NOVEL NEXT Chapter 426
Chapter 426: If I Can Stay, I Might as Well Not Be the Grand Priestess!
Hugging the jade slip tightly, Uya quickly began to feel better but had no intention of getting out of Li Mo’s embrace.
“What are you laughing at?”
Li Mo was about to put her down when he noticed the smile tugging at Uya’s lips.
“I was just thinking, turns out my predictions as the Grand Priestess are quite accurate.”
Uya’s smile widened, and she said proudly, “You also make predictions?”
Li Mo couldn’t help but feel curious.
Uya raised a brow and replied, “Hmm? Didn’t I tell you before? The Lord of the Divine would take the Grand Priestess away from Loulan. Look, it’s come true now, hasn’t it?”
Li Mo was momentarily speechless.
Honestly, she had a point!
“Then can you predict where the way to save you is hidden?”
Uya was immediately stumped by the question.
She had no real talent for predicting anything; she was just rambling!
It was just a coincidence that things turned out this way!
Seeing her flustered expression, Li Mo couldn’t help but laugh.
He now had a way to ease Uya’s condition, but there was no reason to keep holding her.
He set the jade slip down and stepped out of the cart.
Besides, continuing to hold her like this would lead to misunderstandings!
Uya’s enticing figure was quite a surprise; you couldn’t tell when she wore robes.
“Why are you out so quickly?”
As he remounted the camel and headed to the front of the line, Li Wu asked in confusion.
You’ve had all the time and space; why didn’t you make the most of it?
Fei Yan, however, understood him and guessed right away, “You found a way, didn’t you?”
Li Mo gently pulled the reins, guiding the camel to walk alongside them.
“Yeah, the jade slip can alleviate her discomfort, but it doesn’t suppress that malevolent energy.”
As he spoke, he bent down to retrieve a long box hanging from the camel.
Opening the fabric and lid, he revealed the magic sword inside.
“Uya said the magic sword can influence a person’s mind; why didn’t it affect you during this time?”
Li Wu asked, puzzled, as she looked at the sword shining brilliantly in the sun.
In the bright light, the sword gleamed like a blade of justice!
But who would have thought, it was actually a sinister weapon that could drive someone mad?
Truly, the more beautiful something looks on the outside, the more dangerous it is!
Unless… you can tame it like a woman!
Li Mo brushed his fingers over the sword, instantly feeling a faint chill transfer from his fingertips.
Even he found it hard to bear the malevolent energy; how could Uya withstand it?
“There are two reasons.”
He closed the box again and hung it back on the camel’s hump.
“One is because I’ve used it little.”
Since the sword was revealed, he had only used it twice.
The first time was during the battle against the Chiyou Demon Spirit.
The second was when he destroyed the head of the Chiyou Demon Spirit and obtained the jade slip.
“What about the second reason? Is it because Uya’s sacrifice suppressed the sword’s evil energy?”
Li Wu probed further.
Li Mo nodded, then shook his head.
“Uya’s sacrifice did suppress the sword’s malevolent energy when I first used it.”
When he first got the sword, he felt a surge of hostility in his heart.
It was likely due to the influence of the sword’s evil energy.
But that feeling later faded away.
Li Mo continued, “By using the sword, I summoned the Nine Heavens Lightning, and part of the malevolent energy dissipated through it.
That’s why I haven’t been affected during this period.”
“So that’s how it works.”
Li Wu suddenly realized, “Then if you summon the Nine Heavens Lightning a few more times, would you be able to completely disperse the sword’s malevolent energy? Then you’d be able to control it freely!”
It’s a good idea, no doubt about it.
But the problem is…
“The evil energy is gathering again.”
Li Mo shook his head.
He could sense that the malevolent energy within the sword had started to increase again these past few days.
In a few months, it would likely return to its original state when it first emerged.
In other words, this method is merely a temporary fix.
He couldn’t possibly keep summoning lightning every so often, could he?
Besides, this magic sword isn’t an ordinary item; he worried it might develop resistance over time.
Suddenly, Da Siming, who was following behind, lifted her head to look at Li Mo’s back.
Li Mo sensed her gaze and turned to ask, “Are you thinking that if I were consumed by the sword’s influence, would there be anyone capable of defeating me?”
“Your subordinate wouldn’t dare.”
While Da Siming said she wouldn’t dare, her thoughts were quite different.
“Whoever kills you, I’ll kill them.”
Fei Yan shot a casual glance at Da Siming, making her wish she could slap herself.
What nonsense is she thinking?
Doesn’t she know the Lord Dongjun is infatuated?
Li Mo intervened to smooth things over, “What Da Siming said is also true; this sword is indeed an ominous object.”
Li Mo never particularly cared about weapons.
That nameless sword was already rare among the finest.
He didn’t even know where it ended up, tucked away in some corner of his house.
With his strength and status, even without this magic sword, he could walk around with his head held high!
If he were to be influenced by the magic sword, combined with his power…
There genuinely wouldn’t be anyone who could contend with him!
But the upside was that nobody would dare touch the master of the sword while it was in his possession.
After traversing the desert for half a month, the silhouette of a city finally came into view.
“We’re at the border.”
Li Mo lifted the straw hat shielding his face; the past twenty days of exposure to the sun had not been pleasant.
“Is this Great Qin?”
As the caravan came to a halt, the Grand Priestess could hardly wait to step out from the cart.
Staring at the imposing city walls before her, she found it hard to believe.
She had grown up without ever leaving Loulan, and this was her first glimpse of the outside world—how could she not feel curious?
“This is only the border of Great Qin. We’re still a few days away from the capital, Xi’an. We’ll rest here for the night and switch to horse-drawn carriages to continue tomorrow.”
Da Siming rode over on her camel, conveying Li Mo’s message.
Uya nodded, looking back at the city walls.
Compared to Loulan, this city was truly magnificent!
“The border is this flourishing; I can only imagine what Xi’an must be like.”
Fei Yan stepped out of the carriage and, hearing this, smiled slyly, “It will surely captivate you to the point where even the Grand Priestess won’t want to return.”
Uya gazed at Li Mo’s busy silhouette and subtly muttered, “Well, that’s… not entirely impossible.”
After all, it wouldn’t make much difference whether she was in Loulan or not!
If she could truly stay, being the Grand Priestess would be just fine!