191 Three-legged Golden Crow (2/2)
Xue Wei accepted the offer with a smile. He nodded his head and spoke a few pleasantries, but both he and the manager were eager to end the conversation.
Xue Wei wanted to take a bath. He wanted to relax after traveling with Wan Qiang for a long time while being on high alert. He wanted peace and quiet so that Wang Xiaoyun could consume the Rebirth Pill, and he wanted to consult Bai Tianyi about the various ranks of spiritual energy.
Manager Hu was eager to rush over to the director of the Golden Chambers so that he could deliver the formation he had been given.
As the manager left, Xue Wei looked into the hallway he was standing in. There were various rooms on both sides of the hallway; some were bedrooms, others were bathrooms. There was one training room and a few living areas.
”Where is everyone?” he muttered, noticing that the other three had scattered while he was speaking with Manager Hu. He spread out his spiritual energy and found Wang Xiaoyun in the training room, who was looking at the pill in her hand with a complicated expression on her face.
He then found that Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi had claimed a bathroom each. He chuckled before restraining his spiritual energy, and headed for the final bathroom.
Washing up after having been on the road for a long time was a great feeling, and all three men soaked in the water for a long time.
Wang Xiaoyun was seated in the training room. After staring at the Rebirth Pill for some time, she finally placed it in her mouth and felt how it melted and turned into pure energy.
This energy went into every cell of her body, restoring and purifying her body.
The other three had finished washing up at this point. They were standing outside the training room, but the longer they stood there the more nervous they became. In the end they had no other option than to wait with bated breath outside of the door. They were afraid of interrupting her while her body was being reborn, but they were also eager to see whether or not the Rebirth Pill would have the desired effect.
Xue Wei knew that it would take a long time for Wang Xiaoyun to consume the pill's medicinal properties. It was, after all, not some simple pill that enhanced strength or increased training efficiency. No, this was a rebirth of every cell in the body.
”Why are we going to the center of the continent now?” Hei Gou asked curiously. ”We've found out about your past and we have found Wang Xiaoyun. Is there any reason to risk our lives by heading deeper into the continent?”
”I need to find Prophet Lan.” Xue Wei sighed. ”It is true that I have recovered my old memories, but what they brought with them were more questions than answers.”
Xue Wei had informed the others about the memories on the way back to the Black Iron Fortress, and they had all been shocked – all apart from Bai Tianyi.
”I need to know why Xiao Lei killed my father. I also have to know what his relationship with Chu Huiyin is. I need to know why Xiao Lei left me when I turned fifteen. He left me the Azure Dragon Scripture and the Heritage Ring. He left me every treasure and item within the mansion… it was clear that he had no intention of returning.”
”Why did he bring me with him to Tiankong City only to leave me five years later? It is clear that he had some sort of plan, but I cannot understand what exactly that plan is. Hopefully, Prophet Lan can shed some light on these questions.”
”Not to mention, what was the point of removing my memories? They were locked behind a curtain that was clearly man-made. It is clear that he cared about me greatly, but there are just too many mysteries and things that I am unaware of.”
”Not to mention, if we want to become stronger, we have to go towards the center of the continent. That is where all the materials and all the top-grade resources are located. Although most of it is claimed by the three great sects, there is still enough for us to get a share,” Bai Tianyi suddenly chipped in.
”And we cannot forget that the pressure from other experts can push us past our limits.”
Hei Gou had wanted to stay away from the center of the continent because of the dangers, but the more he thought about it, the more he nodded his head. ”You're right,” he finally said. ”If we want to be strong enough, we have to brave the dangers! Not to mention, we're growing stronger at a rapid pace.”
”The men sent to catch us from the Heping Kingdom were all rather weak. Although we cannot kill them, we should be able to flee from them whenever we encounter them – until the day our strength is superior to theirs and we can defeat them all.”
”The biggest problem is that elder from the Blood Vulture Tribe,” Hei Gou continued. Xue Wei just laughed. ”He has long since returned to the Blood Vulture Tribe,” he said with a smile on his face.
”He has?” Hei Gou was skeptical. ”Of course,” Xue Wei said with a smile. ”If he is gone for long, the other Ordinary Knights from the Flowing Blood Prairie will make a move on his tribe. Even if he is insulted and hates us, unless he brings the entire tribe out from the Flowing Blood Prairie, he will not dare to chase us so far. And should he bring the entire tribe, then their travel time will be so slow that they can never catch up to us.”
Hei Gou suddenly had an epiphany as he listened to Xue Wei. ”So we are only chased by those weaklings from the Kingdom of Heping?”
”That's correct,” Xue Wei nodded his head. ”But we need to remember that they too have left the Kingdom of Heping. Their group consists of our old home's best geniuses, so we can't discount their ability to grow stronger.”
”How strong can they possibly have become?” Hei Gou laughed, but Xue Wei could not help but frown. No one knew what lucky chances they could have encountered on their trip.