Embers of Sword

Chapter 8 Jiang Huang

Chapter 8 Jiang Huang
Xie Xuanyi stepped on the stone wall, adjusted his direction, bent his knees slightly, and the next moment he shot out like an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The ground fire is flying!

Countless fragments of flame shot out!

In a short distance, Xie Xuanyi kept speeding up, falling like a meteor, and in almost an instant, he arrived in front of the throne surrounded by black flames!
Just as he expected... the seemingly magnificent phoenix statue was just an illusion. The bottom of Jinli Mountain had begun to collapse. Several huge rocks passed through the light curtain shrouded by the statue and smashed down beside the throne with great force. However, the little girl was still "sleeping soundly", completely unaware that the catastrophe was approaching.

Xie Xuanyi no longer hesitated, stretched out his arms, and picked up the petite body by the waist.

Standing before the throne, he raised his head and looked upwards.

"Rumble--"

The sound of thunder became louder and louder.

The body of Jinli Mountain was clearly unable to bear the impact of the heat wave, and the boulders on the inner side of the mountain began to collapse and fall down piece by piece! This volcano has completely revived!

It won’t be long before Jinli Mountain will completely “collapse”!
"Sleeping so soundly..."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes and glanced at the little girl in his arms, muttering: "If I die like this, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?"

The phoenix being buried in a volcano is like a fish drowning in the sea.

This way of dying is indeed too shameful and cowardly.

The next moment, Xie Xuanyi concentrated all his energy.

He didn't notice that the little girl curled up in his arms blinked slightly after hearing the voice...

Time seemed to slow down.

Xie Xuanyi held his breath, hugged the little girl, squatted again, and after a breath he jumped up again -

Countless pieces of rubble fell, like pieces of suspended land. Xie Xuanyi tapped his toes lightly, seized the instant opportunity, and used the force to continuously leap forward, his clothes fluttering along with the phoenix fire!
The crackling sound of rubble exploding reverberated in the crater.

Xie Xuanyi stepped on the gravel and moved forward with every step he took. Each step was extremely fast, accurate and steady!

Faster! Faster! Faster!
He didn't lower his head, but he could feel the increasingly hot breath beneath him.

"boom!!!"

The ashes at the bottom of the mountain were completely shattered, and an extremely powerful wave of fire rose from the ground and rushed into the sky!

Xie Xuanyi, whose speed has been increased to the extreme, is now only a little bit away from breaking out of the mountain pass.

Xie Xuanyi looked gloomy and turned back subconsciously.

For a moment, his face was illuminated by a blazing light.

The flames engulfed the white clothes.

……

In fact, what Xie Xuanyi said before was not just directed to the little girl.

I said it to myself.

Having finally been able to "live again", he certainly would not accept such a shameful and cowardly way of dying.

Since he had turned around to save people, he was 100% sure that they could get out together.

At the moment when Yan Lang was about to catch up with him, Xie Xuanyi turned around and stretched out his hand——

Whoosh whoosh!

The flowing light in the sky gathers in the palm of your hand!
The vitality in the northern border is thin, but there is still some of it. The scattered vitality floating in the Jinli Mountain Cave, under the mobilization of Xie Xuanyi's soul, instantly gathered together, gathered in the palm of his hand, and condensed into a thin barrier!

Although the quality of these vital energies is very low, a little bit of accumulation can help to withstand wildfires!

"boom!"

A loud bang exploded in the air!

The waves of fire gushing out from the bottom of Jinli Mountain hit the wall of vitality heavily. Xie Xuanyi, who had taken the blow head-on, groaned and was bounced out by the huge impact force. Like a kite with a broken string, he flew out of the top of the mountain and finally fell into a dense forest, breaking several ancient trees along the way before he finally stopped.

……

"hiss."

"Master is right. Saving people... is indeed much more difficult than killing people..."

Xie Xuanyi lay on the ground, feeling powerless all over. He looked up at the clouds passing by the sky through the mottled leaves and muttered to himself.

He felt like his bones were about to fall apart.

It's been a long time since I've felt this embarrassed.

Now, this "new body" has not had enough time to practice and mobilize the vitality of heaven and earth, which is tantamount to forcibly using forbidden techniques.

Just that one move had exhausted all his energy.

After a long time, Xie Xuanyi recovered.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at the little girl in his arms.

Saving her was much more tiring than killing those previous evil spirits.

It's not the body that is tired, but the soul.

After moving his head, Xie Xuanyi was stunned——

He saw a pair of bright eyes.

A pair of eyes burning with fiery red light.

The descendant of the Phoenix Blood... awake?
This is not good news. Xie Xuanyi subconsciously wanted to prop himself up.

But the next moment, a heavy body came up to him, pressing him down on the grass with a scorching heat.

The little girl with fire burning in her hair and eyebrows sat on Xie Xuanyi. It must be said that the eyes of this descendant of phoenix blood were really beautiful, as brilliant as stars. But if you look closely, you will find...

Her pupils were dilated and unfocused.

Doesn't look very smart.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xie Xuanyi became more determined in his previous idea.

"father?"

The little girl looked at Xie Xuanyi in confusion and bewilderment, her hands on Xie Xuanyi's chest, her long fiery red hair hanging down, her whole body exuding an innocent and childish feeling.

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense..."

Xie Xuanyi almost vomited blood.

He quickly sat up, picked up the little girl, put her aside, and corrected her very seriously: "I am not your father, you can't call me that casually."

The little girl tilted her head and blinked, as if she understood.

The next moment, she carefully changed her address: "Then... mother?"

"???"

Xie Xuanyi fell completely silent.

Rumor has it that demons with "low intelligence" will regard the first living thing they see after opening their eyes as their "parents"...but the Phoenix Blood Demon in front of him obviously does not meet the condition of "low intelligence". The only explanation for this situation is probably that the soul has mutated, right?

Because the soul was injured, the memory was lost.

This situation is equivalent to changing a soul...

The little girl in front of him had a very stable personality and no violent temper. Her personality was completely different from the big monster he met when he was hunting in the north!

"Neither father nor mother."

After a while, Xie Xuanyi patiently explained. He reached out and touched the little girl's head, which was very hot: "My last name is Xie, and my name is Xie Xuanyi. Do you still remember this name?"

"Xie Xuanyi, Xie Xuanyi..."

The little girl murmured the name again, her eyes becoming even more confused.

After thinking for a long time, she shook her head like a rattle and said, "I don't remember this name."

After a pause.

She said very seriously: "But I know you are a good person."

nice guy?

This was the first time Xie Xuanyi heard this title used to describe himself.

He felt it was a bit ironic and asked dumbly: "Do you think I'm a good person?"

"of course."

The little girl smiled foolishly.

She approached cautiously, observing Xie Xuanyi's reaction carefully, fearing that he might dislike her, and finally succeeded in grabbing a corner of his sleeve.

She looked at the Jinli Mountain not far away, where red light was gushing out and the heat filled the sky.

The little guy's face was full of seriousness, and his tone was firm: "You saved me, so of course you are a good person, the best person in the world!"

Xie Xuanyi was silent again.

He had never seen anything like it.

He was originally worried that the Phoenix Blood Demon would draw his sword against him after reviving.

Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen.

Perhaps because of the severe injuries, the soul of this great demon became distorted. He can now be sure that the little guy sitting next to him and the great Phoenix Blood Demon from that year, although they share the same skin, are two completely different "species".

The way this little guy tried to please himself made him look both clumsy and smart.

"you……"

Xie Xuanyi thought about it for a long time, but in the end he did not reveal the truth.

He sighed in his heart and asked softly, "Do you still remember your name?"

Hearing this question, the little girl's eyes, which were already somewhat confused, became even more confused.

Her narrow eyebrows were furrowed, and she fell into long thought.

Seeing this expression, Xie Xuanyi felt a sense of familiarity for no reason.

Perhaps he had the same expression when he recalled his past...

No matter how good a person's memory is, he will definitely forget some things after sleeping for ten years.

It is not easy to recall.

Xie Xuanyi waited patiently.

This time, he didn't wait too long.