Chapter 132: The Portable Village
In front of outsiders, Hua Changxi found it inconvenient to research why the black fish mark suddenly appeared on her hand. She quickly shifted her attention away from her hand and looked at Gu Jin Fan with cold eyes.
Regardless of whether Gu Jin Fan had truly discovered that she was the one who opened the Lingguang Hall, or if she was trying to bluff her, her sudden appearance could only mean she wanted to threaten her into achieving some goal.
If she were to be threatened by her, there would undoubtedly be endless trouble in the future.
Hua Changxi disliked being passive. The next moment, she flashed and attacked Gu Jin Fan directly.
Gu Jin Fan was startled by Hua Changxi’s sudden move. She quickly summoned her natal sword, but just as she held it, her left shoulder was grabbed by an Iron Claw, instantly losing control of her body.
After controlling Gu Jin Fan, Hua Changxi didn’t hesitate. Riding on clouds, she hooked the puppet-like Gu Jin Fan with the Soul Hooking Iron Claw, just as a Ghost Messenger had done to her, and quickly flew out of the Medical Affairs Department.
From Hua Changxi’s attack to her leaving with Gu Jin Fan, it all happened in the blink of an eye. The laborers in Number Six Qihuang Hall hadn’t even seen what happened before the two figures disappeared.
“Bang~”
In the woods behind the back door of the Medical Affairs Department, Hua Changxi violently threw Gu Jin Fan to the ground.
“Hua Changxi, how dare you treat me like this.”
“Slap~”
The Soul Slicing Whip fiercely lashed out at Gu Jin Fan. The intense pain in her Soul Body made her lose her voice.
Hua Changxi walked up to her, squatted down, and lifted Gu Jin Fan’s chin. She looked at her with cold eyes and said, “Do you know, I hate trouble the most. I’m not good at solving trouble, but I’m very good at dealing with people who cause me trouble.”
As she spoke, the back of Hua Changxi’s hand began to ache again. This time, the black fish mark on her hand did not disappear immediately.
Seeing the undisguised Killing Intent in Hua Changxi’s eyes, Gu Jin Fan’s heart trembled.
Before today, Hua Changxi was just a lucky person in her eyes, someone who had died early in her past life and survived by chance in this one. She hadn’t really paid much attention to her.
But at this moment, truly feeling her life in the other’s hands, Gu Jin Fan, for the first time, took Hua Changxi seriously in her heart.
“You wouldn’t dare kill me.”
“Oh really?”
“Slap, slap, slap~”
The Soul Slicing Whip fell. Hua Changxi thought of how the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture had apprehended her before. It was undoubtedly Gu Jin Fan who had leaked the news that she had obtained the Cultivation Method from the Vermilion Bird Transmission Stone. She whipped her directly seven or eight times, causing Gu Jin Fan’s features to contort and her body to curl up.
While whipping with the Soul Slicing Whip, Hua Changxi felt a sense of release, but the pain in her right hand’s back grew more intense. After she finished, she realized that the color of the black fish mark had deepened.
Looking at the black fish mark, Hua Changxi frowned.
Awakening Mark, Awakening, Mark.
‘Does it mean the meaning of perception?’
‘The black fish flew out from that lotus lamp burning with black and white flames. The black fish represents the black flame. Now that the black fish mark has deepened, does it mean the black flame within her body has grown larger?’
“Haa~”
After being whipped seven or eight times by the Soul Slicing Whip, Gu Jin Fan was almost breathless. The pain had numbed her, and it took a long while before she gasped for air.
At this moment, Gu Jin Fan’s gaze towards Hua Changxi held a trace of fear. She realized that Hua Changxi truly intended to kill her!
“You can’t kill me.”
Gu Jin Fan’s tone softened. From “wouldn’t dare kill me” to “can’t kill me.”
Hua Changxi looked at her with a half-smile, saying nothing.
Seeing this, Gu Jin Fan quickly said, “Many people saw me being taken away by you. If I don’t return, the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion will not let you go.”
Hua Changxi smiled, “Do you think I’m afraid of the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion?”
Gu Jin Fan’s heart grew anxious, “If you’re not afraid, what about your family? Aren’t they afraid? You can escape the pursuit of the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion, but can they?”
Hua Changxi’s expression darkened. She pressed the Soul Slicing Whip against Gu Jin Fan’s chin and said coldly, “If the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion dares to touch my family, I will destroy the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion.”
Hearing Hua Changxi’s resolute words, Gu Jin Fan was stunned.
Indeed, someone who could alter the course of events in the Four Spirit Realm could never be soft-hearted.
Gu Jin Fan came to her senses, snapping out of the ecstatic joy she felt when she guessed Hua Changxi was the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall and planned to use this to threaten her and form the Vermilion Bird Army.
She had underestimated Hua Changxi and overestimated herself, thinking she could control Hua Changxi to work for her.
“Hua Changxi, I was wrong. I was possessed today. I shouldn’t have gone to your class and spoken nonsense. I apologize. Please don’t kill me. I cannot die.”
Seeing Gu Jin Fan’s smooth plea and apology, Hua Changxi felt a sense of admiration for her.
Seeing Hua Changxi’s expression soften slightly, Gu Jin Fan immediately raised her hand and made a Heart Demon Oath, vowing never to reveal any information about Hua Changxi to anyone again.
Hua Changxi had taken Gu Jin Fan away publicly from Qihuang Hall. She never intended to kill her. Whipping her with the Soul Slicing Whip was to: first, avenge her for leaking her information to the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture; second, to teach her a lesson and prevent her from plotting against her in the future; and third, to make her beg for mercy.
“Gu Jin Fan, considering you helped me untie ropes before, I’ll let this slide. The world is in turmoil now, and you have enough to deal with. Don’t provoke me again.”
Simply begging for mercy wouldn’t make Gu Jin Fan deeply remember the price of provoking her. Hua Changxi scanned Gu Jin Fan, her gaze falling on a thumb-sized gray bead hanging around her neck.
“What is this?”
Hua Changxi tried to pull off the bead but found she couldn’t.
Seeing Hua Changxi eyeing the Sumeru Mustard Seed she obtained in the Kunlun Secret Realm, Gu Jin Fan’s expression changed drastically. “It’s just an ordinary bead. I wear it for fun.”
She was anxious, and her explanation, instead of dispelling Hua Changxi’s curiosity, only piqued it further.
The Sumeru Mustard Seed bead was strung with a special rope, and Hua Changxi couldn’t untie it. After a moment of hesitation, she looked at Gu Jin Fan and said, “This bead will be your compensation for provoking me.”
Gu Jin Fan was naturally unwilling. Just as she was about to say that the bead had her imprint and others couldn’t untie it, she saw a Fire Lotus appear in Hua Changxi’s hand.
Under the burning of the Fire Lotus, the Sumeru Mustard Seed bead directly erased her imprint.
“Pfft~”
Once the imprint was removed, the Sumeru Mustard Seed bead, along with the rope, fell from Gu Jin Fan’s neck. Simultaneously, Gu Jin Fan spat out a mouthful of blood due to the forced unbinding of her imprint.
Holding the bead, Hua Changxi felt the immense space within it, her expression filled with surprise.
Gu Jin Fan, on the other hand, looked at Hua Changxi with deep apprehension.
To so easily erase her imprint, Hua Changxi’s Cultivation was definitely above hers, and by a significant margin.
Not wanting to examine the bead in front of Gu Jin Fan, Hua Changxi put it away, retracted her Soul Hooking Iron Claw, grabbed Gu Jin Fan, and returned to the Medical Affairs Department. She then led her through the back door all the way to the Plaza.
“Gu Jin Fan, remember, from now on, we will mind our own business.”
Gu Jin Fan looked at the people coming and going in the Plaza, then at Hua Changxi, further deepening her understanding of her.
Although this person was bold in her actions, she was also cautious and prudent. Worried about something happening if she left Gu Jin Fan in the woods, she deliberately took her around the Medical Affairs Department.
With them walking side-by-side like this, the incident of her being taken away from Qihuang Hall would likely not be perceived by anyone as her being captured by her.
Hua Changxi paid no mind to Gu Jin Fan’s thoughts. She turned and returned to the Labor Department. When she got back to Number Six Qihuang Hall, the laborers who had attended the class had already left, with only Zhou Qiuyu and a few others remaining.
After dismissing the others, Hua Changxi took out the gray bead she had obtained from Gu Jin Fan.
Just now, while erasing the imprint on the bead, she had already discovered that it was a treasure. The space inside was not only vast but also contained mountains, fields, and rivers, like a village contained within the bead.
The bead contained a small World. Hua Changxi’s heart stirred. With such a large space, could she enter it?
Thinking this, Hua Changxi eagerly squeezed out a drop of Essence Blood and dripped it onto the bead. After the blood was completely absorbed by the bead, she formed a connection with it. Then, with a flash, she entered it.
“I actually came in!”
With a thought, Hua Changxi’s body exited the space.
Previously, the gray bead was in her hand. Now, it lay quietly on the ground.
Hua Changxi smiled and put the bead around her neck. The rope could be adjusted at will, hanging perfectly on her chest. “Gu Jin Fan is truly a good person, giving me a portable village.”
If a person can enter, animals should be able to as well.
Hua Changxi thought of the Green Ox Demon and decided to visit an Apothecary Shop in Feng’an Ward when she had time to see if the Green Ox Demon could be placed inside. If so, she could plant Spiritual Medicine and Spiritual Grains there.
