Chapter 802 - 792: Ambitious Schemes
It made him truly admire her.
"So, we move tonight."
Su Muyao said, "Don’t startle the snake just yet, let Mao Xize go test the waters first."
Mei Qingchen had another important matter he wanted to bring up; he fell silent for a moment, hesitating a little.
Seeing his expression, Su Muyao understood what he was thinking and said, "Whatever you want to say, just say it."
Between them, they could freely share their thoughts.
Mei Qingchen said, "That Xiao Min, when she was raving, she said we can’t Become God. That line has been circling in my head, and I’m a bit worried."
Originally, he shouldn’t have paid attention to that sentence.
And it had all been mad ravings.
But Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye really did step onto the Ascension Road, and it’s been such a long time with not a single bit of news.
The Beast World hasn’t changed at all either.
He couldn’t help overthinking it.
Hearing this, Su Muyao’s face went pale, and her fingers even trembled slightly.
She couldn’t help worrying about Hua Linye and the others.
But right now, she had no idea what was happening on the Ascension Road side.
Even if they were mad ravings, since that person used to be the Ice Wolf Clan High Priest, it meant her words weren’t entirely baseless.
"We have to protect them, we can’t let anything happen to them."
Teng Lixuan said, "I’ll go settle them down."
"Just in time, the Vine Clan Beastmen I transferred have arrived; we’ll have them protect in secret."
Listening to this, Su Muyao looked seriously at Teng Lixuan and said, "Thank you."
Su Muyao meant that thank-you.
If they really could learn a lot through Xiao Min, then Xiao Min’s safety was crucial.
They couldn’t reassign Yue Wuhen and the others; they were going to act tonight.
Seeing Su Muyao’s serious expression and hearing her words of thanks, Teng Lixuan even felt a little embarrassed.
"Um, actually, I’m willing to do things for Miss Su."
The implication carried another meaning.
...
By nightfall, Mao Xize arrived at Su Muyao and the others’ residence.
At the same time, Su Muyao’s Thousand Paper Cranes made of talisman paper stirred.
It meant that the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s Steward had set off.
Only, Mao Xize at night was somewhat different from how he was during the day.
For mutual trust, they had signed a contract after all.
That way Mao Xize wouldn’t betray them; only then did Su Muyao feel safe using him, and letting him in on some secrets.
Mao Xize said, "Benefactor, rest assured, I’ll get a clear read on the situation."
Su Muyao was a bit worried and said, "Can you really do it?"
"Be careful."
Mao Xize replied earnestly, "Benefactor, rest assured."
As he spoke, he transformed right on the spot in front of Su Muyao.
First he reverted to his true Cat Beast form, a white-and-blue Cat Beast, but then—he didn’t even know what he’d eaten—his entire body suddenly changed.
He turned into a completely black Cat Beast.
Seeing this cat’s appearance, Su Muyao’s expression changed.
This look was exactly the same as that cat in the apocalypse of her previous life; especially when those eyes fell on her, Su Muyao’s Heart String gave a jolt, and her mind went utterly blank.
"Wife, Wife..."
Su Muyao snapped back to herself and looked again at Mao Xize before her. "You..."
Before Su Muyao could say anything, he had already leapt away in the direction pointed by the Thousand Paper Cranes, disappearing into the night.
Seeing Su Muyao’s complexion was off, Shen Ci’an couldn’t help asking, "Wife, what’s wrong?"
Su Muyao’s expression flickered a few times and she said, "It’s nothing."
Though she said it was nothing, Su Muyao’s heart was pounding fast at that moment.
She had never expected Mao Xize’s so-called transformation to look like that.
...
That whole night, Su Muyao was almost sleepless, just waiting for Mao Xize to come back.
It wasn’t until dawn was about to break that Mao Xize returned.
Only, it wasn’t his transformed self; it was his regular form.
"Miss Su, he asked me to bring these things to you."
"How is he? Were you hurt at all?"
Mao Xize said, "He took injuries and fell into a deep sleep, waking me up early in his place."
"My injuries are nothing serious."
But he felt that "he" was hurt very badly; only then had he managed to bring these things back.
The Thousand Paper Cranes had been returned completely intact, along with some stones inside the Spatial Bag.
"These are just some stones."
Su Muyao took out a piece of stone to look at. "So this is the ore the Ant Clan Beastmen were hiding?"
As soon as her hand touched it, Su Muyao noticed something was off. "No, this isn’t an ordinary stone, nor ordinary ore."
A faint trace of Immortal Energy seeped off its surface.
Shen Ci’an activated the Power of his Blood-colored Eyes, peering through the stone to its interior. His face changed. "This... could it be Immortal Crystal Ore?"
"It contains immortal power born of Heaven and Earth Natural Qi."
"And that’s not all—inside this stone there’s also Chaotic Power."
Yue Wuhen’s eyes flashed with a streak of purple-dark light. "So the Ant Clan behind the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has been mining these ores."
"Who would’ve thought the Taixu Secret Realm actually held something so important."
"This should be something that belongs only in the Immortal Realm, an Immortal Vein."
"Yet it’s being recklessly mined by the Ant Clan."
"Only, there’s a faint thread of black pollution qi on it, but relatively little."
It didn’t affect the quality of the ore at all.
Listening to all this, Su Muyao was inwardly shocked beyond measure.
Even Teng Lixuan’s ever-calm and composed face changed, turning pale. "The Ant Clan behind this Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is plotting something enormous."
Su Muyao took out another bead from the bag. "Look at this—this bead seems to have recorded some light and shadow."