Chapter 81: Chapter 20: Top-level Task_4
At such a close range, pitting a magician against an archer was unfair to begin with. The magician needed time to chant, but this sudden arrow hadn’t given Xuan Yue any time at all.
Xuan Yue pushed Ah Dai away, who was about to take action, gently waved her magic wand and in an instant, as the silver arrow was about to strike her, a strong light suddenly appeared. When everyone regained their vision, they found that Yue Ji was fully enveloped by a layer of light. No one but Ah Dai saw what had happened.
Even though Ah Dai saw it, he couldn’t understand it. Moments ago, just as the silver arrow reached Xuan Yue, she seemed to have quietly muttered a word, and her whole body was immediately enveloped by a radiant light. The silver arrow, which was said to have the attribute of breaking magic, was instantly blocked by the light and couldn’t advance. Xuan Yue took this opportunity to release a low-level magic spell and encased Yue Ji within it. What surprised Ah Dai the most was that he didn’t see Xuan Yue chant any spells — be it for defence or attack.
"Who says an archer is necessarily the natural enemy of a magician? How about that? Still want to continue?" Xuan Yue said, in a triumphant manner. A faint light twirled in front of her, accentuating her incredibly beautiful face. She looked like a fairy descending from heaven, causing all members of the Moon Scar Mercenary Corps to stare in awe.
After a while, it was Moon Scar who reacted first. He walked next to his sister, glanced at Yue Ji, who looked confused, and said to Xuan Yue: "Miss Magician, your skills greatly exceeded our expectations. On our upcoming trip to the Death Mountain Range, I’ve decided that the Moon Scar Mercenary Corps will follow your command."
Xuan Yue nodded contentedly, "That’s good. You guys go back first. Tomorrow at dawn, we meet at the West City Gate. Don’t be late. Ah Dai, let’s go."
On their way back to the bun shop, Ah Dai couldn’t stand it anymore, and asked, "Miss Xuan Yue, how did you block that arrow just now?" If he was to counter that ghostly arrow shot, he could only rely on his intuition and use the Tian Gang Sword to block it, whether it would work was another matter. As for using magic, he didn’t even dare to think about it.
Xuan Yue pouted and said, "Finally, you’re willing to initiate a conversation with me? It’s my secret, can’t tell you."
Ah Dai, having hit a brick wall, embarrassedly went quiet.
When the two returned to the steamed bun shop, they were startled by the scene before them. The table was piled high with steamed buns, and the stout shop owner was sweating profusely while carrying out several baskets of buns. Ah Dai quickly ran over to help.
After putting down the baskets, the fat shop owner was panting and said, "Ok, there should be a thousand buns in total, no more, no less. This is the fruit of my labor and help from my neighbors, it’s taken a whole afternoon! What I want to know now is how you guys are going to carry almost 300 pounds worth of buns."
Xuan Yue giggled, "Just wait and see, I’ll show you something." She closed the shop door, extended her delicate little hand, reached into her collar, and pulled out a necklace. The necklace was silvery-white and had no glittering shine, and it looked very ordinary. But at the end of the necklace was a red gemstone pendant that was constantly flashing with a faint red light. At this time, it was late, and most of the citizens were home for dinner. In order to make these thousand buns, the fat shopkeeper had shut the shop for the day.
Xuan Yue’s big eyes closed, and she murmured: "By the blood of the Phoenix, open the door of the space-time." With her chant, the red pendant suddenly shone brightly, and a red light enveloped Xuan Yue’s body. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and said softly: "Take——"
The buns on the table seemed to have heard the call and began flying one by one towards Xuan Yue. Astonishing both Ah Dai and the fat shop owner, the buns disappeared as soon as they touched the red light surrounding Xuan Yue. It was as though she was a bottomless pit. In a moment, all the buns on the table were taken away cleanly.
The fat shopkeeper opened his mouth wide, dumbfounded, and said: "This, this is the power of magic? Too amazing, truly amazing."
After collecting the buns, Xuan Yue didn’t stop. She also took away the things they’d bought during the day. However, when she was about to take Ah Dai’s package, he held it tightly and refused to let go. After all, that package contained Owen’s ashes!
The red light around Xuan Yue retracted. Displeased, she huffed, "I’m not after yours, why are you holding onto it so tightly? It’s so cumbersome! Let me put it in the Phoenix’s Blood, save us some trouble."
Ah Dai said blankly: "No, this package is very important to me, I must keep it close to me to rest assured. Miss Xuan Yue, your magic is so powerful!"
Xuan Yue pouted, "How petty. Is my magic very powerful? My Father’s even more formidable. Once I reach the level of Grand Mage, I can open up my own spatial bag, and I wouldn’t need to hassle with the Phoenix’s Blood. All those buns have been stored in my necklace. Don’t forget to ask me if you want any."
Though Ah Dai has learned some alchemy from Goris, what he was witnessing, had exceeded what he could comprehend. He had no idea that the most valuable thing on Xuan Yue was this necklace, the Phoenix’s Blood. Using it to store the buns was such a waste. It was a precious artifact given to Xuan Yue by the Pope from the few Divine Artifacts of the Holy Church. If she didn’t have the Phoenix’s Blood as her amulet, why would Cardinal Xuanye in Red be so assured to let his daughter embark on her journey?
