7 The Exquisite Hongjun Pagoda (1/2)

Jun Xie didn’t go out over the next few days. He would wake-up in the morning, and would head straight to the library. Then, he would stay there the entire day. There were no exceptions to this routine. Grandpa Jun would go through the books read by him on a regular basis. Grandpa Jun’s expressions would change from disappointment to shock, and then to pleasure... It seemed that Grandpa Jun had yet to exhaust the entire range of his facial expressions.

The servants of the Jun family assumed that their Young Master had picked-up another peculiar hobby. He would remain in the library building throughout the day, and would walk out and sit in the courtyard during the night. Moreover, the spot that he had chosen to sit was the darkest corner of the courtyard; it was far away from the reach of light.

The servants didn’t seemed to be concerned about his new hobby. After all, it was better than his past ‘hobbies’.

Jun Xie was seated under a flower tree at the moment. He was enjoying the dark aura of the night. It was so dark that one couldn’t spot one’s own hand. However, Jun Xie was feeling safe and secure. The darkness of the night was naturally the safest place for someone who used to be a master of assassins and an invincible personality. The night had always been Jun Xie’s best and most reliable partner.

Jun Xie felt as if he was in a dream as he gazed at the stars. He had read several books containing information on this world in the past few days. So, the situation in the continent had become more or less clear to him. However, he became more and more confused as he continued to read.

Jun Xie would’ve assumed that he had landed himself in an ancient Kingdom if it wasn’t for the black and white letters in the books. The people, the accents, the culture, and the clothing seemed similar to that of the Tang and Song dynasties. In fact, they were too similar.

Jun Xie sunk his head between his knees, and held the back of his head with both hands. He groaned as he thought, [Why? Why is this not the ancient era of my country? I would be in such an advantageous position then. The resources that I have concerning those eras would have been really useful. I could’ve taken advantage of my foreknowledge… even if I don’t wish to change history. It could’ve put those divine prophets to shame… and coast my way through history while avoiding any misfortune.]

[Xuan Xuan Continent, where in the damned hell is this place? Gold Xuan, Silver Xuan, Earth Xuan, Sky Xuan… Xuan Qi… Xuan your granddaddy!!! Why is it not internal martial arts?]

The only things that had remained familiar was the sun, moon, and the pleasant night. And, only these things felt familiar to Jun Xie.

Jun Xie’s face looked like a cold stone; his cheeks throbbed with pain as he restrained himself from cursing out at the Heavens.

He started to feel a violent headache as he struggled through the surge of extreme emotions. He couldn’t retain a calm face even with his extraordinary endurance; his face grimaced in pain. The headache soon turned into dizziness.

He felt as if the world around him was rotating at an unbelievable speed. The night sky seemed to his eyes like an insane show of madness. The whole world seemed unreal to him; like an illusory existence.

Jun Xie panted and bit his lip in pain; the blood flowed down his lips. He glared ahead as he went through the pain without letting out a single sound.

[I was alone when I came into this world. So, I’ll bear this pain alone. I can only depend on myself in this strange world… and no one else. I’ll never depend on anyone else.]

[Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! I’ll use my killing skills… and will forge a path of blood… will wipe-out the skies… and will obliterate the lands… Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!]

Jun Xie felt hazy. Suddenly, something appeared in his realm of consciousness. It seemed to be a spark of distant light. However, it seemed to be moving closer to him. It started to become clearer, brighter, and bigger as it got closer. It finally transformed into a luminescent rainbow-colored pagoda. It seemed extremely brilliant, and kept on rotating within his consciousness. A vivid form of sagely radiance was being emitted out with each of its rotation.