Chapter 41 - 41 41 Mysterious Yin Goddess

41: Chapter 41 Mysterious Yin Goddess 41: Chapter 41 Mysterious Yin Goddess “Escape from… Da Chen?” An Jing didn’t understand the meaning of these words for a moment, and Bai Qinghan raised her eyes, the deep abyss-like black pupils swirling with a glint of mysterious indigo and ink blue. These tranquil eyes, against her pale skin whiter than snow, made her seem like a sprite stepping out of a painting, or perhaps a fawn lying in the green grass at dawn, harmless and endearing. Yet it was such a sprite that spoke words brimming with hatred. “I loathe Da Chen.” Under An Jing’s astonished gaze, Bai Qinghan turned her head to look north. With the calmest tone, she spoke her most heartfelt words: “My hometown was struck by a magic disaster, and no one came to save us. Mother and father ‘died,’ and no one came to save them.” “Da Chen surrounded the entire southern three provinces of Han South, letting not a single person leave the checkpoint, even unwilling to give me a drop of water… The garrison soldiers threw stones at me, calling me a laughable wild monkey.” Having never said so much, the girl turned her head to face An Jing, her voice trembling as she spoke the most deeply buried thoughts of her heart. “That evil ghost wanted to boil me alive, but I was born unfazed by boiling water.” “Perhaps out of a trace of mercy, or he wanted to see if I was ‘cooked’… He was doused to death by the boiling water I threw at that moment, and that’s how I survived that winter.” “It was the Divine Sect that saved me. It was the Divine Sect that gave me new clothes, that let me eat my fill, that let me sleep peacefully, to wake from sleep without fearing being tied next to a fire pile before I could wake.” “Eldest Senior, only you and the Divine Sect have been kind to me.” As she spoke, it seemed as if a full moon circled in Bai Qinghan’s eyes, brimming with confusion: “Hasn’t the Divine Sect been good to you too?” “Why… can you not stay?” She raised her hand, and a stream of water rushed out from Hanging Fate Valley beside her into her hand. The next instant, with Bai Qinghan’s light rebuke, the stream, now emitting a faint cyan and white glow, turned into sharp arrows, shooting straight at An Jing! Clang! Unable to dodge in time, An Jing raised his sword to block, and the wooden sword shattered instantly. The remaining force still hit like a four or five-meter tall giant bear’s slap, forcing An Jing to retreat several steps backward just to offload the impact. But it was not meant to injure… not even to attack An Jing. It was to detain. “This?!” Barely blocking it, An Jing found a chilling cold spreading from the sword hilt in his hand, white frost spreading as if an icy palm wanted to grasp him, moving to condense around his wrists and the base of his thumb! Discarding the sword hilt, An Jing looked at Bai Qinghan with a complex expression: “Divine Skill!” “Mysterious Yin Control Form, Mind Skills Adept!” On the other side, once Master of the Medicine Manor comprehended Bai Qinghan’s true intentions, his eyes lit up with a deep and surprised delight: “This is ‘Divine Skill’! Just awakened Fate Pattern, yet already wielding Divine Skill!” “Qinghan, you are the ‘Mysterious Yin Goddess’!” At that moment, Bai Qinghan stood still, surrounded by wind and frost, with chilling ice and frost floating uncertainly around her, as if her figure could be hidden by the misty haze. This is “Divine Skill.” With the awakening of Fate Pattern in a person, they will develop many different Divine Abnormalities and Special Abilities, such as manipulating thunder and fire, or wrestling lions and tigers. Among them, the Lifebound and higher Fate Patterns may even give birth to ‘Divine Skills.’ However, after awakening their Fate Pattern, the vast majority of people still need a period of training and mastery before they can use it at will, controlling it as they please. But if someone were able to wield special abilities and Divine Skills immediately after awakening their Fate Pattern, it would signify a complete alignment between the Fate Pattern and the essence of the Awakener, far surpassing the ordinary Awakener by more than just a measure! The appearance of the Holy Maiden filled the Master of the Medicine Manor with immense joy. One must know that Hanging Fate Manor was just one of the many strongholds of the Heaven’s Will Cult in the northwest of Da Chen, and it wasn’t even one of the most valued. The sudden attack on the manor meant that centuries of reserves would be burnt up in one go, and even if the Master of the Medicine Manor managed to escape with his life, he would inevitably be punished. However, if he could secure a Mysterious Yin Goddess, it wouldn’t matter even if An Jing escaped. Even if a hundred, a thousand Hanging Fate Manors were burned, the headquarters on Heaven’s Will Mountain wouldn’t bat an eyelid and would instead reward him handsomely! Yet An Jing could only feel helpless. The look of conviction on the faces of those behind Bai Qinghan showed that her thoughts were not unusual. But if one thought about it, was it really that strange? Ha-ha, An Jing had fled all the way from the Northern Border, rejected at the gates of Ming Mountain City and the Lianghe Checkpoint, unable to go south or enter the city, forced to wait for death in the refugee camp with his seriously injured mother. No aid, no food distribution, no free medical clinics, not even a shred of pity. The Da Chen authorities had no response, no measures to address the Frost Calamity, even intensifying their demands, allowing horse bandits—the gentry’s enforcers—to run rampant. They were supposed to collect taxes, ostensibly to protect all the citizens of Da Chen, yet they neglected the border disasters, allowing the gentry to exploit the natural disasters to plunder from the refugees and annex land. How was this any different from cannibalism?! But… must one really choose? Why do we have to pick one that seems somewhat agreeable from a bunch of idiots? Can’t they all be killed? Can’t… A new world be created?! An Jing saw several more water arrows emerge from the Great River, hovering behind the girl. He bowed his head and said softly, “So, you chose the Demon Sect? The very same Demon Sect that cannibalizes others?” “You will be eaten too…” “I have already eaten others. Don’t I deserve to be eaten?” Meanwhile, Bai Qinghan looked towards the Red Armored Guards who were invading the manor in the distance, slightly puzzled, “But the Divine Sect has indeed bought my life. They at least spent money and will take actual care of me.” “It’s oppression either way. If I must be oppressed, I’d rather be oppressed by the Divine Sect, and never by Da Chen.” Turning her head, she looked at An Jing sincerely and invited, “Come with me, Eldest Senior.” “The reason the Master of the Medicine Manor did not take action and fight with us is because he also knows that Hanging Fate Manor is gone, and he doesn’t want to kill those companions and anger you, completely driving you away.” “He only wants to take us away.” “Eldest Senior, those ordinary people who are different from us have already hidden themselves away. As long as you leave with me, if we join forces, couldn’t we secure high positions within the Divine Sect?” “At that time, if you don’t want the Divine Sect’s oppression, then you could make it change, right?” At this moment, even the Master of the Medicine Manor couldn’t help speaking up, “That’s right, An Jing. It’s out of respect for your wishes that I didn’t take action and indulged in your wilfulness!” “As long as you can become a Divine General, a Sect Hierarch, you can bring about change! By then, your value would be greater than all those who have died combined, and even the Divine Sect would change for you!” “Da Chen also oppresses. seaʀᴄh thё NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. They oppress even more than we do; they don’t do it by individuals, but by entire cities, entire provinces!” “To tell you the truth, we are still among the few who oppress out of true necessity, while the world outside is going to get worse and worse.” “You will understand that only by overthrowing Da Chen, overturning this world, can there be a better one!”