159: Chapter 164

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"Stop the bells."

Lin Fan stepped forward, the tip of his saber pointing at her, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

The Sea Banshee spat out a mouthful of blood.

She stared at Lin Fan's furious face and actually grinned.

"You really won't give up until you see the coffin."

The black gold ancient saber in Lin Fan's hand flashed with a cold light; he truly harbored killing intent.

"Expert Brother, save me, I can't hold on much longer—"

Wu Xie's voice came from behind, distorted with pain.

Lin Fan glanced back, his eyes instantly turning red.

He turned his head back, and at that moment, his gaze met the Sea Banshee's.

Then, the scene he saw before his eyes was exactly the same as what Fatty Wang had experienced before.

An impossibly beautiful woman stood opposite him.

Her features were exquisite to the extreme, her figure supple, dancing like a butterfly fluttering about.

Lin Fan watched, somewhat entranced.

After the dance finished, the woman's long sleeves gently brushed past his face.

Then, twisting her slender waist, she walked toward him step by step.

With that peerless face and that graceful body, she continuously made various provocative gestures.

Lin Fan seemed to have lost his soul, his gaze dull, completely unresponsive.

The woman leaned down slightly, her flame-red lips slowly approaching him.

Her face was constantly switching.

One moment it was a pale, hideous ghost face, the next it returned to a world-toppling, peerless beauty.

But even as the ghost face and the beautiful face alternated, Lin Fan remained motionless.

He stood there like an idiot, dazed.

The bells outside had stopped at some unknown point.

The Sea Banshee had concentrated all the power of the bronze bells' illusions onto Lin Fan alone.

The influence of the bells on the others vanished.

"Expert Brother, what's wrong? Little Brother, save him quickly—"

The Sea Banshee had already entwined her body around Lin Fan.

In the air, a rich fragrance began to spread.

Wu Xie's group lacked sufficient cultivation; they could only smell the fragrance floating in the air and couldn't see the Sea Banshee's shadow at all.

But Zhang Qiling and King Lu Shang were different; they saw it clearly.

King Lu Shang raised his giant bronze sword and roared, "You dare have designs on my master? I'll cleave you!"

He was stopped by Zhang Qiling.

The corners of Zhang Qiling's mouth curled slightly, a cold sneer on his face.

"Thinking of fooling Expert Brother with just this bit of charm? You're dreaming."

Through the Sea Banshee's eyes, Lin Fan saw the image of a little girl.

Immediately after, the scene shifted, and the Queen of Jingjue's scepter appeared.

Four thousand years ago, the Jingjue Kingdom fought a war with the Great Meng Dynasty.

After that war, the Jingjue Kingdom was completely finished, and the Queen of Jingjue fell as well.

The Magic Treasures on her person were scattered or lost, drifting in all directions.

Among them, the queen's scepter fell onto Xisha Island and later turned into a coral tree.

Hundreds of years later, Wang Zanghai went to Xisha Island, wanting to build an Undersea Tomb for himself.

A worker's shovel happened to dig right into that coral tree.

The coral tree, along with many architectural structures, was embedded into this Undersea Tomb.

Later, when Wang Zanghai died, he had someone find a pair of young children to be buried with him.

The boy was the little boy from before, and the girl was this half-human, half-ghost Sea Banshee before them.

Because they were buried alive, they hadn't stopped breathing when they were locked in the Undersea Tomb.

In their confusion, they bumped into the coral tree.

The Queen of Jingjue's scepter was a true treasure.

Influenced by the power of the sacred object, these two children didn't die; instead, they survived.

As the years passed, they slowly mastered a portion of the scepter's magic power.

The queen's scepter was of the Yin attribute, and its influence on the girl was even stronger.

So that little girl from back then turned into the Sea Banshee she was now.

The boy was of the Yang attribute; over these thousands of years, aside from his abilities growing stronger, his body had barely changed.

He looked the same as when he first entered.

By now, Lin Fan had figured out most of the secrets of the queen's scepter.

The Sea Banshee's pale lips were inching closer to Lin Fan.

She wanted to harvest Yang to supplement Yin, sucking Lin Fan's Yang Qi dry in one go.

But how could Lin Fan let her succeed?

Just as Zhang Qiling said, this bit of charm was useless against Lin Fan.

Lin Fan hadn't acted earlier, firstly to distract everyone, and secondly to probe the details of the queen's scepter.

He had made this trip precisely to help Xiao Chuchu find the queen's scepter and restore her strength.

Just as the Sea Banshee thought she was about to feast, Lin Fan suddenly struck, grabbing her by the throat.

The Sea Banshee, whom Wu Xie and the others couldn't see, was now directly revealed.

Fatty Wang's eyes widened: "I was wondering why I couldn't find this woman earlier; so she was hiding here."

Lin Fan threw the Sea Banshee aside, ignored her, and turned toward Xiao Chuchu.

Xiao Chuchu was a bit dazed, her mind feeling disconnected.

She felt as if the queen's scepter was clearly nearby, yet also seemed very far away.

Flickering in and out, unreachable.

Lin Fan took her hand.

Only then did Xiao Chuchu snap out of it, softly saying, "Husband."

Lin Fan nodded.

He led Xiao Chuchu to the coral tree.

"Does it feel familiar?"

Xiao Chuchu looked at him blankly, her eyes a bit lost.

Lin Fan's voice was very soft: "Go on."

Xiao Chuchu stepped forward and walked to the side of the coral tree.

The bronze bells swayed gently, the sound startling Wu Xie and the others again.

Lin Fan reached out his hand, signaling them not to panic.

Xiao Chuchu slowly raised her arm, her fair, slender fingers pressing onto the surface of the tree.

Golden light suddenly exploded, instantly lighting up the entire cave.

The blinding light forced everyone to close their eyes.

Then, there was a sound of something breaking through the air.

The golden scepter burst directly out of the tree trunk, suspended in mid-air.

Then another 'Whoosh.'

'Whoosh.'

Two flashes of light passed.

The energy on the Sea Banshee and the little boy was instantly drained by the scepter.

But in the next second, the queen's scepter actually turned around and charged straight at Lin Fan.

It wanted to kill him.

The moment the queen's scepter lunged, a blue flame ignited in Lin Fan's right hand with a 'whoosh.'

The Hellfire blocked the way; the scepter was held firmly, and the two sides were locked in mid-air.

"Husband—"

Xiao Chuchu wanted to rush over.

She didn't know why her scepter would attack Lin Fan.

"Don't come over."

Although this scepter was a sacred object, it had been in the tomb for too long and had long been corroded by filth.

What Lin Fan needed to do was completely clean out the dirty things inside it.

Otherwise, even if Xiao Chuchu got it, she would eventually suffer a backlash.

Lin Fan kicked out, and the scepter tumbled several times in mid-air.

Immediately followed by another burst of Hellfire, even fiercer than before.

The scepter struggled at first, but soon stopped moving.

Then, a golden pillar of light shot up from the blue flames.

The scepter flew in front of Xiao Chuchu.

Now, this scepter, except for the ruby at the top, was golden throughout and perfectly clean.

Xiao Chuchu looked at Lin Fan, and Lin Fan nodded at her.

She reached out, her fingertips gently touching the scepter.

The entire hall was instantly swallowed by light.

Xiao Chuchu herself was also enveloped in a layer of holy radiance.

Xiao Chuchu's body slowly floated into the air, as if stepping on invisible stairs, carrying an Aura that made one want to kneel and worship.

After several minutes, she finally descended back to the ground.

She turned and threw herself into Lin Fan's arms, her head buried in his chest.

"Husband, thank you."

Now that the queen's scepter was in her hands, all her lost power had returned. From now on, she could finally stand side-by-side with her husband and no longer be a burden.

A-Ning stood to the side, watching this scene, her heart feeling stifled.

She knew very well that the distance between her and Lin Fan was already too great to bridge. To Lin Fan and Xiao Chuchu, she was merely an ordinary person. Those two were the true divine couple, a match made in heaven.

Lin Fan raised his hand and gently patted Xiao Chuchu's back.

"You're welcome."

"Take us out."

The Sea Banshee and the others were only able to enter the Mustard Seed Space because of the queen's scepter's support.

Xiao Chuchu stepped back from Lin Fan's embrace, her face turning slightly red.

Technically, she and Lin Fan had already performed the marriage rites, but her mindset remained in several thousand years ago. Back then, things weren't so casual; even as husband and wife, hugging in public was improper.

She didn't know what had come over her just now; she just couldn't help but rush over.

"Naive, am I seeing things? Is our Queen... blushing?"

Fatty blurted out a smart-aleck remark.

Before his voice even faded, Xiao Chuchu shot a cold look over. Fatty's legs almost gave out, nearly causing him to fall.

After obtaining the queen's scepter, the Aura around Xiao Chuchu was not just a little bit stronger than before.

But as soon as her gaze fell on Lin Fan, she immediately returned to that submissive, well-behaved, and even somewhat cute and virtuous appearance.

"Husband, I'll take you all out now."

Xiao Chuchu channeled a surge of power into the queen's scepter.

The ruby at the top of the scepter exploded with a blinding light.

In the next second, everyone appeared outside.

Before them was still that brightly lit Burial Chamber, with the model of the Heavenly Palace in the center and night pearls embedded in the walls, their light dazzling.

Except for Lin Fan, Xiao Chuchu, and Zhang Qiling, everyone else was lying on the ground, sleeping soundly. King Lu Shang had long been put away by Lin Fan.

Wu Xie was the first to wake up.

"I... where am I?"

He seemed to have completely forgotten what had happened in the Mustard Seed Space.

"Expert Brother, Sister-in-law, Little Brother?"

Wu Xie's head was still spinning; just as he was about to walk forward, he stepped on Fatty Wang's arm on the ground and almost fell over.

"Fatty, what's wrong with you? Fatty!"

He reached out and slapped Fatty Wang's face hard.

"Who... who the hell is hitting me?"

Fatty Wang woke up with a start.

Wu Xie wanted to scold Fatty Wang but couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense; he turned and crouched beside A-Ning, patting her shoulder: "A-Ning, wake up, wake up."

On the other side, Lin Fan was looking up at the ceiling of the Burial Chamber, his gaze focused.

Zhang Qiling reacted immediately: "You mean, the exit is above?"

Lin Fan nodded.

Zhang Qiling didn't waste words; he took a few steps back, sprinted, and vaulted into the air, steadily grabbing onto the roof beam.

Fatty Wang's eyes almost popped out as he clicked his tongue: "Look at him. When will Lord Fatty be that fierce? Comparisons are odious."

He knew clearly in his heart that he could never catch up to Lin Fan's level in this lifetime. Such a person could only be looked up to, with no thought of standing alongside him. His greatest wish now was simply to be able to reach Zhang Qiling's level; that would be a blessing.