"However, it's understandable that you would think this way. But don't worry, Gu Yuan can't break this strange object.
You should have a sub-flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame inside you, right? The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame is unruly and difficult to tame.
Your ancient clan is also helpless against it, and Gu Yuan is also very troubled by it.
The only thing they could do was seal it, sealing the sub-flame inside your body, hoping that you would slowly gain control of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
Unfortunately, even with your Emperor-grade bloodline, you couldn't completely suppress this sub-flame, which led to your weak body when you were young. It was only after you came to the Xiao family that this Xiao Flame had an opportunity to enter your heart. Am I right?"
Hun Changqing's voice, which sounded like a demon's whisper, struck Gu Xun'er's heart like a heavy hammer, making her even more afraid of Hun Changqing.
Gu Xun'er trembled violently. She never imagined that Hun Changqing knew even these things. Could it be that she had been under some kind of surveillance since childhood?
Just who was this person? This person was definitely not an ordinary Soul Hall Dou Zong! Even the Soul Clan couldn't possibly know about this.
If the Soul Clan knew, they would never have allowed her to live in the Xiao family. They wouldn't have let the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade be taken away by them!
Gu Xun'er couldn't understand, and looked at Hun Changqing with a look of fear.
Hun Changqing secretly chuckled when he saw Gu Xun'er's puzzled expression. Although Gu Xun'er came from an ancient clan and had a very high level of knowledge, the Dou Qi Continent was full of many wondrous things.
Gu Xun'er was, after all, still a fifteen-year-old girl. Since leaving the Ancient Realm, she had remained in the Xiao family and had never ventured into the outside world.
The Ancient Clan had only given Gu Xun'er a general understanding of many secrets of the Dou Qi Continent, but many specific details were omitted. Even the formidable enemies, the Soul Clan and the Soul Palace, were only briefly mentioned, seemingly to prevent Gu Xun'er from becoming too exposed to these matters.
Consequently, Gu Xun'er was unaware that the world wasn't just filled with powerful fighting techniques, but also with many wondrous secret methods.
Admittedly, all of Hun Changqing's information about Gu Xun'er came from illegal sources, not through legitimate channels.
However, he also knew that obtaining this information wasn't difficult. The Soul Palace alone possessed various secret techniques applied to the soul, including one that could roughly browse a person's memories.
However, the caster had to be far stronger than the person whose memories were being browsed, otherwise it wouldn't succeed. This made the technique somewhat useless, and almost everyone in the Soul Palace had one.
"You can let the unruly Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within you sense the aura of this wondrous object; it will definitely bring some unexpected surprises."
After saying this, Soul Changqing slightly loosened the seal on Gu Xun'er, allowing her to barely mobilize the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, indicating that she could try it on the jade slip.
Gu Xun'er hesitated for a moment before releasing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, letting it probe the jade slip.
Unexpectedly, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame trembled instantly upon sensing the aura of the Taiyin True Water's origin within the jade slip.
Having failed to be refined by Gu Xun'er, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame quickly broke free from her control and swiftly retreated back into her body without
looking back. It was as if some primordial beast was chasing it, and no matter how Gu Xun'er tried to manipulate it, it simply wouldn't leave.
Gu Xun'er was utterly astonished to see the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in this state for the first time.
In her mind, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was so arrogant and domineering, a synonym for destruction and annihilation! Seeing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's current posture, like a mouse before a cat, one can't help but ask, "Where's your usual domineering attitude? Where's your usual arrogance? So you're only good at bullying your own kind, huh?"
Looking at Gu Xun'er's slightly desperate expression, Hun Changqing chuckled and continued,
"Although the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within you is only a minor flame, its essence remains unchanged. As the fourth-ranked flame on the Heavenly and Earthly Strange Flame Ranking, it possesses its own pride. It
even harbors considerable resentment towards the third-ranked Pure Lotus Demon Flame. You should understand the meaning behind its current posture, right?
Even Gu Yuan couldn't perfectly control this minor flame and needed a seal to barely manage it for you." "Use it, what do you think Gu Yuan can do with this strange object of mine?
Or are you still unwilling to give up and want to take it back for Gu Yuan to study? But I must warn you.
As long as anyone comes into contact with Xiao Yan's fighting spirit, I will immediately sense it and will activate that fighting spirit without hesitation, and then... bang... your brother Xiao Yan will be gone! Hahaha!"
Gu Xun'er looked at Hun Changqing, who was sitting on her and laughing, her heart already filled with despair.
She knew she had really fallen into his hands, and she made a decision in her heart. She absolutely could not let her brother Xiao Yan suffer even the slightest harm.
So... the Gu Clan... could only wait until she became stronger before slowly making amends.
Gu Xun'er took a deep breath and said.
"I promise you, as long as you won't hurt Brother Xiao Yan..."
Then, a hint of reluctance appeared on her face as she continued.
"But I am currently only the young patriarch of the ancient clan, and I haven't returned to the clan for a long time.
Although the elders of the ancient clan will support me in terms of resources, they won't let me mobilize them indefinitely. The ancient clan will not burn, kill, and plunder the entire Central Continent because of my words!"
"As for finding that magical water, we can only send some people to gather intelligence. We can't do what you said and turn the entire Dou Qi Continent upside down. That would require too much power, and the elders in the clan will not agree to it!"
"I will try my best to apply for fighting techniques. It's not difficult. However, there are some unique fighting techniques that the clan is afraid I am too ambitious and will not give to me now. I need to reach a certain level of strength."
"I can't completely fulfill what you just asked for, but this is truly the limit of what I can do. I really don't have as much authority in the clan as you think! You have to believe me!"
Gu Xun'er said anxiously to Hun Changqing.
Hearing Gu Xun'er's words, Hun Changqing frowned. He could see that Gu Xun'er had indeed stopped trying to play tricks and was telling the truth.
But… to be honest, this wasn't what he expected. Gu Xun'er's last sentence, though beautifully worded, essentially meant "I'll do my best."
He had taken such a huge risk to kidnap this girl, wasted so much breath and effort, using threats, intimidation, and analyzing the situation for her, leaving him mentally and physically exhausted, only to receive "I'll do my best" in return?
Hun Changqing was not satisfied. He was greedy; he wanted to swallow an elephant whole, to become fat in one bite.