Her Original Appearance

"Hooo? Some kind of living being, but its body is as hard as stone?" Mingyue rubbed her chin with an interested smile. She couldn't watch the show because at that time, the ground shook and she didn't have the chance to enjoy the show. "Is it something like Stone Race people? Or some living being with skin or body with similar form as stone? Or perhaps, some puppet made from stone? Interesting."

Hence, Xiao Jing recounted the event.

"Un. From my eyes, it was no different from a man-shaped stone which was able to move. It is weird."

"Hahaha. . ." Mingyue chuckled and answered, "How about the Elemental movement around that stoneman? Is it moving in some kind of pattern? Or is there someplace with the densest Elemental somewhere in the stoneman's body?"

". . . I don't know." Xiao Jing never expected such a thing because she only enjoyed the show. She was intrigued by the stoneman, but she was not very interested in it. Even though she didn't understand, she was fine with it. Also, she believed that Mingyue would have the answer.

Not planning to give any answer, Mingyue just answered, "Next time, try to look at it. Maybe you can find something interesting."

". . . Okay."

Even though Mingyue had some possibilities with how the stoneman worked, she didn't intend to tell the answer like that.

After leaving the Wind Chasing Tribe's settlement, Mingyue always repeated for Xiao Jing and Xiao Wu to gather their own experience. For Xiao Wu, it was a little hard since she couldn't leave Mingyue, but it was the opposite with Xiao Jing.

With so many freedom, Xiao Jing was able to go everywhere without any constraint. Of course, except if Mingyue asked her to do something.

In a way, Mingyue was giving a free rein. But at the same time, Xiao Jing learnt many things about society. As one said – the third party has the clearest view. One could see the problem and nature of each person without any bias.

But Mingyue's mind was not on the stoneman, but rather an interesting term that she heard from Xiao Jing.

[Trial of the King, eh? What kind of king? And from their conversation, at least there is more than one Trial of the King, while they are being used as a cannon fodder.]

[But the chance of them defeating that stoneman is close to nil. Waiting for them to clear this place is a waste of time.]

Along with an evil smirk on her lips, Mingyue rubbed Xiao Wu's neck and said, "Let's go. We will have fun in their place."

"Eh?" Xiao Wu was surprised. Since the conversation between Mingyue and Xiao Jing was shared with Xiao Wu, it was obvious that the latter understood what Mingyue meant. "We are going to defeat that stoneman?"

Mingyue chuckled with mischievous tone and replied, "Of course not. We will skip that stoneman and the fourth trial thing. The only interesting thing in this place is the prize for clearing this so-called Trial of the King. The thing about stoneman and the four trial are useless for us. No, it is the unamusing thing, and the prize should be something interesting. Go, Xiao Wu. Move faster!"

"Geez, Yueyue. Dead end in front of us." Xiao Wu turned her head around. "What should we do? Break through?"

It had been some time since Xiao Wu run in the one-way small alley. And the end of the alley was not some room, but rather a pile of rubbles which was in front of her. Since this was their only way, breaking through was their only way.

Unfortunately, Mingyue thought the otherwise.

Dismounting from Xiao Wu, Mingyue rubbed the floor at some place. When she stopped in front of the pile of rubbles, she turned her head toward Xiao Wu and said "No! Dig under that pile of rubbles!"

"Wh- why, Yueyue. Breaking through that rubbles is easier rather than digging, can I just headbutt that?" Xiao Wu raised and pointed her front leg toward the pile of rubbles.

"No, Xiao Wu. We won't see anything interesting unless we break through via this way." Mingyue patted the ground a few times.

It was clear that Mingyue was persistent in her decision, making Xiao Wu only sighed in her poor fate.

". . . Can we do it later?"

"No! Dig now before those group of bastard finish their things!" Mingyue turned her head toward Xiao Wu and said, "Transform! Transform and dig this spot! Fast!"

"Err. . . Using my bare hand? You don't expect me to dig this with my bare hands, right?" Xiao Wu pouted, but she couldn't do anything if Mingyue forced her.

"Fine. how about this?" With a flick of her finger, her black hair disappeared as a few strands of white hair appeared in the middle of the black and silky hair. Along with that, a small black-coloured fish faintly appeared on her index finger. The black-coloured fish swam in leisure around her finger, as if there was no danger.

A small fish was known with their sharp sense of detecting danger around. Recognizing some evil intention and avoiding predator's detection was their main trait, but this fish was clearly felt pleasant around Mingyue

With a slight smile, Mingyue's head went a little closer and talked toward the black fish, "Return, Yin Yang Fish."

A white fish appeared from her body and went to the black fish. Both were chasing after each other in a circle above Mingyue's hand. They were a pair, they were one, they returned to their origin. Not long after that, the white fish and black fish disappeared and something appeared on Mingyue's hand.

It was the humanity's greatest creation ever since their civilization. No matter what, this device was eternal no matter what era it was.

Shovel, a black-coloured shovel's head and white coloured handle.

"Done! Do your job now, Xiao Wu!"

Showing her cheeky smile, Xiao Wu was left with no choice. But even so, her bad mood was restored a little.

Moving closer toward Mingyue, Xiao Wu rubbed her cheek toward Mingyue's unique hair. "It's been a long time, Yueyue."

It had been four years since the last time Xiao Wu saw this colour, this familiarity, her one and only Yueyue. The original one, not the little Yue.

"Un. Wearing Yin Yang Fish all day and night making my hairs uncomfortable. I think I should find a little time to undo it from time to time, or else my hairs will fall and I will be left bald." Mingyue twirled her hairs. It had been four years, and her hair was longer than that time. It almost reached the floor even if she stood up.

Even though she had a plan to cut her hair, she herself couldn't bear of that notion. Cutting her hair meant cutting the same trait with Lan Bingyue, and she didn't want to think about it. Only when her family gathered, she would do it.

Hence, her hair grew longer and longer. Even though taking care of a long hair was a hassle, it was easier with the help of Xiao Jing.

But no one knew about Mingyue's hair except for Xiao Jing and Xiao Wu. Even Liao Yun was not an exception.

In these four years, Mingyue would tie her hair up in case her hair would disturb her stunt in the Grey Forest. And ever since Mingyue used Yin Yang Fish to shroud her hairs, she made her hairs appeared as long as her waist. She didn't want her hairs any shorter than it because it would make her had a child-like appearance.

Seeing that Xiao Wu was having fun with her original hairs, Mingyue decided to have a little rest before started digging.

After all, it had been a long time since she showed her real appearance, her real self, her original.

The one and only Xia Mingyue.

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