Chapter 117: Why Did You Leave Just Like That?
Despite his speculation, Luo Wusheng didn't act rashly.
After all, there was already a precedent where he mistook Yao Ji for the Empress, because of that, he felt that he couldn't draw conclusions too quickly, otherwise the consequence of being wrong could be fatal.
Miss Kirin, who stood on the opposite side of Luo Wusheng, felt that she was being scrutinized by Luo Wusheng and felt uncomfortable, the way he was gazing at her made her feel that he is aware of some of her big secrets.
Under such a gaze, she had forgotten all the doubts she wanted to ask.
It was the first time she experienced such a feeling.
Given her experiences, what hadn't she seen before? How could she feel so flustered because of someone's gaze?
But facing this Holy Saint from the Demon Sect, who always seemed to know everything, she had a feeling that he might have information about her secrets...
'Should I stop here for today?'
Anyway, with the Holy Saint's cultivation level, it's basically impossible for him to have any connection with the mysterious person who saved the Netherqueen, and he doesn't emit any Nether aura, so it's unlikely that he is a Netherkin who is in his Human Form.
Moreover, this time he really helped the Royal City a lot.
Without Luo Wusheng, the Immortal Nation wouldn't even know if they would fare against the Netherkin Nation hidden soldiers as well as tonight.
If the plan of the Netherking succeeded, the Royal City would undoubtedly fall into much greater chaos than tonight.
If the Netherkin were to rescue the Netherqueen at that time, it would be much easier than tonight; the Royal City might not even be able to mobilize enough manpower to respond.
With this thought, her suspicion regarding Luo Wusheng being involved in the Netherqueen escape had lowered to its lowest point.
After all, if he wanted to save the Netherqueen, why would he leak the information regarding the Netherkin Nation's espionage to the Immortal Nation? Did he think it was not difficult enough to lift the sealing formation? Still need to warn the formation guard in advance?
Hmm... Although there were a few suspicious points a moment ago, it had already dissipated, after all, the Holy Saint has always been like this, from the moment he arrived into Royal City, he has been all mysterious and secretive.
Even now, the Immortal Nation still can't figure out what this Demon Sect Holy Saint is doing in the Royal City.
To revitalize the Demon Artifact Pavilion?
He did indeed achieve this, and he did it perfectly, directly placing the Demon Artifact Pavilion in the position of the Royal City's number one Artifact Refining Pavilion.
But if that was Luo Wusheng's only purpose...
Miss Kirin, who has always believed in her exceptional deductive ability, doesn't believe it.
Likely, even Night Crow, who also had a lot of dealings with this Demon Sect Holy Saint, wouldn't believe it either.
However, at present, the Holy Saint seems to be on good terms with the Immortal Nation. He didn't hold them back while they were fighting against the Netherkin Nation hidden soldiers during the Netherkin Extermination Operation, he even provided unexpected help in dealing with the Nascent Soul Netherkin experts. No matter how she looks at it, he doesn't seem to be on the side of the Netherkin.
Thinking of this, Miss Kirin felt that she really shouldn't be too entangled.
If she were to list all the people who could have helped the Netherkin release the Netherqueen from her sealing formation, Luo Wusheng would definitely be one of the least likely candidates.
.........
After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Luo Wusheng fell into contemplation, looking at his own mansion and then at the horizon, which was already showing some light.
Just as he realized the possibility that Miss Kirin might be the Mortal Alter Ego of the Empress, his initial thought of leaving this troublesome place early instantly dissipated, replaced by the idea of trying to probe her intentions.
However, to his surprise, Miss Kirin, who had shown some suspicion towards him at the beginning, seemed to figure something out in the next moment and completely abandoned the idea of continuing to pursue the matter. She simply changed the topic, chatted with him for a while, and then left on her own.
Using teleportation, she took herself outside the dense forest.
Luo Wusheng sighed.
"I was thinking of something dangerous again..."
He pinched a piece of Star-Moon Jade with three dazzling stars converging in his hand, shaking his head as he carefully put away the beautiful jade into his storage pouch.
His movements were cautious, afraid that he might accidentally put the Star-Moon Jade into the storage pouch that Yue Xuanji had given him, the one that contain the sleeping form of the Nine-Tailed Fox Netherqueen,
Though Yao Ji, the little fox, was still in slumber, she was, after all, still a Tribulation Crossing stage Netherkin. It's not strange for her to passively spread her spiritual awareness to her surroundings, and if there were to place the Star-Moon Jade into the storage pouch where she sleeps….
She would realize that the Jade in her Guqin are not "the only one".
After poking the inside of the small storage pouch using his spiritual awareness, and seeing that the little fox curled up on the ancient looking Guqing, still sleeping peacefully, Luo Wusheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he rubbed his chin.
After considering the possibility that Miss Kirin might be the Mortal Alter Ego of the Empress, his heart started to stir.
However, their previous encounter really didn't give him any good opportunity to give her a gift or something similar.
Well… There is no use to think deeper about it, he could find another chance to test her to see if she's really the Mortal Alter Ego or not, and besides, rather than probing his way to the Empress good grace by hoping that Miss Kirin is her Mortal Alter Ego like this, since he would face the Empress in her Imperial Alter Ego soon, he can just raise his favorability with her directly.
'But if Miss Kirin really is the Mortal Alter Ego of the Empress, does she not feel disturbed? how weird would it feel to serve under yourself?'
To act respectfully towards yourself, kneeling in front of yourself and respectfully addressing yourself as "Your Majesty."
He couldn't help but think that the psychological process running inside both the Empress Imperial and Mortal Alter Ego would be quite interesting.
However, after acting for such a long time, she probably get used to it.
He wondered how the "Empyreal Qi Synthesis: Trinity of Pristine States" technique of the Taoist sect really worked. Was it really dividing oneself into three Alter Ego and have their thought interconnected all the time? Wouldn't that eventually lead to a split personality?
But looking at the original story, the Empress hadn't shown any symptoms like that, so it shouldn't have any side effects like that.
After all, the Empyreal Qi Synthesis: Trinity of Pristine States is the supreme skill of the Taoist Sect, one of the 3 Ancient Sect.
Shaking his head, Luo Wusheng stepped into his own gate.
'Finally, after this, tonight's chaotic event is over...'
Well, now is the time to rest properly and then organize the messy situation he found himself in.
.........
Inside the Six Gate Bureau.
Miss Kirin's thoughts finally calmed down, returning to her usual composed appearance.
'It seems like I was just overthinking things...'
Even if that Holy Saint from the Demon Sect has a lot of information, he couldn't possibly guess her identity.
Unless he came specifically for her.
As she thought about it, she paused and looked at the nearby seat.
Night Crow, wearing a feather mask, was sitting there, and his eyes under the mask looked at her with interest.
"Do you need something?"
"Just now, I happened to see you taking that Holy Saint from the Demon Sect outside of the Ascending Immortality Lake. I was curious about what he did, so I came to ask you."
Hearing Night Crow's response, Miss Kirin found his gaze somewhat peculiar.
She felt that the frequency of her Six Gate Bureau colleague's attention to the Holy Saint from the Demon Sect seemed to be increasing...
But she chose to not delve deeper about it, she also wanted to talk to Night Crow, who had also had a few dealings with Luo Wusheng, about the recent events.
So she nodded, leaving out the part where she felt inexplicably flustered and informed Night Crow about the details of what had just happened.
"...What do you think?"
"Hmm... My opinion is similar to yours. That Holy Saint from the Demon Sect should have no connection with the Netherkin Nation. But as for his purpose in coming to the Royal City..."
Night Crow leaned back in the chair, seeming to contemplate, but then shook his head helplessly. "That kid's thoughts are really hard to predict. I wouldn't be surprised if he came to court the Empress— Oh?"
As he looked at the empty space in front of him, where Kirin once was, Night Crow scratched the back of his head in confusion.
Why did she just leave like that?
For some reason, he felt that Kirin acting a bit strange...
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