Chapter 348: A Familiar Scent
The voice came abruptly, causing Shi Nian and the others to shiver in unison.
Instantly, Shi Nian's mind recalled that terrifying presence spoken of by Xiao Tong!
Was it that presence?
Xiao Tong also felt somewhat panicked.
What's going on?
Someone nearby? She hadn't sensed anything at all.
Logically speaking, even if an Immortal Venerable was spying on Shi Nian, she should be able to sense something and shield herself.
But this time, she truly didn't notice anything.
Could it be that she, Xiao Tong, had regressed?
Xiao Tong suddenly felt entirely uneasy.
Shi Nian had already forcibly calmed herself down.
Suppressing the impulse to immediately escape into the void, she spoke slowly, "Senior, we bear no ill will, and we haven't touched anything in the Crystal Stone Mine. We just want to leave this place. Please be merciful, and let us go."
"Little girl, you certainly know how to adapt," the voice laughed.
The little girl and Lin Lei, however, were somewhat confused.
Not to mention anything else.
How could this terrifying presence address a granny as something like little girl, little doll?
Is this... appropriate?
"In front of a senior, it is only right for a junior to be humble," Shi Nian said.
Knowing when to bend and when to stand is indeed the foremost rule of survival.
After all, Shi Nian has always been someone who values her life over her dignity.
"Oh? If you were to use your secret technique to escape into the void, wouldn't you greatly increase your chances of escaping? Why be so humble then?" the voice became even more profound and enigmatic.
Shi Nian tensed up.
All she could say was,
It was fortunate that she didn't immediately escape into the void. Otherwise, from the sound of it, she might not have been able to escape anyway! And it might have even provoked the other party.
Shi Nian became even more humble: "It's just a minor trick, unworthy of mention in front of a senior."
"Little girl," the voice suddenly deepened, "now you act all obedient, but when you were killing earlier, you were decisively ruthless."
Shi Nian's heart skipped a beat!
This presence had been spying on them all along!
Yet its spying was not even detected by Xiao Tong.
!!!
Just what level of Cultivation does this presence have, could it possibly surpass even the Immortal Venerable?
Shi Nian remembered that previously, her little uncle's true body from the Immortal World spied on her, and Xiao Tong had detected and blocked it immediately.
Her little uncle's true body was most likely of the Immortal Venerable level.
Could this presence surpass the Immortal Venerable?
"Granny did not kill intentionally," Qing Yi protested hastily, "Granny has always been trying to save us. Senior, if you have been watching, you should be aware of this."
"Everything started because of me," Lin Lei said, "If senior insists on blaming someone, please let it be on me."
Shi Nian glanced at the two and said, "If senior wanted us dead, we would have been corpses by now, stop saying such foolish things! You're just making senior laugh at us!"
Qing Yi quickly said, "Qing Yi thanks senior for sparing our lives."
Lin Lei hurriedly followed suit.
Emperor Jiang: "…"
What can I say.
These three really have thick skins.
He said indifferently, "You two, stand still and don't move. Little girl, come forward alone."
Shi Nian immediately turned and said: "You two, stand still and don't move."
Shi Nian knew that when Emperor Jiang referred to the little girl, he meant her. She carefully started walking forward.
She had just taken a step when her disguise was forcibly removed, revealing her true appearance.
Exposure of appearance is a minor matter; Shi Nian did not stop her steps but continued walking forward.
Qing Yi and Lin Lei were stunned.
They witnessed with their own eyes an old hunched-over grandmother suddenly transforming into a young girl.
"It's not a grandmother at all..." murmured Qing Yi.
The person who saved her several times was actually such a young woman?
Although in the Immortal World, age cannot be defined by appearance, the contrast between the two images is too stark!
Shi Nian had only walked a few steps forward when suddenly, the road beneath her feet changed.
Counting her steps, she reached the seventh step, and a door to a hidden chamber appeared in front of her.
"Push it open." The voice said.
Shi Nian took a deep breath.
She slowly pushed the door open.
This unknown senior who had spoken so much with her probably did not intend to seek revenge for that man.
If she had to leave this place in the future, she would inevitably come here again.
If she offended such an existence, she would be shutting off her own path.
It would be better to engage with the other party and see if there was any room for negotiation.
As soon as the door opened, the world suddenly expanded.
Shi Nian saw hundreds of steps, and atop the steps, a terrifying Great Demon coiled.
The Great Demon was entirely blood-red, and its face lacked any features, making it appear particularly horrifying.
At this moment,
The System responded, "Host, this is Demon Emperor Jiang! Legend has it that he was born amidst Chaos, impervious to all poisons and evils. Legend also says he has no facial features but can see and hear what others cannot in the world!"
The System's voice also became somewhat tense.
Such a creature, not an Immortal Venerable but more like one, was indeed too dangerous for Shi Nian right now.
Shi Nian's expression also changed slightly, becoming even more humble.
"I have seen the senior," Shi Nian respectfully said.
Demon Emperor Jiang slightly moved, and the entire hall trembled with it.
Demon Emperor Jiang seemed a bit troubled by this, he thought for a moment and transformed into a human form. He appeared as a handsome middle-aged man.
But he clearly disliked being in human form, appearing quite uncomfortable.
In a moment, he seemed amused as he watched Shi Nian, walking down from the high platform and circling around Shi Nian a few times, showing a curious expression.
"Little girl, there is a scent about you that feels very familiar to me," said Demon Emperor Jiang, somewhat troubled.
He was born in Chaos, a unique Demon Beast in the world.
Originally, he lived freely outside the Divine Realm in the Chaos World, but then a catastrophe occurred in the Divine Realm.
If he hadn't early detached a soul body to reside in the Immortal World,
he might have been completely annihilated in that catastrophe.
In fact, many Chaos Demon Beasts indeed perished in that calamity.
Some who prepared early might still be living in other forms.
Demon Emperor Jiang initially didn't plan to meet Shi Nian, but when he observed her curiously, he always felt a familiar scent from her. Having lived alone for too long, he now had some curious thoughts.
The familiar scent?
Could it be, Shi Nian was also a Chaos Demon Beast once?
No, no, no. That's not right.
His eyes, which could see through all deceptions, confirmed that this girl was human, there was no doubt about it.
How could a human make him feel this kinship?
Demon Emperor Jiang circled around Shi Nian multiple times, but still couldn't solve the puzzle.
Shi Nian's expression also subtly shifted.
While Demon Emperor Jiang observed her, the Touzi and Xiaohuang, who had been quietly staying in the Beast Taming Bag, suddenly became restless.
Shi Nian felt terribly helpless.
What was this situation!
The Spirit Beasts had always been well-behaved; in such a tense moment, don't cause her more chaos!