Chapter 783 Have You Heard of Nuonuo
The man wearing the purple mask suddenly fell silent.
Ye Xuanyue waited patiently. After a while, she heard him speak softly:
“Nuonuo?
Are you asking about the genius who appeared in the Human Imperial Dynasty twenty years ago?”
Ye Xuanyue had asked casually at first, without much hope. But the Purple Emperor’s words made hope flicker back to life in her heart.
She raised her head, her gaze burning as she looked at the purple-clad man before her, her voice utterly serious:
“You know him?”
The Purple Emperor’s voice slowed.
He looked at the young girl before him. She exuded a faint stubbornness from within.
He regarded her for a moment, then spoke softly:
“I know of this person. But so what if I know?”
His tone was casual.
The question made Ye Xuanyue pause slightly as well.
That was true… even if he knew, it was nothing extraordinary. It was simply a normal thing.
Ye Xuanyue lowered her head. She felt somewhat nervous.
She clearly understood that the person before her possessed extremely high cultivation strength, and in front of him, she could not help but feel restrained.
If she accidentally angered the Purple Emperor, she would likely be truly doomed.
Her lips trembled slightly, then she spoke:
“I…”
She paused, gathered her courage, and asked softly:
“Then… do you know what exactly happened to him back then?”
She wanted to try a different approach. The things she could not uncover within the Imperial Dynasty...now that she had come to the Dark Abyss Canyon, beyond the dynasty’s reach...perhaps this man, with his profound and unfathomable cultivation, would know.
Even so, when she asked the question, Ye Xuanyue still felt uneasy. She heard a low laugh from the man opposite, followed by his words:
“I know.
That huge, widely discussed event in the Imperial Dynasty back then...I naturally know about it.”
Ye Xuanyue felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
But the Purple Emperor’s next sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head:
“But even if I know, why should I tell you?”
Ye Xuanyue’s body trembled slightly. His tone remained gentle, yet his words felt cold.
“Matters of the Human Imperial Dynasty have nothing to do with me.
Nor do I have any obligation to tell you about these old stories.”
Ye Xuanyue lowered her head and softly whispered an apology.
For some reason, hearing his voice in such a tone stirred an inexplicable sense of grievance in her heart.
This grievance came without reason. She lowered her head, took a deep breath, blinked, adjusted her emotions, and then continued to ask:
“Then… there’s one more thing.”
The man in the purple mask let out another low chuckle.
“You have quite a lot of questions, little human girl.”
Ye Xuanyue’s expression showed a hint of fluster, but she kept her emotions under control. She paused seriously, then spoke:
“Mhm.
This is the last thing I’ll ask.
I want to know… do you know where the Netherlight Holy Flame is?”
The Purple Emperor let out a soft sound of surprise.
His voice carried a tinge of astonishment. Then he seemed to ponder for a while. Finally, Ye Xuanyue heard him speak:
“Netherlight Holy Flame?
How do you know of this flame?”
Ye Xuanyue lowered her head.
“Information exchanged with someone else, obtained by chance.”
The Purple Emperor’s voice grew faint, tinged with strangeness:
“This flame…
In the area under my jurisdiction, I know where it is.
But if I tell you… it would not be fair to the Spirit Beasts. That flame was originally something I intended to leave for the Spirit Beasts under my command.”
His words were light, yet they made Ye Xuanyue’s heart sink heavily.
She looked at the person before her. His aura was incredibly imposing.
He raised his head, glanced at Ye Xuanyue, then said softly:
“But if you truly want to know, it is not without a way.
You need to give something in exchange for a Travel Permit.”
Ye Xuanyue lowered her gaze to the floor before her.
The girl hesitated for a moment, then finally asked:
“What do I need to give you in exchange?”
The Purple Emperor opposite wore a half-smile.
“What thing?
For a little girl like you, there are very few things that could catch my eye.”
Ye Xuanyue also knew this was true.
Given the Purple Emperor’s cultivation strength, astonishing and earth-shattering, anything she possessed might not even warrant his glance.
So Ye Xuanyue stood motionless, feeling a sense of powerlessness.
She was still too weak…
Because she was too weak, she was in such an awkward position.
Ye Xuanyue could clearly feel the gaze of the masked man opposite resting on her. After quite a while, his gaze withdrew.
Then she heard him say:
“As an exchange, I want you to go to a place.”
Ye Xuanyue was completely stunned.
Go… to a place?
What kind of exchange condition was this?
It was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.
She bit her lip, wondering if the man opposite had misspoken.
“Go to a place…? Why?”
It did not make sense. No matter how she thought about it, it did not make sense.
She heard the Purple Emperor speak softly:
“Because that place… likely only you can enter.
I want you to retrieve an item from there and bring it to me.
I can tell you the location of the Earth Flame. After you obtain the Earth Flame, you must go to that place.
After you return, give that item to me.
Then I will tell you what happened back then in the Imperial Dynasty...everything that ultimately happened to Nuonuo within the Imperial Dynasty that you want to know.
Perhaps outside the entire Imperial Dynasty, only I know what happened back then.
And only I can tell you the whole story without fear of the powers within the Imperial Dynasty.
As long as you bring that item to me.
So, this deal… can you do it?”
His eyes remained fixed on Ye Xuanyue, unmoving.
Even just his gaze brought tremendous pressure to her.
Ye Xuanyue stood there. Her fingers trembled slightly twice, but she maintained her usual calm and rationality.
She was not overwhelmed by the man’s astonishing presence.
Ye Xuanyue paused, then asked:
“Why does it have to be me?”
The person opposite glanced at her, then said softly:
“No particular reason.”
He actually gave no reason at all.
Ye Xuanyue took a deep breath.