18 Royal Dragon Pavilion. (2/2)
”Poison's Kiss? Quite a gruesome name isn't it? Do you know anything about her?”
Li Yang put on a calm and slightly curious expression as he asked Ren Jie, but he was far from calm on the inside. The only lead he had to find Fang Ying in this world was that the specialized in the laws of poison, so he would, of course, pay a lot of attention whenever he heard about a woman who used the laws of poison.
”Poison's Kiss? Very little is known about her, she has never even told anyone her real name, not even shown her face. She should be in the middle of her twenties, but no one has learned the truth yet.”
Ren Jie shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, sipping the soup that they had made. It was not strange for some of the people that were ranked on the two lists to have some quirks, hiding her face and name was a fairly harmless quirk.
Li Yang nodded his head and continued going through the list, but he set a firm determination to find out more about this person titled Poison's Kiss. The rest of the night passed by very uneventfully, with most conversation being about the other people ranked on the two lists.
The group set off again the moment the sun rose, continuing their journey to Cloud's End City. After one and a half day of traveling, when they were only one more day away from Cloud's End City, Xun Zhi briefly left the wagon to have a chat with Ren Jie.
”Are you going to join the Royal Dragon Pavilion?”
The moment Xun Zhi left the wagon, the cultivating youth from the Shentu clan opened his eyes and looked at Li Yang. The youth's eyes were a deep yellow, almost golden, in color, his gaze strong and steady. This was the first time Li Yang had heard his voice, and he could not help but be surprised at how powerful and majestic sounding it was.
”Once I have started cultivating, I would like to join them.”
Li Yang was slightly surprised that the youth had suddenly started talking to him, but he still answered him. He would, of course, try to join the Royal Dragon Pavilion as quickly as he could, but there was no way he could tell this youth that.
”Good, I look forward to that day. My name is Shentu He, I look forward to working with you.”
The youth slightly bowed his head and introduced himself, his words greatly surprising Li Yang. Why would this Shentu He look forward to working with him, the two of them had never interacted with each other.
”I am Li Yang. Why would you look forward to working with me? Have we ever met before?”
Li Yang cupped his hands across his chest and returned the introduction. At the same time, he also made sure to ask exactly why Shentu He was looking forward to working with him.
”No, we have never met before. But I can tell that we are the same, you and I. You hide it deeply, but there are still instances where it can be seen glimmering in your eyes. That disdainful arrogance and pride, letting the whole world know that you are above it. Not just anyone can have such arrogance and pride.”
After speaking, Shentu He closed his eyes again, returning to cultivating in silence. But his words had slightly shocked Li Yang. There was no denying that Li Yang was a prideful, almost arrogant person. After all, he had once stood at the top of the world, only dying because the rest of the world had banded against him and Fang Ying.
How could such a person not have his own pride and arrogance? But Li Yang had also thought that he had made sure to hide that pride and arrogance deep within himself, not letting others see it. After all, he was no longer the Li Yang of his previous life, he was no longer the Thunder Monarch.
Li Yang shook his head slightly, reminding himself to make sure that he hid it better in the future. Since Shentu He no longer bothered talking, neither did Li Yang, closing his eyes and focusing on his cultivation. They would reach Cloud's End City very soon, and that would be the time Li Yang got to truly start his journey.