More than a year had passed, and Little Qi hadn’t co to find her once. ’She didn’t know if Quan Jin had grounded him, or if he had simply forgotten about his mother...’
’Quan Jin couldn’t have actually found him a stepmother, could he?’
With a man and a child in her life, there were more joys, but also more worries.
One Quan Jin, one Fei Yuan.
Those two were both a handful!
"Alright, don’t overthink it. Get so sleep for now." Lan Cang took out a Qiankun Bag and handed it to her.
This heavy bag... Sang Luo knew what was inside. Every ti she ca to his place, the very first order of business at night was for him to hand over his earnings.
Lan Cang had earned a lot of money over the past few years. At least half of it had gone to her, helping to support her and raise her child.
Sang Luo gleefully counted the King Rank Crystal Stones in the bag. There were so many she couldn’t finish, simply too many to count. If she had a tail, it would have already curled up to the heavens.
No matter the ti or the world, money was the best balm for the soul!
"You little money-grubber." Lan Cang tapped the tip of her nose.
...
She spent nearly half a month in the North Continent and properly celebrated the New Year.
On this day, after Sang Luo finished dinner, she received a ssage from a conch shell—it seed the Old Beast Emperor of the North Sea had co out of seclusion.
She went to the North Sea to keep the appointnt.
Ji Li Jun had been waiting for a long ti. Seeing her approach, he glanced behind her, his brows curving into a smile. "Did the little beauty co all by herself?"
"What? Don’t tell you’re thinking of making a move. We swore a heavenly oath, you know."
"I could never bear to lay a hand on you." Ji Li Jun placed one hand behind his back and gestured with the other. "Please, co in. The old man arrived long ago. By the way, did you bring the Reincarnation Pill?"
Sang Luo nodded and entered the grand hall.
On the high seat, an old man dressed in Golden Grid Patterned Profound Clothes sat upright.
Having been in the Beast World for many years, Sang Luo had rarely seen an elderly person on the verge of death. The Beastn she encountered were of increasingly higher ranks, with longer and longer lifespans, and they all maintained a youthful appearance as much as possible. But the Beastman before her was unbelievably ancient.
The magnificent clothes could not hide his stooped and withered fra.
His face, and the flesh of his exposed hands, were wrinkled and sagging like old tree bark. In the human world, he would be considered a centenarian.
A Beastman at the Peak of Emperor Rank had a lifespan of seven to eight thousand years. It seed this Old Beast Emperor was fast approaching the end of his life.
Respect filled Sang Luo’s heart. ’He’s a true relic.’ She stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I am Sang Luo. It is an honor to et the Old Beast Emperor of the North Sea."
"Noble female, there is no need to be so polite. You and I are conducting an equal trade, so there is no need for such empty formalities." The Old Beast Emperor waved his hand, inviting her to sit. "This old one’s na is Ji Hua. You may call by my na."
"Thank you, Senior Ji Hua." Sang Luo sat in the chair to his left.
Ji Hua looked ancient and decrepit, but his eyes were not cloudy. On the contrary, they held a sharp glint.
He amiably sized up Sang Luo. "You look quite young. Do you truly have the Reincarnation Pill? I wonder if this old one might have a look?"
"Of course."
Sang Luo took it out for him to inspect.
"This... it’s real!"
The mont Ji Hua saw the Reincarnation Pill, he was so moved that tears stread down his ancient face. He was at a loss for words, not at all looking like an Old Beast Emperor who had lived for over five thousand years!
"I wonder if Senior is willing to trade?"
"Of course! Of course! You must save this Reincarnation Pill for this old one. Whatever you do, don’t give it to anyone else!"
"From the sound of it, Senior, does this an I’ll have to wait for so ti?"
"This old one won’t hide it from you, little friend. My clan’s Talent Ability cos at the cost of one’s lifespan. To fully resurrect a person, it costs several hundred years of life, at the very least..." Ji Hua sighed helplessly. "And I only have a few years left. It’s not enough to support a single use of my Talent. I must wait until after I break through to fulfill your wish."
"So what you an, Senior, is that I have to give you the Reincarnation Pill first to help you break through, and only then can you do what I need?"
Ji Hua smiled. "Little friend, is it that you don’t trust this old one?"
"..." ’This is like delivering the goods and getting paid later.’
’It’s risky.’
With Ji Li Jun’s previous conduct as an example, Sang Luo didn’t believe Ji Hua was so great saint, either. Moreover, he was already at Emperor Beast Peak. After breaking through to the supre realm, he would be nearly unrivaled. No one she knew could compare. ’What if he decides to take the pill for himself and break the agreent...’
"I must ask Senior to make a heavenly oath with to ensure the transaction can be completed smoothly."
"Very well."
Only after the two of them made the heavenly oath did Sang Luo hand the item over to him.
"Little friend, you have truly done a great service," Ji Hua said gratefully. "How about this old one offers you a divination reading as a gift?"
"Senior Ji Hua, you can also perform divination?"
"The older an old fellow like gets, the more attuned we beco to the secrets of heaven. I can’t say my divinations are always accurate—perhaps three or four tis out of ten. You can treat it as a joke, little friend, or you can take it as a warning."
"In that case, I’ll have to ask Senior Ji Hua to perform a divination for ."
Ji Hua took out an ancient-looking tortoise shell, placed a few copper coins inside, and chanted an obscure, difficult-to-understand incantation. After shaking it several tis, the coins scattered across the tabletop...
Sang Luo followed the motion with her eyes. Unfortunately, she couldn’t read the hexagram, but she noticed that Ji Hua’s expression was one of absolute horror!
"What is it? Senior, did you see sothing?"
"How can this be... You only have three months of life left."
Sang Luo shot up from her chair. "Senior, are you sure you’re not mistaken?"
’Didn’t I have at least a thousand years of life?’
"This old one is not mistaken. The hexagram is perfectly clear. Three months from now, your lifeline is abruptly cut off and disappears. This is a sign of a Death Tribulation!"
Ji Hua then changed to a gentler tone. "A Death Tribulation is not impossible to resolve, but those who can do so are few and far between. Whether or not you can survive it... depends on fate."
A chill shot through Sang Luo’s entire body.
After a long mont, she spoke again, "Senior, could you perform another divination for ? To see what this so-called Death Tribulation is, where it will happen, and who will cause it, so that I can try to avoid it."
"Little friend, have you ever heard the saying, ’The secrets of heaven must not be revealed’? Although I can glimpse them, I cannot leak them."
Ji Hua put away the tortoise shell and copper coins and said to Sang Luo, "Little friend, don’t be too anxious. The hexagrams are changing every mont. Perhaps tomorrow will bring a new turn of events. Besides, this old one’s divination skills are not very accurate. Most of the ti, I just do it for amusent."
’But it’s the "what if" that’s scary.’
Ji Hua stood up, walked over, and took out a long, thin black rope carved with runes. He tied it to her wrist. "There is a karmic bond between us, little friend, so I will give you one more thing. This is a Heavenly Destiny Rope. The mont before you encounter your Death Tribulation, this rope will instantly snap. If you can evade in ti, you might be able to escape this calamity."
"Thank you, Senior!"
After Sang Luo returned to the North Continent, she went back to the Marquis Mansion with Si Ye.
After returning this ti, she always felt that whenever she was alone, soone was spying on her from the shadows... This unknown, hidden presence made her feel instinctively threatened and panicked.
’Could this be the prophesied Death Tribulation?’
But when she used her spiritual power, she couldn’t detect anything at all.
For several nights, Sang Luo tossed and turned, unable to get a good night’s sleep.
Si Ye noticed sothing was wrong with her and asked with concern, "What’s the matter, Luoluo? Have you not been feeling well these past few days?"
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