CHAPTER 363: CHAPTER 8: SUMMONING BRACELET

After inviting Yue Jinghua and Shalman back to the store, Guo Ziyu asked Ximing to close the store early, and then led them into a secret room.

Upon entering the secret room, Guo Ziyu knelt on one knee and respectfully said to Yue Jinghua: "I pay my respects to Captain Shadow, I am Assassin Alliance number 1308, Guo Ziyu."

Captain Shadow?

Shalman, confused, was about to ask questions when he saw Yue Jinghua make a silencing gesture.

In the Assassin Alliance, apart from Xie Yu, known for his playboy behaviors, Yue Jinghua only recognized one person: Xie San.

Who would have thought Guo Ziyu was a member of the Assassin Alliance.

The half-mask on Yue Jinghua’s face, which originally belonged to Xie San, though slightly altered with the Dun Qinglian Fire, must still bear some special insignia. Yue Jinghua understood this in her heart and, mimicking Xie San, put on an icy demeanor.

Originally, the Assassin Alliance has an extremely strict hierarchy, from the Ten Great Killing Gods to the Personal Guard Army, to High-level Assassins, down to the ordinary assassins. Lower-ranked assassins are required to absolutely obey those of higher rank.

Guo Ziyu’s real identity, besides being a Cultivator, is that of a High-level Assassin.

According to the ranking, she was placed under Xie San, the captain of the Ten Personal Guards. She initially did not recognize Yue Jinghua, but after feeling the intense murderous intent emanating from her and spotting a minuscule number on the bottom of Yue Jinghua’s mask, Guo Ziyu confirmed her identity.

"Since you’ve seen through my disguise, I won’t hide it anymore. This time, my mission is to escort Miss Sha to Five Saints Town to complete an extremely secret task," said Yue Jinghua. Assassins in the Assassin Alliance often live hidden among ordinary people, and opportunities to meet are rare. Guo Ziyu had only heard of Xie San’s renown, having never met Xie San in person, so it’s no wonder she mistook Yue Jinghua.

"Could it be that Captain Xie is here to kidnap the Divine Maiden Sha Xi from the Divine Court?" Guo Ziyu asked. Seeing that Yue Jinghua neither denied nor confirmed this, she continued, "Captain Xie, you may be disappointed this time. Sha Xi does not know the method to create the Summon Bracelet."

The Summoning Bracelet?!

The Divine Court, the situation seemed to grow more complicated. Although Shalman was visibly puzzled, he wisely observed on the side, staying silent after discerning Yue Jinghua’s expression.

Guo Ziyu took off the Summoning Bracelet from her wrist and wanted to hand it over to Yue Jinghua for inspection.

"Ziqing, you promised me you wouldn’t hand over the bracelet to the Assassin Alliance," Ximing entered, and upon seeing Guo Ziyu’s actions, he hurriedly stepped forward, attempting to stop her.

"Ximing, at this point, you still want to keep the secrets of the Divine Court? These past few days, that woman named Sha Xi has asked around four times; she’ll likely find us soon. You already betrayed the Divine Court by not completing the task they gave you, making you a traitor in their eyes. Do you think, with their way of doing things, they would spare a traitor?" For some reason, when Guo Ziyu uttered the word ’traitor,’ a clear fear emerged on Ximing’s face.

The Divine Court, an existence revered as divine by outsiders, is even more terrifying in the hearts of this couple than the murderous Assassin Alliance.

Yue Jinghua coughed a few times, interrupting the couple’s argument, "Big Brother Ximing, there’s no need to be nervous. It seems that the bracelet is a token of love you gave to Sister Ziqing, I absolutely will not take it. It’s just out of curiosity; I want to know why this bracelet can summon a Dark Beast."

Guo Ziyu repeatedly referred to the bracelet as a Summoning Bracelet, sparking Yue Jinghua’s curiosity.

Qing Pu had said that Summoners had already vanished from the Canglong Continent, so where did this partially functional Summoning Bracelet come from.

Jianyue Jinghua didn’t intend to take away the bracelet, bringing relief to Ximing.

Guo Ziyu handed the bracelet to Yue Jinghua and began to explain its origin.

Since Guo Ziyu’s identity was a facade, naturally, Ximing’s identity was also a disguise.

He wasn’t a mercenary. Before coming to Xuan Beast Ridge, he was a palace disciple of the Divine Court.

Yue Jinghua’s Desire Gourd contained a palace disciple badge. She could roughly guess these disciples were members dispatched by the Divine Court to various places.

Unlike the palace disciple Yue Jinghua had encountered before, Ximing held a higher status within the Divine Court. He was a direct disciple of the Third Hall Elder, mainly responsible for handling the urgent affairs of the Divine Court in cooperation with the Third Hall Elder.

The Third Hall of the Divine Court, the Artifact Hall, was in charge of refining various Spiritual Artifacts, and sometimes, it even produced them.

About five years ago, the Third Elder chanced upon a Summoning Bracelet from the hands of a descendant of an ancient Summoner family.

When it was discovered that this type of Summoning Bracelet had some functionalities of a summoning array, the Third Elder was ecstatic and even proposed to mass-produce these bracelets.

"But crafting such a bracelet is far from easy. It requires the use of a special kind of wood called Bodhi Wood. To collect this wood, the Divine Court would not hesitate..." Guo Ziyu said, glancing at Ximing.

Ximing shook his head, Guo Ziyu sighed, changing the topic, "At that time, I happened to be dispatched to Xuan Beast Ridge and inadvertently saved Ximing. Both of us grew tired of our former lives, so we decided to change our identities and settle down in Five Saints Town."

While speaking, Yue Jinghua had already examined the Summoning Bracelet in her hand.

Initially, she thought the bracelet was made of ore or metal, but it was only after taking it into her hands that she realized it was made of wood,

The composition of this wood was somewhat similar to that of the Desire Gourd, both being materials with spatial storage abilities. However, there was one thing - it seemed this type of wood was not made from any tree species on the Canglong Continent.

Despite having spirituality, the space within this type of Summoning Bracelet is limited, but in one aspect, it is superior to the Desire Gourd - this Summoning Bracelet can store living creatures, such as Dark Beasts.

Although Yue Jinghua’s Desire Gourd has a large space that can expand with her personal cultivation level, it can only be used to store non-living things.

Overall, both the Desire Gourd and Bodhi Wood are excellent spatial spiritual wood species, albeit with slightly different functions.

Holding the bracelet in her hand, after taking a close look, Yue Jinghua noticed the intricacy of the bracelet’s craftsmanship lies in a carving on its surface resembling a summoning array.

"Has someone modified the Spiritual Pattern on this? Or is it that this bracelet is not the original one?" Yue Jinghua inquired.

Seeing Yue Jinghua suddenly asking this, Ximing was silent at first, then under Guo Ziyu’s encouraging gaze, he spoke again: "Your discernment is commendable, the Summoning Bracelet in Ziqing’s hands is a replica, the original one is still in the hands of Sha Yan."