The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 967 Hong Xiaoxi

Su Xuanbing, who had been working hard in Yingzhou, was much more familiar with Qingyun Dojo than Zhao Chen. After carefully sensing it, she nodded slightly and said, "This girl is practicing 'Rock Fire True Skill,' which is indeed one of the basic techniques of 'Qingyun Dojo.'"

"You know her?"

As Zhao Chen sorted through the information he had just obtained from the soul search, he casually replied, "Before you and I were swept up by the 'All-Penetrating Divine Wind,' I witnessed this little girl falling into the secret realm and even chatted with her classmates for a bit... Hmm, her name seems to be Hong Xiaoxi."

"I see!" Su Xuanbing nodded, then frowned her beautiful eyebrows again. "How could she have been identified as a 'sacrifice' by the evil spirit?"
"Is there a problem with the identity assigned to her by this setting, or does she inherently possess something 'special' about her?"

By this time, Zhao Chen had already begun to digest the results of the soul search and said thoughtfully, "They should all be there... In this other-dimensional world, she is called 'Renise Medici,' and according to the memories of that Baron Pound, 'Medici' is also the surname of an ancient family from the previous era of this world, which may be related to the evil spirits in the underground ruins of Williams Street."

"But you and I both know that her identity is just information disguised by the secret realm. I guess the reason she was able to attract that evil spirit's attention is probably because she and the script are extraordinary."

He paused here, then continued, "By the way, this little girl's 'trial mission' may be related to that evil spirit. She was tricked into coming home from the Baron's house and drugged five days ago when she was wandering around Williams Street."

"Fortunately, the evil spirit demanded the purity of the 'offering'..."

Although the atmosphere in Daxia is relatively open, if a young girl were to actually experience such a thing, it could easily leave her with psychological trauma.

Su Xuanbing sighed, "It's still because we lack experience in the martial arts world, and the training at Qingyun Martial Arts Academy was inadequate. Otherwise, we wouldn't have fallen into such a simple trap."

After her initial reflection, she asked again, "Is there any other important information? Is it related to the serial murders?"

“No…” Zhao Chen shook his head slightly, then changed the subject, “However, this Baron Pound does have some knowledge of the ‘devil’.”

"Based on his knowledge, the only way to hunt down a 'demon' is through a chance encounter; otherwise, only a true 'demon hunter' can accomplish it."

“And ‘Demon Hunter’ is the name of the 4th sequence of the ‘Warrior’ pathway.”

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanbing said thoughtfully, "It sounds like the 'demon' has the ability to evade hunting, which is why the official extraordinary individuals can't find the murderer?"

"It seems we need to acquire an extraordinary item with 'Demon Hunter' abilities as soon as possible!"

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "Things at the demigod level aren't so easy to get. We'll have to find a way to get this from the Church of the Night."

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanbing's blue eyes shone even brighter, and she immediately understood Zhao Chen's meaning: "That's right! I heard that the path that the God of War, who is hostile to the Goddess of Night, possesses is 'Warrior.' The Night Watchers must have sealed artifacts formed from the extraordinary characteristics of the enemy."

Then, the two exchanged a glance and decided that if they had time today, they would hand over the "second piece of information" to the night watchmen and "see" what results they had found out yesterday from their investigation of the bankers.

As for the evil spirit in the Williams Street underground ruins, Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing were curious, but they didn't plan to actually release it. Or rather, it wasn't as high a priority as finding the serial killer, so they put it aside for the time being.

At this moment, the little girl Hong Xiaoxi, who was in the basement of the house, finally woke up.

Her appearance was also altered by the "secret realm," not only did her face become Thai, but even her black hair turned red.

At this moment, she was in a similar state to Su Xuanbing, unable to recover her true energy through meditation. The food that Pang De gave her from the Baron was only enough to sustain her life, so she was extremely weak.

So weak that a dignified True Qi Realm cultivator was imprisoned by an ordinary person... When Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing entered the basement, the little girl was crying silently. Hearing the noise, she instinctively turned around and then her eyes widened.

These two have an extraordinary air about them; they don't look like bad people at all, and they certainly aren't the kind of people who rose from the baron's ranks!

Were they law enforcement officers in this city? Hong Xiaoxi was so excited that she wanted to call for help, but her throat was so dry that she could barely speak. After several attempts, she could only manage to make "ah ah ah" sounds.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen sighed slightly and said directly, "Don't worry, we're here to save you."

Upon hearing the familiar "Great Xia Mandarin," Hong Xiaoxi stood there stunned for a long time before bursting into tears.

—Previously, in order to keep her body adequately hydrated, she didn't even dare to shed too many tears.

No matter how strong she was, Hong Xiaoxi was still just a young girl studying at the dojo. Suddenly being sucked into the secret realm and then captured and imprisoned in this almost realistic scene, her spirit had already been stretched to its limit.

Seeing her crying so hard, Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing didn't interfere. After all, it was good that she could cry; it would be more worrying if she didn't cry or make a fuss right now.

Without needing to persuade her verbally, Su Xuanbing simply took out a "Didi Pie" and presented it to Hong Xiaoxi.

This pie was originally bought by the Baron for his own breakfast, but now it's being used to "feed" the little girl.

The enticing aroma filled her nostrils, and Hong Xiaoxi immediately stopped crying, took the pie, and began to devour it.

As the only daughter of a rogue cultivator specializing in Qi Refining, this was the first time she had ever experienced hunger since birth.

Fearing she might choke, Zhao Chen thoughtfully handed her a cup of sweet iced tea, which the girl promptly drank down.

Only then did Hong Xiaoxi feel that she had "come back to life," and she said to Zhao and Su, "Thank you both for saving me. My name is Hong Xiaoxi, and I am an apprentice at the Qingyun Martial Arts Academy in Xiongshan City... May I ask how you two benefactors are addressed?"

She was a very lively little girl, and the suppressed emotions she had accumulated before were released through crying and eating, and she became "cheerful" again.

Upon being asked, Su Xuanbing smiled and said, "My name is Su Xuanbing, and this is Young Hero Zhao. We have some questions for you..."

She knew Zhao Chen didn't want to reveal his identity, so she only gave him her name.

Hong Xiaoxi's eyes widened, and she exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, so you are the 'Mysterious Ice Fire Lotus'?! If I go back and tell Yufei that the Su family's superior divine power saved me, she definitely won't believe me!"

Then, she looked at Su Xuanbing with admiration and said, "Whatever you want to ask me, I will answer it without reservation."

Su Xuanbing was stunned for a second by the girl's "self-regulation" ability, and then said with a smile, "You're quite carefree, girl... Um, what I wanted to ask is, what is your mission in this 'Taixiao Trial'?"

So this is the famous "Taixiao Secret Realm"? This time it was Hong Xiaoxi's turn to be shocked. Her mouth gaped open, and it took her a while to answer:
"My task is to obtain any 'Desecration Card'."

(End of this chapter)