Young Lord Jing Yun said solemnly, "Gu Qingfeng not only killed many people from the alliance, but on the Taixuan Platform, he also crippled my junior brother Situ Zhengnan's cultivation. He remains half-dead and unconscious even now. Master was extremely angry about this and specifically instructed me before I came that I must find Gu Qingfeng at all costs."
Dao Venerable Bai Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Countless people have died at Gu Qingfeng's hands. They were all heaven-defying geniuses from the Four Great Domains. Cultivation is not easy, and nurturing them was even harder. Yet now they have all met tragic deaths at the hands of that demon surnamed Gu. It truly is a cause for grief and regret. We hope the Immortal, for the sake of so many wronged souls, will persuade the little girl to hand over the Heart-Mind Bracelet."
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Su Hua Fairy's appearance was a bad thing, but in Dao Venerable Bai Xuan's view, it was not a bad thing at all, but a good one.
If Su Hua Fairy had not appeared, this matter would have been truly difficult to handle.
If the twelve Chixiao People, including Ziyang, were truly determined to unleash a great slaughter, it would inevitably lead to rivers of blood.
Setting aside whether they could be annihilated or not, even if they could, who would bear the consequences?
The Immortal Dynasty?
If the Immortal Dynasty dared to bear them, they would have long since wiped out all the Chixiao People under heaven. Why would they wait until now? What they feared was provoking the wrath of all the Chixiao People in the world. After all, in the current era, the Immortal Dynasty had only descended for a hundred years; its foundation was unstable, and it had not yet won the hearts of the people.
Therefore, if Ziyang and these Chixiao People were truly killed, the one to bear the consequences would inevitably be the Nine-Hua Alliance.
Su Hua Fairy's appearance could completely avoid this consequence.
In his thinking, Su Hua Fairy was only worried about Xiao Jinr's safety. As for that Gu Qingfeng, she should not protect him, nor did she have any reason to. Taking a step back, even if Su Hua Fairy wanted to protect Gu Qingfeng, she likely couldn't. As an envoy of the Immortal Dynasty, protecting a demon—if this matter spread, it would greatly affect Su Hua's reputation.
That was secondary.
Most importantly, Dao Venerable Bai Xuan knew Su Hua would not do this. After all, the leaders of the major sects were all here. If she truly wanted to protect Gu Qingfeng, she would have to give an explanation to so many people.
The facts were indeed so.
Su Hua and Gu Qingfeng had no real friendship. They had only met twice in total, and during one of those encounters, she had even been teased by Gu Qingfeng. Although she was very curious about Gu Qingfeng's identity, it was only curiosity and nothing more.
If it were some other minor matter, she might protect him.
But Gu Qingfeng had killed so many people, and they were the heir apparents of major sects. Even if she wanted to protect him, she couldn't.
However, Xiao Jinr was tightly guarding the Heart-Mind Bracelet on her wrist. Su Hua simply couldn't bring herself to persuade her. And if Xiao Jinr continued to wear the Heart-Mind Bracelet, it would only plunge her into great trouble.
How to resolve this trouble?
Su Hua's thoughts raced like lightning as she pondered rapidly. Before long, she thought of a feasible method.
"Sister Hua, Big Brother's Golden Core formation failed, and he's seriously injured. Big Brother trusted Jin'er, that's why he gave Jin'er this bracelet. Jin'er would rather die than hand it over!"
"Jin'er, do you trust Sister?"
Xiao Jinr nodded without a second thought. "Of course Jin'er trusts Sister Hua."
"Then, can you give the Heart-Mind Bracelet to Sister? Don't worry, Sister won't give it to anyone, okay?"
"Sister Hua, you must promise Jin'er not to give it to anyone!"
"Don't worry, Sister keeps her word!"
Seeing this scene, the twelve Chixiao People instantly flashed into view. Ziyang shouted, "Miss Su, Lord Chiyang is extremely important to us. Unless we die in battle here today, no one will take the Heart-Mind Bracelet from Xiao Jinr's hand."
Ziyang and the others could not confirm Gu Qingfeng's identity and were worried he might be a descendant or successor of Lord Chixiao. Naturally, they dared not be careless, even if this person was Su Hua.
"Old Senior, I have no other meaning. I merely do not wish for Jin'er to be implicated in this matter, that is all."
"In that case, you may take Xiao Jinr away, but leave the Heart-Mind Bracelet behind."
"I promised Xiao Jinr I would not give the Heart-Mind Bracelet to anyone!"
"Fairy Hua! What do you mean by this?"
Young Lord Jing Yun also stepped forward, saying, "That demon Gu Qingfeng has killed so many people. Could it be you intend to protect him?"
"Fairy Hua, you are an envoy of the Immortal Dynasty, and that Gu Qingfeng is a demon..."
"Fairy Hua, we implore you to uphold justice for us, hand over the Heart-Mind Bracelet, and let us take revenge and wash away our hatred!"
Upon hearing Su Hua say she would not give the Heart-Mind Bracelet to anyone, the leaders of the major sects present all stepped forward to plead.
"I will give everyone an explanation later."
An explanation? What explanation? No one knew.
Xiao Jinr tried to take the Heart-Mind Bracelet off her wrist, but after trying for a long time, she simply couldn't remove it.
"Sister Hua, the Heart-Mind Bracelet has somehow become smaller. It seems like it can't be taken off now..."
"Let me see."
The Heart-Mind Bracelet was very beautiful, like flawless black jade, exuding a very special feeling. As for how it was special, Su Hua couldn't quite say, only that it felt somewhat eerie. She herself had refined many Heart-Mind Bracelets and had seen many others, but she had never seen one as peculiar as this black jade Heart-Mind Bracelet on Xiao Jinr.
She discovered that this bracelet seemed to be breathing...
No! To be more precise, it was more like it was absorbing the spiritual energy from its surroundings.
Upon investigation, it was indeed so.
This made Su Hua even more astonished.
Having lived two lives, she had seen countless spirit treasures. It wasn't that she had never seen spirit treasures that could autonomously absorb spiritual energy. Those were without exception treasures that had undergone countless years, becoming sentient and spiritual, naturally formed supreme treasures.
She had never seen a refined spirit treasure that could autonomously absorb spiritual energy, and moreover, absorb it autonomously as if it possessed life. Even more miraculous was that she also discovered this Heart-Mind Bracelet had long since merged with Xiao Jinr. The spiritual energy absorbed by the bracelet was constantly nourishing Xiao Jinr.
"Jin'er, when did Gu Qingfeng give you this bracelet? Sister remembers you didn't have it last time I saw you..."
"At the Taixuan Platform!"
The Taixuan Platform? Su Hua carefully recalled and seemed to remember that at the Taixuan Platform, Gu Qingfeng had been holding a pile of messy spirit stones, refining something. Could it have been this Heart-Mind Bracelet?
Wasn't this too miraculous?
Continuing her examination, Su Hua suddenly discovered that the bracelet's color was not black, but a jade-like white. The black was a mysterious power.
Su Hua seemed to realize something and asked, "Jin'er, what color was the bracelet when your Big Brother gave it to you?"
"White! Big Brother said that when Jin'er encounters danger, the bracelet will turn black. But Big Brother told Jin'er not to worry. Big Brother said no matter what danger, the bracelet will help Jin'er turn peril into safety."
Sure enough.
This was no simple Heart-Mind Bracelet. Not only could it autonomously absorb spiritual energy and possess a nourishing effect, but it could also sense killing intent, and it contained a mysterious power within...
This was simply...