Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
Laura comfortably settled down on Gu Qing Shanâs shoulder.
Silence surrounded them.
The guards exchanged confused looks.
Frost of the Cold Night Ilya opened her eyes wide, unable to believe what she was seeing.
Chronologically, the following things had just happened in a row.
Gu Qing Shan rode the black horse out alone.
Laura vowed to become a suitable sovereign.
Gu Qing Shan returned.
After her vow, Laura obediently sat down on his shoulder.
The guards all exchanged glances, looking at each other for an answer.
Isnât this a harmonious scene?
But why does it feel like something is wrongâŠ
Fucking hell!
Of course something is wrong!
The sovereign of the Bramble Birds is sitting on that manâs shoulder!
Laura quickly noticed the strange atmosphere.
Especially the threatening air radiating from Ilya.
With a casual expression, Laura said: âGu Qing Shan, this is our Bramble Bird Kingdomâs General, Frost of the Cold Night Ilyaâ
âIlya, this is Gu Qing Shan, he helped me escape from Tristeâs pursuit. On the way here, he has saved my life many timesâ
This was to explain the current situation clearly.
Ilya could only nod.
âThank you for saving our sovereignâ she gave him her thanks.
âAh, youâre welcome, I only did what should have been doneâ Gu Qing Shan quickly replied.
They exchanged some pleasantries.
The atmosphere calmed down a bit.
Ilya took a deep breath, wanting to say something, but noticed the nervousness and begging look in Lauraâs gaze, she sighed.
Very well, Laura is young, but she has always had her own reason for doing everything.
Not to mention, ever since they showed up on the plains, Laura had been sitting on his shoulder already.
Seems like Laura has recognized him.
After losing all of her family members, having someone as a warm father figure is beneficial for her growth.
And then again, during this battle, not just Lauraâs but my own life was also saved by him.
When the situation took a turn for the worst, it was him that led the sieging ghost army away.
But thenâŠ
He doesnât seem to be very strong?
How did he accomplish such a featâŠ
Something is strange here.
I need to find an opportunity to ask Laura myself.
Disregarding Ilyaâs inner thoughts for now, the group quickly gathered and headed back towards Tidal city.
Deep in the night.
The shining golden light that had been continuing for a while slowly faded.
All the Entropy Ghosts had infiltrated this world, and without any stimulations, the Old Godâs barrier gradually returned to a dormant state.
The darkness of the night fell.
There wasnât a lot of sound or commotion in the city.
There were simply too few people that could endure the intense invasion of the ghost army.
Even those who could transform into ancient life forms were in the same state, there were only 20 of these so-called Divine Seeds left.
These Divine Seeds split into two groups, one group escorted old man Jiao into the divine temple of the city, the other headed outside the city walls, trying to repair it.
Every free hand was dispatched to help repair their only defensive means remaining.
Frost of the Cold Night Ilya had brought Laura away to find her a place to rest.
She needed to talk with Laura alone.
Gu Qing Shan wandered around the city by himself.
Since he changed the entire situation of the war by himself, there wasnât anyone that tried to order him to do anything.
After taking a short stroll, Gu Qing Shan decided to pull one of the Divine Seeds away to ask a few things.
âWhere is old man Jiao being taken to?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âTo receive our tribeâs test of bestowalâ the Divine Seed replied.
Since he was feeling grateful towards Gu Qing Shan for dispatching the ghost calamity, the Divine Seed answered as he was asked.
âTest of bestowal?â Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
âYeah, the goal of those ghosts and demonized are the treasure of our tribe, the heritage of the Old Godsâ
âWhy do you know thatâs what they want?â
âA messenger was sent over several times, but since we kept refusing to hand over our tribeâs treasure to them, they started this warâ
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan noticed the weight of this matter.
[Origin] withheld nothing to attack this world in order to find the item that would help it evolve.
This item was supposedly special materials left behind by the Old Gods all over the 900 million World Layers, capable of helping all non-organic life forms evolve.
The Divine Seed sighed: âTruthfully, over the course of our existence, our tribe has always been worshipping the heritage of the Old Gods without desires to take it for ourselves. But now that the situation had become so severe, we have to take its test to see if one of us could obtain it and trigger the power of the Gods to help us protect our homeâ
âThen, if you had old man Jiao take the test, does that mean the rest of you have already failed?â
âItâs shameful to admit, but the tests of the Gods are simply too difficult. The test given to each person is also different, so none of us have managed to pass it yetâ
âArenât there still a lot of you here?â
âOnly those who are Divine Seeds in our tribe are qualified to take the test, normal tribesmen are unable to take the test, nor can they use the method left behind by the Gods to fuse with the heritageâ
âSo thatâs whyâ
No wonder old man Jiao left so hurriedly.
If he could obtain that heritage of the Old Gods, [Origin]âs scheme will have failed.
So old man Jiao was the key to this.
But apparently, the tests are very hard, none of the Divine Seeds here managed to pass the test to obtain that thing.
Hopefully, old man Jiao will be able to.
If he also failsâŠ
âWhat are you going to do with the treasure if old man Jiao also fails?â Gu Qing Shan quickly asked.
âOur tribe is the creation of Gods, we will never sell the heritage of the Gods for our own gain. We will fight to the very end, then destroy it!â
âWell said!â Gu Qing Shan praised him.
Even in the worst-case scenario, even if they have to destroy the treasure, they wonât leave it for the enemy to take.
Thatâs quite some backbone this tribe has.
If thatâs the case, there wonât be any problems.
Gu Qing Shan was relieved.
At this point, a female voice came from behind him.
âMr. Gu Qing Shanâ
Gu Qing Shan turned around to see that it was Ilya.
âWhereâs Laura?â he asked.
âHer Majesty is currently providing equipment for everyoneâ
âAhâ
âMr. Gu Qing Shan, although the ghosts and revenants have retreated, I still have an uneasy feeling in my mind, so I was planning to scout the situation, would you be willing to accompany me on this?â
âNo problem!â
Gu Qing Shan instantly agreed.
In truth, he himself also had a bad feeling about the situation.
âBut you donât seem like youâre fit to scout right now, rather itâd be better if you restâ
Gu Qing Shan evaluated her.
Ilya had quite a few terrible wounds on her body.
Although the bleeding had stopped, the wounds were still deep, if an intense battle occurred, she might not be able to fight at capacity.
âItâs fine, wounds like these are nothing bigâ Ilya laughed it off.
Gu Qing Shan went silent for a brief moment.
He then tapped his Inventory Bag and took out a pill.
âWhat is this?â Ilya received the pill and asked.
âAn effective pill to mend external woundsâ
Ilya sniffed it first before smiling.
âThe six arts of cultivation, they are quite famous even among the infinite worlds, especially the art of formation and alchemy, Iâve always admired themâ
Saying so, Ilya put the pill in her mouth, chewed and swallowed.
Looking at her consuming the pill, Gu Qing Shan couldnât help but feel like this was a familiar sceneâŠ
He then faced-palmed himself.
âAh, Iâm sorry, I forgot to tell you, this pill has an effect to mend external wounds very quickly, but it also has a detoxifying effect on your bodyâ
Detoxifying effect?
Ilya had a strange look on her face.
After a bit, she lightly scowled and clutched her stomach.
Indeed, this feeling isâŠ
âExcuse me!â
Leaving a few curt words, she disappeared on the spot.
Gu Qing Shan was still trembling a bit.
Her wounds are really bad, so itâll probably hurt a lot worse than old man Jiao when she does âthe thingâ.
Gu Qing Shan breathed in deeply and stopped thinking more about it.
âŠis she going to beat me up for this?
Ok, letâs think about it a bit more next time.
Even if itâs out of goodwill, there are other ways.
So what should I do now?
Gu Qing Shan looked around.
The Divine Seed had already climbed to the top of the city walls, transformed into a mountain-like monster to repair it.
There wasnât anyone around here.
Then Iâll just wait here for her a bit, hm, just a bit.
Blades probably wonât be clashing over such a small matter.