Chapter 278: Illuminating Reincarnation

Ah Bao carefully gathered the fragments into her bag. Whenever she touched the fragments, the evil aura emanating from them seemed to get scared like little ghosts seeing the King of Hell, and it dissipated.

Ah Bao pretended not to see this. If the evil aura dared to linger on Liang Yan, she would have torn it apart herself.

But as Di Chenyu carried Ah Bao and the bag of fragments to the door, the entire temple began to shake violently.

“Not good! Your Majesty, hurry! The place is about to collapse.” Leng Qingliu was the first to react. He stood behind the tyrant, grabbing him and pulling him outside.

Feng Batian hurriedly followed. “Who are you? Let go of the emperor!”

The two were unfamiliar with each other.

Leng Qingliu glanced at him. “Why should I care who you are!”

Feng Batian: ? Oh, this kid is quite tough.

Just as the three of them got out, Lin Xuanzhi, General Lei, Di Zian, and the eldest prince managed to make their exit.

“Little princess, you can’t take these fragments,” Lian’er stepped forward. “No one can take these fragments away.”

Ah Bao was unafraid. Even though the place was shaking and doors and windows were falling, it seemed to deliberately avoid her and couldn’t harm her.

“Little princess, the Plague-Dissipating God’s spirit cannot be dispersed. He can never leave this place.”

“Stay here?” Ah Bao looked down at the bag full of fragments.

[Why are you so determined to stay here? Is there something you need to protect?]

Protect?

Ah Bao suddenly thought, could it be…

Her golden statue?

Even if it had turned into fragments, and with a trace of divine consciousness remaining, was it still determined to stay because her golden statue was here?

“It’s me. Follow me,” Ah Bao said, patting the fragments in her small bag. She believed Liang Yan recognized her.

Indeed, after Ah Bao cheerfully walked away with her short legs, the temple became quiet again.

Lian’er was secretly astonished. “So it’s her.”

What kind of person could make the Plague-Dissipating God protect her golden statue with all his might? It was the little princess. If there was any doubt before, it was now certain.

Indeed.

If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn’t have a golden statue.

“Taoist Baiyun, please wait!” Lian’er suddenly called to Baiyun. “There’s something I don’t understand and would like you to clarify.”

“The doubts in your heart have already been answered. There’s no need to ask this humble Taoist.”

Answers?

Lian’er suddenly recalled that after she became a wandering soul and almost turned into a vengeful spirit due to anger and unwillingness, she was guided by a trace of spiritual light, which restored her sanity.

Although she never appeared, the aura was strangely similar to that of the little princess.

No wonder when she first saw the little princess on the mountaintop, she felt a strange sense of familiarity despite not knowing her.

It turned out there was a plan in the dark.

Lian’er suddenly knelt in the direction Ah Bao had left, kowtowing three times. “The grace of rebirth, the grace of rebirth!”

She stood up, smiling. “Princess, wait for me.”

Taoist Baiyun, who was nearby, shivered.

Oh no, the boss has another little fan.

He felt his status was precariously close to being undermined.

“Can you move a bit to the side?” In the courtyard, Leng Qingliu and Feng Batian were having a disagreement over their positions.

The tyrant stood in the middle.

On the left was Leng Qingliu, and on the right was Feng Batian.

Both men were eager to protect the tyrant and prevent any harm from coming to him.

Their concern for the tyrant mainly stemmed from the fact that he was the little princess’s father.

Feng Batian frowned. “Why should I move aside? Why can’t you move aside?”

Leng Qingliu snorted. “This gentleman, what rank do you hold in the court?”

“What about you?” Feng Batian raised an eyebrow.

Leng Qingliu coughed. “I’m not an official in the Tiansheng Dynasty.”

“That’s odd. How can you be so arrogant without a position?”

Leng Qingliu: “? Even Master Lin, who holds a third rank, isn’t arrogant. You seem young and don’t look like a high-ranking official. Why are you so arrogant?”

The tyrant watched the two stalemated men, a faint smile on his lips. If they knew each other’s identities, they might…

“I said, stop arguing. I don’t need both of you to protect me. My princes and ministers are waiting for me over there.”

“Your Majesty, they are who they are, and I am who I am. I am determined to protect Your Majesty.” Leng Qingliu was resolute, thinking that maintaining good relations with the emperor would only benefit him. With the emperor and the little princess’s help, he would soon find the Feng Batian prince.

“Little princess has done me a favor. I cannot stand by and watch any danger come to Your Majesty.” Feng Batian raised his eyebrows.

“We’re all on the same side,” Ah Bao rarely intervened to mediate, muttering softly.

Leng Qingliu: “Who’s on his side?”

Feng Batian: “Exactly, who knows him?”

Ah Bao hugged her little bag. “Alright, Feng Batian, Leng Qingliu, can you two argue a bit more quietly?”

Leng Qingliu was stunned. “You’re called Feng Batian?”

Feng Batian glanced at him. “I don’t change my name or my surname. Feng Batian is who I am!”

Damn!

This is a real run-in with a hard wall.

I never expected this person to be—

“Leng Qingliu, congratulations, congratulations! You’ve finally found your—” Di Zian came over to thank him but was quickly silenced by Leng Qingliu’s hand over his mouth.

“Oh my goodness, we really can’t say it now. With the prince’s temperament, he would definitely throw him out.”

…

Back at the general’s residence, Ah Bao entered the room with a small bag, joyfully sat on the floor, and began to assemble the deity statue.

“This piece is mine, and that piece is also mine~”

Cherish those who cherish you, picking up each piece like a precious treasure.

[“Xiao Liang Yan, we agreed that you would tell me what exactly happened.”]

As she touched the fragments, scenes unfolded before her eyes.

[“These fragments even contain your memories…”]

“Master, this is your last golden body in the mortal world. I will protect it and ensure you enter reincarnation.” The white-clad youth Liang Yan stood in front of Ah Bao’s altar, looking at the small golden body.

His spiritual energy protected the altar and the golden body, sealing them together in the underground palace.

“Why hasn’t the reincarnation path lit up yet? Why?” Liang Yan murmured, looking at the lifeless golden body. “The golden body is not glowing, and the path of reincarnation is not illuminated. Don’t be afraid; I have a way to light up the path of reincarnation.”

Ah Bao’s nerves were taut, her small hands trembling as she clutched the fragments. Liang Yan’s method wouldn’t be…

“Otherworldly eyes are divine artifacts that can light up the path of reincarnation and help you be reborn. But if you are not here, and I can’t see you, what use is this otherworldly eye?”

[“Liang Yan, you can’t do this! You can’t!”] Ah Bao was in a panic.

“Liang Yan, you lost the divine seal, and your spiritual energy has dissipated while protecting the golden body. How will you put this otherworldly eye into the path of reincarnation?” A black aura slowly emerged from behind Liang Yan, identical in appearance to him.