Chapter 1277 - Capítulo 1277: 1277: River God Above (23)
Capítulo 1277: Chapter 1277: River God Above (23)
“What do you feel?”
Xuan Ying gently asked, holding Chuzheng’s hand.
“Hot.” Chuzheng breathed out, “You being this close to me is quite comfortable.”
Xuan Ying, unsure of what he thought just now, suddenly blushed. He instinctively wanted to avoid her, then remembered that Chuzheng couldn’t see now.
For some reason, he felt relieved; thankfully, she couldn’t see.
With a serious tone, Xuan Ying said, “Miss Chuzheng, you’re a young lady, don’t say such things.”
Chuzheng seriously asked, “What kind of things?”
Xuan Ying gritted his teeth slightly, “Things like just now.”
“Even to you, it’s not okay?” The girl tilted her head slightly, the silver light illuminating her face, making it dazzling. Her voice was calm, yet it made his blood boil, as if the emptiness in his heart had gained a trace of warmth.
“…”
Is she trying to kill me?
Xuan Ying focused on her wrist, “Any other symptoms?”
Chuzheng shook her head; besides the burning sensation, there was no other feeling.
“How far have these lines spread?”
Chuzheng raised her hand to her shoulder, pointing. She hadn’t checked for days, but according to the burning sensation on her shoulder, it should have spread about this far.
“Do you want to see?”
“…”
Xuan Ying almost choked on his saliva.
“No, no need.”
Even though she used a very plain tone, Xuan Ying felt as if the temperature of the entire space had risen. His cold body could even feel that warmth.
How could she…
How could she say such words?
Xuan Ying wanted to flee, but this place was so small, there was nowhere to hide.
Her presence oppressed him, making it hard for him to breathe.
Xuan Ying silently recited a calming mantra in his heart, trying hard to focus on her wrist.
He concentrated intently on the fingerprint, not thinking about anything else.
Skeleton People…
Fingerprint…
Black…
Line…
Burning sensation…
Xuan Ying repeated to himself, as if truly dispelling those chaotic thoughts, gradually restoring order to his mind.
A thought suddenly flashed; Xuan Ying caught it by the tail, blurting out, “It’s a curse.”
“Hm.” Chuzheng responded plainly, “What curse, can it be lifted?”
With the silver light swirling, Xuan Ying’s eyes held a touch of peculiarity.
Why was her reaction so indifferent? Was she really not afraid?
“Aren’t you scared?”
“With you here.” Chuzheng casually said, “I’m not scared.”
Xuan Ying: “…”
Xuan Ying’s just-restored thoughts were once again disrupted, scattering chaotically in his mind. The hand holding Chuzheng’s wrist seemed to have a scalding warmth running from his fingertips into his body, heating him up entirely.
Shocked, Xuan Ying quickly released Chuzheng’s wrist.
He stepped back a little, “This is a type of bone poison, we need to find that Skeleton Person who attacked you. Do you remember where it was?”
Chuzheng: “…I chopped it into pieces, impossible to gather.”
In such an unremarkable place, no matter how skilled she was, it’s impossible to find, right!
“I don’t remember.” Chuzheng said firmly.
“Without the remains, there’s no way to lift the poison. Think carefully, where was it?”
“If it’s not lifted, will I die?”
“…No, you won’t die.”
Xuan Ying explained that this bone poison was meant for those with magical powers. Humans poisoned by it wouldn’t die, but they’d feel overwhelmingly hot, very uncomfortable.
Bone poison comes in many forms; some are bone-chilling, some are like burning in fire, some akin to being flayed…
Chuzheng’s seemed to be burning with fire, as these red lines spread all over her body, she’d eventually feel the burning sensation everywhere.
“Then it’s fine.” Chuzheng pulled down her sleeve, “After all, it won’t kill me.”
“Don’t be reckless, where was it that you encountered it? Let’s go back and find it, as long as we find it, I can detoxify it for you.”
Xuan Ying already had a detoxification method in mind.
“I can’t find it.” Chuzheng’s lashes lowered.
“Why?”
Chuzheng paused, then answered honestly, “I chopped it into bits.”
Xuan Ying: “??”
Chuzheng looked completely serious and earnest, clearly not joking.
There’s only one way to detoxify bone poison; without that skeleton, how to detoxify?
How could she…
Thinking again, Xuan Ying couldn’t really blame her. Being attacked by such a thing, she was right to defend herself… But chopping it to pieces, what kind of move was that!
For a moment, Xuan Ying didn’t know what to do, his frown deepening.
“It’s fine.” Chuzheng had a very indifferent attitude, “Let’s go up first.”
–
Chuzheng and Xuan Ying returned to the surface. After the avalanche, the mountain range was a vast whiteness, with snow softly falling down.
Unable to see, Chuzheng relied on Xuan Ying to guide her.
Chuzheng wished she could absorb some of the chill from his body to balance the heat on her arm.
Stopping and starting, finally, the snowstorm lessened…
The snow mountain gradually disappeared.
Gazing at the scenery ahead, Xuan Ying murmured, “Immortal Execution Platform…”
Chuzheng, unable to see, could only ask, “What?”
…
Passing through the snow mountain, what they saw was the Immortal Execution Platform.
Above the Human Realm is the Immortal Realm, and above that, the Divine Realm.
The Immortal Execution Platform is in the Immortal Realm, unique like the Divine Seal; how could it be here…
Beyond the snow mountain is the Nine Heavens, where the Divine Seal is located.
And here, there is the Immortal Execution Platform…
The Immortal Execution Platform looked abandoned, with a crack in the middle. The once pristine ground was charred black, as if scorched by flames, with no trace of its past grandeur, only desolate ruin remaining.
Bzzz——
Once again, the palace within Chuzheng’s body emerged, stopping above the Immortal Execution Platform, spinning rapidly.
The once abandoned Immortal Execution Platform emitted a faint glow.
“It wants us to go in.” Chuzheng suddenly seemed to understand the palace’s intention.
Xuan Ying frowned, “The Immortal Execution Platform is used for executing immortals…”
Even if it seems to have no power now, who knows if it has residual strength left.
“I’m not an immortal.” Chuzheng shook him off, listening to the sound of the rotating palace and walking forward, “Wait for me outside. I’ll go in and take a look.”
She felt that little broken palace wouldn’t drag her to her death.
Normally, Xuan Ying would agree, but this time he couldn’t bring himself to.
So, the moment Chuzheng stepped onto the Immortal Execution Platform, Xuan Ying quickly caught up, grasping her wrist, whispered, “Can’t you be less impulsive?”
“…”
You don’t want to come in, and when I do, you protest?
Why is the Good Person Card so hard to please!
If you weren’t my Good Person Card…
Chuzheng, after reminding herself that she couldn’t hit or mistreat the Good Person Card, calmed down.
They stood on the Immortal Execution Platform, and nothing unexpected happened. Instead, the surrounding scenery began to change.
Chuzheng stood for a while, hearing no movement nor danger, and pulled off the cloth over her eyes.
The light made her eyes sore, so Chuzheng looked down to avoid the light.
Perhaps her eyesight had mostly healed, as Chuzheng soon saw the patterns on the ground clearly.
Outside the Immortal Execution Platform was exquisite as a painting, auspicious clouds and cranes, architecturally scattered with artistic grace, all faintly visible in the distant mist.