freenovelworld Chapter 572 The storm is coming
Chapter 572 The storm is coming
At Xie Qianjue's request, Jinlong caused quite a stir this time.
Jiuhuang tightened the iron chains that pierced the dragon shadow within the forbidden area, cursing, "Accept your fate."
"You have long been a servant of the Xie family!"
The dragon's shadow roared and struggled, but it was only after a long time that it was suppressed and quieted down.
Jiuhuang snorted coldly, turned around and left the forbidden area, dragging Xie Qianjue, who was still at the Xie family's residence, back to the forbidden area.
He didn't ask a single question.
Xie Qianjue was increasingly horrified.
Does Jiuhuang already know where Yun Yici and the others are?
No, it's not something you can know in the premonition.
In other words, Jiuhuang knew that he came from another realm, and that he was not the only one.
However, Jiuhuang misjudged their strength.
So it didn't matter to him; in fact, he was even eager for him to contact the person behind him and get the Sun and Moon Shuttle out as soon as possible.
Xie Qianjue saw the iron chains in the air above the forbidden area that had not yet been retracted.
Jiuhuang appeared silently, blocking his view.
"Use the jade slip I gave you to cultivate diligently these days."
Xie Qianjue feigned a complaint: "That jade slip you gave me, I've been practicing on it and I'm almost becoming a Buddhist cultivator who has transcended worldly desires. What exactly is that thing?"
Jiuhuang curled his lips: "You've learned too many different things outside; you need to sort them out first."
"From now on, just listen and do whatever I tell you to do, and don't ask why."
As the iron chains disappeared, Jiuhuang vanished into darkness.
Xie Qianjue found a flat spot to sit down and meditate, seemingly cultivating the jade slip, but in reality, he secretly sent a message to his "brother in distress" who was imprisoned with him in the forbidden area of the Nine Desolations.
"Brother Long, are you alright?"
Fearing that his communication with the golden dragon would be discovered by Jiuhuang, he hid the dragon pendant fragment in the inner lining of his robe, near his heart.
The dragon shadow on the dragon pendant flickered slightly, and the voice of a golden dragon appeared in Xie Qianjue's sea of consciousness: "I am perfectly fine."
"Hmph, what can he do to me?"
Xie Qianjue pondered, "Is there any way to untie these chains on you?"
This golden dragon was personally guarded by Jiuhuang, and it looked like it was very powerful.
Jinlong sneered, "You can't untie it."
"These chains are not made of ordinary iron, but are made of the nine most durable spirit stones in the Heavenly Spirit Realm, and are refined with the fire of heavenly thunder. They cannot be cut by spirit swords or burned by strange fire."
"Not to mention that Jiuhuang is personally guarding it."
"What? You think you can defeat the Nine Desolations?"
Xie Qianjue muttered that he couldn't, but there was still Xiao Ci and Shen Huaichuan.
Xie Qianjue said, "Made with Heavenly Thunder Fire? What if I had Phoenix Fire? Could I melt these chains?"
Jinlong choked on his words: "You have phoenix fire? Do you think a phoenix is a pheasant? There are no phoenixes in the mortal realm, so where would you get phoenix fire?"
Xie Qianjue discovered that the golden dragon's mouth was extremely poisonous.
When the emperor heard this, not only were the iron chains changed, but even the dragon pendant had to be reshaped.
"We can't arrest them, but we can invite them."
"I have another question. Now that you've been refined into a jade pendant, I'm afraid it won't integrate with the other three light cores. Can you still repair the Immortal Ladder?"
Jinlong fell silent for a long time before finally speaking.
"You're thinking too far ahead. You should be thinking about how to survive as long as possible from Jiuhuang's clutches."
Xie Qianjue knew that Long Pei had been imprisoned.
He resisted, but he held no hope whatsoever.
Strangely enough, unwilling to accept their fate yet unable to break free, resistance has become a common occurrence.
Xie Qianjue: "I saw it. You escaped from the Xie family and went back to the Immortal Ladder."
"You know, we Xie family members have the talent of precognition."
Jinlong said irritably, "You're lying to me. If you really saw me, it would be the moment my jade shatters and my soul flies away."
The Xie family's precognitive abilities never seem to bring good news.
After a while, Xie Qianjue heard the golden dragon speak.
"Yes, although the Immortal Ladder is called the Immortal Ladder, it is not a physical entity, but rather a part of the laws of nature."
"Because we have taken on form in the lower realm, if we can return to our original form, we can naturally merge back into one another."
Jinlong knew that this Xie kid was deceiving him, but he still unconsciously harbored a sliver of hope.
That was the hope he had lost for a thousand years.
......
The Xie family's study.
"Have you found out the background of the group that was with Xie Qianjue?"
Xie Yuanchen listened with a stern face to the report from his subordinate who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, it has been investigated."
"Strangely enough, this group of people appeared in Worry-Free City, and the woman in their group was the leader."
"At that time, they were invited by Xie Chunqiu to the city lord's mansion as guests, and they had close ties with the Xiao family's influence."
"Later, the second young master went to the city to collect the betrothal gifts from the eldest young master and visited Wuyou City."
"This group of people is very mysterious and silent. They will reappear in Chaoyang City."
"As for Xie Guanxuan, who was with them, his family background is clean and can be verified through the family genealogy."
Xiao Yuanchen paced back and forth in the study, gritting his teeth: "Could it be the Xiao family?"
"Besides the Xiao family, how could these few people have managed to do such a clean job?"
"Xie Qianjue's appearance is really strange. How could there be such a person?"
"Or is it that my deceased elder brother pretended to be deeply affectionate on the surface, but actually kept another woman on the side?"
That doesn't make sense, since the Xie family doesn't forbid the head of the family from taking concubines.
Jiuhuang's attitude was also very strange.
Xie Yuanchen, who was far away and didn't see Jiuhuang write Xie Qianjue's name in the same row as his, suddenly had a buzzing in his mind, and a strange idea flashed through his mind.
Could Xie Qianjue be the illegitimate son of Jiuhuang?
Jiuhuang is elusive and unpredictable; even if he quietly leaves the forbidden area, no one will know.
Otherwise, why would they ignore Xie Qianjue's origins?
Xie Yuanchen felt he had finally understood the truth, and immediately slumped down behind his desk in the study like a deflated balloon.
He waved to his subordinate and said, "That's enough, no need to investigate anymore, you can leave."
The subordinate turned to leave, but Xie Yuanchen stopped him again: "Go and find out where the Second Young Master has been hidden by the Madam."
"Just say that I was confused last time and asked her to send the person back."
Xie Yuanchen gave up on the idea after his attempt to offer a child backfired and he was scolded instead.
Who would have thought that Xie Yinglu, that foolish woman, would secretly send him away, and he didn't even show up for such an important matter as Xie Qianjue's entry into the family genealogy.
Fortunately, Jiuhuang wasn't paying attention, and nothing serious happened.
The subordinate should agree to step down.
Xie Yuanchen personally wrote an invitation, inviting the heads of the other four families to attend Xie Qianjue's apprenticeship ceremony.
After sending out the invitations, Xie Yuanchen let out a long sigh.
He implied to Xie Yinglu and her father that he had secretly harmed his elder brother, but he only gained wealth and status for a generation.
If I had known this...
Xie Yuanchen extinguished his wavering thoughts.
If it weren't for Jiuhuang, Xie Qianjue, a mere brat, could have been easily strangled by him.
Wait, is there any way to make Xie Qianjue die at the hands of someone outside?
Xie Yuanchen perked up and walked out of the study, just in time to meet Xie Sanjue's eyes, which were filled with resentment.
The Xie family's messenger had just left the city when he was intercepted by Yun Yici and his group.
"The Nine Desolations are going to hold a grand ceremony to formally accept disciples, and invite the heads of the four clans to attend the banquet."