Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Chapter 374 Second Round of Investigation

The hot spring goblin had not been soaking in it for long when it received warnings from Kaze Weasel and Akahoshi.

They said that just now, something passed over their heads.

Wait, passing overhead?

Xiao looked up at the sky with a puzzled look on his face.

Shouldn't there be restrictions at high altitudes, preventing flying?

Wait, the snowstorm and the maze in the mountains have been lifted, and maybe the restrictions in the sky will be lifted too...

While Xiao was wondering who would enter the mountain at this time, and fly there, he quickly went ashore and put on his clothes.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to release the Red Star and the others to act as a watchdog.

He hadn't paid any attention to his surroundings, so naturally he didn't notice anything approaching.

It would be so embarrassing if outsiders saw him taking a hot spring bath here.

Xiao had just tied his hairband and was about to go to high altitude to see if the restriction still existed. At this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the originally calm snow forest, overturning the fish soup he had not finished drinking into the hot spring, and the ribbons on his body were also blown rustling.

A huge shadow fell from above, engulfing his figure.

Enemy attack?

at this time?

Xiao frowned slightly. Although he still had doubts in his heart, his body's subconscious reaction was faster than his thinking.

He turned sideways, put his right hand behind his back, and grabbed in the air. Green light burst out from his palm and then stretched out to form the outline of the Hepu Kite.

But the next moment, the green light was extinguished in his palm.

I saw a huge bird landing on the ruins of the mountain temple and crushing the wreckage even more.

Although Xiao stopped moving, Chixing jumped out.

It roared like a black and red lightning and struck the big bird, but soon, its fierce roar turned into a whimpering scream after being beaten.

The big bird raised its wings and slapped Chixing on the forehead, shaving off a few strands of hair.

It cursed angrily: "You little brat, it's been so long since we last met, and you don't even remember me?"

The beaten Chixing tucked his tail between his legs and ran dejectedly to Xiao's legs. He rubbed his slightly bald head against his feet and whimpered, looking pitiful.

The "squeaky" laughter of the wind sickle weasel came from the side.

"Lingxiao?" Xiao asked tentatively.

"It's me." Ling Xiao shook his feathers, glanced at Xiao, and said, "Very good, it seems you haven't forgotten me."

Seeing this, Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

But then, he felt a little embarrassed.

At the beginning, he accidentally fell into a ruin and was poisoned inside. The situation was urgent, and Huang Guxuan came to find him and took him directly to a "Yuanliu" base. Ling Xiao was left in the inn where they temporarily stayed and lost contact with them for a long time.

Xiao coughed dryly, trying to hide his embarrassment.

He asked, "Why are you here? Did Huang Guxuan ask you to come?"

"How can he care about me?" Ling Xiao muttered unhappily, then said seriously, "I'm here to see you."

"Looking for me? Why?"

Xiao muttered in his heart: And he said it was not Huang Guxuan’s request.

"It's safer to stay with you,"

"?"

Xiao vaguely knew that there was an agreement between Ling Xiao and Huang Guxuan regarding himself, but he didn't quite understand the contracts in this world, otherwise he would definitely understand the meaning of Ling Xiao's words.

Ling Xiao didn't know how long he would be separated from Xiao before being judged as passively fulfilling the contract.

Especially when it was working with Huang Guxuan in the ancient wilderness, it became even more frightened after knowing that the other party had been struck by lightning.

Previously, it was controlled by others and unable to move freely. After regaining its freedom with the help of Huang Guxuan, it only wanted to return to Xiao as soon as possible to reduce the possibility of being struck by lightning.

It is not a pervert like Huang Guxuan who can withstand multiple thunder strikes. It is just a harmless wooden bird. When struck by thunder, it will be reduced to ashes.

Ling Xiao didn't continue the conversation, but instead began to complain, "You're so hard for me to find. I flew all the way to the city, but couldn't find you. The general in the city said you might have gone up the mountain. I flew up again, and the old dragon on the top said you just left. Luckily, I took a few more glances on my way down, otherwise I would have missed you again. It's freezing cold, why would you take a bath?"

elf:……

He comforted himself: It's okay, it's just a puppet.

Ling Xiao suddenly changed the subject: "However, before coming to find you, I was indeed working with Huang Guxuan. Speaking of which, before we separated, we encountered a special being. That special being, you, me, and Huang Guxuan have all seen. Do you want to guess who it is?"

Hearing this, Xiao fell into memories.

There are many situations that meet the conditions proposed by Ling Xiao, but among the people he met, the only one who can be called special is the second trip to Zhenjiaomen.

During this journey, he learned some secrets of this world at the end of Tongtian Road, and saw inexplicable scenes in the Dragon Bone Abyss. It was also at that time that he obtained the Jade Kite.

This period can be said to be a special existence, there are three types in total——

At the end of the road to heaven, there is the one-legged green crane.

In the Dragon Bone Abyss, there are those dragons in the form of residual souls.

And the Emperor who for some reason appeared in the vision of the birth of the Hepu Yuan.

Xiao ruled out the last option without even thinking about it.

This is not Teyvat, and there is no apparent connection between it and Teyvat. How could the Emperor appear here?

So, the final answer is to choose between Qinghe and Longhun.

Xiao thought about it and chose the former.

"Not bad, you guessed it right." Ling Xiao said, "That's right, the one we met was "Him," the gatekeeper who lives in Tongtian Road, Li."

It narrated, "At that time, we were about to leave the Savage Ancient Territory. The exit of the passage opened by Huang Guxuan was near the Dragon Suppression Gate. When we came out, we happened to run into Him who had just left the Dragon Suppression Gate."

Xiao vaguely remembered that when he first met Li, the other party said that he would leave Zhenjiaomen and go to other places to investigate and collect intelligence. He wouldn't wait until now to do this, right?

"Do you think He has only just now fulfilled His promise? Coincidentally, we thought so too at the time."

Ling Xiao saw through Xiao's thoughts. He smiled and continued, "But He said, no, the first exploration was already over, this is the second."

"the second time?"

"Yes, the second time. According to the intelligence he brought back from his first expedition, those powerful beings from ancient times unanimously believed that we didn't need their help yet. But later, someone overturned this view, leading to the second expedition, which is the one we just happened to encounter."

"I see."

Originally, Xiao had no interest in the thoughts of these ancient bosses or what happened among them.

These things were too far away from his world.

But for some reason, Xiao inexplicably asked, "Who caused the second round of investigation?"

Ling Xiao shrugged his wings: "Li said, He doesn't know either."

"That was a powerful being that appeared out of nowhere, and it seemed to be just a clone."

"This being possesses remarkable means and considerable personal charm. In a very short period of time, he has convinced many powerful beings. It is precisely because of this that he is qualified to overturn the original conclusion."

Ling Xiao paused for a moment, and just when Xiao thought he had finished telling her everything he knew, he seemed to recall what he was about to say and continued, "I once met this being during a trip back to that place from the past. He said he was a brown-haired young man with a rather extraordinary temperament and attire. Meeting his gaze made him feel a great deal of pressure."