746 Yun Qingwu’s True Identity (1/2)
”Yes,” said the woman as she nodded her head.
”What's… what's your name?” The monster's voice became more and more anxious. It was completely unlike his previous icy tone.
”Yun Qingwu,” replied the woman.
”Yun Qingwu!” The monster looked intently at her as he tried to make out her face underneath her hood. He gulped and said, ”How can I believe you?”
The woman did not reply to the monster. Instead, she slowly lifted her hand and took off her hood, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
Her brows were elegant and her lips were thin. Her eyes were as calm as water. She stood quietly in front of the monster, ignoring the hundreds of other monsters around them.
”No Demon Eye!” The monster opened his eyes wide in shock as he looked at Yun Qingwu's snow-white forehead. His entire body trembled. Then, a look of shock crossed his face. Afterward, he looked as if he remembered something as he said, ”King Xieluo? Why did King Xieluo not follow you?”
”He's dead,” said Yun Qingwu plainly.
”Impossible! King Xieluo is a Demon King. His job is to quietly protect you. As long as he doesn't step into the Holy Region, or take part in a conflict between the empires, how can he die?”
”He's really dead. He died in a fight between the Holy Barbarian Empire and the Great Xia Dynasty.”
”King Xieluo would not have taken part in this conflict on his own accord. He knew the rules. Unless it's by your orders?”
”Yes,” said Yun Qingwu as she nodded her head.
”Do you know that King Xieluo is my brother?” The monster's voice was shaking.
Yun Qingwu did not speak. However, her phoenix-like eyes shone with light. After a while, the light disappeared and her face turned calm once more.
”Can you tell me the reason?”
”The 13 Heaven Dao Tablets of the Great Xia Dynasty.”
”The Heaven Dao Tablets…. I understand. My brother's death was not in vain.” When the monster heard this, he nodded his head. Then, he knelt in front of her and said, ”Xieyi, Sentry-General of the Monster Race, offers his respect to the Young Empress. Please punish me with death, Young Empress, for insulting you!”
After Xieyi said that, he spat a ghostly-blue pearl out from his mouth. The pearl floated in mid-air and then drifted in front of Yun Qinngwu. It shone with a faint light.
It was a Demon Pearl.
Furthermore, it was almost a King-Level Demon Pearl.
However, the other Monsters did not stop Xieyi as he spat out this Demon Pearl. Furthermore, they viewed his action as normal.
”Thump!”
”Thump!”
”…”
They started knelt on the ground.
The hundreds of monsters on top of the ferocious beasts prostrated themselves on the ground immediately. Not a single one of them dared to raise their heads. Importantly, as the hundreds of monsters lay on the ground, hundreds of Demon Pearls started to float in mid-air.
It was a shocking scene.
”You can't be blamed if you have no knowledge prior to this. Bring me to see my mother,” said Yun Qingwu. Her hood slipped off her, revealing her snowy-white dress underneath.
”Wait a moment, Young Empress!” Xieyi's body shook. Then, he slowly took a few steps back and he then disappeared into the grey fog.
However, the many Demon Pearls continued to float in mid-air.
After a while, two tiny boats appeared in front of Yun Qingwu. One of the boats was empty while the other one had a seat. A silvery-white cover lay on the seat.
Then, Xieyi knelt on the ground once more, offering his body as a step.
”Why don't you take back your Demon Pearl?” Yun Qingwu did not enter the boat straight away. Instead, she looked at the Demon Pearls and asked.
”Insulting the Young Empress is a capital crime!” Xieyi replied.
”If I step on your head to board the boat, will you live?” When Yun Qingwu heard this, she nodded her head. She was not surprised by his response.
”I have a 50% chance of survival!” Xieyi replied.
”I understand,” said Yun Qingwu. She took a few steps back and retreated next to Ying Dao. She then reached out her hand.
Ying Dao understood her intention immediately. He passed her his knife respectfully.
After Yun Qingwu took Ying Dao's knife, she walked in front of Xieyi. Then, with her knife, she stabbed Xieyi's palm.
”Spleugh!” Xieyi's palm was nailed to the ground by the knife.
Xieyi frowned. However, he said nothing and did nothing.
After Yun Qingwu stabbed him, she slowly lifted her leg and stepped on Xieyi's head. Then, she climbed onto the boat with the seat and sat down.
”I've punished you on behalf of my mother. You can now lead the way!” Yun Qingwu's voice rang out. It was soft, but all the monsters heard it.
Xieyi's body shook violently and his ghostly-blue eyes revealed an expression of disbelief. However, he turned around and his palm was slashed open by the knife.
”Thank you for your punishment, Young Empress!”
”Let's go!”
”Yes!” Xieyi nodded his head. Then, he swallowed his Demon Pearl and then, looked at the group of black figures. At the same time, he pointed to another small boat and said, ”Please!”
”Thank you!” Ying Dao nodded his head and then, he retreated back into the group of black shadows.
When the other black figures saw Ying Dao stepping back, they nodded their heads at Xieyi. Then, they quickly rushed over to the other boat.
”Elders of the 10 Devilish Domains?” When Xieyi saw this scene, his expression did not change. Instead, he looked with his ghostly-blue eyes at the black shadows stepping onto the boat.
”9,” replied an ancient voice.
”I understand,” said Xieyi. He asked no further question but instead, he quickly got into Yun Qingwu's boat. He tapped the bottom of the boat lightly with his feet and it quickly went into the gray fog.
If one looked at it carefully, one could see that behind Yun Qingwu's boat, there was a small black chain, which tied it to Ying Dao's boat.
The boat did not move quickly.
However, it quickly disappeared in the gray fog. Next to the two boats, there were ten huge figures, as tall as mountains. They slowly walked next to it.
As for the hundreds of monsters which appeared just now, they had long since disappeared into the fog. However, one could occasionally hear the roars of beasts.
…
The Great Swamp was an important piece of land for the monsters.
In the center of the Great Swamp, there was a small island. No fog surrounded the island. This island was like an oasis in the Great Swamp. However, instead of trees, all one could see were stone tablets. Each stone tablet had stone carvings on them but no one could see what they mean.
A path made from stones appeared among the stone tablets, leading straight into an immense black palace.
Yun Qingwu jumped off from the small boat.
Xieyi quickly walked forward and led the way. After a while, under Xieyi's guidance, Yun Qingwu and the dozens of black shadows arrived in front of the black palace.
The palace was ancient and not well-decorated. However, directly above the palace, one could see a huge white jade laid in the center of the black palace of stone. The jade was carved in the shape of a beast.