Chapter 29

The young girl was called Luo Heng, with a nickname of Luo Luo. Since she was very young, she always had the habit of adding some words before speaking. For example, when she called a hawk to land on her small hand, or when she asked a giant crocodile in the river to quickly take her to the other side, she would always say, "Hehe, hurry up!"

Luo Luo is fourteen years old, still very young. Due to certain reasons, her appearance and demeanor look even younger than her actual age, making her appear very innocent. From the moment she was born, she enjoyed all the glory and wealth, living a carefree life, even after moving to the capital.

She has been living in the Hundred Herbs Garden in the capital for nearly a year, with very little contact with the outside world, inevitably feeling a bit lonely.

However, she did not mind this, as she was only concerned with her cultivation. She had some problems in her cultivation that even her seemingly omnipotent father could not solve, which is why she had traveled a long distance to the capital.

She had attended classes at the Heavenly Dao Academy and the Star Plucking Academy, privately consulted renowned professors, and even discussed related issues with the scholars in the imperial palace. Unfortunately, those problems remained unsolved.

Just when she was most disappointed, one night she suddenly felt a star deep in the night sky being lit. She did not know where that star was, but she knew that the divine consciousness was very powerful and calm, and it was clearly different from the divine consciousness cultivated by ordinary humans. She could sense this entirely because she possessed a very special talent, so she was certain that what she felt was real. She wanted to find that person.

She wanted to present the questions that had troubled her for many years to that person, hoping to get answers.

However, after twenty days, she still could not find that person. The subordinates she had dispatched, even the highly skilled scholars in the imperial palace, could not find any clues, which made her even more disappointed.

Luo Luo's mood was somewhat low, and even the precious Congyu new tea in her teacup could not attract her attention. Normally, she was skilled in tea ceremony; how could she ignore the fragrant and refreshing tea?

At this moment, she smelled a fragrance.

Luo Luo's eyes widened, and her body became somewhat stiff.

The fragrance was very faint, but once it entered her nostrils, it suddenly intensified, becoming extremely clear, like fine wine, intoxicating. The Hundred Herbs Garden was filled with countless rare and exotic fruits, which emitted various fragrances at night, but none could overpower this fragrance!

Even the wildflowers in the valley where she lived as a child, blooming under the early summer sun, were not as fragrant!

She could swear to the stars that she had never smelled such a fragrant scent in her life.

Yet, this fragrance was so faint.

What was this fragrance? Where did it come from?

While she was thinking about these things, she suddenly realized that the fragrance had disappeared. In an instant, it vanished without a trace, leaving her feeling a sense of loss, as if she had missed something important in her life.

She walked westward along the wall for dozens of steps, reaching a place where the flowers were in full bloom, and found that the fragrance did not come from there. Instinctively, she looked at the wall covered with green vines, vaguely feeling that the fragrance seemed to come from the other side of the wall.

What was on the other side of the wall? It seemed to be the abandoned National Teaching Academy. Since she moved into the Hundred Herbs Garden, it had always been quiet, like a cemetery. However, it had suddenly become lively a few days ago, as if something had happened.

Should she go and take a look?

She vaguely felt that this fragrance was related to the person she had been searching for.

Luo Luo's hand tightened slightly inside her wide sleeve, and she felt a bit nervous. Without turning around, she glanced into the night.

The oil lamps behind the hanging baskets of flowers emitted light, which distorted as it disappeared into the night.

This indicated that someone, or some kind of power, was there.

She knew who those people were; they were her clan members responsible for protecting her. However, they also restricted her actions. Each time she went to the Heavenly Dao Academy or the Star Plucking Academy, she had to prepare for a long time, and she was never allowed to leave at night.

Luo Luo looked at her shadow on the wall, feeling useless and timid.

She suddenly smiled, shook her head, and pulled a button from her left collar, then let go of her hand.

The button, made from rhinoceros horn and polished to a smooth round shape, fell from her small hand to the ground.

There was a light thud.

Smoke enveloped the bottom of the wall, weaving in and out of the green vines.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, more than ten figures shot out from various places in the night.

The leading middle-aged man waved his hand, dispersing the smoke, but found nothing at the bottom of the wall.

These more than ten people were clearly of no ordinary realm, and in the world, they should be among the few strong ones. However, at this moment, their faces were abnormally pale, and they were extremely frightened.

Someone trembled and said, "M... Miss... is gone."

The middle-aged man's expression was extremely dark, and he growled, "Report to the palace immediately!"

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Luo Luo did not go far; she was just on the other side of the wall.

She believed that her clan members would not find her in a short time—because the seemingly ordinary button she used earlier was a Thousand Mile Button.

A Thousand Mile Button is a magical artifact that can instantly transport a person over a great distance. Even in the face of a powerful enemy, it could be used to escape, making it extremely precious, almost equivalent to a life. Even places like the imperial palace and the Longevity Sect had only a few.

But she used it so casually, and only to cross a wall.

Undoubtedly, this was a wasteful act, but precisely because of this, she was certain that her clan members would never think she used a Thousand Mile Button to cross just a wall.

She should have enough time to find the source of the fragrance.

As long as she could find that person, using a Thousand Mile Button was nothing.

She was always very generous.

About half a year ago, when she moved into the Hundred Herbs Garden, out of curiosity and interest in an old story from over a decade ago, she had once climbed to the top of the wall to look into the National Teaching Academy. After several months, she finally came in for the first time and found that it had changed significantly.

The surroundings were still quiet, but the wild grass by the lake had been trimmed into a lawn. Through the starlight, she could see that the algae in the lake had been cleared. The biggest change was in the buildings; except for the main building, which was too dilapidated, the other pavilions were almost completely renovated.

The night was deep, and only the library had a light on.

Luo Luo took two steps toward it, and suddenly a breeze blew past her face. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, finally catching the faint fragrance in the wind. Her face immediately showed a look of intoxication, knowing that she had come to the right place.

When she opened her eyes, the look of intoxication turned to alertness, and a hint of coldness appeared in her innocent and beautiful eyes.

A person slowly walked out from behind a tree by the lake.

The person was wearing a black robe that reached the knees, with the sleeves cut to the knees, looking very neat. His head and face were hidden in the hood of the black robe, making him appear very mysterious.

Luo Luo smiled slightly at the person, and her right hand secretly reached into her left collar, applying force to remove a button made of rhinoceros horn.

That was also a Thousand Mile Button.

She did not know who the person in the black robe was, but it was clear that he had been waiting for her to appear, which was a problem.

She had been taught from a young age never to put herself in any danger. Moreover, she clearly sensed that the person in the black robe, especially the dark object he tightly held in his hand, posed a great threat to her.

So she did not hesitate to prepare to use her second Thousand Mile Button.

She was very generous and extravagant, but she had the means to be so.

She let go of her hand, and the button fell to the ground.

However, at that moment, the person in the black robe also let go of his hand.

In his hand was a dark object, seemingly made of iron, with sharp ends and a slightly thicker middle, smooth on the surface, resembling a shuttle.

The dark iron object fell to the ground faster than the button, and its sharp end deeply pierced the soft soil of the lawn.

There was a series of cracking sounds, and the smooth surface of the iron object quickly sprouted fine scales. The scales then burst open, turning into countless thin iron pieces that shot out silently into the night sky in all directions.

As the iron pieces flew, a powerful aura instantly enveloped an area of several hundred feet in the center of the National Teaching Academy.

The smoke gradually dissipated.

Luo Luo's figure was still in the same place, with a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth!

The Thousand Mile Button had failed to help her escape!

She looked up at the night sky, seeing the starlight slightly distorted.

She did not know what kind of magical artifact the iron object was, but it had sealed off such a large space!

Her smile had faded, and she looked seriously at the person in the black robe by the tree, saying, "You have worked hard to reach the upper realm of the Mystic Path... Oh, I forgot... you don't have this term, but in any case, it's not easy. Are you sure you want to be reduced to ashes, and have your family and clan hunted down for life until not a single person is left? Is it worth paying such a high price?"

This was not a threat but an objective and calm statement, making it particularly powerful.

Anyone who tried to harm her would face the endless wrath of the Eight Hundred Li Red River.

"Then, first, you must know who I am."

The person in the black robe slowly removed his hood, revealing a plain and unremarkable face.

He was a middle-aged man with no special features. If he were thrown into a crowd in the capital, no one would remember his appearance.

Especially when he tied his hair up.

Tonight, he did not disguise himself, and his black hair was loose on his shoulders. Thus, the two black demon horns were clearly visible in the starlight.

The middle-aged man from the demon race said with unwavering piety:

"... And if I can kill the princess in the capital of the humans, I am willing to offer my life, even my soul."

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