Chapter 1404
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Chapter 1404 Underground Meeting
When Lin Qiye heard Huo Qubing’s voice again, he was stunned.
Just me?
The other members of the [Night Curtain] team all turned to look at him. Lin Qiye nodded and walked straight toward the crevice in the ground.
As Lin Qiye’s figure leaped down, the thick layers of soil flashed before his eyes. In the dimness below his feet, a point of dazzling golden light flickered and rapidly expanded in his vision.
A scorching, powerful aura enveloped his entire being. It felt like a burning furnace beneath his feet—the deeper he descended, the harder it became to breathe.
After falling for dozens of seconds, Lin Qiye’s feet touched the ground. Looking up from this position, the crevice was almost invisible to the naked eye…
General Huo Qubing was actually able to reach out from such a deep place below the surface?
Lin Qiye was utterly shocked.
He looked around. This was a naturally formed spacious cave. In the center of the cave, a golden river flowed magnificently from the darkness, like a roaring dragon, rushing past above Lin Qiye’s head.
Before it, Lin Qiye’s figure was as small as an ant.
“So this is the full view of Great Xia’s national fortune…” Lin Qiye murmured, gazing at the torrent of national fortune.
“Lin Qiye.”
A voice came from within the torrent. A figure solid as bedrock, wearing broken armor, stood firmly in the center of the national fortune current, looking down at Lin Qiye below.
Before him, that blood-stained spear stood like a sea-calming divine needle amidst the rolling national fortune.
Lin Qiye immediately bowed respectfully:
“Junior Lin Qiye pays respects to the Champion Marquis!”
“No need for formalities.” Huo Qubing spoke calmly, his eyes fixed on Lin Qiye, as if observing something.
After a brief silence, Lin Qiye couldn’t help but ask:
“Marquis, may I ask why you called me here?”
“Nothing urgent… I just wanted to see you.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye froze in place.
See me?
What’s there to see about me?
Just as Lin Qiye was about to say something more, Huo Qubing spoke again: “Have you married Jialan yet?”
“…Jialan?”
The confusion in Lin Qiye’s eyes deepened.
How would Huo Qubing know about his relationship with Jialan?
“…Not yet, she’s still in deep sleep.” Lin Qiye paused, then tentatively asked, “May I ask, Marquis, how do you know about Jialan?”
Huo Qubing looked at Lin Qiye with a complex expression. After a moment, he shook his head:
“I have known Jialan for thousands of years… Well, since you two are not yet married, perhaps the time is not right.
How are you and your brothers doing on the island?”
“We’re doing very well on the island, thank you for your concern, Marquis.”
Huo Qubing stood firmly above the national fortune current and nodded slightly. “Very good… you may go now.”
Leaving already?
Lin Qiye was stunned for a while. Despite having many questions, he couldn’t bring himself to ask them and could only bow respectfully: “Junior takes his leave.”
As Lin Qiye was about to turn and leave, Huo Qubing, standing on the national fortune current, looked at his back and spoke again:
“Lin Qiye, let me give you one more piece of advice.”
Lin Qiye stopped in his tracks.
Huo Qubing’s voice echoed in his ears, “…All sails raised end as clouds and mist, barefoot through wilderness to question one’s true heart.”
“All sails raised end as clouds and mist, barefoot through wilderness to question one’s true heart?” Lin Qiye repeated softly. Though he didn’t understand the meaning behind Huo Qubing’s words, he still bowed politely, “Thank you, Marquis.”
Lin Qiye’s figure flickered and left the national fortune current, disappearing beyond the crevice.
At the edge of the underground cave, Gongyang Wan, dressed in court attire, slowly emerged. Looking at Lin Qiye’s departing figure, she softly asked:
“Marquis, will he understand what you said?”
Huo Qubing withdrew his gaze, his eyes gradually closing, and said faintly: “When he needs to understand… he will naturally understand.”
…
When Lin Qiye returned to the surface, Bai Li Pangpang and the others immediately gathered around him curiously.
“Qiye, what did General Huo say to you?”
Lin Qiye’s expression was somewhat strange. After hesitating for a moment, he said: “He asked… if Jialan and I were married yet.”
“…What?” Bai Li Pangpang said suspiciously, “Who would have thought General Huo was such a gossip?”
“What else?” An Qingyu asked incredulously.
“Then he asked how we were doing on the island, and that was it.”
Cao Yuan pondered for a moment, “It seems that after guarding this place for thousands of years… even General Huo would feel a bit bored.”
As they were talking, Li Kengqiang’s figure emerged from the deep forest, smiling unhurriedly:
“What? Have you already met the Marquis?”
“Yes, we have.”
“Spear Bro, did you all know someone was watching this island? Was letting us play wildly for so many days just a decoy to make them lower their guard?” Bai Li Pangpang couldn’t help asking when he saw Li Kengqiang.
“Yes, but not entirely.” Li Kengqiang shrugged. “This ‘heart trial’ training… is indeed like that.”
“By the way, what’s the background of this Yue Huai?” An Qingyu’s gaze swept over the place where the black alligator had been. “This is a complete divine beast clan. How did he command them and enter Great Xia so silently?”
“These creatures are called Makara,” Li Kengqiang explained. “Makara are divine beasts from Indian mythology. Although not strong in direct combat, they possess extreme stealth abilities and vision comparable to the Thousand-Mile Eye, making them very suitable for infiltration operations. I estimate they were probably sent into Great Xia territory long ago, hiding in a sea trench. Without careful searching, they’re basically undetectable.
As for Yue Huai… do you know Brahma?”
“Brahma, the supreme god of the Indian Divine Temple?” Cao Yuan asked in surprise.
“Yes, Brahma is India’s supreme god and one of the creator gods. According to legend, he is the creator of this world, as well as its destroyer… Legends tend to exaggerate, so take it with a grain of salt.
However, Brahma does indeed possess powers similar to a creator. He can create matter from nothing and can also return existing matter to nothingness.
It’s said that during the Great Mist Disaster a hundred years ago, the three supreme Indian gods ordered the sacrifice of their people using secret methods to protect the Divine Temple. Although Brahma was reluctant, he still performed the sacrifice for the continuation of the divine nation.
Afterward, Brahma was tormented by his conscience, and his divine soul became unstable. With no alternative, he split his soul in two: one half inherited the power of creation and became a purely benevolent god, while the other half bore his evil thoughts and guilt, inherited the power of annihilation, and became a god of destruction.
The Creator Brahma and the Destroyer Brahma fought each other for months. Eventually, the former prevailed, achieved mental clarity, and continued to rule the Divine Temple, while the latter fled into the mist.
For the past hundred years, there has been no trace of the Destroyer Brahma. His only proxy is Yue Huai.”
