HCB Chapter 127 The Key to the Gate
Chapter 127 The Key to the Gate
An Qingyu's expression froze. In that instant, he was certain that he clearly sensed an aura capable of annihilating him. It wasn't the four judges, nor Ling Yunxiao, but he didn't know what it was.
If Ling Yunxiao is not satisfied with his answer, even if Chaos appears, it probably won't save him in the slightest.
"Brother Ling, I am An Qingyu."
An Qingyu's aura changed instantly, just like when she was climbing the mountain, without any other emotion.
“Now that you are an ascendant, you may have some trouble with other things. But with all your current abilities, you should still be able to suppress the Gate of Truth and prevent Yog-Sothoth from ever coming to this world.”
"So, I've now gone from being the [Key to the Door] to a lock?"
"Yes, you can totally understand it that way. As for whether you want to go and infiltrate Cthulhu one day and play a counter-espionage game, that's entirely up to you."
Ling Yunxiao was very satisfied with An Qingyu's explanation. Most importantly, with the upgraded An Qingyu in the Nightfall, he didn't believe that this team could make it to the end with only two people left.
"By the way, Brother Ling, that Black King on Cao Yuan's body will be a disaster sooner or later. Do you have any ability to reinforce the chains?"
"Reinforcing the chains is impossible, but if you ever find the Black King's identity and someone who can suppress him, I can resurrect him. While the [Black King Annihilation] technique is powerful, it destroys the mind and harms the body. If Cao Yuan is willing to relinquish it and allow the Black King to be resurrected, he might gain other opportunities."
"Discuss these things with Qi Ye when you get back. Once your team has made a decision, contact me again."
Ling Yunxiao certainly knew the Black King's identity; he had even resurrected the person who could suppress the Black King. However, he couldn't reveal these things now, nor could he offer any hints. In any case, they would meet sooner or later, and there were no unexpected twists or turns, so why should he bother?
Ling Yunxiao looked up at the sky, and soon Garuda King descended with Jiang Er, who was beaming with joy.
"Fish, the stars are so beautiful tonight."
As the river water receded, Jiang Er couldn't wait to share the scenery he had just witnessed with his loved one.
"Brother Ling, can I borrow this Garuda King for a while? I also want to see the night sky."
As An Qingyu spoke, she reached out and put her arm around Jiang Er's shoulder, and the two of them leaped onto Garuda King again.
"Hurry up and let's go. After we're done strolling around, let's head straight back to the capital. I'm planning to have dinner tonight! If you try to feed me any more dog food, I'll beat you up."
Ling Yunxiao smiled and waved, and Garuda King took the two of them into the air again.
In the darkness of night, the two nestled together, whispering secrets like any couple deeply in love. An Qingyu looked down at Jiang Er with adoring eyes, while Jiang Er, blushing, gazed at the starry sky, wishing their journey through the night could last a little longer.
Ling Yunxiao withdrew his gaze, inwardly cursing himself for not bothering to look at the two people in the void.
"Now that I've become a god, and the [Nightfall] squad isn't ready to go to Takamagahara, shall we take a break? I feel it's not appropriate to waste time like this."
"How about we go to the ancient temple?"
Ling Yunxiao watched as the King slowly approached him in the night, shaking his head and smiling wryly, wondering where his sense of urgency came from. However, since the King didn't want a vacation, they could go out together.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get back in time from the Temple of the Gods. I still need to go to Takamagahara to fulfill my promise to Cronus."
"Oh... this won't work, that won't work either. Otherwise, I'll take you to see what the Masked Squad has been up to lately. Anyway, we're going to take Masked Vice-Captain Wu Xiangnan with us when we set off in a few days."
"Okay."
Looking at Ling Yunxiao's raised eyebrow and smile, Wang Mian thought for a moment and decided to go see Mask.
However, when the two dialed Vortex's number, they heard Vortex's excited voice on the other end of the line.
"We're on vacation and planning to go to Hainan. Where are you? Want to come and vacation with us?"
Upon hearing that Masked Man's side had no missions at the moment, Wang Mian lost interest in going there. Ling Yunxiao, remembering the ironclad rule that no special team had any good news on vacation, took the phone from Wang Mian without hesitation.
"Okay, then we'll wait for you at Hainan Airport!"
"Okay, our flight is tomorrow morning, see you tomorrow."
The vortex sounded cheerful, and then hung up the phone.
"Captain, I think we should mainly have a small get-together, and we don't necessarily need to watch Uzumaki and the others do missions or anything. After all, the Masked Squad is already very strong now, so you don't need to worry about them all the time."
After returning Wang Mian's phone, Ling Yunxiao smiled and looked up into the void. With him there, Wang Mian had nothing to worry about.
As dawn approached, Garuda King slowly returned. Looking into its lifeless eyes, it was clear that it hadn't rested all night, spending its time hanging in the sky with the young couple watching the stars and the moon.
Ling Yunxiao casually wrote the "Healing" mantra on it, and Garuda King regained some of its energy.
The two boarded Garuda King's back and soon arrived at Hainan Airport.
Two hours later, the Masked Squad walked out of the airport exit and saw Ling Yunxiao standing there holding a few coconuts, and Wang Mian smiling at them.
"Brother Ling, Captain, you guys are really fast!"
"Well, after all, Garuda King doesn't need to buy a ticket to board the plane."
After Ling Yunxiao finished speaking, he distributed the coconuts in his hand to everyone in the Masked Squad in front of him. After handing the last coconut to Zhao Kongcheng, he smiled and turned around, pointing to a minibus not far away.
"General, you be the driver, let's take a look around first..."
"Ok!"
Zhao Kongcheng smashed the coconut with one palm, and after drinking the sweet coconut juice, he nodded with a smile.
The group walked up to the minibus. Rose stopped and hesitated for a moment before taking a lipstick out of her bag. Then, she walked to the front of the bus and gently wrote a line on the windshield.
"Peking University Founder Travel Group"
After the group leaned closer and saw the words, they all smiled knowingly.
"Brother Ling, several years have passed in the blink of an eye, but it feels like yesterday."
As Tianping spoke, he sat down in the first row, with Xuanwo sitting next to him with a smile. Ling Yunxiao and Wang Mian sat side by side in the second row. After everyone was seated casually, Zhao Kongcheng opened the driver's door and started the car, just like many years ago. However, this time they were really here to have fun, and Zhao Kongcheng did not transform into a short-tempered driver with extremely low manners.