Death... and me
chapter-404

"Alright. You said that at the moment, it would be impossible to obtain Huan's support. What do you mean by that? I can't see a way to get his support in the future."

Roan shook his head.

"That's not what I meant. Huan is just a balance keeper. I might be wrong, but he will only support the one the Emperor says to. The other princes and princesses probably know that as well. The good thing about this information is that we know we have time for sure. Before, we were basing our assumptions on the description of the Soul Gem System quest, after all."

Rean nodded.

"Okay, let's leave Huan aside for now. The information in the Jade Slips mentioned strange movements in the Chrole Empire. That it probably had something to do with the selection of the next Emperor in our own Empire. The Chrole Imperial Family issued an order that all its countries are prohibited from engaging in a war against each other."

"I know. There is no doubt that they're saving their forces and resources. As you know, the Chrole Empire already knew about the general circumstances in Sasamil. They are an Empire located in a harsh environment where it snows almost all the time. Naturally, their total combat power is smaller than Sasamil. They can't allow their forces to keep killing each other before a conclusion happens here."

Rean and Roan then kept discussing a few more issues and how to proceed. Finally, they settled almost everything except for one thing.

"Okay. That's all for now. Let's focus on the exam a month from now before trying anything else."

Rean shook his head in response.

"There is one more thing I would like to try."

"One more thing? What's it?"

Rean then looked in the jail's direction where Tissan was located. Obviously, Roan noticed that.

"What do you want to do?"

Rean then sighed as he scratched the back of his head.

"We can't really kill the guy, right? If he was some trash like that Nulian Sarsol that you got as a target, I wouldn't care less. But he was just suppressed because of his choices and the problem with his Pure Yin Body. We can't really blame him for holding a grudge against the Sasamil Imperial Family."

Roan narrowed his eyes.

"Just keep him locked there until the day we go away. He was not a target given by the Shadow Reapers, so no one can complain if he suddenly appears again. Whatever Gval thinks about it would be his problem. I doubt he will have the guts to come after me because I fooled him."

Rean shook his head.

"I have a much better use for him. As you know, Qia and I will get this fake marriage, but it will not be as if I can stay in the capital all the time. That being said, it would be good if we could leave behind one more contact to check the situation."

Roan understood what Rean meant.

"And how will you do that exactly? Don't forget that his cultivation issue got him expelled from the Imperial Palace. Also, he's a drag, which makes the Imperial Family hate him even more."

Rean nodded.

"Don't worry. Although the cross-dressing thing is not seen as a good thing, the main reason Tissan got expelled was still his cultivation defect. As long as he can normally cultivate again, he will be able to go back. We can also talk with him that he can't show himself like that for the time being."

Roan couldn't help but ask.

"Can you fix his cultivation defect?"

Rean shrugged his shoulders as he said.

"I have an idea. In any case, I want your opinion. Do you think Tissan would do the dirty work for us if I could fix his cultivation?"

Roan pondered a bit as he thought about Tissan's reactions so far. He was pretty sure that the guy hated the Imperial Family, so he most likely wouldn't mind gathering information for them.

"There is a good chance that he would. We would need to check his opinion first, though. As for him reporting it back to the Imperial Family about us, I find it unlikely as long as you can really help him."

Rean's eyes lit up before nodding.

"Very well. Let's go get our personal spy."

Rean then turned to look in Sister Orb's direction before asking.

"Sister Orb, the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm is under your control, right? Do you think you can prevent Yin Energy from entering the jail Space? Also, would you be able to send all the Yang Energy inside instead?"

[Oh! If it was outside, it would be extremely difficult. However, as long as you are inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, this is easy. However, I will have to open a passage to the outside world so I can replenish the Yang Energy that I'll send to you to keep the balance in the Realm.]

Rean didn't mind.

"That's good enough. We have our room outside anyway. Just open a passage there. Also, I will need you to allow Spiritual Energy to circulate inside."

[Alright.]

As Rean and Roan entered the concealment formation, Sister Orb opened a small passage to the outside world. Simultaneously, she separated the Yin Energy around the cage and waited for Rean to ask her to start.

Inside, Tissan had been feeling quite bored. Ever since Rean and Roan left, he had nothing else to do. He tried to cultivate, but it was useless since there was no Spiritual Energy available in the Jail. Not that he thought he would succeed this time anyway.

The door opened as the twins entered with their appearances modified again. Seeing that, Tissan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, they might really have decided to simply take his life. There was nothing he could do in that case either, nor there was much he could offer them. Nonetheless, he tried to keep a cheerful expression.

"Oh! It's the two Masters. Is there anything I can do for you? Remember, my golden hands are always free for use."

Rean shook his head as Roan just stayed on the side to hear.

"Ahem... that's not why I came here."

Rean's expression then turned serious as he asked.

"Tissan, right? What if I say I have a way to fix your cultivation defect?"

Tissan's smile immediately froze as his eyes opened wide. However, he quickly came back to normal.

"Sigh... There is no need for this Master to play such tricks with me. You probably want something from me, and when you get it, you will fix my cultivation, right? I don't want to sound rude, but you will need to do much better than that. I have tried almost everything that you two might come up with. Believe me, they don't work. Not only that, but I got a lot of side effects too."

Rean shook his head.

"Whether I'm lying or not, you will know in a second. Take off your shirt."

Tissan couldn't help but look weirdly at Rean.

"Young Master... I might be even more beautiful than a woman, but I'm still a man nonetheless. Don't be fooled just because women's clothes look marvelous in this god's body. Oh~! Being this beautiful is really such a sin!"

Rean's mouth twitched. Can this guy be any more narcissistic?

"Who the hell is interested in your body? I just need to touch the part of your body closest to your dantian, idiot. Shut up and take your shirt off already!"

"Oh! So that's what it was. Why didn't you say that earlier?"

Tissan then took off his clothes, as Rean mentioned. Usually, Rean would only need to hold someone's hands, and that would be enough. But this time, he wanted to make sure he had full control of what he was going to try.

"Sister Orb, send the Yang Energy and release the Spiritual Energy."

[Alright!]

As Sister Orb did that, Rean took several Rank Three Spirit Stones and put them around. Soon after, he controlled and used all the Spiritual Energy to gather the Light Element. Light Element had the purest Yang energy, so the more he manipulated, the more Yang Energy he would get.

Tissan didn't even try to ask what he was going to do. If they wanted him dead, what would be the point of all this commotion? There was simply no reason for him to resist anything that Rean was doing.

Rean then looked at Tissan before saying.

"Don't try to resist me. Keep your foundation as open as possible."

Tissan nodded before taking a deep breath.

Rean then touched the skin close to Tissan's Dantian before all the Light Element rushed inside like torrents. Immediately, Tissan felt his Dantian inflate like a balloon! He even thought it was going to burst apart. However, such a thing didn't happen. Still, he didn't understand what Rean was trying to do.

It was at this moment that his Spiritual Sense saw something incredible coming out of his Dantian. Strands of energy began to come out of his Dantian. They were frigid to the point where they could freeze water in a second!

Fortunately, they didn't spread around his body. Instead, they were immediately absorbed by Rean's hands. Tissan didn't know, but those strands were made of pure Yin Energy, highly concentrated, in fact.

As Rean absorbed that, he nodded.

"As I thought. It is really possible to use mine and the ice block's power to force it out."