111 Blood Essence (2/2)

”This reminds me of the first time we met,” Xue Wei said with a slight smile on his face. ”You decided to follow me with no real reason, simply because we were in the same position. Who would have thought that we would actually feel such a connection after a short amount of time.”

”I feel that you only decided to join me because you did not want to die alone, and you knew that we would never make it out of the forest... but looking back, we made it out just fine. We even managed to escape the death trap that was Lingyun Town.”

”Now we have come this far with your sacrifice. I am not going to make it all pointless in the end. We will survive.”

Hei Gou did not speak. He was spending all his remaining energy on shuffling his feet along. Meanwhile, he felt a constant stream of gentle Qi running into his body from Xue Wei.

Although this Qi was very pure, the amount that was poured into his body was now much smaller than what he had to handle earlier during their escape, which made him feel much more comfortable rather than painful.

”I feel like crap,” Hei Gou finally said. His voice was hoarse and his handsome face was twisted in a strange grimace.

”But if we can survive this way, then so be it,” he continued.

”Well done!” Xue Wei smiled, his words spoken solemnly. There was no doubt that they were said from his very core.

”Tell me about your life while we walk. If I listen to some stories, I might forget my pain,” Hei Gou requested. Xue Wei thought that it was the least he could do.

”I was born in Lingyun Town. However, as a matter of fact, I had no memories of this place for the past six years of my life.” Xue Wei began.

”I regained some memories back when we visited, when I passed out inside that pharmacy, but the key memories are still hazy. It is as if something is blocking them.”

”Anyway, I can tell you about my life that started six years ago.” Xue Wei did not hesitate and began to tell Hei Gou about how he had awakened in Xiao Lei's mansion, unaware of who he was.

Xue Wei told him about how his uncle had doted on him, and how he had been trash that could not cultivate. How everyone apart from Shen Mu and Luo Zhirou had looked down upon him and tried to bully him.

He told him about his crush on Wang Xiaoyun. ”When I first met her, it was as if I had been dropped from the sky. Butterflies flew in my stomach and I was nervous like never before. She is a blinding person. I admire her so much, and she is kind like the gentle breeze.”

Xue Wei sighed, ”I swore to her that I would become a Primordial Beast Hunter with a name so illustrious that I'd make her Wayfarer peers and elders acknowledge me and make her mine, but that is not going to happen now,” Xue Wei smiled wryly.

”But that does not mean I am going to give up on her. I guess that if I cannot get the permission from her family, then I will just elope with her. She makes me feel whole... she is like the moon, a shining light on the darkest moments of my life.”

”So young and already having a lover!” Hei Gou nodded his head. ”No wonder you were so creeped out by my attempt at humor before. So it was because you already have someone in mind. I am sure that if you did not have a woman in your heart, you would be slightly swayed by me. I mean look at this handsome face, who can not enjoy perfection?”

Xue Wei got goosebumps listening to Hei Gou, but he also felt slightly better knowing that the return of Hei Gou's narcissism meant that his condition was improving.

”I don't like men, and definitely not you!” Xue Wei denied him with a straight face, and then Hei Gou grinned, flashing that charismatic smile that always played on his lips.

”I don't like men either, but when you put it like that, it kinda hurts my feelings,” he joked around. However, the moment he said that, his face turned solemn.

Xue Wei had no time to retort, he too had noticed that someone had arrived not far away from them. The person did not seem to be overly strong, as they had been able to sense him, but they both feared the worst.

Just one person recognizing them could lead the Primordial Beast Hunters barreling in their direction.

If the hunters managed to catch up with them once more, the duo would have no way to escape anymore.

”Kill first, questions later,” Xue Wei said brutally. A killing intent soared within his body. The threat that this person posed as a potential whistleblower confirmed and amplified Xue Wei's rational conclusion that he had to get rid of the stranger, and his eyes turned slightly red.

Hei Gou was of the same opinion, but he knew that he would be able to do absolutely nothing to help Xue Wei in his current condition, so instead he released his arm that was slung over Xue Wei's shoulders and sat down on a branch.

”I will leave this to you!” he said excitedly and stuck up his thumb while smiling at Xue Wei.