Chapter 100 - Golden Hawk (2/2)
Though gifted, Li Xi’er is a junior cultivator in the medium level of Training Qi. She doesn’t come from a school of swordsmen, so there is no way that she can ride on a sword. Besides flying swords, magic weapons which can fly are valuable and rare. Li Xi’er doesn’t have a flying weapon, but she does have that ball of fish wire. In fact, it is a perfect weapon to do sneak attack on enemies, but Li Xi’er insists on putting a bell on it. She is such a silly girl.
These three days, Li Xi’er sometimes cries for Lin Luoran, and sometimes tries to gather water to drink. However, she fails to come up with any idea to get herself out of this valley.
Besides, there is a bigger problem.
Li Xi’er looks at the sky. The moment she thinks of solving this big problem, a long howl comes above her head. Li’s heart starts racing—
It comes again!
On her wrist, the magic weapon with the little bell looks like an exquisite bracelet. Li Xi’er steps further back towards the cliff and looks up. A hawk with golden feathers and claws is circling around the valley. Staring at the target it has been drooling over for two days, the hawk rushes down at high speed.
Li Xi’er has suffered a lot during the last two days, and she is clearly aware of what the golden hawk is capable of. She has been preparing the minute it shows up, and when the hawk rushes down to her, Li Xi’er has finished casting a “Gold Blade Spell”. She waves her right hand when the golden hawk is meters away from her and shoots out a golden light. Her attack is quite accurate. The light blade hurts the huge claw of the hawk.
Gold, which is known for the “sharpness”, is originally the most aggressive nature of the five elements. However, Li’s light blade slashes the huge claw of the hawk only to leave two shallow wounds. The hawk wails and flies up, leaving several drops of blood in the air.
Seeing that the golden hawk is hurt, Li Xi’er is relieved. Without any magic figures, Li Xi’er is able to make such an attack five times here in the place filled with Reiki. After dealing with the hawk for two days, Li Xi’er knows that it won’t just give up like this. Still, she now has more confidence in herself after hitting it with the light blade!
The golden hawk circles around the valley for a while. Its claw does hurt much, but that creature on the terrace indeed makes it hungry. The hawk hesitates for a few minutes and starts to rush down again—
Li Xi’er has also prepared for her second attack. She casts the Gold Blade Spell once again and cuts the hawk on its wings… However, her light blade touches its features and slips off like a waterdrop falls down something oily. The hawk manages to dodge the light blade!
Li Xi’er is surprised and she is getting anxious. By the next time the hawk rushes down, her light blade misses the target. She tries again but still fails to hit it… The golden hawk now realizes that Li Xi’er is just a paper tiger, and it flies up to the sky, howling.
Li Xi’er is relaxed. She a.s.sumes that the hawk has finished today. All of a sudden, a strong wind comes. Li Xi’er looks up and sees the hawk coming right at her. Its huge golden claws are getting closer. Li is frightened by this quick and fierce attack and forgets that she can cast the Gold Blade Spell one more time or make use of the weapon on her wrist… Being scared, Li Xi’er closes her eyes and starts to cry…
Will she die here? Li Xi’er thinks. The images of her master and parents, as well as her teammates, “Brother Wen” and “Sister Lin”, flash in her mind. Sister Lin has fallen into the valley in order to save her. If Lin were here, she would beat this hawk easily, right?
The more Li Xi’er thinks, the sadder she becomes. She cries and cries and finally gets tired. Still, the scene in her imagination that she is eaten by the hawk never comes true.
Forget it. She may as well jump into the valley and die along with Sister Lin. It will be better than being eaten by the hawk. Li Xi’er opens her eyes and attempts to jump. However, she sees that Sister Lin, whom was supposed to have died by Li, is riding on a blue flying sword. Lin’s dress is fluttering because of the wind in the valley, and she is trying to catch the gold hawk with a water rope! So cool!
“Sister Lin!” Li Xi’er kneels down on the terrace and sheds tears of joy.
Lin Luoran infuses more Reiki into the water rope to make it stronger. Seeing that Li Xi’er has come to herself, Lin nods and says,
“Come on! Help me catch it!”