Chapter 53: Heroic Bones

"Xi Wuqiu killed his way in. There were indeed several experts in that Prince's mansion. Xi Wuqiu fought one against many, fought bitterly to subdue the enemies, and finally found Gao Muzhen. But the scholar had already been tortured to death by him. Xi Wuqiu picked up Gao Muzhen, and just then, the Prince of Zhenbei had just rushed back from outside." Zhu Gaoyang said in a low voice, "The Prince of Zhenbei wanted him to put down Gao Muzhen and said he could let bygones be bygones, but Xi Wuqiu glared at him and, right in front of his face, cut Gao Muzhen to death with one sword after another."

"... And then?"

"Then, the Prince of Zhenbei was naturally completely enraged. Xi Wuqiu, who hadn't broken through his realm, was of course no match, was captured, and subjected to inhumane torture." Zhu Gaoyang laughed lowly, "That is the story up to the nineteenth chapter."

"..."

"See, you didn't read the twentieth chapter. Is it because you want me to die with regrets?"

Seeing Pei Ye was speechless. He had wanted to encourage him a bit, but hadn't expected the story to have such an ending.

"But, isn't there still the twentieth chapter?" Seeing Pei Ye said reluctantly.

Just then, a faint light flashed in the sky, and a white jade sword talisman flew down, hovering in front. The two were slightly stunned, and Seeing Pei Ye immediately reached out to take it.

Zhu Gaoyang raised his bloody hand and injected a trace of weak true Qi. A cool voice came out: "I will arrive before sunrise. If the location changes, notify me at any time."

The two were silent for a moment, looking at each other with helpless smiles.

Ming Qitian being willing to come was naturally good news, but before sunrise—it was hard to say if they could hold out until then.

Zhu Gaoyang let his head hang back onto Seeing Pei Ye's shoulder, muttering: "The voice is really nice."

Seeing Pei Ye turned his head to look at him: "Hold on until tomorrow noon, and you'll be able to see her in person."

Zhu Gaoyang laughed, then coughed weakly again.

The two stopped talking. Seeing Pei Ye sprinted with all his might, and gradually, the sky grew dim.

Under the repair of the Dragon Blood, Zhu Gaoyang's complexion actually really got better, and his true Qi gradually recovered some, but organizing another ambush like the one at noon was far from possible.

And according to calculations, it was time for the Candle World Sect to catch up again.

Seeing Pei Ye called out to the black dragon in his abdomen: "Where are you?"

"At most half an hour." During this time, the black dragon was clearly also trailing behind, running all the way.

If they could ride the black dragon, they wouldn't need to worry about being chased for a short time.

Seeing Pei Ye had just taken a deep breath when a rustling sound suddenly came from the forest nearby. Seeing Pei Ye turned his head and saw a blade light already before his eyes!

Behind the blade light was a black robe spreading its wings like an owl.

The purple-robed people hadn't caught up to him yet; the black-robed people would only be slower than them, so how could they suddenly appear in front?

Although he was confused for a moment, this familiar speed and familiar force were indeed almost the same as Wu Wu Zai Gu's that day!

Clearly, this was the most powerful enemy he could face, and a moment of carelessness would mean death on the spot, but Seeing Pei Ye actually felt a trace of intimacy.

After killing Wu Wu Zai Gu, Seeing Pei Ye had thought it was time to harvest. Even if there were some aftermath, taller people had already stepped up from the prefecture city and the Divine Capital, so he didn't need to worry anymore.

Who would have thought that was just the prologue to the real crisis? Those taller people were indeed standing tall and holding things up, but the sky was still slowly collapsing.

After Jing Ziwang died, it was Zhu Gaoyang, and now Zhu Gaoyang was also on the verge of death. Tomorrow, another Ming Qitian would come.

This matter had always concerned his life and death, but he had always just been an ant waiting for fate to descend beneath the pillar holding up the sky.

Would this plot be stopped at Ming Qitian? If Ming Qitian couldn't stop it, who else would step up?

Seeing Pei Ye didn't know, and couldn't decide. He could only try his best to maneuver in this vortex, seeking to obtain a relatively good result.

And he rarely even had the chance to try his best.

Now, he finally waited for one.

Zhu Gaoyang's sword was already handed to him. This sword was slightly longer than Seeing Pei Ye's own, and both its feel and appearance were several grades higher. A line of small vermilion characters was engraved on the pommel: Grade A, Rhino-Illuminating Furnace, Caution.

Seeing Pei Ye gripped the hilt and drew the sword from its scabbard.

The sword's divine light was restrained. It wasn't a bright mirror but autumn water, and the material was also very flexible, even somewhat unlike metal. Unlike Seeing Pei Ye's, which showed an irrepressible biting chill the moment it left the scabbard.

Behind every precious sword rated "Grade A" was the heart's blood of a sword-casting master from the East Sea Sword Furnace. They would carefully ask the person seeking the sword about all information, such as the sword arts they had studied from childhood, their life experiences, and preferred fighting styles, and keep it confidential.

Afterward, they would spend several days and nights designing the blueprints, then carefully select materials and forge it meticulously. When the sword was completed, they would engrave the rating, the casting furnace, and their own name on the sword.

For a swordsman, such a sword carried a very deep personal brand. Their fate was often to accompany the swordsman for a lifetime and then be buried with them.

On one hand, swordsmen qualified to hold a "Grade A" sword would usually not bury its reputation and would give it a sufficiently illustrious "lifetime"; on the other hand, for those with pursuits in the sword path, they would not accept such a sword designed entirely for someone else, even if it came from their father or master.

But using it temporarily to kill people was more than enough.

Seeing Pei Ye flicked his hand, and more than a dozen ghostly blue flame flowers shook and appeared. He still didn't know what use this flame had, but at least it could confuse the enemy's vision.

A sword flew out from among the flame flowers. The blade reflected the flame flowers and cut into the throat of the person coming.

The black-robed person only felt a flash before his eyes and then darkness, and a cold pain came from his neck.

The black-robed people in the mountains clearly didn't know how Wu Wu Zai Gu had died, nor had they imagined the youth could use such a sword.

To be honest, if Seeing Pei Ye at that time had used 【Cloud Sky Obscuring Eyes, Losing Feathers】, even with the blessing of the Quail Head and the Little Dragon Heart, it might not have posed a threat to someone at the Seventh or Eighth Life in a perfect state.

But now he was full of Dragon Blood, and his body's basic fitness was no longer inferior to these people, so the potential of this sword was further unleashed.

Withdrawing the sword, the blade was unstained by blood, still as smooth as new.

"This should be one of those people the Candle World Sect sent to hunt me down that day." Zhu Gaoyang said in a low voice.

If so, there was probably more than one.

This black robe was clearly walking in front, and the others shouldn't be far away.

Seeing Pei Ye was just about to leave immediately when a "long-lost" pain suddenly came from his abdomen. Several tentacles surged out, bound this black robe who hadn't died completely yet, and turned him into ghostly blue paste, swallowing it all.

Even though he told himself countless times that it was "it" eating people, not himself, this scene still made Seeing Pei Ye quite nauseated.

But soon he had no heart to dwell on this emotion, because he clearly felt that with the ingestion of this body, the light cocoon in his abdomen sent out a trace of germination.

The hatching had accelerated.

And with the appearance of this trace of germination, Seeing Pei Ye instinctively felt palpitations.

There was no reason and no cause, and it was even more impossible to suppress. It was a shock from the depths of his body, a shock at the thing in his abdomen that was beginning to awaken.

Seeing Pei Ye tried hard to endure this feeling, turned around, and continued to sprint. ===== CHAPTER 54 =====