805 Already Late (1/2)
At the same time, Ji Lingxi was feeling slightly inferior about herself: He is so outstanding, and I… why do I feel that I can never match up to his level?
I need to be more impressive, I need to work harder, my cultivation base needs to be stronger…
Somewhere far, far away, a father and a mother were completely rendered speechless: Silly girl, how can you look down upon yourself like that? Your cultivation base is clearly many levels stronger than that little brat's! You're not weaker than him in any way! If he could capture your fair maiden heart, that would be that brat's greatest fortune!
You shouldn't surrender or think that you are lacking! If you ever resign yourself to that, your parents would the butt of the joke for that liar. Please — please prove your worth!
…
Yun Yang was feeling a little strange at this moment.
They were walking at leisure; why did Ji Lingxi seem to be holding his arm… intentionally?
Plus, was she doing it on her own accord?
”Look, Yun Yang — the clouds over there by the mountains are so pretty! It looks like a giant fish, don't you think so?” Ji Lingxi exclaimed excitedly as one hand pointed towards the colorful horizons, while the other held onto Yun Yang's to nudge his attention.
Yun Yang looked towards the direction of her voice and frowned. Fish? That looks nothing like it. Pretty? What kind of aesthetic appreciation is this?
However, this reason had given Ji Lingxi a chance to hold him, his hand in hers — and they had never separated since.
”Look over there… it's a squirrel, how adorable!”
”Over there — what is that cow doing?”
”Why are those two dogs sandwiched together… ugh! Don't look!”
…
Yun Yang was feeling rather speechless for the longest stretch of time.
This was the meeting ground for those committed to sacrifice their lives in battle — how did it turn into a sweet little excursion in Ji Lingxi's eyes?
They started out their journey late by a day. If Yun Yang had transformed and sprinted the whole way, he would have reached his destination a lot earlier than this; however, with Ji Lingxi tagging along, it was not possible for Yun Yang to do so.
Although they were traveling at a speed much faster than that of a common man's, it was still, eventually, a journey of a million miles. They had already wasted much time in giving away bounties along the way earlier— now, they were still pausing occasionally to watch the scenery and smell the flowers…
The three-day limit that Yun Yang had imposed earlier had reached its end in the blink of an eye. Upon its expiry, they still had not made the halfway point of their journey.
”It's true that a man should walk the talk, and he who has no integrity does not carry himself well... still, breaking one's word towards an enemy is not much of a big deal.” After Yun Yang gave himself a reason, he was more at ease and began to grow even more laidback by the moment.
”Well, we're doomed to not make it on time anyway — let's just follow the flow. Whatever that is meant to be, will be!”
Hence, Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi walked slower and slower. It was a long and arduous journey, and had they not been traveling at a certain speed, their time of arrival would be largely unpredictable.
This was a situation that had almost caused the puzzled forces of the Four Seasons Tower to be on the verge of a mental breakdown!
At this hour, every single expert of the Four Seasons Tower had already gathered upon Tianxuan Cliff, waiting.
Under the supervision of Mr. Nian, Four Seasons Tower had brandished their entire strength. The scale of it all was astonishingly huge — even grander and more formidable than the one encountered by Ling Xiaozui and his party previously.
After all, this was a challenge incited by Supreme Cloud himself — the greatest culmination of the Nine Supremes — witnessed by everybody, complete with an appointed date. Hence, of course, it would be the final call — it would be the ultimate appointment rid of any doubt, an appointment that would not tolerate the slightest slip-up!
Both parties would not part until this matter is wholly settled. The only way out of this was if one party was completely exterminated, or in the event where both parties would perish together — there was no way that both parties could get out of this alive!
Thus, the day of this historical clash had arrived.
The forces of the Four Seasons Tower had already made all the due preparations. The only task that remained was to kill Yun Yang and call it a day. The Four Seasons Tower would go down in history — a reality unprecedented by any — once again!
One could say that this outcome was definitely expected — every man from the Four Seasons Tower was clearly excited and confident about the prospects. In a highly motivated and efficient manner, they cast a soul-controlling formation all around Tianxuan Cliff, and laid low in silence, waiting for the arrival of their opponent.
However, he did not show up after they had waited for a day — the much anticipated and perfectly logical 'taking-the-enemy-by-surprise' attack did not occur!
After waiting for two whole days, he still did not appear — neither did the unforeseeable assault!