I had finished reading the book just now and happened to hear their suspicions of me, I just now certainly looked weird, but seeing the ugly expressions on their faces as Ji Xi came forward to defend me, I was certain of one thing these guys seemed to believe that I was their competitor and were holding grudge against me .
But even though this was all a misunderstanding, I still had no intention in trying to persuade them or tell them the truth of that matter, so I decided to keep my breath instead of wasting it on them and stand strong facing them directly and head on .
I unsheathed my Retribution sword and began to activate Life-Severing Sword Secret Technique as never before, channeling the power of my sword though my body and back into the sword again, my aura began to rise as the Sword kept siphoning more and more power from that Blood Array .
I reckoned to have charged it enough to unleash an attack at the 5th Layer of Organ Quenching Realm, enough to one shot any of these guys in front of me, but not enough to solve the current problem completely, so I continued to channel even more energy with each step I took towards those guys .
I saw that they seemed to sense my skyrocketing Aura and the oppression feeling that came from my sword and acted on all of them, as I closed the distance between us, I saw that their expressions become quite grave and solemn as they heard me said that I was willing to accompany them for a few rounds .
Ba Zhi :
This brother must be joking, brother should also here on the order of one of the powerful young masters in the capital, so how can we trouble you, isn't that right ? .
Hmph, bunch of good for nothing .
She didn't that slide and had to taunt them, but weirdly enough I saw the girl who were in the 1st layer of Organ Quenching Realm standing behind me as if taking cover, the three people who got insulted acted as if nothing had happened, but their reaction was quite logical .
" Can any of you tell me how much time do we still have before sunrise ? .
My question was presented to all the people who were currently here, they looked at each other and then at me with ridicule on some of the faces in front of me, then I saw each and everyone present withdraw the same identical item from their pouch .
It was a disc of some sort, it had a thin long needle installed in at and the disc itself had two sides one had a complete black side and the other had a complete white side, the black needle currently was pointing at the white side of the disk and it was actually moving forward slowly towards the black side of the disk which wasn't that big to begin with .
Seeing this item I couldn't help but remember the similar item that I had back in my previous world that worked in a similar fashion, that disc resembled watches back in my old world, it didn't take a genius to know how it works .
Disc Of Day-Night, at least that what Ji Xi called it before throwing it at me, her eyes become a bit shifty as she did this, I also felt the glare of the three good for nothing aimed at me, they shifted their eyes toward somewhere else when I looked towards them, I also saw the silent Chu Jian finally say something, or do something, this would be a better way to describe it .
He coughed out loud and raised his eyebrows at the actions of the sisters of his, but he seemed to have recalled something as he looked at me and he directly cupped his fist and bowed down and finally said :
I Chu Jian hadn't been indebted to anyone since the day I was born, but I find myself burdened with my debt of gratitude to you, please accept this bow from me, I would be sure to do my best to help you whenever you ask me to help, thank you for the grace you had shown me and my little sister .
He said this and bowed in front of me, Ji Xi seemed to have also joined her brother in bowing down, these two guy's character really were similar, seeing him acting like this, I couldn't help but try and raise him up, but if I stopped charging my attack, I might need to start the process again, so instead I bowed as well and said :
" You guys should raise your heads, if brother Jian hadn't helped me just now, I might have ended up losing my life at the hand of that Song Che a few minutes ago, for that I'm eternally grateful as well, with that we should be called even .
After I said this, the two siblings finally raised their heads and they both had a content smiles on their faces, the girl curiosity seemed piqued about something that I had said and stepped forward towards me and leaning towards me who was still bowing down and said :
So you were aware of what was happening around you all this time ? .
I shook my head at her question and said:
" The truth is that I don't know what I can say to answer this question of yours, at first I was indeed able to hear and react to each and everything people around me say or do, but at some point, I reached a critical state of focus that forced me to shut all my senses .
" The only thing that appeared in my senses was the that book and the need to absorb as much knowledge as possible in such a short period of time from it, so I was aware of my surroundings at that time, yes .
As I reached this part with my words, I couldn't help but once again apologize for implicating him and his sister in my business, but he stopped me before I continue to finish my words and said :
Since you already called me your brother, then let's make it official, there is no need for such things between brothers, brother.... .
As he wanted to call me by my name, he realized that he didn't know it, the perceptive girl beside him understood our dilemma and I saw her leaning towards the ears of her older brother and whisper something, then I saw a smile appear on the face of Chu Jian, but this time it was that peculiar smile, that gave me goosebumps .
Brother Masked Vengeance, you don't need to apologize, we should be the one to apologize for implicating you in our business, you clashed with Song Che because you were trying to save my silly sister .
Hearing the first few sentences that came out of his mouth after the slight pause, I found myself getting choked on my own saliva and couldn't help but start coughing out of embarrassment, was that what she spouted in his ears just now, she actually had a worse naming sense than my own .
What kind of a lame name was that and why she didn't just let me explain my own circumstances to him or even allow me to choose a better made-up name, I was currently under the illusion that the guys around us were piercing me with their gazes, it made me really prefer to crawl into a hole anywhere here or there to hide myself in out of embarrassment .
But that was currently not possible, so in the end I just grimaced slightly behind the mask and accepted that damn nickname, the girl seemed to be completely unaware of my discomfort and was smiling as before, I was really beginning to believe that she was taunting me with that smile of hers .
In contrast to the innocent smile on the face of the little sister of his, Chu Jian was smiling from ear to ear and seemed to be completely aware of my struggles with the name, this I had no doubt in, I tried to shift my gaze and attention elsewhere as to shake the uncomfortable situation away .
But just as I did this, I actually saw a scene that was many times worse than the scene from before, death was in every direction and angles, corpses were everywhere in my sight, not a single one of these corpses were complete, some were losing limbs, some lost a whole chunk of their bodies, the scene was sick and quite brutal .
I was charging my sword to use it in fighting those energy blades and finally get out of gere, but as I looked at where the exit should have been, I finally realized that it was completely sealed and filled with rubble, what might have happened during the time where I was engrossed in reading that booklet, I couldn't help but turn to the two siblings who still seemed to be fine even after witnessing all this personally .
" Could any of you brief me on what had taken place here ? .
The smile on their faces faltered a little, then Ji Xi began to explain in detail what had happened, after hearing what she had to say, I couldn't help but suck a breath of air, that Song Che was forced into a corner, but his hatred actually allowed him to put an act and pull something like this off .
It seem that the say about the trapped rat tend to bite was indeed true, speaking of rats, I really wonder what might had befallen that rodent from before and how exactly was it currently doing .
I couldn't help but shake my head and focus on the matters at hands first, it's no wonder that I began to see much less energy blades where that Green Feather laid, I began to contemplate on whether my initial plan would work as intended .
I might be able to fend against some of the energy blades here, but all of them, this would be quite difficult, the only chance I have in acquiring that item would be by letting those guys out early, it seem that Master will dissect me after going back in the end .
Just as I thought like this, I felt the energy shard inside me dissipating and just as it was consumed by that strange force completely, a sudden outburst of the mysterious Tempering Energy appeared and instantly allowed me to breakthrough to the 7th Layer of Flesh Tempering .
The air around me become unsettling for a bit, my Blood Qi was restored, my body gotten even stronger than before, my beating heart began to calm down, before I get accustomed to my new strength, I saw the two siblings congratulating me on my advancement .
I thanked them both and I circled around the people in this place with my eyes, then I said :
" To those of you who still wanting to try and acquire that treasure, you can give it a last try now, but be aware that this would be the last chance, I'm planning to carve a way out of this place, once I began taking actions, another wave of attacks will surely arrive and you should be aware of the end that wait us if this were to happen .
" So all of you who still wanted to give it a shot, I hope you can do it as quickly as possible .
Saying this I headed towards the blocked entrance and once again began to channel my Blood Qi and charge my sword, the process had came to halt before after the sudden breakthrough, even though I should feel happy about it, there were a lot on my mind currently that made me unable to do so, I began charging my attack .
The other people present began to look at the treasure and back at the exit, wondering what would be the better choice for them, the two siblings were more decisive than most, heading towards where I was, the subordinates of theirs were also grateful for that, it was clear that they wanted nothing to do with that treasure .
The other three people here who seemed to have fallen silent from the start seemed to be unwilling to give up on pursuing that treasure, but after a while, they still gritted their teeth and accepted that they can't do anything but to let the matter go, soon they joined us in front of the blocked entrance .
So what's your plan ? .
" Well, I will be using a secret technique to clear a path for all of us to take, but after that the wave of attacks will be triggered again and we will need to get out of here as quickly as possible, any delay and we will be exterminated by the next wave of attacks .
I will join you too, my strength had recovered thanks to you anyway .
Me too .
We three are willing to share some of the burden too .
The subordinates simply nodded their head, it wasn't like they had an opinion on the matter, seeing them stating that they wanted to get out and give up on the treasure, I felt more relaxed at this kind of development, but a sudden sound of a small shockwave that came from behind us, made all of us sweat instantly .
" Use your strongest means of attack, we only have one chance, either we will ascend directly to heaven or we will descend to the bottom bits of hell, get ready .
My words were meaningless since I saw them channeling their Blood Qi to the maximum, most of the people in front of me were practicing Internal Martial Arts, but their energy was solid and their strength was clear, after sensing that all of them were ready, I attacked first .
Burying my Sword which flashed with red and purple and was filled with strength forward slash the pile of rocks blocking our way, soon as if they were given the signal, all kind of attacks and items were thrown at the pile in front of us, the whole cave began to shake and the rubble in front of us began to recede and shape a new path for us to go through, but some people were less patient than others .
The least people to have contributed were the guards but that was due to their original lack of strength, but the other three Young Masters who all were in the Organ Quenching Realm actually had the audacity to cross the new opened path forward first, Ji Xi directly asked the guards and her brother to follow, otherwise things could become dangerous .
Her brother aware of this as well directly went after the fleeing Young Masters, these guys might block the way to exit this place after they come out, that's why her brother didn't argue with her and directly went forward together with the guards who would be responsible for safekeeping the passage while he as the person with the highest Realm deal with any tries of sabotaging .
Understanding this as well, I nodded at the girl and told her to go and accompany her brother while noting that the cave was shaking even stronger than before, dangerous alarms began to went off in my mind and I began to see that the energy blades attacks might start coming at any second now .
Let's go together, then .
She said and extended a hand towards me after taking a few steps forward, but I didn't reach for her hand, I turned around and said :
" You need to get out of here, don't worry about me, I had other means to survive, you should just get out now before it's too late .
I said this and was ready to move forward deeper in the cave, but just as I took a step forward, the girl actually caught my hand in hers and tried to pull me into following her while saying :
What other means to survive, even if you survive what is the point, you still won't be able to acquire that treasure, so you would only threw yourself at death doorstep, come with me, there is no treasure that is worth throwing your life for .
The girl said all this in try of persuading me to go with her, her eyes were sincere and her tone reeked of unparalleled kindness, but even though she was trying to help me out, I couldn't help but say :
" Well normally your words would indeed be correct, but not this time, I must get that Feather, it might have something to do with the disappearance of somone that I held in high regard .
As I said this, I felt that the girl's hand quivered a little and a difficult to describe emotion appeared on her faces and eyes, after a second, she finally let go of my hand and said in a quivering tone :
Is that person you mentioned your lover ? .
Inoddedmy head slightly and I saw that she turned around to face the path that had been opened recently but she hadn't moved to cross it yet, she stood there and seemed to be engrossed in her own thoughts, she seemed to contemplate on something, then I saw that she launched an attack at the exit and while the passage was already unstable from all the shake of the cave, the rubble that had just been cleared fell again and the passage was once again blocked .
I was stunned at this kind of development, but before I say anything, I heard the voice of her older brother sound from the other side of the cave, saying :
Ji Xi, everything hadn't been set in stone, why did you do that, don't you know how mother and father will feel about you doing this ? .
Even though the voice was faint, but every word was clear in my ears, those words were strong and full of emotions, I was still unable to come with something to say, but then I saw the girl turn her auburn eyes towards me, they had tears accumulating to them as she said with a smile on her face :
How about I help you with your search ? .