0084 - Deterrence.

Li Han withdrew his thoughts and suddenly asked, "How long has this coffin been here?"
The Ghost Princess naturally understood his meaning and replied directly, "It has been here for a long time, even longer than me and my mother. Take a look at the people around us, don't they seem a bit strange?"
Li Han cannot see the people around him naturally, but Sakura helps him "see" them.
"I feel a bit silly, a bit dumb?" Li Han hesitates to say.
The ghostly princess Sakura can't help but smile, "If I say the more of these people I kill, the more they worship me, would you believe it?"
"Isn't this despicable?" Li Han was initially taken aback, but then pondered carefully, "Do you have masochistic tendencies?"
Sakura rolled her eyes disdainfully, "These people here are immortal and live for too long. But our people continue to be born..."
"Not enough resources?!"
Sakura had a look of pity and disdain, as if she thought Li Han's brain was insufficient. "Haven't you read the 'Yi San Pian'? It's in your family's building."
"Our family, our family, we are all in the same family," Li Han smirked. "And then what?"
Sakura rolled her eyes, "The core of balance lies in the Yi. If they gain something on one side, they will lose something on the other."
Li Han finally caught on and was about to ask in a lowered voice if he had gone stupid, Sakura nodded indicating that was exactly what she meant, and he didn't need to say it out loud.
"They are also pitiful. If nothing unexpected happens, they will never die. Apart from me, perhaps my mother can also kill them." Sakura emphasized the word "especially" to intensify the tone.
“所以，你们母女还是不同的。”李憾有点兴奋了，未知界域！
不过李憾又想了想，“其实，我还有一种推测...”，樱这时候沉默了，美目有点游离，显然她也被李憾的假设怔住了。
Li Han is actually thinking, what if these wanderers are not voluntary gravekeepers at all?! What if they are controlled by the coffin itself? Blood slaves, soul slaves, or perhaps some other unfathomable form of enslavement.
Li Han suddenly had an unpleasant expression on his face. To some extent, isn't Sakura also trapped here?
I guess these vagabonds are wholeheartedly following Sakura because they see her as their only savior.
Sakura didn't say anything and looked at the stone coffin. "Aren't you curious about what's inside?"
The biggest possibility that came to Li Han's mind, judging by the grade of the stone coffin, was that it might contain a general from a different race.
A non-living but still tangible alien being.
"I've said it before, it existed before us," Sakura said with some annoyance.
"I know, yeah, these aliens keep coming in waves, perhaps even the older ones?"
"You're overthinking it. My mother has never mentioned it to me." Sakura firmly denied this possibility.
Li Han sneered, circled around the blue ghost fire, and heard a rustling sound from behind the stones, undoubtedly from those wanderers.
既恐惧幽灵公主，又感觉有所期待。
“火焰上空可以飞过去吗？”李憾估计了一下凌空距离，似乎没有什么难度。
“我看起来比较傻是吗？”，幽灵公主凌空一抓，一名不归人瞬间就从远处而来，直接以一个弧线抛进火焰高空。
Before even falling, the wandering soul quickly turns into ashes, disappearing just like a weapon. This is probably the unexpected situation that the Ghost Princess mentioned.
A commotion spreads around, accompanied by a brief roar of anger and frustration, but it quickly fades away, and there is no sound anymore.
"See, now it’s time to use your brain." Sakura clapped her hands in satisfaction.
Li Han immediately felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. She truly is a witch, quick and precise in her methods.
Li Han sank into contemplation, undisturbed by the Ghost Princess. Taking a few steps forward, she simply flicked her sleeve, causing a rustling sound to again fill the surroundings, before everything fell completely silent.
The cherry blossoms have completely cleared the area for hundreds of miles, and no one can disturb Li Han.
"Can this fire be tamed?" Li Han seems to be asking Ghost Princess, but also talking to himself.
In his memory, the "Yunhuang Baiqi Spectrum" was his favorite among military personnel, so he naturally knew it by heart. And occasionally, Bai Su would mention many other lists recorded in ancient books, such as the list of exotic fires, the list of exotic beasts, and the list of exotic individuals.
Li Han naturally had no interest in it, as he believed that such myths turning into legends and legends turning into history had no basis.
Of course, that was in the past. After going through so much in these few decades, he could only sigh at his own ignorance.
At least when he walked out of the Yushi Court, he was still thinking about those powerful figures in the jianghu, the scheming gangs, and undercover spies.
Li Han didn't pay attention to the details of the strange fire, and he didn't remember it either. The only thing that crossed his mind was Bai Su's words, "Strange fire can be tamed." There was also a half-thought, "Then I can take hot baths every day in my house." Please note that the @ symbol in this context is used to mark specific content and does not require translation.
The kind of fire from the Netherworld, Li Han naturally cannot determine if it is a different fire, let alone if it can be tamed.
What is the container?
A rectangular space?!
At this moment, the King of the Underworld is still lingering inside, waiting to prolong his life. Li Han dare not change the space-time and let the King of the Underworld's soul instantly scatter.
“Change of plan!” Before Li Han could suggest a trade to allow the Ghost Princess to save the Underworld King, creating some space in the process, Sakura thought of a different approach.
It might seem a bit harsh in tone, Sakura changed her tone and smiled, saying, "Sweetie, it's not that I don't want to help, but there are no conditions here, you know?"
Li Han nodded, indicating understanding. Later, they became too lazy to speak or make any movements, and communicated directly with Sakura through telepathy.
Assuming that any fire has a source.
-Air, land, or emptiness? Translate the above Chinese into English and keep all @ matches. Only reply to the translated content.
Let's try one by one, shall we?
-How do we do that?
Start by enveloping this place like the Endless Tower.
-Understood! Any changes?
It seems there aren't any! Then we can be certain it's not from the outside. Can you penetrate underground and block things from the surface?
- Let me try, will there be any changes?
I will observe... it seems like there isn't any... Could it be that the Nether Flame relies on the stone coffin for supply?
- It has been burning for a thousand years! How can there be so much... to burn? - Sure, let me try. Is there any change? I will observe... It doesn't seem like it... Could it be that the Nether Flame relies on the stone coffin for its supply? - It has been burning for a thousand years! How can there be so much... to burn?
I have no idea. You have been researching for thousands of years and still don't understand?
- I'm lazy...
Why don't we change our approach first? What role does this fire play in protecting the stone coffin?
- Do you even need to ask? It protects the stone coffin!
That's not necessarily the case, for example, what if it is a lighthouse? Guiding different races towards a common destination?
-Hmm, that makes sense.
Or perhaps it intentionally ignites the essence of this world?
-What is the origin?
Guess, or is it the establishment of a deterrent?
-Deterrent?!
Ah, finally got it, not easy! In Li Han's consciousness, Canaan breathed a sigh of relief, and Li San hurriedly waved his hand, indicating to continue enduring.