The Grand Adviser smiled and brought her to the place Xiong Ba and the others were resting at. The Fire Country’s ruling regime underwent a complete change that day.
When Xiong Ba and the others saw the real Qu Ling Yue, their faces immediately beamed widely, and they quickly bid their farewells to the Grand Adviser, before leaving the Imperial Palace.
When they got back to the inn, Qu Ling Yue was feeling a little restless. She then rather anxiously invited Xiong Ba and the rest to come to her room.
“Uncle Xiong, in the Imperial main hall today, I saw some incredible things.”
“What is it? Is it something that Jun Xie stirred up again? I have said we shouldn’t have agreed ct to that kid’s request. Don’t just think that that brat is just a little kid, that mind of his is capable of much mischief.” Xiong Ba said as he recalled what he had had to go through when they went to the Imperial Palace that day, deciding that they had better keep their distance far away from Jin Xie in future.
He could see that Qu Ling Yue did not dislike Jun Wu Xie. And it was because of that that he had to speak up about the things that happened between Jun Xie and Lei Fan in the Imperial Garden.
Qu Ling Yue listened to it in rapture. In the Imperial main hall today, she had already gotten a rather clear picture of all that had happened today, and she knew very clearly that this perfectly executed plot, was all laid out by that delicately attractive youth.
She was rather sure that when Lei Chen had first invited them to the Crown Prince’s Residence, the youth had already planned it all out.
“Uncle Xiong! With Jun Xie’s extraordinary intelligence, do you think he can help father…..” Qu Ling Yue’s eyes were sparkling brightly with a glimmer of hope.
When Xiong Ba heard those words from her, he immediately understood what she meant, and his expression immediately changed, his voice grew stern.
“Young Miss, the Chieftain’s issue is no child’s play. Though Jun Xie is devilishly intelligent, but people like that are highly dangerous before they are ascertained to be friend or foe.”
Qu Ling Yue retorted: “But….. He shouldn’t be counted as an enemy to us, should it?”
Xiong Ba frowned and said: “He cooperated with us this time because our goals aligned. We wanted to seek redress for injustice done upon us against the Fire Country and he wanted to achieve his own aims. With it being beneficial to both sides, we can’t be sure of our relationship with him.”
“But….. if there is something that can make him align his goals to ours?” Qu Ling Yue asked, her heart jumping slightly, her mind thinking back to the scene when Jun Xie had asked for the brocade box from the Emperor earlier.
“Uncle Xiong, the Fire Country’s Emperor had in his hands, a map just like the one we have. Jun Xie needs them. If I took him that the Thousand Beast City has one as well, would that mean that he will…..” Qu Ling Yue asked, almost too anxiously.
Xiong Ba’s eyes widened suddenly.
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After Jun Wu Xie left the Imperial Palace, Lord Meh Meh changed back to it tiny sheep form and not long after that, Lei Chen came over.
Before Lei Chen could say anything, Jun Wu Xie said: “Dismiss the Imperial Guards around the Immortals’ Loft.”
Lei Chen was stunned a moment before he recalled that the Emperor had ordered for the Imperial Guards to keep watch over the Immortals’ Loft with Qiao Chu and the others still idling inside the Immortals’ Loft inn. In just a few days, the world had changed for people in the Fire Country and mere hours later, the Emperor’s Imperial Edict announcing his abdication was released.
“Sure. Little brother Jun, about the throne, can you think about it carefully once more?” Lei Chen agreed to Jun Xie’s demand immediately, but he had not forgotten to continue to persuade him to reconsider.
However, Jun Wu Xie did not even look at him but just walked off on her own.
Very soon, the Imperial Guards surrounding the Immortals’ Loft retreated. Qiao Chu and the others had not suffered much throughout those few days, but had only idled their time away inside the inn.
When they saw Jun Wu Xie return, Qiao Chu had immediately leapt to come right before her.
“How was it? Was it a success?”
Jun Wu Xie nodded and she handed the brocade box containing the human skin map to Hua Yao standing at the side.
With the addition of this map, they had a total of four in their possession. Towards the goal of eight maps, they were already halfway there!
With the addition of Jun Wu Xie to the companions, their speed at gathering the map had become very rapid. All of them firmly believed that it wouldn’t be too far in the future that they would be able to find the other four maps, and be able to finally open up the long sealed entrance to the tomb!
“With Little Xie carrying out the task, things get done quick and good as expected! So, what are you planning to do next?” Qiao Chu asked with a big smile on his face. The aim they had come to the Fire Country for had been achieved and they would be setting forth on a brand new journey from here. Fei Yan had not found any clues on the locations of the other maps and they do not have a clear destination next.
“Let’s return to the Zephyr Academy first.” Jun Wu Xie said expressionlessly.
Everyone smiled and nodded, immediately moving to pack their luggages, not wanting to stay at this place another minute longer.
None of them would ask her anything about the Ring of Imperial Fire. They all knew very well that Jun Wu Xie had absolutely no interest in the throne afterall.
Qiao Chu and the others were packing up and they were already all prepared to return to the Zephyr Academy.
Just then, the horse carriages of the Thousand Beast City suddenly came before the doors of the Immortals’ Loft and stopped outside.
Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue stepped out from the horse carriage and saw that Qiao Chu and the others were loading their luggages onto their own horse carriages. Anxiety immediately showed on Qu Ling Yue’s tiny face.
“Where are all of you headed off to?” Qu Ling Yue walked hurriedly over to Qiao Chu and asked.
“We are naturally returning to the academy.” Qiao Chu said with a laugh.
“Jun Xie….. Jun Xie, is he here?” Qu Ling Yue was taken aback, as she asked immediately.
“Still packing up inside.” Qiao Chu did not think much of it and just pointed upstairs easily.
However, just as his voice fell, Qu Ling Yue and Xiong Ba immediately moved like the wind as they rushed inside. They highly anxious expressions confused Qiao Chu a little.
Jun Wu Xie was still packing up. She did not have many things with her, hence she sorted them out quickly and put them all within the Cosmos Sack. She was just about to walk out the door when she suddenly saw Qu Ling Yue standing right before her door, panting heavily. And standing right behind her, was the towering figure of Xiong Ba.
“Something you need?” Jun Wu Xie lifted her eyes to look at Qu Ling Yue little face which was looking slightly flushed a slight pink from her loss of breath. She had been able to overthrow the Fire Country’s Emperor so smoothly this time had largely been due to Qu Ling Yue’s help. And as Jun Wu Xie did not hold any grudges against Qu Ling Yue, she had shown herself to be too cold.
“You are leaving?” Qu Ling Yue finally managed to ask.
“Mm.” Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly.
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“About that, can you please hold it off a moment! ? I have something I need to tell you!” Qu Ling Yue’s face was filled with anxiety.
Jun Wu Xie took a step back and said to the two of them: “Come on in and talk.”
She might have a rather cold personality, but towards people who have helped her before, she wasn’t stingy with her words. Seeing the highly flustered state Qu Ling Yue was in, she must have something important to say, and if it was within her power, she wouldn’t mi
nd giving her a hand.
Qu Ling Yue and Xiong Ba went in hurriedly and the three of them sat down around the table. From atop the lap of Jun Wu Xie, the little black cat raised its paw and pawed at the teapot on the table as it turned its head to look at Jun Wu Xie.
“Meow.”
[Aren’t you at least going to pour them a cup of water? They had at least helped you before.]
Towards its Mistress’ knowledge in basic manners when receiving guests, the little black cat had always been in despair.
Jun Wu Xie was stumped for a moment before she picked up the teapot awkwardly, and poured out cups of water for Qu Ling Yue, Xiong Ba and herself.
Qu Ling Yue nodded appreciatively but did not even bother to moisten her throat as she couldn’t wait a moment longer and immediately went on to say: “I would like to ask you to make a trip to go with us back to the Thousand Beast City. Will you?”
Jun Wu Xie had just lifted her teacup to take a sip of water when she heard Qu Ling Yue’s words, which caused her to pause a moment. Her gaze was questioning as she could not fathom why Qu Ling Yue would invite her to go to the Thousand Beast City all of a sudden.
She had come to have some interaction with Qu Ling Yue only solely because of the plot from the Fire Country’s Emperor and if not for that, they wouldn’t have communicated at all. Although Jun Wu Xie did not feel any animosity between her and Qu Ling Yue, but she could not come up with a plausible reason for Qu Ling Yue’s invitation.
“Why?”
Qu Ling Yue bit on her lip and she turned to look somewhat pleadingly at Xiong Ba.
Xiong Ba drew in a deep breath and looked at Jun Xie to say: “My Young Miss has told me everything that occurred in the Imperial Palace today. I must admit my humble self has greatly underestimated Young Master Jun and had not thought that Young Master Jun possessed such heavenly capabilities.” Towards everything that Qu Ling Yue had told him, Xiong Ba could not make himself imagine that Jun Xie had just based purely on one trip into the Imperial Palace, had in a matter of mere hours, forced the Emperor of the Fire Country to abdicate from the throne!
And together with that, the Empress, Prime Minister, and the most favoured Fourth Prince had all been put to ruin as well!
The Fire Country was the biggest country under the Heavens and feared by many! It was a place many looked up to and the Fire Country’s Imperial Family was overwhelmingly stronger than all other countries. People who were capable of stirring up a storm in the Fire Country were few and far between, but Jun Xie had used just her own brain to devise a plot, which had completely overturned this biggest and mightiest of countries. Such ingenuity and resourcefulness really made one bow and respect before him!
Even for someone like Xiong Ba who was not too quick witted, was completely won over and held the highest admiration for Jun Xie’s scheme.
“Oh?” Jun Wu Xie answered without commitment, in no hurry to respond, as she knew that Xiong Ba was sure to have more to say.
Xiong Ba paused a moment before he continued: “Young Master Jun’s resourcefulness is unparalleled and I have come with my Young Miss here today to….. ask Young Master Jun to lend the Thousand Beast City a helping hand!”
“What kind of help?” Jun Wu Xie asked, an eyebrow lifting up. She did not know much about the Thousand Beast City, but from the misgivings the Fire Country’s Emperor had shown going against the Thousand Beast City, she was able to tell that the Thousand Beast City would surely hold a significant amount of might.
As a Clan Hall Chief of the Thousand Beast City, why would Xiong Ba come here with the Young Miss of the Thousand Beast City to seek help from a youth still of such a young age?
“We would like to ask you to help resolve a crisis the Thousand Beast City is currently facing!” Xiong Ba said with all seriousness.
Jun Wu Xie’s eyebrow was raised as she replied slowly: “Apologies, but I’m not interested.”
If it was just lifting a finger, she wouldn’t mind lending them a hand. But judging from Xiong Ba’s tone of voice, Jun Wu Xie was guessing that the assistance being requested was no small feat!
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Faced with Jun Xie’s refusal, Xiong Ba wasn’t the least bit surprised. He knew the relationship they shared with Jun Xie couldn’t be considered as close but they had just cooperated once. But the only person they wanted to gain assistance from was only that one youth!
“Jun Xie, do not be to quick to refuse us yet and hear me out first. I saw the map that you got from the Emperor’s hands today. Is that map very important to you?” Qu Ling Yue was still young and green afterall, and her temperament was not as steady as Xiong Ba. When she heard Jun Xie reject them, she immediately began to panic.
Hearing Qu Ling Yue mention the map, Jun Wu Xie’s eyebrow came up.
There were only a total of eight pieces of the human skin maps which were intricately linked to the Dark Emperor’s tomb’s exact location. Among those eight maps, seven of the pieces had been in the hands of the Twelve Palaces and the matter about the Twelve Palaces secretly searching for the Dark Emperor’s tomb had been carried out covertly all this time. Other people were completely unaware of what those maps were for and she had not guarded against the others in the Imperial main hall then.
But Qu Ling Yue seemed to have noticed the unique difference of that map.
“Yes.” Jun Wu Xie replied coldly, her gaze calm as still water, without a single ripple in her eyes. There was only a faint chill in them as she looked at Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue, when a faint trace of probing appeared thereafter.
Xiong Ba quickly detected that Jun Xie had raised his guard up and deeply afraid that Jun Xie would misunderstand them, he quickly added: “Young Master Jun must not misunderstand. My Young Miss did not mean anything else with her words, but just that our invitation for you to come to the Thousand Beast City is directly linked to that map my Young Miss mentioned.”
Jun Wu Xie’s eyebrow lifted up questioningly.
“In fact, that same kind of map, we have a piece of it within the Thousand Beast City as well.” Xiong Ba said suddenly.
With that revelation, the calm that was in Jun Wu Xie’s eyes wavered as she asked: “The Thousand Beast City has one as well?”
Xiong Ba nodded.
“That map in currently held by our Grand Chieftain and it is exactly because of that map that our Thousand Beast City is unable to fend for themselves entirely.” Xiong Ba said, as a bitter smile came onto his face.
“Young Master Jun must have been aware that the reason that the Thousand Beast City is able to enjoy our current status today, is the fact that we possess the unique Spirit Tamer Bone Flute. But besides that, it is also because the Thousand Beast City had previously produced two Purple Spirits before and those two people had soon after achieving a breakthrough to the Purple Spirit, departed from our city. But about ten years ago, one of those two Purple Spirit users, had suddenly returned to the Thousand Beast City, and had brought back a human skin map just like yours. The Purple Spirit user had then asked the Grand Chieftain to employ the power of the Thousand Beast City to help her discover the secret behind the map….. Initially, the Grand Chieftain had followed and carried out her instructions as she was a revered Senior in the Thousand Beast City. But with every exploration mission, the Thousand Beast City would suffer great losses of its people. It could be said that every single man sent out, had not returned back alive.”
When Xiong Ba spoke about that last point, he could not help but gritted his teeth, and a tinge of hatred grew in his eyes.
“The Grand Chieftain saw that the brothers in our city were taking heavy losses and he was unwilling to continue. But the Purple Spirit Senior refused to give in and insisted that the Grand Chieftain continue. Although our Grand Chieftain held a high level of spirit power as well, but he was still not a match for a Purple Spirit. Moreover, that person had brought back with her several other mysterious people who possess
ed similar spirit powers with her, which forced our Grand Chieftain to have no choice but to submit to their wishes. Over the years, every time the Grand Chieftain sent out a team, his heart bleeds. We can no longer remember how many of our brothers we had lost out there because of this.”
“Seeing that Young Master Jun is so tremendously resourceful, and holds such great interest in that human skin map, Xiong Ba here is sincerely pleading with Young Master Jun to help us resolve the Thousand Beast City’s crisis. After the deed is done, the Thousand Beast City will make sure that we offer up the map to you will both hands!” Xiong Ba suddenly stood up after saying that, and then bowing formally in all seriousness before Jun Xie, his back bent at a ninety degree angle.
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“Seeing that Young Master Jun is so tremendously resourceful, and holds such great interest in that human skin map, Xiong Ba here is sincerely pleading with Young Master Jun to help us resolve the Thousand Beast City’s crisis. After the deed is done, the Thousand Beast City will make sure that we offer up the map to you will both hands!” Xiong Ba suddenly stood up after saying that, and then bowing formally in all seriousness before Jun Xie, his back bent at a ninety degree angle.
Jun Wu Xie’s eyes narrowed . Xiong Ba’s words had surprised her as she had not thought that the Thousand Beast City would possess a piece of the human skin map as well!
“You mean it?” Jun Wu Xie asked.
“It is the truth! If there is any untruth in my words, may I be struck by lightning!” Xiong Ba swore to the Heavens determinedly. If not for the fact that Qu Ling Yue had witnessed Jun Xie’s resourcefulness with her own eyes, and strongly believed that he was the person who would be able to turn the situation the Thousand Beast City was currently facing, Xiong Ba would not have dared to reveal such highly secret affairs of the Thousand Beast City at all.
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