The common technique for transferring messages mainly uses Origin Qi or Will-spirit to wrap the voice and deliver it into the listener’s ears, whereas the technique employed by the Saint’s Remnant Soul and Xu Yuan was more advanced, involving a Will-spirit link where the sound arises directly in the recesses of the heart; with most people, unless they deeply probe with their Will-spirit, they can at best detect unusual fluctuations of Will-spirit.
Could the Yantian Art truly ignore this and directly hear the conversation between the two?
Xu Yuan’s gaze immediately swept toward Tianyan who was beside him.
The empty bamboo strip lay next to her bare feet, and Tianyan had resumed her original posture of hugging her legs, her golden eyes fixed on Xu Yuan.
Even after discovering the Saint’s Remnant Soul and overhearing the conversation between Xu Yuan and the Saint’s Remnant Soul, she showed no intention of intervening.
She seemed like an observer, quietly watching his every move.
Xu Yuan did not feel this was a good thing.
This kind of observation seemed more like an evaluation, an assessment of the benefits and risks of eliminating him, the butterfly that brought unpredictability to the future.
Moreover, what was more critical was that Tianyan had made her presence known on her initiative.
With her strength, she could have remained concealed and observed secretly the entire time.
Her emergence without engagement, did it signify that her observation had reached its conclusion?
Upon this thought, Xu Yuan lowered his head and glanced at the Soul Ring on his index finger.
This riddle-man, truly deserves to die.
Breaking out of the future she had extrapolated and coming to find him, what exactly was she going to do to him?
After taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling, he heard the voice of Zhou Xiaohe, that woman, drifting lightly to him,
"Ah... truly delicious, thank you, Young Master Zhou. The last time I had this White Fierce Bird meat was thanks to the good fortune of the fourth miss from the Prime Minister’s Mansion."
Xu Yuan gave her a glance.
How carefree it must be, he no longer had any appetite for the night snack he had meticulously prepared.
However, Xu Yuan’s expression soon became focused.
Just now Zhou Xiaohe mentioned the fourth miss from the Prime Minister’s Mansion, right?
Isn’t that his sister?
After glancing at Zhou Xiaohe who was wiping the grease from the corners of her mouth with a brocade handkerchief, Xu Yuan concentrated on her slightly and asked,
Zhou Xiaohe saw that the mysterious and handsome Young Master Zhou was finally not just responding with "Oh," "Oh," "Interesting," and her beautiful eyes sparkled as she said,
"Young Master Zhou knows Sister Xinrou?"
Xu Yuan’s eyes flickered momentarily, and he shook his head,
"I’ve heard of this reputation of the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s fourth miss? I’m a bit curious, is she also in Wanxiang City now?"
Zhou Xiaohe shook her head with a slight regret,
"No, Sister Xinrou left for Jingjiang Prefecture City a month and a half ago."
"Jingjiang Prefecture City?" Xu Yuan’s eyes lifted slightly.
Zhou Xiaohe hesitated slightly and then said,
"It seems that her third brother had an accident, and she left right after receiving the news."
Timing this with the incident in Jingjiang Prefecture City, had his younger sister gone there to find him?
Xu Yuan shook his head and spoke softly,
"That is indeed regrettable; if she had not gone, I would have hoped to meet the fourth miss, who bears such a good reputation."
Zhou Xiaohe also expressed her regret, saying, "Sister Xinrou is really a good person, Young Master Zhou. You would definitely like her. She previously helped set up an Illusion Array in Shengshan County."
Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, he knew that his younger sister specialized in the Formation Path.
He paused for a moment and asked with some curiosity,
"Shengshan County? Illusion Array?"
"Young Master Zhou, you might not be aware since you are from another place, but Shengshan County lies adjacent to the Wanxing Mountain Range, which is often attacked by massive groups of Demonic Beasts. The Protective City Formation inscribed by the Imperial Court has deteriorated over the years, almost entirely breached, and every year many people die in battle,"
Speaking of this, Zhou Xiaohe’s eyes revealed a touch of admiration as she said,
"Sister Xinrou came to us, Myriad Manifestation Sect, because of this matter. She provided the Formation diagrams and the respective operation routes, and our Myriad Manifestation Sect supplied the materials. Together, we set up a huge Illusion Array near Shengshan County."
"Sister Xinrou is really amazing! Once the outer formation was activated, the entire county was obscured by thick fog, and the attacking Demonic Beasts were completely held back outside!"
Xu Yuan had not expected to hear information about his younger sister once again.
He paused, then suddenly chuckled and nodded, saying,
"She is indeed very impressive."
Both her actions and her methods are impressive.
Setting up formations to protect the common people is an action.
Being able to make the sects pay on behalf of the imperial court is a method.
Unlike the paper figures created with scant information in Cang Yuan, this fourth sister became a living, breathing person.
Helping the world, this fourth sister has always been practicing her ideals in her own ways.
Of course, he would still never approve of her method of stabbing family members in the back.
If there’s any sign of this, even if Xu Changge is reluctant to act, he would let her feel what a brother’s loving slap is like.
Well, if he could overpower her, that is.
Zhou Xiaohe seemed to be utterly infatuated with Xu Xinrou, her ample chest shaking with laughter as she said in a low voice, "Hehe, Shengshan County is even preparing to build a temple for Sister Xinyao."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan shook his head. He was about to speak when the "creak creak" sound of footsteps on snow suddenly came from outside.
This time, it should be Big Ice Lump.
It’s much later than usual.
Xu Yuan wasn’t the only one who heard the footsteps; Zhou Xiaohe instinctively looked outside with a puzzled expression and whispered,
"Why are so many people coming to Li Family’s village tonight?"
As soon as she finished speaking,
a stunning woman in black robes walked slowly into the still warm dilapidated house.
Seeing her, Xu Yuan immediately waved and called out,
"Ying’er, come here."
Hearing this name, Ran Qingmo glanced at Xu Yuan with a hint of confusion, then her gaze locked onto Tianyan behind him.
Her black gown stirred without wind, and a Black Sword silently appeared in the palm of her hand.
In an instant, time in the room seemed to freeze.
Zhou Xiaohe was staring blankly at Ran Qingmo’s beauty.
Li Erzhu, sitting in the corner like facing a formidable enemy, clutched the scabbard unstrapped from his back.
Xu Yuan opened his mouth to speak.
Tianyan was still in the same posture as before, glancing at Ran Qingmo and then returning his gaze back to Xu Yuan.
Ran Qingmo sheathed her sword and walked up to Xu Yuan, saying briefly,
The moment he heard her, Xu Yuan’s eyes shot up,
If Ran Qingmo said she had found it, then she surely had found the entrance to the secret realm.
He confirmed, "You found it?"
"Yeah," Ran Qingmo nodded.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan squinted his eyes and glanced back at Tianyan.
The appearance of Tianyan tonight, could it be related to Ran Qingmo finding the entrance to the secret realm?
Zhou Xiaohe sat in the corner, glancing at Xu Yuan and then at Ran Qingmo, her eyes filled with a touch of loss but also shock.
These two people, Zhou and Ying’er, each have a Sumeru Ring...
And the next moment, she saw Zhou, with a casual gesture, stored everything except the portable Inscription Lamp on the wall, the barbecue rack on the floor, and the heating stove into his Sumeru Ring.
Then, he addressed her with his voice as smooth and gentle as jade,
"Zhou has some pressing matters, so I must take my leave first. Consider this White Fierce Bird meat as an apology for any impropriety."
With that, the handsome Zhou, along with the woman in black and the cute little girl, exited the broken house and gradually disappeared into the dark snowy night...