Chapter 625
Just as annoying as Nyarlathotep
"Is Nereus controlling the power of the water? I didn't expect her to have mastered it so quickly. It seems that the Lord of the Mountain and Lake is more powerful than I thought."
Xie Bai scooped a bite of ice cream into his mouth and continued walking in the rain as if nothing had happened.
The surrounding rain always kept a certain distance from her, and with each step she took, the ground would dry out a spot for her to step on.
The ice cream was eventually eaten clean, and Xie Bai walked outside the city gate.
The view here is better; looking into the distance, Xie Bai can see a mountain-like figure in the direction of the capital.
[Water Dragon - Nereus lv.300]
At this very moment, Nereus has transformed into a thousand-meter-long dragon, unleashing his full power in battle against the Lord of the Mountain.
Bypassing Nereus's enormous dragon body, Xie Bai got a clear look at the appearance of the mountain lord.
A human male with brownish hair and a slightly stocky build, otherwise nothing special.
The aura of a king and the bearer that had previously emanated from him was now completely gone.
Even so, the mountains and rivers beneath his feet continued to respond to him, providing him with the momentum and strength to contend with Nereus.
To counter the overwhelming power of the mountains and rivers, Nereus sent down a torrential rain that covered the entire western region, creating a situation of struggle between the Lord of the Mountains and the Marsh, with each region and each day acting as a counterweight.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Xie Bai, who was watching the battle, seemed to notice something.
She walked to an open space, paced back and forth, and finally stopped at a very tiny indentation.
"..."
Looking at the dent, Xie Bai remained silent, simply taking out the funeral rites and gently waving them in the direction in front of him.
"Whoosh—!!!"
"Ugh!!!"
As the blade fell, a short, white-haired loli suddenly jumped out of the air.
"Is it you?"
Xie Bai put away the funeral rites and looked calmly at the white-haired loli who had been frightened out by him.
Praying for a good harvest
"Weren't you supposed to be with Elira? How did you sneak out? Was it too boring there, or is it because of Nereus?"
Faced with Xie Bai's question, Qinian spoke softly, appearing somewhat at a loss.
"Um... well, I..."
Just as she was trying to fool everyone with her childlike appearance, a drop of rain suddenly landed on the tip of her nose.
Looking up, she realized that Xie Bai had walked ten meters away from her, leading her to the outside of the sheltered area.
"..."
Qinian remained silent for a while.
She tried to take a step towards Xie Bai, but he also took a step back.
Qinian tried to quicken his pace, and Xie Bai continued to accelerate his backward movement. Their speed increased, gradually changing from walking to jogging, then to running, and finally sprinting.
After being outmaneuvered by Xie Bai for about five minutes, Qinian finally lost her patience and conjured a long spear, which she then hurled at Xie Bai.
"Whoa!!!"
Seeing this, Xie Bai raised his arm and caught the spear with one hand.
"Bang..."
As the smoke rose, the spear in Xie Bai's hand instantly transformed into Qinian himself.
Seeing Qinian's arm being held by him, Xie Bai finally stopped.
"You bastard, you saw right through me from the start, and you've been deliberately messing with me, haven't you?"
With her hair soaked by the rain, Qinian glared angrily at Xie Bai.
Faced with her question, Xie Bai did not answer directly, but instead asked a question in return.
"I also want to ask you why you keep pretending to be a child. You can't have gotten used to this body, can you? You used to be 1.7 meters tall."
Upon hearing this, Qinian's already angry face instantly turned even redder.
"You, uh...! You really are just as annoying as Nyarlathotep! If it weren't for you guys, would I still need to stay in this lousy place, would I still need to stay like this?!"
"Now that I've finally had another chance, I don't want to have anything to do with you or this world anymore. You'd better just keep treating me like a clueless, indifferent child!"
After saying that, Qi Nian tried to break free from Xie Bai's grasp, only to find that his arm was firmly held and he couldn't break free no matter what he did.
Just then, Xie Bai suddenly spoke up.
"But if you don't care about anything, then why did you come here?"
"If I'm not mistaken, you must feel very fortunate to see that the world is not as devastated as before, and that Nereus is still alive and well."
"A person who would merge their own body into the origin of the world because of the suffering of someone who has nothing to do with them must be the kind of person who can't stand even the slightest bit of suffering."
Upon hearing Xie Bai's explanation, Qinian's body instantly froze.
She looked up at Xie Bai in disbelief.
"Are you really the little guy I saw back then, and not Nyarlathotep in disguise?"
"no."
"Then how do you know so much, when you've never experienced any of these things?"
Haven't you experienced it?
Xie Bai looked at the funeral rites he was holding in his other hand, pondered for a moment, and then said.
"I have my own way of understanding these things, and some of what I just said actually comes from other people."
"ha?"
Qinian looked completely bewildered.
"Are there other people...?"
"Yes, that's right."
Xie Bai nodded, then took out a pale golden bead from his pocket.
Blood of the Auspicious Dragon
"This was taken from you by Rhinedot back then. Later, when he was studying it, he discovered that there was a wave source in the source zone that was extremely similar to your power."
"By delving deeper in this direction, he not only created the concept of the dragon race on his own without relying on your power, but also discovered many secrets about you."
"Including but not limited to, you have integrated your power into the primordial realm, the effects of which can disregard all time limitations. Your status is at least equivalent to that of this world, and you should have been a ruler in your original world..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Qinian quickly interrupted Xie Bai's narration.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. I believe that Rheindorf really has the ability. If we keep going, I'm afraid..."
"Are you worried that your husband is actually 20 million years younger than you, and that your secret of having your eye on him since he was less than five years old has been discovered?"
"..."
Qinian fell completely silent.
She looked at Xie Bai, her eyes first filled with shock, then with doubt, and finally with relief.
"Okay, now I'm sure you're definitely not Nyarlathotep in disguise."
"Even that guy doesn't know these secrets."
Qinian closed his eyes and sighed resignedly.
"If there's anything you don't understand in the future, feel free to ask me. As long as it's not something embarrassing to talk about, I'll explain it to you."
"However, let me make it clear beforehand that I have only lived in this world for a very long time. There are some things that I only see on the surface, which does not mean that I necessarily understand why."
Hearing Qi Nian's compromise, Xie Bai pondered for a while before finally speaking.
"Can I ask you a question now?"
"What's the problem?"
"Is your acceptance of Elizabeth as your mother genuine?"
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