novelden Chapter 166 Is it really worth it?
Chapter 166 Is it really worth it?
【Fairyland, Huayan Mirror Palace】
The catastrophe brought to the human world by this holy-level fairy came to an end with the fall of Xinling, leaving the Ye Luoli warriors no time to celebrate their survival.
And equally bittersweet is our Fairy Queen – Mandora.
"I thought you would come back someday, but you just abandoned me like this." Mandora looked through the mirror at Xinling, whose soul had dissipated in the human world.
Perhaps influenced by the bond between siblings Fu Ran and Fu Qiu, Mandora recalled the moments she had shared with Xin Ling.
Because of her innate mirror constitution, Mandora was always hated and ostracized by the Fairy Realm. It was Xinling, the Queen of the Fairy Realm, who protected and loved her, even at the cost of fighting against the entire Fairy Realm for her sake.
However, a not-so-serious disagreement over the fate of the human world caused their sisterly relationship to break down, leading them down a path of no return.
But Mandora couldn't understand. In order to protect Fairyland, she took her destiny into her own hands. What was wrong with that? Why did Xinling keep stopping her? Even at the cost of her own life, she was willing to protect humanity?
As she watched Xinling's last image, she clenched her fists and said helplessly and unwillingly, "Sister, answer me one question: was it really worth sacrificing everything for them?"
This was the question Mandora had always wanted to ask Xinling. Although she knew that, given Xinling's stubbornness, she would definitely answer "it was worth it," since she had really done it and truly given everything for this human world.
However, she still couldn't empathize with Xinling. In her grief and resentment, she came up with a plan.
A scheme using Xinling as bait.
Sister, just watch, this world will only get better and better without humans!
[The Human World, Mo Xiao's Home]
Before the disaster struck, Mo Xiao and An Ling sensed something was wrong and used magic to protect the entire Mo residence, thus preventing it from being destroyed by Pang Zun and Du Xi Fei's magic.
However, both Mo Xiao and An Ling frowned as they watched the lightning strike the shield, creating small cracks, and the poisonous rain corroded the shield, leaving pits and craters.
"Ling, these Saint-level fairies in the Fairy Realm are truly terrifying." Mo Xiao said with lingering fear. If it weren't for An Ling, her home would probably have become ruins like those buildings in the city.
Fortunately, the Mo residence is not located in the city center; otherwise, the intact building would likely have aroused suspicion.
“Yes, there are many powerful fairies and saint-level fairies in the fairy realm.” An Ling cast a spell to restore the shield and talked to Mo Xiao about something she shouldn’t have said: “Of course, this is also why I don’t want you to join either Xin Ling or Mandora. These fairies are all highly powerful. If I were to face them, I wouldn’t be able to protect you even if I risked my life.”
“I understand. I’m not interested in this kind of meaningless war.” Mo Xiao chuckled. “More than that, I just want to protect my family and you.”
……
[Human World, Qingxi Gorge]
"The Mother of Life?!" Upon hearing the Blue Peacock's introduction, Wang Mo asked in surprise, "There's actually such a being in the Fairy Realm?"
“Yes.” Blue Peacock nodded: “Princess Ling is in charge of life, so she is called the Mother of Life. Her Flower Breath Resurrection Technique is the only spell that can revive deceased fairies.”
“Although Xinling’s primordial spirit has dissipated, her physical form still exists, so she can still be resurrected,” said the Blue Peacock. “However…”
"But what?" Chen Sisi asked anxiously when she saw Lan Kongque speaking hesitantly.
“Princess Ling has two principles for reviving fairies: one is that the primordial spirit or physical body must not have dissipated, and the other... is that an equivalent amount of energy must be paid.” Zhuo Yan continued Blue Peacock’s words: “Fairy Xinling is different from us. Even if we use up all our fairy power, we cannot revive her.”
"Adding mine might work, but that would deplete our immortal power and even endanger our safety," Huang Shi said helplessly. "So, if we want to revive Xin Ling, we'll need the help of other Saint-level fairies."
“It won’t be easy to use the power of a Saint-level fairy to revive Fairy Xinling, so let’s not rush this.” Liangcai sighed softly, “Let’s go to Floating Cloud Tower first, perhaps there are other ways.”
"Alright." The Ye Luoli warriors were at a loss as well.
"Do you know where the shopkeeper has placed Floating Cloud Pavilion?" Shu Yan asked.
"It's in the fairy village where we stayed before. We can return to the fairy realm through the doll box," said Blue Peacock, leading the group back to the doll shop.
"You guys go ahead, I have something else to do." Huang Shi didn't go to the doll shop with the other Ye Luoli warriors. He felt it was time to meet the Golden Prince who had trapped Hua Ling in the Flower Sea Tide.
【to be continued…】
[TO BE CONTINUED…]
[LiLi's Words]
Lili always thought that Sister Mandora was a career-oriented person. Although she was a bit extreme in her behavior, she really had a big picture perspective. So when Xinling was gone, although Mandora was sad, she still used Xinling to do what needed to be done and never changed her original intention to rule the human world.
However, she wasn't exactly a villain in the true sense. After all, in order to protect the fairy realm without harming humans, she only used the Heavenly Seal to strip humans of their civilization.