Chapter 320 - That Strand of Golden Hair (1/2)
Yu Jin was right with his assumption that the incident with the Jade Gathering Beast had come about because of a certain dragon king. At the same time, the culprit who handed the Beast to Qiguan Cheng Da had already arrived in the demon realm again.
Jin Ling was in an especially good mood. Unfortunately, he hadn't been able to go over but it should be about time for that Qiguan Cheng Da to act. Maybe Qiu Ling had already lost his beloved. Ah, he really wanted to see his expression!
Jin Ling went back to the palace but stopped in front of the side door he usually used. Nobody was around and he took a moment to breathe deeply and school his expression. If he wanted to extort some information regarding Jinde from Xin Lan, then he had to make sure that his acting was flawless.
He opened the door and stepped inside, slowly walking toward the inner chambers of the palace. Most likely …
When he arrived Xin Lan already stepped out of the shadows on the other side of the room.
”Xin Lan. Did everything go well?”
The dragon nodded, his gaze measuring Jin Ling's face. ”Your … plan wasn't successful?”
Jin Ling's lips curved up in another beautiful smile. ”Oh, no. You got it wrong. It's probably about to come to fruition. It's just such a pity that I couldn't be there to see his stupefied expression.” Jin Ling showed a wistful expression. This time he didn't even need to act. He really regretted it deeply! He should have given that Qiguan Cheng Da a mirroring gem, then he could have watched from afar.
Xin Lan nodded. If Jin Ling still wanted to watch his expression, then it wasn't anything lethal. Well, if he had actually managed to kill Qiu Ling, then he certainly wouldn't have kept so calm. He would probably still be laughing right now.
Jin Ling slowly walked over, the smile still tucking at his lips. ”Say, Xin Lan, how do you think a dragon looks … when he loses his partner?”
Xin Lan furrowed his brows. ”You killed his partner?”
”Ah, you can't say it like that. The one he bound his soul to is the Son of Heaven. How could I just go and kill him? Wouldn't the gods wage war against us? I still know what to do.”
”But he is dead?”
Jin Ling rubbed the gem at his ear. ”He should be. I did find someone to do it instead of me, after all.” He sighed and gave Xin Lan a contemplative gaze. ”It's really such a hassle. Finding someone, providing that someone with an opportunity, hoping that everything will go well … It would be so much easier if there was a capable person at my side that would do such things for me.”
Xin Lan didn't respond to that. There was something far more important now. ”So you're not sure whether or not he is dead.”
”How can one ever be sure about something like that?” Jin Ling once again touched the gem and his smile became gentler. Even after all this time he just couldn't believe it. How could Jinde have died? Certainly … Certainly, there had to be something more to that.
He took out one of the strands of golden hair he had brought back from the Yun Zou Sect. He carefully held it in his hand and stroked it with his thumb. ”You wouldn't know anything more than me, would you?” He couldn't imagine how Jinde might have managed to escape his fate but he couldn't imagine him dying either. Maybe … there had really been a miracle?