Kurumi Tokisaki's Planar Journey - Chapter 534
“Little girl, don’t talk nonsense!”
From the black ring suspended in mid-air, a surge of soul power emerged, soon forming the ethereal image of an old man.
Kurumi found a large green stone and sat on it casually, scrutinizing the white-haired, youthful-faced Medicine Venerable who was renowned throughout the Central Plains.
“Taking a little girl’s things and not admitting it, you have a thicker skin than the walls of a city!”
The old man’s expression remained unchanged as he retorted, “You little girl, how can you slander me without cause? You poured out the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew wastefully, and I kindly intervened out of a sense of thrift…”
“But it was my thing, and I can do whatever I want with it!”
Seeing the unreasonable little girl in front of him, Yao Chen felt quite troubled. A child capable of easily taking out such high-quality Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew must have a formidable backing.
How could he have been lured by the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew to wake up? He still remembered that before he fell into a deep sleep, he was in the Northwest Continent. How…?
Looking beyond Kurumi, Yao Chen saw the child of the mysterious Madam Xiao. Although his face was a bit swollen, his breathing was stable, which relieved Yao Chen.
Being a seasoned person, he had already figured out the whole story!
The twin-tailed loli reflected in his eyes made Yao Chen squint slightly, ‘This little girl probably knew I was here. Is it the adults’ instructions… or something else?’
Kurumi stared directly at the floating, half-ethereal figure, crossing her arms, “Old man, I’m not going to argue with you. Just return the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew, and I’ll let it slide!”
Yao Chen wanted to see through this “troublesome” little girl. Regardless of other factors, the jade pendant hanging around her neck exerted tremendous pressure on him!
The small jade pendant was carved with a flower-shaped flame, looking lifelike. Yao Chen felt he had seen it somewhere before.
‘Could it be another kind of Heavenly Flame?’
The various flames depicted in the Heavenly Flame Ranking flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t find one matching the flower-shaped flame.
It was highly likely that she was from the Yan Clan! Otherwise, how could she possess such a flame engraving… As for why not the Yao Clan? He, as a former core member of the Yao Clan, would have recognized “clan members.”
Yao Chen put away his thoughts. Those Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew were of high quality, and although they couldn’t restore him to his peak, they allowed him to move freely for a while without any problems.
“Little girl, I don’t have the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew, but I have something better.”
Yao Chen smiled at Kurumi. He didn’t believe such a young girl could discern quality!
However, he wasn’t trying to deceive the little girl, just wanted her to leave happily. As a soul body, he felt uneasy staying outside for too long.
Kurumi gave him a deadpan look, “Yao Chen, Medicine Venerable, please don’t lie to children anymore, okay? Besides refining pills, what else can you do?”
A flash of sharpness crossed the old man’s eyes, “Little girl, how do you know my name is Yao Chen?”
“With your former fame on the continent, many forces would have ‘conveniently’ investigated your background.”
“What I mean is… how did you know I was here?”
“Are you very confident in your soul power? Come on, you’re now just a severely injured, incomplete soul body. Many people on the continent can see through you with a glance.”
Yao Chen’s heart sank slightly, but his face became more amiable. He pretended to ponder, “So, it was your elder who told you I was here?”
“Sort of.”
Kurumi nodded ambiguously, giving a vague and uncertain answer.
“Then why not let your elder come to see me?”
Kurumi raised her head, her pure, wine-red eyes locking with Yao Chen’s.
“Are you sure? I happen to have a direct uncle also visiting the Xiao family.”
Upon hearing this, the ethereal soul power around Yao Chen retracted significantly. Caution was necessary after all.
“Alright,” Yao Chen relented, “little girl who woke me up with the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Dew, what do you want from me?”
Kurumi giggled, moving her mouth without a sound, but two words echoed clearly in Yao Chen’s ears.
“Flame Mantra.”
The ethereal soul body became unstable as if steam was rising from it. Yao Chen’s face could no longer maintain his composure.
Just the mention of ‘Flame Mantra’ brought to mind the traitorous scoundrel!
As for how the information leaked, it was likely through that scoundrel…
“What did you do to Han Feng?”
The little girl blinked innocently. Yao Chen cursed himself for being foolish; even if the girl had heard from her elders, they wouldn’t have told her what happened to Han Feng.
Yao Chen gradually retracted his soul power. Kurumi lowered her gaze, her face no longer as innocent as before.
“Medicine Venerable, you should think carefully. At least two soul powers are currently locking onto you, right?”
The little girl stood up from the green stone, “Although their soul power isn’t as strong as yours was, I can responsibly tell you that my two elders have methods to easily kill you.”
“Hand it over.” The girl smiled innocently, her wine-red eyes forming crescents. Yao Chen felt his non-existent heart skip a beat!
“I, Kurumi, can mobilize clan resources to help you kill the traitor! If you are willing to join my clan, I can have the elders help you refine a half-saint body.”
“Don’t you want to return to the Yao Clan and record your parents’ names in the core genealogy with your own hands?”
“Don’t you want to fulfill your parents’ lifelong wishes?”
“I believe you can feel my sincerity.”
The ethereal soul body hovering in mid-air lost its smile, the elderly eyes becoming as sharp as an eagle’s!
“Can you do that?”
“Old man, why are you hesitating like a woman?”
A deep male voice boomed in Yao Chen’s ears, filled with impatience.
“I, the Saint of the Ancient Clan, vouch for Kurumi’s words! If you dare deceive our young mistress, I don’t care how many friends you have, I’ll crush them all!”
“As for the Yao Clan, whenever you want the Ancient Clan’s help, it’s at your disposal!”
The voice resounded like thunder, and the space above shattered, a jade token shooting toward the ethereal soul body!
Yao Chen gathered his soul power to catch it firmly. He saw the word “Gu” etched into the token, emanating the unmistakable aura of a Saint!
Yao Chen bowed slightly towards the sky, “Medicine Venerable thanks the Saint.”
“Hmph! I still don’t understand what Kurumi sees in you.”
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