“When someone so eagerly seeks death, I will naturally grant it to her.” Jun Wu Xie said, her eyes narrowing up. Old debts and new scores, Qu Xin Rui, you wait and see!
(Translator’s note from Cloud: would you prefer an English equivalent as replacement, or attempts to translate the Chinese proverbs or idioms with English words with the Chinese references? I don’t even know if I phrased this question properly. Let me know! Cheers~)
Volume 11
Chapter 1087: “Belief of a Spirit Beast (1)”
In the next few days after, Jun Wu Xie seemed like she had completely evaporated from within the Thousand Beast City. The men that Qu Xin Rui sent out within the city to seek for any signs of Jun Xie did not come back with any news. Having initially thought that her plan would continue to play out but suddenly finding the most important link broken, it had inevitably made Qu Xin Rui rather anxious.
Not knowing…..
Within an inn in the Thousand Beast City, Jun Wu Xie was seated within a guest room, checking on Lord Meh Meh’s condition.
Jun Wu Yao sat by the window, looking outside the window to stare at the bustling crowd on the street, his jet black eyes tinged with a strange look.
A series of knocks sounded on the door and Jun Wu Yao got up, walking over to open the door.
Several guards from the Thousand Beast City stood outside with stern faces.
Jun Wu Yao looked at the guards with an eyebrow slightly raised as a finger resting upon the door wiggled and several black shadows soundlessly slipped inside the foreheads of the guards, quickly vanishing under their skin.
The bodies of the guards suddenly stiffened and their eyes turned dark and lacklustre, but they had all seemingly quickly recovered with a shock as they swung their gazes past Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie within the room, their eyes not pausing in the slightest as they turned, as if they had not noticed the existence of those two people, quickly turning their bodies away to leave.
“There’s nobody in this room. Continue searching.” The lead guard said carelessly, quickly proceeding to the next room to investigate.
Jun Wu Yao closed the door, already highly familiar with what he just did.
That was already the third batch of guards who had come in search of them in the past few days but all of them had without exception cleanly forgotten what they had seen there. The black shadows that had entered their brains made them disregard Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie’s existence and even when Jun Wu Xie was standing before them, the guards had all acted like they had not seen them at all.
From the first day that Jun Wu Xie and walked into this inn, everyone within the inn had received Jun Wu Yao’s “brainwashing” and would unconsciously turn a blind eye to them.
“Still no improvement?” Jun Wu Yao asked as he closed the room door, leaning lazily against the door, as he looked at Jun Wu Xie sitting by the bed.
Jun Wu Xie shook her head, her hands resting lightly upon Lord Meh Meh’s body.
Lord Meh Meh had been unconscious for many days. Ever since the day it was attacked by the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, it had remained in this deep sleep.
“Xiong Ba once mentioned, that Spirit Beasts who were attacked by the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, would regain their consciousness half a day later and become a puppet of the holder of the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, but…..” Jun Wu Xie said, biting on her lip. Lord Meh Meh had not shown any signs of awakening at all and had remained looking like it was asleep, lying peacefully upon the bed. No matter how Jun Wu Xie called out to it, she could not elicit the slightest response from it.
The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit’s body was still covered in bandages and in the period that Lord Meh Meh had been unconscious, it had not kicked a fuss nor made a noise, only worriedly leaning itself against Lord Meh Meh as it laid on the bed, using its own body temperature to warm the comatose Lord Meh Meh.
The two dumb beasts who had always been fighting incessantly with each other had actually deemed the other to be a partner they could depend on with their lives.
Jun Wu Yao came to stand beside Jun Wu Xie and reached out a hand to smoothen out the creases between Jun Wu Xie’s brows. He carried Jun Wu Xie up in his arms and sat down by the bed himself, putting Jun Wu Xie on his lap before saying in a gentle voice: “It might be true that the Spirit Taming Bone Flute is able to manipulate the consciousness of a Spirit Beast, but a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast’s consciousness is much stronger than that of common Spirit Beasts. Moreover, if there is an impregnable belief in its heart, even when it has fallen under the control of the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, it would not submit itself willingly and on its own volition.”
Volume 11
Chapter 1088: “Belief of a Spirit Beast (2)”
Jun Wu Yao’s gaze fixed upon the tiny body of Lord Meh Meh. Towards Spirit Beasts, he did not hold much interest. Even when Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit were Guardian Grade Spirit Beasts, they had not drawn the slightest interest from him. But from what Ye Mei told him, Jun Wu Yao knew one thing.
When they had been below the Heaven’s End Cliff, one such Spirit Beast had at the most critical moment saved Jun Wu Xie’s life.
“It is struggling.”
“What?” Jun Wu Xie asked as she raised her head slightly.
Jun Wu Yao said with a smile: “It must have known that it’s consciousness had been warped but the belief its spirit holds has not been obliterated and its spirit is resisting against the power of the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, unwilling to become a puppet under the control of others. Hence, it had forcibly put itself into a state of unconsciousness, unwilling to awaken, only to become a mindless puppet strung.”
The consciousness of a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast is extremely strong and they possess enough awareness to formulate their own thoughts, and are capable of knowing what they really want.
Lord Meh Meh’s coma was done on its own volition as it was not willing to regain consciousness and be in a position where it would be forced to betray Jun Wu Xie, betray its own belief, and instead chosen to seal its own consciousness.
Jun Wu Xie’s lips stiffened as she stared at Lord Meh Meh.
This was one who in the beginning had secretly doggedly followed behind her tail, a dumb sheep only seeking to satisfy its desire for fresher greens, but at the most critical junctures, it would always show its stubborn streak and steely determination.
It had been like this at the bottom of the Heaven’s End Cliff and it was the same case now.
A wincing ache tugged deep in Jun Wu Xie’s heart, that sharp pain clearing up her mind of fogginess.
She had not treated Lord Meh Meh that well all this time but the dumb and gluttonous beast had been protecting her through its own ways.
“You will recover from this. I promise.” Jun Wu Xie stretched out her hand, and carried Lord Meh Meh into her arms. She had not really given Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit that much care and concern in the past but these two simple minded Spirit Beasts had made her icy chilled heart feel this most pure form of trust and loyalty.
“I am your feedstress. You have got to believe that you have not chosen the wrong person to follow. Leave the rest of this to me….. I will definitely snatch you back from them, so you do not have to force yourself so much.” Jun Wu Xie stroked Lord Meh Meh’s wool gently as she said in a gentle voice. Having the spirit resist against an invasive power was a highly dangerous condition as if it went on for extended periods, Lord Meh Meh’s nerves in its brain might be severely damaged and it might never be able to regain consciousness again.
Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit had their parts well and the rest would be carried on by her.
“I will not let down the trust you two have in me. I am your Mistress, and I will prove this through my own hands.” Jun Wu Xie’s eyes said as her eyes glinted with determination.
The unconscious Lord Meh Meh seemed to have been able to sense Jun Wu Xie’s emotions when its body moved slightly in Jun Wu Xie
’s arms.
Jun Wu Yao rested his chin on Jun Wu Xie’s shoulder. The little one was intending to awaken Lord Meh Meh to not have it continue to struggle, and submit itself to the manipulation of the Spirit Taming Bone Flute.
In just moments, Lord Meh Meh finally opened its eyes. But the pair of big limpid eyes did not show its usual neediness as it immediately jumped out from Jun Wu Xie’s arms without a moment’s hesitation, and leaped out of the open window at the side!
“Puu!” The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit stared as the figure of Lord Meh Meh grew distant and it was anxious to go after it but found itself held tightly within Jun Wu Xie’s arms.
“It will come back. I will personally bring Lord Meh Meh back.” Jun Wu Xie crooned soothingly in a soft voice, her lowered eyes brewing with an unbridled glint of massacre.
Volume 11
Chapter 1089: “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Spurned (1)”
Just as Wu Xin Rui was feeling perplexed by Jun Xie’s disappearance, Lord Meh Meh suddenly charged into the Heavenly Cloud Chambers!
That tiny little figure was filled with incredible power as it sent the guards standing outside the Heavenly Cloud Chambers into hell immediately, treading over blood as it stepped into the Heavenly Cloud Chambers, while Qu Xin Rui surprised gaze saw it walking over to a corner of the long lounge chair, to plop down in rest, its tiny hooves leaving behind red blossoms of blood upon the snow white fox skins, a bright and garish shade of red.
“This is…..” Shen Chi came in after hearing the news, as he stared at Lord Meh Meh whose eyes were closed in rest as it laid upon the floor, a bemused expression showing upon his face.
A trace of a smile had bloomed upon Qu Xin Rui’s face as she picked up the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, which had been left on the side of the long lounge chair, and held it in her hand. The moment the Spirit Taming Bone Flute had been picked up, Lord Meh Meh’s eyes had opened up slightly a tiny slit, to glance once at Qu Xin Rui, before it shut its eyes again to rest.
“It’s Jun Xie’s Spirit Beast!” Qu Xin Rui’s heart was filled with delight. Lin Que had previously described to her what Jun Xie’s Spirit Beast had looked like and from Lord Meh Meh’s appearance and its reaction to the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, that should be right!
“Hadn’t Jun Xie disappeared for a long time already? Why….. would this Spirit Beast suddenly appear?” Shen Chi asked with a frown forming on his face.
Qu Xin Rui replied nonchalantly as she said: “The Spirit Taming Bone Flute had never failed before. When Qu Wen Hao used the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, Jun Xie had come crashing into the scene. Jun Xie must have known that he would not be able to take back his own Spirit Beast and had immediately taken the Spirit Beast away from here. But a pity it was for nought….. Even if he had escaped to the ends of the Earth, any Spirit Beast that the Spirit Taming Bone Flute had gained control over, would use any means it could to come seek the Spirit Taming Bone Flute. Hence, even if Jun Xie had left the Thousand Beast City, this Spirit Beast will still find its own way back here in the end.” The past days of frustration and perplexity evaporated into nothing in just mere moments, as Qu Xin Rui’s face shone with a wide gleeful smile.
The past few days where Jun Xie had disappeared must have been the youth’s last and final struggles but the Spirit Beast had finally still ended up within her hands.
“Since the Spirit Beast has now come here, that means that your request had been fulfilled. Are you going to honour your end of the agreement, to return Qu Ling Yue to Qu Wen Hao?” Shen Chi asked with an eyebrow raised. In recent days, Qu Wen Hao had been in an extremely wretched state and he would come to the Heavenly Cloud Chambers almost everyday, pleading for Qu Xin Rui to let him see his daughter.
But pitifully, his begging pleas was cruelly rejected every single time and the many days of endless fretting and frantic worry had not allowed Qu Wen Hao to let his injured body find the rest it sorely needed and when he had just barely made it to the doors of the Grand Chieftain’s Residence this morning, he had collapsed where he had to be carried back inside by people.
Qu Xin Rui gave a cold laugh and said: “When did I ever make any kind of a deal with Qu Wen Hao? Why do I not remember it?”
Shen Chi was slightly taken aback, and the corners of his lips curled up into a highly sinister and malicious smile.
“You are truly merciless and cruel.”
Qu Xin Rui was completely unbothered as she said: “I am not being cruel, but it’s just that Qu Wen Hao is just too naive. I had never intended to return Qu Ling Yue to him right from the start. If I let him see the state that showed the kind of utter humiliation that Qu Ling Yue was put through and returned his daughter to him after that, wouldn’t he immediately fight me with everything he has?”
“What? Don’t tell me you’re afraid of him?” Shen Chi said with a laugh.
“What a joke. That I would be afraid of trash like that? The Spirit Taming Bone Flute can only be used by the Grand Chieftain of the Thousand Beast City and this Spirit Beast is controlled by him. Although it will move and advance according to the tune of the Spirit Taming Bone Flute, but if Qu Wen Hao dies, then the control the Spirit Taming Bone Flute holds over the Spirit Beast will disappear as well, and it will no longer be under our control.”
Volume 11
Chapter 1090: “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned (2)”
“Oh? Then from what you’re saying, you do not really need this Spirit Beast to obey your orders?” Shen Chi asked as he looked at Lord Meh Meh who was lying on the floor with its eyes closed. He had just been thinking that it was rather strange that the Spirit Beast was being a little cold towards Qu Xin Rui.
Now, it seemed that there was an explanation for that.
The reason why Lord Meh Meh would suddenly appear here was only due to the Spirit Taming Bone Flute but the person who was really able to use the Spirit Taming Bone Flute was Qu Wen Hao, and the only person that would be able to make the Spirit Beast adhere to orders was just Qu Wen Hao alone.
But Qu Wen Hao had thrown the Spirit Taming Bone Flute to Qu Xin Rui on the very first day which showed that he was unwilling to do anything further than that.
“Although Guardian Grade Spirit Beasts are rare, but if they would not submit themselves to use as I wish, why should I force the issue? I only wanted the Spirit Beast to use it to coerce Jun Xie to accept my suggestion and as long as it remains here in my hands, Jun Xie will be sure to turn up once again. As long as I am able to make him submit and allow me to mobilize the might of the Fire Country to accomplish my goals, that would be enough.” Qu Xin Rui said with a laugh, pretending to have unconsciously knocked the Spirit Taming Bone Flute a few times upon the side of the lounge chair, the crisp knocks sounding clearly within Heavenly Cloud Chambers.
As the sound rang out repetitively , Lord Meh Meh opened its eyes as if it was slightly put off by the sounds.
Qu Xin Rui instead found it rather amusing and repeatedly used that to try to agitate Lord Meh Meh.
Shen Chi observed Qu Xin Rui’s wicked sense of humour and said: “I’m afraid you do not seem to mean what you said. With a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast right before your eyes, are you really completely unmoved?”
Qu Xin Rui stopped her hands’ actions and turned to look at Shen Chi.
[How could she not be tempted?]
[If not for the fact that the Spirit Taming Bone Flute could only be used by the Grand Chieftain of the Thousand Beast City, she would already have snatched it away. It was because she had no way of making the Spirit Beast obey her orders that she had said those pompous words of indifference.]
“What’s most important is the Fire Country and all other things are not as critical.” Qu Xin Rui said, her eyes narrowing up. She had suddenly lost the interest in teasing Lord Meh Meh with what Shen Chi had said and she put the Spirit Taming Bone Flute aside. Without the disturbance, Lord Meh Meh was finally able to close its eyes again to rest.
“About this Spirit Beas
t, Qu Wen Hao would find out about it very soon and he will surely kick up another big fuss about it.” Shen Chi reasoned.
Qu Xin Rui replied: “What’s there to worry about? You just have to cut off a finger from that slut and send it straight to Qu Wen Hao and tell him to be good and obedient. If he dares to kick up a fuss, then it will not be as simple as giving him a few additional grandkids. I can jolly well make mincemeat out of his daughter and if he really wishes for that to happen, he is welcome to stir things up.”
Shen Chi gave a low chuckle. Towards Qu Xin Rui’s highly cruel and extreme methods, he was not going to discourage her in any way but was in fact more than happy to agree with it.
“Alright. I’ll go do it now.” Upon saying that, Shen Chi immediately turned and left.
In the basement level of the Heavenly Cloud Chambers, Shen Chi’s hands were held behind his back as attendants behind him held up fire torches, to throw light into the dark dungeon cell.
Within a metal cage, faint sounds of metal chains dragging against the floor reached them and under that harsh dragging noise, pitiful wails of utter despair were mixed inside, a wail squeezed right from deep inside the soul, extremely horrifying to hear.
Shen Chi’s steps stopped in front of a metal door and the door was slowly opened. The inside of the cell was very dim and the muffled wails came from within the dim darkness. Several men in various states of undress at at the moment that the door was opened, hugged a clump of their clothes and walked out from the cell. They saw Shen Chi and they immediately nodded their heads reverently, their eyes tinged with fearful respect.
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