95 Sudden Changes (1/2)
Xue Wei was patiently laying on top of the Earth Warrior Prison and waited for the day to come to an end.
He was a cultivator, so laying in the same position for a long time was in no way a problem.
There was no one flying in the sky, so Xue Wei was temporarily safe. He continued to listen to everything that was discussed by the guards below.
Although he eavesdropped for a whole day, the subjects all revolved around the same things: Xue Wei's escape, Tie Haolong's execution, and the riot in Outer City.
After a few hours, Xue Wei realized that it was impossible for him to get more information from these guards, but he could not move so he just listened to what was being said.
Sometimes, a few experts appeared with news about the Xue Weis that had been captured.
The five versions of Xue Wei had been trapped in one cage each. These cages were different from the cells of the prison as in they were literally massive cages made from black gold. They were impossible to break as they would restore themselves every time they were damaged, and it was possible to see through into the cages to observe the ones trapped within.
A group of Sky Warriors had been placed around the cages to observe the group of copies, waiting for them to dissipate so that they could find out whoever was the original copy.
Unfortunately for the Sky Warriors, these copies were unresponsive and did not use any of their Qi, resulting in them being capable of remaining intact for a few years before they would dissipate.
Night descended, and the guards were changed. Xue Wei climbed to the back of the prison and began climbing down.
The city was still in chaos. Nobles were searching everywhere for Xue Wei or more of his copies, but to no avail.
Xue Wei, on the other hand, was moving in the shadows. He was extra cautious and alert. Unfortunately, he quickly found that the Inner City was filled with search parties in every corner, and the entrance and exit to the Outer City was closed down.
It was clear that the entire Capital was on lockdown. People were searching far and wide, but Xue Wei was confused as to why no one was using Spiritual Energy to search for him.
”Is the center of the continent really that much more developed than the Kingdom of Heping?” Xue Wei muttered to himself.
”I had not heard about Spiritual Energy before, but Prophet Lan taught me how to use it. It is incredibly simple though,” Xue Wei mused about how no one seemed to use their spiritual sense to search for him, and that the prisons had had no protection against the spiritual sense either.
Was this truly something they only knew in the central countries?
Xue Wei could not help but be surprised, but he found no other explanation. This discovery made him understand that Lan had truly helped him immensely.
Although it was Lan who had taught him how to transform his arms into scaled monstrous arms, he never blamed the prophet. Instead, he blamed himself for not listening to the warning he had been given.
It took him an hour to move fifty meters, and the night was breaking into dawn by that point. Xue Wei had not gotten far. His heart started beating fast; would he make it to a safe location before the light returned and everyone would notice him?
Suddenly, a loud screech sounded not far away from Xue Wei, and he hurriedly tried to hide, when he saw that the Lightning sparrow appeared in the sky.
It had arrived without any prior notice and the speed with which it moved was so fast that when the people noticed it, it had already reached Xue Wei.
Once again, the claws gently grabbed Xue Wei. When it swept him up in its firm grip, the sparrow flapped its wings so fast that thunder rumbled in the sky. It sped far into the sky in an instant, towards the forest outside the city.
They soared through the air, their speed so fast that no one could catch up to them.
Xue Wei and the sparrow did not stop before they were at a mountain deep in the forest outside the capital.
The bird landed on the ground after releasing Xue Wei and chirped happily.
”You saved me again?” Xue Wei was perplexed. The thread of karma that connected them had already been undone, so it was acting out of kindness this time.
The bird nodded its head in a human way.
”Tell me, can you do me one more favor?” Xue Wei asked tentatively. Although he did not wish to ask for assistance from someone else, he knew that he definitely needed this beast's support if he wanted to succeed in his upcoming endeavors.
The bird cocked its head for a bit as if it did not fully understand what Xue Wei had asked of it. It chirped a little as it looked at him.
”Can you help me?” Xue Wei asked, and the bird suddenly seemed to understand him. It flapped its wings happily and chirped in a cheerful voice.
”In a few days, I need us to return to the capital,” Xue Wei continued. ”The big group of houses,” he added when he saw a doubtful expression on the eyes of the bird.
”A friend of mine is going to be executed. I need to save him. Can you help me?”
The bird nodded its head solemnly; it was no longer cheerful but instead serious.