Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 323 - Death Armour Archaic Soldier

“Told you it would work.”

“Fine, I lost the bet. I’ll be nice to the next idiot we encounter.”

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Right, so now I’m sure but I found myself at the centre of attention for no good reason. All I did recently was ignore one of the peanut galleries that wanted attention by announcing public information when another one of the peanut galleries already had that job and electrocuting a dying person.

You’d think this was rare, but this was a regular Monday in a cultivation world.

“You!” Xiong Weizhe pointed at me in shock when he saw me. Did I never give him my name? That’s so weird.

“You are a pretty person!” yelled Pebbles, in a bid to honour our bet.

Xiong Weizhe was thrown off kilter by that comment.

“You can’t lie. That’s cheating,” I couldn’t care less about Xiong Weizhe’s confusion.

Pebbles defended his point, stating. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, is it not?”

“Yeah, but are you beholding what I’m beholding?”

“Okay, you’re right. I may have been reaching a little bit there.”

“Ack!” Xiong Weizhe Elder coughed up blood in anger and fainted. I expected that kind of behaviour from an old man. By the way, I wasn’t lying, he was handsome, not pretty. Those are two very different things.

“Y-You, can you do that again!?” Violet Flame Noble couldn’t be bothered with Xiong Weizhe’s mental well-being—my kind of guy—since he saw a light of hope in what was sure death.

“A good thing to say right now would be there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.” That is the right thing to say, right?

“Oh! Good one Long Di!”

Apparently, it was.

“Thank you Pebbles! Those novels are a treasure trove of comebacks I swear,” Me and Pebbles go together well like—I shall say it again—Peanut Butter and Jelly at times like this. He’s the perfect hype man.

“Please! I’ll do anything!” Violet Flame Noble begged, shocking everyone.

I’m guessing that they never expected someone like one of the Five Nobles to be begging someone. Man is here dying and these people are talking about honour. Gotta admit, Ancient China was a whole mood.

Seeing his position, people actually began sneering at him for it. Though they didn’t actively say anything, as they were nowhere near his status, they still looked down on him now in their hearts… I think.

However, Violet Flame Noble didn’t care for their stares and just looked at me. People, lemme tell ya, he has seen better days I’m sure.

“What if I wanted you to kill puppies and slay babies? Would you do it then?” that may have been morbid, but I really wanted to know.

“Yes! But only evil babies!” Violet Flame Noble said without hesitation, shocking everyone even more.

The dude has priorities, gotta respect that. I would like to talk more about evil babies and how did that happen.

“You can kill as many evil babies as you’d like, but only after a goal,”

“I-I have a goal. If you can help me with that goal and save my life… m-my life is yours!” Violet Flame Noble found it hard to speak but still struggled to answer me.

“Well, aren’t you a greedy one?” I told him. “You not only want me to save your life but to also help you fulfil your wish?”

“Please!” He begged.

It’s at times like this that I regret being a softie. But I have to see how far he’s willing to go for this.

“What if I wanted a general?” I asked him.

“Then you have my sword!”

This shook many people’s hearts. He was willing to go this far!?

Yer damn right he is.

“And if I wanted a servant?”

Many in the crowd frowned, probably from thinking I’m going too far. See, that would have been a problem had I given a damn. But the salesperson at the store was an asshole, so I didn’t buy a damn.

“Then you shall have a sword-calloused hand pouring you tea,” Violet Flame Noble replied, causing many people to gasp in astonishment.

“And if wanted your life?” I asked him finally. I looked deep into his eyes when I asked him this.

Everyone else went silent as well as we all awaited his answer. “Then… and this is only upon completion of my wish, my blood shall drain from my heart and paint the earth crimson!”

His eyes yielded zero fluctuations, his answer came without hesitation, and a steely resolve emboldened it.

His response didn’t just move the crowd, it moved me. What, in a Five Nobles’ life, could push one of them to go this far?

It became obvious at a glance that whatever goal he had meant more to him than his honour or his life.

However, since he only put the completion of his wish into play when I asked for his life, then that means all that I asked for before can be given if I save his life. Not bad.

“It must be true then,” one person said after a while.

“What’s true?” Another person was curious and asked.

“I heard rumours that Violet Flame Noble’s master was inflicted with a dao injury during a seclusion. His Vitality, dao, physique and energy were all damaged as a result. Violet Flame Noble is the pride of his master and the young noble regards his master as his parent. The Noble’s attitude shows that he wishes to live no matter the cost. Mostly because he is looking for a way to save his master.”

“Isn’t his master–”

“Yes. His master, the Sect Master of Dao Flame Mansion,” another answered.

“I guess they didn’t want anyone to know,” one expert stated.

Another then shook their head. “This is all mere speculation from our end. Dao Flame Mansion never came out to say anything.”

“Would you expect them to?” One famous expert asked. “Dao Flame Mansion is one of the Ten Great Sects with countless territories and tributaries under its rule. If a powerhouse on the level of the Sect Master was injured, this news could incite the greed of those looking to replace it.”

Despite all that was taking place around him, Violet Flame Noble didn’t say a thing and only looked at me, waiting for his answer.

“Then your life is mine… and it shall be even more so after your Master is healed.”

“Thank you!” Violet Flame Noble bowed to me, and I accepted the gesture.

Rumble!

A powerful tremor shook the land, seizing everyone’s attention once more, even mine.

We all looked over, only to see a shooting star rocketing from beyond the horizon.

Boom!

The shooting star crashed into the city wall, sending cracks spiralling in all directions. The tremor was so intense that it nearly shook off all the weaker cultivators.

Once the dust cleared, people saw a beautiful golden-haired woman wearing golden armour embedded in the wall.

Many paid attention to the armour she wore. The pauldrons and breastplate all had crystal orbs that shone like the sun. The armour was form-fitting and sat upon her curves perfectly, as if it was made for her.

Of course, many sections of it were broken and/or shattered due to the battle.

“H-Heavenly Sun Noble!” Mad Sword Haoran was aghast at the identity of this ‘shooting star.’

Shu!

He rushed down the wall in an instant before appearing by her side, followed by Jingyi Yu.

“H-Haoran Jian?” Heavenly Sun Noble stuttered as she spoke. Blood leaked from the side of her mouth.

‘Young Master’s Heavenly Golden Sun Armour is damaged!’ Mad Sword Haoran tried his best to remove his young master from the wall.

“L-Leave Haora…” Heavenly Sun Noble lost consciousness before she could tell him to run.

“Young master? Young master!?” Mad Sword Haoran Jian panicked when she fainted.

Kakakakaka…

The sound of bones rattling rang out, and a chill ran down everyone’s spine.

Soon we could all see a black-armoured entity hobbling over. A dark aura enveloped it, and the armour it wore was of an archaic era, further evidenced by some parts of it that were eaten out by the maws of time.

Bones were visible in whatever opening was revealed, letting anyone know that whatever it was that wore this thing was not alive.

“What the hell is that thing!?” Someone screamed.

The Grand Elder announced. “Death Armour Archaic Soldier… it has returned.”