Chapter 171 (1/2)

Su Ming closed his eyes and calmed his emotions He opened one of the embroidered boxes, and the rance wafted into his nose That fragrance was very light, but theplayed by an unknown instrument

The ered in the air and sounded very musical It made those who heard it think that this melody could only be played by a flute made in heaven…

After a long while, Su Ming looked into the e inside These herbs looked odd They looked like tree branches, but there were small little holes on them The musical melody he heard was not an illusion, but was formed ind blew past the many holes on the herb

”Sky Flute Branch”

Su Ming lifted his right hand and slapped it on the herbs I with the embroidered box, disappeared fro

He looked towards the second box and his breathing grew heavier Even though he knew that the map inside the box may not be complete, it was still a ray of hope

He placed his hand slowly on the embroidered box, and just as he was about to open it…

”If you open that box, then youMu”

A delicate voice appeared by Su Ming's side An elegant, di with that voice

That fragrance ht by Sky Flute Branch, but the two gave people two distinctly different ies, and the other was like a dream

Su Ming's expression re since discovered Han Cang Zi's arrival and did not stop due to her words He calmly opened the embroidered box and saw a folded beast skin inside

A conflicted look appeared in Su Ming's eyes as he stared at the beast skin All of a sudden, he lost the courage to look at it He was afraid that what he would see would be different from what he knew He was afraid that there would be… no Dark Mountain in the world!

Han Cang Zi walked softly to stand before the ed to quietly look at him She saw the conflict that was clear in his eyes

They did not speak After re lifted the beast skin from the embroidered box and focused his attention on it once he unfolded it

”Are you disappointed?” Han Cang Zi asked softly

Her voice was very gentle, arousing an indescribable feeling within those who heard it Her voice was just like her She was a delicate beauty, but the strength in her heart far surpassed many men

Su Ming looked at the map spread out before him—it was incredibly detailed Not only did it include the topography of the area around Han Mountain, even the surrounding areas were drawn out in detail Fro was a vast territory

However, while thehad wanted He closed his eyes and fell silent In truth, he himself knew that the map he wanted was not what a e and expectations were two different matters

”Somewhat”

At that moment, his heart was as conflicted as how his eyes looked just now He wanted to see the map he yearned to see, but deep down he did not want to Thisstemmed from the bewilderment he had buried deep within his heart

”You can only look at the map You cannot take it away”

A pitying look appeared in Han Cang Zi's gaze as she looked at Su Ming and spoke softly

”I know”

Su Ming opened his eyes He did not look at Han Cang Zi, but looked at the sky that had darkened He did not know that as of then, in Han Cang Zi's eyes, he looked lonely

”You once said that if so mumbled

”Yes,” Han Cang Zi whispered back

They fell into silence again This tier Thestars surrounded it

The wind swept past the land and lifted Han Cang Zi's black hair As her hair flew, it gave her another sort of beauty underneath the ht

”What did you see?” Su Ming broke the silence and asked

Han Cang Zi did not speak She bit her lips instead and looked at Su Ming There was an appealing light in her eyes She looked at hi while before she came to a decision

”Can… you pro?

The 's ears, he felt shaken This feeling could not be controlled by his cal that no matter how deeply he hid it and how hard he tried to bury it, it would still trigger his sadness because of certain things and certain words

At that moment, that wound of his was torn and it turned into a sadness that flooded Su Ming's entire body and soul like a tidal wave He looked as he usually was, but no one kne his heart fared

However, even though Han Cang Zi did not know, her instincts of a woman made her i frorief, one that she could not describe

”You…”

Han Cang Zi was ent wouess that perhaps one of her words was the source of Mo Su's grief

'Could it be 'promise'?'

Han Cang Zi did not speak

'Promise…'

Su Ming felt a stab of pain in his heart His body did not treed without control That word held a specialto him

There was once a girl who stood in the snow and smiled as she looked at him