202 Farewell (2/2)

”You're awake!” Bai Tianyi shouted. The child-form sword spirit collapsed to the floor, releasing a heavy sigh of relief after seeing Xue Wei's strong eyes again.

”What happened?” Xue Wei asked hoarsely, confused by his environment. Bai Tianyi shook his shoulders. ”I think a mixture of losing too much blood and using that strength increasing technique did a number on you,” Bai Tianyi guessed. No one really knew.

”Where is Xiaoyun?” Xue Wei asked anxiously. Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi went silent and exchanged glances.

”You tell him,” Hei Gou said, but Bai Tianyi shook his head. ”I'm just a contracted sword spirit. This is better said by someone who is like his brother.”

What they said scared Xue Wei. Had something happened to her?

”Let us start from the beginning, then.” Hei Gou sighed.

”Wei. Look at yourself. Do you think you are human?” He went straight for the question that had bothered Xue Wei ever since he transformed into a true azure dragon.

Xue Wei frowned. ”If I am not human, then what am I?”

”A Sovereign Beast,” Bai Tianyi said with a low voice.

”A beast, huh?” Xue Wei had already more or less guessed it.

”I guess she figured it out.” He sighed.

”She did.” Hei Gou approved with a nod of his head. ”She couldn't bring herself to kill you, though, and left heartbroken.”

”Of course…” Xue Wei did not find this strange at all. The bond between Wang Xiaoyun and him was not light. Even if she came to hate him one day, it would take some time before she would be able to kill him in cold blood.

”For how long was I unconscious?” Xue Wei queried, but the answer stunned him.

He had been out for over half a year, seven months to be precise?

”The world must have changed a lot since then,” he muttered. ”We did not leave to check it out,” Bai Tianyi added in a low voice.

”We will meet Xiaoyun again, sooner or later, but I hope that I can prove to her that I am not like the Ice Harpy by that time,” Xue Wei said weakly.

”You will not let her go?” Hei Gou asked with surprise. Considering her hate towards beasts, it seemed like a very masochistic thing to continue chasing her.

”I won't. In this life, I will be faithful to my emotions, and I love Xiaoyun. One day she will understand.”

Xue Wei sighed, knowing that it was more difficult than scaling the highest mountain or diving into the deepest ocean, but he could not give up. He truly loved Wang Xiaoyun.

”It will be sorted if I can end the war between humans and beasts,” he concluded with a smile. Although he had always said outrageously ambitious things in the past, they were nothing compared to what he spoke of now.

If Xue Wei thought he was strong enough to end the war that had gone on for millennia already, one would consider him delusional.

”Don't worry.” Xue Wei grinned. He felt much better after realizing his real heritage. ”I am not saying I can do much now,” he said to assure his two skeptical companions, ”but one day I will be so strong that no one can say anything against what I do. At that time, I will punish those that deserve to be punished and build a utopia for all to live in peace. The continent is called Chang'an. It means perpetual peace. I am sure that this continent is meant to be a place of peace and prosperity. I will bring it back to those days.”

While Xue Wei was uncharacteristically optimistic, Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou were confused and could not figure out where he got his confidence from.

”Well then, guys, let's move on!” Xue Wei jumped up to his feet. He pulled out clean clothes from his storage ring and quickly changed from a set of Hei Gou's clothes into his own.

”I want to know more about my background,” he declared seriously. ”And I think the only one who can give me answers is Lan.”

”So we continue to the center of the continent?” Hei Gou asked. Xue Wei nodded his head.

”Yes. Let's go, we have no time to waste.”