novelHire Chapter 1240 certainly wouldn't let it go.
Chapter 1240 certainly wouldn't let it go.
"of course can."
The leading Flame Spider Clan cultivator put on a polite smile again, as if the previous questioning was just an illusion.
"Who you know is none of my clan's business. However, you should also know that my clan and the Hundred Flowers Clan... have been through a great war before. We were just being cautious during the war and conducting routine checks. Please don't take offense."
As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized, crystal-clear octagonal bronze mirror from his storage ring.
The mirror doesn't reflect people's images; instead, it shimmers with a hazy, soft light.
"Although I also believe that you are a human, I have already made it very clear before."
"To avoid being disturbed again later, please cooperate for a moment. Just relax for a moment and let the thin light in the Source Identification Mirror touch you. There will be no harm."
Ning Ruan looked at him and said frankly, "Then go ahead and take the picture."
After saying that, he asked curiously, "This mirror can reflect anyone? What if it uses the Illusionary Body Pearl from the Eternal Domain?"
The Flame Spider Clan cultivator smiled and said, "With the Source Mirror, all disguises will be exposed."
As he spoke, he raised his hand.
He aimed the mirror at Ning Ruan.
The latter sat inside the carriage, his eyes full of curiosity.
Then a clear, hazy light shone from the mirror and landed precisely on her.
There was really no harm done.
There was absolutely no discomfort.
A moment later, the radiance faded.
Several blurry afterimages flashed quickly across the mirror, eventually settling on Ning Ruan's current appearance.
"As expected, you are a fellow cultivator from the human race." The leading cultivator seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his smile becoming more genuine. He put away the Source Identification Mirror and took out a crimson jade talisman engraved with the emblem of the Flame Spider Clan from his robes, sending it flying into the carriage.
Ning Ruan reached out and took it. "Is that all?"
The Flame Spider Clan cultivator immediately nodded, "Naturally, your identity is beyond doubt."
Ning Ruan then asked, "If the ancient monsters of the ten races who had retreated from the world transformed into other races, would this mirror still be able to reflect them?"
"..." Is this a question a normal person would ask?
The Flame Spider Clan cultivator choked.
After a moment, Fang said confidently, "Of course."
He didn't actually know whether it was possible or not.
However, this item was suddenly taken out by the tribe after the attack on the Hundred Flowers Tribe.
It has never failed since it was first used.
...and I have never encountered any of the top ten races' experts.
Not to mention reclusive powerhouses.
Would you let someone like that randomly look in a mirror?
Even with the person standing right in front of him now, he had considered the possibility that the other party might refuse to cooperate.
After all, this carriage... is really not something that ordinary people can afford.
And those who can use such a carriage may not cooperate with him.
"Okay, this mirror is pretty good," Ning Ruan praised earnestly.
"..."
The Flame Spider Clan cultivator instinctively felt that this sudden praise was strange.
But he still nodded and said, "Of course."
Ning Ruan toyed with the crimson jade token in her hand. "With this, no one will stop me anymore, right?"
"of course."
The Flame Spider Clan cultivator nodded and said:
"Fellow Daoist, you can hang this pass on the outside of your carriage and activate it by infusing it with a wisp of spiritual power."
"In this area, wherever my Flame Spider Clan sets up checkpoints and patrols, they will let you pass upon seeing this talisman and will not disturb you any further."
Ning Ruan smiled and said, "You said this yourself. If you still try to stop me after I've already hung up, then you're an enemy."
"..." The Flame Spider Clan cultivator felt that there was something hidden in her words, as if she had seen through something.
He chuckled softly, gesturing for his clansmen behind him to step back. "Fellow Daoist, you may leave now. Please."
Ning Ruan reached out and touched the jade talisman.
As soon as spiritual energy entered it, the jade talisman instantly glowed with a crimson light.
With a flick of her wrist, she sent it flying out of the window, where it landed directly on the carriage.
The restrictions on the front gate of the carriage were then lifted.
Several Flame Spider Clan cultivators retreated to the side.
I watched the carriage drive away into the distance.
Only after they were completely out of sight did a member of the clansmen behind the leading cultivator step forward, lowering his voice, his tone filled with confusion and urgency:
"Captain, are we just going to let her go like this?"
"The Hundred Flowers Clan rarely gives away Hundred Flowers Soul Essence. Even if they sell it, it's only a few drops at most. But in her gourd, there were clearly several kinds of Hundred Flowers Soul Essence flavors. She must have a very close relationship with the Hundred Flowers Clan."
"She might be an accomplice who harbors and funds the remnants of the enemy! The Hundred Flowers Clan is still helping the Crocodile Clan, so it's perfectly reasonable for us to capture her, and we'll even be considered to have done a great service!"
Another companion stepped forward and chimed in in a low voice, "Yes, Captain, the things in her carriage... are things you might not be able to buy even in a large Eternal Domain!"
"If we capture her, this carriage will be ours. She's carrying so many treasures, her cultivation is low, and she's all alone... She's clearly a fat sheep! Even disregarding her relationship with the Hundred Flowers Clan, these things alone... are worth the risk!"
The leading cultivator turned around, his polite smile long gone.
He glanced in the direction the carriage had disappeared and scoffed:
"What's the rush? If you can all think of it, why wouldn't I?"
"Then why..." The first cultivator to speak asked, puzzled.
"Why did you let her go?" The leading Flame Spider Clan cultivator sneered. "She may be a fat sheep, but we don't know who else she has with her or what their cultivation levels are."
"If she has protectors by her side, can I defeat her, or can you defeat her?"
"So we'll just let her go?"
"Let them go?" The leading cultivator sneered. He slowly took out a small, rice-grain-shaped red crystal from his pocket. In the center of the crystal was a barely perceptible point of light that was slowly moving.
"Of course we can't let them go."
"This person is colluding with the Hundred Flowers Clan. What if there are remnants of the Hundred Flowers Clan hidden in her carriage? If we let her go, wouldn't that be a dereliction of duty on our part?"
"Don't worry, with this, she can't escape."
Upon hearing this, the five clansmen behind him exchanged glances and then revealed meaningful smiles.
"The captain is absolutely right."
"The captain is indeed farsighted."
"..."
The five cultivators took turns flattering him.
The leading Flame Spider Clan cultivator was not buying it and said solemnly, "Alright, there's no time to lose. Let's go and report to the elders now that we've discovered accomplices of the Hundred Flower Clan's remnants."
"But if we report this to the elders, then the carriage... will be none of our business anymore, right?" A clansman behind the leading cultivator asked hesitantly.
But before he could finish speaking, another cultivator glared at him fiercely. "Wasn't the captain clear enough? If we don't tell the elder, the few of us might just be throwing our lives away!"
"Is the carriage more important than our lives? If we handle this matter well, we'll definitely get our share."
"...That's true, I misunderstood." The clansman realized his mistake and gave an embarrassed smile.
The leading cultivator glanced at him coldly. "Good that you know. What use are treasures if you're dead? Follow me and do things the rules. You'll get all the credit and benefits you deserve. But if you're greedy and act on your own, ruining things or even losing your lives, don't blame me for not warning you."
"Yes, Captain!"
The group quickly agreed, and no one else raised any objections.
The leading cultivator didn't delay any longer and discerned the direction indicated by the crimson crystal in his hand.
Combining this with his memory of the general area the elders had inspected, he adjusted the direction of the flying boat and sped away.