Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 568 The Emperor's Shadow Returns!

"Here we are."

Looking at the luminous crystal lights ahead, Xiao Yan stopped and whispered a reminder.

"With your soul power, can you see where the Shadow Protector is?" A girl's low voice came from beneath the black robe.

“It is possible,” Xiao Yan hesitated, “but given his soul realm, I’m afraid I can’t guarantee that I can protect you while avoiding his perception.”

Based on previous assessments, this world seems to be operating along a predetermined trajectory, allowing no interference or disruption.

Infiltrating the Valley Master's room was clearly one of the biggest provocations against the rules, and even as the little princess Hun Ruoruo, she could not easily expose herself at this moment.

That's why they chose to remain bystanders and quietly infiltrate the area without alerting anyone.

The main hall where the Valley Master and the Grand Elder resided was not much different, except that the security was more stringent. Everything else was simplified, except that antique musical instruments replaced the surrounding sea of ​​flowers, which were arranged in rows on both sides of the road.

The pipa, se, and drum are almost all available, except for a few instruments that require mouth-to-mouth contact. They are placed here as public facilities without any security or barriers.

Xiao Yan reached out and touched it. Not only was the wood grain clearly visible, but there wasn't even a speck of dust on it.

"The unity of Yin Valley seems to have exceeded my expectations." He wiped non-existent dust off his fingers and said softly.

Along the way, all the musical instruments were clean and tidy, but there were obvious signs of multiple uses on them, indicating that someone had been carefully maintaining them while using them.

If all of this was done spontaneously by the people of Yin Valley, then it seems rather unrealistic.
Hun Ruoruo seemed to share in the glory, and said with a smile, "Although isolating ourselves from the world has meant losing the opportunity to connect with the Central Plains, it has also preserved this purity. Other forces would not make their chief disciple stand guard every night."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan chuckled: "So you're saying that the stronger someone is in the Sound Valley, the more they suffer?"

In his mind, sect disciples strive desperately to climb the ranks just to enjoy the privileges of being above everyone else. How come it's the other way around in Yin Valley?

Hun Ruoruo blinked, then suddenly began to speak in riddles.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly and said, "Alright, your mother's performance as the Valley Master is indeed enough to make the leaders of those major forces outside feel ashamed. However, the most urgent matter now is, how do we get in?"

"For us two petty thieves, encountering such a responsible gatekeeper is not good news."

"Hehe, Third Young Master probably forgot." The girl squeezed out two shallow dimples, her eyes sly: "That big mouth Mo Yi has already dug up all these people's secrets."

Big Mouth Mo Yi?
The ridiculously funny address gave Xiao Yan a strange, dreamlike feeling, and he didn't know what to say.

When they first met at the Soul Palace, that guy was so stubborn that you couldn't pry his words out of him. It was only by unleashing his pure water battle qi that he finally gained the other's trust. Now, however, Soul Ruoruo calls him a big mouth.
However, what he said was indeed correct.

"So, you plan to take advantage of their nap time during the Yin hour?"

Xiao Yan frowned and said in a low voice, "Going in this way is easy, but getting out will probably be very difficult."

"There's always a way. At worst, I can just ask my mother for some hints when I see her, right?" Hun Ruoruo's pretty face was full of energy as she clenched her little fists tightly.

Seeing that the girl seemed particularly interested, Xiao Yan opened his mouth in surprise, but in the end he didn't say anything more and quickly led her into the main hall.

"You decide."

With Xiao Yan's soul realm at the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, ordinary disciples naturally could not detect his figure and quickly followed suit to enter the hall.

As expected, a man wearing a straw hat, almost blending into the shadows, stood like a pine tree in the corner of the hall, his aura extremely restrained.

If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, Xiao Yan wouldn't have been surprised at all if he were mistaken for a statue.

"That's the Shadow Protector?"

Although she had heard Xiao Yan praise this person many times, this was the first time Hun Ruoruo had ever met him.

Xiao Yan nodded, made a shushing gesture, and whispered, "The Shadow Guardian is as its name suggests. It possesses shadow attribute fighting spirit, and its ability to detect concealment is far superior to that of ordinary people. You?!" Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yan saw the girl wrap herself up in her soul robe like a ball and tiptoe into the interior.

“He didn’t open his eyes. We’re wearing soul robes, so we can just walk in openly.”

Xiao Yan: "???"

He looked closely and, sure enough, it was only the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) and less than half a breath away when the Shadow Protector had already closed his eyes and begun to rest, leaving only his soul power to continuously scan the surroundings.

If it weren't for Hun Ruoruo's reminder, Xiao Yan really wouldn't have been able to spot any flaws in the opponent's motionless figure, which was like that of a night owl.

"This vixen, could she really be treating this world like an adventure game?" Xiao Yan's lips twitched, and he was at a loss for words.

After a while.

Xiao Yan was in charge of silencing the noise, while Hun Ruoruo led the way. The two quickly crept into the main hall and then found the Valley Master's room at the back of the hall.

"This is Mom's room?" Xiao Yan's expression was strange, and even his steps became slow.

He said it, but when it came to actually trying to break into his mother-in-law's room, he had absolutely no confidence!
“This time it’s your turn to watch the door. I’ll go in and take a look.” Looking at the room in front of her, Hun Ruoruo glanced warily at the young man beside her, casually tossed the soul robe to him, and walked in without saying another word.

Even Xiao Yan knows to avoid suspicion, so of course she wouldn't let him actually do such a rebellious thing.

You know, his mother is still testing him.

What if this kid causes trouble and makes his mother unhappy? Wouldn't all my previous efforts and sacrifices be for nothing?

She had never placed such a big bet in her life, and before she knew it, she had almost staked her entire life on it. Since she had already come this far, she absolutely could not afford any mistakes!
Thinking of this, Hun Ruoruo no longer hesitated and simply turned her graceful back to Xiao Yan.

Pushing open the door, a lingering fragrance of a woman wafted towards her. Unlike the illusory scent from last time, she could now smell the long-lost fragrance in person, instantly invigorating the young woman.

"Mother, I'm here, where are you?" Hun Ruoruo called softly.

After receiving no response for a while, the girl frowned slightly, a feeling that something was wrong.

Could it be that I've come to the wrong place?

Having heard about the adventure game An Suying mentioned, Hun Ruoruo subconsciously focused her attention on this place, but she wasn't entirely confident; it was just a guess based on her experience.

But if the treasure the other party set up isn't here, where else in the Sound Valley would you find a suitable option?
"Let's look for it first."

Hun Ruoruo was not in a hurry. She got up and walked to the wooden table, searching for the secret treasure that was also a ritual artifact for ancestor worship, just like the Golden Crow's Cry.

However, the next second, something strange happened!

The moment the girl's fingers touched the ancient book on the table, a terrifying purplish-black light burst forth from the previously quiet room, forming a huge curtain shrouded in black mist.

"you"

The girl's expression changed drastically as she stared intently at the man's figure behind the curtain, her body trembling violently.

"Emperor Soul!"

The man was dressed in white, his gentle face carrying a hint of a smile. His deep eyes, like the twinkling of stars, seemed to traverse endless time and space, suddenly landing on the girl, even though he wasn't looking at her directly.

As if sensing the girl's gaze, or perhaps answering a question from the figure in the painting, the man glanced sideways and suddenly chuckled softly.
"Since you're here, aren't you going to take a look around?"

A warm, mellow voice rang out, and Hun Ruoruo felt a buzzing sound in her mind, as if a huge rock had crashed down, creating a monstrous wave.

"This is...the conversation between that man and my mother!!"

(End of this chapter)