mtl008 Chapter 218 Hilde the Wise
Chapter 218 Hilde the Wise
Yang Xining's voice was hoarse with shock and anger.
It turned out to be Xuanyuan Ji!!
Why is he here?
Xuanyuan Ji tilted his head, and his black pupils carefully looked at Yang Xining's face, especially those unique black eyes.
After a moment, the innocent smile on his face gradually widened, eventually turning into a distorted expression that was a mixture of ecstasy, morbidity and deep resentment.
"Aha, it's you!!!" He clapped his hands and let out a sharp, shrill laugh that echoed in the deadly swamp. "That annoying officiousness and self-righteous sense of justice in your eyes haven't changed at all!"
He leaped closer, ignoring Yang Xining's wariness and murderous intent. The child's face was filled with undisguised malice: "Yang! Xining! I can't believe it! You actually came to the Demon Realm. Do you know how much I've missed you these days?"
……
Yang Xining's face was pale as he leaned on a "chair" made of a giant mushroom stalk and covered with soft animal skin.
The wound on her shoulder ached slightly from the poisonous swamp gas.
Xuanyuan Ji was like an excited little mouse, running around the house.
He piled all kinds of strange "snacks" on the small bone table in front of Yang Xining.
"Sister Xining, try this! Swamp fluorescent fruit, it will glow if you eat it!"
"And this! Dried screaming worms. They're so crunchy and make such a nice sound when you chew them!"
"This is the best! Nightmare nectar. Drink it and you'll have—beautiful dreams!"
His dark eyes stared at Yang Xining without blinking, full of morbid flattery and a twisted expectation, as if waiting for some "interesting" reaction from her after eating it.
Yang Xining felt his stomach churning even more, and he suppressed his discomfort and anger: "Xuanyuan Ji, I said I don't want to eat! Can you be quiet?"
She must recover her strength as soon as possible, wait for Negal to bring news about her father and Dias, and then take them away from the demon world.
Instead of dealing with this mentally twisted old kid here!
Xuanyuan Ji's face immediately fell, and he pouted, aggrieved: "Sister is still so fierce... just like before... Jiji just wants to be good to you..."
His eyes rolled, and he moved closer, lowering his voice mysteriously, "Sister, I know you're in big trouble. There are demons everywhere out there trying to catch you! But don't be afraid, Jiji can protect you! Lord Waksha loves me very much! He even adopted me as his son. As long as you... stay with me..."
at this time--
Dude, dunk, dunk.
Three clear, steady knocks with a strange rhythm rang out on the door, neither light nor heavy, but they instantly plunged the noisy toy house into silence.
All the childlike expressions on Xuanyuan Ji's face disappeared in an instant, leaving only an almost instinctive vigilance and a hint of imperceptible tension.
He suddenly looked towards the door, his black pupils shrinking.
Yang Xining's heart instantly rose to his throat!
She could feel that the aura coming from outside the door was powerful, restrained and full of wisdom, and was definitely not an ordinary demon!
Are they pursuers?! Or...
"Xiao Ji, are you there? It's me, Hilde." A gentle, rational, scholarly voice came from outside the door.
Xuanyuan Ji's small body visibly stiffened for a moment.
He quickly glanced at Yang Xining, his eyes full of complexity.
There is panic and fear of being discovered, but deeper down, there is an almost paranoid possessiveness!
"Brother Hilde!" Xuanyuan Ji instantly switched back to the innocent voice of a child, skipping to the door but not opening it immediately. "Why are you here? Does godfather want to see me for something?"
"I need to check with you some intelligence about the recent turmoil in the demon world. By the way, I want to see if there is anything unusual on your side." Hilde's voice was still gentle, but Yang Xining keenly caught a hint of investigation in it.
abnormal?
Yang Xining's heart sank.
This Hilde is definitely here to hunt her down!
Moreover, he went directly to Xuanyuan Ji, which means that he is very familiar with this place and may even know some of Xuanyuan Ji's "habits"!
Xuanyuan Ji's black pupils turned rapidly. He turned back suddenly and made a gesture to Yang Xining to keep quiet.
There was an unprecedented fierce warning in his eyes - if you dare to speak out, you will be finished!
Then, with agility unbelievable for a child, he grabbed Yang Xining's wrist and dragged her to the deepest part of the house without saying a word!
There was a huge "wardrobe" made of some kind of monster skull.
Xuanyuan Ji pulled open the bone door with force and stuffed Yang Xining in roughly without saying a word!
The space was small and cramped, filled with the strange smell of decay and potions.
"Be good, sister, don't make a sound! If Brother Hilde finds you, you'll be dead! He's the most powerful follower in the Waksha territory!" Xuanyuan Ji quickly whispered a warning, a crazy glint in his eyes, "I found you! You can only be mine!"
boom!
The bone door was slammed shut, leaving only a tiny gap for light to pass through.
Yang Xining curled up in the dark and narrow space, and could clearly hear his own heartbeat like a drum and the footsteps of Xuanyuan Ji running to open the door outside.
The door opened.
"Brother Hilde!" Xuanyuan Ji's voice was so sweet that it was sickening.
"Xiao Ji." Hilde walked in, his footsteps elegant and steady.
Through the gap in the bone gate, Yang Xining could barely see a tall figure wearing an exquisite dark green robe and a gold-rimmed monocle.
He has silver hair and a pair of deep, amber eyes that seem to see through everything.
Hilde's eyes seemed to casually sweep across the slightly messy room, especially lingering for a moment on the chair that Yang Xining had just sat on and the "snacks" that she had not touched.
His nostrils seemed to move slightly, as if catching something in the air.
"I heard things aren't peaceful out there. The Fourth and Fifth Legions have sealed off the border, and the Seventh and Eighth Legions are running rampant across the wasteland like mad dogs." Hilde's voice remained gentle, as if she were chatting casually. "Xiao Ji, it's a remote area here. Have you encountered any...suspicious people?"
Xuanyuan Ji's heart was in his throat, but he put on an innocent smile and shook his head vigorously: "No! Jiji has been playing at home! It's so scary outside, I don't dare to go out! Brother Hilde, is that human very powerful? She even killed Prince Celie?"
Hilde pushed his monocle, and the gaze behind the lens was as sharp as a knife, as if it could penetrate Xuanyuan Ji's childish disguise.
He walked to the center of the room, his eyes seemingly casually sweeping over the huge skull wardrobe.
Yang Xining held his breath and his heart almost stopped beating!
She could feel an extremely subtle but powerful penetrating mental force sweeping across the wardrobe!
Like a cold probe!
Time seems to have frozen.
Xuanyuan Ji's little hands nervously clenched the corners of his clothes behind his back.
After a few seconds, Hilde withdrew his gaze and a gentle smile appeared on his face, as if the previous investigation had never happened.
"Yeah, it's impressive... and quite entertaining," Hilde said meaningfully, then turned and walked towards the door. "It's good that everything's alright. Things haven't been peaceful lately, so Xiaoji, you should stay out as much as possible. If you notice anything unusual... remember to tell me immediately, or report it directly to Lord Waksha. Understand?"
"Yeah! Jiji understands!" Xuanyuan Ji nodded vigorously, looking like a good baby.
Hilde walked to the door, paused, and without looking back, just said lightly:
"By the way, Xiaoji. There seems to be a very special smell in your room. Next time you hide a 'treasure', remember to close the 'box' tightly."
After saying that, he gracefully opened the door and his figure disappeared into the purple mist.
The door is closed.
The smile on Xuanyuan Ji's face disappeared instantly, his little face turned pale, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.
He rushed to the wardrobe, opened the bone door, and growled at the equally pale Yang Xining inside: "He found out! He must have found out! Hilde is the scariest! Sister, you can't stay here anymore! We have to find a way... to hide you somewhere safer! Or... let Lord Waksha know your value!"