Chapter 64 (1/2)

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Chapter 64 – Dark Crow

A black crow flapped its wings in the night sky.

The peaks below are lit with sporadic lights. Numerous buildings half submerged in darkness are scattered in this mountainous terrain.

After circling several times in the air, the crow found its destination and immediately dived down. It spread its wings in order to reduce speed, and then landed on the frame of a half-opened window.

In the room, an old man with white hair sitting in front of a desk and wielding a brush is writing rapidly, dealing with the mountain of doc.u.ments in front of him.

The old man is this house's master – Merak Temple's Law Enforcement Elder Liu Chengzong.

“Caw…!” The crow called out suddenly, warning the master of the house of its arrival.

“Oh?” Liu Chengzong raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

When he saw the crow nearly blended into the darkness, surprise flashed past his eyes.

“Dark Crow?”

He got up and approached the crow. At the same time, he murmured, doubtful, “Is it from the Shadow Gate?”

Dark Crow is a kind of crow-like martial beast.

They are born with a unique ability to hide their body as well as aura in the darkness. With their “stealth” ability, even Heaven Realm masters will find it difficult to find them at night.

On the other hand, Dark Crows have an excellent identification ability and fast flying speed. After being tamed, they can a.s.sume the responsibility of delivering letters. They are excellent – better than carrier pigeons – messaging tools.

This Dark Crow came to deliver a letter.

The Dark Crow's scarlet eyes reflected a haggard face containing hatred.

Under the Dark Crow's gaze, the old man untied the small bamboo tube tied to its foot and took out a small slip of paper from inside.

The next moment, the sound of wings flapping sounded.

Its mission presumably completed, the Dark Crow flew away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

No intention to let me reply? Liu Chengzong withdrew his gaze, unrolled the small slip of paper, and read it.

Silence lasted only a moment.

“Good-for-nothings!” There was a loud, angry shout.

As the piece of paper floated down, Liu Chengzong's face distorted and his cheeks became red.

“A bunch of good-for-nothings!” Fl.u.s.tered and exasperated, he returned to his seat and slammed his hand on the desk.

“After collecting so much money, they promised that they would complete the task. Yet in the end, they say that they cannot complete the task, and will return the money?” Liu Chengzong is so angry that he instead started smiling, “It's over just like that? It's basically brus.h.i.+ng me off!”

His gaze fell on the desk inadvertently, and as if a turbulent river has found an opening, he swept away the doc.u.ments on the desk.

He was somewhat looking forward. Now that his expectations weren't met, he became furious.

Shadows danced as the candles swayed.

As time went on, his violently undulating chest stabilized and his anger dissipated gradually.

Liu Chengzong exhaled a long breath and expelled the last traces of anger.

“… Fine.”

I didn't expect much to begin with – Liu Chengzong consoled himself.

Even though it reeks of self-deception, but when people encounter roadblocks, they look for a reason to comfort and convince themselves. Otherwise, how can they feel relieved?

His unfocused gaze fell on the doc.u.ments scattered on the ground and lingered for a while.

Until a powerless sigh sounded, he finally moved his gaze away and looked out the window at the dark night sky.

“It seems that I have to rely on myself…” Then, he showed a self-deprecating smile.

Anyhow, what happened to him? Why is he this unscrupulous, to the point that he even hired an a.s.sa.s.sin to kill her?

Liu Chengzong couldn't help thinking – I must have gone crazy.

So what drives him crazy?

Is it hatred? Or self-blame?

I'm afraid it's both.

To be honest, he isn't clear himself.

He just can't let go, can't forget Qin Chen's pale face.

It's carved into his mind, impossible to get rid of. He feels like his feet are stuck in the mud, and he can't free himself.

If this continues, he will self-destruct one day.

If there must be someone who needs to disappear in order for him not to self-destruct, then he only can…

“Xue Qilin…” Liu Chengzong muttered a name.

… destroy another person.

Whether he is turning a blind eye or being unreasonable, it doesn't matter. He just wants to transfer the pain onto another person.

Only her pain can erase the pale face lingering in his mind and dispel the pain gripping his heart. At least that's how he feels. Therefore…

“I want you to taste the same pain.” He said with decisiveness that could slice nails and cut iron.

However, what should he do?

How can he make the other party have a taste of his pain?