Chapter 43: Crafty and Cunning

  "Huowu, how did you manage to lure this young man into your trap?" Shui asked with a bitter smile, still looking at Huowu.

  "I told him our queen left a prophecy before she fell asleep," Huo Wu said with a pleased smile.

  "Evil awakens, bloodstained robes reappear, the forbidden gate opens, and the glory of life shines. A thousand years of waiting, all for the natural child from a distant continent. Take up your mission, lead people towards the light!"

  After listening to Huo Wu's words, Shui was momentarily speechless.

  "Huawu, you've dug a big hole for him to jump into!" Shui sighed and said, "Have you forgotten the Queen's sleeping warning?"

  "No, but it's strange, can only blame him for coming too coincidentally."

  "Huh? Why say that?"

  "The queen then entrusted two things. Firstly, when the Blood Clothes Sect reappears, the taboo on the Elves' innate magic can be lifted, and they will assist humans in resisting the Blood Clothes Sect. Secondly, if a human with a complete physical body enters the Elven Forest, they can choose to bathe in the moonlight spring water to enhance their magical cultivation and become an unparalleled strongman who can resist the Blood Clothes Sect."

  "Hmm, but what does this have to do with your prophecy?"

  "Of course, it's almost as if I had predicted it myself. And with the dream you created for him, isn't it a perfect fit?" After saying that, Huo Wu burst out laughing.

  "But don't you think that's a bit too much? You've placed all the burden on his shoulders." Shui said with resentment.

  "But I also gave him the opportunity. He was able to escort them here, which proves that he is a straightforward person and has a grudge against the Blood Clothes Sect." Huo Wu argued, "Besides, if young people don't rush forward, should old people go instead?"

  "As for the Dragon Clan's matter, aren't you going to tell him? He can only become stronger in order to counter the Blood Clothes Sect."

  "Hmm, but he can only practice magic, is it useful to tell him? I think telling his younger brother would be better."

  "I now understand your thoughts. The reappearance of the blood clothes, the first to deal with is likely our spirit tribe. You're using him as a gun!"

  But poor "gun" didn't even have a bit of being deceived feeling, and was thinking about how to get more benefits from the spirit tribe.

  "Since I'm a legendary person and the mission is so arduous, they can't help but assist me."

  Shi Yan stood silently in front of Xiao's grave, already three days had passed. Scorching sun, blowing wind and pouring rain, he didn't feel a thing. Although the wounds on his body had healed, the wound in his heart had become an eternal pain that could never be erased.

  No matter how many people persuaded him, he just silently shook his head.

  Shui still gazed at him from afar, and sighed softly in her heart: "Xiao Xiao, your sacrifice is worthwhile."

  "Tomorrow, we're leaving. Do you still remember what you promised her?" Liú Yún walked to Shì Yán's side and asked softly.

  Shi Yan nodded quietly.

  "Essence is pure and comes clean, a wipe of clean soil covers the wind. The deceased has gone far, the best memorial for the living is to live well." He patted Shi Yan's shoulder, Liu Xue seemed to be advising him, but also comforting himself.

  After some haggling, the Elves agreed to send 50 Elf archers to join the vanguard when Flowing Clouds formed his guard. At the same time, the Elves promised Flowing Clouds that they would help him get in touch with the Dwarves who were on good terms with them and have them forge a suit of armor for him.

  The Flowing Clouds retrieved a long knife from the Huo Wu Jia, forged from the rare meteoric iron of the mainland. The knife was over a meter in length and only two inches wide, resembling the command knife that Flowing Clouds had once used. Flowing Clouds named the knife "Racing Moon".

  When he learned that the Moonlight Spring water could counteract the poisonous blood and temporarily increase a magician's magic power, Liú Yún also took away several large bottles. After being pulled by Liú Yún to secretly take a bath in the Moonlight Spring, Lǎo Kǎ vowed that even if it meant dying from exhaustion of magic, he would absolutely not drink a mouthful of "bathwater" again.

  Watching the cloud flow with people in the elf forest, searching for treasure everywhere, Huo Wu has a feeling of inviting wolves into the house.

  But when he made his suggestion, Liuyun would smile slyly and say: "The Spirit Clan is so unwilling to help me, it seems I'm really not the person of legend after all!"

  Huǒ wǔ zhǐ néng pàn zhe zhè ge wēn shén zǎo diǎn lí kāi. Tā rènwéi, rú guǒ zì jǐ shì gè yīn xiǎn de rén, nà liú yún biàn shì dàng zhī wú kuì de jiǎo zhāo.

  Translation:

  Huowu could only hope that this plague god would leave early. He thought that if he were a sinister person, then Liuyun would be the most cunning.

  "When I have time, I will often come to visit you, elder."

  A sentence from Liú Yún at the time of departure almost drove Huǒ Wǔ crazy. He didn't even know that the pit he dug would eventually bury him or Liú Yún.

  The gentle night breeze caressed them as Mu Feng and Lin Shi Ya walked hand in hand through the streets of the imperial capital. Mu Feng never thought that he, a mortal, would actually form a bond with this heavenly beauty.

  "Shiya, perhaps the happiest thing in this life is that I can know you." Mufeng said deeply to the girl beside him.

  "Don't you think that I, a homeless woman like me, getting to know a single nobleman like you, wouldn't have any other purpose?" Lin Shiya said with a red face.

  "Hehe, even if you sell me out, I'll still be very happy." Mu Feng's heart had long been filled to the brim with her gentle affection.

  "You always think so highly of me. Apart from being able to cast a little magic, I'm nothing." As she spoke, a hint of sadness appeared on Lin Shi Ya's face.

  "Aren't you still a master? And from now on, as long as you need me, I'll be by your side at any time."

  For this orphaned girl, in Mu Feng's heart, apart from love, there was also a deep sympathy. To the extent that when he knew of Lin Shi Ya's background, he couldn't help but want to use everything he had to make up for her losses.

  "I'm really scared, all of this is just a dream, when I wake up from the dream, I still have nothing." Lin Shi Ya sighed.

  Mo Feng held her in his arms.

  "Have you seen this prosperous city? You will have a home here, and many people who love you. No matter what happens, I will be by your side."

  Listening to Mu Feng's deep confession, Lin Shi Ya fell silent.

  "If everything could be as perfect as I imagine it to be, then I would truly have no regrets in this life." she thought.

  "Thank you, Mu Feng." Xian Yan smiled and changed the subject, "Tell me about your second brother, I've heard a lot about him in the Imperial City recently, it's made me very curious."

  "He was the black sheep of our family. Before he turned eighteen, he did all sorts of evil things and everyone hated him. But after he broke off his engagement with the princess, it's as if he became a different person." Mu Feng couldn't help but smile as he thought of his younger brother back in Wind Language City.

  "Broken engagement, blood oath, and a bloody battle on the long street, he's been quite impressive lately. If it weren't for his past influence, I think he wouldn't lose to that Nalan young master."

  "Haha, my second brother, I really can't see through him now. And who knows what surprises he'll bring to everyone next! But I dare say he's not a bad person anymore. In the future when you meet him, you might like him too."

  "Uh-huh. Your family is all doing well."

  "Shi Ya, why don't you move in with me? As a girl living alone outside, I really can't rest assured." Mu Feng suddenly stopped and said sincerely to Lin Shi Ya.

  "This... I still need to consider it for a while." Lin Shi Ya's expression looked somewhat flustered, and she refused Mo Feng's request.

  "Never mind. Maybe I was a bit too forward. Whenever you're willing, we can talk again."

  "You, why don't you agree with his request? Is it not good this way?" Back at the inn, Lin Shi Ya felt very confused in her heart.