Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 818 - 805: The Old Man and the Girl

After Great General Yun Jian of Xuanyuan City led thirty thousand golden-armored soldiers away.

The City Lord of Xuanyuan City, Xuanyuan Changyun, still gazed coldly forward, and once more called out coldly: "Zhuge Xiao!"

"At your service!" At this time, from behind Xuanyuan Changyun, a young man dressed in white attire, holding a feather fan, and appearing scholarly, about twenty-eight or nine years old, stepped forward, clasped hands, and responded calmly to Xuanyuan City.

This person has a mysterious background, his origin unknown. Now, in Xuanyuan City, under Xuanyuan Changyun’s command, he serves as the Think Tank. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

There are even rumors in the world that the murder of Xuanyuan Zheming by Xuanyuan Changyun was Zhuge Xiao’s idea.

Xuanyuan Changyun said to Zhuge Xiao: "You take people and find the citizens in the city, inquire clearly about the appearances of those two people, then have an artist draw them, issue a wanted order, and send it to the nearby cities. Those who report their whereabouts will be rewarded with fifty million Primordial Stones. Those who capture them will be rewarded with two hundred million Primordial Stones!"

"Understood!" Zhuge Xiao responded once again and then led two Thousand Golden Armor Soldiers into Xuanyuan City.

Soon, a vast net to capture Shi Feng and his companion was spread across Xuanyuan City, and the fifty-three surrounding cities governed by Xuanyuan Changyun.

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In a mountain peak, an old man with his seven-year-old granddaughter was chopping wood in the mountains.

The little girl was obedient, following behind the old man, helping to pick up firewood. Feeling a bit tired, she found a tree stump to sit on, watching her still busy grandfather.

"Grandpa, when Little Bao grows up and is as tall as Brother Zhigang next door, I’ll help you chop wood, and then you can sit at home and rest." The little girl said in a tender voice to her busy grandpa.

"Hehe!" Hearing his granddaughter’s words, the old man turned his head, looked at his little granddaughter, and with a wrinkled and aged face, smiled gently, saying:

"When Little Bao grows up a bit more, you should go to private school and study well with the teacher. In the future, you shouldn’t think about chopping wood for grandpa, but rather how to become a person of accomplishment."

After hearing her grandfather’s words, the little girl immediately pouted and said in a spoiled voice: "No! Little Bao wants to chop wood for grandpa, I don’t want grandpa to always be so tired in the future, I don’t want to leave grandpa, I want to always stay with grandpa."

"Silly child, how can you always be with grandpa?" The old man shook his head and said with a smile.

Although he said so, his heart was filled with sweetness hearing his granddaughter’s filial words.

Then, the old man let out a deep sigh internally.

His wife passed away early, his only son and daughter-in-law died a few years ago due to an accident, and now, only he and this little granddaughter are left to depend on each other.

"Huh!" At this moment, the little girl suddenly looked up at the sky and suddenly exclaimed with joy: "A shooting star! Grandpa, look! It’s a shooting star! I heard if you make a wish upon seeing a shooting star, the wish will come true.

Shooting star, please bless Little Bao to grow up quickly, to grow tall quickly, so I can help grandpa chop wood sooner!"

"Hehe, silly girl, where would you see a shooting star during the day." Hearing his granddaughter’s words, the old man laughed again, but he also looked up at the sky.

"Huh!" Immediately following, the old man also let out a sound of surprise. He indeed saw a shooting star flying in the sky, and it was a pale white shooting star.

"How can there be such a shooting star during the day!" The old man exclaimed, but he saw that white meteor was descending rapidly towards the mountain peak and soon landed in the nearby forest not far ahead.

"Boom!" A violent tremor erupted, causing the entire mountain peak to shake violently as if an earthquake occurred.

"Ahhhh!" Under the tremor of the mountain peak, the little girl hastily cried out in panic.

The old man quickly dropped the hatchet in his hand and dashed towards his little granddaughter, tightly hugged her in his arms, lifted her up, and deeply buried his head down, using his body to protect his little granddaughter.

The tremor in the forest came suddenly and went just as quickly, soon subsiding.

After sensing the cessation of the motion, the old man slowly raised his head, looking at his little granddaughter in his arms safe and sound, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew... phew... Little Bao was really scared just now." The little girl lightly patted her small chest, saying.

Then, the small girl looked at her grandpa holding her and asked: "Grandpa, are you okay?"

"Grandpa is fine." The old man replied. Then, still holding his granddaughter, he turned around and looked forward. A moment ago, he saw that the falling shooting star had landed at a place not far ahead.

"Grandpa, I just saw it too, the shooting star, it seemed to fall over there." The smart little girl, as if seeing through her grandfather’s thoughts, pointed forward with her tiny hand and said in a childish voice.

"Let’s go take a look." The old man nodded and said. Then holding his granddaughter, he began to walk towards the mountain forest ahead.

Among a dense thicket of thorns, a blood-colored figure was lying there, body motionless, seemingly unconscious.

Following closely, the old man, holding his beloved granddaughter, arrived in front of the thicket, but upon seeing the figure in the thicket, the little girl quickly pointed and said to her grandfather: "Look, Grandpa, there’s someone! Why is he here, and where is the shooting star?"

The old man looked around, carefully surveying the area, but he did not see the imagined shooting star. Instead, he only saw a person wearing a blood-colored battle armor.

Finally, the old man’s gaze focused back on that person and said: "Could it be that the light was this person, he must be a Martial Artist."

"Martial Artist? Grandpa, what’s a Martial Artist?" Upon hearing the old man’s words, the little girl showed a bewildered expression and asked.

The old man squatted down, gently placing the little girl on the ground, and then said to her:

"A Martial Artist is someone very impressive. They can knock down a large tree with a single punch, shatter a massive stone with another, and powerful Martial Artists can even fly through the sky and tunnel through the earth, able to do anything."

"Wow! So amazing!" Hearing her grandpa’s words, the little girl exclaimed, then her round and cute face showed a look of longing, and she said to her grandpa: "Little Bao wants to become an impressive Martial Artist like that in the future too.

By then, when Grandpa chops trees, Little Bao can felled a tree with a single punch, and Grandpa won’t have to chop anymore. Plus, Little Bao can fly in the sky just like a little bird."

Hearing Little Bao’s words, the elder lovingly patted her head and felt a bitter smile within: "Silly girl, how could someone like us, just ordinary folks, become such high and mighty Martial Artists! Especially those who can fly and roam the sky and earth."