Gu was filled with shock and disbelief.
This prison of the Law Enforcement Hall is equipped with a "Spirit-Locking and Demon-Suppressing Array," which not only suppresses the cultivation level of cultivators but also has a strong defensive and warning function.
To be able to break through layers of restrictions and take away three people right under his nose, this person's cultivation and mastery of formations are simply unfathomable!
His speculation about Han Xiaoliu's identity instantly rose several levels.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness..." Elder Gu secretly rejoiced, a slight smile creeping onto his lips. "Luckily, I only showed him kindness and had no hostility, otherwise..."
Thinking of this, he sent out a sound transmission talisman with his backhand.
A moment later, two streams of light fell into the hall and transformed into two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The leader was dressed in brocade robes, with a handsome yet eerie face, long, narrow eyes, and a chilling aura deep within his pupils that made people uneasy.
He is Xue Ling, the young master of the Blood Slaughter Sect.
"Elder Gu," Blood Spirit's lips curled into a half-smile, but her eyes were fixed on a dead man, "You agreed to pay the ransom and pick up the person tomorrow. What do you mean by this? Are you neglecting your duties?"
Elder Gu glanced at him irritably and snorted coldly, "Haven't I made myself clear enough? Someone took someone away from the Spirit-Locking and Demon-Suppressing Array without alerting me in the slightest. If it weren't for the dimness of the dungeon and the excessive light from the teleportation array, even the guards wouldn't have noticed. If you don't believe me, you can check it yourselves. The cell's restrictions haven't been closed yet."
A hint of suspicion flashed in Xue Ling's eyes. With a flash, she personally arrived in front of the empty cell.
Looking at the empty stone platform, his handsome face instantly twisted, his eyes filled with disbelief and tyranny.
He didn't believe it; he couldn't believe that anyone could snatch someone right under the noses of the Star Palace Law Enforcement Hall!
"Damn it! Damn it!" he growled, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Elder Gu, who was standing nearby, saw that the young sect leader was about to lose his temper and couldn't help but sneer, "The two women you wanted certainly don't have that ability, but their 'young master' does. Your men beat him half to death; you didn't check what kind of power he has backing, did you?"
After saying that, Elder Gu gave Xue Ling a malicious look and lowered his voice, saying, "I'll give you a piece of advice for your father's sake: run away quickly, and you might still be able to save your life."
Upon hearing this, the gray-robed cultivator behind Xue Ling recalled Han Xiaoliu's strange behavior earlier, and his face instantly turned deathly pale. He leaned close to Xue Ling's ear and whispered in a trembling voice, "Young Master, that boy is indeed strange... extremely strong, definitely not an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator. When I tried to kill him before, he suddenly disappeared before my eyes, as if... as if someone was protecting him."
"Snapped!"
A crisp, loud slap echoed through the cell.
Blood Spirit slapped the gray-robed cultivator hard across the face, sending him flying and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Useless trash! You're more trouble than you're worth!" Blood Spirit's face was contorted with rage, his eerie eyes filled with a frenzied fury, as if he wanted to devour people alive.
"Walk!"
He gritted his teeth and spat out a single word, his figure transforming into a streak of blood-red light as he charged out of the Law Enforcement Hall, heading straight for the teleportation array on Kui Xing Island.
At this moment, he was like a stray dog!