【Texture】(200)

Author: Wandering Traveler
, July 14, 2017, first published on sis,
Chapter 200:
"Yan Ping... what are you doing?"
"No... are you crazy?"
Xiao Suyan and Wang Lie's angry shouts rang in my ears, and I felt my body freeze... This must be Wang
Lie using "Two Elements Binding" on me! However, in such a short time and at such close distance, even though Wang Lie had restrained
my body, he couldn't stop my forward momentum in time. In the end, to the horrified gazes of everyone present,
my burning body finally disappeared into the transparent barrier of the sealing barrier, leaving only a series of expanding
air ripples on the surface.
Before everyone could recover from my crazy actions, another white figure stumbled and rushed towards
the sealing barrier. This time, it was Xia Jiang who "went crazy." Although her movements were clumsy, her actual speed was faster than mine.
In the blink of an eye, circular expanding ripples reappeared on the sealing barrier.
Wang Lie straightened up and turned to look at Xiao Suyan. Xiao Suyan stared blankly for a moment, then
shook his head helplessly and said, "Looking at me is useless... The blood offered to activate the barrier is indeed my blood, but that's all
! The incantation for the barrier, the hand seals for activating the blood array—all of that was told to
me by Zhou Jingyi via telepathy! I know that as the one who set up the barrier, I should have a certain degree of manipulation
and control over this seal, but you saw what happened before. In that short time, it was already a huge struggle for me to complete the setting up of the seal and successfully activate it according to her instructions. I didn't even have time 　　to ask her
about the control methods ..." 　　Hearing Xiao Suyan's explanation, Wang Lie's brows furrowed. However, just as those outside the barrier were bewildered and at a 　　loss, Guan Xue, who had fainted from her severe injuries, suddenly stood up and issued commands. The commands 　　were extremely eerie; although they came from Guan Xue's mouth, they seemed to come from an extremely distant other world 　　... 　　"Set up the four-directional guiding array around the altar... prepare to reinforce the seal!" 　　Upon hearing this voice, Chun Ri and the others were stunned at first, then without hesitation, they took out the array-setting tools and 　　began to act according to Guan Xue's commands! 　　"What's going on? Setsuna... what are you doing? And what's wrong with Guan Xue? She's clearly being manipulated 　　. How can you follow her orders?" Wang Lie watched the strangely behaving Guan Xue warily and sternly 　　reprimanded Chun Ri and the others. 　　"It's the mistress... it's Zhou Jingyi!" Chun Ri responded at this moment. "The five of us share her bloodline. 　　You should know that blood ties cannot be severed even within magic arrays and various sealing barriers. She 　　is currently manipulating Guanxue to tell us what to do next!" 　　Wang Lie was stunned upon hearing this. "...I see! No wonder you five followed her lead after you came in 　　... But since the five of you have blood ties with her, why didn't she manipulate the four of you, and only chose 　　Guanxue!" 　　Chunri answered silently while bending down and quickly setting up the magic array, "She no longer has the ability to 　　forcibly suppress the will of the four of us to manipulate us. Only Guanxue, only Guanxue is temporarily 　　without thought and will while unconscious, so right now... the only one she can still influence and manipulate is Guanxue!" At this point, 　　Chunri looked up at Wang Lie. "I know you've always suspected her, been wary of her... always worried she'd do 　　something harmful to us humans... But now you see! She's in dire straits herself, yet 　　... she's still doing everything in her power to help us complete the sealing barrier! And you still suspect her motives 　　are impure! Don't you feel even a shred of guilt? I understand you; in your eyes, those not of our kind 　　must have different hearts! But put your hand on your conscience and think about it, is she the one who caused this situation? She orchestrated 　　all this simply so that her lover could stay by her side forever... You weren't there, you didn't see 　　what happened, but let me tell you clearly now... the ones who broke the seal and ultimately released that monster 　　were Si Zong and Rui Zong!" As she said this, a faint tear welled up in Chunri's eyes! 　　Wang Lie turned to look at Xiao Suyan, and Xiao Suyan nodded in confirmation. "I've been 　　following those people the whole time, and I've seen everything they did. It wasn't Zhou Jingyi who broke the seal 　　... If you still don't believe me, look, Sun Cong and those two women are also involved!" 　　After seeing Sun Cong, Liu Huiru, and Chen Xiaowei nod in confirmation, Wang Lie didn't speak again. He lowered his head and 　　walked straight to Chunri's side, taking the magical artifacts and array items from her hands... 　　...The moment my body passed through the sealing barrier, the expected collision didn't occur! And at the same 　　time as I crossed the barrier, the "Two Elements Binding" effect that Wang Lie had applied to me also disappeared. "The power of the Nine Cauldrons Binding is very 　　peculiar; specifically, it allows entry but not exit." Remembering what Phoenix had said, I understood. 　　This temporary seal created by Xiao Suyan must be the same as the original seal created by King Mu of Zhou. Therefore, I smoothly 　　entered this sealing barrier without being hindered by the outer barrier. However, when I looked up, trying 　　to find the Dominator and the Mother, who was being manipulated by the Dominator, within the seal, I was stunned and speechless... 　　because I didn't see the altar within the seal; instead, what appeared before me was the entire Spiral City! 　　The Spiral City before me was tall, majestic, and magnificent, radiating dazzling and beautiful light... 　　...a dense crowd. People of all skin colors and appearances 　　knelt in rows and lines on the ground outside the Spiral City. Their movements towards the Spiral City were perfectly synchronized: arms raised high, 　　then slammed heavily to the ground! As their palms touched the ground, their buttocks rose high! The repetitive movements and postures 　　resembled undulating waves... 　　My ears were filled with the enormous sounds of people. The tones varied from person to person, but the pronunciation was surprisingly 　　uniform. The rhythm of the sounds reminded me of Christian prayers, monks chanting scriptures, and Muslim worship! 　　Although I couldn't understand what they were saying or reciting, their devout movements and solemnity...

Judging from Mu's expression, they were praying, singing praises, extolling some kind of "great being"!
Besides the crowd, I also saw all sorts of demons… Unlike the demons I'd encountered before, these
demons, like the humans present, were now densely packed, layer upon layer! They
were neatly arranged in various areas among the crowd according to their species, like guards, watching their every move…
Besides demons and humans, I also saw countless different kinds of animals! Some I recognized,
some I didn't; I even saw the legendary dragon! Of course, the image of the phoenix also appeared in my
field of vision… In the sky, phoenixes and various kinds of birds were flying and circling around Spiral City.
Besides the birds, there were even more so-called "angels" in the sky; these angels almost occupied
the entire airspace near Spiral City, chanting the same tunes as the humans.
"What… what's going on? A hallucination? Or have I really traveled to that world?"
Just as this question arose in my mind, the voice that haunted my dreams rang in my ears!
"...Aping! You...how did you get into the seal?"
"Mom? Is that you? It really is you? I...I followed you and that thing in!" My
heart immediately calmed down! The fact that my mother could use "telepathic communication" with me proved that she hadn't yet fallen
victim to the Dominator's clutches. Not only that, it also proved that her safety was temporarily assured! If she were fighting the Dominator to the death
, she probably wouldn't have had the time or energy to communicate with me.
"...Why did you follow me in? Didn't you know that coming in meant certain death?"
"I know...but what should I do? Just watch you get taken away by that thing, and then
do nothing but wait outside? Mom...do you think you're going to die! Do you think I can pretend I
know nothing and eke out a living?"
My mother fell silent...
After a long while, I heard my mother's call! "...I understand. Then come...to
the altar at the top of Spiral City! I'm here..."
"...There are many people, and demons...I don't know if I can get there safely! They don't seem
like illusions, because my Crimson Lotus Eye tells me they are real!" I glanced at
the route to the top of Spiral City and explained calmly.
"Don't worry...they won't attack you or stop you. They are not illusions, but
creations within this sealed barrier. Within the seal, they are real, but that's all
!"
I started walking, following my mother's instructions.
"Merely exist? Mom... what you're saying is beyond my comprehension!" I stepped into
the crowd of worshippers... To escape the flames emanating from me, the worshippers scattered and immediately
cleared a path for me...
"Heh, that's how seals work! So-called seals are usually used on powerful targets!
Generally speaking, the person who creates the seal must be able to destroy the target. Do you think they wouldn't destroy it? Precisely because they
can't destroy it, they create a seal to imprison and bind the target! And the fact that a seal can imprison a target doesn't mean that
the seal possesses power superior to the target. The main method of sealing and imprisoning a target is actually to confuse the target
. There are many ways to confuse, such as creating a maze, making the target trapped in the maze and unable to find a way out, or
like what you're seeing now, creating a world that exists to satisfy the desires and needs of the sealed target, making them addicted
and unable to extricate themselves... But everything here exists only to bind the sealed target. These entities will absolutely
not do anything unrelated to their 'work'..."
"I see... I think I understand now! But how did that thing manage to touch the edge of the seal
and pull you in?" I walked through the crowd, calmly surveying the "humans," "demons,
" and various "creatures" around me. Their numb expressions and repetitive actions created
an inexplicable sense of oppression.
"...It must have been an accident! The seal was newly established, and it takes time to build this world. That thing
must have accidentally bumped into the edge of the seal before this sealed world was fully constructed. However, this coincidence has
really gotten us in deep trouble! Hmm, it seems it's not just us; there's also that silly girl who seems to have gotten in too
..."
Hearing my mother's words, I paused for a moment, then narrowed my eyes. "...It's Xia Jiang! I can see
the flame I left on her! Sigh... I don't even know what to say about my Crimson Lotus ability.
After implanting the flame in Xuanyuan Tu City, I've been trying to track it, but I
couldn't. Now that I'm inside the seal, I can't see the other flames, but I can see
the two flames on her and that thing again. What's going on?" "
You can't say that... The Crimson Lotus is an extremely powerful ability. You just haven't
fully mastered and comprehended it yet. It's not surprising that you couldn't track Xia Jiang before; both she and I have
the ability to block your tracking of the flames. I can even change the color of the flame on your chart to directly mislead you
... However, now in this sealed world, our abilities are suppressed by the seal, so
you can now track the flame implanted in Xia Jiang's body!" At this point, the mother paused,
then continued, "By the way... when we meet later, I want you to do something for me."
"What is it? Why are you so serious?"
Although we were in the sealed world, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of my conversation with my mother. It gave me
a long-lost sense of relaxation.
"It's nothing... I want to ask you to kill me and Xia Jiang later!"
My mother's tone was calm, but it was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky to me! I trembled and stopped
in my tracks...
"W-what did you say... Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Nonsense?... Mom isn't joking at all! Well, let's put it this way! This sealed world..."
Although the world appears large, you know its actual size is only the altar and the surrounding space.
For the time being, Xia Jiang, the small world you created using the seal, and I can
hide within it, but it's only a matter of time before that thing finds us. Once it captures Xia Jiang and me,
it will inevitably devour us and absorb our divine abilities, further increasing its power!
In that situation, it's uncertain whether the seal can still restrain it! Therefore, Xia Jiang and I must absolutely
not allow it to absorb our divine abilities! "
I have a blood pact with Chunri and the others. Through this pact, I can barely send them
some information unilaterally. I've already told them to prepare for repairing and reinforcing the seal! You may not know, but the
Chosen Ones cannot commit suicide... They can only die with the help of external forces! Since you and Xia Jiang didn't come in, I could only
sacrifice my blood and divine power the moment that thing found me and took my life to repair and reinforce the seal
. In that situation, the chance of failure is extremely high. Nine times out of ten, the sacrifice will fail, and I will only become
that thing's nourishment! I am unwilling to accept this..." "
...Now that you're here too. If you take action and strip Xia Jiang and me of our divine power and lives, then
the blood sacrifice ritual will be guaranteed to succeed! In comparison, I would rather die at the hands of my precious son than
let that thing bite me even once..."
My mother's explanation made my whole body tremble uncontrollably.
"...Do you...do you think I can do this?"
"...You can!" Faced with my doubt, my mother gave a clear affirmation! Upon hearing
her confirmation, my legs went weak, and I knelt on the ground!
"Aping...I know how you feel right now, but there's nothing we can do. You should
understand, your mother isn't noble...your mother has absolutely no intention of sacrificing herself to save humanity.
This plan and decision is simply because I don't want to die in vain! As for Xia Jiang...that
silly girl, I don't know what's going on in her little head! Wouldn't it be better to stay outside obediently?
She insisted on coming into this seal with us. Now, if
she doesn't want to be eaten by that thing, she only has the same choice as me..."
"However, the one who will suffer the most in the end will be you...If you do it, Xia Jiang and I can
face death calmly. But after we die, you will be the last one left in this seal..."
…At that time, you would have to face that thing's hunt all alone… Just thinking about it… Mom, Mom,
I feel so sorry for you… Aping, Aping… Can you forgive Mom's selfishness… Mom really tried her best
… This is the best ending Mom could think of!
Hearing my mother's sobs, my body convulsed violently… I numbly propped myself up and,
in a daze, took another step, walking down the outer slope of Spiral City step by step!
In the dim light, my lonely figure cast a long, dark shadow on the slope,
its appearance swaying with the flickering flames on my body, like the reflection of a terrifying dragon.
The chanting of the crowd and angels echoed in my ears… The melody was initially comforting, giving a sense of peace,
but after a while, it became tedious and monotonous, almost hypnotic. My mind went blank, and my steps became
heavy and unsteady.
I don't know how long I walked, but when I finally reached
the top platform of the Spiral City, head down and stumbling along, I saw my mother, and Xia Jiang also came into view.
My mother knelt quietly in the center of the empty platform, Xia Jiang nestled
beside her, her left hand resting on her mother's shoulder, her eyes closed.
I staggered to them, staring blankly at the two beautiful faces before me
…
At that moment, a large number of people appeared once again on the platform outside the altar's seal. Several armed men
were on guard at the junction of the outer ramp and the platform, Sun Ming and Guan Yueran were organizing people to clean up and collect
the remains of the dead on the platform, Huang Yandong stared solemnly at the sealing barrier on the altar, then turned to look
at the phoenix circling back and forth in the distant sky.
"What's wrong with that firebird? It doesn't seem hostile towards us, but it also doesn't seem to want to make contact with us
. It's just flying around..."
"Ah, that's a phoenix... Yan Ping seems to have made a blood pact with it before! It's probably returning here to look
for Yan Ping." Wang Lie's attention wasn't on the seal; he was just looking down at the
"Four Directions Guiding Array" that had already been set up around the altar seal!
"Oh? I heard that after making a blood pact, they have a symbiotic relationship! Judging from the phoenix's current condition
, Yan Ping might still be alive." Huang Yandong stroked his stubble-covered chin. "By the way,
how long have he and the two goddesses been inside?"
"Probably close to twenty hours!" Wang Lie still stared intently at the array in front of him, responding calmly
.
"Twenty hours? Old Xiao... what's your situation now?" Wang Lie's answer made Huang Yandong feel nervous
, so he looked at Xiao Suyan.
At this moment, Xiao Suyan was sitting cross-legged at the front of the altar, his eyes closed in meditation.
He only opened his eyes after hearing Huang Yandong's question, replying weakly, "I don't sense anything noteworthy, but
it's certain that the seal's power is weakening! If the guiding array can't receive the blood sacrifice offering, this seal can
only last for two or three hours at most..."
Before Xiao Suyan could finish speaking, Wang Lie, who had been observing the ground array, suddenly raised an arm
and made a gripping motion! This action
completely silenced the previously noisy platform.
"...The sacrifice, the sacrifice has begun!"
After saying this, Wang Lie's raised arm limply fell to his sides! His entire body slowly slumped down as if all his strength had been drained
. Seeing this, Ma Guofu, standing beside him, quickly stepped forward to support him.
Those who had just arrived on the platform already knew what had happened before and understood
the specifics of the magic arrays and the seals on the altar. They all rushed to gather around the four magic arrays on the altar
…
Under their watchful eyes, the four magic arrays emitted dazzling, brilliant colors! Moments later, the inscribed
magic arrays floated up like stained glass windows! They smoothly aligned themselves with the square
seal area of the central altar!
As each of the four magic arrays completely overlapped and disappeared with the seal, a thick bolt of lightning
struck without warning, piercing through the thick black clouds surrounding Spiral City and heavily striking
the top of the barrier seal. Accompanied by a tremendous roar, the translucent cube seal slowly began
to sink, completely disappearing from everyone's sight within minutes. The altar on the platform
once again revealed its true form. The internal passageway that reappeared beneath the platform was now
shrouded in a colorful light curtain, in addition to the ice wall created by Da Ye Rinpoche.
Watching everything unfold, the people on the platform fell silent… everyone's gaze
was focused on Wang Lie and Xiao Suyan!
Wang Lie remained silent… After a long while, Xiao Suyan straightened up, his legs crossed, and
said calmly, “The blood sacrifice is over… it should be successful. The reinforcement and repair of the sealing barrier are complete!”
Xiao Suyan's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone present! However, no
one showed any excitement or joy…
On the contrary, after Xiao Suyan, the “seal creator,” confirmed this information, the first sound heard was
a woman's sobbing.
The first to break down in tears was Guan Xue, who had already awakened; influenced by her, Lan Jian, Yong Hui, and several
others also choked up. The contagious nature of human emotions is sometimes unpredictable. When Guan Xue and
the others began to cry, Tan Yixin and Guan Yueran followed suit.
As everyone fell into a collective state of depression, Wang Lie turned his gaze to
the phoenix still circling the platform…
On the platform sealing the inner world, I quietly watched the Dominator slowly emerge from the altar passage.
The black aura that had always shrouded the Dominator vanished without a trace, and I finally saw
the true form of this terrifying monster…
A dignified, cold-blooded human female face, a thick snake tail below the waist, a pair of black wings on her back
, and skin below her head and neck covered in smooth, fine scales that shimmered in the light
! A hazy mist shrouded her blue, gem-like pupils, her eyes filled with doubt
.
Behind me, my mother and Xia Jiang, two naked, snow-white bodies, clung tightly to each other, curled up on the ground.
No trace of divine aura remained on their bodies; the characteristics of "Chosen Ones" had vanished without a trace.
Their eyes were closed, lost in a sweet dream.
Before me, the golden Heavenly Yang pattern and the jade Earthly Yin pattern floated in the air, intertwining
and rotating…
"…Are you looking at this?" I pointed to the pair of Heavenly Mysterious Patterns before me and spoke calmly
.
Hearing my voice, the Dominator's gaze sharpened. Just before making eye contact with me, it seemed
to remember our previous eye contact, and its eyes narrowed…
Noticing this subtle expression, the corners of my mouth curled up slightly. I wasn't sure if this thing
could understand my language, but I still recounted my previous experience to myself. Because at that moment, I
desperately wanted to speak, to share my surprise and joy with someone. Even facing
the most terrifying monster in the world, I couldn't suppress this inner impulse.
"...This is called the Heavenly Mystic Rune! It was a gift from my great-grandfather to my mother."
"I'm not sure what he was thinking back then...but these runes are truly
the most precious gift in the world to me!"
"You know what? I originally thought I would become the sinner who killed my mother with my own hands! Whatever the purpose of doing so
, or whether my mother forced me, I really did it...but I really didn't expect that my
Crimson Lotus Fire would burn and sacrifice my mother and Xia Jiang's divine abilities, and also burn away the blood in their bodies...but
these runes separated from my mother's body at the last moment, severing my deprivation of their lives..."
"...Do you know how happy this is to me?" As I said this, I laughed loudly. This laughter came from
the bottom of my heart. However, before I could even catch my breath from laughing, a tremendous impact struck my
body, and I collapsed. The already faint flame within me
was extinguished completely by this blow.
This brought my thoughts back to the reality before me… My mother and Xia Jiang were still alive. This
was undoubtedly immense joy for me, but this joy would clearly only last a moment, because they and I would soon
become the Dominator's meal!
I struggled to my feet and continued to stand in front of the Dominator.
"Heh… I understand! You know I am the Crimson Lotus, and you fear the backlash of my Crimson Lotus, so you haven't
killed me! Right?"
… The snake's tail slapped against my shoulder, and I groaned, collapsing to the ground. The Dominator didn't even glance at me,
swaying its tail as it slithered towards my mother and Xia Jiang. As it passed by me, I suddenly stretched out my arms
and tightly embraced its serpentine body!
"Want to eat them... but wait until you get past my corpse! As long as I'm alive... don't even think about
touching them with your filthy hands..."
My "rogue entanglement" enraged the Dominator. It swung its body and forcefully threw me away. But just
as I struggled to my feet again to try and stop the monster, someone threw a puddle of unknown liquid onto the Dominator
. The strong smell of the liquid immediately made me realize its nature—gasoline!
The person who spilled the gasoline was my mother; she and Xia Jiang had surprisingly regained consciousness. She was holding an
empty plastic bottle, while Xia Jiang was clutching a backpack, fumbling inside with one hand!
That backpack had been on my mother's back the whole time, even when she was trapped in the seal by the Dominator,
until she took it off her person and put it aside before demanding I use the Crimson Lotus Fire to burn her and Xia Jiang to death.
"Run…it won't kill me, let me hold it off…" I shouted at my mother and Xia Jiang,
scrambling to their feet. However, neither Xia Jiang nor my mother turned to run. My mother reached out
to support me, while Xia Jiang unexpectedly pulled a beautifully crafted lighter from the backpack and hurriedly
handed it to my mother.
The Dominator seemed curious about the gasoline my mother had spilled on it, lowering its head to sniff its body.
My mother seized the opportunity to light the lighter and then threw it forcefully at the Dominator. The moment the flame from the lighter
touched the Dominator's body, the Dominator instantly burst into flames.
"Hahahaha..." Mother laughed wildly, unrestrained after her success!
Hearing her laughter, I suddenly trembled... an indescribable force acted upon me
, instantly forming a window-sized vortex of air in front of me. I was
being pulled and dragged towards the center of the vortex!
The pulling force was incredibly immense; I was powerless to resist the enormous suction. My feet were instantly
sucked into the vortex. Instinctively, I reached out and grabbed wildly, but my hands grabbed
one arm each from Mother and Xia Jiang! The two women screamed.
In the blink of an eye, I and the two women were swept into the vortex by that force and disappeared from
the platform of the sealed world. When the Dominator extinguished its flames, only
a few wisps of swirling air remained on the platform after the vortex disappeared…
The Dominator looked puzzled again, but soon after, it seemed to hear
some sounds coming from within the Spiral City. Its eyes lit up, and it wagged its tail and swiftly swam towards the entrance.
Standing before the altar of the Spiral City, watching the phoenix's departing figure, I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. However,
the barbed verbal sparring between Wang Lie and my mother beside me was a complete eyesore, ruining my mood!
"...Setting up the Seven Luminaries and Three Stars Formation to pull the three of us out of the seal is your skill! But even
so, it doesn't mean you have the right to boss me around! Moreover, pulling us out wasn't solely your
doing. Without the blood pact between Phoenix and A-Ping, without the three swords of the little fellow surnamed Xiao suppressing the three stars, and
without Fan Zhou's star-stepping power activating the Seven Luminaries, your Yin-Yang power alone would
n't have been enough to pull us out, let alone set up the Seven Luminaries and Three Stars Formation. And the only person you wanted to save was Yan Ping; you didn't even consider that saving Yan Ping
might also drag me and Xia Jiang out, did you? In your heart, you probably wish I were sealed
inside the barrier too. So I have absolutely no gratitude towards you!"
"First, I don't need your gratitude; second, I have no interest in telling you what to do! You
're right about one thing, I don't really care whether you live or die... But now that you're alive, I only hope you can keep
your promise. You said you would lead the people here out of the Kunlun Core! Our fundamental
purpose in coming to Spiral City was to find an escape route... and you were the one who told us about this route in Spiral City! Now
I only want to ask you one question... where is that route?" Wang Lie paused, probably considering
the interests of the majority, and finally softened his tone.
"...Alright... forget what I said before! Now, I beg you... to find a
way for the people here to escape alive?"
As Wang Lie softened his tone, the people on the platform gathered around him and his mother,
casting expectant glances at his mother.
Facing the expectant gazes of everyone, Mother gave a heavy snort, looking completely indifferent. Only
after she saw the same expectant look in my eyes did she pout and point to the
altar in the center of the platform.
"Alright... I know! You should remember the altar in the center of Xia Yu City, right? The altar in Xia Yu City
was actually modeled after this one..."
Hearing his mother's words, Wang Lie immediately showed a look of realization. "...You mean, the escape route
isn't inside Spiral City, but requires using this altar ritual to open a true escape path?"
Looking at Wang Lie's current state, his mother seemed to have gained some satisfaction from her vanity, and affirmed,
"You're right... There's no direct path to escape the Kunlun core. To leave, you have to
create one yourself at this altar..."
Wang Lie lowered his head in thought for a moment, then looked up at his mother and asked, "...If I remember correctly
, that sacrificial ritual also requires offerings! Old Zhao offered the blood of the Mystic Maiden
... Now, with you and Xia Jiang in this state, where can we find divine blood for sacrifice?
Besides the monster sealed inside, there probably isn't a single living 'Chosen One' left in the Kunlun core."
Faced with Wang Lie's question, a sly smile appeared on his mother's face.
"You're right... The only 'Chosen One' left in the Kunlun core
is that one sealed creature!" However, the "divine blood" used for sacrifice no longer needs to be obtained from it. "Speaking of which,"
Mother glanced sideways at Kasuga and the others who had been standing beside her.
A few months later...
In the manager's office of Xinglong Microfinance Company, I sat on the sofa, a cigarette dangling from my lips, resting with my eyes closed. Wang Lie
, after ending a phone conversation with a client, took the jewelry box I had given him earlier from his desk,
sat down opposite me, placed the box in front of me, and asked,
"Was Romania fun? Why did you come back alone... Where are the other five, Setsuna?"
"I went there on business, not for tourism. How would I know if it was fun? Kasuga and the others didn't come back; they really
stayed there for a trip, and also attended Sama'ai's wedding to the German. Sama insisted that all five of them stay."
"Being a bridesmaid... those Germans are so handsome, I'm worried that when they get back, I might have some extra color on my head
..." I opened my eyes, reached out and stroked the jewelry box, answering casually.
Wang Lie smiled faintly at my answer. "I know Jack Fred... that guy's
just all talk, he's actually a pure-hearted man! I don't believe he would take advantage of your girl while you're not around, and one Shama
has already exhausted him, it would be strange if he still had the energy to cheat on you! Besides, you're Honglian
... he knows your current strength better than anyone, even if he had the guts, he wouldn't dare to take advantage of you."
"I hope so... But to be honest, Kasuga and the others are free now, and our relationship is merely a partnership
. Even if they really leave with other men, I have no right to interfere. What I'm more worried about
is whether it's really appropriate to hand that vampire over to the Vatican. You don't know, that guy is only
one step away from comprehending the Godhood of Blood. Its strength is comparable to the Mystic Maiden. It took me, Kasuga and the others, along with seven or
eight helpers sent by the Vatican, to finally capture it with great difficulty. But the Vatican won't allow me to kill it, insisting on holding some kind of
trial ceremony... I really didn't expect that they still retain that kind of religious court stuff!"
"Ah... well, there's nothing we can do about it. You were just hired. Going through the legal process is
a long-standing tradition of the Vatican, and you have no right to interfere! After all, their way of thinking and ideology
are different from ours. Just finish the job they asked you to do, why
should you care about the outcome? I actually quite approve of their system. You know,
even vampires aren't necessarily all destined to die." Wang Lie picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"Tch... I'm the opposite of you. I don't think their religious court is anything good! That court
doesn't just target demons and monsters; historically, it's mostly ordinary humans who have been tried
... By the way, I remember Joan of Arc was considered a witch, convicted, and burned at the stake, right?"
I said, casually opening the jewelry box. Then a surprised expression appeared on my face. "The Heavenly Inscription?
What's going on? Old Xiao doesn't want it anymore?"
Wang Lie nodded and said, "Yes, he said he only needs to get the imprint of this inscription! This inscription itself
is a peerless treasure, and he travels alone, so he might lose it at any time. That's why he specially sent it to me
... I think it's not appropriate for me to keep it, so it's better to let you handle it. After all, this inscription
belongs to Zhou Jingyi. If it weren't for her quick thinking in grabbing it out of the seal,
how could we have successfully used this inscription to extract the remaining 'divine blood' from Shana and the others and escape
from the core of Kunlun? Giving it to you is like returning it to its rightful owner!"
I stared at the inscription in the jewelry box for a long time, then reached out and closed the lid, put it in the inner
pocket of my clothes, stood up from the sofa, and prepared to leave.
"Then I'll keep it safe! Um, by the way... when will the payment arrive?"
"It should arrive by tomorrow at the latest. What's wrong? Why the rush?" Wang Lie got up to see me off.
I sighed and said, "...You know my current situation. My wife spends money way too much.
Otherwise, do you think I would take on so many commissions in a row?"
Hearing this, Wang Lie laughed. "Spends money a lot? I don't think so. Villas, cars...
these are necessities nowadays. You should still buy what you need. Isn't she doing this to create a
warm and comfortable home for you?"
"A warm and comfortable home?" Reflecting on Wang Lie's words, I drove back to my current residence.
After parking the car, I looked at the three-story detached villa in front of me and had a sense of unreality. Because I never
imagined I would one day live in such a luxurious and spacious residence, but this feeling was fleeting
before I regained my senses, as the villa door opened...
My mother and Xia Jiang's beautiful figures appeared at the door, giving me charming smiles.
At that moment, apart from the beautiful woman before me, the whole world was merely an illusion to me.
Update Note:
Due to two consecutive days of power outages, my writing speed was severely affected, resulting in the delay in updating Chapter 200.
Therefore, I would like to apologize to all forum members.
The main story of the book "Face Tattoo" officially concludes with Chapter 200. I plan to take some time
to write an afterword. I will explain the final fate of some characters that everyone is concerned about; and I will also
fill in the plot holes that I could not fill in in time. If you want to know about any characters or plot holes, you can leave a message after the main text of Chapter 200.
I will start writing the afterword as a final supplement after collecting everyone's replies.
The update note for Chapter 200 is complete. Attached is a poem written by the author based on his writing experience... Thoughts
on the completion of "Tattooed Face" :
In a narrow, humble room, the wind blows through the hall, I listen to songs and hum, my thoughts soaring, I sleep in the morning, nap at noon, and wake at dusk, drinking tea, gazing at the moon, and writing about absurd things.

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