Chapter 74 - Flowing Metal Body Refining (1/2)
The silence was deafening!
It was so quiet that only cawing was heard. And even this noise only worked to darken the mood.
“Ning’er!”
Xue Dingtian turned serious as he said, “If what this young master said is true, it’s best if you leave.”
“Grandfather…” Xue Ningxiang looked at him in tears.
Xue Dingtian smiled, “Don’t worry, I’ll go back and find out the truth. If it isn’t like what this young master said, then I will come back to get you and proceed with the marriage.”
He ruffled her hair and flew away.
Watching his departing figure, Xue Ningxiang sniffed in tears.
“Big brother Zhuo, will my grandfather be alright?”
Zhuo Fan’s conjectures were always spot on and Xue Ningxiang wished to know her grandfather’s fate.
She wanted him to say her grandfather would be fine, that her clan would be fine. But Zhuo Fan shook his head.
“I’m sorry, if he doesn’t return, your clan still might live for a while. But now, all of them will die.”
Xue Ningxiang was shocked to the core and tears never stopped falling.
Xie Tianyang began cursing to hide his sadness, “Hey, you’re not that damn Insidious Demon’s match in reading people, so how can you say they’ll all die if he returns? I think a Profound Heaven expert would make the Insidious Demon think twice.”
“Humph, that is where you’re wrong. I may not be as sharp as him when it comes to picking up one’s intentions, but we are all humans, and I can tell a thing or two of his actions. First, we offended him, and since he determined the identity of Xue Ningxiang during our fight, he would think that the Xue clan betrayed Hell Valley. He is bound to kill them to the last woman and child. But at that time, old man Xue came to find Ning’er. In this case… “
Zhuo Fan paused then sighed, “Until he knew the whereabouts of the Profound Heaven expert, he would keep them alive to draw your grandfather. Once old man Xue returns, there will be nothing holding him back.”
“Bullshit! A Profound Heaven expert is an elder in the seven houses. I don’t believe he has such nerve to slaughter a Profound Heaven expert’s entire clan.” Xie Tianyang saw Xue Ningxiang’s expression turn darker and darker and roared at Zhuo Fan.
Zhuo Fan shook his head, “Exactly because Xue clan has a Profound Heaven expert he would wait for Xue Dingtian to return before wiping them all off. In addition, you’re wrong about something. A Profound Heaven expert is not strong at all, but a free one is.”
“Why do you think he kneeled before us? He didn’t do it for the two of us, but for the Sword Marquise Abode behind you. He didn’t kneel for himself either, but for the Xue clan. If he were a rogue cultivator, free of responsibility, killing us would be a matter of fact.”
“But…” Xie Tianyang wanted to retort but found nothing to refute him with. He knew of this all too well, but the sorrowful look on Xue Ningxiang pushed him to find her some solace.
But Zhuo Fan’s words stabbed Xue Ningxiang’s frail heart like a dagger.
At this point, Xie Tianyang wanted to punch him. [Can’t you have some sympathy for Ning’er?]
“Alright, stop fighting.”
Xue Ningxiang shouted, “Big brother Zhuo, I know what you said is reasonable. Tell me then, if I go back as a cauldron, can I save my clan?”
Xie Tianyang was appalled, “Ning’er, don’t!”
Zhuo Fan looked her in the eye but all he saw was an unwavering will and nodded, “Even the magnificent and grand seventh elder of Hell Valley has no other way to train in that martial art. From this, it is obvious how much the Hell Valley lacks cauldrons. Doing this is likely to work, but…”
“There is no but as long as it works!”
Xue Ningxiang waved and breathed out as if to get out all the worries off her chest. She was smiling, but the two felt their hearts heavy from the tears flowing down Xue Ningxiang’s cheeks.
“Big brother Zhuo, big brother Tianyang, thank you for taking care of me these past months. We shall part ways, just that…” Xue Ningxiang sniffed, “I’ve never once gone outside the city, never seen Sword Marquise Abode. It’s my only regret.”
She waved with a smile and left.
Xie Tianyang’s eyes were tinted red. They both knew what this girl was about to do.
“Ning’er!”
Xie Tianyang stepped forward, but Xue Ningxiang’s delicate voice reached them before he could take a second, “Please don’t try to use force. I know I am not your match, but I will hate you for all my life and will never listen to you two again.”