Chapter 208 - Fire and Water Conflict (1/2)
At the crack of dawn, Zhuo Fan started on his journey with Li Jingtian to find those two old monsters without so much as a goodbye. He left Yan Song behind.
Luo Yunchang was mad after she heard Yan Song tell her this. [He’s leaving and going whenever like this place is a tavern!]
Lei Yuting was just as pissed. Because ever since his return, he has not once ‘talked’ to her. They only spoke about the affairs of the outside and the Luo Clan; never freely!
“Humph, that brat must be seeing someone outside!” Lei Yuting’s jaw was in a vice, her knuckles white, ready to pounce like a tigress.
Three days later, Dugu Zhantian had received imperial summons to return. The Dugu Army left swiftly, taking with them Luo Yunhai, since he was his 5th godson.
At the moment of parting with the Luo clan, Luo Yunhai felt somewhat sad seeing that Zhuo Fan wasn’t there to see him off. It was normal for Dugu Zhantian to go off to war for decades, and who knew when the two would see each other again. He started feeling down.
Luo Yunchang rubbed his head in an attempt to console him, but it proved useless. Zhuo Fan came and went as he pleased, though all knew he always had the Luo clan’s best interest in every move.
But every time he does this, it leaves everyone with a cold feeling! [You could at least say goodbye to the child!]
But Zhuo Fan never even considered such trifles. He only had long term returns in mind…
Three months later, two men stood in front of a hundred mile long steep and winding mountain range. Not able to see the end of it caused Zhuo Fan to sigh.
The mountain before them was called Snowfire Peak. One half was covered in endless snow, while the other in towering flames that made the entire sky shimmer from the heat. It’s scorching blaze burned everything in a ten mile radius.
What was curious about it, was the middle ground, where the ice and fire met. The transition was jarring, as if someone drew a line. One step you’d be in ice, the next in a furnace.
People couldn’t help but sigh at the world’s wonders!
But Zhuo Fan knew this wasn’t made by mother nature but men!
This used to be a vibrant place full of life, not the Snowfire Peak what was called today! This happened due to two old monsters staying here. They up and started trading blows shaping the mountain range with every exchange into this, a hell of fire and ice!
“How long did they fight to change the place so damn much?” Zhuo Fan sighed. But in his mind, he approved of such actions. Even in the Radiant Stage, such power was impressive for these experts to have. They sure fit the bill for who he was looking for.
Li Jingtian laughed wryly, “Steward Zhuo, they are a couple that used to fight against Tianyu and caused fear at their mere mention! But their character is strange, to put it mildly. They each cultivate an opposing cultivation method, they are unreasonable and do not answer to anyone! In the end, they settled here and the empire calmed. Though they did ruin this fine place, into this, ha-ha-ha…”
“Since that’s the case, how come Regent Estate couldn’t get them?” Zhuo Fan raised an eyebrow.
Shaking his head, Li Jingtian sighed, “Steward Zhuo, this pair is bizarre to extreme. You need to look beyond their mere lovers’ spat. Once an enemy comes, they both rise to meet it. Their cooperation is seamless. At the time, ten Radiant Stage experts were forced to withdraw beaten to a pulp and filled with anger!”
[I see. They look to be at odds, but their hearts are together. To protect each other!]
Zhuo Fan nodded.
Hum~
Then, a sudden soul ripple passed over the two. They realized on the spot they’d been spotted.
“Elder Li, you know what to do, right?” Zhuo Fan spoke coldly.
Snickering, Li Jingtian nodded, “Of course, outsmart our betters, ha-ha-ha… “
“Li Jingtian!”
With a whoosh, a man in red came from the burning side of the mountain range, bellowing with such rage that jarred the two’s ears.
Zhuo Fan eyed him carefully. He was a bald man in his sixties, had vibrant eyes as if they could shoot out flames, and heat seemed to be coming from his body constantly.
Not thirty meters from him, Zhuo Fan could feel as the scorching heat was evaporating even his sweat. He reckoned that any closer would have him combust!
[His fire Yuan Qi is so pure!] Zhuo Fan admired.
Li Jingtian took a step in front of Zhuo Fan to shield him and shouted, “Qiu Yanhai, it’s been ages, but more uncouth than ever, it seems. You even release such pressure in front of a junior!”