Chapter 345: Silent Execution (1/2)

Ming Yue was behind him, positioned in such a way that the Junior Brother's silhouette covered her. He did not dare move, not even to look behind.

”You... Were you the one watching us?” he questioned but the knife only pressed harder.

The only thing he had to go on was her voice, delicate but firm.

”Answer my question! What are you and the Tao Feng planning to do? Where are the other four groups headed?” she pushed for answers but he did not falter.

”I am a loyal disciple of Sect Leader Dai and I will not say a thing. You are better off killing me instead. If you do, my seniors will avenge me.”

Junior Brother Shou spoke defiantly and even went on to threaten her instead. She frowned from this response, unsure of what to do now. From his tone, he did not lie and was ready to die here. As easily as she could kill him now, this was an chance and she wasn't going to waste it.

Ming Yue thought quickly before settling on a different method.

”Do you not want to punish that demon over there?” she asked, ”If you tell me what I want, I will help you exact revenge.”

Junior Brother Shou paused, faltering in his defiant stance and Ming Yue continued to speak.

”Your two wolves must be dear to you, no? I understand how you feel, I have two little beasts of my own that I've cared for. Their deaths would destroy me and the deaths of your beasts must be so.”

He stuttered after hearing these words.

”I...I've cared for them since they were born. It's been over ten years that they have been my partners. For them to die like this... Even though the sect leader said we could find stronger beasts for me, I knew that these two were for me.

”They didn't deserve to be killed like this, to die so brutally.”

Ming Yue's voice became much more gentler, more caring.

”As long as you tell me what I want to know, I will help you avenge them.”

”But...I...”

He was conflicted, extremely so and his mind was weak, his judgment clouded. As loyal as he was to the Tao Feng, his pets meant everything to him. From the sorrow he felt, there was a rage and burning hatred towards Tie Ja. He looked at the demon, watching as he fought without holding back against his senior brother.

The more Junior Brother Shou looked at his grinning face, the more that hatred grew and his mind was made up.

”Fine, fine, I will tell you all I know.”

”We fifteen disciples of the Sect Leader split into five groups of three as soon as we recieved word that the Sect Leader came here. He had made preparations in case his plan failed, ordering us to scout the continent and gather information about the various demons and treasures. In that moment, he had chosen five items to gather in order to for him to create a new body.”

”A new body?”

Ming Yue found such information astounding. His current body, damaged and broken, was going to be replaced. In a sense, he was going to be reborn.

”Yes, we came here for the Yao Clan's so called ancestor, his crystalline body to be specific. But that seemed unlikely to succeed so we are looking into their mines for Yao Blood Diamonds which are here”, he revealed.

”Then what of the other four groups?” she asked.

”Two are headed to the Boundless Beast Forest, one is hunting a Gold Tusk Elephander and the other is searching for a Five Element Parasol. The fourth group is going to the Cerulean Serpent's Lake where the Deepsea Steel is. And the fifth group is going to a temple in the southwestern corner of the continent, over there is a Three Life Lotus. That is it.”

He had revealed all he knew and Ming Yue took in the infromation before asking one more question.

”Then, where is the sect leader now?”

”I do not know. Even if I did, I would not tell you.”

”Hm, okay.”