318 A Mistaken Encounter with Zhou Donghuang (2/2)
Yun Lu's eyes shone. ”Brother, don't go back on your promise.”
”When have I ever done so before?”
Zhou Donghuang rubbed Yun Lu's head affectionately and smiled in an indulgent way.
Afterwards, Zhou Donghuang chatted with Lin Lan, Yang Zixi and Ren Jiapei before putting Yun Lu down back on the ground and saying to her, ”Yun Lu, let me go find Valley Head Jin. I will return shortly.
”You and Mother can wait here for me.”
As he spoke, Zhou Donghuang glanced at Yang Zixi and Ren Jiapei again. He nodded at them before leaving the yard and heading to where the Lightning Sword Sect's Autumn Valley Head, He Jin, was currently residing.
”Valley Head.”
Upon reaching his destination, Zhou Donghuang promptly called out a greeting.
Even before he saw He Jin, a door opened from the room adjacent to He Jin's, and a huge, stocky man walked out with his eyes shining, ”Little brother, you're here.”
”Mm.”
Zhou Donghuang nodded to Da Zhuang. Using his Divine Will to scan the latter, it was not difficult to sense that Da Zhuang was now at the ultimate Dharma stage, and he was close to crossing over into the Divine Transformation stage.
”Da Zhuang, you have been working hard these few days.” Zhou Donghuang smiled. ”You're about to cross over into the Divine Transformation stage.”
Upon hearing this, Da Zhuang rubbed his head abashedly and said, ”Third Senior Sister has been training hard. Because of that, I haven't slacked off either. Furthermore, like Third Senior Sister said, in the future, we will have to return to the Lightning Sword Sect to take our revenge. If we do not work hard now, we will not be able to do so.”
”Third Senior Sister...”
As he thought of He Mengxi, Zhou Donghuang could not help but sigh to himself.
Perhaps, to Da Zhuang, the loss of the Lightning Sword Sect was not too devastating. He had only truly cared for He Jin and He Mengxi, his two saviors, and the other people were not too much of a concern to him.
However, to He Mengxi, the Lightning Sword Sect had been her home and where she had grown up as a child.
Now, that home was gone.
”Donghuang is here.”
With the sound of a door opening, He Jin walked out of his room as well. Compared to the He Jin a few days ago, the He Jin now was still skinny. He hadn't completely recovered, but he had regained most of his energy.
”Come, sit.”
He Jin sat down at the stone table in the yard before calling out to Zhou Donghuang. At the same time, he glanced at Da Zhuang and said, ”Da Zhuang, do help us brew a pot of tea.”
”Yes, Valley Head,” Da Zhuang replied courteously and went off to find a teapot.
As for Zhou Donghuang, he descended from the skies and sat down in front of He Jin.
”Valley Head, I'm sorry to have implicated you, the Autumn Valley and our sect.”
After sitting down, Zhou Donghuang spoke up apologetically.
”It is not your fault.” He Jin shook his head. ”It is merely that our biggest enemy came to find us ahead of time... As you said before, it is also because of the Spring Valley Head's son, Liu Lang.
”You merely brought forward what was bound to happen eventually.
”Furthermore, in your dream, I died... Instead, I was well prepared and had trained hard with the Thousand-Star Sword Technique that you had passed down to me to reach the Divine Transformation stage, and I managed to escape with Mengxi and Da Zhuang, saving three lives in the process.
”I could even say that if you had not appeared, the ending that had befallen the three of us would have been similar to your dream where only Mengxi managed to survive,” He Jin said.
”However, although I had crossed over to the Divine Transformation stage and am technically stronger than any typical Divine Transformation adept, when the strong force of the Qi Dynasty attacked us, I was only able to save two people, Mengxi and Da Zhuang.
”As for the rest, I was unable to be of any help...”
As he spoke to this point, He Jin's face, which had originally been peaceful, now became slightly pinched. Subconsciously, he began to clench his fists and his fingernails cut into his palm, causing him to bleed.
”Father, you tried your best.”
He Mengxi appeared beside Da Zhuang, who was ready with a fresh pot of tea. Clearly, he had informed her that Zhou Donghuang was here.
”Little brother, I'm extremely relieved to see that you are fine. I was worried that you would have returned to the sect and run into the poison master of the Qi Dynasty. After we left, we knew that the Qi Dynasty had stationed some servants near the sect to lie in wait for you. After all, you are perceived as a great threat to them.
”However, because Father was poisoned, we had no chance of stopping them or getting rid of them.”
As she spoke, He Mengxi sat down as well.
At this point, Da Zhuang began to give out teacups and pour fresh tea for the other three.
”Third Senior Sister, I did return to the Lightning Sword Sect.” Zhou Donghuang smiled and glanced at He Mengxi before shaking his head.
”I only returned to the Ziyun planet after realizing that the Lightning Sword Sect had been executed and knowing that you all had escaped.
”This was because I had guessed that you three would be waiting here for me, and clearly, my guess was right.”
Upon hearing Zhou Donghuang's words, He Mengxi's facial expression changed drastically.
”What!?... You made a trip back to the sect?”