217 Contemplation (2/2)

Deep in thought, Xue Wei unclenched his hand and dropped backward, laying down on the bed. He looked at the ceiling above him. Many thoughts flashed by in his mind.

Although he had accepted that he was a beast, he had instead been filled with more questions than answers.

”I don't know who my true family is,” Xue Wei sighed as he closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands. A deep sigh escaped his lips. ”Who is my mother? Is my father really my father? If he was, was he also a beast? It makes no sense if he was a beast as well. Why would Xiao Lei kill him?

Was Xiao Lei a beast? He had to be since he had traveled together with Chu Huiyin back from his memories of when his village was massacred.

A slight tremble ran through his body as he was reminded of the memory where he saw Xiao Lei's cold eyes and bloodied, clawed arm that had impaled his father's chest.

Based on the appearance of his clawed arm, Xiao Lei was without doubt a beast. And from the azure color of the scales, it seemed as if he was an azure dragon as well. Considering that he had the Azure Dragon Scripture and the Heritage Ring, it would make a lot of sense for Xiao Lei to also be an azure dragon.

But if Xiao Lei was an azure dragon, and Xue Wei's real family, then what about his human father? Was he not his real parent?

There were so many questions running around in his mind, recurring and revolving, the same thoughts coming back in new ways.

”I need to meet Lan. He knew about me. He should know the truth,” Xue Wei finally mumbled. He was tired and exhausted. The tingling sensation of thrill had subsided and instead a comfortable exhaustion had started to spread through his body.

Deciding not to think about it anymore, Xue Wei kicked off his boots and took off his outer robes before he climbed into the bed and fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

Waking up to a knock on the door, Xue Wei draped a red robe over his body and went to open it. Outside were two foreign faces. Both were young men; one looked slightly shorter than the other, but neither was a child.

Still, Xue Wei could instantly recognize both of them, it was clearly Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi.

”Growth spurt?” Xue Wei could not help but ask as his eyes landed on Bai Tianyi.

”Nah,” the sword spirit was not insulted by being treated as a child. He instead explained, ”I am able to change my physical body as I please, but maintaining this shape expends much more energy than usual so I cannot do it indefinitely.”

”I see.” Xue Wei smirked when he heard this. It seemed that Bai Tianyi was still stuck in a child's body.

”What brings you here?” Xue Wei asked with a gentle expression on his face. He was happy to see his two friends, and he conveniently had something to bring up with them.

”We're going out and wondered if you wanted to come with us,” Bai Tianyi took the word.

”Is that a good idea right now?” Xue Wei could not help but send a glance to Hei Gou. The Diviners he had met that morning were not friendly people. If there was even the slightest sign of someone being a Primordial Beast, they would lynch them within seconds, and these Diviners were all Earth Knights.

”I understand you worry about me,” Hei Gou said with a small smile, shaking his head, ”but I need to get out or I will go mad.”

”I have been holed up in the suite for a long time already. I am not in the mood to be locked up like this. I am going to go mad if this continues,” Hei Gou complained with another shake of his head.

Xue Wei pondered for a moment. ”I had something to share with you anyway,” he said after a moment. ”I went to meet with the Intelligencer,” he began. ”I needed information about the Sovereign Beasts. All the information I can get. On the way back, I encountered a place underground for illegal cage battles that opens once a week. Primordial Beasts are more than welcome—in fact, they are acknowledged and respected.”

”I was thinking of going again next week. Why don't the two of you come with me? It is filled with soul power.”

Xue Wei added the last part when he saw that Bai Tianyi was about to decline, but Bai Tianyi's eyes turned slightly greedy and a smile played on his lips the moment Xue Wei spoke up about it.

”A place to go wild?” Hei Gou was surprised, but then he grinned. ”Okay then,” he had decided. ”I can wait until next week, but don't you dare forget me!”

”I wouldn't dare to do that,” Xue Wei laughed. ”But for now, don't go out and get caught by the Diviners.”