Chapter 1130 – The Twenty-Ninth Night (1/2)
Chapter 1130 – The Twenty-Ninth Night
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Clear light rained down as Xu Yourong used the Sacred Light technique to treat Chen Changsheng's wounds.
Afterward, Chen Changsheng used his needles to open up Xiao Zhang's meridians and fed him a pill that could help nourish his blood.
Not only did Xiao Zhang not thank him, he was quite unsatisfied, asking, ”What about the Cinnabar Pill? Why aren't you giving me one to try?”
Spearheaded by An Hua, the Li Palace priests and those fervent believers had let the entire continent know the origins and refining process of the Cinnabar Pill.
This extremely precious and incredibly mystical pill was refined from the Pope's sacred blood.
Xiao Zhang also knew of this, though he didn't much care. He only thought, it's not like it's a big deal for me to eat one of your pills.
Chen Changsheng explained, ”The bottle of pills I refined a few days ago has already been sent to the Mount Song Army headquarters. If you want to eat one, you'll have to wait for ten-some days.”
The war had still not started and Xiao Zhang was very important to the Human race, so he didn't mind giving him one.
But Xu Yourong did mind. Perhaps it was because her heart ached for Chen Changsheng, or perhaps it was because the blood in Chen Changsheng's body was mixed with her blood and impossible to separate.
To put it another way, the Cinnabar Pill was half his, but it was also half hers, so for what reason did he alone have the final say?
She looked at Xiao Zhang and asked, ”You're sure you want to eat it?”
While recalling the conversation she had just had with Mountain Man Yanzhi, Xiao Zhang suddenly felt a little cold and said, ”Just treat it like I was farting.”
Wang Po was in a fine mood as he watched this sight and laughed.
Xiao Zhang sneered, ”Your fart's rather loud.”
Chen Changsheng asked, ”How did you come to be here?”
This was also a question that Xu Yourong and Xiao Zhang wanted to ask.
Although the Demon Commander never appeared in the end, Black Robe's plan itself was practically flawless.
Ten-some days had passed since Xiao Zhang had sent news through the Bear tribe and the demons began to pursue him.
But Chen Changsheng had received the news only two days ago.
Divine Domain experts like Mao Qiuyu and the Prince of Xiang needed to directly confront the pressure of the Demon race's army, and they also simply had no idea of this affair.
Xiao Zhang's breakthrough tonight had probably been sensed already by Mao Qiuyu, the Prince of Xiang, and the others.
But they were all too far away. Not even an expert of the Divine Domain would have been able to make it, not unless Bie Yanghong came back to life.
The most fundamental reason still rested on the word 'trust'.
Xiao Zhang did not like this world, so he naturally did not trust it.
In his eyes, people like Mao Qiuyu and the Prince of Xiang were even more dangerous than the demon experts.
It was just like the incident with Su Li.
It was still Chen Changsheng.
Everything had happened too quickly, leaving him no time to think.
Even though he knew that this might be a trap laid by the Demon race, he still had to force his way in.
Why had Wang Po appeared?
That he had left White Emperor City while Xu Yourong had left Holy Maiden Peak and come to this grassland was because they possessed a special means of communication and had the fastest means of transportation.
Wang Po's presence could only mean that he had known of the news in advance.
Who had told him?
”On the night of the day before yesterday, the Red Cloud Qilin came to Scholartree Manor with a letter.”
Wang Po added, ”The letter came from Luoyang.”
The Monastery of Eternal Spring was in Luoyang.
Chen Changsheng looked at Wang Po.
Wang Po nodded.
Chen Changsheng was somewhat shocked as he wondered, how did Master know of the demons' plans ahead of time?
”There's something wrong with Black Robe,” Xu Yourong said.
Her final conversation with Mountain Man Yanzhi had been precisely so that she could confirm this point.
”It now looks like there's something wrong with your master as well. If you want to clarify what this problem is, you might have to go to Luoyang.”
The dust had already settled while the winds were gradually beginning to still. A smear of white could be seen peeking out from the horizon.
The signs of dawn meant that it was almost daytime.
Wang Po asked Xiao Zhang, ”Do you want to leave with me?”
The white paper rustled as Xiao Zhang panted, apparently rather angry.
”I'm no worse than you right now, so is your concern necessary?”
Wang Po had truly heard too much of this unreasonable talk over the last several decades. He laughed, not taking the comment to heart.
As expected, Xiao Zhang was still arrogant and irritable with the most awful of temperaments.
Chen Changsheng was very curious as to how someone with this sort of personality had thought about asking him for help.
The reason Xiao Zhang gave was extremely simple, yet so powerful that it was even rather touching.
”I've cultivated several decades and can say without shame that I've been extremely diligent. So motivated am I that I wasn't even afraid of walking the path to madness. Finally, I reached my current state and saw a chance of crossing that threshold. How great of a pity would it be to die at this moment? And if I have to die, I should at least get the chance to cross to that side and get a glance at the scenery first.
”Moreover, if it wasn't possible for me to cross that threshold, I don't mind a tragic death in battle on the snowy plains, but now it looks like the humans are about to win and I'm about to enter the Divine Domain, which means I'm useful. How can I just randomly die? I have to live life more carefully.”
If he did cross that threshold, all his intense loves and hates, his doubts of the world, his arrogance and unrestrained behavior, would all have to be temporarily put aside.
Because he had to survive, survive for the sake of the Human race. To put it another way, he was no longer himself, or at least not only himself.
Wang Po was somewhat comforted, Chen Changsheng was a little emotional, and Xu Yourong was rather quiet as she thought, does the sight behind that threshold really have such a big influence on cultivators?
The morning winds were somewhat cool, yet the weather was rather warm. It was precisely this warmth that made Xiao Zhang unhappy.
He liked being revered and feared, disliked being admired and liked.
He had gotten used to a cold life. In order to avoid the conversation becoming warm and bright, he somewhat awkwardly changed the subject.
”Your Unity Sword Art is truly extraordinary.”
Xiao Zhang was looking at Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong.
Although he was awkwardly changing the subject, one could tell from his serious expression that he was being sincere.
The Unity Sword Art referred to Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong's harmonious combination of swords, but it was not only that. It also included their teamwork in their fight against Mountain Man Yanzhi.
This sort of flawless and natural shifting of roles required the two people to have their minds completely connected.
The entire world knew that Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong were Daoist companions, but also knew that completely synchronizing two minds was one of the hardest feats in the world.
Even a mother and son, comrades who had shared life and death on the battlefield, or a couple that had been married for many years would find it very difficult to do, so why could they do it?
Chen Changsheng was rather happy to receive such praise from Xiao Zhang, but he also felt a little worried.
Firstly, this was not an easy question to answer, and secondly, Yourong seemed to be in a rather bad mood tonight and he was worried that an inappropriate answer would make it worse.
Xiao Zhang's gaze moved back and forth between him and Xu Yourong, and he finally asked, ”Is there a problem between the two of you?”
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”Is there a problem between the two of you?”
The starlight falling in the courtyard made the gray bricks silver and the light yellow sleeves even lighter.