Chapter 180 - Without Help (1/2)

Madam Zhong looked with a blank expression at the man in black robes that had crashed into Zhong Gang's courtyard. She had known that he had something to do with the dragons from the very beginning, after all, he had left a dragon-shaped mark on her son's forehead and had later admitted himself that he had some connection to them. But seeing a large dragon flying over and then turn into a familiar human figure still came as a shock to her.

So, he doesn't just have a relationship with them. He is one of them. No wonder. I always felt that this man wasn't simple. He has a special aura around him. And those things he could do like changing his face and appearing out of thin air … Maybe that isn't what a Daoist Master does but instead typical for a dragon?

She was lost in thought for a moment until she finally realized that something wasn't right. Qiu Ling wasn't moving.

She hastily put her husband's memorial tablet down and knelt beside Qiu Ling. ”Daoist …” She shook her had. ”Qiu Ling? Are you alright?” She gingerly shook his shoulder.

Qiu Ling's eyes cracked open, scaring Madam Zhong half witless. Those eyes … She had looked often enough into them to know that they were of a dark color, nearly completely black. But now, one of them had turned red.

Qiu Ling blinked as if he felt that something was wrong. When he opened his eyes again they had returned to their original color. ”Mother-in-law … don't … don't tell him”, he whispered hoarsely. Then his eyes closed again.

Madam Zhong shook his shoulder once more. ”Qiu Ling. Qiu Ling!” Her self-proclaimed son-in-law didn't wake up, though.

Madam Zhong sat next to him and bit her lower lip. What now? She didn't know why he was like this and how she could help.

She looked at her husband's memorial tablet as if he could answer her questions. ”Let's just bring him inside first”, she decided. She gripped Qiu Ling's arm and put it around her shoulder, then she tried to pick him up from the ground.

She managed to lift his upper body but she couldn't go any farther. He was too heavy and she wasn't strong enough. Madam Zhong sighed and tried to drag him but she had to stop after a couple of steps already.

”Ah, I'd better go and get help.” She put Qiu Ling down and wanted to run out but she halted when she was about to pass by her husband's memorial tablet. ”Let me put that inside first.” She picked it up and ran back into the house.

In the meantime, a man in white robes descended from the sky. He stopped next to Qiu Ling and frowned. His gaze wandered to where the whirlwind had been, then he crouched down. He picked up Qiu Ling's wrist and inserted a thread of spiritual energy. His frown deepened.

Just then, Madam Zhong returned. She instantly tensed seeing an unfamiliar man next to Qiu Ling. ”Who are you? What are you doing here?”

The man stood up and slightly bowed. ”Pardon my intrusion. I'm Yu Jin of the Yun Zou Sect. I came over because I wanted to help disperse the whirlwind but it seems like somebody already took care of it. Then, I noticed Senior Martial Brother Qiu. Do you know what happened to him?”