Chapter 1045
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Chapter 1045 Unfamiliar
The moment Lin Qiye bit into the peach, he felt a sweet, clear flow entering his mouth, traveling down his esophagus, gradually nourishing his body.
There was no explosive burst of energy as imagined, nor did he instantly comprehend the great way upon swallowing it. Lin Qiye only felt as if he had eaten a cool furnace that burned slowly but steadily within his body.
Pure energy continuously flowed from his stomach, enhancing his spiritual power while gradually shaking the heavy bottleneck of his realm.
At the same time, Yang Jian’s voice came from beside him:
“The peach is a miraculous object born of heaven and earth, possessing the mighty power to steal the creation of heaven and earth. It can enhance your strength without causing any side effects, though you can only eat one every five years.
Moreover, since you are not a deity, you cannot digest the energy of an entire peach at once, so it will nourish your body bit by bit until it is completely absorbed.
At your current level, it will take about a whole day to digest the entire peach.
For this day, just focus on absorbing the peach here, and I will protect you.”
Yang Jian walked into the room, took out a cushion, placed it in the courtyard not far from Lin Qiye, sat cross-legged, and slowly closed his eyes.
The two figures sat motionless at the top of Yaopool Mountain, like two stone statues.
…
Kunlun Void.
“I understand now.”
Under the Wuyuan Gauze, after hearing Si Xiaonan’s words, complex emotions appeared in An Qingyu’s eyes.
“You have Loki’s soul contract on you, while Cold Xuan was forcibly implanted with the body tissue of the Midgard Serpent Jormungandr, constantly under Loki’s surveillance…
This is the first time I’ve seen the relationship between a deity and their proxy deteriorate to such an extent.
In this case, how are you two any different from puppets on strings?”
“He’s not an ordinary deity, he’s Loki, the God of Mischief,” Si Xiaonan slowly said. “His suspicion and vigilance won’t allow him to leave anything beyond his control by his side.
If he hadn’t needed someone to infiltrate Great Xia and retrieve the [Shiva’s Grudge] back then, he would never have kept proxies at all.
From the beginning, I was just his tool.”
“Then what do you plan to do? Just remain in Loki’s grasp forever?” An Qingyu hesitated for a moment. “Perhaps I could seek help from the Great Xia deities for you?”
“It’s useless,” Si Xiaonan shook her head. “What he planted in my soul is the most vicious master-servant life-and-death contract. If anyone tries to touch this soul contract, Loki will sense it and can take my life with a mere thought…
Besides, my life is completely bound to his. If Loki dies, I will immediately perish as well.
But if I die, it won’t affect him at all.
Seeking help from Great Xia deities not only won’t dissolve this soul contract, but once they take action, given Loki’s suspicious nature, he might directly eliminate me.”
An Qingyu looked at Si Xiaonan’s calm eyes and sighed helplessly.
“Then isn’t your current situation completely unsolvable?”
Si Xiaonan’s eyes narrowed, “There are no completely unsolvable puzzles in the world. It only depends on whether we have enough attentiveness and courage to seek that faint possibility…”
Hearing these words, An Qingyu raised an eyebrow.
“What is it?” Si Xiaonan asked.
“Nothing, I just really like that saying,” An Qingyu smiled shyly. “If Loki weren’t interfering, perhaps we could have become close friends.”
Si Xiaonan gazed at An Qingyu for a long time, and also smiled. After a moment, her smile gradually faded, and her eyes grew deep.
“Perhaps… there will be such a day.”
As the two were chatting, Cold Xuan slowly walked over from the distance.
Si Xiaonan waved her hand to disperse the Wuyuan Gauze around them, looked at Cold Xuan’s empty hands, and sighed:
“It seems we’ll have to go hungry for a while.”
Cold Xuan’s gaze swept over Si Xiaonan’s face and landed on An Qingyu. His brows furrowed slightly before quickly returning to normal.
The depth in his eyes was concealed, and his expression showed no difference from the usual Cold Xuan.
“Sorry, I couldn’t find anything edible around,” he said calmly. “Have you found a way to leave this place?”
“No, that door has completely disappeared,” Si Xiaonan shook her head.
“Perhaps we could look elsewhere to see if there are other exits,” Cold Xuan spoke again.
“Yes, I was thinking the same.”
Cold Xuan’s expression, accent, and tone were identical to before, and even Si Xiaonan didn’t notice anything unusual.
She looked around and quickly chose a secluded path away from Yaopool, then started walking.
With Great Xia deities stationed at Yaopool, and having just tricked Singh, the Great Xia deities were surely trying to find any other intruders. Even with the Wuyuan Gauze, it was better to be cautious.
Perhaps Si Xiaonan herself hadn’t noticed that after being the proxy of the God of Mischief for so many years, she had unconsciously adopted some of Loki’s habits.
The three walked for a long time in the Kunlun Void, heading in the opposite direction of Yaopool, and finally arrived before a range of verdant mountains.
Night had fallen, with stars twinkling in the sky, while the mountain scenery had faded into darkness, becoming indistinct.
Just as Si Xiaonan was about to step into the mountains, a purple light streaked across the sky and landed nearby. She frowned and immediately darted behind a nearby rock wall, with Cold Xuan and An Qingyu following closely.
The purple light stopped in front of the mountains and transformed into a maid wearing a purple dress.
The maid looked around but didn’t detect the presence of the three behind the rock wall. After a moment, she soared into the sky again, flying in another direction.
“They are indeed tracking us,” Si Xiaonan said in a low voice.
“Perhaps we don’t need to rush to get out,” An Qingyu said. “Rather than wandering around aimlessly like headless flies, it might be better to hide quietly in one place.
With the Wuyuan Gauze, as long as we’re careful, they shouldn’t be able to find us. When the time is right, perhaps that door will return on its own.”
“This method is indeed more secure,” Si Xiaonan’s lips curved into a smile as she raised her hand and touched her nose:
“However, this would delay our return to Asgard, which would hold up quite a few matters… It’s really quite unfortunate.”
Si Xiaonan glanced at Cold Xuan with a smile.
“Indeed,” Cold Xuan nodded calmly.
Si Xiaonan turned her head, about to speak, but then seemed to realize something and suddenly froze.
Cold sweat instantly soaked her back.
She stiffly turned her head back, only to see that familiar figure standing quietly in the darkness, with half his face shrouded in shadow, giving him an unprecedented sense of unfamiliarity.
