WebNovel Chapter 1317 No need to return it.
Chapter 1317 No need to return it.
Humans are not a thousand-fold killer.
Of course, it couldn't have been Ning who killed him.
The two looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
"I didn't sense any other presence."
Qianjue said.
Even those at the Nascent Soul stage couldn't sense it, so Ning Ruan naturally couldn't either.
She leaned forward slightly, her divine sense sweeping over the cultivators of the Nether Phoenix Clan.
There were no external injuries on the body, nor were there any signs of spiritual energy impact inside.
The only thing that could be fatal... is the soul.
Qian Jue said, "Someone attacked his soul."
"No, that's not right either. It wasn't an attack..." he changed the subject, "It should be something like a curse mark, or something like your... Soul Control Talisman."
"If it involves anything that cannot be said, your soul will perish."
At this point, Qianjue's expression became solemn.
He hadn't forgotten that the Nether Phoenix Clan member had just been shouting that it concerned the survival of the ten major races...
Who would go to such lengths to plant a curse mark that can directly destroy the soul?
Of course, it could also be something else entirely, not a cursed seal.
Regardless of the reason, using such methods on a Nascent Soul cultivator is simply absurd.
It's good that it's fake.
What if it's true?
Qianjue leans more towards the latter.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, things may have changed." Qian Jue's gaze fell on the painting floating in mid-air, his apprehension concealed, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid we can't kill the remaining two for the time being."
"You think you can force me to tell you if you don't kill me?" Ning Ruan retorted.
Qianjue: "..."
He paused for a moment, then said, "The Illusionary Eye Clan excels in spiritual power and the way of the soul. If he were to take action, perhaps he could force them to reveal the truth?"
However, he had barely finished speaking.
Then, the two Nether Phoenix Clan cultivators in the painting, who had been gagged and were suffering greatly, suddenly collapsed to the ground amidst the beating of a group of ink-wash figures.
Ning Ruan looked up.
He clicked his tongue twice and sighed with regret, "It seems you can't force me to tell you anything."
"These two must have committed suicide."
“It’s interesting that in my painting, after suffering for so long, it’s still holding on.”
"But if Lord Qian said he would force them to answer this question, they would die immediately. Does this mean they would rather die than be interrogated by you?"
"..."
Qian Jue's face was ashen.
The more the other party acts this way, the more it proves the seriousness of the matter.
But if it's true...
It could threaten the survival of the ten major races... He couldn't even imagine it.
He feared that things were more serious than he imagined.
Ning Ruan raised her hand and pointed to the scroll.
The two corpses of the Dark Phoenix Clan were simply moved out.
They lined up with the first member of the Dark Phoenix Clan to die suddenly.
"Sure enough, the ways of dying all seem to be the same."
Ning Ruan looked at it for a moment and came to a conclusion.
Qianjue: "..."
Ning Ruan's voice sounded somewhat noisy at this moment.
But he couldn't stop it.
I could only change the subject. "Young Fellow Daoist Ning, now that the matter has been settled and you've retrieved the divine soul of the Flame Sparrow Clan's destiny, why don't we return to the Eternal Domain now?"
"Us?" Ning Ruan smiled slightly and corrected, "There is no 'us'."
"I'm not going back."
"?" Qian Jue almost thought he was hallucinating.
"Young Fellow Daoist Ning, did you just say that you're not returning to the Eternal Domain?"
Ning Ruan nodded, a half-smile on her face, and said, "I'm not going back. If I really go back, you guys won't be happy."
Qianjue: "..."
If it were before, this statement wouldn't be wrong.
But even knowing that something might happen, he still hoped that Ning Ruan could go back with him.
As long as Ning Ruan can be involved.
That might mean that the human race was also involved.
“But that Wuyin named Lei Zhen…” Qian Jue paused, coughed lightly, and changed his words abruptly, “Your companion, Fellow Daoist Ning, is still in the Eternal Domain.”
"Him?" Ning Ruan said seriously, "He's not my companion."
"He is my prisoner!"
Qianjue: "?"
"Oh, right." As if suddenly remembering something, Ning Ruan pointed to the corpse of the Nether Phoenix Clan on the ground that had been afflicted by the Soul Control Talisman, "Since City Lord Qian wants to go back, why not take him with him as well?"
"Then I gave it to Senior Lei as a token of my appreciation."
"?" My feelings?
Is the corpse a token of affection?
The thousandfold mystery is truly awe-inspiring.
After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and put the corpse into his storage ring.
They collected all three corpses.
Even without Ning Ruan saying anything, he was going to take the body back anyway.
They just won't give it to Lei Zhen.
However, if Ning Ruan asks, he can do her a favor.
It would be best to offset the fact that it has implicated the fate of the Flame Sparrow Clan.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Ning, I will definitely deliver it."
"Thank you very much then," Ning Ruan said casually.
“Young Fellow Daoist Ning, then…” Qian Jue’s gaze fell on the Soul-Nourishing Jade that Ning Ruan was holding in her hand, and he hesitated before saying, “Then this young Fellow Daoist of the Flame Sparrow Clan… should I also take him back?”
"What are you going to do with it?"
"...Naturally, we should hand him over to the Flame Sparrow Clan. Her protector should still be in the Eternal Domain at this moment."
"I don't think it's appropriate," Ning Ruan said bluntly. "Fortunately, I still have some of my soul left. What if I encounter some accident on the way back and lose my soul altogether?"
Qianjue: "..."
Is that a sarcastic remark?
“Young Fellow Daoist Ning has considered all the details. In that case, you should take it.”
Ning Ruan gave the other person a deep look.
next moment.
The person suddenly disappeared on the spirit boat.
Along with her, the sword that had always been by her side also disappeared.
Qian Jue's divine sense swept over it.
Once he was certain he couldn't sense anything, his expression shifted again...
……
Three days later.
Lei Zhen stared at the corpse in front of him, speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he finally raised his head to look at the City Lord of Rift City in front of him, "Young Fellow Daoist Ning... is she really not coming back?"
He found the question somewhat ridiculous, even to himself.
Given Ning Ruan's personality, it's perfectly reasonable for her to leave on a whim.
That's what she said.
Qian Jue spoke calmly, his gaze lingering on Lei Zhen for a moment, his expression slightly complicated, "It seems that's indeed the case."
"I couldn't sense her presence."
Lei Zhen: "..."
Before Ning Ruan left, his biggest worry was that she would take the opportunity to kill all of them, this group of notorious bandits.
He felt no relief that he hadn't taken action against them.
Ning Ruan has left.
However, the extremely threatening soul-controlling talisman was still inside him.
How could Ning Ruan let him off so easily?
Qian Jue paid no attention to Lei Zhen's distraction, raised his hand and pointed at the Nether Phoenix Clan cultivator on the ground, slowly opening his lips:
"As for this corpse, since Fellow Daoist Ning said he would give it to you, then so be it."
“However…” he paused, then added, “This corpse is of great use to the ten major races and needs to be borrowed for a period of time. Once we have completed our inspection, we will return it.”
"..."
Lei Zhen's eyelids twitched.
Gift, or return?
This is hardly a gift; it's more like a warning!
Look, this is what happens when you're hit by a soul-controlling talisman; this is what happens when you disobey.
He could even picture Ning Ruan's smiling face as she said those words.
Lei Zhen took a deep breath, suppressing the chill surging in his heart, and bowed slightly: "Please proceed, City Lord."
"As for returning it... there's no need for that."