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Chapter 794 The Burning Vast Snowfield
Xu Ning leisurely circled around the magic array, carrying the Dust Concealment Gourd.
"From the moment I met you, I noticed that your talents were mostly overshadowed by that guy René's brilliance, and coupled with your tendency to cry, you didn't seem very outstanding. But I never expected that after so many years, you would have even mastered Liyue's array formations. Although it's just a trapping array, it's still quite remarkable."
Jacob placed one hand on the enormous heart, which no longer resembled the gray stone it had been just moments before.
Several blood-red lines gradually spread across the heart, and a large amount of bright red blood spurted out from where Jacob's palm was pressed, turning into blood-red light patterns that flowed into the magic circle on the ground.
Jacob was neither angry nor pleased with Xu Ning's assessment.
“I’ve always known that my talents are far inferior to theirs. But didn’t you say back then that the most valuable thing a person can do is to know themselves?”
Jacob glanced down at the magic circle. “My original intention was to make a commotion in Haimo Village, then activate Erinas’s heart, just like I did more than 400 years ago, to attract everyone’s attention and help the master complete the final step of saving the world.”
"But the Shadow Chaser Court of today is far inferior to the Shadow Chaser Hunters of yesteryear. Their sense of danger is far less than that of any random Shadow Chaser Hunter back then, and the things the Master planned back then have long been forgotten. Whether or not these things are done is actually irrelevant. Only your appearance..."
Jacob stared intently at Xu Ning.
“...Only you could potentially pose a threat to the master’s plans. After all, most of our understanding of this world comes from you, and you just happened to be here, plus...you brought him with you…”
Xu Ning glanced at Katarina beside him and laughed, "If that's how you see it, then I regret to inform you that what you've done is destined to be in vain."
Jacob paused for a moment, but then chuckled softly.
"Although I don't know what facts Mr. Saigong is basing his statement on, I firmly believe... our efforts will not be in vain."
Neither Xu Ning nor Caterpillar spoke, but Seymour, who was next to Mameh, suddenly stepped forward.
“I’m very sorry, Jacob Ingord, I’m afraid I won’t let you do that, and I will definitely stop you again.”
Jacob coldly stared at the mechanical dog that had spoken before him and sneered, "Alan's 'little invention,' outdated junk, you must have been dormant for many years, yet you still store my data? A creation that doesn't even have its own will, you failed to fulfill your mission to protect Marian back then, yet you still dare to speak so arrogantly..."
Seymour seemed to freeze again, "Mary... Marian?"
Jacob, seeing that the mechanical dog seemed to have malfunctioned, stopped looking at it and turned to say one last thing.
"As long as you don't do anything dangerous, this formation will only trap you for a few days. After that, fate will naturally reveal its true colors. I'm leaving now. When the clock strikes low, let's meet again in the new world!"
As his figure slowly disappeared into the thick purple mist, the wolves around him, as if coveting the blood here, densely surrounded the magic circle.
"This guy got away, so how are we supposed to get out of here?"
Katpira, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, but although he was asking everyone how to get out, his eyes were fixed on Xu Ning alone.
Xu Ning chuckled.
"Don't worry, playing with formations in front of a seasoned Liyue person like me, has the little crybaby picked up his adoptive brother's arrogant bad habits? But even at this point, it still hasn't woken up? Or is it like that guy, not wanting to see me?"
Katpira was confused by this seemingly nonsensical remark, but Mameh, who had been tilting his head as if listening intently, suddenly spoke up: "Father wants to see you, I need to find a place to paint..."
Caterpillar asked疑惑地, "Who is this 'father' you keep talking about? And why are you painting?"
Mameh rubbed her little hands together, looking a little anxious, and said, "I should always carry my drawing board with me, so I won't have trouble finding it when I need it..."
Looking at her, Xu Ning casually drew his Blade of the Peak and shaved a flat area off a piece of gray crystal beside him.
"This size should be big enough to draw a picture, right?"
Mameh nodded, then dipped his hand in the blood from the ground and began to scribble.
It looked like a random smear, and there was only one kind of red paint on hand, but Xu Ning quickly figured out what Mameh was painting.
Although Katpira always humbly admitted his low comprehension and lack of knowledge, he was, after all, a little monster who had lived for nearly five hundred years. But when he looked at Mameh's drawing, he suddenly understood Jacob's comment that it was "a mess of scribbles".
But when he turned to look at Xu Ning, he found that this guy seemed to understand, and he couldn't help but fall into self-doubt again, wondering if he was really not good enough.
Xu Ning really figured out what Mameh was drawing.
Although there was only one color of red pigment, with Mameh's small hands applying it in varying shades, combined with the background of gray and white crystals, it clearly resembled a vast, burning snowfield.
Xu Ning naturally knew where this snowfield of such scale was.
Winter!
That world, where the cold winds howl year-round and ice and snow are everywhere, is like firewood in a furnace, burning brightly yet irrationally.
Xu Ning watched as Mameh, her hands covered in blood, finished her painting and stepped back. She reached out and rubbed Mameh's head, sighing softly to herself. Sometimes, you really can't underestimate people like that.
Focusing his mind on the painting, Xu Ning felt a slight blur before his eyes and found himself in a place very similar to the content of the painting.
On the ground covered with grayish-white crystals, clusters of bright red flames were everywhere, and these flames seemed to be eroding the entire land.
A voice strikingly similar to Mameh's said, "Long time no see, Lord Saigong. Although we will have to trouble you again upon our meeting, could you please help us clear away these poisonous flames?"
Xu Ning knew what these poisonous flames were.
Like the poisonous blood injected into Dvalin by Durin, it was the same alchemical product, pure destruction and madness.
He casually summoned a wisp of gentle breeze carrying fine rain from the Dust Concealment Gourd and sprinkled it across the earth around him.
The bright red poisonous flames were almost extinguished by the water, and then green grass sprouted from the gray crystal ground, instantly giving new life to the once lifeless land.
Xu Ning walked to a precipice, sat down on the edge, and watched as the surroundings slowly turned lush and vibrant with life. He couldn't help but sigh, "Erinas, although this wasn't our original intention, I must say, you've done much better than I expected. Unlike that stupid Dulin who only knows how to act recklessly. Last time I went there, he didn't even bother to say hello..."