Chapter 22: Bloodlust Under Moonligh (1/2)
Zhou Shan gave Lu Yin an odd look, “It’s not just me. It’s well known that Bai Xue is the most beautiful woman in all of China. No matter which celebrity or model you look at, no one can compare. Heh, I didn’t believe it at first either, but once I met her I couldn’t help but agree. This woman was born to be worshipped; it’s no exaggeration to call her a goddess.”
Lu Yin laughed, “That’s not an exaggeration?”
“Goddess? Don’t flatter yourselves, natives will always be natives. If you ever see Starsibyl, you won’t be able to get off your knees,” Jeraldine interrupted with a tone of ridicule.
This immediately prompted a cold glare from Lu Yin, “I never want to hear you say the word native again. Go guard the door.”
Jeraldine snorted, but without the guts to challenge Lu Yin, she turned and left. Zhou Shan was embarrassed as he realized a woman had overheard such a discussion, but Lu Yin smiled, “Please continue, Brother Zhou.”
Zhou Shan coughed several times, “There’s actually nothing more. Liu Shaoge is handsome and Bai Xue is pretty. The two are a perfect match.”
Lu Yin’s curious eyes gleamed, “What about their power?”
The Executioner shrugged his shoulders, “Liu Shaoge and I are part of the four Sages, while Bai Xue is one of the three High Sages. He’s supposed to be prudent and adept at hiding, but he can’t be much stronger than me.”
Lu Yin nodded in understanding. Zhou Shan did not seem to understand Liu Shaoge very well, but he could sense that the man’s impression of Liu Shaoge was pretty decent. The Radiance seemed to deserve the greatest praise, and Liu Shaoge’s external image did seem rather perfect. Only the dead and the one accidental survivor would know of the man’s dark side. He had assumed he only had one enemy amongst the Seven Sages so far, but if the Water Sage really was involved with Liu Shaoge, that assumption could prove false. And then there was a chance of a butterfly effect where all the Sages stood against him… Society worked in strange ways.
Drumming his fingers against a wall, Lu Yin sank deep into thought.
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It took until night for the beast wave to retreat completely, and Lu Yin left Nanjing after dark; he was running out of fire crystals and needed to dig up a few more. Powerful gusts could be heard under the yellow moonlight illuminating the cold earth, forcing one to focus if they wanted to hear the constant chewing that sent chills down the spine.
When Lu Yin finally arrived at the fire crystal deposit beside the old canals, he saw a shadow standing there in silence. It was a man with short silver hair, looking up towards the moonlight with a vacant gaze. His expression changed instantly the moment he noticed this person; the long-haired zombie king, the fire crystals, and that fearsome head. Was this person here by coincidence or on purpose?
The corners of the youth’s mouth lifted up in a faint smile. Right at that moment, the wandering clouds covered the moon and plunged the entire land into darkness. Lu Yin felt his scalp tingling as he saw a flash of white amidst the darkness, and he used the Roving Step to retreat. His right palm struck out at the same time, the sole moon flying around within. He noticed astonishment flicker across a cold gaze under a flash of white light, the illumination changing directions to collide with his palm. He faintly made out the outline of a beautiful butterfly sword, slicing the very air with a speed almost indiscernible to the human eye.
The youth’s attack completely deflected the power of the Cosmic Palm, the air distorting as the resulting explosion sent both combatants flying backward. The moonlight peeked through the clouds once more, revealing expressions of surprise on both sides.
The silver-haired man rubbed his head and smiled, “Sorry, my bad. I thought you were a zombie and attacked by instinct.”
Lu Yin squinted as his own mouth curled up, “It’s alright, I only acted because I thought the same. Fortunately, I only used half my strength; I hope you weren’t injured.”
The silver-haired male’s eyebrows rose, “Ah it’s alright, how could that harm me? I only used a third of my strength, but that was more than enough to block your palm, haha.”
Lu Yin looked at his own palm then smiled, “I’m sorry, I was mistaken. That was only a quarter of the palm’s power, thankfully I did not injure you.”
The silver-haired man laughed, “That’s okay, I also remembered wrongly. I only used a fifth of my strength.”
“Oh? I find that hard to believe, want to try again?”