Chapter 755: Golden Character

Chapter 755: Golden Character

He threw his own qi down beside the death qi and swirled it around, gathering up the scraps of the gold qi. With his own qi, a bit of phoenix qi, death qi, and the remnants of the gold qi, Hui reformed the character from memory.

The other characters paused. The glow dulled, then faded entirely. Huis cobbled-together character flickered a little, not quite stable, but with the other characters backing off, it managed to hold itself together. Hui let out a slow breath, afraid to accidentally jostle it. A foothold. Now, to capitalize on my initial success!

Outside of the barrier, the drama continued. Hui peeked at it, dividing his attention just enough to make sure he had the right expression on. A moment later, he rolled his eyes at himself. Why am I bothering to split my attention when I have mental clones?

Quickly splitting off a mental clone to run his facial expressions and pay attention to the drama, Hui immersed himself back in the barrier.

Jun Ke. What is your purpose in coming here? Sa Zhangli demanded.

Jun Ke gave her a look. You know my purpose.

She rolled her eyes. Are you still trying to rescue me? I chose this life. Id rather be on the winning side than the losing side. Ha! You even lost your post as the brothels owner, didnt you? To that weird boy-girl thing.

Their name is Bai Xue, and theyre my spouse, Hui interjected firmly.

Sa Zhangli startled. You married that?

Hui looked at Jun Ke. What do you like about this woman? I cant understand it.

Jun Ke met his eyes. Her body.

Hui nodded slowly. Ah. Like I said, no accounting for taste.

My body? You truly see me as so little? Sa Zhangli snarled.

He shook his head at himself. No, no. Now isnt the time. I still need to do things in this loop. I cant blow the whole loop destroying the barrier and getting chased by Inspectors.

Sending his divine sense through the hole in the barrier, Hui peered around on the far side of the hole. Id hate to burst through the barrier, only to find myself in another room with the same exact barrier. I dont know why theyd put a barrier this complex on the wall of an internal room, but who knows? Sometimes cultivators are a little over-the-top.

On the far side of the barrier and the wall, Hui found himself in a bustling tea shop, where cultivators ate sweets and drank tea, sharing gossip back and forth. He pursed his lips, a little bit startled. The Inspectors office is on top of a tea shop? Shouldnt they have a building of their own?

Well, on the other hand, its not like they use the office much. Theyre cultivators. They can do paperwork anywhere, if theres even paperwork to do!

Hmm gossip clone, is it a good time to slip out?

Gossip Clone? What? Ugh, whatever. Yeah Jun Ke and Sa Zhangli are still going at it. I think theyll be going at it all day.

Recalling the mental clone, Hui put his hands behind his back and put on a placid smile. He shed a snakeskin, adding one for Zhubi and Tian Lan, as well, then compressed his body down. With a wiggle, he escaped through the bottom of the snakeskins foot and directly through the floor beneath. The two dragons followed his lead, snaking along after him with a natural quietude. Coming out on the other side, he crawled along the ceiling, up high where no one was looking, then quickly slipped through the door. Outside, he quickly flew away, making a beeline through the city. I dont have long before they notice. I might end up locked in prison for the rest of the loop, and in the best case, Ill still be unable to return to the city until the next loop. In fact, I might be unable to return to the city again in the future

But thats fine. I cant do this indefinitely. I dont know if Im deteriorating. I might be missing loops, or

You are. Even Im

Right. Were deteriorating. We need to end this, soon. The Golden Immortal wins the battle of attrition.

But the Elusive Ghost

After this. Theres something important we need to do first.

Right.

Hui flew around the corner and dropped down in front of a small, dingy room. He returned to his ordinary size as he landed and took a deep breath. Li Xiang?