Chapter 343: The Eyes Of Yama (2/2)

Xiaotao looked me in the eye, ”That’s incredible. Did your eyes transform after a narrow escape from death?”

”There’s something else I’d like to test!” I continued.

I wanted to determine if my eyes were capable of self defense. The ability to scare off even a murderer suggested these “powers” were unusual.

Just as I was about to begin, Song Xingchen barged into the ward and interrupted, ”I'm afraid using the Eye of Yama on Ms. Huang will ruin your relationship.”

”What did you just say?” I looked up.

”Can you please leave the room, Ms. Huang? I’d like to have a private conversation with the young master,” Song Xingchen solemnly added.

”Let her stay!” I argued.

”Will you two get married?” Song Xingchen asked.

”What?!” Xiaotao and I interjected in unison. Her cheeks colored with embarrassment.

”The secrets of the Song family must not be known to outsiders,” explained Song Xingchen. “This is our ancestor’s rule! Unless you propose to Ms. Huang right now and she agrees to marry you, she must leave the room or I’ll be forced to kill her.”

I glanced at the flushed young woman and faltered, ”Xiaotao, I...”

How could I possibly propose without any preparations? Besides, our relationship had only just begun. When the words reached my lips, I coughed and said, ”I’ll tell you everything when the time is right!”

”It doesn't matter,” she smiled. “I believe it’s only a matter of time that I find out.”

Then she left the room with a peck on my cheek.

Song Xingchen locked the door, removed a candle from his pocket and lit it, placing it on the bedside table. ”Look at the flame and imagine it as your enemy,” he guided. “Stare at it with all your strength!”

”Are you joking?” I asked.

”Do I look like I’m joking?” he stared at me through those stoney eyes.

I did as he instructed and when I stared at the flame, it flickered and went out.

I stared wide-eyed, taking some time for reality to set in. ”That’s impossible. How can my eyes extinguish the candle? It must be the wind.”

Song Xingchen struck a match and lit the candle once more. ”Try it again if you don’t believe me!”

I tried it and succeeded again but after the second time, I felt dizzy and my consciousness began to blur. ”You’re still very weak now,” Song Xingchen pointed out. “If you use it again, you’ll probably pass out. Remember, you can use it no more than three times a day.”

”Pass me the mirror!” I cried.

Song Xingchen handed me the mirror and when I looked into it with Cave Vision, I found that my pupil was divided into four layers–red from inside out, the color deepening with each layer.

”You now have the best vision in the Song family–the Eye of Yama!”

I murmured, ”The Eye of Yama? I’ve never heard of it.”

”That’s because in the history of the Song family, you’re the only one who has awakened it. Actually, that’s not exactly accurate. In fact, the Song family’s Cave Vision is a flawed version of that.”