319 Lightning at Dawn! (1/2)
There were still some unshed tears at the corners of Bai Su’s eyes. She had no idea who she was crying for… Yet as she was basking under the moonlight, she remembered many things. She remembered the things that had happened when she was young. She remembered everything that had happened once she grew up. She met Si Ma Xin, she met Su Ming…
She had no idea how long she had been looking at the moon in this manner. Eventually, when she wiped away her tears, she heard a sigh behind her.
When she heard that sigh, she shuddered and turned around to see a middle-aged man who seemed to have been born with a stern look on his face. That man was incredibly tall and was like a hill as he stood there dressed in a long grey robe. There was a kind, loving look in his eyes.
”Father…” Bai Su teared up even more. She stood up and hugged the middle-aged man.
”Ever since you grew up, you seldom hug and refuse to let go of your father like this anymore…” the middle-aged man said softly and patted Bai Su’s back gently.
Bai Su originally did not want to cry, but the moment she heard his words, she could no longer contain herself and started bawling.
”There now, everything has ended. Come home with me. You’re already at the age where you should begin your training after all…” said the middle-aged man softly.
”You’re still too young to understand the love in the world.” The man sighed and his gaze landed on the ninth summit. A frown appeared between his brows.
”This has nothing to do with anyone. It’s my fault. I don’t know what I should do, I just don’t know…” Bai Su said softly and lifted her head from her father’s bosom to wipe away her tears.
”Then don’t think about it anymore. I’ve already sent Si Ma Xin to Freezing Sky Cave. Whether he lives or dies now depends on him. I don’t like him.” The middle-aged man lifted his hand and wiped away the remaining tears from Bai Su’s face.
”I’ve also suppressed the injuries he sustained from failing to create the Berserker Seed. If he doesn’t walk out of Freezing Sky Cave, then he’ll die. If he manages to come out, you’ll have a servant by your side. It’s not a bad thing either.”
The middle-aged man looked at Bai Su fondly and a smile appeared on his face.
”But…” Bai Su hesitated for a moment. ”I kind of hate him…” she whispered softly.
”I’ve already punished him.” The middle-aged man ruffled Bai Su’s hair and took a step forward with her before they gradually disappeared. Before Bai Su vanished, she turned around and cast a glance at the ninth summit with conflict, regret, and well wishes shining in her eyes…
”If I could redo everything…” Bai Su mumbled and averted her gaze bitterly before she vanished into the night from the seventh summit with her father.
At that moment, right underneath the Great Frozen Plains, within the endless layer of ice that no one knew just how deep it went, was a maze like world where moonlight could not shine through.
There was no light in that place, only cold. Yet there was a strange wind in there. That wind should not have existed in that place, but it was there, and it continued blowing endlessly.
In a corner of the maze like world was a person curled up into a ball, shivering.
A weak mumbling voice came from the person’s lips, ”Freezing Sky Cave… Freezing Sky Cave…”
After a long while, a ripping sound could be heard. The shivering person lifted his right hand and made some unknown signs. Immediately, light appeared before him.
It was from a ball of fire burning on a stone that was about the size of a baby’s fist.
As the fire burned and the dark world was lit up by a flickering light, that light illuminated the person’s face, and it was a terrifying sight to behold!
It was a rotten face. There were thousands of scars marring that face, rendering that person’s appearance completely ruined. Only the light in his eyes showed a faint sign of familiarity to anyone who might catch a glimpse of him.
His entire body was covered in frost. The stone on which the flames were burning was gradually shrinking as the fire continuously heated the surroundings. The moment the stone disappeared, it would mean that there would no longer be any other way for the person to obtain warmth.
Once that time came, all forms of power would not be very useful in the freezing wind…
”Su Ming… Su Ming!” That ugly person gritted his teeth, and as he shivered, he hissed in a voice that was filled with hate so deep it was engraved in his bones.
He… was Si Ma Xin.
Only he himself and Bai Su’s father knew exactly what had happened on him. Yet judging by his looks, it was clear that this was a path he was forced to choose…
Moonlight continued shining on the ground. There was also a woman sitting outside her cave abode on the third summit. She was not afraid of the cold. As she breathed, freezing aura blew against her face. An old man sat by her side.
”You’ve already accumulated enough freezing aura, and your Qi has already changed because of it. You can already Awaken, so why do you continue gathering it..?” the old man asked languidly.
”Master, if I Awaken, I must definitely have more than 990 blood veins!” The woman opened her eyes and a clear light appeared within them. She was Han Fei Zi!
”Must you compete against him?” The old man frowned.
”He’s a Divine General, then I too must become a Divine General!” Han Fei Zi nodded her head with a determined face.
”But if you persist, then you won’t make it to Sky Mist Shaman Hunt.” The old man gave his disciple a look.
”Even if I can’t make it to the start, I can still join the battle halfway through.” As Han Fei Zi spoke, all her Qi started circulating and blood veins manifested on her body, shining through her robes with a blood-red light while also giving off a shockingly cold air.