Vol 3 Chapter 21.3 (1/2)

[C83] ZE Chapter 21.3

Chapter 21 – Eastern Dragon Sect of Painting (III)

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Ye Yin Zhu said, “That was Zi, my friend. I actually don’t know how powerful he is. Since we signed an Equal Contract, I’ve felt that my power has seemingly increased in strength. That’s also why I was able to summon him at that time.”

Sura’s gaze towards Ye Yin Zhu suddenly became a bit strange. “Equal Contract? You went as far as to sign an Equal Life Contract? Yin Zhu, you and that Zi won’t be able to come back from this mountain.1”

“Come back from this mountain? What mountain?” Ye Yin Zhu looked at Sura with surprise.

Sura unhappily said, “Just forget about it. Don’t listen to my words. Last time, you said that I was the second person you promised to protect; that first person wouldn’t happen to be Zi, right?”

Ye Yin Zhu nodded and replied, “Yes!”

Sura’s voice trembled slightly. “Don’t tell me that you… you really like him?”

Ye Yin Zhu earnestly said, “I naturally like Zi very much. We have been together for ten years. Since I was six years old, he has accompanied me by my side, listening to me play the zither. We grew up together and even left the Desolate Jade Sea together in order to come here. He was my only friend back then.”

“Is he truly just a friend?” Sura asked with a strained voice.

Ye Yin Zhu nodded his head and said, “Why are you saying ‘just a friend’? We’re certainly friends.”

Sura unhappily answered, “A friend that you signed an Equal Life Contract with; are you insane?”

Ye Yin Zhu said, “What does that have to do with anything? I wanted to be able to see him at any time, so we signed the contract. If worst comes to worst, I just can’t have a magical beast.”

“You…, Ye Yin Zhu, I find that speaking to you is really like playing a lute to a cow!2” Sura’s body s.h.i.+vered once more, only with anger this time.

“Playing the lute to a cow? I have been playing my zither for a long time; could it be that playing the lute to a cow is a new zither cultivation method? Strange! You are part of the a.s.sa.s.sin division, so how can you know cultivation methods of our Divine Music division? Hey, Sura, don’t leave. Wait— I…”

Sura quickly walked away. Ye Yin Zhu started to follow him, but Sura had already vanished behind the curve of the path back to the inst.i.tution. Ye Yin Zhu knew he was definitely returning to the dormitory. The amount of stamina the battle had drained from him wasn’t small, however, so he simply couldn’t chase after Sura. He unhurriedly walked back to the Divine Music division’s residential district by himself.

Entering the Magic Department section, he didn’t walk very far before he came across an acquaintance. Provoking him on the first day he entered the inst.i.tution and later losing to him in a match, it was the genius mage of the Wind division—Rolande.

Rolande held a bag of food behind her back, her eyes unexpressive. The last time he had seen her was 10 days ago; Rolande had become plumper by a size. Her good-looking face had already become somewhat circular.

Ye Yin Zhu stared at her and she at him. “It’s you.” Her voice instantly became chilly, as though she practiced Ice Magic.