Chapter 042: Startling Origins

When Wang Bo pulled Fahai out of the mirror space, Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing immediately rushed over.

"Are you all right?" Xiao Bai looked at Wang Bo with concern, checking him up and down, as if wanting to see if he was injured.

Xiao Qing stood three meters away from Wang Bo, seemingly indifferent, but her eyes kept scanning him up and down. It was clear that she had been worried about him just now.

"I'm fine." Wang Bo smiled slightly, reassuring Xiao Bai. He wasn't surprised to see her here, after all, this place wasn't far from his mansion.

When he had dragged Fahai into the mirror space earlier, he had left Xiao Qing outside.

Seeing Wang Bo and Fahai disappear, Xiao Qing naturally went to find Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai checked him thoroughly and, confirming that Wang Bo was unharmed, let out a long sigh of relief. When Xiao Qing had rushed over earlier, telling her that Wang Bo and a monk had vanished, she had been truly frightened.

Now that she saw Wang Bo safe and sound, the worry in her heart finally dissipated.

Wang Bo pointed at Fahai and said, "Xiao Bai, is this the guy who injured you last time?"

Xiao Bai glanced at Fahai and shook her head. "No."

"No?" Wang Bo was taken aback. This answer was beyond his imagination; he had always believed that the one who injured Xiao Bai was Fahai.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't Fahai?

Xiao Bai nodded. "That's right, it wasn't him. It was a young monk in a white robe."

"A young monk?"

Wang Bo frowned. He had just asked the people repairing the bridge and road, and they only said it was a monk, but they didn't specify what kind of monk. He really didn't know.

He hadn't expected it to be a young monk.

Although Xiao Bai was a demon who hadn't been cultivating for long, she had wielded a magical artifact at the time. For that young monk to injure her, it seemed he had considerable magical power.

Seeing Wang Bo's furrowed brow, Xiao Bai gently smiled, reached up to smooth his forehead, and said, "Alright, what's past is past. Let's not dwell on unpleasant things."

Wang Bo thought she had a point, but he still planned to have Friday post a portrait of the young monk and issue a full-scale wanted notice once he returned.

He refused to believe that, mobilizing the power of the entire realm, he couldn't find the monk who had injured Xiao Bai.

Once he found that monk, Wang Bo would make him taste some bitterness.

Clang!

Just then, Xiao Qing suddenly walked up to Fahai, a sword in her hand, intending to stab him to death.

Wang Bo quickly stepped forward to stop Xiao Qing. "What are you doing?"

Xiao Qing said matter-of-factly, "Killing this monk, of course."

Wang Bo shook his head repeatedly. "No, absolutely not."

"Why?" Xiao Qing was baffled and even a bit angry. "This monk is clearly targeting Xiao Bai and me. Why can't I kill him to eliminate the threat?"

"Well..." Wang Bo looked around, quickly snatched the sword from Xiao Qing's hand, and said, "Come back with me, and I'll explain everything in detail."

Xiao Bai nodded, and Xiao Qing, remembering that Wang Bo had just saved her, agreed.

So the three of them returned to Wang Bo's mansion.

As for Fahai, Wang Bo confiscated all his magical artifacts, sealed his magical power, tied him up securely, and threw him into the Time Villa, placing him under the demon's watch.

This way, his chances of escaping from Wang Bo were essentially zero.

The reason Wang Bo didn't send him back now was that he still didn't know how many穿越者 (transmigrators) there were in this world. If Fahai was the only one, then after sending Fahai away, Wang Bo would have to leave this world.

But until now, Wang Bo had not yet unified the realm.

If Fahai left and he was forced to leave this world, the foundation he had built would completely collapse.

Then, with warlords vying for supremacy, it would be the common people who suffered.

Wang Bo naturally couldn't be so irresponsible. So he planned to imprison Fahai first, and only after he had unified the realm and established a society where the people could live in peace and prosperity would he send Fahai away.

That way, even if Fahai was the only transmigrator in this world, he could leave this world with peace of mind.

"Alright, you can tell us now. Why won't you let me kill Fahai?"

After the three returned to Wang Bo's study, Xiao Qing pulled up a chair, sat down, and glared at Wang Bo angrily.

Wang Bo told Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing everything about his origins, Fahai's importance, and the lottery. After all, the two of them—or rather, the two demons—would also leave with Wang Bo to travel the world, so in Wang Bo's view, there was no need to hide these things.

"Multiverse deity?" Xiao Qing repeated the term, which she found quite tongue-twisting, and couldn't help asking, "Is this so-called multiverse deity more powerful than immortals?"

Wang Bo nodded. "You could say that."

"More powerful than the Heavenly Emperor?" Xiao Qing asked again.

"Compared to the Heavenly Emperor of this world, he is insignificant." Although Wang Bo wasn't sure how powerful the Heavenly Emperor of this world was, in his view, this so-called Heavenly Emperor was definitely no match for the multiverse deity.

The two were not on the same level.

One could only throw his weight around in his own world, and wasn't even the strongest immortal.

But the other could traverse the multiverse and even create a single universe. Just that alone surpassed countless immortals.

Xiao Qing was increasingly amazed. "I never thought your background was so impressive."

"It's nothing special," Wang Bo said modestly.

"So, if we follow you, we might have a chance to become immortals and ancestors in the future?"

"Of course. Maybe when you have the chance to return to this world, even immortals won't be a match for you."

"So, Fahai can't be killed."

"Can't be killed, absolutely not," Wang Bo said firmly.

Xiao Qing nodded. "Since it concerns the lottery, I'll let him off this once."

Wang Bo gave a thumbs-up. "Miss Xiao Qing, you're magnanimous."

Xiao Qing said proudly, "I've always been broad-minded."

Xiao Bai couldn't help but burst out laughing, thoroughly amused by Xiao Qing's words.

Xiao Qing's face flushed, and she pounced on Xiao Bai, tickling her. "Oh, Xiao Bai, you dare laugh at me? Believe me, I'll tickle you to death."

Xiao Bai quickly dodged, begging, "Dear Xiao Qing, I won't do it again. Spare me, please spare me."

Watching this joyful scene, Wang Bo's heart blossomed with happiness.