Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Perhaps, there is still hope for Yuchi and the others.

"I recognize it."

Fu Hua said calmly.

"Could you please take me there tomorrow, young lady? I must go to Fuyun Temple! I would be extremely grateful for your help!"

Emperor Taizong lowered his head; he hadn't bowed his head in front of anyone for countless years.

But now it's a situation we have no choice but to accept.

"……Can."

Fu Hua frowned, but seeing how persistent the man was, she didn't refuse.

She was going back anyway, so it was convenient for her to be going that way.

"Thank you so much, young lady! I will never forget your great kindness!"

Emperor Taizong's face lit up with joy, and he immediately spoke.

Now, I can pay homage to the immortals and ask for a chance to become immortal!

"..."

Fu Hua glanced at him, too lazy to continue speaking, and began to meditate cross-legged.

but……

Fu Hua was also a little confused:

What's so great about Fuyun Temple? There's nothing particularly valuable there.

What a strange person.

Fu Hua shook her head and said nothing more.

.........

The next day, Emperor Taizong, having shaken off the previous day's embarrassment, went up the mountain with Fu Hua in high spirits.

To his surprise, there were no barriers or mazes on the mountain. He simply followed Fu Hua and soon reached the summit.

how come?

Is this the abode of immortals? How did we get here so easily?

"Blockhead!!!"

Then, Emperor Taizong saw an unidentified object float out of Fuyun Temple and berate Fu Hua.

"What did you mean by telling me to come back alone first! You've been out there for half a day! And there's no food here!"

Cangxuan Zhishu looked at Fu Hua and complained.

"With your physical abilities, you can go without food for several days without any problems."

Fu Hua shook her head.

"Not needing to eat and not wanting to eat are two different things!"

Cangxuan was truly exasperated by this blockhead, and then she sniffed.

"This smell... You went hunting for wild game, didn't you! You left me all alone and went to hunt and eat wild game!"

"...because of him."

Fu Hua pointed her right hand horizontally, and Emperor Taizong immediately touched his nose, looked around, and then pointed to himself:

"Uh...me?"

"He was injured and needed to eat, so I went and hunted a rabbit to roast."

"..."

Emperor Taizong's expression froze.

I vaguely remember you seeming reluctant yesterday...

No, that's not the point!

"Wait, young lady! You...you know immortals?"

Emperor Taizong's eyes widened as he suddenly realized he had fallen into a trap.

It wasn't because there were no mazes on the mountain, but because the girl already knew how to solve them, which is why she didn't get lost.

And this young woman, isn't she the Cangxuan Book that Consort Tang mentioned?

"Huh? What, you're here to see that blockhead too?"

I understood the Book of Cangxuan.

"You mean immortals... Aside from this blockhead in front of me, there's no other immortal on Mount Taixu."

"..."

Emperor Taizong...

stunned.

…………

One minute later

"Young lady... no, sir, since you are an immortal, why don't you tell me?"

Emperor Taizong was so frustrated that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. The immortal was right in front of him, so why did he still go to Fuyun Temple?

"You didn't ask."

Fu Hua said matter-of-factly.

"Even so, what else could I possibly want to see you at Fuyun Temple?"

Emperor Taizong's expression grew increasingly bitter.

"I find that strange too."

Fu Hua is being honest.

"Hey, alright, alright, kid, what do you want with that blockhead? Are you asking for cultivation techniques? Or do you want your wish granted?"

"The Book of Cangxuan interrupted."

"I don't……"

Emperor Taizong took a deep breath, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and slowly bowed, saying...

"Emperor Li Shimin of the Great Tang Dynasty has come today to pay homage to the immortal, hoping that the immortal can lend me a helping hand!"

"Another emperor?"

Cangxuan Zhishu paused for a moment, then said excitedly,

"You blockhead! I told you! Someone else was definitely going to come! You little buddy, you've got potential!"

As he spoke, he patted Emperor Taizong on the shoulder.

"..."

Emperor Taizong now felt that an immortal was indeed an immortal, and this was the first time he had been called "little brother" by someone.

Chapter Thirty-One: Immortals and Mortals

"Hey bro, were all those who died this time... your men?"

The Book of Azure Mystery glanced at the corpses scattered all over the ground and asked.

"……Yes."

Looking at the guards who had followed him here but had lost their lives, a faint sadness still flashed in Emperor Taizong's eyes.

Even emperors are human beings; they all have flesh and blood.

Humans are contradictory; when he's ruthless, he can kill his brothers for the throne.

But in ordinary times, he always showed great tolerance towards his former comrades.

This contradiction is also the helplessness of an emperor.

"Someone ran away; he was quite skilled in martial arts."

Fu Hua frowned as she looked at the traces on the battlefield.

"Is this your head guard?"

"He was probably one of my ministers. Is he still alive?"

Emperor Taizong was taken aback for a moment, then a hint of joy appeared on his face.

The fact that Yuchi is still alive is good news, no matter how you look at it.

"At least I'm still alive before I leave here."

Fu Hua frowned slightly.

"Have you ever encountered a highly skilled demon-possessed person?"

"Yes, an old woman. I was deceived by her, which is why I had no choice but to ask you for help."

Emperor Taizong said with a wry smile,

"She claims to have received the grace of a deity and is now guarding the gate in her old age... but that's probably a lie."

"Mount Taixu has never had any gatekeepers, and I don't need any."

Fu Hua said calmly,

"That old woman must be the source of the cholera outbreak... Is there even a humanoid demon beast? Or is she a folk master who has gone mad from practicing qi cultivation?"

"You blockhead, I think you must be someone who has fallen into demonic possession. Otherwise, if you were a demon beast, you would have sensed it by now."

Cangxuan scratched his head and said.

"That's true. Those who fall into demonic possession must be killed without mercy."