It had to be said, the telepathic connection between twins was quite accurate.
However, Qi Yu knew this was one matter she couldn't be entirely truthful about with him.
Looking at Si Qing's earnest face, Qi Yu sighed with a hint of helplessness. She patted his shoulder, trying to reassure him, "No, there's really nothing I'm keeping from you. It's just that my spiritual cultivation has progressed, so my wound healed faster. Besides, the injury to my primordial spirit wasn't that severe. It was just a cut near my neck, and Master helped heal it, remember?"
After speaking, Qi Yu circulated some spiritual energy to prove she was completely recovered and not lying.
Si Qing nodded. Of course, he was happy his sister was well, but he still felt a sense of unease, much like his mother.
Something felt off, as if there was still something more, yet he couldn't quite pinpoint it.
Seeing Si Qing's bewildered expression, Qi Yu suddenly found him rather endearing. She reached out and gently touched his meticulously styled hair, casually asking, "Now that you've found me, is there anything else you need to do?"
"No, nothing else. The matter with Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate has been resolved, so there are no particularly urgent issues." As Si Qing said this, he seemed to recall something and quickly added, "Right, after your primordial spirit fainted in the Abyssal Hell, Master and I together dispersed that evil energy from Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate. So, Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate should be completely gone now."
Qi Yu wasn't particularly concerned with these matters anymore. Her mind was entirely occupied with the dilemma of choosing between the two options presented by the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, upon hearing Si Qing's words, she merely nodded vaguely, indicating she understood, and then intended to walk back towards the room.
Si Qing felt his sister's demeanor today was a bit strange, as if she were dispirited, as though something unhappy had happened.
But he couldn't get anything out of her.
The thought made Si Qing's mood involuntarily anxious. Just as he was about to say something more, hurried footsteps suddenly echoed from behind them.
Qi Yu and Si Qing looked up together.
Shrimp soldiers and crab generals from the seabed knelt on the ground, shouting loudly, "Dragon King, disaster! The human realm has suffered too many casualties, leading to a plague. Many people who have not yet been cursed are falling ill and dying. Many cultivators in their rooms have also been infected. We are currently outside the Southern Sea and request reinforcements."
Qi Yu's heart sank.
Si Qing grabbed her, and they quickly turned to head out.
Outside the Southern Sea.
An Nuo and Shao Feng were already listening to the immortal sect cultivators recount the situation in the human realm.
The immortal cultivator appeared to be in his early twenties, with a Golden Core cultivation. At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, utterly exhausted, detailing the news from the human realm: "There's a rampant plague in the human realm, and it's very severe. It seems to be due to the excessive casualties, which have contaminated the water. Many people fell ill after drinking it and eventually died."
"Another problem is that after these rivers were polluted, we had no more water to drink. We were originally drinking from wells, but those wells were tainted, and the water was undrinkable. The only remaining drinkable water was this one river, but unfortunately..."
The cultivator coughed violently as he spoke, his face pale and gaunt, clearly having gone days without water.
Feng Mingqi offered him water.
The cultivator hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded his thanks and drank it all in one gulp.
Qi Yu stood at the back, listening.
As she listened, her heart sank further.
She touched the dagger at her waist, her fingertips icy cold.
The Heavenly Dao had been right; there was indeed little time left.