Chapter 604: Chapter 600: Ksitigarbha Will Arrive at the Battlefield in Thirty Seconds
“What is the code na of Ksitigarbha’s apprentice who joined the Blacklist?”
Fang Xiaocao asked in a trembling voice.
Fang Xiaocao’s feelings towards Gemini were complicated.
Although their relationship was defined as adversaries, calling it both friend and foe, or even both ntor and friend, wasn’t entirely inaccurate.
As Fang Xiaocao’s mastery of hypnotism advanced and her understanding deepened,
she realized how laughable it had been for her, a novice in hypnotism, to challenge Gemini back then.
The Gemini she encountered at the ti was absolutely not a simple first-class Hypnotist.
Fang Xiaocao suspected that Gemini might have been a half-step top-tier, or even already a top-tier Hypnotist.
For soone like Fang Xiaocao, who had just begun studying hypnotism and hadn’t even reached a rudintary level,
to challenge a top-tier Hypnotist—
What kind of concept was that?
It was like a tiny ant foolishly challenging a grown adult.
Sure, the tiny ant might bite the adult and cause a brief sting.
But it would only be a sting—the adult could crush the ant with just one finger.
Back then, Fang Xiaocao, as insignificant as an ant, trying to hypnotize Gemini?
Looking back now, Fang Xiaocao found it utterly laughable.
Although even at the ti, Fang Xiaocao knew that Gemini had gone easy on her.
Now, in hindsight, Gemini didn’t rely go easy on her—he went as easy as pouring out the entire Pacific Ocean.
If Gemini had been even a little serious at the ti, Fang Xiaocao would have ended up either a corpse or an idiot.
Where would the current Fang Xiaocao, who now dominated Jianghu, have co from?
So, Fang Xiaocao felt gratitude towards Gemini.
It was Gemini who had given her the opportunity to grow.
“Gemini!”
King Qinguang uttered the two words.
A fleeting trace of expectation flashed through Fang Xiaocao’s eyes.
Within her heart, she mused silently: “As expected, it’s him!”
She had long suspected that Ksitigarbha’s apprentice was Gemini.
Asking King Qinguang was rely to confirm her suspicion.
Now, having received King Qinguang’s confirmation, Fang Xiaocao wasn’t the least bit surprised.
After a mont of contemplation, Fang Xiaocao opened her mouth and asked, “Did anything happen between Gemini and Ksitigarbha after Gemini joined the Blacklist?”
Fang Xiaocao’s question wasn’t baseless.
She had noticed that, in King Qinguang’s narration, Ksitigarbha’s retirent coincided precisely with the period when Gemini began to rise in prominence.
It didn’t seem to be a coincidence.
It appeared more likely to be part of so unknown secret.
“Yes!”
“In the third year after Gemini joined the Blacklist, a large-scale conflict erupted between the Blacklist and the Pawnshop.”
“Both Gemini and Ksitigarbha participated in that battle.”
“During the battle, their respective teams had a sudden encounter.”
“That encounter turned into an extrely fierce clash.”
“On the Blacklist side, all two hundred mbers perished, leaving only Gemini alive.”
“On the Pawnshop side, over one hundred individuals were also wiped out, with only Ksitigarbha returning to the Pawnshop headquarters.”
“However, Ksitigarbha appeared injured, badly shaken, and in a very dire state.”
“It was after that battle that Ksitigarbha announced his complete retirent, retreating entirely from public affairs.”
“anwhile, Gemini started actively making a na for himself in Jianghu, seemingly unaffected by injuries from that battle.”
“Instead, he led the Blacklist in seizing control of several Pawnshop branch territories.”
As King Qinguang narrated, Fang Xiaocao pictured an epic confrontation between Gemini and Ksitigarbha, master and apprentice.
It was likely a world-shaking duel between two unparalleled Hypnotists of their era.
At their very first ntal clash, the resulting shockwave obliterated all the Blacklist and Pawnshop experts involved in the battle.
No one knew the final outco of the master-apprentice duel.
But only the two of them walked away alive from that battlefield.
Ksitigarbha might have spared his forr apprentice out of sentint, or perhaps Gemini’s skill simply surpassed his master’s.
Gemini erged relatively unscathed, whereas Ksitigarbha suffered a crushing blow, leading to his disillusionnt and decision to retreat from Jianghu forever.
Hoo—
Fang Xiaocao let out a heavy breath.
She had a premonition: Ksitigarbha was coming soon.
The news of Gemini’s death hadn’t spread.
Even within the Blacklist, apart from so high-ranking mbers, only a small portion knew about it.
It was possible that Ksitigarbha was still unaware that Gemini had already passed away.
When King Qinguang’s ntal seed was destroyed, Ksitigarbha might have believed his cherished disciple, Gemini, had arrived.
With this in mind, Fang Xiaocao asked, “Does the Pawnshop have any information about Gemini?”
King Qinguang shook his head: “The Pawnshop intelligence network hasn’t caught wind of anything regarding Gemini in a long ti.”
“All that’s known is that the Constellation Team led by Gemini has been annihilated, and Gemini himself vanished mysteriously.”
“There were even rumors that your hypnotism was taught by Gemini and that Gemini is hiding within your Phoenix Nest.”
King Qinguang shared a piece of wild gossip that caught Fang Xiaocao completely off-guard.
But oddly, the gossip carried an air of truth.
After all, her hypnotism was indeed taught by Gemini.
Although Gemini himself was dead, he had left behind a ntal seed within her mind.
Through nurous replenishnts of her depleted spiritual power, it had nearly been used up.
Yet to a Hypnotist, as long as spiritual power existed, a person couldn’t be considered truly dead.
So, in a certain sense, the rumor about Gemini’s mysterious disappearance and him hiding by Fang Xiaocao’s side wasn’t entirely wrong.
In fact, Gemini’s spiritual power was concealed in Fang Xiaocao’s mind.
He wasn’t just near her—he was with her, like a shadow.
“That rumor’s creator must be a prophet, huh?”
Fang Xiaocao mused silently, intrigued by the person who spread the gossip.
If possible, Fang Xiaocao indeed wanted to et this individual.
At the sa ti, she couldn’t help but suspect with a sense of paranoia that this person might also have so Golden Finger for predicting the future.
Or maybe, like Zuo Ci, he had returned from the future by so ans?
Having gathered all the intel she sought, Fang Xiaocao saw no further use for King Qinguang.
King Qinguang, in her eyes, had beco utterly worthless.
Fang Xiaocao’s gaze toward King Qinguang grew increasingly cold.
To soone like Fang Xiaocao, one who had exhausted their utility was no different than garbage.
She stared at King Qinguang and willed her thoughts into action.
The next second!
Bang—
King Qinguang’s head exploded like a smashed waterlon.
Red, white, and multicolored liquids sprayed everywhere.
Luckily, Fang Xiaocao had moved quickly enough to avoid being drenched in Soul Healing essence.
After disposing of King Qinguang, Fang Xiaocao walked up to a wall and pressed her hand against a brick.
Click—
With a soft sound, the ceiling above Fang Xiaocao silently split open, while the floor beneath her began to rise slowly like an elevator stage.
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