Chapter - 219 Cold Edge of the Flying Heaven-relying Longsword (15) (2/2)
Thereupon Zhang Wuji told him briefly how Zhu'er had killed her father's beloved concubine and had caused the death of her own mother.
When Zhang Wuji finished, the man clicked his tongue and said, ”Amazing, truly amazing. She is a perfect material.”
”What material?” Zhang Wuji wondered.
The man replied, ”In such a young age she was able to kill her stepmother, indirectly killed her own mother, and has received training under Jin Hua Popo of the Lingshe Island. I think she is a treasure. Wei Yixiao must want to take her as his disciple.”
Zhang Wuji was stunned. ”How do you know?” he asked.
”Wei Yixiao is my good friend,” the man replied, ”Naturally I understand his temperament.”
Zhang Wuji's mind went blank for a moment before he called out loudly, ”It's bad!” and rushed forward. That man also ran closely behind him.
While still running, Zhang Wuji asked, ”Why are you following me?”
”I am curious,” the man replied, ”I want to see some excitement. What are you going to do when you overtake Wei Yixiao?”
Zhang Wuji angrily said, ”Zhu'er is already rather heretical. I must stop her from taking Wei Yixiao as her master. What would happen if she also learned to become a demon who sucks other people's blood?”
”Do you like Zhu'er that much?” the man asked, ”Why do you care that much of her?”
Zhang Wuji sighed and said, ”I don't know if I like her or not; it's just that she … she is a little bit like my mother.”
”Hmm, so your Mama is also an ugly freak; it may be assumed that you are not too good-looking,” the man said.
”My Mama was very good-looking,” Zhang Wuji quickly said, ”Don't talk nonsense!”
”What a pity, what a pity!” the man said.
”What do you mean, 'what a pity'?” Zhang Wuji asked.
The man replied, ”You are young and have some guts. You are brave and upright, which is very good. It is too bad that very soon you will be a bloodless corpse.”
Zhang Wuji's heart was stirred. ”He is right,” he mused, ”Even if I can overtake Wei Yixiao, how can I save Zhu'er? Won't I simply deliver my own life in vain?”
”Qianbei,” he said, ”Will you help me?”
”No, I can't,” the man replied, ”First, Wei Yixiao is my friend. Second, I am also not his match.”
”If Wei Yixiao is your friend, why didn't you advise him?” Zhang Wuji asked.
”Advice is useless,” the man said, ”Wei Yixiao himself does not want to suck people's blood, he has no choice, his suffering is indeed difficult to bear.”
”He has no choice?” Zhang Wuji asked in bewilderment, ”How can that be?”
”Wei Yixiao suffered a fire deviation when cultivating his internal energy,” the man explained, ”Henceforth, each time he uses his internal energy, he must drink human blood; otherwise his entire body would turn cold and he would freeze to death immediately.”
Zhang Wuji thought for a moment and said, ”Does that mean the three 'yin' arteries in his armpits are damaged?”
”Ah, how do you know?” the man was surprised.
”I was just guessing,” Zhang Wuji said, ”I don't know if it is correct?”
The man said, ”Three times I climbed the Changbai Mountain to find a fire toad for him to treat his illness, but three times I failed. The first time I did see a fire toad, but I missed by about two 'zhang'. The second and third time, not even the shadow of a fire toad was to be seen. After the current crisis is resolved, I am going back to try again.”
”I can go together with you,” ZhangWuji said, ”Is that alright?”
”Hmm,” the man said, ”Your internal energy is enough, but your 'qing gong' is lacking too much, simply not enough. We'll talk again when the time comes. Hey, tell me, why do you want to help me find a fire toad?”
Zhang Wuji replied, ”If we can catch one, not only Wei Yixiao's illness will be cured, we can also help a lot of people, because then he would not have to suck other people's blood anymore. Uh, Qianbei, he has already run for such a long time, he has used up his internal energy. If he has no other choice, won't he be forced to suck Zhu'er's blood?”