My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 296 - 200: Awakening

"...Where did he disappear?"

Jinling.

Celestial Strategy Mansion branch.

Outside the meeting room.

Xia Panqiu stated her purpose, and after gaining entry, she quickly ran into the meeting room, then came up behind Ji Xin, swiftly suppressing her breathing, pursing her red lips, directly interrupting Ji Xin who was speaking, and asked a question.

And after she asked.

Only then did Wu You arrive at her side.

When Wu You saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but gasp.

Ji Xin was sitting in a wheelchair.

And Mount Tai, Yu Zhou, Tang Language, and Luo Mountain stood in front of her, seemingly discussing something.

Counting Luo Mountain, a total of five from Celestial Strategy...

Such an array, not to mention at the branch, even at the headquarters, was rare.

Following Xia Panqiu's voice.

Ji Xin and the others stopped their discussion and all turned around.

The pressure was immense.

At least, in Wu You's view, the pressure was immense.

"...Can I ask, where did Chen Lusi disappear?"

Facing the gazes of several people, Xia Panqiu took a deep breath, and then said, "I will go exchange right now."

Ji Xin had just given the order for Xia Panqiu and Wu You to bring the 'Hanging Rope' to Jinling.

Not long after.

Si Yujie received the news.

She hesitated for a while, but in the end, she still told Xia Panqiu and Wu You.

And the two almost had no hesitation, or to be precise, Xia Panqiu had no hesitation... immediately requested to come to Jinling.

However, since Peng City did not have a Bronze Gate.

So it took a bit of time for the two to get here.

At this moment.

Since Chen Lusi disappeared, it has been three hours, nearly four hours.

"..."

Ji Xin heard Xia Panqiu's words, looked her over from head to toe, the petite, tense body of the seemingly nervous girl, and then coldly asked, "Are you Xia Panqiu?"

Xia Panqiu immediately replied, "Yes."

"Have you two decided who will be exchanged?"

Ji Xin, upon hearing a definite reply, directly said, "I don't know if Si Yujie made it clear to you, so I think it's necessary to explain it to you again. Now, I'm telling you to exchange with Chen Lusi, to put it bluntly... I think your value does not match up to his, his value is much greater.

I cannot accept Chen Lusi taking risks in an Anomaly Realm that I am completely unfamiliar with, but I can accept you taking risks in there. I know these words are hard to hear, but it's the truth, I need to prioritize his safety.

Of course, if the exchange is successful, I will strive to rescue you and others pulled into the Anomaly Realm, rest assured about this, but risks definitely have to be taken, and I cannot give you any guarantees.

Understood?

If you haven't discussed it... then go discuss now, if not, draw lots."

With that.

She glanced at the exit behind Xia Panqiu.

On the other side.

Mount Tai, upon hearing Ji Xin's words, his expression changed.

Though Ji Xin spoke the truth... saying it so bluntly to other members of the Celestial Strategy Mansion seemed too harsh.

He opened his mouth, just wanting to speak to ease the atmosphere.

"No need to discuss, I'll go."

Upon hearing this, Xia Panqiu shook her head directly and then replied, "Please take me to where it happened right now! Please don't delay, I can understand."

"..."

Wu You was stunned.

Mount Tai was also stunned.

Ji Xin scrutinized Xia Panqiu once more, then nodded, and calmly said, "Understood, wait here for a while, we'll depart in five minutes."

"Wait, let's go now."

Xia Panqiu pursed her glossy red lips, took a step forward, "Aren't the circumstances very urgent?"

"I cannot guarantee the success of the exchange, it's just a part of the process, I can't place all hope on you, wait."

Xia Panqiu: "..."

Ji Xin turned her head back, no longer talking to Xia Panqiu, but instead, she looked again at Mount Tai, and said, "You also prepare yourself, whether the exchange is successful or not, in four hours, if they haven't come out, then it's up to me to 'Demon Slayer'... you represent orthodoxy to temporarily suppress the unrest from this city and the Yellow Springs."

"...Are you sure?"

Mount Tai regained his senses, moved his gaze away from Xia Panqiu, hesitated for a moment, and softly said, "I'll be fine, at most cough up some blood, but you really want to 'Demon Slayer', to temporarily detach the entire city from the Yellow Springs Mainstream? Such an exaggerated scale, let's not even talk about whether you can endure it... if you really do this, 'Female Youth' might be directly exiled from the Yellow Springs Mainstream, unacknowledged, then you'd completely lose the Empowerer identity."

Ji Xin coldly replied, "It's just a temporary detachment."

"As soon as you even think about detaching... the very moment you try to separate from the Yellow Springs Mainstream, it's already an act of treason."

Nearby.

Luo Mountain paused and interjected, "Originally, your 'Female Youth' Source Canon inherently carries a rebellious attribute, your maneuver will absolutely be recognized as a rebellious act, and this may not even solve the issue, it's too risky... even 'Self' wouldn't dare to do it, knowing such an action is fundamentally not feasible, and brings no benefit but backlash."

"..."

Tang Language looked at Luo Mountain, then at Ji Xin, suddenly said softly, "Isn't this saying that Ji Xin's current mindset is even more in line with 'Self' than 'Self' itself..."

Luo Mountain: "..."

"Then do we just watch?"

Ji Xin looked at Mount Tai and the others in front of her, after hearing their words, coldly said, "At least two hundred ordinary people have disappeared, not to mention Chen Lusi and that team of Security Army, not to mention those unaccounted for, do we just wait? And then place all hopes on Chen Lusi and the Security Army within to resolve this issue?