217 Divine General of the Bone Sacrifice Realm! (1/2)
”You… you are…” Chen Yu Bing immediately whipped his head around and was about to bow in greeting respectfully when he saw the middle-aged man. He became stunned. ”Uncle… Uncle master Bai?”
Chen Yu Bing immediately felt as if thunder clapped in his heart and his expression drastically changed. He might have known that those who were defending Freezing Sky Clan’s portion of the wall were all from his school and knew that this particular wall would have the same treatment, but he did not expect that the person defending this particular portion would be the man before his eyes.
He’d seen this man only once, but the memories of that encounter were etched deep into his mind. He was not the only one who knew him, most of the people in Freezing Sky Clan knew about this person’s existence.
‘No wonder he allowed us to stand on the wall…’
Chen Yu Bing was very nervous. He bowed deeply towards the middle-aged man respectfully.
”I am Freezing Sky Clan’s disciple, Chen Yu Bing. Greetings, uncle master Bai.”
The middle-aged man gave him a slight nod and then no longer took notice of him. He looked at Su Ming instead, and once he sized him up, he asked with a calm voice, ”What’s your name?”
When the man was sizing up Su Ming, he felt a wave of pressure landing on him, but strangely, this pressure was not terrifying, for some reason it gave him an affable feeling.
Su Ming wrapped his fist in his palm and said calmly, ”I am Su Ming. Greetings, uncle master Bai.”
”You just Awakened, right?” the middle-aged man asked unhurriedly.
”Yes.”
Su Ming nodded.
”I don’t think you’ve been taken into Freezing Sky Clan, or else, with your status as Divine General, those old fellows wouldn’t just send Outer Sect disciples to receive you,” the middle-aged man said, his voice remaining cold.
”Yes…”
Su Ming nodded once again.
”You don’t need to go to Freezing Sky Clan. Stay. Defend the place with me and become my disciple. Besides me, no one else in Freezing Sky Clan can teach you suitable Arts.”
There was a tone in the middle-aged man’s voice that suggested the man would not allow refusal.
Su Ming was stunned.
Chen Yu Bing was also stunned, and envy appeared in his eyes. As for Han Fei Zi, she lowered her head as she stood by the side and did not speak.
Su Ming hesitated for a moment. The cordial feeling within him towards the man grew stronger as he continued talking to him. ”I… I already have a Master.”
”Oh? Who is it? I’ll have him give up on you.”
The middle-aged man’s voice was calm, but there was a shocking pride in his words.
Having two people suddenly wanting to take him in as a disciple was a first for Su Ming.
”Yes… Tian Xie Zi.”
The moment he said the name, the man’s expression turned odd, looking like a mix of expressions: as if he could do nothing about this, as if he was caught between wanting to laugh and cry, as if he was furious. Eventually, the man settled on to a cold harrumph.
”If you ever regret acknowledging him as your Master, then come to me.”
When Chen Yu Bing heard those words, his expression changed once again to surprise and he looked at Su Ming. He was about to say something, but in the end, did not. However, he instinctively took a step back and widened the distance between him and Su Ming.
Su Ming was slightly alarmed. It did not matter whether it was the middle-aged man’s words or Chen Yu Bing’s instinctive reaction, all of them seemed to be expressing a rather bad connotation to him acknowledging Tian Xie Zi as his Master…
”Let’s put it aside first. Now, the three of you, stand here and tell me what you saw!”
The middle-aged man’s voice was still cold when he spoke. He did not look at Su Ming anymore, but instead towards the desolate world past the wall.
Su Ming was silent when he looked at the land before him. He could still hear vague roaring in his ears. The entire world outside the barrier was filled with a desolate and bloody air. It looked like a quiet place, but it gave Su Ming an oppressive feeling. That oppressive feeling came from the silence, the barren lands, the black dirt, and the endless wall he stood on.
”Hate. I see hate.” Chen Yu Bing was the first to answer. The light in his eyes flickered as he looked at the piece of land. ”The Shamans’1 hate towards us, and our hate towards them.”
Chen Yu Bing’s words held a steadfast quality, as if he was very confident in his answer.
”Not bad, it’s the train of thought passed down to all of you by those old folks in Freezing Sky Clan, but that’s not what I want!” the middle-aged man said coldly.
Chen Yu Bing smiled bitterly and acknowledged the rebuke with his head lowered. Indeed, his answer was formed based on the knowledge shared by most of the people in Freezing Sky Clan towards the world outside the barrier.
”What about you, lass? Tell me what you see.”
The middle-aged man did not look at Han Fei Zi when he asked her, but continued staring at the barren lands before him.
Han Fei Zi’s face was still slightly pale. She remained silent for a while before she whispered her answer.
”I don’t see anything.”
The moment she finished answering, the middle-aged man turned around and cast a profound look at her.
”What’s your name?”