A Journey Against the World
Chapter 172

"Your Majesty the Queen of the World, forgive us!"

"For what?"

"We're making you trouble."

"Don't joke. With you guys alone I feel very helped. You're the only ones I can trust right now."

"But because of us you are suffering. Cold pulse disease makes you hard."

"It's okay, isn't the best at risk? This disease will heal in time."

"There is actually someone who can help you heal, Her Majesty the Queen of the World."

"Who?"

"He's very good. We believe he can help you. She ...."

Slowly the beautiful netra opened, staring at the surroundings that looked unfamiliar to him. Moving slowly his body when he felt his sleeping position a little uncomfortable. He sat down and was a little surprised when he looked around. He was in the middle of a hot lava pit. Although the lava did not touch his skin, but he believed the lava was very dangerous if it hit a little bit of his skin.

"Damn! I haven't even heard someone's name. Lately I've had a hard time communicating with them." The girl swore.

He stood up, his body fully recovered. It seemed like because the nine leaders of the race were giving him an additional Qi again. Moreover, he also understood one thing, using too much Qi greatly impacted his illness. The more Qi came out then the more tormented his body was.

"Fucking disease!" Once again the girl swore in annoyance. Cussing at his illness which should make him more frugal in removing half his strength. "Why should there also be such a difficult disease?!"

"Maomi!!"

Instantly he glanced at the edge of the lava puddle, which was a little far away from him when he heard a shout calling out his name. Seemed on the edge of there a girl prancing around calling out to him.

"Xingxing?" mumbling slowly.

He stepped closer to Xingxing, along with his footsteps. The lava pit was slowly covered in soil then swallowed to the bottom of the earth. He's the one who made it all with some of his power.

"It seems you're okay. Thank goodness." Xingxing shamelessly hugged Menma. Letting go of her gratitude and happiness seeing Menma had been fine.

Menma was stunned due to Xingxing's attitude. He remembered that he had thought that he would not trust anyone else but the 9 spirits in his body. Even Tsakuya and Zusami. Menma did not return Xingxing's embrace, yet she also did not let go of the girl's embrace. His ego was indeed harsh at the moment, but he would still be kind to people who were kind to him.

"Yes, I seem to be troubling you," Menma replied.

"No!" Xingxing released her embrace. Staring at Menma so sparkling. "You're not a hassle, but quite the opposite. Because of you I wasn't taken by the bad guy," he was excited.

"Ah, thats. But shit, he managed to escape. If I see you again I'll kill him sooner." Menma grunted softly. Upset that Lou Zhou had escaped from him. If only King Lan had not appeared and dismissed his attack, then it was certain that Lou Zhou was dying from it.

"No problem, as long as you survive it's better than the man's death" Xingxing timpal said with a warm smile. Inexplicably Menma felt Xingxing become more attentive and open to her. Something was strange, but he did not want to bother thinking about it.

"Then where are the others?" Menma just realized, Xingxing lives alone here. Where are those three men? How could they possibly be that easy to die Xingxing alone without protection.

"They left. I don't know where, but they told me to go far enough for urgent reasons. Even Azura also went along with Tsakuya and Zusami, when before they seemed hostile," Xingxing explained ambiguously.

'Indeed it's time. They've been hanging around for too long.' Menma sighed softly. Again he was left alone. Ah, maybe it was his destiny to live anything with solitude.

"Well, let me take you home."

Xingxing looked at him confusedly. "How?"

"Easy it." Menma held onto Xingxing's wrist, then her left hand shook the empty air. A black dimensional passageway appeared. It made Xingxing panic. Xingxing recalled that the dimensional passageway had once taken out so many powerful weapons that made her hair suddenly stand up when she remembered it again.

Menma could notice Xingxing's fear, as the girl's hand suddenly shook. Strengthen the grip. "Calm down, I'm with you."

***

Brak!!

"How could you not find any traces of Princess Xingxing?!" A man in plush clothes known as Emperor Wexin, hit the table hard. Angry and panicked when he got the news that the Princess was just lost in the forest between the city of Tiangkong and Haiyang. To make matters worse, no one knows where the trail of her daughter went. According to investigators, the horse-drawn carriage and all the soldiers of his daughter's bodyguard also disappeared as if swallowed by the world.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Losing them completely without a trace, we couldn't even find the slightest trace" said a man known as General Luis.

"Maybe kidnapped?"

"I don't think so. If kidnapped, why would they kidnap everyone? Not even a trace. It just smells."

"Ghost jungle suit?"

"Are you sane? Where there are forest ghosts!"

"Yes, there might be. No one could find any trace of Princess Xingxing at the moment. Maybe the forest ghost hid them."

"Your mind is so lost."

Emperor Wexin stiffened his jaw in annoyance. His ears could catch the conversation of several officials around him clearly, instead of giving a solution they were talking unreasonably. Ah, perhaps Xingxing's presence factor was never in their expectations. What can be expected of a crippled Princess like her?

"When was the last time you lost track of him?" ask Emperor Wexin quietly. His tone sounded beginning to subside.

"About half an hour ago, Your Majesty," replied General Luis.

Emperor Wexin was twitching his forehead which was beginning to feel dizzy. "Are you not finding any other traces?"

"There, Your Majesty. But we are not sure that it belongs to the Princess," replied General Luis with slight hesitation.

Emperor Wexin was interested to hear it. Mana knows if the trail might be related to her daughter. "Explain."

A moment of silence.

The officials who had been busy discussing the cause of Xingxing's disappearance became silent while looking at each other with a look of disbelief. Hearing General Luis' explanation of the location of the fight being so chaotic made them ask each other in silence. As far as they knew there were no such great Cultivators in the western continent, even if there were only old elders who now lived their lives serving the country. So it could be said that the fight was impossible for the great elders they knew without the knowledge of the kingdom since their movements were heavily guarded.

If not them, then who?

Emperor Wexin also fell silent to General Luis' explanation. He is not unbelieving, but panicking when he remembers that the world is not just one. Which he feared if Cultivators from other worlds came and plundered the Underworld.

"Continue searching the location of the fight. If it finds any traces, report it immediately," the Wexin Emperor said a little firmly.

"Okay, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Wexin stood up. "Okay, the meeting this time is over. Regarding the attack from the primitive tribes will all be taken care of by General Luis and the Minister of defense."

All the officials in the hall stood up and said, "Okay, Your Majesty. Long life and good health are always for His Majesty Emperor Wexin."

Emperor Wexin simply nodded softly in reply to their words. Then after that he rushed out of the hall towards his residence.

***

"We're up." Menma let go of her hand. Let Xingxing browse through the residence they entered without the owner's permission.

"Isn't this a residence, Dad? How do you know?" Xingxing looked at Menma confusedly at once sharply. Because Menma actually brought him directly to the Emperor's residence that not many people can know, because the Emperor continued to move the residence to avoid unwanted things.

"My instincts are very sharp. I think Emperor Wexin is going to this residence" Menma replied as he was. There was no intention of lying as to why he and Xingxing could be in this pavilion.

"Could anyone know all of your instincts?"

"It can be, if your faith in yourself is strong" replied Menma. 'And plus a little power of course.' Continue again in the heart.

"In addition, I also have another reason why I immediately met your father. There's something I want to talk to, Emperor Wexin." Add Menma again.

"What's that?"

"You will know later."

Brak!

Instantly all the gazes were distracted at the door when the two of them heard a loud enough slamming sound. There, a man in his 50s stood with two perfectly rounded eyes. Xingxing who knew the man also rounded up her net.

"Dad!!"

"Xing!!"

Xingxing who could not bear to see the father immediately ran over and spat out his embrace. It was as if the two of them had been separated for quite a long time. Even without being held back, tears fell down her cheeks. Xingxing cried haru in his father's arms. Perhaps, according to some people Xingxing's attitude seemed better, but for Xingxing not more than the longing of a child in his parents. Especially Xingxing only had a Father willing to admit to herself.

"Dad! I thought I wouldn't be able to see Dad again!" xingxing said loudly.

"Dad thinks so too. I thought Dad would lose Father's beloved daughter" Emperor Wexin replied no less happily.

"Hiks! I miss you, Dad!" shoot Xingxing with a spoiled tone. Unlike usual, the tone was always firm.

"Dad misses you too." Emperor Wexin stared fixedly at his daughter. Then rubbed the tears that kept flowing on the girl's cheeks. "Here you go, don't cry anymore. You look ugly when you cry."

"Dad!" Spontaneous his hand unleashed a blow to his father. Followed by pursed lips.

"Ugh .. I'm sorry. Now explain to Dad, where have you been, Xing'er? Why did you and your party disappear? I was so panicked when I got word of your disappearance!"

Xingxing rubbed her tears again which managed to fall. "I also don't know what happened to my car. We were attacked by a bad guy, he said he wanted me when I didn't know him. He said I had the body of the Moon. I don't understand what that means."

"Then?"

"There was a terrible fight. But thankfully Brother Menma can defeat the bad guy." Xingxing turned to look at Menma then smiled at her. Emperor Wexin also turned to a girl who seemed to be named Menma.

Emperor Wexin sighed softly. "Xing'er, you go back to your residence."

Xingxing was a little surprised. "Why? I still miss you?"

"You get wet, if you don't change clothes immediately, you can catch a cold. Remember you have a weak body. In the meantime, there are things you should talk to that girl named Menma" explained Emperor Wexin. Xingxing snorted softly hearing his father's reasoning.

"Is this a coincidence? Dad and Menma both wanted to talk." Xingxing looked at his father and Menma alternately. I don't know why he felt something strange about the two people. How can they both have a conversation when this is their first meeting.

"Xing'er, listen to Dad," rebuked Emperor Wexin. Xingxing snorted again.

"All right! I'm leaving!" his reply was rude as he stomped his feet away. Emperor Wexin only shook his head at his daughter's attitude. While Menma just smiled thinly.

'Newly this time I saw him acting according to his age, ' Menma said in her heart. Yes, indeed this was her first time seeing Xingxing's different demeanor, looking spoiled and childish. While in public Xingxing was a strict, mature and slightly haughty Princess.

"Can we talk, Miss Menma?" Emperor Wexin approached Menma with a friendly smile, but the look on his face clearly looked serious. Menma knew what the man was going to talk to her.

"Ah, of course, His Majesty Emperor Wexin. Coincidentally I also want to talk to you about something, Your Majesty." Menma gave a friendly smile.

"No need to say that. You can call me uncle or by name." Although he was surprised by the words of Emperor Wexin, Menma still agreed. Just this time Menma met the serama leader of Emperor Wexin. Usually, most leaders are always arrogant in front of anyone. And always want to be looked up to.

"Ah .. fine, Uncle Wexin."

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A/N: A little more💣