629 Black Crows and the Priest in Red (2/2)

At the end of last autumn, when Ning Que and Sangsang moved into the courtyard, a black crow had flown in. It landed on a branch. Following that, a black crow would fly in every day for the next ten days. It was very creepy and made one uneasy. However, nothing happened to the crows or to them, so he eventually forgot about it.

However, who would have guessed that these black crows would become his and Sangsang's greatest enemies? Back in Chaoyang City, if not for these black crows, he might have been able to hide with Sangsang or even flee the city.

Ning Que did not understand why the black crows would appear in the courtyard and why they were still following him. It was highly possible that it was due to the aura of Yama on Sangsang. But if crows were a symbol of misfortune, then shouldn't they be helping Sangsang? Why would they use this way to reveal where Sangsang was?

No matter the reason, Ning Que had to kill the black crows. Otherwise, no matter how strong he was, he and Sangsang would die even if they could wait for the change to finally come. He had already wanted to kill the crows while they were fleeing but did not have the time or resources to do so.

His right hand landed on the window as he pried a piece of wood from it without exerting much strength. Then, he crumbled them into dozens of bits and used the Great Spirit to toss them at the black crows in the sky.

The light wood shards were imbued with the Great Spirit, becoming strong pebbles. They flew across the air in an imposing matter. The black crows did not have time to dodge and were struck. They crowed painfully as black feathers fell and the crows fell toward the ground.

Ning Que felt slightly more settled. However, what made him shocked and unease was that moments later, the ugly crowing of crows resonated around the monastery. The black crows appeared in the skies under the clouds once more!

Could the black crows be unkillable?

More and more people gathered in the White Tower Temple. A crowd gathered on the edge of the lake, and some people were even pushed in as more gathered. Several archers appeared on the narrow bridge with their bowstrings stretched. Hundreds of Buddhist disciples and dozens of divine guards watched the monastery on the eyot warily.

Ning Que could see that there were hundreds of people on the shore from the monastery window. He knew that there were more people and that there were thousands, or even ten-thousand people behind. These people wanted to rush into the monastery and bite the flesh and blood off him and Sangsang. Then, they would burn them without even batting an eyelid.

”I don't understand, why would you be so stupid to hide here.” Quni Madi looked at his back with a menacing and sarcastic expression. She continued, with an ugly hoarse voice, ”Could it be that you were thinking of using us as hostages so that they would let the Daughter of Yama leave? You're too naive.”

Ning Que did not turn around, but said, ”Your voice is so ugly, it sounds like the crows in the sky. If you wish to see how Sangsang and I will be torn into shreds by those people, then I suggest you keep your mouth shut now.”

Quni Madi smiled happily. She wanted to see how Ning Que and Sangsang would die, so she chose to shut up.

In the palace not far away from White Tower Temple.

The king of Yuelun Kingdom looked at the man covered in blood before him who was lying on a stretcher. He waved his arm and said shrilly, ”Commander, do you understand what your decision means? My two closest relatives are in the monastery. If you want to attack them by force, they might die from it!”

Commander Luo Kedi of the West-Hill Divine Palace divine guards laid on the stretcher weakly. His throat was covered by a thick layer of gauze and he could not speak at all. However, his eyes were still steeled and cold.

Master Qi Mei stood beside the stretcher. He placed his hands together and bowed at the king and said, ”Your Majesty, please understand the current situation and why the Buddhist and Taoist sect would pay such a huge price for it. Since Ning Que had brought the Daughter of Yama into the deathtrap, we should make use of this opportunity.”

Luo Kedi could not say anything, so he grunted from his nose.

Qi Mei said softly, ”I don't think that anyone would refuse to sacrifice their life to save the world. The residents of Chaoyang City are all so brave, why would Aunt and Princess Chen Jia be afraid of death?”

The king of Yuelun Kingdom's face dulled and he clenched his fists tightly. However, his eyes glowed with unease, and he seemed as if he was in an extreme struggle and hesitant. Yuelun Kingdom was a Buddhist country and was affected and even controlled by the Buddhism Sect. The West-Hill Divine Palace was no doubt the scariest existence there was. Both the Taoist and Buddhist Sect had both made their stance clear. No matter how insistent he was, he did not have the power to stop the terrifying incident from happening.

The king of Yuelun Kingdom breathed in deeply and said softly, ”Since that is the case...”

”Why don't we wait a while more?”

All was silent in the palace. Suddenly, someone said something.

Nobody would have thought that this person would suddenly speak up to prevent the king from making a decision immediately. It wasn't the prime minister of Yuelun Kingdom, or the Queen who loved her daughter. It was the old priest in red. This man was one of the three priests in red who had left the palace earlier but had returned without anyone noticing.

The priest in red said serenely, ”The Heavens love all life. Ning Que and... the Daughter of Yama have already entered the deathtrap, so why do we need to hurry?”

Luo Kedi, who was lying on the stretcher, was enraged when he heard that. He pointed at the priest in red and trembled in anger. However, he could not say anything.

The other two priests in red from West-Hill walked up and ignored Luo Kedi's suspicious gaze. They looked at the crowd and said expressionlessly, ”We agree. The Heavens love all lives.”

Qi Mei's expression changed wildly. He did not understand why the priests from West-Hill Divine Palace would say that. The Heavens love all life? When had Haotian Taoism become so gentle and compassionate?

The priests in red from West-Hill Divine Palace had rushed to the Peach Mountain several days earlier with the notice from the Hierarch Lord and Great Divine Priest of Revelation. As such, no one suspected them. It was said that the three priests in red were all versed in Divine Skill, and the West-Hill Divine Palace had sent them specially because they were worried that many civilians in Chaoyang City would be injured and die.

Luo Kedi's pupils suddenly shrunk as he thought of a certain possibility. Qi Mei thought of it almost at the same time and he frowned slightly. He looked at the three priests in red and asked, ”Which Divine Hall are you from?”

The leading priest in red said serenely, ”The Divine Hall of Light.”