coobybook Chapter 224 This sword is waiting for you
Chapter 224 This sword is waiting for you
Xu Ning squeezed Ning Guang's hand helplessly.
"Don't talk like that Emperor Xiao."
“Ningguang, if you’re not busy, come with me. We need your help to retrieve the sword, and I can also discuss anything with you.”
Ningguang smiled and said, "I was thinking that I don't have much to do lately, so I wanted to find a place to travel with you. Since we've come across this, let's seize the day and set off now!"
Xu Ning knew that Ningguang had sensed his confusion and was understanding, which was why she had made the decision so quickly to be with him. Touched, he hugged Ningguang tightly.
He whispered in her ear, "When I have some free time, I will definitely tell you all my stories without reservation."
Ningguang nodded gently in her arms.
Xu Ning knew he was special, and always had been.
When the Emperor looked at him with that expression just now, Xu Ning knew that if the Emperor ever really wanted to kill him, it would never be because he knew too much.
After all, Zhongli seems to treat both her loyal fans and haters with the same gentleness.
The only thing that could potentially endanger his life was his suspected identity as a descendant.
This, it seems, is a secret that the gods of Teyvat could never conceal.
Judging by the timeline, it seems that Kong is already on his way to Liyue. The wheels of fate are about to roll over the land of Liyue, and a new round of the gods' struggle has begun.
As a descendant like Kong, I am likely to be placed on the chessboard of the gods to fight against Sky Island, and I will have no choice in the matter.
However, my own strength is still too weak, and it's too early to think about this.
The priority now should be strengthening our own capabilities.
So when Xu Ning and Ning Guang appeared together at the teleportation anchor point on the high cliff south of Qingxupu, Xu Ning took a deep breath of the biting mountain wind and said, "I've decided, whether it's that sword inside or not, I'm going to take it back."
Ningguang glanced at Xu Ning and smiled, "Have you figured it out?"
Xu Ning smiled, nodded, and said, "I want to."
Ningguang pinched Xu Ning's waist hard in a playful rage.
Xu Ning then let out a cry of pain and said seriously, "I have really figured it out. Anyway, the Emperor himself said that the things here are reserved for those who are destined to have them. I happen to be short of a sword, so as long as it can increase my strength, I will take it back."
"What's meant to come will come, and there's no way to avoid it. What's not meant to come won't come no matter how much you think about it."
Seeing that Xu Ning had returned to her usual self, Ningguang felt much better.
"Then let's set off and see what treasures the Emperor has left for us here."
Qingxupu was once a place with a long history of inhabitants.
However, many years ago, after the Dragon King Ruoduo wreaked havoc, almost the entire Qingxupu was reduced to ruins.
Although the Liyue General Affairs Department had specifically developed a redevelopment plan for Qingxu Pool, it encountered obstacles and was ultimately shelved.
With numerous ruins and teeming with monsters, even the occasional passerby is afraid of moving too slowly; this is the present-day Qingxupu.
Xu Ning pointed to the remaining buildings on Qingxu Pool and said, "Didn't you say there was a stone tablet left by the Liyue ancestors up there? Let's go take a look!"
Ningguang naturally had no objections.
The two of them unfurled their wings of wind and floated slowly toward Qingxupu.
Xu Ning has now learned to use the surrounding winds and the Wind Wings to soar through the air.
He instructed Ningguang to guide him to the location, while he focused on following Ningguang's instructions. Using the Flowing Wind, he carried the two of them on their Wind Wings and quickly flew towards the high tower on the upper level of Qingxupu.
Ningguang had all sorts of intelligence about Qingxupu in her hands, and easily found the location of the stone tablet.
The two landed directly in front of the stone tablet.
"The Emperor descended to the mortal realm, and Liyue was established. To commemorate the pioneering efforts of our ancestors, five seals are left here and placed in the high pavilion."
Xu Ning carefully read the inscription, then turned to Ningguang and said, "It seems that this stone tablet was erected by the ancestors of Liyue. According to the contents below, only by activating the five marks here in sequence can we obtain the treasures they left behind."
"I wonder if the sword the Emperor mentioned is among the treasures they're talking about."
Ningguang looked around for a moment, then turned to Xu Ning and asked, "It seems that apart from this mark that looks like a Geo-elemental Eye of God under our feet, we haven't found any other marks yet."
Xu Ning glanced at the ground and said, "This is the mark of the rock element. Try injecting your elemental power into it and see. If I'm not mistaken, the mark should react."
Ningguang did as Xu Ning said, and the mark lit up almost instantly.
"One is left."
Xu Ning pointed to the towering pavilions around him, "According to the stone tablet, the others should be in these places."
Both of them were decisive and efficient, and they immediately split up to search for the marks inside the pavilion.
Ningguang uses elemental vision to sense rock elements that may accumulate in the surrounding area.
Xu Ning, on the other hand, followed his memories from his previous life and jumped directly onto the pavilion to search for each item.
Before long, the two of them had lit up all five marks.
In front of the stone tablet, the first mark that had been lit suddenly shone brightly.
On the mark, not only did an exceptionally ornate treasure chest appear, but behind the chest, on the ground, stood a stone sword covered in moss.
Xu Ning casually grabbed the treasure chest and threw it into the Dust Concealment Cave, standing in front of the stone sword with Ningguang.
"This really makes me feel bad. The thing I fear seeing most now is green."
Xu Ning smiled wryly and said, "Why don't you use your elemental power to roughly explore whether the core inside is green or yellow?"
Ningguang didn't know what Xu Ning meant by "yellow" and "green." Seeing that he didn't dare to reach for the sword, she laughed and said, "Why don't I just pull it out for you? Then you'll know whether the blade is yellow or green."
Ningguang placed her hand on the hilt of her sword as she spoke.
However, she was unable to pull it out.
The sword seemed to be embedded in the stone, completely motionless.
Seeing this, Xu Ning walked over in confusion and also reached out and grasped the sword hilt.
But the moment Xu Ning's hand touched it, the entire weapon began to tremble slightly.
Ningguang released her grip in surprise, asking curiously, "Why do I feel like this sword was just waiting for you to draw it?"