Xiao Buli held the oil lamp high to extend its light further and imdiately saw clearly that a person was standing against the wall, clad in a green Taoist robe with a treasured sword on his back.
Upon seeing the light brighten at the door, he imdiately approached. Xiao Buli saw clearly that this Taoist had a handso and refined appearance, likely in his twenties or thirties in age. But when Xiao Buli saw his na, his heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself, this can't be, how is this possible.
The na hovering above the Taoist's head was none other than Xuan Zhenzi. Xuan Zhenzi was often hard to find on regular days; how could it be that when encountered, they ca in pairs?
"I am troubled by the efforts of you two brave gentlen to rescue ," said the young Xuan Zhenzi when he saw that the people who appeared were not the villains who imprisoned him, and he imdiately called for help.
After the initial surprise, Xiao Buli's mind started to spin rapidly. Looking at the young Xuan Zhenzi before him, Xiao Buli felt as if he had caught a clue. Pulling out the key from his backpack, he held it in his hand and said to Xuan Zhenzi inside the prison, "I have the key, but you need to answer a few questions for ."
Upon seeing this, Xuan Zhenzi imdiately said, "Please ask, sir, and I shall tell all that I know."
"Who are you?" This question, at first hearing, seems like nonsense, yet it was the very thing Xiao Buli most wanted to confirm at that mont.
"I am called Xuan Zhenzi, a disciple of the Pure Yang Palace." Xuan Zhenzi answered honestly. Indeed, it was Xuan Zhenzi. Xiao Buli had so doubts at first, wondering if there was so kind of na-changing item in the ga that a person with intentions had used to change their nas and avoid assassination. Since NPCs cannot see their own na tags, they should be unaware of any na changes. Yet now, he has personally admitted to being Xuan Zhenzi, which seems to indicate the situation might be closer to the second possibility Xiao Buli had conjectured.
"Have you heard of Soul Departure Syndro?" Xiao Buli asked. Soul Departure Syndro was just what the gars called it; Xiao Buli didn't know what it was called inside the ga, but he believed that if the man truly was Xuan Zhenzi, he would surely know the term Soul Departure Syndro.
Xuan Zhenzi's body shuddered, and his face montarily lost its composure, but he quickly regained his calmness: "Soul Departure Syndro? I do not know of such a thing," he said with finality. But the more definitive he was, the more certain Xiao Buli beca of his suspicions.
"Do you see this key?" Xiao Buli extended his hand forward, "I can set you free, or I can leave you here in this endless darkness forever."
This statent clearly struck a nerve in Xuan Zhenzi. One could see the corners of his pale lips twitch involuntarily, as if the thought of staying in this place filled him with imnse fear. Glancing back over his shoulder at the darkness that seed able to swallow everything, Xuan Zhenzi gritted his teeth, seemingly making a significant decision: "Alright, I will tell you what I know. Actually, I am not..."
As Xiao Buli listened intently to Xuan Zhenzi who was willing to reveal the truth, he was unprepared when a flash of white sword light suddenly appeared beside him, slicing through the iron bars and striking Xuan Zhenzi directly.
Xuan Zhenzi's eyes bulged, and a line of blood appeared on his neck instantly, followed by his body collapsing to one side. Xiao Buli shouted in alarm, swiftly opened the prison door, and rushed in, casting Resurrection Skills on Xuan Zhenzi non-stop, but he could only see a flickering white light on Xuan Zhenzi's body and no longer any signs of life.
"It's useless, he's already dead," Gu Yuexuan's voice ca from outside the cell.
"Damn it, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Buli truly beca angry this ti; this was the closest he had co to grasping the actual truth, and yet Gu Yuexuan had so easily ruined it. If it had been a player or the Ancestral Dragon, Xiao Buli might not have been so furious, but he was an NPC. It was baffling that an NPC who should behave like an NPC would kill so indiscriminately. What was the reason for it? Xiao Buli suddenly realized that he had been taking the NPCs in this ga for granted all along. They had their stories, their missions, just like Gu Yuexuan, carrying his master's order to collect Xuan Zhenzi's soul, or like his third senior sister mysteriously discussing affinity with him. Should he see them as patterns of code, or should he treat them as people?
Gu Yuexuan, however, ignored his rage, holding the Soul Absorption Pearl and stepped into the cell, apparently to collect the soul of this Xuan Zhenzi.
As he approached, Xiao Buli's gaze fixed on the door outside, and he raised his hand to point outside, "Senior brother, be careful."
Gu Yuexuan subconsciously turned around to look, but Xiao Buli was one step ahead, taking out his Soul Absorption Pearl. He pointed at the corpse of Xuan Zhenzi, and a bright white soul was extracted. Gu Yuexuan turned back to see Xiao Buli had already put the Soul Absorption Pearl into his backpack.
"Junior brother, why are you taking my things? Give it back to ." Gu Yuexuan spoke in displeasure, yet he did not dare to be too forceful.
Xiao Buli sneered, "Senior brother, I don't bla you for your hobby of collecting souls, but you shouldn't have made your move before I even finished asking my questions."
Gu Yuexuan huffed, "He's a traitor from Mystic Hollow Palace and was found here; he must be a villainous character. Isn't it better that he's killed?"
"Oh? Is that so?" thought Xiao Buli, "Keep spouting nonsense with your eyes wide open. Then, since that is the case, I think we should hand this person's soul over to the master for disposition, what do you say? Eldest senior brother?" Since his actions were done behind the master's back, there must be countless ties. As Xiao Buli uttered these words, he indeed saw Gu Yuexuan's face growing visibly tense. Feeling smug inside, he continued to bluff, "Senior brother, do you think I'm unaware of your shady dealings in that bamboo forest?" In fact, this statent was purely to bluff Gu Yuexuan.
Gu Yuexuan's expression turned cold, and his treasured sword shot out, grasped in his hand with the tip pointed straight at Xiao Buli's throat, "Fine, let's hear you talk."
Xiao Buli was startled, not expecting Gu Yuexuan to be so agitated, looking as if he could kill him at any mont. But now was not the ti to back down; he stiffened his neck, his voice strong and defiant.
"The quicker you kill , the quicker the master will know about your affairs." He used the more neutral term "affairs" instead of "treacherous sches" because Xiao Buli was unsure of what exactly was being planned and afraid of accidentally giving himself away.
"What do you an?" Gu Yuexuan was indeed apprehensive.
Xiao Buli chuckled inwardly, wondering when he had to match wits with an NPC like in a ga. Fortunately, he had watched plenty of dramas involving such tricks. He knew the principle of bluffing well.
"Before coming here, I had already inford two friends about your actions using the Thousand-mile Sound Transmission. They know the location of Mystic Hollow Palace and have relations with Jingji. If I unfortunately et with a mishap, they will imdiately inform the master of the entire matter."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuexuan's complexion fluctuated, eventually sheathing his treasured sword resentfully.
"You say, how can the Soul Absorption Pearl be returned?" Xiao Buli let out a huge sigh of relief inside. He considered himself a paper tiger and, although he always felt that his prestige with Gu Yuexuan had reached a friendly level and that the latter shouldn't bring himself to kill him, seeing how Gu Yuexuan had earlier killed Xuan Zhenzi without batting an eye, it was better not to risk it.
"Senior brother, regarding Avatar Shadow Transformation..." Xiao Buli intentionally drew out his words, observing Gu Yuexuan's reaction. The latter showed no fluctuation, confirming Xiao Buli's speculation was correct. The thod for Xuan Zhenzi to overco Soul Departure Syndro was indeed the third kind ntioned by the master and himself, the Avatar Shadow Transformation. If he had guessed wrong, Gu Yuexuan would have imdiately realized that Xiao Buli had been bluffing earlier and would have attacked on the spot. But Xiao Buli had also thought of a solution. The reason he drew out his words was to see his reaction. If mistaken, he would imdiately ask about the key details.
But Gu Yuexuan didn't react. Xiao Buli saw it clearly and then finally said the rest: "I don't know much about it, but I believe you know much more than ."
Gu Yuexuan glared at him, seemingly quite irate at such blatant coercion.
"Also, I want to know as much as possible about the secrets of Mystic Hollow Palace." The secrets of Mystic Hollow Palace were sothing Xiao Buli had co across in a book while playing the library copy in the past, but since the copy was already accessed by a Taoist, he had never discovered the key elents. After so long, Xiao Buli vaguely felt that the grudges between Xuanxu Zi, Mystic Hollow Palace, and Xuan Zhenzi might be related to the secrets of Mystic Hollow Palace. So he made his demand.
Upon hearing Xiao Buli's words, Gu Yuexuan's face changed, seeming sowhat surprised by how much he knew. After a long stare-down, Gu Yuexuan finally nodded: "Fine, I will tell you everything about it."(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welco you to vote for it with recomndations and monthly tickets at . Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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