Chapter 1256: 18.94 First Grey Star - Anairam Trench
"Pfft! Xiao Jing, can you explain what happened to your sister? Isn\'t she just a toddler? How could she grow big like this in just three days!?" Mo Yuhan asked in disbelief.
Ye Jingxia looked at his uncles strangely, as if asking what was wrong with that. He can only explain what he knows and say, "It\'s normal. According to Xiaxia\'s age, this is her real size. The only reason she can\'t grow before is because Papa sealed her body to keep her physique from awakening. He used time elements to stop her time temporarily.
Now that she is cured, of course her body will grow back to normal. What\'s wrong with it?"
They were shocked to learn that Ye Anxia had experienced a sudden growth spurt, but they are even more shocked to learn that Ye Jieye possesses the ability to wield time elements, which are even more uncommon than light and dark elements.
In addition, Ye Jieye\'s power has been demonstrated by the fact that she has been using her time element for years on the young girl and that it has not been deactivated since the girl first experienced the effects of her physique.
Ye Xiajie took over, and Ye Anxia stopped being sickly like the original Ye Jieye because the seal on the little princess had been used constantly and had never been deactivated until the day they cured her defects. In actuality, the original Ye Jieye was only able to use a small amount of time elements on her daughter whenever her sickness flared.
Lu Ming and Mo Yuhan exclaim. "Time Elements!? He can use Time Elements!"
"He didn\'t before..."
Ji Yoonjun covered Su Jin\'s mouth with his hand as he shook his head, signaling that he should stop talking. He then glanced over at Doctor Hei, who was standing nearby, and Su Jin understood immediately, nodding his head. Ji Yoonjun then withdrew his hand from Su Jin\'s mouth, but it appears that Doctor Hei had already heard what Su Jin had to say.
As they are conversing, a few Fishmen guards approach their group. Unlike before, when they were casually in their presence, this time there is a hint of respect and admiration.
A fisherman guard said, "This way, please. The master of the place told us to escort the Venerable Lords and their group."
"Show the way," Lu Shang said.
Ye Jieye and the group were able to enter the trench through the fishermen guards, because the seal that once allowed entry but prevented exit was destroyed by men sent by Heavenly Guardian Yi Kun.
The latter actually intended to use Heavenly Guardian Fei as a tool for his plans, but because Mo Xuejing traumatized him the last time he was beaten half dead, Heavenly Guardian Fei immediately withdrew when he learned that the Lu and Mo Clans were involved in the plan. He never wants to see those two men again.
Since Ye Jieye is Satan, a famous hunter whom all hunters fear and revere, the other hunters were not complaining that he and his group had been granted special access to the danger zone; in fact, even though the place\'s master had not given him any special treatment, they were all willing to make way for them to continue.
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Inside the outer region of Anairam Trench.
Completely different from the dark and full of stone walls before, the whole outer region of Anairam Trench had undergone huge changes.
They had polished the floor and walls to a smooth surface, pasted wallpaper and a carpet in every direction, and hung night pearls the size of a human head with seashell and pearl decorations on either side. They had to swim instead of walk in the water, but the feeling of being in a tunnel is more confining than the open, unrestricted world outside.
"Gege, you can\'t catch me," Ye Anxia said as she swam around while being chased by Ye Jingxia.
Swimming around like this, it wouldn\'t be surprising for one to get separated from their group and get lost, especially for children like these two.
Lu Ming immediately chased after the other three members of his group. "Don\'t run! You\'ll bump into someone!!"
"Hahaha~ Uncle Mingming chased Xiaxia as well."
"This time, Uncle Ming and Uncle Yu are it!" Ye Jingxia said.
Lu Ming and his group were assigned to babysit the two children by their cousins; of course, the two systems are with them as well, though hidden. Ye Jingxia and Ye Anxia were fearless because they knew their parents were with them. So they can swim around without restraints and even play tag as they dodge some other people on the way.
Ye Jieye and the others followed the guards of the fishermen to an underwater palace; the palace is exactly like the imperial palace in the capital city, with the exception of its design, which is based on seashells and other marine materials. The reactions of Ye Jieye, Mo Xuejing, Lu Shang, Leica, and Ji Yoonjun were ambivalent.
Those of the others were in awe of the underwater palace, which is an extremely difficult example of human architecture.
The two children were quite amazed as well, but compared to their house in Vearth, it can only be considered a small room at most.
"It\'s pretty and sparkling~" Ye Anxia said as her eyes lingered at the colorful pearls in front of the palace.
"Huge sea monster bones! It\'s my first time seeing one like this. I wonder if it can talk when it\'s alive," Ye Jingxia mumbles.
Ye Jingxia\'s eyes didn\'t catch the colorful pearls like his sister\'s. Instead, the huge sea monster bones displayed in the garden made him a bit interested.
Su Jin, who heard his words, said, "Xiao Jing monsters can\'t talk."
The two brats spun around and gave him a confused look; raised among godly divine monsters such as dragons, tree gods, phoenixes, and the like, they looked at Su Jin as though they did not trust what he had said.
Ye Jingxia said, "They can speak. Uncle Roi can speak. How come other monsters or beasts wouldn\'t be able to do so?"
"That\'s right, Uncle Su. Big ones can speak to us. It\'s just that their language is different from what we know," Ye Anxia said.
In disbelief, Mo Yuhan asked, "Are you for real?"
"Young Lord, Princess, don\'t you want to see the interior of the Ocean Palace?" asked Ji Yoonjun, intentionally changing the subject. After all, even though the kids are telling the truth, the language they are talking about is ancient language, which is common in Vearth. It\'s not something a mortal can learn.
"Want!"
The two cubs eagerly swam towards the Ocean Palace as soon as Ji Yoonjun asked this question, as was to be expected. No adults dared to stop them, and babysitters Lu Ming and Mo Yuhan, along with Ji Yoonjun and Su Jin, had no choice but to chase after them. The two doctors also followed after them.
After some time, their figures vanished inside the palace, leaving the escorting Fishmen guards perplexed.
Ye Jieye left the children alone and asked the guards, "Where are you, Master? Isn\'t he supposed to give us permission to enter the Ocean Floor?"
The Fishmen guards were at a loss for words, barely able to decide whether to tell the truth or not, and when they saw Ye Jieye ready to lose his cool, Leica had to intervene and take command.
Leica asked, "Excuse me. If there is something that happened in this danger zone, please tell us. We are here to go to the Ocean Floor, so only the permission of the owner of this place can give that away." His smile though fake looked real for these Fishmen guards, and he confessed what truly happened.
The Fishmen guards confessed to sneaking a peek at Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing besides them. "Actually, a few hours ago, the Master was still awake while working in his office. It was only when he heard that Venerable Lord Satan and his wife were coming that he suddenly fainted."
"Fainted? What do you mean?" asked Lu Shang.
"The Master... he seems to be extremely frightened of Lord Mo after being beaten up by him before. He was traumatized. So when the master heard about the arrival of the lords, he suffered a breakdown and his eyes rolled over," the fishmen guard explained.
Hearing this, Mo Xuejing was at a loss for words. After all, he really was the one who had beaten the man black and blue. It was hardly to be anticipated that the act would cause trauma to the retards.
Pfft!
When Mo Xuejing turned around, he saw Ye Jieye\'s calm demeanor, as if he hadn\'t laughed just now. He is also pretending that he doesn\'t know anything.
Mo Xuejing mumbles, "That wasn\'t entirely my fault. He is just too weak. Who asked him to anger me?"
Everybody, especially the hunters from their clans, could not help but stare at him in wonder, fear, and surprise. For all their knowledge of Satan\'s unmatched might, they had no idea that the Mo Clan heir also happened to be a freak, much like his husband.
"It seems that the rumors about Lord Mo beating up Heavenly Guardian Fei are real!"
"Does that mean that the couple both possessed strength beyond Heavenly Guardians? That\'s amazing!"
"No wonder they are together. They suit one another."
The whispering of the hunters behind them cannot be ignored, and Lu Shang had to reprimand them.
The two Joker-class hunters in the group were also unexpectedly suppressed by Lu Shang\'s spread aura, which caused the six men to fall to the ground. The other hunters stared at Lu Shang in shock, but they should have expected such strength given that he is the direct subordinate of Satan.
Leica said, "My lords, we shall wait here until you finish your business inside. They needed to warm up after all."
After a silent agreement, Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing headed for the Ocean Palace, where they sought out Heavenly Guardian Fei\'s token to allow them to enter the ocean floor without the sea protector attacking—it would not be good if this couple killed the guardian beast of this danger zone by mistake.
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Meanwhile, inside the Ocean Palace...
Lu Ming was looking around in panic as he lost his nephew and niece. The two cubs were swimming too fast for their babysitters to catch them. They are having so much fun coming out of the house and being on vacation with their parents that they played wildly in this danger zone. In any case, they would not be in real danger at all.
"Ah! Where did they go? Xiao Jing! Xiaxia! Come out now!"
"How could they swim so fast?" Su Jin said while panting.
Mo Yuhan smiled helplessly, as he knew the reason why. "They must be capable of turning ice to water. Controlling water makes you move faster underwater. But it\'s very hard to transform something solid to liquid at will. Even I can barely change the components of my ice ability. But those two are children of my cousin\'s."
"It\'s most likely an inherited talent from Lord Mo," Doctor Hei said.
Doctor Guang, who was wheezing among them, could only be carried the entire distance by his twin brother because he is not very strong at swimming and is somewhat overweight. At this point, a rope fastened to Doctor Guang\'s right hand was tied around his thick waist, allowing the group to pull him over whenever he became fatigued.
"Ha. Ha. Ha~ I shouldn\'t have come after all," Doctor Guang said.
Su Jin said, "Who told you to be a glutton!? You instantly chose to join after hearing that there would be various seafood ingredients in this danger zone."
"When I heard... you ate a lot of... the big boss\'s cooking... It feels... unfair. I want to eat his delicious cooking too!" Doctor Guang said.
Ji Yoonjun and Doctor Hei gave this man a sneer. Only at times like this is the reaction of these two men synchronized.
Ji Yoonjun said, "We must find the Young Lord and the Princess. This Palace is not our territory after all. There might be hidden dangers in this place."
"Should we split up and look for them?" Lu Ming asked, and everyone agreed to this suggestion.
Six of them split up into pairs: Lu Ming and Su Jin, who were Lu Ming\'s lovers. Mo Yuhan and Doctor Guang became friends; Ji Yoonjun and Doctor Hei, who seemed to have no mutual interest at all. The other four felt uncomfortable with this pairing. As for the other end of the rope tied around Guang, Mo Yuhan is the one holding it now.
Su Jin said, "Should I be paired with Brother Ji?"
"No need. Let\'s not waste any more time," Ji Yoonjun said as he swam away. Doctor Hei, who had a smirk following after him, gave a feeling of discomfort to the other two pairs.
Mo Yuhan asked, "Do you think they will be alright?"
"Well, my brother is mean by nature, but I don\'t know if he will tease or scheme against Ji Yoonjun," Doctor Guang said.
Lu Ming said, "It should be alright. After all, Yoonjun is... you know." Except for Doctor Hei, the four of them knew about Ji Yoonjun being a god from another world.
Worriedly, Su Jin mumbled. "Brother Ji wouldn\'t kill him, right?"
Everyone, "..."