Chapter 373

Chapter Sixty-Three: Hulei: Feed me peanuts, feed me peanuts!

Hulei did not pass away peacefully.

Although, in theory, from the moment the Crimson Moon detached from his body and rose high into the sky, Hulei's life should have come to an end, and his consciousness would have merged with the Crimson Moon to erode and plunder Fei Xiao's body.

At that time, whether he destroys Feixiao's mind, takes over her body, and forces the Xianzhou Alliance to execute its general, or is devoured by the other party and becomes the new War Leader, it will all be good for him.

It must be said that Hulei is indeed a top expert among the Buli. The fact that he could make such a choice in such a short time and seek the last bit of benefit for himself and the Buli in such a desperate situation is enough to prove that he not only has great strength, but also has the highest level of wisdom among the Buli.

But he never expected that the blessing from the Star God of Abundance could be so easily suppressed and controlled. Even his consciousness was arbitrarily torn out and stuffed back into his dying body.

The other party even channeled an unknown power into Hulei to prolong his life and prevent him from dying on the spot after leaving the Crimson Moon.

How could anyone in this world be capable of such a thing? Shouldn't such terrifying power be reserved for gods?!

At this moment, Hulei no longer harbored any calculations. Faced with the exaggerated and despairing disparity, the emotion called "fear" had begun to take root in his heart. The Nest Husband was once willing to give his life for the glory of the Buli was dead, leaving only a trembling trapped beast.

This is the limitation of wild beasts. Creatures that believe in the law of the jungle only pursue power. Once faced with an enemy so powerful that they can only look up to them, they quickly lose their fighting spirit and ultimately choose to submit.

Unfortunately, Hulei no longer has the strength to even speak, so he is naturally unable to beg for mercy.

"So, does this mean the matter is settled?" Looking at Hulei lying on the ground, barely breathing, and then at the Crimson Moon in Ai Yue's hand, which looked like a candy, Huai Yan couldn't help but show a curious expression. "So, this is Hulei's trump card?"

"Yes, this is a gift from the plague, the key to Hulei's formidable vitality." Fei Xiao nodded, his gaze fixed on the Crimson Moon in Ai Yue's hand. "However, I truly never imagined it could become like this. Mr. Ai Yue's strength is indeed unfathomable."

"Practice makes perfect, this thing is obviously not as troublesome as the Jianmu tree." Ai Yue shrugged, then tossed it to Fei Xiao, "Here you go, it'll be just what you need to cure your 'stubborn ailment'."

Feixiao instinctively caught the Crimson Moon in his hand, and was momentarily stunned.

For a moment, her thoughts drifted back to a few days earlier.

"Treatment?"

Faced with Fei Xiao's somewhat abrupt request, Ai Yue raised an eyebrow and asked with feigned doubt, "General Feixiao seems to have a strong voice and a healthy physique; he doesn't look sick at all."

Seeing that the two had already started talking, Jing Yuan, who was standing to the side, prepared to leave. "Then you two can continue chatting. I still have some official business to attend to..."

"Wait, Jing Yuan, I need you to add some clarification to this matter." Feixiao called out to Jing Yuan, then looked at Ai Yue, "Also, Mr. Ai Yue, you can just call me Feixiao."

"Great, it's good that we can all skip those meaningless honorifics." Ai Yue gestured for the two of them to sit down and talk. "So, what exactly is this intractable disease?"

"This matter needs to start with my identity," Fei Xiao said directly. "I have the bloodline of Buli in my veins, which makes me more special than pure-blooded fox people."

Upon hearing this, Ai Yue was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Fei Xiao to reveal this secret, but the fact that the other party could be so frank was indeed beyond his expectations.

After all, in his understanding, Fei Xiao seemed to have kept this secret very well, and even the strategist beside her was unaware of it.

"This matter is probably not a secret in your eyes, but it can express my sincerity," Fei Xiao seemed to see Ai Yue's surprise, so he explained, and then continued, "Let's get back to this matter. The bloodline of the Buli has caused their curse called 'Moon Frenzy' to also appear on me."

"This curse, while greatly enhancing my strength, will cause me to become extremely frenzied in battle, even transforming me into a beast. For the Buli, this is a blessing, but for the fox people whose self-healing abilities are not strong enough, it is a curse."

"You're afraid that one day you'll go insane, indiscriminately attacking friend and foe, and hurting your comrades, right?" Ai Yue nodded. "That is indeed a rather troublesome matter."

Ai Yue naturally had some understanding of "Moon Frenzy". Strictly speaking, this thing cannot be considered to have been brought to Fei Xiao by Buli, because the fox people also had this power lurking in their bodies. However, in the long process of biological evolution, the fox people were able to suppress this curse. Although they gave up the power, they also prevented themselves from being corrupted by the power of Moon Frenzy.

The Bu Li bloodline within Fei Xiao had clearly activated Moon Frenzy within her, which was why this situation occurred.

"Yes, I am not afraid of death, but I cannot allow myself to harm the people I am meant to protect." Fei Xiao nodded. "Therefore, even if Moon Frenzy's power can make me stand out from my compatriots and become a general, I must completely eradicate this threat!"

After a pause, Fei Xiao's face showed a helpless expression again. "Unfortunately, neither my healers nor the famous Medicine- Dragon Maiden of Medicine from the Luofu Xianzhou can cure this curse. But your appearance gives me a glimmer of hope—we are both products of the Blessing of Abundance, are you..."

Facing Fei Xiao's gaze, Ai Yue nodded. "There's no problem, but I must remind you that, based on my current understanding of the Blessing of Abundance, I can only eliminate it. Just as eliminating the Mara-struck comes at the cost of shortening one's lifespan, eliminating the Moon Frenzy will definitely have an impact on you as well."

"That's enough." Hearing Ai Yue's affirmative response, Fei Xiao's tone became excited. "It's nothing more than a little bit of power. I will never disgrace the title of general because of this!"

In fact, Fei Xiao had already foreseen the outcome of this exchange before she even arrived here. After all, just as she said, the Mara-struck was much more troublesome than Moon Frenzy. Since the other party could deal with the Mara-struck, there was naturally no reason why they couldn't deal with Moon Frenzy.

However, when she received a positive answer from Ai Yue, she still couldn't help but lose control of her emotions.

After all, this was a curse that had haunted her throughout her life, giving her the power to break free of her cage while also becoming a relentless nightmare. Although Fei Xiao was still very confident in herself, how could she have kept seeking medical treatment if she had no worries about the future?

Now that a glimmer of hope has finally appeared, it's no wonder that this "General of Great Victory" would show such an expression.

"Congratulations, Feixiao. Mr. Ai Yue always keeps his word. I imagine the curse that has troubled you for so many years will soon be resolved," Jing Yuan said, bowing in congratulations. But then he looked at Ai Yue and said, "However, from what Mr. Ai Yue is saying, it seems there's more than one solution to this problem?"

Jing Yuan, being a strategist and an observer, was better able to analyze the situation. Therefore, when he heard Ai Yue say "based on current understanding," he realized that in Ai Yue's eyes, there was actually a better solution to this matter.

Upon hearing Jing Yuan's words, Fei Xiao's eyes widened as she looked at Ai Yue. She remained silent, unsure whether it was because she dared not have too high expectations or because she was afraid of losing control of her voice and leaving a bad impression on him.

With Jing Yuan's introduction, Ai Yue naturally nodded. "Of course, after all, according to you, the power of Moon Frenzy has completely different effects on fox people and Buli. So if I can study the situation of Buli carefully, perhaps I can find a better solution."

"Perhaps, you won't become weaker as a result; you might even gain greater power."

Now, this even greater power is in her hands.

Fei Xiao carefully examined the Crimson Moon in her hand. Although she could no longer sense any danger from it, she could still feel its powerful energy. The Crimson Moon was even pulsating slightly in her palm, like a vibrant heart—filling her with a fatal allure.

"Flying Sky!"

With a deep, authoritative shout from Huai Yan, Feixiao's somewhat dazed eyes finally cleared. Only then did she realize that she had unknowingly raised the Crimson Moon to her mouth. If Huai Yan hadn't reminded her, she probably would have swallowed it in the next second.

"Don't be nervous, this is normal," Ai Yue explained from the side. "The Crimson Moon has a fatal attraction for fox people, and can induce the 'Moon Frenzy' within them. Although I have simply eliminated some of the 'toxicity,' I still need to leave some of its original power to ensure its efficacy."

"I see," Fei Xiao, who had fallen for the trick before, became wary of the Crimson Moon in his hand, and only then was he able to resist its special allure. "So, all I have to do is eat it, right?"

"Yes, but not entirely," Ai Yue explained. "By swallowing the Crimson Moon, you can rely on its power to maintain your sanity during the Moon Frenzy, and the strong life force you gain will ensure that you are not killed by your beast-like body, but that's all."

As he spoke, Ai Yue turned his gaze to Hulei was still breathing. "Unless you can defeat its former host, you can inherit all of Crimson Moon's power."

"But then Hulei will die, right?" Fei Xiao hesitated for a moment before making his choice. "Thank you, Mr. Ai Yue, but I am already very satisfied with this level of treatment. Hulei's life must be spared to give my compatriots an explanation."

As she spoke, she was about to swallow the Crimson Moon in her hand again, but at this moment, Jing Yuan, who had been silent all along, spoke up once more, "General Feixiao, there is something I feel I need to remind you of—do you know why the Alliance, knowing that Hulei is the mortal enemy of the Fox People, chose to imprison it in the Prison of Chains of Luofu?"

Upon hearing this, Fei Xiao stopped what she was doing again. Her ears twitched, and she asked in confusion, "Isn't it because Hulei is a prisoner of the Luo Fu Sword Master Jingliu?"

Seemingly having caught some key information, Hulei, who was lying on the ground, suddenly twitched twice.

"That's certainly one reason, but it's not the most important one." Jing Yuan shook his head slightly and explained with a smile, "I've heard that some fox people on the Yaoging Xianzhou are also suffering from the Moon Frenzy Curse, is that right?"

"Well, although none of the known patients are in more serious condition than me, there are indeed a few people suffering greatly. So I might invite Mr. Ai Yue to visit the Yaoging Xianzhou in a while," Fei Xiao nodded, then looked troubled again. "But what does this have to do with Hulei? Could it be that the Alliance is worried that Yaoqing will have internal strife over the Crimson Moon?"

"Although there are some discrepancies, they are essentially the same in essence." Jing Yuan nodded and continued, "'Why can Buli control Moon Frenzy?' 'Can the fox people break this curse?' -- There will always be people who ask these questions."

"Everyone who asks a question does so with good intentions, but all roads leading to disaster are paved with good intentions."

Even though Fei Xiao disliked using his brain, he finally understood Jing Yuan's meaning at this moment. "Are you saying that the Alliance is worried that Yao Qing will research Hulei's secrets in order to break the Moon Frenzy Curse, and then cause a disaster?"

"This isn't concern, but a warning." Jing Yuan paused for a moment before replying in a low voice, "Because hundreds of years ago, on the Luofu Xianzhou, a disaster occurred that endangered the entire ship due to selfishness and acts of charity."

The Invasion of the Abundance.

No one uttered the word, but it simultaneously came to mind for everyone present.

Because it is so typical, so typical that it serves as a warning to everyone who comes after it.

Feixiao looked at Jing Yuan's gloomy face and couldn't help but sigh. She knew very well how painful this matter was for Jing Yuan, and since he was now going so far as to reopen his wounds to remind her of this favor, she naturally couldn't continue to ignore it.

"I will certainly keep General Jing Yuan's admonition in mind." After a moment, Feixiao broke the silence, "In that case, it seems that the public narrative about this matter needs to be changed again."

Upon hearing the other party's words, Jing Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly. At the same time, Fei Xiao also looked at Ai Yue standing to the side.

"Please, Mr. Ai Yue, help me complete the inheritance of the Crimson Moon Power!"

Chapter Sixty-Four: On the Correct Use of Hypnosis Apps

The rest is self-evident.

After making the decision, Ai Yue reintroduced Hulei's consciousness into the Crimson Moon, thus reactivating the Crimson Moon's full power.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Fei Xiao summoned her "Divine General's Mount" Tianhu, who was General Yao Qing, and swallowed the rising Crimson Moon in one gulp. Immediately afterwards, blood-red light emanated from her body, enveloping Fei Xiao and Tianhu together into a huge sphere, which floated in mid-air.

Jing Yuan immediately looked at Ai Yue beside him. "Mr. Ai Yue, what's this?"

"Devouring the Crimson Moon will temporarily cause her to lose control of her body. At this time, her body will be dominated by her subconscious. If her subconscious sees us as enemies, we will have to go to great lengths to control her," Ai Yue waved his hand, indicating that the other party did not need to be nervous. "So I simply controlled her directly. Once Fei Xiao has digested the power of the Crimson Moon, she will naturally return to normal."

"I see. So, that means General Feixiao can handle the rest himself?" Jing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked into the depths of the Prison of Chains. "Then we can take this opportunity to see if Dan Heng and the others have found the evidence we need in the Prison of Chains."

The plan to Hulei's escape clearly involves more than just capturing Hulei. After all, finding evidence of Dragon Master's involvement is far more important than his escape.

This matter was naturally entrusted to someone who knew the Dragon-Scythe Clan better.

"No need for that, everyone, we're back."

Before the group even stepped through the gates of the Prison of Chains, a woman's voice came from inside. Along with the voice, several figures quickly appeared in front of Ai Yue and the others. Among them were Dan Heng and Xing, who had been asked to "take statements" and help out, and an unfamiliar woman.

The other person was wearing a short skirt in the style of the Zhuming Xianzhou and had long black hair. She had a beautiful appearance, but what was most eye-catching than her appearance was the red color that spread from the ends of her limbs to her body. At the edges of that red color, one could see some dragon scale patterns, which meant that she also came from the Dragon-Scythe Clan.

Although they were still some distance apart, Ai Yue and the others could already smell a faint medicinal fragrance, which suggested that the other party's expertise seemed to be related to medicine.

Indeed, this was the case. Although it was the first time Ai Yue had met her, he had already recognized her from her various features. She was Ling Sha, who had been transferred from Zhuming Xianzhou to serve as the head of the Pill Cauldron Department because of the chaos in the Alchemy Commission Cauldron Department of Luofu Xianzhou.

Although the other party came from Zhu Ming, she was a native of Luofu Chiming. Years ago, because her teacher was forced to participate in the aftermath of the "Invasion of the Abundance", she was exiled from Luofu. Ling Sha left her hometown with her teacher and has only been able to return now.

"You've had a hard time, Miss Ling Sha, and the two nameless guests." Jing Yuan greeted them with a smile. "I wonder how things are inside the Prison of Chains? After this chaos, the judges Prison Warden of the Ten Lords' Court must be having a headache."

"Since the general knows, then quickly send more men to help." Ling Sha smiled slightly. "This isn't my suggestion; it's what the Crimson Robes Prison Warden asked me to relay."

"Don't worry, the Cloud Cavalry will be able to spare manpower to help after the Martial Arts Ceremony." Jing Yuan nodded and said seriously, "How are the prisoners? Are there many escapees?"

"There have indeed been quite a few escapees, but the situation is actually not too bad." Dan Heng said with a subtle expression, "Because someone helped the Prison of Chains deal with a large number of escaped prisoners, the Prison of Chains's current order... is relatively stable."

"Let me guess," Ai Yue realized something from the other person's strange expression, "The person you're talking about, could it be some passing-by Stellaron Hunters?"

Dan Heng remained silent, but judging from his changing expression, Ai Yue was clearly right. Huai Yan, after hearing a certain key phrase, suddenly asked, "Stellaron Hunters? Are they still in the Prison of Chains?"

Ai Yue suddenly remembered that the blade in Stellaron Hunters originally belonged to Ying Xing, Huai Yan's most prized disciple.

"I'm sorry, General Huai Yan, this is exactly what I wanted to say," Dan Heng paused for a moment, clearly realizing the situation, and a hint of guilt appeared on his face. "Of the three people who successfully escaped from the Prison of Chains, besides Hulei, there were those two Stellaron Hunters."

"They even stole Dan Heng's gun," Xing added from the side.

"I see... Well, it seems the timing wasn't right." Huai Yan nodded, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, but he concealed it well. "Anyway, business is more important... What clues have you found regarding Hulei's prison break?"

"Please follow me," Ling Sha said, turning around to lead the way. "I have already asked the judges of the Ten Lords' Court to prepare the evidence."

Led by Ling Sha, the group quickly returned to the management center of the Prison of Chains and soon found the judge in charge of guarding the evidence.

"General of the Divine Might, and... and General Zhuyuan..."

The judge in charge of guarding the evidence was a fox-person girl who looked like she was not yet an adult. Her face was full of despair and cowardice, and her long, ghostly green hair, which resembled will-o'-the-wisps, made her look more like a manifestation of some kind of ghost story from the Ten Great Ghost Stories of the Prison of Chains than a judge.

However, what is most eye-catching is her large tail. Unlike ordinary fox people, the girl's tail is not only frizzy and covered with talismans, but also has green flames dancing at the tip, which is obviously not her original tail.

"Huo Huo, don't be nervous, speak slowly," Xing said to Huo Huo in a familiar tone, clearly they already knew each other. "The generals are all very easy to get along with, don't you think, Jing Yuan?"

Seeing Xing Gan call the general by his name, Huo Huo's legs trembled, and she looked like she was about to faint. But at that moment, her tail suddenly turned into flames that enveloped her body, forcibly supporting Huo Huo: "This guy is really useless, he can't even handle this little thing!"

Then "Huo Huo" noticed several gazes fixed on her. She suddenly looked up, but then shrank back after seeing someone. "Uh, well, the evidence is inside, you can see for yourselves."

Once everyone present had entered the evidence room, "Huo Huo" breathed a sigh of relief. Then the flames subsided, and it transformed back into a tail.

"Huh, Tail Master??" Huo Huo, realizing she had been possessed, turned around curiously to look behind her. "This seems to be the first time you've voluntarily canceled the possession."

"If you don't cancel this soon, you might never see me again!" Huo Huo's tail twitched, clearly possessing its own consciousness. "Good heavens, you almost killed me today... How can there be such an outrageous creature on the Immortal Ship?"

"Outrageous? Who is it, General?" Huo Huo curiously peered into the evidence room, but was forcibly pulled aside by her tail. "Don't look around, especially not at that guy in white! Let me put it this way, if he wanted to, he could glare you to death with just his eyes!"

"This... this is terrifying?!"

Tail was unaware that its words to scare Huo Huo had not escaped Ai Yue's perception at all. After all, as a Solaris, it was used to unreserved mental communication, and this kind of information transmission was, in Ai Yue's eyes, nothing less than shouting "Everyone look at me" through a megaphone, with absolutely no privacy.

However, he didn't intend to correct the other person's words, since the other person wasn't lying in a sense.

Besides, the important business at hand is more pressing right now.

"This medicine was found on Buli."

Inside the evidence room, Ling Sha explained to everyone the several seemingly inconspicuous black pills, "I have already tested the remains of those Buli and found the same ingredients as these pills. It can now be confirmed that this is the drug that allows the Buli to transform into fox people in a short period of time."

"Disguise, then infiltration, it's a familiar tactic." Jing Yuan nodded, his expression barely changing, clearly unsurprised. "Miss Ling Sha said it would be a short time, so it seems that as soon as Buli stops taking the medicine, he'll be exposed?"

"Yes, this also means that the Buli have a huge demand for this medicine, and it's difficult to prepare a sufficient quantity in advance." Ling Sha nodded, a hint of helplessness on her face. "It also means that the Buli can obtain this medicine from inside the Immortal Ship... No doubt, it's another Medicine Master's Legacy."

"They're truly impossible to eradicate completely. We've already conducted a detailed investigation of the Alchemy Commission, but it seems our efforts haven't been enough." Jing Yuan shook his head slightly. "We'll have to rely on Miss Ling Sha's help with the rest."

"This is my duty, General, you need not say more." Ling Sha nodded, then added, "By the way, when I was sorting through the Medicine Master's Legacy, I also found a drug called 'Dust-Returning Pill,' which is specially used by spies to suppress the signs of Mara-struck and maintain their normal appearance. The principle of these two drugs should be the same."

"In addition, we also found a map of the Prison of Chains," Dan Heng said, then hesitated before adding, "Moreover, besides Buli, there is another force secretly causing trouble in the Dark Prison of Chains, helping Hulei escape."

"Judging from your expression, you probably already know the identity of this force?" Jing Yuan looked at Dan Heng's expression and couldn't help but show a knowing look. "Let me guess, although they are not Chiming, there are clues that point to Chiming, right?"

"Yes, putting the map aside for now, the other force is a group of Mara-struck capable of concealing their presence." Dan Heng nodded, then said, "The method they use to conceal their presence is the Cloud-Chant Art."

The Cloud-Chant Art is the foundation of the magic of the Luofu Vidyadharas. Through this technique that can control water flow, the Vidyadharas can perform many secret methods with magical effects. Previously, Dan Heng used the Dragon Lord's Power to separate the seawater of the Scale-Abyss Realm, which was also a kind of Cloud-Chant Art.

Since these people are able to use the Cloud-Chant Art, it means that they do indeed have some kind of relationship with the Vidyadhara.

"The same principle applies to maps. After all, when the Prison of Chains was built, it needed to be constructed underwater, and ordinary methods were ineffective. It was only with the help of the Dragon-Scythe Clan that it was able to be built," Ling Sha added. "The Ten Lords' Court would naturally not reveal the internal route map of the Prison of Chains, so the only ones who could guide the Buli to escape are the Dragon-Scythe Clan."