Chapter 16 (2/2)
“Your tears were a way of giving the final farewell to your battle friend. It also washed away the remaining sense of loss from your heart. Now, the Yalong can rest in peace and I am grateful because it turned my dear Li Cha into a brave model warrior before leaving this world.” Hailun kissed both his hands, and then together, they knelt down in front the burning corpse of the black turtle. This was the proper etiquette to bid a respectable farewell to a fallen fighter.
“I wonder if there really was a connection between me and that big turtle.” Liu Zhenhan muttered in a low voice.
Suddenly, the island was greeted by a heavy rain, as if the heaven itself was moved by this scene. The burning fire was gradually extinguished by the rain.
Liu Zhenhan hurried to wrap the feather robe over Hailun’s body, then raised his head to look at the sky.
“See, Li Cha, even the war-G.o.d Campas is moved by the connection that was established between you and your magical pet!” Hailun grabbed the feather robe tightly and turned her head excitedly to see his reaction.
Liu Zhenhan curled his lips.
“You know what? Your appearance when you burst into tears actually looked very cute.” Hailun suddenly caressed his face and looked at his face with a gentle look in her eyes.
“Don’t! Don’t you tempt me again like this…..I seriously fear this side of yours.” Liu Zhenhan said while feeling unable to control himself. After spending so much time with Hailun, he knew that his coconut sh.e.l.l underpants wouldn’t last long if things continued like this.
“If I die in the future, would you cry?” Hailun’s profound stare as if penetrated into his soul as she asked this question.
“Bulls.h.i.+t! You shouldn’t say such things!” Liu Zhenhan replied in a serious tone and frankly made his point clear.
This time, Hailun was not annoyed by the use of foul language. She smiled sweetly in response and didn’t pursue the topic any further as hinted by Liu Zhenhan.
“Hailun, come look at this.” Liu Zhenhan led her behind the turtle’s corpse that was still enveloped in a layer of smoke and ashes. Then he pointed at the character printed on the turtle’s sh.e.l.l.
“The sacred sacrifices are supposed to have profound wisdom, right? Take a look at this. Do you understand what it says?” Liu Zhenhan asked.
Hailun’s eyebrows tightened as she carefully looked at the text. However, after a long pause, she shook her head with regret.
“I’m sorry, my dear Li Cha but I am not familiar with this kind of writing, but I am sure that the race that can invent such complex characters is certainly outstanding with high intelligence.”
“Didn’t you tell me earlier that you know several languages?” Liu Zhenhan raised his eyebrows and asked.
“Fox people are required to handle economic management of Beamon Kingdom and they start learning since childhood. Our clansmen are supposed to by heart most languages that are spoken on Qin Continent. Although I am just a young fox girl from a countryside clan but already know the widely spoken beast language, also spoken by the human race, called Qike Latin. I also learned the language spoken by human desert bandits at the age of 13 when I was wandering the wilderness with my teacher, training to become a sacred sacrifice and received the ‘wisdom initiation’ from him. That is how I got to learn a lot of languages that were part of the bundle of wisdom I obtained from him. It took only 6 months to learn the widely spoken language in the big Seoul city. Now, I also understand the basics of dragon language and parts of spirit language as well.” Hailun answered in detail then looked at him and felt something strange.
“The ‘wisdom initiation’ feature of the psychic battle song allows the teacher to transmit a great deal of his knowledge and language over to the apprentice.” Hailun added to her explanation.
“I get it so now tell me one thing very clearly. On this continent, are there any words or languages that you do not understand?” Liu Zhenhan did not lose heart and asked.
“Yes, of course, the indigenous dialects of all races are as many as the stars in the sky, vast and diverse. Also, I have been unable to learn all the words and languages which originate from the Far East Silk Continent. In fact, even in our own Great Danube Wilderness, the ancestors have left behind war monuments from 10,000 years ago and the scriptures found over those monuments are something even the most knowledgeable Vian Shamans cannot interpret, let alone a young apprentice like me.” Hailun said honestly.
“You see, I…….actually understand the text that is inscribed on the sh.e.l.l.” Liu Zhenhan smiled wryly and said.
“Holy Campas!” Hailun covered her mouth as her beautiful eyes opened wide in disbelief.
“I am not lying, I really mean it.” Liu Zhenhan took a deep breath and said.
Context: The version of the psychic battle song that deals with wisdom initiation can be used only once in a lifetime by a qualified sacred sacrifice to pa.s.s their wisdom over to their immediate apprentice. This is the main reason why there are so few sacred sacrifices in the Beamon Kingdom. After all, the naturally occurring sacrifices who do not have the luxury of receiving the wisdom of an experienced sacred sacrifice must spend more time on studying and practicing and figuring out stuff on their own. This causes a significant gap between them and the apprentice sacrifices.
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