Seven Gods Guardian: Gun King Mission

Chapter 158 The Secret of Snow Charm

Li Ling shook her head slightly, but a trace of worry still appeared on her face.

She hesitated for a moment, then finally mustered the courage to speak: "I've always felt that something wasn't right about the circumstances surrounding Xue Mei's contract. The speed with which Xue Mei recognized her master was truly astonishing. I'm worried there might be something fishy going on."

Hearing this, my brows furrowed slightly. My mind couldn't help but recall the scene when Xue Mei recognized her master. Indeed, just as Li Ling had said, the whole process seemed too smooth and uneventful, without any ups and downs.

But on second thought, maybe it's really like what I just comforted her, Xue Mei herself has extraordinary talents.

Li Ling bit her lip tightly, as if she had made up her mind, and continued, "When I was still in the mountain stronghold, I once heard the Blood Knife King mention something about this weapon."

"It's said that when he obtained this weapon, his will was subjected to immense suffering and torture in order to fulfill the contract with it! He almost lost half his life. And even after successfully completing the contract, he dared not carry it with him, simply because the influence it wielded was too great."

"I remember when he signed the contract with that mysterious power, it took him a long time to complete the entire process. However, when I looked at Xue Mei's side, the speed was simply astonishing. Not only that, there was no sign of any adverse reaction during the entire process. The contrast is so abnormal that it makes people suspicious."

While recalling the various things she had witnessed in the mountain village, Li Ling slowly narrated the experience to the person in front of her.

After being reminded by her, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, vaguely aware that there seemed to be something wrong. However, due to his instinctive trust in Xue Mei, there was always a voice in his heart telling him not to doubt her so easily.

After a moment's contemplation, he replied to Li Ling, "Yes, I understand. I'll keep a close eye on this matter. You should also pay more attention to Xue Mei's movements. Perhaps this is just a coincidence." He added, "Alright, you should go back and rest. Get some rest."

Hearing this, Li Ling nodded obediently like a docile little deer, and responded softly: "Well, sir, you should be careful too!" As soon as the voice fell, her eyes as clear as autumn water were filled with deep concern, and she glanced gently at the person in front of her.

Then, like a fluttering butterfly, she turned and slowly departed with incredibly light steps. He watched her receding figure until she disappeared from his sight. Only then did he avert his gaze and began his journey back to his room alone.

Along the way, his mind was like being caught in a violent storm, with thoughts surging endlessly. The words Li Ling had just said kept echoing in the depths of his mind.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Ling's words made perfect sense. How had that enigmatic Snow Charm managed to gain the Spirit Blade's approval so easily? Furthermore, it was able to complete the contract with such astonishing speed.

Could there be some unknown secret or sinister conspiracy hidden behind this series of bizarre events? These questions were like layers of fog, shrouding his heart and leaving him puzzled.

When he returned to the room, taking advantage of the free time he still had, he thought for a moment and finally decided to carefully check the Blood Knife King's diary first.

You know, although he had flipped through this diary before, he had only glanced at the general contents and had not read it thoroughly. Perhaps, between the lines that he had not noticed, there were key clues to the abnormality of the spirit blade recognizing its master.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and stood beside the iron box. He picked up the diary and began to read it intently by candlelight. He hoped to finish reading the entire diary before the night fell, so that he could find some useful information that would help solve the mystery.

Under the flickering candlelight, he flipped through the diary, trying not to miss a single detail. After a long time, he finally came across a page where the Blood Knife King had written about the Soul-Bewitching Blade: "If the blade encounters a being with demonic blood, its recognition will be smooth and swift. However, if the demon is near, disaster is imminent."

I was shocked. Xue Mei was able to complete the contract so quickly. Could she be related to the demon clan? But I couldn't sense any demonic energy from Xue Mei.

"The Demons? The Demons should have no connection with us humans at this time, right? They are facing the threat of the Warcraft tribe. They can't even handle themselves, so how can they care about us humans?" He was very confused, but felt that he shouldn't think so.

Across this vast continent, numerous mysterious races exist. The humans and demons are the two most powerful, though their territories don't border each other due to the threat of the demonic beasts. Fortunately, there aren't any major conflicts between the two, limited to minor skirmishes.

However, the two races, the human race and the demon race, are now facing a common enemy - the demon beast race. For the demon beasts, whether human or demon, they are all considered delicious food.

Because of this, an important mission of members of each tribe on a daily basis is to patrol the borders of their own territory and remain highly vigilant at all times to prevent the Warcraft tribe from suddenly launching a large-scale invasion.

Time flies, and in the long course of history, the combined strength of the demons and humans has grown stronger day by day through their unremitting efforts and unique innate advantages.

However, despite the astonishingly large number of Warcraft, it has always been difficult for them to achieve true unity. The reason is that these ferocious Warcraft not only regard other races as food, but they also often kill and devour each other.

As the human and demon races continued to rise and grow, while expanding their living space, they inevitably posed a certain degree of threat to the territory originally belonging to the demon beast race.

Thus, fierce battle after fierce battle began. Ultimately, it was the vigorous development of both the human and demon races that encroached upon the inherent interests of the demon beasts, encroaching upon the territorial resources on which they depended for their survival and reproduction, which led to the latter's repeated and fierce attacks.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much. I'd better think carefully about what to do in the future." He sighed helplessly and secretly made up his mind not to worry about those annoying things anymore.

For some reason, there was always a strange voice lingering in the depths of his mind, as if warning him not to be suspicious of Xue Mei.

At this moment, when he was alone in the room pondering about Xue Mei's true identity, Xue Mei on the other side was also taking out two items from her body.

One of them is a stone that is as black as ink, while the other one looks no different from an ordinary stone at first glance. If you don’t look closely, it is difficult to find the difference. These two things are the breath-blocking ball and the space signal stone.