Chapter 173 (2/2)
The searing pain on his skin was gone
It's just a dream, belovedWake upWake
The voice faded away
Li Yundong gasped and took a huge gulp of airHis butt slid off soround with a thudHe glanced around frantically, heaving and panting
A sliver of light streaked across the dark skyWhat time was it? Was it dawn already? He fu circular, like a wheel
The wagon
He had just fallen off the wagon
All of a sudden, he realized that he wasn't aloneA shadoas hovering above his headA shadoith long hair and a slender figureShock coursed through his veins
C- Chan'er?
”U reached out and pulled the dark figure right into his ar's apart the door behind herThe apart back to Mount Longhu last weekBy now, the twins' souls should be safely placed inside the Tianyi PondZi Yuan hadn't had the chance to return to Mount Longhu, since she'd been busy keeping an eye on Li Yundong over the pasthad handled the souls with care
A soft breeze caressed Zi Yuan's cheeks the moment she stepped onto the balconyShe s had stared at the cloud she'd been hiding behind during her surveillanceThe poor guy had no clueBut still, Zi Yuan had to commend the Jindan's Heir for his sharp instincts
He had done well so farNoHe had completed his tasks exceptionally and had even picked up a lot of new things on his ownOther than the fact that he'd blatantly ignored her warning to mind his own business, Zi Yuan was very satisfied with his progress
One other thing was rather troubling though: she hadn't heard a single thing fro up her phone when Zi Yuan calledThen again, the authorities hadn't issued an order for Li Yundong's arrest, so Zi Yuan figured that Zhou Qin had done a good job
The Heir's secret was safeFor now
”You're late”
Zi Yuan looked sharply to the side, then bowed slightly when she saho her visitor was
”Greetings, Senior Wushuang”
Senior Wushuang approached her gracefully”You don't have to act so for stopped beside her in front of the railingThe lights froave Zi Yuan the opportunity to study Senior Wushuang's features
The most powerful Cultivator of the Fox Zen School ithout a doubt, the most beautiful woht Su Chan was beautiful, but Ao Wushuang
Ao Wushuang's beauty was on another level
”How's the kid doing?” Senior Wushuang asked
”He's progressing rapidly” Zi Yuan shook her head slightly”I've honestly never seen a hed”This is bad”
Zi Yuan stared at the wohed”I know” Zi Yuan wrapped her fingers around the railing”II don't think he's going tostared out into the city, her expression stoic and cal; the wo
”Have youHave you found a way yet, Senior Wushuang?”
”I' answered without taking her eyes off the view of the city below”But there are still tons of research to be done before I can be sure that it'll work” Senior Wushuang returned Zi Yuan's gaze”I need more time”
”But we don't have more time,” Zi Yuan said earnestly”The Heir is already halfway to Mount Duonian's summit when I checked on him todayAt this rate, he'll probably pass the Zhuji phase within the next few days”
”I see” Senior Wushuang answered flatly
Zi Yuan's heart sankSo not even the great genius, Ao Wushuang, could find a way then
”Here” said Senior Wushuang
Zi Yuan turned and saw Senior Wushuang waving a silk pouch at her
Zi Yuan took the pouch carefully”What's in this?”
”So that can buy us ave her a pointed look”You need to make sure you're there in time to cast the spellDo you understand?”
Zi Yuan opened the pouch and saw a talisaze snapped up”What's—”
”It's a spell tosaid
Zi Yuan took out the taliss and patterns were convolutedThere had to be at least two hundred symbols on the talisman
”Took me a whole week of research to find the spell,” Senior Wushuang said”Had to go through thousands of ancient scrolls and texts”
Zi Yuan was mesmerizedNever in her life had she seen a talis that he wouldn't be able to survive the Heavenly Thunder,” Senior Wushuang said
Zi Yuan looked up fro at her
”If he really is as talented as what that idiot disciple ofme, and what you yourself have witnessed over the past month, then he won't even survive the first bolt of Heavenly Thunder let alone the other eighty”
Zi Yuan lowered her gaze to the floorThe strength of the Heavenly Thunder increases with the target's aptitudeTo survive divine punishment meant that one had to be struck by 81 successive bolts of Heavenly Thunder, each one faster and more powerful than its predecessor
”Not even the first bolt…” Zi Yuanchuckled darkly”He doesn't stand a chance”
Silence reigned
”How much time can this spell buy you?” Zi Yuan asked
”If my calculations are correct, then the Heavens won't be able to detect his Vital Orb until he passes the Shentong phase”
Zi Yuan looked up again”If your calculations are correct?”
Senior Wushuang s”
Zi Yuan nodded and put the pouch away
”Take care of the talis raised a brow”It's extremely hard to draw, even for meTook me a few days to complete it”
Zi Yuan nodded”I will”
Senior Wushuang stepped away fro is key,” she said”The Heavenly Thunder will strike the moment he passes the Zhuji phaseSo you have to be on standby and cast the spell the moment he passesDo you understand?”
Zi Yuan nodded
”Good” Senior Wushuang did a hand sign; Bahuang materialized on the balcony
Zi Yuan couldn't help but stare at the swordHer master's sword
”Don't even think about it, child,” Senior Wushuang said”You won't be able to take it from me”
Zi Yuan looked away froet Master's sword? How come you're able to wield it?
When Zi Yuan turned to ask Senior Wushuang the questions that had been plaguing her hed and leaned against the railingSo le answer
What on earth have your foreseen, Master?