Han Sen was frozen as he looked at the jade statue. According to Nine Thousand King, it was not a real jade statue. It was made from the Holy Kirin's horn. It was a true god weapon.
No matter how godly it was, it was just a dead object. Now, the jade statue was glowing with a holy light. The jade face, hair, and hands were turning red. It looked like a real person.
It did not just look like a real person. It was actually a living thing. The jade statue's eyes were very bright. Its body became soft. It stood up. It looked at the people outside the pavilion.
Nine Thousand King saw the jade statue come back to life. His body shook. He no longer looked as invincible as before. His battle armor's light dimmed. He closed his eyes and knelt in front of the jade statue that had come back to life. He kowtowed and did not dare raise his head. He said, "Old Servant Nine greets Miss Wan 'er. Miss Wan' er, do you remember Nine?"
Han Sen thought, "It looks like Nine Thousand King knew Sacred Leader's sister was called Wan 'er, but he did not say anything."
The jade statue looked at Nine Thousand King, who was kneeling on the ground. He did not dare raise his head. He was shaking. He raised the cup in his hand and drank all the wine in it.
"Number Nine, are you the one who wants to break this jade statue?"
The jade statue that came back to life drank all the wine. It finally spoke, but its voice was not Wan 'er's gentle voice. It was a man's voice.
When he heard that voice, Nine Thousand King raised his head. He was in shock. He looked at the jade statue as if he had seen a ghost.
He only looked at it. Nine Thousand King slapped himself in the face and said, "D * mn you! D * mn you! D * mn you! D * mn you!"
Han Sen was frozen as he watched. Nine Thousand King was not playing around. He was really going all out. His cheekbones were cracked. After a few hits, his face was covered in blood. Nine Thousand King did not stop. He kept on slapping. It was like he was not going to stop until he was dead.
The jade statue did not look at Nine Thousand King, who was kneeling and slapping himself. It looked at Han Sen. It made Han Sen feel a chill. He gathered up power.
Hearing Nine Thousand King's words, the living jade statue might have been Sacred Leader.
"What is your name?" The jade statue looked at Han Sen and asked with a smile.
Although his body looked like Wan 'er's, because his presence was so outstanding, anyone who saw him would think he was a gentle man. They wouldn't think he was a woman.
"Crystallizer Han Sen. How may I address you?" Han Sen didn't see any hostility, but he didn't dare be careless.
"My name, that's a memory from so long ago. Even I myself have almost forgotten it."
The man smiled as if he was thinking seriously. After a while, he replied, "My name is Qin Xiu, Qin from the Qin Kingdom. Xiu means to govern the country and bring peace to the world."
Before Han Sen could say anything, Qin Xiu looked at Han Sen and said, "Would you be willing to drink with me?"
After that, Qin Xiu sat down in the pavilion. He picked up the wine bottle and poured out two cups of wine. He picked up one of the cups.
"If you do not mind, I am more than willing to drink with you."
After Han Sen said that, he walked into the pavilion. He sat down across from Qin Xiu. He picked up the cup of wine Qin Xiu had poured for him.
While the two of them were talking, Nine Thousand King was still slapping his own face. He did not dare stop. His eyes were full of shock.
He was sure that the man in the jade statue that had come back to life was his master. He just did not know if he had really come back to life or if it was just a remnant of a soul.
No matter what it was, Nine Thousand King did not dare underestimate him. People like Sacred Leader were not someone he could underestimate. Even if there was only a strand of hair left, he was not someone he could underestimate.
Nine Thousand King felt it was unbelievable that his master had invited Han Sen to drink with him. Although Han Sen was a bit weird, compared to his master, Nine Thousand King thought Han Sen was not even comparable to a strand of his master's hair.
Back in the day, it was unknown how many scary true god elites were in front of Sacred Leader. Even among the sky's God Spirits, not many were able to drink with Sacred Leader at the same table.
Now, Sacred Leader had invited Han Sen to drink with him. He had even told Han Sen his name. From what Nine Thousand King could see, that was unbelievable.
"In the universe, who is worthy enough for Sacred Leader to mention his name?
Does Han Sen have that kind of power? "Nine Thousand King was shocked.
Qin Xiu raised his wine cup and said, "This is a toast to you."
"Why are you toasting me?"
Han Sen looked at Qin Xiu with confusion. It did not matter if Qin Xiu was Sacred Leader reborn or not. His attitude toward Han Sen was problematic.
Han Sen thought, "Does he know the relationship between Wan 'er and me?"
Qin Xiu smiled but didn't answer. He downed the wine in his cup and said, "When I created this sacred garden, I cut it off from space and time so that it will forever stay in this two hours. Everything in the sacred garden will also stay in this one hour. It won't age, won't die, won't live and won't be destroyed."
Han Sen thought, "Qin Xiu really is Sacred Leader."
Qin Xiu looked at the holy garden and sighed. "I wanted to leave Wan 'er here so she could have an endless life. I wanted to see her favorite scenery, eat her favorite meat, and drink her favorite wine. She told me she would rather die than live like this."
Qin Xiu poured another cup of wine and drank it all. He closed his eyes. It was like he was thinking about the taste of the wine. It was like he was thinking about the person who loved to drink.
"So, I cut off the Holy Kirin's horn and made a statue for her. If her soul was attached to the statue, she would not die. She would not be trapped in an endless cycle. She would always have her own memories, but she would not be able to leave the holy garden."
Qin Xiu put down his wine cup and smiled. "Wan 'er said it was no different from being in prison. So, she refused."
"And then?" Han Sen was mesmerized. He asked, "And then?"
Qin Xiu looked like he was smiling, but he was not smiling. He looked at Han Sen. He did not answer Han Sen's question. He poured himself another cup of wine and looked at the wine cup in Han Sen's hand.
Han Sen was so mesmerized by the story that he forgot to drink. He quickly downed the wine in his cup.
Qin Xiu picked up the wine bottle and poured another cup for Han Sen. He raised his wine cup and said, "This one is for you."
Han Sen did not ask why this time, but he knew there was an 80% to 90% chance Qin Xiu knew Wan 'er was with him. Otherwise, Qin Xiu was Sacred Leader. Why would he be toasting someone who had nothing to do with him?
Nine Thousand King, who was kneeling outside the pavilion, was frozen. Sacred Leader toasted someone. In this world, in this world, in this world, there was only one person like Han Sen.