90 An Unexpected Outcome. (1/2)

*BANG*

Li Wei's gaze narrowed as he eyed the crimson haired man who had just left the chamber, booming at a speed of the 8th step. His sword, dull and trembling in his palm, swished to the such a man and poked the air.

*WANGGG*

A black murkiness formed from this, turning into a tiny beam of light.

*PSSST*

Then, within Li Wei's sight, a rupturing hole impacted the man and disintegrated his heart to dust...

*zzZSHOOOM*

Time sped up as his shining eyes dimmed. That once speeding man turned into a blitzing silhouette as he struck the skies at an unruly velocity, and from this, a startled scream resounded just before he disappeared!

”AH-”

Though it was stopped short as his voice gurgled, then dissipated as he travelled across the horizon like a fallen star...

Li Wei took a deep breath as a still silence enveloped the chamber, but in his ear, he could hear a whimper. Though, within such a sound, a strange emotion filled it.

His eyes shifted as he turned around and stared at a pale girl on the floor. Her maimed hand was on the floor,yet even through this, and even with Li Wei's presence, she seemed to realise that Chang Hui was gone.

Her eyes shook with an emotion that shocked even Li Wei. She went and grabbed the fallen white pouch to her side, and with a quick fumble, a blood red pill emerged.

She placed the pill in her mouth but didn't chew.

Li Wei remained silent as he watched her grab her hand, and in an agonising fashion, she pushed it onto her exposed arm that was still bleeding.

Her teeth clenched as her face distorted, but she still continued!

*Crunch*

Her teeth shut as that pill exploded into a cloud of dust, and in that exact moment, her dismembered hand began to wriggle!

”Guh!”

She shook as this occurred, but that strange emotion burned even more and forced herself out of it! Her eyes seemed to seethe with blue, where within a couple of seconds that hand had been reattached!

Li Wei observed this with an odd gaze as he murmured to himself.

”Extreme hatred...”

He could see a similar light in her eyes to his, though not from the same cause, its effect was practically the same!

One where you loathe yourself!

It was a light Li Wei felt very familiar with, and such a light was what made him ask for death! But, this girl seems different from him. Instead of asking for death, a sprout of rekindled determination sprung from the misfortune!

He felt a little awe from such a light...

*Cough*

Wen Mian, coughing a bit, didn't say a word as she tilted her head and gazed at Li Wei. Even with the insufferable pressure that billowed out of him, even with that appearance that resembled death, she remained unfazed.

Instead, she stood up with a shake and stared at him. Li Wei didn't speak as he felt even more respect.

'Nobody has been able to look at me like this except for Master... Yet she is so weak... I wouldn't be able to do that, heh... I guess this is what separates people like her from people like me. And now that I think about it, she sure is beautiful...'

Li Wei scratched his head as he looked away from her with a somewhat timid gaze. Wen Mian, looking on, spoke to Li Wei without a hint of fear.

”Who are you?”

Her voice was a little cold and full of that dreaded will, and as Li Wei heard it, his eyes began to shine. He replied, and with a twitch, he took a step back and turned around.

”Master sent me to guard you...”

As he spoke the world seemed to rumble ever so slightly, and a couple of incensed auras billowed out in the horizon. Wen Mian remained calm, and she spoke once more.

”Did your master say anything?”

Li Wei paused as he thought for a second, and without a hint of hesitation, he spoke.