aircannonsinc Chapter 189 After The Rainstorm
Chapter 189 After The Rainstorm
Now, Qiao Xiaoxiao is lying beside him.
She is asleep, peaceful in every way.
But as he looks at her, Chu Qianqiu's heart is filled with complexity.
In fact, even though he has entered the second gate of this secret realm, there are still many places that he only vaguely understands, relying mostly on speculation.
Perhaps only Qiao Xiaoxiao, who guided him into this realm, knows more about it.
Therefore, he needs to wake up this little girl in order to combine everything that has happened before and reorganize his thoughts.
"You...wake up!"
"Hey, don't sleep!"
He shook Qiao Xiaoxiao's delicate shoulder with his hand.
At this moment, this little girl is sleeping like she's in a normal state, drooling incessantly.
Her current appearance is completely inconsistent with the majestic aura of the giant illusion from before, causing confusion for everyone.
After being shaken for a while, Qiao Xiaoxiao finally opens her eyes.
As soon as she opens her eyes, her small head is filled with confusion. She blinks and stares at everyone present, then asks a question that shocks the whole room.
"Where am I?"
As soon as she speaks, everyone is dumbfounded.
Everyone stares at her dumbfoundedly, thinking that this little girl is joking.
Chu Qianqiu is also the same.
Now, the reason why everyone has gathered here is closely related to this little girl.
But this girl actually says she doesn't know where she is?
"You don't know where you are?"
"Wait, do you still recognize me?"
"Could it be that you hit your head?"
Chu Qianqiu quickly adds, afraid that the other person has even forgotten him.
"Of course I remember, you're my benefactor!"
"Right, before...wasn't I sleeping in the palace?"
"Did you bring me here?"
"???"
...
Facing this foolish and stunned person, Chu Qianqiu doesn't know what to say for a moment.
He looks at Qiao Xiaoxiao's expression and can tell that she doesn't seem to be lying.
Since she's not lying, then at this moment, she really doesn't remember.
In other words, everything that happened before, for her, was completed in her sleepwalking state.
From her arrival in the secret realm, to the appearance of the giant illusion, to finally falling asleep and being brought back by herself.
She was unconscious throughout the whole process!
"You!"
"Could it be...that some power controlled your actions before?"
Continuing to look at this little girl, Chu Qianqiu glances at the secret realm gate that has already been closed, feeling a sense of regret.
Qiao Xiaoxiao turns her head and only then notices a gate behind her, startled.
"How did I end up here?"
"Wait, why is there blood on all of you?"
Noticing that the people around her are covered in blood, and a few of them are seriously injured, Qiao Xiaoxiao also realizes that the current situation may not be simple.
"Alright, Qiu'er, it seems there are quite a few secrets here, and this girl is also acting strange."
"Let's leave first and discuss it later."
"Now that we've finally rescued everyone, we should be content."
"Let's go back and rest and regroup. We'll leave the matters here to Tang Zhao for now."
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He patted his son's shoulder and said, "For him, the fact that everyone is safe and sound now is the greatest fortune."
As for understanding the inner world mentioned by Qiu'er, along with this secret that seems like a secret realm but not quite, and why Qiao Xiaoxiao "lost her memory," as well as being able to enter the gate, he didn't dare to ask for too much.
"Well... now that the Dayrise Empire is in ruins, please give me some time to reorganize."
"This strange secret realm, Chu Xiong, you can come and investigate anytime, after all, it belongs to you."
"To be honest, this is also my first time going so deep into this place. It's different from what I originally imagined, and I apologize for bringing you all the wrong information."
Tang Zhao, who had received his heart and regained vitality, also stood up and bowed to express his apologies.
Chu Qianqiu glanced at him without saying anything.
Now, he had nothing more to say to this guy.
After all, he had gained a lot of benefits from him as well.
For example, his body, which was on the verge of collapse, was repaired when he accidentally entered the gate of the secret realm.
If it weren't for Tang Zhao mentioning it, he wouldn't have known about this secret realm.
Although his strength had fallen back to the mid-Nascent Soul stage after the repair.
But he had a feeling that his body had experienced better growth, and he could quickly make up for this shortcoming in the future through cultivation.
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"You owe me half of the national treasury's resources."
"I won't collect this money for now. You can use it to restore the national strength."
"But remember, my patience has a limit."
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Walking at the forefront, Chu Qianqiu left this incredibly bizarre gate of the secret realm.
Now, he had many curiosities, but he had to leave first.
Tang Zhao expressed his gratitude and followed the footsteps of the others, finally looking at this mysterious gate of the secret realm from beginning to end, his eyes filled with complexity.
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After coming to the outside world, the group of people finally saw the light again.
After killing Tang Geng, the black shield that covered the entire imperial city disappeared.
This also confirmed that the thing from before was created by this guy's evil technique.
The monsters that used to wander in the city were now nowhere to be seen, leaving only the rotten corpses emitting a foul stench on the ground.
...
After everything was over, there were actually quite a few survivors in the imperial city.
They hid in safe places and finally welcomed the light, walking out of the ruins with tears streaming down their faces.
For them, everything before was like a nightmare, terrifying and horrifying.
And seeing the light again, they naturally cherished it even more.
Because of this, they were too lazy to explore the so-called truth of the imperial city and instead rushed back to their respective sects and factions to rest and heal their inner wounds.
...
After the black shield of the imperial city opened, some surviving cultivators who had been observing the shield from the outside came to check the situation.
When they discovered that the imperial city was now in ruins and their sect's powerhouses were nowhere to be found, they couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.
Their sects had suffered unnecessary losses because of this adventure.
Now, their future was also bleak.
...
These cultivators who came to investigate the imperial city undoubtedly wanted to find a way to make amends.
They needed to find someone to blame for this turmoil.
Until they discovered a few people walking out alive from the Emperor's Tower in the imperial city.
These people were covered in blood and heavily injured, but their aura was strong, making them look extraordinary.
At this moment, they were talking and laughing, as if celebrating a great victory, forming a stark contrast with the broken ruins and corpses all around.
After discovering the traces of these people, the cultivators from various sects and factions who had rushed over took note of their appearance and information before leaving.
Afterwards, the entire imperial city returned to a dead silence.
But in reality, a bigger storm was about to come...