Chapter 21: Bai Xue (2/2)

Xu San was embarrassed, ”Yes, and I've grown much stronger.”

”No need to be anxious for a breakthrough, you still don’t have the capacity yet. Try your best to immerse yourself in your body’s energy and condense it.”

”Yes, Boss!” Xu San could feel Lu Yin's concern.

While Lu Yin had initially wanted to get Xu San to the Realm of Sky quickly, he had changed his mind as of late. He didn’t want an abundance of impurities to harm Xu San’s potential, which would diminish his value. Many powerful entities had their own ways to completely cleanse someone’s energy so they could start anew, but that process grew more difficult and expensive as one trained to higher realms. Xu San being in the Realm of Earth was just perfect; while his potential wasn’t harmed too much, he could still survive on his own.

After dealing with the aftermath of the beast wave, Lu Yin headed to Zhou Shan’s ward. He had given the Executioner some of Jeraldine’s medicine, so he had mostly recovered from his injuries.

“What are you planning to do with those two aliens?” Zhou Shan asked.

“I’ll keep them locked up for now, they’ll be useful later. You can interrogate them if you want, it’ll be good to learn more about them.”

Zhou Shan nodded, “I hear they come from Anhui?”

“Yeah, which is exactly the direction I’m headed in. Might as well get rid of them.”

Zhou Shan was puzzled, “Huh… I’m curious, why do you want to journey west so bad?”

“Want to hear the truth?” Lu Yin looked him in the eye.

“You don’t say.”

“I’m going to Hubei to look for someone.”

“Hubei? A relative?”

Lu Yin laughed, “Kind of.”

Zhou Shan nodded, “Alright. You’re Nanjing’s savior; if you want us to head west, we head west. You can connect with Liu Shaoge in Wucheng and join hands to fight the aliens there.”

“The Radiance, huh. What’s he like?” Lu Yin’s eyes flashed.

“What do you mean ‘what’s he like’? Strength or personality?”

Lu Yin smiled, “Both.”

“I don’t know him all that well. Though we’ve worked together before, it wasn’t for long. The Water Sage Bai Xue is the one who’d know him best; they were involved romantically at one point from what I’ve heard.”

Lu Yin’s brows furrowed for a moment, “Involved? Are they married?”

“No, but there’s something there,” Zhou Shan didn’t seem to be sure either, but he quickly grinned, “Have you ever seen Bai Xue?”

Lu Yin shook his head.

Zhou Shan looked up at the sky and pointed at the clouds, “She looks just like that.”

Looking up as well, Lu Yin was rather lost.

Zhou Shan sighed, “Bai Xue, fresh as a lotus blooming in water, beautiful as a goddess, pretty as a picture. Her looks are absolutely out of this world.”