As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1677 - 439: I Arrive With Heroes—How Do You All Explain This? Secretly Visiting the Training Emperor Xi Xi [Monthly Ticket Requested]
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The party chose an inn to settle into for some rest.
Sharing a chamber, Xi Xi and Yun E rested as evening descended, enveloping the whole city in deep shadows without any trace of illumination.
"Sister Yun E, Father mentioned that Jiangnan holds such romance, with plenty of flower boats... they light up the night so vibrantly, so why does Luoyun City stay so hushed after dark?"
Resting her chin on her hands, Xi Xi stared out at the utterly black cityscape and couldn't resist inquiring.
The motion of Yun E folding her garments paused abruptly.
A strange quiver stirred in her chest.
She rose to her feet, approaching the window, her lovely features now with eyes swallowed by boundless gloom, creating a suffocating pressure that made breathing difficult.
"Indeed..."
"Why such utter blackness?"
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Qianyuan Dao City.
Outer Sect, Disciple City, Elder Court.
Squeak...
Li Che pushed open the door of the study and stepped out gradually.
As dusk arrived, lanterns filled the yard, casting their warm glow everywhere.
Snowflakes floated down while Zhang Ya circulated her Qi-blood in the courtyard, the bursts of Qi echoing loudly as she kept up her martial exercises.
Spotting Li Che emerging from the study.
Zhang Ya ceased her training: "Husband... are you departing now?"
Li Che gave a nod.
Rushing indoors, Zhang Ya fetched a garment she'd freshly stitched: "I've made new attire for you, husband."
Accepting the piece sewn by his spouse, Li Che offered a soft smile.
"Husband, take care on your way to Qi Tian City; I've heard it's quite perilous there. We should only hope for safety and tranquility."
Clinging to Li Che's form, Zhang Ya laid her head against his torso, murmuring gently.
Li Che stroked Zhang Ya's hair.
Following their affectionate exchange, Li Che finally parted with farewells and departed.
Amid the descending snow.
By the courtyard entrance.
Zhang Ya rested against the doorpost, braving the wind and flakes, a gentle gust tousling her dark locks and rippling her profound gaze.
Gazing as her spouse ventured forth on his path.
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"It's far too shadowy... this place, it's genuinely too shadowy."
Yun E creased her forehead deeply, detecting an off vibe.
Xi Xi picked up on Yun E's burdened mood too: "Sister Yun E, do you sense some threat?"
"Yet, we've masked our identities to slip into the city, and no killers from the Corpse God Cult or Hunting God Pavilion have tailed us..."
Yun E shook her head, her gaze tightening a bit.
She lifted her sight to the heavens, where soft rain began to patter down.
As though carrying boundless sorrow.
"Maybe I'm just being paranoid, still... when journeying afar, caution is wise."
Yun E patted Xi Xi's head.
"Hold on a second for me."
With those words from Yun E, she lifted her palm, her slim digits abruptly tapping her forehead.
Buzzing—
It felt like an immense divine aura surged from her rear.
Xi Xi sensed Yun E turning icy and majestic, radiating a fearsome pressure that shook the spirit.
"Sister Yun E..."
Xi Xi retreated a couple of steps, feeling the Temple God's aura.
Xi Xi had known for ages that a Temple God dwelled within Yun E.
Yet at this moment, it appeared she was gaining power; Yun E and her allies were advancing too, with the Temple God's integration growing ever more potent.
All of a sudden...
Yun E's eyes snapped open, her complexion draining to ashen pallor.
Her lithe frame teetered.
Her Temple God issued urgent alarms!
Danger loomed, immense peril!
"Xi Xi, summon Zhou Peng and the rest; we need to move fast, get out of this city now!"
Yun E urged in a hushed tone.
Xi Xi's face grew serious; she held deep faith in Yun E, aware that she could be impulsive at times, but only Sister Yun E reined her in somewhat.
To Xi Xi, Yun E evoked a sense like her father—profoundly reliable.
Hailing Zhou Peng, who was about to grab a midnight bite, Jin Taixui emerged from his quarters too, and the quartet promptly exited the inn, dashing into the pitch-black evening, racing toward Luoyun City's outskirts.
Through the downpour, total obscurity.
The whole metropolis dissolved into an infinite void of ebony.
Xi Xi employed the Slumbering Dragon Elephant Vajra's Art of Breath Concealment and guided Yun E and the others to apply the Breath Concealing Charm she'd fashioned from the hiding method.
The four dashed across the slick, damp bluestone roads in the night, speeding along.
Yet.
They'd barely arrived at the city entrance.
Yun E yanked the group into a side lane.
At the gate, shadows churned like mist.
Within those shadows lurked a thick formation of troops in dark Xuan heavy armor, sealing off the passage entirely.
Solemn clangs rang out, banners whipping fiercely.
The flag billowed in the gloom, displaying a crimson 'Ji' mark stained with blood, as if oozing fresh scarlet.
From the lane's cover, employing the Concealing Breath Technique, Xi Xi stole a glance, her eyes sharpening.
"That's..."
"Ji Moli's... Black Armor Guards?!"
Ji Moli!
King Ping Luan's Black Armor Guards... Weren't they stationed in Jizhou?
How did they end up here?!
Xi Xi's thoughts quaked, and the divine mark on Yun E's forehead pulsed faintly.
She drew in a steadying breath.
"It's more than that... Xi Xi, check the city walls..."
Xi Xi looked up at the battlements, where alongside the black-armored warriors, cloaked figures in dark robes lingered, exuding death Qi and corpse Qi amid the shadows.
"Corpse God Cult!"
Xi Xi clenched her jaw.
Faintly, she began to piece it together.
Yun E shuddered throughout.
Leading the Black Armor Guards stood a towering form in black Xuan armor—it was Zhou Chiguo, back from the Divine Capital alongside Ji Moli.
Armored Zhou Chiguo stared blankly at the darkened Luoyun City.
Meantime, the other Black Armor Guards and numerous fiends from the Corpse God Cult positioned themselves before the entrance, glaring darkly at the obscured Luoyun City, like...
Predators fixating on a juicy, ripe morsel.
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After parting from his wife, Li Che reached Taibai Peak.
Within Taibai Hall.
Lv Qiankun, Lv Taibai, and Fang Hanshu awaited patiently.
"A Che is here?"
The trio spotted Li Che and offered warm smiles.
"Time to head out; no need for elaborate rites among us four... Simply dash ahead."
Lv Taibai grinned.
In an instant, he snapped his fingers, unleashing a resounding sword hum.
The Taibai Sword he gripped expanded and broadened, transforming into a ten-meter flying blade hovering above Taibai Peak's grand platform.
Dawn broke from night, snow drifting quietly.
The four skipped goodbyes to fellow Qian Yuan Divine Sect members, bounding onto the flying sword instead; its light blazed as it surged forward.
With his Divine Tribulation Realm attainment, Lv Taibai brimmed with vigor, his silver locks streaming, positioned at the flying sword's prow like a celestial Sword Immortal amid sky and land, robes billowing grandly.
Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and Li Che stayed more subdued than Lv Taibai's flair, clustering near the central tea stove on the flying sword.
As Li Che drank his tea, he quietly shifted his focus, worrying over little Xi Xi's practice progress; he faintly detected unease in the city of her training.
Savoring the spiritual tea, a surge of pure spiritual energy exploded on his tongue.
Li Che glanced toward Lv Taibai, who posed dramatically atop the sword Qi's peak, bold and solitary.
"Sect Master, does Qi Tian City lie in Jianzhou of Jiangnan Dao?"
"Correct."
Lv Taibai replied without looking back, arms folded behind, sleeves drifting.
Li Che's gaze gleamed: "For this trip then... let's detour to Jiangzhou in Jiangnan Dao first."
Lv Taibai paused briefly: "Which spot in Jiangzhou?"
"Wenling Prefecture in Jiangzhou, Luoyun City."
Li Che explained: "To glimpse the girl discreetly."
Hearing Li Che's intent, Lv Taibai's eyes lit up.
Visit Xi Xi?
Truth be told...
Lv Taibai truly yearned for Xi Xi.
Without probing how Li Che learned of Xi Xi's location, he agreed outright upon hearing it.
Lv Taibai burned with excitement to appear before his prized pupil wielding Divine Tribulation Cultivation, eager for Xi Xi's admiring look!
Suddenly motivated!
He whirled about, one hand at his back, the other shaping sword signs and seals, pushing ahead.
The flying sword surged faster.
Beloved disciple, your master approaches!