piratefiction Chapter 152
Chapter 152
“Quack, quack, quack? (Where is this?)”
By the time the big white goose realized what had happened, it had already left the Baiwa Secret Realm and found itself beside a small creek.
Qin Qingwan was also looking around. The scenery was picturesque, with clear mountains and flowing water, but there were no landmarks, leaving her clueless about their location or where Xu Ming might be.
“Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, do you have any way to find Xu Ming?” Qin Qingwan squatted down and grabbed the big white goose’s wings, shaking them repeatedly.
Qin Qingwan felt deeply regretful in her heart. She regretted not leaving some sort of tracking artifact on Xu Ming earlier. That way, no matter where Xu Ming was, she could sense him.
Now, Qin Qingwan could only hope for Tianxuan Goose’s help, hoping the two of them had some magical artifact that could help them locate Xu Ming, or that Tianxuan Goose had some innate ability to find him.
“Quack, quack, quack. (I know you’re anxious, but let me worry first.),” said the big white goose, its tone filled with helplessness. “I have no idea where this is.”
“Then what do we do?” Qin Qingwan’s face turned pale. “Xu Ming must be in grave danger right now.”
Seeing Qin Qingwan’s pale face, Tianxuan Goose sensed something was off. It suspected that the aftereffects of Qin Qingwan spitting out a lotus flower for Xu Ming earlier were starting to show.
In truth, the big white goose did have a way to find Xu Ming. Its sense of smell was extraordinarily sharp—sharper than that of any canine demon. It could even tell which girl Xu Ming had been with just by scent.
Although it didn’t know exactly where they were, it could still faintly catch Xu Ming’s scent, which meant he wasn’t far—probably within twenty miles.
But Tianxuan Goose couldn’t let Qin Qingwan know this. Given her current condition, she definitely shouldn’t go to him. If something serious happened, it would be disastrous.
“Quack, quack, quack. (Since Xu Ming told us to leave, we shouldn’t cause him more trouble.),” the big white goose reasoned. “The priority now is to get reinforcements.”
“Miss Goose has a point,” Yu Wenxi agreed. “Baiwa City is located in Qingyang County of the Wu Kingdom. I’ll head there immediately to seek help from the county governor.”
Miao Feng nodded. “There’s a ‘Cliff Academy’ about two hundred miles from here. It’s run by a teacher from our White Deer Academy. I’ll go ask him for assistance.”
“Alright. Xiao Bai and I will look around and see if we can find Xu Ming,” Qin Qingwan said. Despite her anxiety, she maintained her composure.
After discussing their plan, they each went their separate ways—Yu Wenxi and Miao Feng to gather reinforcements, and Qin Qingwan and the big white goose to
The firebird’s tone was light and casual as it spoke. “Enough with the chatter. Who’s the current master of the Baiwa Secret Realm? Relinquish your ownership of the realm to us, and we’ll let you live. If not, you’ll find yourselves on a very short path to death.”
Xu Ming frowned as he observed the black dog and the one-legged firebird.
While the black dog failed to recognize him, Xu Ming certainly recognized them.
This black dog was the same demonic beast that had attempted to assassinate Zhu Cici when he was a child, and the firebird was the one that had rescued it.
The black dog squinted at Xu Ming, then sniffed the air. “Kid, why do you look so familiar? Have we met before?”
Xu Ming smirked. “Who knows?”
The black dog scratched its chin with a paw. “Alright, then. I can smell the faint scent of a law on you. You must’ve just gotten your hands on the Baiwa Scroll, huh? Hand it over, kid, and I’ll let you leave alive.
“As for you,” the black dog turned to Qi Hui, “this fusion of human and beast you’ve got going on is pretty interesting. Hand over whatever research or method you’ve used, and you can leave too.”
“And if I refuse?”
Xu Ming and Qi Hui spoke at the same time.
“Refuse?”
The black dog grinned, baring its sharp teeth.
“Then you’ll die here, simple as that.”