Chapter 565 The Taste of Dao (1/2)

The tent that held Guan Longzi captive was looked after by mere ordinary soldiers, and control was not established. But if he left, these people would surely die since no one dared to harbor any suspicions towards this matter.

Deep down, all the soldiers respected Guan Longzi. Although they dared not to set up the camp with luxury, they cleaned it thoroughly. The books or antiques that were seized from the allied armies of the Dongyi were sent to him, but no one was brave enough to speak to him.

Guan Longzi did not step out as well but merely sat at ease in the tent.

Then nightfall came. A sole brightness emanated from the tent. Emperor Xia had yet to take the Lamp of Yin and Yang from Guan Longzi.

A woman clothed in grand purple came in with an air of elegance. Once the guards saw her, they knelt down and gave her a salute. The woman was Lei Jing. She won the battle with Wuding, and cultivated to surpass the older generation, with the aim of establishing authority in the Xia army.

Furthermore, Lei Jing beheaded two seasoned warriors of the Youshi's in this punitive expedition of the Dongyi Allied Armies – those two were Nanqiao and Dongyou.

Nanqiao was a Tree Man. He possessed endless vitality. A number of the Xia army had been strangled to death by his branches. In the end, one blow of Lei Jing's Lightning Technique was all it took to extinguish his vitality.

Dongyou once learned closely guarded witchcraft techniques. He could incorporate himself into the wind where no person could see, enabling him to silently kill a few of the high-ranking military officers of the Xia army. However, Lei Jing's Summoning of Wind and Rain forced him into exposing his silhouette, and he died by getting ripped to shreds.

Lei Jing's contribution was by no means modest. Because Emperor Xia had no woman, it was rumored that he intended to make Lei Jing his princess by virtue of her contributions. This would have the effect of inheriting the position of the High Priest. In the event of this occurrence, the Youhu would be poised to welcome their most golden era yet. That was the reason why many clans wished to be connected to the Lei family through marriage, even if they might have to pay a heavy price in doing so.

However, it was only the Youhu's who knew all too well that they were already unable to constrain Lei Jing.

Guan Longzi was likened to an untouchable volcano, but Lei Jing still brought him food and met him daily.

Lei Jing brought his food into the tent all by herself. Guan Longzi was carrying and looking at a tortoiseshell that had been used to record writings. Those writings were trivial matters, but he looked to be absorbed in them. The expression on his face was peaceful, and he did not let his captivity sully his countenance.

Only when Lei Jing was close to him did he place the tortoiseshell down. He peered into the food and said, ”Why is there no meat again today?”

Guan Longzi then sighed, ”Daoist Shen once said, one rather have a house not made with bamboo, than to have a meal without meat. Now I profoundly accept that he is correct.”

As soon as she heard Guan Longzi speaking about her 'teacher', a complex set of feelings could be seen in her expression. In reality, she had already understood that her past thoughts were merely wishful thinking. Her teacher was indeed an odd man, different as compared with the crowd, and she had absolutely no way of letting him linger on to anyone. Not even her.

He was like a cloud. With just a turn of her body, she may never meet him again.

All these moods passed through like a flash and Lei Jing sternly replied, ”Master Guan, I will have you know that in the beginning, uncle was prepared to give you molten metal to drink and copper beans to eat. If it were not for me sneakily ensuring that they never sent it to you and suffering whatever consequences that arise from my actions, you would not so much as to have even these vegetarian meals.”

Guan Longzi chuckled, ”I do bear some slight discontent, but you need not be angry, Jing.”

Lei Jing plainly told him, ”If I was angry, I would not have brought you food every day.”