Chapter 11: Zhu Zhuqing — What Kind of Person Plants the Blue Silver Emperor in a Place Like This?! Are You Sure They're Not Enemies?
At noon, beneath the blazing sun—
A gentle breeze brushed past as Zhu Zhuqing quietly left Nuoding City, slipping into the forest and stealthily making her way toward Holy Soul Village.
Her pace was unhurried, as if she were constantly observing something.
The vigilant look in her eyes made it seem as if someone were tailing her.
"Tang Hao isn't nearby. You can speed up."
Only after the voice sounded in her mind did the young girl relax slightly and increase her speed.
In less than half an hour, she caught sight of the famed Holy Soul Village.
"Don't enter the village."
Bai Lu guided her. "Go around it. Head east toward the mountain range. There's a secluded valley with a waterfall. The Blue Silver Emperor and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone are there."
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing blinked her cold feline eyes, suppressing her aura as she moved swiftly like a spirit cat.
Whether forest or mountain terrain, everything felt like flat ground beneath her feet.
Crash!
More than an hour later, she finally heard the sound of rushing water.
Following the sound, the roaring waterfall grew clearer.
Advancing further, a hidden valley embraced by mountains and lush greenery came into view.
A majestic waterfall connected heaven and earth, pouring into a sapphire-like deep pool below.
The entire scene was vibrant and brimming with life.
"So beautiful… Is this where the Blue Silver Emperor is?"
Her eyes shimmered as she stared at the picturesque valley, like a paradise untouched by mortal affairs.
"That's right."
Bai Lu confirmed, then reminded her,
"Just in case, maintain White Tiger martial soul possession the entire time."
"Alright."
Zhu Zhuqing complied, transforming into her White Tiger possession state before entering the valley.
As she felt the breath of nature around her, much of the gloom in her heart seemed to dissipate again.
Remembering her purpose, she walked to the center of the valley and began carefully searching every corner.
Bai Lu asked strangely,
"What are you doing?"
"Isn't the Blue Silver Emperor here? Why can't I find it?"
Zhu Zhuqing asked inwardly.
In her understanding, since the Blue Silver Emperor was the emperor of Blue Silver Grass, it should look different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
Yet no matter how long she looked, she couldn't find a single special stalk.
"…"
Bai Lu was silent for two seconds before saying, "Stop looking. It's not outside. It's inside."
"There's an inside?"
Confusion flickered across her eyes.
"There's a cave behind the waterfall. The Blue Silver Emperor is in the deepest part."
"Ah?!"
Zhu Zhuqing froze, turning to look at the surging waterfall.
"There's something hidden behind it?"
"Uh… You'll know when you go in."
Bai Lu replied vaguely.
"Okay!"
She nodded expectantly.
If the valley outside was already this beautiful and full of life, then the place where the Blue Silver Emperor's true body resided must surely be a heavenly paradise.
After carefully locating the cave's entrance, she activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, gathered soul power beneath her feet, and leapt into the waterfall.
The cave was dark, damp, and pitch-black, but it posed no obstacle to Zhu Zhuqing in her White Tiger possession state.
With anticipation, she quickly moved deeper inside.
But soon—
She realized she was wrong.
Very wrong.
At the end of the cave was no heavenly paradise.
There was only a dim, damp, crude stone chamber.
In the center stood a small mound of earth. Upon it grew a slender stalk of Blue Silver Grass marked with golden patterns.
The entire space felt oppressive.
Only oppression.
"This…"
Zhu Zhuqing stood frozen, dumbfounded.
She genuinely could not understand what kind of person would plant Blue Silver Grass in such a place.
If she remembered correctly, Blue Silver Grass preferred sunlight and fresh air like the valley outside.
Swish!
The hundred-thousand-year soul ring lit up as Bai Lu manifested outside through the White Tiger clone.
"Don't ask me. Ask Tang Hao in the future. I have no idea."
Faced with her confusion, Bai Lu felt powerless.
He couldn't understand the logic of such people either.
At the same time, sensing an unfamiliar aura, the Blue Silver Emperor trembled slightly in fear.
"Stop thinking about it. See if there's some kind of hidden mechanism."
Before he even finished the word "mechanism," Bai Lu pressed down on a stone.
Click—
With a light sound, a black rectangular iron box fell from above, landing precisely in Bai Lu's hands.
"As expected, nothing falls from the sky except a hundred-thousand-year soul bone."
He chuckled and tossed the box to Zhu Zhuqing.
Gulp—
The usually cold girl swallowed involuntarily. Even the fingers holding the iron box trembled slightly.
Though she had fused with the Slaughter Skull before, she had never truly seen what a hundred-thousand-year soul bone looked like. The fusion process itself had not been pleasant.
Her heart raced. Her hands shook.
"Ha…"
She exhaled deeply and opened the lid.
Swish!
In an instant, an incomparable life force surged outward.
Inside the box lay a crystal-clear, blue-gold right leg bone.
Its shape was flawless. Fine golden specks flowed across its surface, emitting a vast yet gentle life aura.
It stood in stark contrast to the cold, blood-soaked Slaughter Skull.
"The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone…"
Zhu Zhuqing's voice turned slightly hoarse as she reached out to touch it.
The soul bone felt cool to the touch, yet warmth spread through her fingers, as though it were alive and gently trembling.
At that moment, the previously timid Blue Silver Emperor suddenly moved.
Its leaves extended and tightly wrapped around Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.
"Let go."
Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, instinctively struggling.
Though Blue Silver Grass was tough, Zhu Zhuqing was nearly a Soul Elder. Its restraint could not hinder her movements and was even slightly uprooted in the process.
Yet it still refused to release her wrist.
Its stance was firm.
"It's saying this soul bone was left for her husband and son. You can't take it."
Bai Lu sensed its spiritual fluctuations and translated.
"Her… husband and son?"
Zhu Zhuqing paused. "Isn't this the descendant of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor killed by Tang Hao?"
Clearly, she had misunderstood.
"That's a long story…"
Bai Lu casually recounted the love story of Ah Yin and Tang Hao—
A hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor transformed into human form, met the twin stars of the Clear Sky Sect, and fell in love with Tang Hao.
They had a son, Tang San. But after her identity was exposed, they were pursued by Spirit Hall's former Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji.
In desperation, Ah Yin sacrificed her life to Tang Hao, allowing him to break through to the Titled Douluo realm and obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Afterward, Tang Hao severely injured Qian Xunji and fled with his child.
"The soul bone left behind by Ah Yin is in your hands. As for her seed, it regrew into the Blue Silver Emperor."
After finishing, Bai Lu looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
"What do you think of this love story?"
"Is what you said true?"
Zhu Zhuqing pondered briefly before suddenly asking,
"Are you sure they're not enemies?"
"?"
Not only did Bai Lu mentally produce a question mark—
Even the Blue Silver Emperor's leaves loosened slightly around Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.
End of Chapter