Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 160 The Bewitching Power of the Candle Dragon, the Rejection of the Red Night

After listening to Yin Ziping's description, Ning Hongye understood the situation.

(The following short paragraph was expanded by AI, adding 400 words to it, but the meaning is consistent with what I wanted to write.)

Just now, she suddenly lost consciousness without warning, but it was not due to her injuries.

In fact, the real reason was that the mysterious and chilling call of the Candle Dragon reached her ears, and even the voice of the Kunlun Mistress, which seemed to come from the depths of the netherworld, rang out at the same time.

Over the years, whenever she tried to absorb the essence of Zhulong, she would always hear Zhulong's tempting and deceptive words.

Zhulong repeatedly used the promise of immortality as bait to try to entice her to help him regain his life, but she remained unmoved until this time, when Zhulong offered her a condition that she could hardly refuse.

It solemnly promised her that as long as she nodded slightly, indicating her willingness to help Zhulong awaken ahead of time, then after successfully eliminating Jinwu, Zhulong would grant her supreme power and status, making her the supreme ruler of this vast world.

By then, she will be able to establish her own Yin Empire across the entire world.

In this realm she ruled, she was the only and undisputed queen.

As long as she has a thought in her heart, all the yin energy in the world will obey her command and be used by her. Whether it is stirring up raging waves or summoning wind and rain, it is all an easy matter for her.

The others, on the other hand, could only become her lowly slaves. The extremely dense yin energy would mercilessly devour their yang energy until they were completely turned into mindless puppets, living corpses, at her mercy.

Ning Hongye slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a mysterious and magnificent illusion. This illusion was created by Zhulong, and it was dreamlike, beautiful and enchanting.

She looked closely and was greeted by a breathtaking sight—she was dressed in a magnificent royal robe, wearing a dazzling crown, reigning supreme over the world! Her unparalleled power was earth-shattering; she could turn the world upside down with a flick of her wrist.

This exquisite feeling, like a fine wine, intoxicated Ning Hongye. She floated lightly in the air, looking down at the vast and boundless land below.

On the earth, countless vengeful spirits and ghosts surged like a tide, but they all showed great respect for Ning Hongye and dared not offend him in the slightest.

At the same time, Xu Tianyi and other powerful figures knelt down at her feet, bowing their heads in respectful submission.

They shouted in unison, "Long live the Queen!" Their voices resounded through the heavens, deafeningly loud.

Ning Hongye felt the admiring gazes from countless people in all directions. These gazes were like blazing flames, igniting the pride and confidence deep within her heart.

The feeling of being able to easily control the fate and life and death of others was so captivating that she couldn't extricate herself from it.

It was as if the whole world was under her feet, at her mercy.

She looked up and saw the illusory image of the Candle Dragon above her, watching her quietly with eyes full of affection.

"As long as you nod, everything is yours, the whole world is yours! I can give you unparalleled power, and you will never be defeated by a mere white tiger again!"

Submit to me, and I will help you break through to the Grandmaster level. Your injuries will be fully healed, and you can return to Kunlun and completely replace the First Mystic Maiden!

If you need a so-called mother, I can resurrect her and let her stay with you forever.

Even if you need these people, I can transform them to have the same extremely yin constitution as you, keeping them in their original form and staying with you for eternity!

"Just order... um? What is it?"

Before it could finish speaking, a needle pierced Ning Hongye's skull.

The pain and the stimulation woke Ning Hongye, who was itching to get back to sleep.

Then came the scene of Xu Tianyi and others entering.

At this moment, after Yin Ziping finished describing the symptoms, Ning Hongye looked at the vibrant people around her, as well as Xu Tianyi, who was willing to share joys and sorrows with her.

She gradually suppressed the turmoil in her heart.

"You..." The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she hesitated and stopped.

Xu Tianyi stepped forward and gently stroked her cheek.

"Red Night, what's wrong...?"

He didn't understand what Ning Hongye had gone through while she was unconscious, but her frail appearance made him feel even more sorry for her.

"N-nothing..."

She still couldn't bring herself to speak; she was somewhat tempted by Zhulong's offer.

Immediately afterwards, a warm hug pulled her into his arms.

"You're so cold! You were running a fever a moment ago, but now you're freezing. Are you really okay?"

Xu Tianyi's words rang in her ears, a warm breeze brushed against her soft earlobe, and her body trembled slightly.

"Tianyi...will you be with me for all eternity?"

She managed to say those words with difficulty, her heart filled with anticipation. Once she recovered, she could contact Zhulong with a single thought.

Xu Tianyi laughed heartily, released her, and looked tenderly at her fair face.

"Where can there be so much eternal life? Although I have a long lifespan, I do not seek immortality."

Everyone is destined to be born, grow old, get sick, and die. What's the point of living so long? As long as I can spend the rest of my life happily with everyone, that's enough.

His smile is warm and healing.

The people around him smiled knowingly, their hearts filled with warmth.

Ning Hongye managed a forced smile.

He didn't even expect immortality.

However, she also began to resist the allure of the Candle Dragon.

"Zhulong... said we could be together for eternity..."

After hesitating for a moment, she still betrayed Zhulong.

Xu Tianyi was stunned, then asked nervously, "It contacted you?"

It wasn't surprising that Zhulong was able to contact Ning Hongye.

Since even the Golden Crow can contact Sheila, although it requires a sacrifice, the Candle Dragon is stronger than the Golden Crow, so it's not surprising that it has this ability.

"Yes, it said that as long as I listen to it, I can directly break through to the peak of the Grandmaster, and the Yin energy of heaven and earth will be at my disposal. It even said that it would allow the First Mystic Maiden to leave my mother's body and revive her."

Then, I'll transform everyone into beings with a Yin attribute, so they can live forever and stay with me.

She seemed to have made up her mind, and in one breath, she stated all the conditions that Zhulong had offered.

Everyone was startled.

Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "The conditions are quite good. If Hong Ye were to reach the Grandmaster level, he should have no rivals in this world, and we could restore the Wuji Empire much faster..."

"Ziping thinks that immortality is a very worthwhile thing to study, and Ziping is also interested in ageless appearance."

Ji Yingying pursed her lips: "I feel that people still have to rely on themselves. Who knows if what it says is true or false?"

Several people had differing opinions.

Ning Hongye looked at Xu Tianyi: "What do you think?"

Xu Tianyi pinched her cheek: "What are you looking at? Are you going to hand over your freedom to Zhulong?"

I've seen plenty of bosses like this; they all make empty promises. What if they come back to life and fire you?

Even if they don't fire you, what if it possesses you once you succeed?

Furthermore, if it keeps its promise, we will live forever, but what about the billions of other living beings?

I will never submit to a god; those who are not of my kind will surely have different hearts!

You must remember, you are human! Even though I have demon blood, I still consider myself human!

Even though demons can have extremely long lifespans, I would rather be an ordinary person who can only live for a hundred years, growing old slowly with everyone, falling into slumber together, and leaving the world to the next generation of young people.

Having said that, Xu Tianyi was naturally very excited, but he also realized that he had changed.

In his previous life, if he had a good job and a good boss, he would definitely have been willing to work hard.

Now that he's the boss, how could he possibly allow himself to have a direct superior?

'It seems I've developed ambitions too...'

He smiled, not caring about these things.

One cannot stop moving forward; everyone has the right to pursue a happy life.

With money, women, and even power, one will inevitably pursue greater freedom.

Therefore, even if Zhulong offered him such a condition, he would not accept it.

The others all agreed with Xu Tianyi's words.

Gu Qinghan stated bluntly, "Hongye, we are already very happy with our lives. We don't need to pursue anything like eternal life."

Ning Hongye finally laughed: "I understand, I won't agree to Zhulong's request. Alright, I'm sleepy, I'll rest for a bit, you guys should rest too."

After a busy day, everyone was tired.

Xu Tianyi thought for a moment and said, "Qinghan and I will stay with you tonight, so you don't get carried away and run off with Zhulong."

Ning Hongye was somewhat annoyed: "What are you saying! You're the one who ran off with Zhulong! I'm just an injured person, and you two are here to provoke me, aren't you?"

Xu Tianyi chuckled: "What are you talking about? It's hard to say what people can do when they're lonely. Let's leave it at that. Yingying and Ziping, go rest on the third floor. We'll be going back together tomorrow."

Yin Ziping glanced at the three of them, then nodded and said, "Ziping will take her leave..."

She was a little tired, so she went back, took a shower, and rested.

Ji Yingying left silently and quietly closed the door.

After the two women left, Xu Tianyi and Gu Qinghan exchanged a glance.

"Hehe, the fun part is coming..."

Gu Qinghan chuckled and leaned back, "Come on, let's wash together..."

Ning Hongye's lips twitched: "Don't touch me!!"

"Come on, come on, let me give you a massage..."

"Ouch...I'm still injured!"

. . .

The next day, after waking up, everyone bid farewell to the Shen family and took Shen Miao with them to Chongsheng City.

The Shen family packed up a caravan to follow.

The caravan was filled with the Shen family's elite craftsmen.

After returning to the city, Xu Tianyi led Shen Miao and the others to the Ministry of Industry.

There probably isn't enough time to produce high-quality firearms for the first battle.

But we should start researching it.

In the past, the Wuji Empire did not value firearms much, mainly because the existence of military formations and high-level martial artists meant that ordinary people were not strong, and industry served more as a means of supporting commerce.

Moreover, every so often, the Wuji Empire would experience internal strife within its royal court, resulting in the disappearance of a large number of ancient texts, all of which were the work of the Hidden Clan.

The loss of a large number of firearms traditions, coupled with the fact that many martial artists needed cold weapons.

This resulted in the Moon Wheel Kingdom having a superior firearms manufacturing technology compared to the Wuji Empire.

After suffering a loss, the Wuji Empire began to consider firearms.

Shen Miao studied a large number of classic texts on Shen family craftsmen and developed a large number of new types of firearms and cannons.

Now, Xu Tianyi has brought her to the factory.

This is a factory that mass-produces cold weapons, using assembly line operations.

Relatively advanced and reasonable management has led to a significant increase in output.

Now Xu Tianyi's army is no longer short of weapons, so they have turned to making agricultural tools, such as sickles, hoes, axes, and even tillage machines.

Animal husbandry is not very developed here, but the methods of domesticating horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs are quite good.

Some poor people even choose to have dogs pull carts. Some of these dogs are actually capable of spiritual cultivation. They look much like ordinary dogs, just a bit bigger.

After showing Shen Miao around the factory, Xu Tianyi explained to her what he needed.

Guns! Automatic rifles!

Many of the Shen family's craftsmen were experts in military weaponry, and many were even masters of firearms and cannons.

Upon hearing Xu Tianyi's description, he immediately had an idea.

They were able to design things like repeating crossbows before.

A rifle is simply a combination of gunpowder, bullets, firing mechanism, and so on.

Simply put, pulling the trigger drives the hammer, which strikes the firing pin, igniting the primer of the bullet. The enclosed airflow from the explosion propels the bullet forward.

The gas pressure generated by the bullet explosion forces the piston to move backward, which in turn drives the bolt bracket to move backward, and the cartridge case is ejected through the ejector.

At this moment, the bolt retracted, bending the spring. The spring's rebound caused the bolt to move forward, which in turn chambered the second bullet.

When the bolt bracket retracts, it also pulls the hammer back. After pushing the cartridge case back in, if the trigger is pulled again, or if the trigger is not released, this action will continue indefinitely.

Bullets will be fired one after another from the barrel.

This is the principle behind automatic rifles.

Of course, if a trigger safety is added, the rifle can be switched from automatic fire to single-shot fire or be unable to fire.

The process required is not too complicated.

The key components are refined steel, springs, and gunpowder.

Xu Tianyi gave a brief explanation, and Shen Miao immediately understood and was overjoyed.

She is an arms enthusiast and has a great love for firearms.

She also makes cold weapons.

After Xu Tianyi finished explaining, Shen Miao immediately shooed him out.

Xu Tianyi, however, decided not to leave.

"Give me a kiss, just give me a kiss, and I'll make everyone listen to you..."

He looked at Shen Miao smugly.

Shen Miao looked incredulous: "Do you want to hear what you're saying? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Xu Tianyi chuckled: "Just tell me if we're close or not."

Shen Miao rolled her eyes at him: "At worst, I can go back to the Shen family and still do it!"

"Then I'll take this opportunity to make the old man uncooperative with you. Do you believe that the old man will listen to me now?"

"You! Despicable!"

Xu Tianyi smiled slightly: "Which politician isn't despicable? You're not my subordinate, you're my fiancée..."

Shen Miao looked helpless, but still blushed and tiptoed to kiss him.

She wanted to kiss his cheek, but unexpectedly Xu Tianyi suddenly pulled her into his arms.

A deep kiss followed, and she felt like she was suffocating.

"Ugh... Ptooey!! Are you satisfied now? Get out of here, this grandma has work to do!"

Xu Tianyi gently wiped his mouth: "Not bad, not bad, keep it up next time..."

Shen Miao watched his departing figure, a sense of helplessness welling up inside her....