Nightwatcher

# 390. Fantastic Beasts of Jiuzhou

"After King Huai’s death, I took the opportunity to steal the Soul Pill amidst the chaos and brought it back to the capital. I gave it to his Majesty…" Que Yongxiu’s spirit answered truthfully.

*No wonder Yang Yan had mentioned that when the commoners were sacrificed, their blood essence rose to form the Blood Pill, while their souls sank underground—yet there had been no trace of them afterwards. It turned out Que Yongxiu had seized the opportunity and stolen the Soul Pill in the aftermath…*

Xu Qi’an suddenly understood. He had assumed the Soul Pill had been taken by the Daoist Leader of the Earth Sect, but instead, it had fallen into Emperor Yuanjing’s hands.

*So, the Daoist Leader of the Earth Sect participated in this for the sake of so-called ‘evil’… mnn, Zhenbei King and the Daoist Leader had some degree of cooperation, but what about Emperor Yuanjing? Could he also be colluding with him?*

*That would be troublesome. If that’s the case, I need to be extra careful with my identity. Back during the 1v5, the Daoist Leader of the Earth Sect sensed the aura of an Earth Book fragment on me.*

*He knows that the mysterious expert in Chuzhou possessed a Earth Book fragment. That alone doesn’t necessarily mean anything. But if Xu Qi’an is also a Earth Book fragment holder… that would be too suspicious.*

With this thought, Xu Qi’an asked, "Is Emperor Yuanjing secretly colluding with the Daoist Leader of the Earth Sect?"

Que Yongxiu’s spirit replied blankly, "I don’t know…"