Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 303 - Pairs

“Less talk, more action!”

“Long Di no!”

Whoosh!

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Now if we’re being honest. There maaay have been a sprinkle of pettiness in there somewhere that may or may not be associated with her being frightened at my mere presence.

However, I would like to point out that this is all coming from a place of goodness. I’m just like that.

Xiannu Liang, on the other hand, didn’t seem to think that, as her expression suggested otherwise. This may be due to the fact that one needed to prepare themselves to properly cultivate much less break through repeatedly.

Eh, she’ll be fine.

Then, as if to prove me right, she quickly suppressed whatever she felt at the moment and entered a meditative state.

She seemed nine parts angry and one part surprised. If anything, this was probably because she saw me ‘give’ the spiritual vein root to the Grand Preceptor. For me to whip it out now—I’m not rephrasing that—was probably confusing to most.

Even the ‘conspirators’ over yonder were shocked by this as they stared slack-jawed at the scene before them.

Suck it, traitors.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough to hold them for long. Because not too long after, they collected their jaws off the ground and began conversing amongst themselves once more.

D-D-Dum…

Xiannu Liang cauldrons materialised behind her as they rotated at their own pace before they were forced to increase in speed to handle the influx of spiritual energy.

They were truly beautiful, all things considered. They were emerald green in colour and powerful waves of life energy escaped rippled from them unceasingly.

There were carved designs that covered them too, just like mine. Well, they weren’t the same really, mine was even more obscure and weird but Xiannu Liang’s designs were obvious at a glance.

They depicted a lush forest of sorts with life suffusing every inch. It was peaceful and free of bloodshed, which I am sure is a place that does not exist in any cultivation forest ever.

In one of her cauldrons was a shimmering core. It was small, for the most part, but blindingly bright.

This meant that even though the formation of this core wasn’t finished, it was top-grade all the same.

Xiannu Liang herself didn’t see this as she was focused on guiding the tsunamic tide of spiritual energy as much as she could to further the formation of this core to bring it to completion.

Whoosh!

Waves of spiritual energy bellowed out as the star furiously blazed inside my physique, suffusing the surrounding area with profoundly pure spiritual energy.

The amount was so plentiful that I was unable to pour it all into Xiannu Liang’s body.

Forcing so much spiritual energy into Xiannu Liang’s body would be enough to cause her body to expand and explode. So maybe not having the ability didn’t matter here. Inflicting obesity upon someone against their will wasn’t a skill I was sure I wanted.

But it did suck seeing so much spiritual energy radiating outwards, seemingly wasted

My only solace was that I could get more whenever I wanted because I was filthy, stinking rich.

Meh…

…

Back in the Demon Region.

Past many-pillared halls of stone in a room where no prying eyes could see stood two figures who decided the direction of the demon race.

One was a beautiful violet-skinned beauty with lower back length black hair that carried with it a dark navy blue hue. It framed her face, which was etched into an icy expression.

She also bore a striking resemblance to Yaomu Shou, and long imperial robes adorned her body perfectly.

The other figure was an old man with a hunched-over back relieved slightly by the cane he leaned on. His skin colour had faded long ago from the buffeting of time. His hair was also white while wrinkles settled in so deep in his skin that it seemed like even his bones sported the very same.

A simple hemp robe was all the extravagance he sported. It was as faded as everything else about him due to the number of washes it endured. The phrase ‘humbled simplicity’ was an apt way to describe him.

Of course, these two figures were none other than the Demon King, Yaomu Wei and the Grand Preceptor.

“So he’s left?” Yaomu Wei asked though she knew the answer already.

The Grand Preceptor nodded with a smile. “Yes, he has.”

“Hhmm…” Yaomu Wei paused for a moment before she asked again. “What of the Dragons?”

“Their appearance was unexpected, but they were surprisingly cooperative,” the Grand Preceptor admitted with a chuckle.

He then added, “I might have been a tad heavy-handed with the little one that arrived on the scene later on, but she had ‘escaped’ under my rage all the same, so she should be fine.”

Yaomu Wei massaged her brows as if a headache was coming on when everything was said and done.

The Grand Preceptor naturally caught this and commented. “The Abyss Ghost…”

“Please, don’t…” she waved her hand to cut him off, not wanting to get into it… not now, anyway. “Things rarely go the way we’d like them to.”

“She has at least placed this paper lantern in the middle of a lake with the Divine Imperial Edict.” The Grand Preceptor stated.

He then continued. “The suppression was a way out. The drawback for it though is that—”

“They will question us for it,” Yaomu Wei finished for him.

“True… but this gives us time,” the Grand Preceptor swished his white beard as he thought about everything. “She has done well, yet what lies is not a reward, but punishment.”

“Speaking of…” Yaomu Wei’s attention was piqued by this. “What of her wishes?”

“Ah yes,” the Grand Preceptor knew at once who she was referring to and informed her. “As per the Tri Successor’s wishes, he was dubbed the new owner. It wasn’t too far from what we had in mind.”

“Keep an eye on him,” Yaomu Wei advised. “She probably did this after being advised to by this Long Di and I don’t know his plan.”

“Well, the Zi family has already made preparations from their end so everything became easier from ours. No move we make at this point should appear suspicious,” he reported.

“Good.” Yaomu Wei nodded, pleased with this at the very least. “The Zi family has made decent contributions throughout all this.”

“Quite true. A reward might be in order,” the Grand Preceptor added.

After a while, a sombre mood suddenly filled the small room.

“You don’t approve.” Yaomu Wei said seemingly out of nowhere.

A smile, wry in nature this time around, found its way to the Grand Preceptor’s face before he responded. “It’s a heavy burden for her spirit, will and who she is at her core. She doesn’t know.”

“Why should she know?” Yaomu Wei’s voice fell a few degrees as it slightly rose. “Just so she can wallow in the inevitability of it? Should I regret what was done!? I share the same fate!”

Her voice sent forth a burst of echo that shook the confines of the small room.

The Grand Preceptor remained silent before he spoke once more. “Like I said… she doesn’t know. The boy may be able to change things. Based on what I’ve seen, there is a small chance.”

“Chances are volatile and often unpredictable,” she responded. “I sent my Edict, and he passed. I sent you, and he passed. Since even the Dragons are receptive to this… plan, if you can even call it that, then maybe… Just monitor the situation for now. I will continue on the path already set. It won’t be too late to change it if… just if…”

The Grand Preceptor chuckled at this. “We would allow him passage ‘if’ he passed. That ‘if’ on its own is a miracle in itself, no? There is no reason not to expect another.”

“I only hope that we haven’t used up our quota of such a rare commodity by allowing this.” Yaomu Wei replied.

Ta, ta…

A double tap of the Grand Preceptor’s cane caused both his and the King’s bodies to blur.

“Come now,” he said as their bodies faded from this space. “You know the old saying. Good things oft happen in pairs, my dear Bi successor.”