Chapter 159: Xun Weis Investigation (1/2)
The sun was setting, the air was chilly, but no one could tell night from day from within the Ancestral Training Ground. The beautiful green and yellow orbs of light in the air always kept the caves illuminated.
Despite already doing her own investigation, Elder Yao Wu brought Xun Wei down to the 2nd level to investigate the murders of the 20 male outer court disciples. The reason why she brought Xun Wei down there was to give her some experience in the art of tracking and analyzing a crime scene, but also to make her feel more comfortable around dead bodies. However, when they arrived at the scene, Xun Wei didn't seem disturbed by the gruesome scene at all. What Yao Wu didn't realize was that Xun wasn't just undisturbed by the scene, she was actually looking down at them unsympathetically.
Xun Wei had already guessed that Xiao Fang was responsible for their deaths. Since they were Xiao Fang's enemies, they were naturally her enemies too.
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”Xun Wei, what can you tell me about what happened here?” Yao Wu asked.
Xun Wei took a quick glance at the bloody scene in front of her then began to speak.
”The 20 disciples ganged up and attacked another disciple from over there. Assuming the attack worked, they all came out of hiding. When they discovered he was still alive they all started to run.”
”Did they miss?” Yao Wu suddenly asked her.
”What?”
”I asked you if the 20 outer court disciples landed their surprise attack on that boy.”
Knowing Xiao Fang, Xun Wei was certain that they would never have been able to hit him, but her master, Elder Yao Wu, didn't know that. Xun Wei tried to analyze the scene a bit more, but she couldn't find anything.
'What would Xiao Fang say?' she thought.
Xun Wei suddenly remembered a conversation she once had with Xiao Fang in the Black Paradise sect:
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”Xiao Fang, what was it like being blind? Did you hate it?” Xun Wei asked him.
”I was definitely upset about it when I was younger, but I eventually learned to accept it when I realized it was a blessing in disguise.”
”How so?”
”Hmm... well, I learned things I never would've learned if I still had my eyes.”
Xun Wei found it hard to believe that there was any benefits in losing his eyes. Xiao Fang could understand her confusion so he tried to think of examples.
”Let's see... for one, it taught me the art of deception. People have a bad habit of letting their guard down when their enemy seems weak or defeated.”
”So you're blindness made you a coward?” Xun Wei joked.
Xiao Fang laughed, ”I suppose that's one way to put it.”
Xiao Fang and Xun Wei looked into each other's eyes with happy faces.
”Xun Wei, close your eyes.”
Xun Wei did as he said.
”Now tell me what you feel.”
”... Is there something I should be feeling?”
”No matter where you go there is always life all around us. Every living thing is giving off qi, you can even find comprehension in the mountains, rivers, and sky.”