After that, there was a series of meticulous plans that would allow the princess of Xihe Palace to appear in the "past" of "The Final Battle of Zhuolu".
According to the original plan, Xihua should not appear at this time, but should go deep into another "past" after the fairy intercepted Yuejian.
The reason why she was in this position was because she chose to betray the fairy.
The gypsy girl and Lu Manqing were invited by Xihua.
"I don't care whether the 'Lord of Arms' is a forbidden position or not. Even without this position, his power is enough to protect Xihe Palace... What's more, the real inheritance of Xihe Palace is the 'Three-legged Golden Crow', not the 'Lord of Arms'."
Xi Hua grinned, "I only know that this little slut of Fairy has no good intentions. No matter what she wants to do, she will disrupt it."
In the end, he still failed to stop Yue Jian in time.
The reason why Xihua crouched in the "past" in advance was to stop Yuejian.
As a result, because of the presence of Iris, Yuejian went to another more precise location instead of the location guided by the fairy.
Xi Hua had to continue on his way, but in the end he lost by one move and was outmaneuvered by the fairy who had a careful plan.
I thought the two omens of the "Sky Speaker" would be more reliable, and that they were on the same "other shore" - "this life" path as the fairy, so perhaps they could guard against the fairy. But now it seems... this doesn't quite match the price I paid.
When Xi Hua said this, he looked at the gypsy girl and Lu Manqing with more suspicion.
The two of them also looked embarrassed. They hadn't done anything yet when they were suppressed by the fairy.
"Ahem, of course, this commission is not over yet, we will continue." The gypsy girl coughed twice and said quickly.
She still has to continue doing business, so she can't ruin her reputation at this time.
However, the gypsy girl was quite helpless about this setback.
Her strength in every aspect is not inferior to that of a fairy, and this is even more so after she obtained the "Time of Life".
However, on the one hand, the gypsy girl entered the game hastily, while on the other hand, the fairy had been planning for dozens or even hundreds of years and had invested countless efforts.
If she could really be defeated easily in the area where the fairy is best at, she would lose her title as the Penglai Fairy.
"In other words, the fairy's ultimate goal is to let the 'Lord of Soldiers' replace the 'Heavenly Girl Ba'?" Luo Ling said with a slightly strange look on his face, "How should we do it? Should we let the 'Lord of Soldiers' eat the 'Heavenly Girl Ba'?"
"So, the fairy is planning to eat the "Tian Nu Ba" after inheriting the power of the "Master of Arms"? "
Speaking of replacing someone in the sequence, looking at the four origin places, Luo Ling is the one who has the most say.
It can be said that no one has replaced more sequences than her.
"... ..."
After the words were spoken, there was silence.
Obviously, it is still too difficult for ordinary people to understand Luo Ling's words of experience.
"Miss Wu Yuan, the current situation is a little different from the "White Witch" at that time." The gypsy girl couldn't help but corrected, "If it is true as the fairy said, it was actually the "Heavenly Girl Ba" who replaced the "Lord of Soldiers", what the fairy wants to do is to let the "Heavenly Girl Ba" return the position.
"Another point is that the fairy only inherited a small part of the power, and did not become a "master of soldiers". Moreover, the replacement sequence is not achieved by eating..."
Even so, the gypsy girl couldn't hide the weirdness on her face when she said these words. She knew very well what Luo Ling had done in Victoria, so these words that sounded incredible... were actually Luo Ling's past experiences
It’s terrifying when you think about it.
It is not a good idea to always stay in other people's ancestral tombs and talk. Now the fairy's actions are still unclear. The most urgent task is to return to the Great Xia Imperial City and investigate the Penglai Holy Land.
What happens afterwards, whether it involves Su Ling or Xi Hua, will naturally be dealt with by the elders of the Xuanyuan family.
Soon, everyone returned to the "Ruins of Kunlun".
The Xuanyuan family has already sent out several law enforcement teams to guard outside. Of course, their strength is not enough to stop everyone present. It is just to show the attitude of the Xuanyuan family.
After receiving the news that everyone had returned, Xuanyuan Linglong quickly rushed over.
When this cute girl with broken arms, legs and eyes appeared in front of everyone in a wheelchair, everyone was shocked.
Xuanyuan Linglong has a great reputation, but not many people have seen her in person. Even if they have, most of the time they have only seen her wearing a mask, and it is even more impossible to see her with such a disabled appearance.
Perhaps because she was worried that she would be looked down upon because of her appearance that did not match her style, Xuanyuan Linglong would wear a demon mask when she went out. The mask was particularly hideous when stained with blood, which earned her the notoriety of the bloody demon.
Xuanyuan Linglong recognized Luo Ling, one of the Jingwei twins, at a glance. She smiled and raised her only remaining right hand, waving at her.
"It seems that you have completed your mission very well, Little Black Crow, and brought our guests back safely."
After saying that, her eyes swept over everyone one by one, with a slightly dangerous aura.
“… … .”
As soon as these words came out, Yue Jian's expression was filled with uneasiness. Even Xi Hua felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had also come to someone else's ancestral grave uninvited...
Perhaps because they were thick-skinned, the gypsy girl and Lu Manqing responded to Xuanyuan Linglong with a smile.
Xuanyuan Muyan quickly told her mother everything that happened inside. Xuanyuan Linglong's pupils shrank slightly after hearing it, and she said thoughtfully,
"I see, that's the situation..."
She calmed down for a moment, looked up and said,
"You don't have to go to Penglai Holy Land to investigate."
"Why?" Luo Ling asked.
"Because the Penglai Holy Land has been destroyed, just now." Xuanyuan Linglong slightly opened her damaged eyes, her voice mixed with a bit of grimness, "The perpetrator is... the Messenger of Doom.
“Not long ago, my great uncle visited the Penglai Holy Land to inquire about this matter, but unfortunately the fairy had already left by then. After finding nothing, my great uncle and his friends caused some minor damage to the Penglai Holy Land.
"Unexpectedly, the messengers of doom appeared soon after. They retaliated against the entire Penglai Holy Land with the most brutal means, and even affected several surrounding immortal sects. Until now, the breath of "doomsday" is still permeating the Penglai Holy Land... Obviously, what the fairy did in the "past" seemed to have betrayed them."
There is some kind of deal between the Fairy and the Messenger of Doom, and this is known to everyone in the Great Xia Imperial City. In other words, except for the Xuanyuan Family, most of the forces are more or less in collusion.
But the deal between the fairy and the Messenger of Doom was obviously far beyond others' imagination. It was impossible to imagine how much of this meticulous action and arrangement was related to the Messenger of Doom.
So when the fairy betrayed him, the Messenger of Doom risked being exposed and massacred the entire Holy Land of Penglai - or rather, his real purpose was similar to that of Luo Ling and others, who all wanted to investigate the whereabouts of the fairy in the Holy Land of Penglai, but his methods were much more cruel.
Things gradually became confusing. Xuanyuan Linglong had expected that what happened in the "past" could answer these doubts. Now it seems that all she can know is that the fairy's behavior of taking "Tiannu Ba" away was inconsistent with the expectations of the Doomsday Messenger.
"Yan'er, go back and rest first. You seem to be in a very bad condition. With Miss Su Ling, we can discuss our grievances in detail later, but you must tell me everything you know about this matter, and don't hide anything.
"As for sister Xihua... hehe, our two families haven't seen each other for a long time, so we need to catch up. You can stay here for a while, and leave the affairs of the palace to Ximing (the substitute emperor's daughter). And as a sign of the two "heavenly speakers", the old man in the library has prepared tea and is waiting to discuss a few things about "this life" with you."
Xuanyuan Linglong casually arranged the next steps for those present, her tone calm and casual, but unquestionable.
Xuanyuan Muyan is indeed quite weak now. After all, she has been treated twice by Luo Ling with violent means. The fact that she is still conscious now is enough to show her strength.
As for the others... Even if Xuanyuan Linglong didn't say anything, they would choose to stay first, just because this matter involves so many things, and it would be difficult to explain if they just left.
Finally, Xuanyuan Linglong's gaze fell on Luo Ling and Iris. She first looked straight at Iris, as if she had thought of something, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said,
"I think I've seen you before, little one."
"Um?"
Iris was stunned when she heard that and blinked.
"Maybe I remembered it wrongly, because I can't remember it, I only have a faint impression of it." Xuanyuan Linglong shook her head and continued, "You don't have to worry about it. If I remember it, I will explain it to Xiao Wuyuan."
The name Luo Ling has been changed in Xuanyuan Muyan's narration, although this name is still not quite accurate.
"oh."
Iris nodded.
Even if the second half of the sentence wasn't said, Iris wouldn't care. There are many people who have seen her, and Xuanyuan Linglong is not one of them.
"Little Wu Yuan, my previous promise is still valid. The Xuanyuan family never breaks its word." Xuanyuan Linglong winked at Luo Ling and said, "If you don't mind, come and sit in my courtyard when you are free. You are always welcome~"
"Um... "
Luo Ling nodded slightly, but saw several eyes cast towards her.
There were doubts, shocks, strangeness, and incomprehension. It seemed that there were some small misunderstandings about the relationship between Luo Ling and Xuanyuan Linglong.
But no matter what, under Xuanyuan Linglong's arrangement, this matter has come to an end.
—For people other than Luo Ling.
When the rest of the people dispersed and went about their own business, Luo Ling came to the small room arranged for her by the Xuanyuan family.
Closing her eyes, Luo Ling saw that pair of unique and beautiful eyes. The eyes should have been as gentle as autumn water, but they concealed an incomparable deep resentment, which slightly hurt her heart.
She no longer has nightmares.
Luo Ling tried to enter the foggy dreamland as he had done several times before, and meet the woman in green again, even if he would have to endure her hatred again.
But... the dream remained, but there was only a sense of emptiness and the figure of the woman in green was no longer there.
Was he really taken away by the fairy
Or... according to the fairy's plan, he has been replaced by the "Lord of Arms" and no longer exists in this world
"Whether it's the debt left by Metamorphosis or it's about me, anyway..." Luo Ling let out a breath.
She habitually looked up at the wall, wanting to check the time, but realized that this was not her room in "Starry Victoria" and there was no clock with the exact time.
“What a hassle.”
Luo Ling muttered something, but still raised his hand and carved a few words on the wall to indicate the exact time.
In fact, she should go back to "Starry Victoria" first and make sufficient preparations before taking action, but it is really too late now. If she is any later, she will completely lose the opportunity to track him.
"Let's go."
Luo Ling did not tell anyone about this matter. She just left a backup letter for her sister using her consciousness so that her sister would be able to sense it if anything happened to her.
Luo Ling closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had transformed into a state where she could exert the power of the "Savior Witch".
—Since creating the “past” is an ability of “transformation”, she can do it as well.
It's just that since I don't have the power that the fairy possesses, I can't create something from nothing like her.
Relying on the "past" that has not completely dissipated and the mycelium left by Luo Ling as an anchor point, Luo Ling took a small step and stepped into this past land again.
The surrounding scenery is becoming fragmented and blurred. After losing some kind of fulcrum, the "past" begins to collapse.
But for Luo Ling, this is not a problem.
"Next, it's time to reveal the whereabouts of the fairy."
Luo Ling lightly tapped his brows, the "Purple Pearl" shape blossomed, and the spider web field spread out.
The present world is rewritten in the "falling net". This time, the "past" that is about to collapse vaguely reveals what just happened, but everything seems to have been distorted.
She saw that a fairy in ethereal clothes was hanging alone in the sky from beginning to end, staring blankly in a certain direction, and her eyes seemed to contain some emotion.
Although there was nothing in this direction in the "past" that emerged for Luo Ling, Luo Ling knew that this was the location where "Tiannu Ba" finally appeared.
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I have always seen readers complaining about chapter breaks. To be honest, since I started writing books, I have been complained about in almost every one of them... Actually, I am helpless. The coherent plot can only be broken in one place. I have tried my best to make it continuous. It is said to be 5k, but in fact, many of them are 5k2, 5k3.
It would be better unless Mao writes 8,000 words a day like before, but now his condition is indeed rather weak. He often sits in front of the computer for two or three hours without writing a single word.
If you really hate the interruptions, just keep it to yourself. It would be nice if you could open a custom one...
Chapter 40: There is no shortage of clones (5k)
In the already fragmented "past" of "The Final Battle of Zhuolu Plains", everything that was about to disappear was frozen in this moment and reproduced in its entirety, allowing Luo Ling to observe in detail from any angle everything that happened like lightning and thunder at that time.
When everyone was discussing how to find the fairy's whereabouts, Luo Ling had this idea in her mind, but she did not say it out loud.
Firstly, she wasn't sure if it would work, and secondly... this ability was quite dangerous.
It’s not that it’s dangerous for Luo Ling, but Luo Ling will be regarded as a very dangerous person if he possesses this ability.
Going back to the "past" can still be explained by the fact that Luo Ling and the fairy have similar abilities, but everything Luo Ling shows at this moment are all the abilities that Naraku's chosen one is good at.
Not to mention Sister Linglong, even Xuanyuan Muyan wouldn't be able to fail to recognize her.
Now is not the time to reveal this identity. The only person who could possibly travel with him is Iris. But putting aside the fact that she is a burden, her resistance to "Zizhu" is simply unimaginable. She is absolutely unwilling to follow Luo Ling at this time.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Luo Ling chose to go in alone.
With the help of hyphae as an anchor point, the "Savior Witch" of "Metamorphosis" explores the "past" that has been determined to be abandoned this time, and finally uses "Omniscience" to freeze this moment and adjust the time point to the moment when "Tiannu Ba" has just arrived.
Perhaps it was because the status of "Tiannu Ba" was too powerful, or perhaps it was just like Luo Ling's empty nightmare, no trace of Her could be found in the "past" that Luo Ling showed.
Another person who did not appear in the "past" was Luo Ling himself.
The place where she was was also empty, with only a small green bird hanging in the air, staring blankly, as if it hadn't realized what was happening.
Except for Luo Ling and "Tian Nu Ba", the actions of everyone else at that time were all reproduced.