Chapter 68: Slip Reappears, Might
"It's the Ten Rings Gang again! Damn it!" Tony knew that it was the Ten Rings Gang that had kidnapped him in collusion with Obadiah back then!
"They are no longer anything to fear now. I destroyed their leader. They should fall apart before long," Lan Xingyu said calmly.
Just then, Officer Stacy, who had just followed Pepper Potts to find a room to settle Gwen, also returned.
At this moment, Dr. Hardy suddenly said, "Tony, do you have time? I'd like to ask you to drive me home. I have some things I want to discuss with you." Dr. Hardy said with a somewhat relieved expression.
"Hmm, no problem. I'll take you back now!" Tony said.
"Then Officer Stacy, you guys chat first. Pepper Potts, I'll leave this to you. I'm going to drop off Dr. Hardy," Tony instructed Pepper Potts.
"Hmm, no problem!" Pepper Potts said gently.
After Tony and Dr. Hardy left, Officer Stacy asked Lan Xingyu, "What is Gwen's situation now? When will she wake up?"
"Officer Stacy, don't worry, Gwen will wake up before long. Let me tell you, Gwen's enhancement this time was all done using my energy. Now, Gwen's physical fitness is approaching the limit of human physical ability! I also enhanced her self-healing ability and immune System. Now she also possesses weakened versions of three of my abilities. But don't worry, she can control them perfectly! It won't affect her future life." Lan Xingyu paused to let Officer Stacy digest this.
"However, there is one thing I would like to discuss with you, Officer Stacy," Lan Xingyu said with a serious expression.
"What is it? Is there something wrong with Gwen?" Officer Stacy asked somewhat nervously.
"No, no, no, Gwen will be fine. I wanted to discuss Gwen's future with you."
"Her future?" Officer Stacy looked somewhat regretful.
"Yes. Gwen has just acquired extraordinary powers and surely isn't used to them yet. I would like to take her to my Master. There, Gwen can adapt to and master her powers as soon as possible. Moreover, the Master Brothers at my Master's place all possess extraordinary powers, so Gwen won't feel lonely," Lan Xingyu said, then stopped speaking to let George Stacy think it over.
"I'll go back and discuss it with Gwen's mother first. Thank you, Lan Xingyu. Gwen will stay at your place for now. We'll contact you by phone once we've discussed it," Officer Stacy said.
"Hmm, no problem! If her mother wants to come see Gwen, that's fine too. Gwen is just sleeping right now. It won't be a disturbance," Lan Xingyu reassured him.
"Hmm, I'll be off then. Honestly, too many things happened today, I really need to take a breather," George said.
Afterward, Lan Xingyu saw Officer Stacy off and went to Gwen's bedside. Looking at the Little Loli sleeping soundly, Lan Xingyu felt that his protection of his loved ones was still not enough!
Seeing Amber following along, Lan Xingyu thought of something, and the corners of his mouth began to curl upward.
Amber saw its master smiling at it and knew someone was definitely going to be unlucky. But Master, don't look at me~ You're making me so nervous. I haven't done anything wrong lately, have I...
"Amber, there should be other creatures of your level in your world, right!" Lan Xingyu asked Amber with a sunny smile.
Hearing this, Amber felt relieved. It's not looking for me, so it's fine. Sorry, brothers. I can't help it! As the saying goes: Better a Fellow Daoist dies than me!
"Yes, Master. For example, the Xuan Emperor. If you want to summon them, I can help," Amber said proudly.
"That's settled then. Let's go! We're going outside. Might as well bring Panda along; it's a good time to take it for a walk." Saying this, Meteor Shower went downstairs to find Panda.
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Lan Xingyu finally brought Panda outside after it had made a mess of a single sofa. After letting it run around freely, Lan Xingyu began to prepare for the summoning.
"Amber, under normal circumstances, isn't it impossible for summoning magic to summon specific targets?" Lan Xingyu asked curiously.
"It's fine, as long as Master's power is combined with my spiritual energy to summon. They will definitely sense it and respond to the summons," Amber explained.
"Oh! So that's how it is. That's simple."
"Master, I don't know what demands they might make when forming the contract. Their attitude might not be very good. I hope you won't hold it against them." Amber still kept a bit of conscience for the friends it was about to pit.
"Hmm, don't worry. You know, I have a very good temper and never hold grudges!" Lan Xingyu said with zero self-awareness.
Amber thought, I'll just smile, do whatever you want!
"By the way, why do you keep saying "them" instead of one?" Lan Xingyu asked.
"It's only called "Xuan Emperor" when the two are together. As for that, you'll see when I summon them," Amber said.
Seeing that Amber had no intention of explaining further, Lan Xingyu didn't ask any more questions. Steadying his mind, he stretched out one hand.
Suddenly thinking of something, he said: "Thy body is under my command, and my fate is entrusted to thy sword. Following the summons of the Holy Grail, if thou abidest by this will and the laws of heaven, answer me. I make this oath. I am the goodness of the world, and I will eliminate all the evil in the world."
Amber was completely confused. What is Master doing? Do you need to recite this to summon? That's not right. When I was summoned, I didn't hear any of this?
Lan Xingyu now felt a bit regretful. If the creature summoned at this moment could reply: "I have come in response to the contract. I ask you, are you my Master?" then that would have been perfect.
However, the momentum of the magic circle was quite impressive, with a pillar of light shooting into the sky.
Amber saw the Formation and didn't speak, releasing its own spiritual energy to coordinate with Xingyu's summoning.
At this moment, black mist rose from the summoning Formation. It slowly turned into a solid form. The Formation dissipated, and a figure appeared. Seeing them, Lan Xingyu finally understood why it was referred to in the plural.
Because the Xuan Emperor looked a bit like our Black Tortoise, except the Black Tortoise has a turtle body and a snake tail, while the Xuan Emperor was a green turtle with a purple snake coiled around it...
The snake of the Xuan Emperor saw the shrunken Amber at first glance and said: "Eh, isn't this the White Emperor? Long time no see, how have you been?"
"Long time no see, Xuan Emperor." Amber also responded.
"Ah~ I've already said, just call me "Little Xuan" is fine. This is bad!" The snake said in a somewhat masculine voice. It gave Lan Xingyu a chill.
At this time, the snake also saw Lan Xingyu and asked Amber: "And the little brother over there is?"
"The Master who bestowed upon me the name "Amber", Lord Lan Xingyu." Amber said.
"Master? This kind of human is actually your Master? You've really fallen, White Emperor!" At this moment, the turtle beneath the snake spoke, with a voice slightly leaning towards an older sister.
"Say what you want, anyway, he will be your Master soon too." Amber said.
"Nonsense." After saying that, the Xuan Emperor stared at Amber.
"Fine, Xingyu, is it? Let me see what qualifications you have to form a contract with us." The Xuan Emperor said haughtily.
"Sure, what do I need to do?" Lan Xingyu asked calmly. He was already prepared to retaliate against this turtle and snake. Just kidding, is Lan the Avenger someone easy to talk to? I don't know how the last guy who acted arrogant in front of me is doing, but the grass is already taller than me. What are you looking at? I'm talking about you, Ivan Vanko.
"Fight us. If you can still stand on your own four limbs by sunset, we will form a contract with you."
"Got it, then let's start!"
"Quite calm, aren't you." The snake said.
"Good courage, quite praiseworthy. Then let's get on with it!" This was the turtle.
Lan Xingyu didn't say much more, raising his hand to cast a "Slip" spell, a BUG-level skill.
Then the "Xuan Emperor" fell, rolled, and spun... At this moment, that song echoed in the ears of Lan Xingyu and the three creatures again. You ask me why? Because Lan Xingyu took out a speaker...
Sliding up and sliding down
One pull and one release
Back and forth
The styles are ever-changing
It's really not simple
...
"You, you, you, what did you do, kid?" The snake was already starting to feel dizzy from spinning.
"I'll mourn for you for three minutes." Amber said, very loyally.
Lan Xingyu looked at the "Xuan Emperor" who was rolling and spinning exceptionally fast, perhaps because the turtle shell was round, and Lan Xingyu always thought it looked like something.
Suddenly slapping his thigh, he remembered—it was Rolling Wheels! So were you actually here to find trouble with Peace Star?
Shaking his head to dispel the thought, he said to Amber: "Now we just have to wait for them to surrender. Let's go see Erha."
"Wait... wait a... I..." Now the "Xuan Emperor" could no longer speak clearly.
"Don't worry, this magic will last for a long time. I said until the sun sets, so it will be until the sun sets. Hmm, it's not even noon yet, you guys keep it up!" Lan Xingyu said with an "I'm doing this for your own good" expression.
In the end, the "Xuan Emperor" was not tormented until sunset. Lan Xingyu and Amber returned after walking Panda. They found that the pair, rolling until they were just blurs, had already started foaming at the mouth.
So Lan Xingyu thought, they will have to protect Gwen and her family in the future, so he spared them.
"Spinning... spinning... the whole world is spinning..." The snake was now lying lifelessly on the turtle's back.
"For... forgive me, I don't want to keep falling anymore." The turtle was also lying desperately on the ground, its eyes full of spirals.
"Uh... I think I might have gone a bit too far." Lan Xingyu scratched his head in embarrassment.
"I finally understand why the "White Emperor" acknowledges you as Master." The snake said weakly.
After resting for a while, the Xuan Emperor solemnly came before Lan Xingyu, lowered its head, and said: "Lord Lan Xingyu, you are qualified to be our Master. Please form a master-servant contract with us."
"Just like with Amber, I just need to give you a name, right?" Lan Xingyu asked.
"Yes, that's right. Please give us a good name." The snake said.
"Hmm... then you shall be called "Obsidian"." Lan Xingyu pointed at the snake and said.
"You shall be called "Coral"." Then he pointed at the turtle.
"Obsidian?"
"Coral?"
Having just received their new names, both Obsidian and Coral recited their names.
"Hmm, how is it?" Lan Xingyu asked.
"Thank you for the name: Obsidian." Obsidian said.
"Then I shall call myself: Coral from now on. Please take care of me." Coral also said.
"Wait, your current form will cause trouble for Master. Change your appearance." At this moment, Amber walked over and said.
"I see." Coral said.
"Just change to be small like the White Emperor... oh no. Like Amber? Then it will be done immediately." Obsidian said.
Just then, Coral and Obsidian closed their eyes together, and with a "pop" sound, they became as small as Amber.
"Can you fly? That would definitely be more troublesome." Lan Xingyu asked, looking at the shrunken Obsidian and Coral.
"We can, Master, wait a moment." Coral said.
Afterward, they closed their eyes and slowly activated their magic. When a beam of light flashed over them, they began to float.
Originally, Lan Xingyu thought they couldn't fly, after all, "Slip" is useless against those who can fly. He was still curious why they didn't use it.
But seeing how slow their flight activation was, he understood.
"Then I will take you to meet your future Mistress. From now on, your mission is to protect her and her family." Lan Xingyu said to Obsidian and Coral.
"No problem." This was Obsidian.
"Leave it to us." This was Coral.