Chapter 2268: Releasing Xuan Nu

Ye Fan closed his eyes in the icy snowfields of Antarctica, seemingly searching for the whereabouts of Pan Gu and Nuwa’s avatars, and didn’t open them for a long time.

Xi He and Lei Zu were both observing Ye Fan, especially Lei Zu, whose cultivation level was not high. At this time, she lacked the rational judgment on many matters and could only wait as an observer for Ye Fan’s final conclusion.

Finally, Ye Fan opened his eyes, apparently having found nothing, and Xi He asked, “Master, have you discovered any clues?”

“If he had discovered anything, he would have pursued it long ago, why would he still be here?” Lei Zu said.

Ye Fan said little, while Lei Zu and Xi He felt the space before their eyes slightly distort, and as they focused again, they found themselves back in the ancient ruins of the Arctic.

At that moment, Ye Fan stretched out a hand, and a woman who had been imprisoned by Ye Fan appeared before them, none other than Xuan Nu.

“Ye Fan, you’re despicable! You actually imprisoned me like a criminal in a place devoid of sunlight. Don’t you have any humanity?” Xuan Nu, too enraged, lashed out at Ye Fan as soon as she came out.

Ye Fan said little, and Xuan Nu’s rage gained her nothing; with Ye Fan, mere denuncia was futile. Xi He said, “Xuan Nu, save your breath. The fact that Master freed you is already a grace you don’t appreciate.”

“He imprisoned me, then released me, and I’m supposed to be grateful? Hmph, why should I?” Xuan Nu was utterly livid.

Ye Fan scrutinized Xuan Nu and asked, “How much do you know about Pan Gu’s disappearance?”

“What do you mean?” Xuan Nu asked, “You suspect me of Pan Gu’s death… How could it be a disappearance? What’s going on?”

Xi He explained, “Master has just found evidence of Pan Gu, and Pan Gu took Nuwa’s avatar. These two pose great threats to Master, so he won’t allow them to continue existing. The next step is to solve the problems they pose.”

“I knew nothing good would come of my release!” Xuan Nu said, “I know nothing about Pan Gu, there’s no need to ask me. If you want to know more, you shouldn’t ask me. Ye Fan, if my value is only for intelligence, you might as well imprison me again; I don’t want to face you like this!”

Ye Fan didn’t imprison Xuan Nu again. In his eyes, what had happened was a sufficient warning for Xuan Nu, and now he needed to focus on many matters, granting her clemency just this once.

“How do you want to face me?” Ye Fan approached Xuan Nu with an aggressive attitude.

No matter how arrogant Xuan Nu had been, faced with Ye Fan, her confidence seemed uncertain. Ye Fan’s cultivation was too high, and hers was not on par with his, his powerful aura compelling her to submit.

Xi He also walked over and said, “Master is asking you a question, what, you don’t want to answer?”

“I…” Xuan Nu closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said, “Never mind, I won’t dispute with you. I seek freedom, Ye Fan, I agreed to sign a Blood Oath with you but didn’t say my freedom would be yours to control. If I don’t offend you, will you agree not to punish by revoking freedom?”

“Agreed.” Ye Fan said, “Then it’s up to you to act wisely; sometimes I don’t enjoy hearing you speak because you don’t understand your own identity and status!”

Xuan Nu gritted her teeth and said, “Many things are beyond your control, hmph, fine, since you agree, I won’t be rude to you!”

Perhaps feeling the torment of lost freedom was too painful, Xuan Nu had to compromise. Ye Fan closed his eyes, feeling anxious about many things.

Lei Zu seemed completely unaware, stepping forward and saying, “What about my daughter? She’s still a Soul Body; will you help her reconstruct a body?”

“Your daughter?” Xuan Nu had just escaped confinement and looked at Lei Zu, as if understanding something. To Xuan Nu, certain matters were very secretive, especially involving Lei Zu’s daughter. That was Lei Zu’s biggest bargaining chip, something others may not know, yet Xuan Nu had faced nearly the same fate as Lei Zu before, hence was quite familiar with it.

“What, your daughter can become the chosen one while mine continues as a wandering Soul Body? Ye Fan, since you signed a Blood Oath with me, shouldn’t you bear some responsibility?” Lei Zu said.

Ye Fan said, “Then you three shall come with me!”

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In an instant, Xuan Nu, Lei Zu, and Xi He followed Ye Fan back to Hua Hai City.

Since it was night in Hua Hai City, Xuan Nu, Lei Zu, and Xi He were somewhat unaccustomed to being in a human city, their clothes unchanged, simple white shirts or blue-gray cultivation outfits.

“Why bring us here?” Xuan Nu asked, “Ye Fan, you wouldn’t want to randomly find a woman to help Lei Zu’s daughter get a human body, would you?”

Ye Fan didn’t reply, and Lei Zu also said little, seeming more willing to follow Ye Fan. Apparently, Ye Fan had promised to help her; hence, she pinned more hope on him.

Even Xi He said nothing; as the four walked onto the street, despite the prosperity around, they could sense it was a façade. Without Ye Fan to guard it, a heavenly calamity could turn Earth into scorched earth instantly.

“Where exactly are we going?” Xuan Nu asked.

Ye Fan didn’t reply; now he walked to the edge of a bustling walking street, and Lei Zu said, “Ye Fan, if you intend to help me, some things I can manage myself…”

Saying this, Lei Zu seemed ready to forcibly abduct one of the women by the roadside, but before she acted, she was stopped by Xi He.

Xi He said, “Lei Zu, what right do you have to disrupt human peace? Here is where Master once lived; do you intend to defy his wishes?”

Lei Zu realized her values differed from Ye Fan’s. Despite her disdain for Xi He, she refrained because she knew if she continued stubbornly, Ye Fan would make her pay the price.

“Let’s go back,” Xuan Nu said, “A human girl can’t be a Furnace Vessel; you didn’t come here to help Lei Zu, so why postulate like this? Better to admit at the Pan Gu secret realm, you can do whatever without defiance!”