The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 275 - Disciple Wasted
Lan Zhuxian stammered, having trouble letting out his voice that had suddenly disappeared. Just a hoarse tone sounded along with a pale face, "S-me .. It seems we were wrong people ..." Lan Zhuxian did not understand what he had just said earlier, clearly the one standing before them was now Xin Chen, the leader of the Four Surveillance Units they were looking for
And the figure lying lifeless in front of the young man was his Master, Yuhao the Spirit Exterminator. A runaway from the Qing Empire that lost so much as a result of the power he so hated. People's trust in her is gone, making the woman lose her place to lean on.
Lan Zhuxian was unable to respond to anything else other than being silent at a loss for words. Shui read the gripping atmosphere that enveloped them now. Yuhao's spell casing disappeared, the moment that afternoon had come. The orange sky that is now dimming with reddish lines is getting darker replaced by a gloomy night.
"Chen, do you know who you just killed?"
Nan Ran looked at Shui who was now focused on Xin Chen, wanting to hear a straight answer from the young man. He knew the situation was not good, and this was not the right time to corner the young man.
Xin Chen's silence as if justifying his actions earlier was his own, Lan Zhuxian bowed awkwardly.
"I-I forgot something, I'll be back."
The sword that pierced Yuhao's heart was pulled back, the woman had already drained a lot of blood. While the eyes that were once black changed like ordinary human eyes. Xin Chen looked at the woman with guilty eyes, he was watching the forest where he last saw the Ghost from YuangXe. Although not sure if the action was the work of the man, Xin Chen himself did not expect him to lose consciousness and instead kill a valuable figure for his friend.
After Lan Zhuxian, no one dared to speak up. Xin Chen sighed, he could not allow Yuhao's body like this for the sake of chasing after the Ghosts from YuangXe.
Xin Chen crouched down, making sure that Yuhao's pulse was indeed not beating anymore. Even if she could still live, Xin Chen wasn't sure the woman wanted to continue her torturous life. Having no power in such a harsh world would only make him oppressed.
"Sorry." His voice only sounded small, yet they could hear the regret. Look into her eyes as she apologizes to Yuhao who can't hear her apology anymore, despite knowing it's a waste he keeps his head down.
"I learned a lot from you."
Almost half an hour passed by in silence, Lao Zi opened his voice. "Is there anyone else in this place?"
Yuhao's tomb in the middle of the forest had been made by Xin Chen, albeit modestly. Xin Chen had so much respect for the woman, he knew there were many weaknesses. About spirit control, about hate and all the painful things that make the woman never fall asleep. Xin Chen knew how much Yuhao hated her, yet the woman often held her own hand from something that made Xin Chen really get killed.
Yuhao was unable to kill him, as he considered the young man to be the same as his two disciples, Zhang Ziyi and Lan Zhuxian. Although on one hand he was eager to finish him off after remembering the death of his dearest daughter.
Xin Chen slowly turned to stare at Lao Zi, "The ghost of YuangXe. That guy ran away."
Then Xin Chen fell silent, unable to explain Yuhao's death earlier.
"You know that woman, Chen?" Shui responded lightly. Xin Chen shook his head. "I don't know him."
"Hey, I mean know who he is?" Shui growled. His blue hair was allowed to unravel, it seemed that the unit one people already knew about his strange hair and eyes.
"He's Yuhao, Teacher Lan Zhuxian."
Shui nodded, "You killed him?"
"I don't want to."
"Want to?"
"YuangXe's people were mostly spirit users. One of them even obtained a spirit weapon from the ancestor. That means they have long been descendants of anti-spirit. And the one you just saw, one of them took my consciousness. Just a few seconds, and that's happening as you've seen." The long explanation made Shui nod, The Blue Mane suddenly changed into a small dragon that was now darting away towards YuangXe.
Xin Chen was surprised, let alone the two young men in front of him. Nan Ran and Lao Zi looked at each other. It was as if asking if what they saw was the same or just a wrong look.
"Shui bastard!"
"Hoi, mouth." Xin Chen looked at Ye Long sharply.
Ye Long seemed to be in disbelief, his mouth full of grumbling grass.
"I just voiced out your heart earlier."
Ye Long's words made his master faintly cluck, he spoke again.
"Are you a dragon or a goat?"
"Huh? You didn't feed me for how many days, my stomach could be two feet apart from hunger. And this thing easily scolded me."
"What did you say?"
"The unclean."
Before hearing the Deathly Rhythm, Ye Long immediately fled to a safe place.
Lao Zi and Nan Ran who had just seen the demon form were made flabbergasted, they did not have the time to take a breath for fear that the dragon suddenly spouted hot flames. Lao Zi was astonished in the second after Ye Long left, staring at Xin Chen in disbelief.
"You are indeed a great person, Young Master. Befriend them, and also I've heard about the news that you also have a teacher who is the Demon Ruler of Lightning."
Nan Ran did not take his eyes off Xin Chen, not expecting the figure to far exceed his expectations. It could not be ignored that as the leader of the Four Surveillance Units, the figure they called the leader had an aura that could make them submit even if they did not speak. That's how much respect.
"Why did you come here?"
Nan Ran cleared his throat, "Because of Lan Zhuxian." He turned his gaze towards the land of YuangXe. They had passed through it and did not dare to go there, to approach it would have to go through many unexpected traps.
"And your safety too."
Xin Chen's gaze fell on Yuhao's grave. He realized Lan Zhuxian was worried about this fight and it all ended with the death of his teacher.
Lan Zhuxian had once said that he wanted to speak one thing only to his teacher. But before he could say that, Yuhao was gone. And he died at the hands of Xin Chen himself.
Before long the chaos came from another direction, they could smell the fire not so far away. And from the same direction appeared little dragon Shui, he changed his form when treading on the ground.
"That boy got caught!"
"Who?"
"Yes Long-!"
The huge explosion made the ground shake. Shui continued in a hurry.
"And so is Lan Zhuxian! The two of them were being paraded into the middle of YuangXe for the killing ritual!"