Gu Qing Shan had a total of 10 minutes.
He used 8 minutes to calm the boy down.
In the remaining 1 and a half minutes, he used a sleep-inducing technique to make the boy fall asleep.
Time was up.
Gu Qing Shan and Xuan Ya's telepathic link was cut off.
Everything worked perfectly.
There were no loopholes.
When he found that he couldn't hear Xuan Ya's voice anymore, he dispelled [Mystery of All Beings Equal].
Seeing the worry on Xuan Ya's face, Gu Qing Shan consoled her: "Don't worry, this is only a technique to help him sleep, there's no harm to it. In fact, it'll allow him to rest better and recover faster"
Xuan Ya sighed in relief.
She reached her hand out and gently placed it on the boy's face.
A few moments later.
Xuan Ya opened her mouth and silently said something.
Ye Fei Li listened carefully, then repeated: "She said that she's already dead, so she no longer owes the king anything, but instead owes you a favor"
Gu Qing Shan smiled: "There's no need to be so polite, even if it was anyone else in your situation, I would still help them"
"She asked us what our goal in coming here was from the outside world"
"Tell her that we once lost something here tens of thousands of years ago."
Hearing that, Xuan Ya appeared doubtful, but quickly fell into thought as if she recalled something.
Everyone else was resting in the room.
Boss had already gone to lie down on the sofa like a corpse.
Lola had already used [Shelter of Infinite Worlds] for a long time, so she was also tired, lying on a rocking chair and drinking some stamina drink.
Jang Young-ho stood next to a wall with a map of Calming Soul Country hanging on it, took out a cigarette, looked back at the sleeping child, then begrudgingly put it back down.
Thinking of something, Jang Young-ho suddenly asked: "Xuan Ya, since you're already dead, will someone come to search your residence?"
Being called, Xuan Ya regained her senses and explained to him in a serious manner.
"She said that she was only a civilian on the surface, only when the king personally gave her an order would she act. No one knows her true identity, so there shouldn't be any issues"
Everyone was surprised.
Even the four Pillar Gods wouldn't have time to investigate a minor character under the king's command.
— A minor character who had already been killed.
Right now, the most important task for the four gods was to quickly appease that monster, think of a way to deceive everyone, and suppress the entire matter.
"This place is still not safe, let's rest for a bit and find another place as soon as possible" Gu Qing Shan said.
Jang Young-ho studied the map on the wall and replied, "Don't worry, I'm looking for it. Why don't you come and take a look?"
"Alright."
Gu Qing Shan was about to walk over.
At this time, Ye Fei Li said: "Qingshan, she asked you to wait a moment."
Gu Qing Shan stopped walking.
Xuan Ya walked forward, looked at him, and silently said something.
Ye Fei Li said, "She said that when she was serving the country, she had done what she needed to do. She only asked the King for one thing, and that was that if anything happened to her, she asked the King to take care of her child."
"But from the moment of her death until now, it had already been several hours, yet no one had come to take care of her child. Instead, it was you who helped her"
At this point, Jang Young-ho suddenly clapped his hands.
"Someone's coming" he whispered.
Lola curiously asked: "How did you know?"
"They've touched the air that I set up"
"You can set up air as well?"
"Of course, Gu Qing Shan, hurry up and make your decision. I've set up something at the intersection, it'll draw their attention, but it won't take too long"
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then muttered: "That's strange, let's wait and see first"
A few minutes later.
The sound of knocking came from outside the room.
Following that, the door was lightly opened.
Two people wearing black armor silently entered the room.
"Safe"
"There's no one"
The two of them observed their surroundings and whispered.
The room was completely normal, only a 3-year old child was sleeping.
This allowed them to relax a bit.
— — -but they didn't know that Gu Qing Shan, Jang Young-ho, Ye Fei Li, Boss, and even Xuan Ya's soul were all standing in a corner of the room with Lola's umbrella in hand.
A few people were silently watching them.
One of them suddenly sighed: "How regretful, such a loyal and useful subordinate fell into the enemy's hands and was killed right away"
"It is indeed regretful, her family has already withered, so we need to erase any traces of her to avoid bringing trouble to his majesty"
"That's right, there's also this vile spawn, we can't let him live"
"How do we deal with it?"
"Same rules, you silence him, I'll set him on fire"
"Got it"
The two of them were about to act.
Inexplicably, someone suddenly patted them on the shoulder.
They found themselves unable to move!
In the next second, they felt a sharp pain and fell to the ground unconscious.
Lola put her umbrella away.
The group appeared.
Gu Qing Shan put her sword away and apologized to Xuan Ya: "I couldn't kill them just now — — because that monster is extremely sensitive to souls and death, as soon as someone died here, it would immediately sense it"
Xuan Ya nodded.
She seemed to have lost her soul, as if she had lost all signs of life, but also as if she had let go of a heavy burden.
It seems the king's actions had completely destroyed the last bit of faith in her heart.
Xuan Ya waved her hand at Gu Qing Shan.
"She wants you to come with her" Ye Fei Li said.
Gu Qing Shan followed Xuan Ya to a bookshelf.
Xuan Ya pointed at a book.
Gu Qing Shan took the book down.
Xuan Ya said something.
"Page 653, line 9, second sentence, read it out" Ye Fei Li repeated.
Gu Qing Shan opened the book, flipped to that page, and found the sentence.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Gu Qing Shan knew that Xuan Ya wouldn't harm him.
He cleared his throat and read from the book: "Examine the covenant"
From the void of space, a scroll that gave off a golden glow appeared.
The scroll hovered in place, giving off light that illuminated Xuan Ya.
A few moments later.
A sacred voice resounded from the scroll:
[The royal family had betrayed the oath of old and acted against the successor of the guardian clan]
[The oath had been broken]
[From now on, the guardians of the kingdom will no longer have to fulfill the covenant]
Two faint golden chains manifested from Xuan Ya's soul, then broke apart.
The golden scroll also turned into sprites of light that slowly faded away.
Xuan Ya revealed an expression of relief and calmly told him.
"She said that her clan had always been the personal protectors of the royal family, possessing various protective Divine Skills, but when it reached her generation, she fell in love with the prince"
"After she became pregnant with the prince's child, the prince heartlessly abandoned her"
"But according to the ancient covenant, this was not a part of the oath of old, so she had to continue serving the royal family"
"Until just now, when the royal family tried to kill this child"
"The ancient covenant was broken because of that"
"From now on, even though only her soul remains, both she and her child are free"
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan sighed emotionally.
He closed the book and sincerely said: "That's fine as well"
Xuan Ya nodded, walked to a corner of the room, and pointed at a broken doll.
This was a toy for a 1-year old baby, but now that the child had grown up, he no longer plays with it.
Gu Qing Shan understood, walked forward, and picked up the doll.
Xuan Ya raised her hands and made a ripping motion.
Gu Qing Shan then tore the doll apart.
Clink clank!
A silver ring fell from the doll and fell to the ground, giving off a metallic sound.
Gu Qing Shan waved his hand, summoning the silver ring into his hand.
Lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[You've obtained the Inner Plane's guardian ring]
[This was a ring forged specifically to pass on its secrets at the moment of the Inner Plane's destruction]
[The Binding Oath on this Ring of Protection has been broken. You don't have to fulfill any obligations to activate its secrets.]
[The only condition is that you must know the corresponding incantation]
[Only by chanting the incantation can you activate it]
Xuan Ya stared at the silver ring with a complicated look in her eyes.
She muttered something.
Ye Fei Li then told her: "She wants you to chant this: I shall be fearless"
Gu Qing Shan held the ring tightly and chanted: "I shall be fearless"
As soon as she said so, the silver ring abruptly gave off a blinding holy light that quickly enveloped Gu Qing Shan's entire body.
The ring had been activated!
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