Chapter 1047: Chapter 713: The Loving Couple of the Inquiry Dao Realm (Part 2)
"Very well."
Xifeng nodded coldly, and the sword in his hand emitted a faint tremor!
"Daoist Mu, what should we do?"
The Diviner’s face changed, looking anxiously at Xiang Beifei. The two of them were now like grasshoppers on the same string, unwilling to fight each other, but also unable to defeat each other.
Xiang Beifei showed no fear; he merely looked at Xifeng’s system interface with indifference.
[Executor: Xifeng]
[Dao Embryo: Sword Dao]
[Dao Progress: Mid-stage of Inquiry Dao Realm]
...
A master of the Sword Dao, very powerful. In Xiang Beifei’s eyes, Xifeng’s strength was definitely greater than Xing Meng’s!
However, once Xifeng drew his sword against him, it would not be so simple.
It was clear that Xifeng did not intend to reveal his strength yet, because Xing Meng and Banji were, after all, two people. Since Xing Meng hadn’t discovered him, he naturally continued playing the fool.
But at this moment, Banji on the other side said, "Wait a moment."
"What’s wrong?" Xing Meng asked.
Banji held his chin and then, using the couple’s unique way of communication, whispered, "Perhaps they both have their uses."
"Useful?"
"This place is very strange. We’ve just entered a short distance, and there’s already such a powerful guardian in golden armor. It might get more dangerous ahead. Killing them now isn’t necessary; if we take them with us, we can throw them out to draw attention if we encounter something we can’t handle later."
Banji smiled lightly at Xiang Beifei and the Diviner, then turned to Xifeng.
Xifeng was naturally also someone they might push out to die when necessary, but there was no hurry for that now.
Xing Meng thought for a moment, then smiled, whispering, "Wife, you truly thought it through."
Banji gently took Xing Meng’s hand, immediately putting on a friendly appearance, smiling, "Husband, we’ve known each other for a while. We’re not unreasonable people, and they haven’t done anything wrong either."
Xing Meng coldly said to Xiang Beifei and the Diviner, "You two are lucky! My wife has cultivated for a thousand years and has always been kind-hearted, hating to see me kill indiscriminately. This time, I’ll spare you both!"
Banji spoke warmly to the Diviner and Xiang Beifei, "Don’t worry, my action against Ye Qiniang just now was because Ye Qiniang intended to harm us, she deliberately arranged Lan Keju to hide in our team and then planned to plot against us midway. We merely countered her scheme and broke her conspiracy.
But I am open and transparent, having been together with Xing Meng as husband and wife for a thousand years, loving each other for a thousand years. I understand him very well. He’s a bit hot-tempered, sometimes unreasonable, but he listens to me somewhat. As long as you follow us with peace of mind, I’ll ensure your safety."
Xing Meng chuckled, "Wife’s words are most reasonable. We’ve been a couple for a thousand years. What you say is what it will be. If you choose to forgive them, I won’t pursue it."
The couple acted in concert, displaying a remarkable tacit understanding.
They embraced each other again, not caring about others’ gazes, their eyes full of deep affection, appearing to outsiders as a rare loving couple.
Xing Meng then glared at Xiang Beifei and the Diviner, "What are you two standing around for? My dear wife saved you, shouldn’t you hurry up and kowtow to thank her?"
His tone remained aggressive, and a terrifying presence rose from his body, pressing down on Xiang Beifei and the Diviner, forcibly making them kneel.
The Diviner’s face turned pale, his stance unstable, but Xiang Beifei was unmoved.
Just then, a sudden whistling sound came from above, drawing everyone’s attention.
Crack!
The cliff face of the mountain below cracked open abruptly, revealing a door.
This door was made of some kind of red metal, and even though a hundred thousand years had passed, it still appeared grand and majestic, adorned with various strange reliefs that, at first glance, resembled some mysterious totem.
"There’s a door!"
Both Xing Meng and Banji were invigorated—having a door signified the next path.
They no longer paid attention to Xiang Beifei and the Diviner, and as they were about to head down, the door suddenly rumbled, revealing a narrow black gap, and two figures burst out from it.
Yet everyone was equally astonished upon seeing these two figures!
Because these two figures were none other than Xing Meng and Banji!
"How could it be us?"
Banji and Xing Meng were especially surprised, still embracing each other, not letting go, momentarily unable to understand why their replicas appeared below.
The Xing Meng and Banji below looked extremely disheveled, with wounds on their bodies, but their faces bore the smiles of those who had survived a disaster, as though they had just escaped from danger.
The Diviner was the first to realize, saying, "Could it be—just like what we saw happen to Lan Keju?"
Xing Meng frowned.
Eel!izeLan Keju was really killed by the golden-armored man, suggesting they now saw premonitions from the future!
"The Rushou Ruins are strange; it could truly be future visions, showing events yet to happen," Xing Meng said.
"Are you sure?" Banji asked.
"It should be certain. You must know the Rushou Tribe is associated with metal, and in the black mist outside, there are magnetic sands everywhere. The magnetic sands might display some foreshadowing of the future due to the effect of the Formation, indirectly letting us see into the future."
Xing Meng, as a member of the Iron Dao Race, had the most understanding of the Rushou Ruins and was well-aware of the various properties of metals.
This led him to conclude, after seeing Lan Keju truly killed, that there’s a chance they’ll escape from there in the future?
Banji hadn’t seen the premonition of Lan Keju’s death but she trusted Xing Meng’s account.
Xing Meng chuckled, pinched Banji’s cheek, and said, "Doesn’t it make sense that a loving couple like us faces risks together and, no matter the danger, eventually escapes successfully?"
Banji nodded gently, "Indeed, with our hearts united, we can overcome anything. If we can escape, there’s nothing to fear..."
They spoke sweetly to each other while watching their future selves below.
The anticipated future Xing Meng and Banji continued to embrace each other with the joy of surviving a disaster. Banji tenderly stroked Xing Meng’s head, her face full of affection.
It was a truly touching vision of the future.
A couple escaping a great disaster, celebrating in each other’s arms.
But just then, Banji on the black bridge below suddenly pulled out a dagger and, while Xing Meng was unawares, stabbed it into the back of his head!
Thunk!
The blazing dagger pierced through Xing Meng’s head, with the sharp blade protruding from the middle of his forehead, burning fiercely!
"You—"
Xing Meng’s eyes widened in disbelief at Banji; his throat moved as if trying to speak, but the dagger had pierced his soul, delivering a fatal blow, making speaking impossible!
——
Whoosh!
A gust of wind swept over, and the holographic figures of Xing Meng and Banji killing each other below vanished, as did the majestic door, restoring the original landscape as if nothing had occurred.
This left everyone stunned!
Including Xing Meng and Banji, who were displaying affection!
They were momentarily overwhelmed by the future vision they had just witnessed!
Especially Xing Meng!
If what was seen was indeed the future, doesn’t it mean that he, too... would be stabbed in the head by his beloved wife in the future?
Xiang Beifei and the Diviner also exchanged bewildered glances.
In total disbelief!
Is this supposed to be mutual love, shared hardships, and bonds of a millennia-old couple?
Indeed, it was love.