Fantasy: My Wife is the Empress, and Our Cute Kids Wreak Havoc in the Nine Provinces – Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Transforming into a Two-Headed Fire Xi, Long Shaoyu’s Scheme

“Big Brother, what is this?”

Chu Xin, while gnawing on a pig’s head, tilted her little head and asked Long Shaoyu curiously, looking at the red crystal in his hand.

Beside her, Chu Chen, who was drinking beast milk, also cast a curious glance.

Long Shaoyu smiled, “This is the crystal core of the Two-Headed Fire Xi, and it’s also the key for us to get close to the Two-Headed Fire Xi King.”

“Oh, then hurry up.”

Chu Xin glanced at the crystal core for a moment and lost interest, just urging him on.

She was only interested in food or ancient treasures.

“It will be ready soon.”

Long Shaoyu smiled slightly, threw the Two-Headed Fire Xi’s crystal core into the air, made a hand seal, and channeled his True Qi into it.

“All of you, stand behind me.”

Long Shaoyu said.

The square-faced youth and the young archer quickly returned to their positions. Chu Xin and Chu Chen, each holding a pig’s head, had a confused look in their big eyes beneath their masks.

After taking a bite of the pig’s head and a sip of beast milk, they leisurely walked over.

Buzz!

Waves of strange, hot fluctuations emanated from the crystal core.

Red energy enveloped everyone, forming a phantom image of a Two-Headed Fire Xi.

As Long Shaoyu continued to pour in his True Qi, the phantom image became increasingly solid, eventually forming a materialized Two-Headed Fire Xi.

Roar!

The Two-Headed Fire Xi roared towards the sky, its intimidating roar seemingly authentic.

Chu Xin put her little finger in her mouth to suck off the oil, then curiously poked the red, hot energy. Her finger passed through it without resistance.

“Little Sister Ai Chirou, don’t stick your hand out, it will expose us to the Two-Headed Fire Xi.”

Long Shaoyu, controlling everything, naturally felt Chu Xin’s little action and quickly reminded her.

“Oh!”

Chu Xin retracted her little hand and continued to eat her roasted meat.

Chu Chen, who had also intended to reach out and poke, could only embarrassedly retract his chubby little hand, pretending that nothing had happened, and quietly drank his beast milk.

“Sword, Condense!”

Long Shaoyu shouted in a low voice, and a giant sword condensed beneath everyone’s feet.

“Go!”

He made a hand seal, and the giant sword soared into the sky, swooping down from the mountain.

From the outside, it looked like a giant Two-Headed Fire Xi taking off from the mountain and leaping down, landing steadily in the Fire Xi Valley with a loud boom.

The loud noise naturally alerted the Two-Headed Fire Xi resting or bathing in the lava lake within the valley. They quickly got up and surrounded Chu Xin and the others.

One by one, the giant pig heads approached, sniffing the hot energy around everyone’s bodies, seemingly confirming the identity of this suddenly appearing Two-Headed Fire Xi.

“So many pig heads.”

Chu Xin’s mouth watered again.

“How long will it take to roast all of these?”

Chu Chen’s chubby little hands were itching to get to work.

In his little mind, he was already imagining the scene of roasting hundreds of pig heads at the same time.

That scene would surely be spectacular.

The square-faced youth and the young archer, however, were a little nervous. There were hundreds of Two-Headed Fire Xi in this valley, and many of them had reached the sixth rank. If they were exposed and surrounded by these hundreds of Two-Headed Fire Xi, even with their strength, they would likely be in trouble.

Moreover, in the Fire Xi Valley, the Two-Headed Fire Xi had the home-field advantage, and their true strength was higher than their cultivation level.

Among the five of them, only Long Shaoyu was a fire-type cultivator. If a fight broke out, the outcome was uncertain.

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Fortunately, Long Shaoyu’s secret technique was indeed effective, and the crystal core carried the aura of that Two-Headed Fire Xi, successfully deceiving the noses of the Two-Headed Fire Xi.

Seemingly confirming the identity of the group, the Two-Headed Fire Xi returned to their previous positions and lay down, or resumed bathing in the lava lake.

The square-faced youth and the young archer breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen, however, were a little disappointed. So many pig heads were right in front of them, but they couldn’t roast them or eat them. It was truly a pity.

Long Shaoyu made a hand seal, leading the group onward, and arrived safely at the deepest part of the Fire Xi Valley, stopping in front of a huge cave.

“The Two-Headed Fire Xi King is inside this cave.”

Long Shaoyu said in a low voice, “Little Sister Ai Chirou, Little Brother Ai Kaorou, you two go and capture the Two-Headed Fire Xi King. We will guard the entrance and prevent the other Two-Headed Fire Xi from entering.”

“Okay!”

Chu Xin nodded. She didn’t want Long Shaoyu and the other two to interfere either. What if they accidentally killed the Pig King?

Dad had said that this kind of regenerating food was very precious and must be used sustainably, not killed all at once.

Long Shaoyu, controlling the Two-Headed Fire Xi image, entered the cave and then dispelled the disguise. He said in a low voice, “The Two-Headed Fire Xi King is in the depths of the cave. Act according to plan.”

“Okay!”

Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded their little heads, and their figures flashed and disappeared.

Long Shaoyu turned to the square-faced youth and the young archer and said lightly, “You two guard the cave. I’ll go and seize the Fire Xi Grass.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

The two responded respectfully and then stood on either side of the cave entrance.

Long Shaoyu’s figure flashed, instantly disappearing into the depths of the cave.

The hot energy inside the cave was far beyond that outside, and the deeper he went, the higher the temperature.

The Fire Xi Grass was one of Long Shaoyu’s goals for this secret realm trip. However, the Fire Xi Grass grew in the cave where the Two-Headed Fire Xi King resided. To obtain the Fire Xi Grass, he had to kill or lure away the Two-Headed Fire Xi King.

Fighting in this environment was extremely disadvantageous for non-fire-type cultivators.

The strength of the Two-Headed Fire Xi King would be greatly enhanced, while non-fire-type cultivators would be greatly suppressed. The difference in power would be too great.

Although Long Shaoyu was a fire-type sword cultivator, his own strength was similar to that of the Two-Headed Fire Xi. If they fought, it would be difficult to determine the victor in a short time.

Once a fight broke out, the Two-Headed Fire Xi outside would rush in. Even if he managed to kill the Two-Headed Fire Xi King, it would be difficult to escape.

This was also the reason why, despite countless prodigies from the Nine Provinces entering the secret realm over the years, very few came to the Fire Xi Valley.

At the same time, this was also the reason why Long Shaoyu had been trying to please Chu Xin and Chu Chen.

He wanted to use the two siblings to distract the Two-Headed Fire Xi King, giving him enough time to pick the Fire Xi Grass.

As for whether the two siblings could defeat the Two-Headed Fire Xi King, that was not his concern.

Roar!

Before reaching the depths of the cave, Long Shaoyu heard the angry roar of the Two-Headed Fire Xi King. The entire cave was shaking.

“I hope you can hold on for a little longer.”

Long Shaoyu said in a low voice. It would take some time to gather the Fire Xi Grass. He had to gather the Fire Xi Grass before the battle ended and then fight his way out of the cave.

Otherwise, if the Two-Headed Fire Xi King killed the two brats and came after them, they would be attacked from both sides.

As for the two brats’ Spatial Rings, he could only wait until they left the secret realm, kill another Two-Headed Fire Xi, use its crystal core to transform, and then come back to retrieve them.

Thinking of this, his figure flashed, and he appeared in the deepest part of the cave.

“This!”

Long Shaoyu’s eyes widened, and his face was filled with shock.