Ch 457: Li Hanzhou Returns
Shangguan Wanwan’s face showed a touch of excitement, and she stared intently at Li Hanzhou in front of her.
Although the face before her was different from the Li Hanzhou in her memory, the familiar aura emanating from him still remained.
When she bid farewell to Li Hanzhou at Misty Rain Tower and returned to the Green Snake Race, she thought she might see Li Hanzhou again in her lifetime.
But later she received news of Li Hanzhou’s death, and after that, she thought she would never see him again in this life.
However, a few days ago, after Liu Dongyue returned to the Green Snake Race, he told her this news, so she came here to wait, and finally she waited for him.
But when she really saw Li Hanzhou, the words she had rehearsed in her mind didn’t know how to say them.
As a tear appeared from the corner of her eye, the thousands of words in her mouth finally turned into one sentence.
“Sir, I thought I would never see you again.”
Li Hanzhou came before Shangguan Wanwan, smiled, and asked, “How could that be? Didn’t I say before that if we are destined, we will meet again? Look, haven’t we met?”
Seeing his old friend again, Li Hanzhou was also very happy.
A smile appeared on Shangguan Wanwan’s face, and she replied seriously, “Sir, you are right.”
She thought that since she hadn’t seen Li Hanzhou for so long, she would be estranged from him, so she was a little nervous, but now it seems that Li Hanzhou is still the same as before.
The closeness between them had not diminished in the slightest.
Shangguan Wanwan’s mood relaxed, and in a familiar tone, she recounted why she had left Dongyan Province, what she had done, and why she was here.
Li Hanzhou listened quietly without speaking.
After Shangguan Wanwan finished speaking, she took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and looked at Li Hanzhou, saying,
“Sir, so I am a Green Snake Race member, not a human.”
The Human Race and the Demon Race have always been enemies, with no room for reconciliation; generally, when they meet, it’s a life-or-death situation.
During her time with Li Hanzhou at Misty Rain Tower, she had used a Human Race identity, and now that she saw him again, there was no need to hide it.
But she was afraid that Li Hanzhou would alienate her because she was a member of the Demon Race.
“I know, but so what? You and I are still friends, regardless of race.”
Li Hanzhou was not surprised but said indifferently.
Back at Misty Rain Tower, he had already guessed, and a few days ago, during his conversation with Liu Dongyue, the latter also told him Shangguan Wanwan’s identity.
Perhaps before, due to preconceived notions, he had a bad impression of the Demon Race and was somewhat hostile.
But after the Xiaohe Village incident, he now has a different view of the Demon Race; not all members of the Demon Race are inherently evil and hateful of the Human Race.
The villagers of Xiaohe Village were not, and Shangguan Wanwan before him was not either.
“I knew Sir wasn’t that superficial.”
Hearing this, a brilliant smile bloomed on Shangguan Wanwan’s face.
She looked at the tombstone belonging to Li Hanzhou and said, “By the way, Sir, you’re here to retrieve your original body, right? Why don’t I protect you here?”
Li Hanzhou had helped her a lot before, and now it was her turn to help him.
“Okay.”
Li Hanzhou nodded. Retrieving his original body required the Innate Spirit Treasure, the Soul Suppressing Jade.
But he hadn’t used Spirit Treasures like the Soul Suppressing Jade before and didn’t know what would happen. If Shangguan Wanwan was watching, he would feel much more at ease.
Li Hanzhou looked up at the tombstone in front of him, pointed, and streaks of sharp Sword Qi appeared.
They directly surged towards the small bulge behind the tombstone, cutting open the soil and digging out a deep pit.
In the deep pit was a coffin.
Li Hanzhou opened the coffin.
What met his eyes was a corpse without a trace of blood, devoid of vitality.
Seeing his original body inside, Li Hanzhou felt extraordinarily excited. After staying in Xiao Han’s body for so long, he, Li Hanzhou, would finally be able to act in his original identity.
Li Hanzhou waved his hand, and with his True Qi surging, he lifted his original body from the coffin.
Then, with Shangguan Wanwan, they found a relatively secluded cave in the valley and entered it.
Placing his original body on a flat area of ground, he said to Shangguan Wanwan beside him, “We can begin.”
“Sir, I’ll protect you at the entrance of the cave.”
Hearing this, Shangguan Wanwan went to the cave entrance.
Li Hanzhou pinched a magical seal.
The next moment, the Soul Suppressing Jade, completely white and the size of a palm, separated from his soul’s mind.
The reason why Innate Spirit Treasures are more precious and powerful than Acquired Spirit Treasures is not only that their uses are unlimited, but they also have special effects.
For example, the Soul Suppressing Jade. When not in use, it can adhere to a person’s soul and has the effect of calming the mind. When needed, it can be forced out of the soul.
Looking at the Soul Suppressing Jade in front of him, Li Hanzhou slowly activated it with a trace of True Qi.
The next moment.
The Soul Suppressing Jade autonomously suspended in mid-air, emitting a soft white light that spread throughout the cave, enveloping Li Hanzhou’s original body and clone.
An aura at the soul level rippled from the white light and directly entered Li Hanzhou’s clone.
Immediately afterwards, Li Hanzhou felt his soul being pulled by an invisible force, leaving his clone.
As his soul floated between Heaven and Earth, the clone created by Jinghua lost consciousness and immediately fell to the ground, lifeless.
Li Hanzhou’s soul offered no resistance, being pulled by the invisible force and gradually entering his original body.
The progress was slow.
Because his soul had been away from his body for too long, there was a process of mutual fusion and adaptation between the two.
This process would take a considerable amount of time.
If someone were to suddenly attack his original body at this time, the process would be interrupted, causing his Divine Soul to have no body to use, wandering this world like a Lonesome Ghost.
However, this place is remote, almost no one comes here, and Shangguan Wanwan is guarding him, so there is no need to worry.
Shangguan Wanwan stood at the cave entrance, glanced back at Li Hanzhou’s situation.
Then she turned her head, her expression vigilant as she looked around, not missing a single movement.
As time slowly passed.
The two bodies in the cave remained motionless, as if Li Hanzhou was completely dead.
A trace of worry appeared in Shangguan Wanwan’s eyes.
She was wondering whether she should check on Li Hanzhou’s condition.
But at that moment, Li Hanzhou’s original body trembled slightly.
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