Volume 5 Chapter 64

Volume 5 + Chapter 64: Peach Blossom Utopia

The door of the cold storage room was opened. Karami dragged out Ye Shan, who had nearly frozen into a human popsicle, and threw him onto the floor.

Ye Shan’s body was covered in shards of ice, and he trembled uncontrollably from head to toe.

“How does it feel, Ye Shan?”

Xia Yi revealed a sweet smile in front of him.

“Has your brain cooled down a little?”

“Cool? It’s beyond cool, I’m practically frozen to death!!” Ye Shan shuddered violently.

“Then I’ll ask you one last time. We need to go to Peach Blossom Utopia. Will you guide us?”

“Yes, yes!!” Ye Shan nodded frantically.

He had already witnessed the terror of the Silver Dragon, how could he possibly dare refuse?

There was no choice left for him now. If he refused here, he would most likely die on the spot.

He had no desire to die so quickly. In the end, he chose to become their guide.

“From last night until now, you haven’t eaten anything, have you?” Xia Yi suddenly asked, posing a strangely off-topic question.

“I, I’m not hungry!”

“Come now. Here’s some bread.”

With a cheerful smile, Xia Yi took out a piece of bread and held it before him.

Looking at the smile of this white-haired loli, a chill crept into Ye Shan’s heart, colder even than the freezing chamber.

“No need. I’m really not hungry. I don’t need any bread…”

“…Karami, feed him.”

Xia Yi handed the bread to Karami.

“Understood, Your Highness.”

Unlike Xia Yi, Karami had no patience for gentleness. He hoisted Ye Shan up on the spot and drove a punch into his stomach.

“Ugh, !!”

Ye Shan cried out in pain, his mouth forced wide open.

Karami seized the bread and stuffed it straight into his mouth.

“Cough, cough!”

Ye Shan swallowed the entire loaf whole, nearly choking to death.

“What exactly is in this bread?!”

“Bread, of course. It’s for filling one’s stomach,” Xia Yi replied lightly. “Though I did add a tiny little surprise inside.”

“A tiny surprise?”

“There’s a special capsule hidden in the bread. Inside the capsule is a compressed, highly toxic dragon’s breath. If you dare to betray us, that poison will detonate inside you… Pop!”

In a playful tone, Xia Yi described something utterly horrifying.

As an elder of the White Night Sect, Ye Shan had seen the destructive power of toxic dragon’s breath before, and had even experienced it firsthand. If such a thing were to explode within his body, his life would undoubtedly be forfeit.

“Rest assured! I would never betray you, I understand the rules!” Despair flooded Ye Shan’s heart. He no longer dared to harbor the slightest scheme against Xia Yi.

Xia Yi nodded in satisfaction. “Very well. Now tell us how to reach Peach Blossom Utopia.”

After that, Ye Shan disclosed everything he knew in meticulous detail, omitting nothing.

Based on the specific information, the little princess made her judgment regarding their next course of action.

…

…

Some time later, Xia Yi had already left Songhua Village.

This time, accompanying her was Elly.

Due to the unique abilities of the Green Dragon clan, Elly temporarily disguised herself as a tall, mature fox clan member of the White Night Sect.

As for Xia Yi, she used a transformation potion to conceal all of her draconic features. She put on fake fox ears and a tail, along with a fox mask, posing temporarily as a fox clanswoman.

Apart from the two of them, no other dragons joined the operation.

After all, because of its unique properties, the transformation potion could only be used by Xia Yi.

And then there was Ye Shan, making a total of three people.

“The entrance to Peach Blossom Utopia is just ahead,” Ye Shan pointed forward.

A bamboo raft carried the three of them, gliding along the waterway.

Xia Yi, wearing her fox mask, lifted her head and saw a pink petal drifting toward her. She caught it in her palm. This was…

A peach blossom?

After crossing an unseen boundary, the once ordinary green forest within their field of vision transformed into a vast expanse of pink peach trees.

In the gentle breeze, the peach grove rustled softly. Countless blossoms danced through the air, a breathtaking sight.

On other waterways leading into the grove, numerous boats were also advancing. Every person aboard wore the uniform robes of the White Night Sect, heading toward the peach forest.

The entire scene resembled a living painting.

“Isn’t winter almost here?” Elly asked in confusion. “Why does it look like spring here? Peach blossoms only bloom in spring, don’t they?”

Ye Shan explained, “This is all the result of Lord Azure Fox God’s divine power.”

“The Azure Fox God?” Elly blinked.

“This used to be barren land. The foxes who lived here couldn’t even take human form, they were merely ordinary foxes. After losing their struggle against the false god… ah, I mean, the Red Fox God, Lord Azure Fox God came here. Through divine power, He transformed the wasteland into this beautiful Peach Blossom Utopia. Those ordinary foxes received His blessing, gained intelligence, and could transform just like normal fox clansfolk,” Ye Shan recounted vividly, as though listing treasured knowledge. “From that point on, the White Night Sect was born and gradually developed…”

Originally, Xia Yi had assumed that the White Night Sect was simply a heretical cult, using the name of the Azure Fox God to deceive and swindle.

Now it seemed that the White Night Sect and the Azure Fox God were anything but simple, perhaps they truly possessed some kind of extraordinary power.

“Alright, alright, that’s enough,” Elly reminded Ye Shan. “If you keep giving us a lecture like this, other White Night Sect members might overhear and think we’re tourists. They’ll grow suspicious.”

“…Oh.”

Ye Shan wisely shut his mouth.

“Where are you three from?”

At the entrance to Peach Blossom Utopia, Xia Yi’s group was stopped by guards of the White Night Sect.

Their gazes swept over Xia Yi and Elly. The two looked utterly unfamiliar, faces they had never seen before.

Elly felt a little nervous and chose to remain silent, maintaining a cold and aloof demeanor.

Xia Yi did the same. The more one spoke, the more likely one would slip up. From the beginning, they had intended to let Ye Shan handle the explanations.

“We’re from the Eastern Prefecture. Surely you recognize my identity?” Ye Shan stepped forward. “This girl is my newly accepted closed-door disciple. The other is a recently nominated elder candidate. Our Eastern Prefecture stronghold intends to cultivate them, which is why I’ve brought them to attend the White Night Sect assembly.”

“So it’s Elder Ye Shan, our apologies for the disrespect!”

The church guards immediately bowed and offered their apologies.

“Please forgive our offense, we are merely carrying out orders!”

“Then why haven’t you let us pass?!”

“Yes, yes!”

The guards hurriedly cleared the way for Xia Yi’s raft.

Xia Yi thought they would now be able to enter Peach Blossom Utopia, but an unexpected development occurred.

“Wait.”

A voice suddenly rang out. All the White Night Sect members present paled and instinctively bowed in unison toward the same direction.

It was the White Night Sect’s shrine maiden, Bai Lian.

“Greetings, Lady Bai Lian!” the church members called out in chorus.

“… ”

Bai Lian’s gaze settled upon Xia Yi. She narrowed her eyes slightly. Then she made a request that sent a chill down the spine.

“Take off your mask.”

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