Keyboard Immortal

Chapter 2393: Murmurings of Evil

Chapter 2393: Murmurings of Evil

Zu An thought for a bit before saying to Pei Mianman, “Yumen Beiqing seems to share some kind of relationship with me. If you find her and tell her who you are, we might end up gaining another ally.”

Pei Mianman was stunned. “You even have a lover in this era?”

When they heard that, all of the women turned to look at him.

Zu An wiped the sweat from his forehead. “What in the world are you thinking? I only saw an image she left behind in the sealed land in the past. She seemed to have recognized me. Since she could think of a way to subdue the Lord of Slaughter, she's clearly a friend, and not an enemy.”

“Recognized you?” Pei Mianman was a bit skeptical, but she seemed to have heard him mention that before, so she couldn't keep pushing him. She said, “Don’t worry, I'll definitely find a way to contact her. That way, you can talk to her as soon as you return from the Ocean races' territory.”

Zu An looked at Jiang Luofu and the others. “Please be careful and don't push yourselves. The Brilliant Pinflower is an extremely rare plant, so it’s fine if we don’t find it immediately. What’s most important is your own safety. You absolutely can't let monsters take advantage of you...”

“Stop worrying already. We aren’t little children,” Jiang Luofu couldn't help but say with a smile. It wasn’t often that she got to see Zu An flustered. She couldn't help but feel warm when she sensed his strong concern. However, when she saw Pei Mianman and Yun Yuqing’s suspicious looks, she immediately recovered her usual coldness. “Alright, we’ll leave first.”

“Wait!” Zu An thought to himself for a bit, and then gave each of the women a huge pile of talismans he'd made with Xie Daoyun and other defensive treasures. “Keep these things on you to protect yourselves.” He was now the lord of the world, the one who held authority over the humans, fiends, and Ocean races. He had even cleaned out the underground city’s warehouse, so he didn’t lack magic artifacts at all.

Jiang Luofu and the others didn’t refuse him. It would indeed be much safer with these things to protect them.

Pei Mianman hugged Zu An before she left. The pressure from her incredible 'talents' gave Zu An a strange sense of peace. However, the two of them didn’t say that much to each other. With their current relationship, their hearts were already connected. There was no need for any complicated speech at all.

Zu An found a secluded cave nearby and quickly turned it into a cave dwelling to imprison Salamay and the other monsters. He then handed the formation disk to Suolun Shi and taught her how to control the formation while saying, “I’ve already laid down a concealment formation around this cave. I believe that even if the Lord of Slaughter came personally, he wouldn’t be able to notice anything. I’ll have to trouble you to watch over this place for the meantime, though.”

Suolun Shi said, “Big brother Zu, you and the other big sisters are taking on such dangerous missions, so what’s so hard about remaining here? Don’t worry, big brother Zu. I'll definitely watch over them and wait for your return.”

Zu An said with a smile, “Don’t look down on this mission of yours now. These monsters are extremely important and might be of vital use in the future. They're also quite cunning, so you can't be careless at all.”

Suolun Shi said with a pursed smile, “Big brother Zu, you’ve already applied restrictions to them and even laid down a sealing formation. They can't use their cultivations at all, so it isn’t too difficult for me to watch over them by myself.”

“That’s good,” Zu An said, but he also gave her many treasures.

When he was about to leave, Suolun Shi suddenly called out to him. She asked with a hesitant expression, “Big brother Zu, can I hug you?”

Her little face turned bright red after she said that. She was full of regret, as this request was really too rude. She'd just seen how naturally Pei Mianman had hugged him, so for some reason, she blurted that out too.

Ahhhhh, it’s so embarrassing! I wonder what big brother Zu is thinking about me right now...

While Suolun Shi was paralyzed by the thought of experiencing social suicide, Zu An chuckled. Then, he spread his arms and took her in. He could feel her charming body tremble as he said, “Wait for me.”

They had already experienced several worlds, and they were now trapped in this ancient world fragment and weren't even guaranteed to return. They were not only friends, but comrades who had fought through life and death. Thus, when he sensed the alarm and confusion in her voice, he naturally had a responsibility to help her with these negative emotions.

Feeling his warm embrace, Suolun Shi felt her nervousness about staying in this unfamiliar place alone for a long time dissipate. She nodded and said, “Okay!”

After seeing Zu An off, Suolun Shi continued to stand at the entrance of the cave, reluctantly gazing in the direction he had left in. From the time they'd spent in the Monster World, she had already gathered how close Pei Mianman and Yun Yuqing were with Zu An. Even Jiang Luofu and Ji Xiaoxi shared an indescribable bond with him. She'd always felt like an outsider the entire time...

She'd always been the center of attention ever since she was little, whether in terms of her appearance or her cultivation talent. But at big brother Zu’s side, she'd only discovered that she wasn’t that special at all. The women around her were all too outstanding in both appearance and skill. They were all the very best. Compared to them, she seemed extremely ordinary.

She couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged. Big brother Zu was so incredible, and the women around him were so outstanding too. What did she even have that could contend against them? She'd already told herself to accept reality when she first returned to the Demon race's territory. She was an extremely intelligent woman and knew that she needed to eliminate these feelings as early as possible so she wouldn’t be hurt even more. Even if she could just be friends with big brother Zu, that would also be fine. Otherwise, if she forced it, perhaps they wouldn't even be able to remain as friends and everything could end up becoming really ugly.

At first, she'd made her decision to return to the Demon race's territory, but she'd then learned that Ji Xiaoxi was suffering from the innate Cruel Poison Constitution and needed to find a cure in this buried world. For some strange reason, she'd also followed them here.

Yeah, this is all to save Xiaoxi...

That was what she continued to tell herself.

But big brother Zu’s hug was really warm.

Just then, a cold laugh came from behind her. “Tsk tsk tsk, look at you trying to act like some patient romantic. A pity that bastard Zu can’t see any of this at all.”

Suolun Shi snapped out of her daze. She looked coldly at Salamay and snapped, “Shut your mouth unless you want to suffer!”

Even though Salamay’s cultivation was sealed and she couldn't leave the formation, she could still talk without any issues. She said mockingly, “That Zu guy doesn’t like you at all. This is just one-sided lovesickness."

“I know. You didn’t need to say it.” Suolun Shi’s expression remained calm. She didn’t want to pay Salamay any attention, but since she had to stay here for a long time, having someone to keep her company in conversation wasn’t too bad of an idea.

“Hm? I didn’t expect you to be the type to be infatuated~” Salamay said while dragging out the syllables, making her words sound more mystifying. “But as of late, haven't you felt that you’re no different from a maid in front of those women?”

Suolun Shi’s eyes narrowed. She looked at Salamay coldly. “You are a ruthless woman after all. You’ve already fallen to this point, and yet you still haven’t given up on trying to sow dissent between us.”

As soon as she said that, she waved her hand and shut the door of the prison cell. Salamay’s maniacal laughter emerged faintly from within the room.

...

Meanwhile, Zu An flew in the direction of the Ocean races's territory according to his memories, but his expression quickly became a bit grave. He took out the Nature Jade case and saw that its surface had already grown dim. He'd been worried that he would end up worrying the women, so he hadn't told them about this.

The Nature Jade Plate had already became an ordinary piece of jade. It already seemed practically impossible for them to return to their previous era.