Chapter 916: Chapter 914 Abruptly Stops Chapter 916: Chapter 914 Abruptly Stops “So determined?”
Faced with Selana’s indifference towards life and death, Fu Qian uttered an “oh.”
“Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
The words carried an obvious threat; the subtext was, aren’t you afraid that I might kill you at will if you come in with me in your weakened state?
“Only if you no longer wish to leave.”
Yet Selana scoffed, completely unfazed.
“Understood.”
Fu Qian’s face lit up with sudden realization.
“The method you taught me last time was fake… You wouldn’t be hoping that one day I’d trap myself inside, and then you’d take the opportunity to deal with me, would you?”
“It was just incomplete, I never had an obligation to tell you everything, did I?”
Selana glanced at Fu Qian, her face donning a cold smile.
“What a pity, you never used it even once.”
This was clearly an admission, one could only say that this person was quite bold.
In fact, the reason Fu Qian had not used the Ancient Reminiscence, and why he had chosen to accept it in the first place, was closely related–he never intended to use this artifact as some sort of trap; what interested him was the moon in the sky.
The oppression of such high Ranking made a significant impression on him.
And throughout his journey, he had dealt with various moons far too often, hence he paid extra attention to it.
With Selana insisting so earnestly, he took the bait willingly.
Fu Qian’s initial plan was to stash it away and, upon discovering some intriguing clue, come back to compare and study it.
Little did he expect Selana would actually bring the clues directly to him.
But of course, these thoughts were not to be shared with Selana.
“Such small-minded schemes, how could they deceive this advisor?”
The next moment, Fu Qian also scoffed coldly.
“If I had done that, would you still share your secrets with me today, even bringing me here?”
After all, it could not be falsified, who can’t play the game of deception and double-bluffs!
…
It was apparent that Selana, already under considerable pressure, was slightly impacted by his words psychologically.
She hesitated, her head lowered, clearly considering the possibility of being misled.
“Are you bluffing me?”
However, with her significantly older experience, she was not so easily fooled and soon spoke through gritted teeth.
“Yes.”
Fu Qian’s expression was annoyingly smug.
“Indeed, there’s a high likelihood I’m bluffing you, but what if there’s even a one percent chance? Can you bear the Ancestor being schemed against and violated?”
Heartbreaker was a Talent we always had maxed out.
…
Staring fixedly at Fu Qian, Selana’s expression changed several times within a few seconds, even seeming to hesitate about fleeing.
“If your Ancestor saw you like this, would She think you respect Her, or not?”
Seeing Selana almost malfunction, Fu Qian gave a slight smile and continued.
“On the surface respectful, but to be easily manipulated in Her name, if I were Her, I’d probably deem you an unworthy descendant.”
…
“Let’s go, there might be a long way ahead.”
When Selana spoke again, her voice had quieted considerably.
Even when stepping over the decapitated remains at the doorway, her feet hardly shook.
Very good!
Fu Qian was quite satisfied with the outcome.
What lay ahead was an exploration of the mysteries of Divine Beings–a timid partner would not do.
He believed that after the recent rough treatment, her psychological resilience had improved; she was less likely to have unnecessary thoughts.
“It is indeed the mark of the Ancestor.”
The interior of the building was not large; a few seconds later, Selana stepped backward towards a corner, facing the direction of the statue, where there was a downward passage.
And looking at the markings on the side of the passage, Selana said with unusual certainty,
“So the Bloodline Clan has temples like this too? I thought you preferred underground constructions.”
Fu Qian, however, was surveying the surroundings, his tone casual.
Having been forced through that beam of light just now, the effect was more exaggerated than he had imagined.
By now, he could clearly feel the suppression, his movements slightly sluggish, and irregular black patterns even began to appear on his body.
This time he moved quickly, and no shadow lingered on him from the border of light and dark, but the confinement was still manifesting in this way.
As for Selana, who had just defied the Ancestor’s will, her condition was even worse, with the marks on her body noticeably more pronounced than his own.
“It’s indeed rare, which is why I think this place is special.”
Still, she mustered the strength to comment as she picked her way down the steps.
I see.
Fu Qian nodded and followed behind.
Unfortunately, the inner walls of the spiraling downward passage were also severely decayed; apart from a few simple markings, there wasn’t much else to see.
Amidst his reflection, Fu Qian noticed that Selana, walking in front, suddenly stopped, her emotions palpably surging.
Found something?
Fu Qian hastened his steps and quickly caught up.
She was staring blankly at a pile of fine sand at her feet.
It wasn’t that something had been found, but rather the realization that there was nothing to find.
Immediately understanding the situation, Fu Qian sighed in empathy with Selana’s reaction.
“There’s no way forward.”
Selana was clearly aware of his presence, and the next moment, she turned stiffly, her voice dreamy,
“To be precise, it should be called the end of the exploration.”
Fu Qian corrected her overly cautious expression.
A blocked path shouldn’t be enough to unbalance a Demigod.
The real problem was that this building, which seemed to be buried, was in fact just an illusion.
It was essentially just the remains of a structure that had landed on a sand dune.
Of course, from the outside, there certainly was a degree of visual deception, but at this point inside, multiple traces could be discerned.
This indicated that Selana’s exploration, filled with great hopes and after much struggle, finally decided upon, had come to an end within half a minute.
The result was a total lack of discovery.
“Would digging downwards reveal the rest of the building?”
Selana asked tentatively as she looked at Fu Qian.
“You could try, but theoretically, the odds of that happening here are only a tad higher than anywhere else.”
Fu Qian naturally had no obligation to indulge her self-comfort and gestured with his hand.
Clearly not in denial about reality, Selana grabbed a handful of sand and held it in her hand, eventually not digging any further.
“Why is it like this? It shouldn’t be…”
However, from her mutterings, it was clear that the devastation of shattered hopes was significant.
“Why were you so certain that there would be information about your Ancestor here?”
At this, Fu Qian asked from the side.
“I have my reasons…”
Selana didn’t elaborate but was visibly insistent on this point.
“Understood.”
Fu Qian did not pry further into someone else’s privacy.
“Then, this Moonlight Grove, has it been the most suspicious location you’ve locked onto over the years?”
“Not the most suspicious, the only one.”
Selana clenched her teeth, her tone exceptionally certain.
“Got it, the current problem is actually quite simple.”
Fu Qian nodded slightly.