Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"hehe."

"It seems they don't want to make my escape public."

“This is not surprising; fear is more deadly than claws, especially during festive occasions like martial arts ceremonies.”

Hu Lei crossed his arms, as if he saw through everything.

"What's here now isn't a group of prisoners hiding in fear, but wolves that have wandered into a flock of sheep."

“My wolf cubs are starving; they crave to devour flesh and blood, and feed on your fear.”

He glanced indifferently at Jiaoqiu.

"Fox-man, your feigned composure is utterly vulnerable to me, just as I could tear your flesh open at any moment to reveal the pathetic bones beneath."

"You have no secrets from me."

"Of course, you can take a chance and think that you can get out of the current situation by relying on your own cleverness."

"But remember, we're in the middle of nowhere, and you're not our only hostage."

“Any unusual action you take will cause innocent people to die because of you.”

Outside the gate, a large crowd was gathered.

No one knew that a large pack of wolves was lurking in this yard, ready to pounce and bite their necks when the time was right.

"Now, let's talk about the Radiant Blue Fox General you serve."

After a series of intimidation and psychological pressure tactics, Hure finally revealed his true intentions.

"Motto said she came for me, which means she will personally go after me."

"Before the hunt begins, I need to understand my opponent."

"You can refuse and show me your backbone. Or you can cooperate to save time for both of us, Doctor."

Jiaoqiu's face turned pale, and she turned her head away, not intending to answer.

Seeing this, Hu Lei slowly stepped forward, extended a finger, and touched Jiao Qiu's shoulder blade with a movement so fast it was invisible to the naked eye.

A sharp pain suddenly shot through me.

"hiss!"

It felt as if a piece of flesh had been ripped away by a dagger, the pain piercing between the joints, making it almost impossible for Jiaoqiu to stand.

"Wow, that's the Sunflower Acupuncture Technique!" Yan Huan had just stepped out of the house when she saw this scene.

"Fool! Lord Zhan Shou's moves would never have such a lowly name!" Mo Du turned around and scolded.

"Ugh...!" Jiaoqiu bent over in pain, struggling to keep herself from falling to the ground.

"Good, you're not stupid enough to attract attention by screaming."

"That way, no one will come in and die in vain."

Hu Lei looked at Jiao Qiu's pained expression with great satisfaction.

"The next time you refuse, I'll crush your hands that heal and save lives, then your patella, and then your spine..."

"I will tear you to pieces, inch by inch, leaving only that incorruptible tongue for you..."

"My God, Zhan Shou is so cultured!" Yan Huan exclaimed immediately.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Hu Lei frowned and turned around, only to find that it was that mentally unstable gray wolf again.

His interruption completely ruined the atmosphere he had worked so hard to create.

"What are you doing!" Modu was terrified and quickly grabbed the gray wolf by the ear, pulling it backward.

"Once you've finished your business, come back and be on standby. Who gave you the right to speak? Can't you see the adults are busy?"

"He has absolutely no sense of propriety..."

Seeing that Gray Wolf had been pulled away by Modu, Hu Lei snorted coldly and then ignored him.

Despite the pain, Jiaoqiu gritted his teeth and said:

"...I can tell you everything about her, but only in exchange for an answer."

Hu Lei stared silently at the fox-person in agony before him, his eyes cold.

"What misconception makes you think you're still qualified to talk business with me?"

Jiaoqiu's voice was weak, but still stubborn.

“You can torture me until I talk; or you can kill me… Save some time for both of us, Chief.”

"There's a question that's been bothering me for a long time..."

The pepper hill struggled to lift its head.

"Why are you still alive and well after being tortured for seven hundred years?"

“The Bu Li people should not have such a long lifespan... nor should they have such a tenacious ability to recover.”

Hu Lei stared at him quietly.

"Is this why the Azure Immortal Ship wants to take me away?"

"To some people, I can be a hostage in their hands."

"But for some people, what they want is the secret about me—"

Jiaoqiu's words reminded him of his days in the prison.

"I still remember those early years when I was imprisoned, when the fox people came and went."

"They extracted my blood and marrow, hoping to unravel the cause of 'Moon Madness,' rid themselves of the fear of the Bu Li people, and take control of their bloodline from its very roots."

"Unfortunately, they couldn't decipher this secret, so they could only inflict the most vicious tortures on me that they could think of."

"Some people pursue power in order to destroy their enemies."

"Some people pursue power only to become their enemies..."

"Jiaoqiu, which one are you?"

Hu Lei suddenly laughed.

"Ah, I understand."

“Yaoqing’s physician, you are the most pathetic kind of person.”

"You pursue power so that you can share it with others and use it to do good."

"Then let me tell you the answer you want to know..."

From the wolf pack behind, Yan Huan poked her head out from behind Mo Du and muttered, "Moon Madness? Isn't that ferocious?"

"Yao Qingren also wants to learn this skill?"

"Hmph, those slaves are nothing but a bunch of thieves!" Modu remarked, arms crossed.

"Once we regroup, they'll realize how delusional they've been!"

Under the watchful eyes of Jiaoqiu and the wolf pack, Hu Lei spoke calmly:

"In ancient legends, the ancestor of the Buli people, Dulan, was dissatisfied with his limited life and power. He longed to dominate the sky and become the master of the stars."

"For this, he sacrificed the lives of countless step-people and fox-people to pour into the spring water blessed by the Lord of Longevity."

"Driven by genetic magic, a miracle was born in the water—[the Fountain of Fetal Movement]."

"After climbing onto the moon's birthing bed, Du Lan obtained what she had always dreamed of: a heart shaped like a crimson full moon."

"Dulan cut open his chest and replaced his heart with this crimson moon."

Yan Huan, standing in the wolf pack, immediately raised her hand:

"Boss, are you sure you won't die when they remove your heart? Can you really survive until they put in a new heart?"

"How do you reconnect severed blood vessels around the heart? Is this considered a major breakthrough in surgery?"

"Damn it!" Mo Du quickly covered his mouth and cursed angrily:

"You bastard, why are you asking so many questions? All you need to know is that this 'heart' is amazing, okay?!"

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Jiaoqiu managed a weak smile.

"It's truly a myth with the characteristics of the Bu Li people..."

Hu Lei held his arms in his lap.

"The Jianmu tree is also a fantastical myth."

"But you people of the Immortal Ship understand that it is true and not false."

"This heart-moon beats within the bodies of the Bu Li warriors for generations, because the Bu Li people's ritual for selecting a warrior leader involves the successor cutting open the chest of the former warrior leader, eating this divine flesh, and allowing the strongest to possess it!"

"Wait a minute." Yan Huan raised her hand again.

"Since it's meant to be eaten, does it need to be chewed? Can the teeth of living beings bite through a creature of this level?"

Even if you can bite it, once you swallow it down your throat, won't it eventually end up in your stomach?

"The progenitor Dulan was used by replacing the heart, so he only had one heart. But boss, can you really replace it by swallowing it? Where does the original heart go?"

"Are you out of your mind?!" Mo Du pulled out some tape from his pocket and wrapped it around Yan Huan's mouth again and again.

"They all say it's divine power, so why are there so many scientific questions?"

Hu Lei glanced indifferently at Jiao Qiu.

"'Eating' is the true essence of life's continuation and flourishing."

"It contains the life essence of the prey we devour, and it makes us stronger."

"After enduring seven hundred years of torture, I thought all hope was lost. But now, my heart is beating again."