Chapter 126: Chapter 126
Li Qiye scoured the west part of Gale Territory. He was looking for materials and hunting monsters in order to slowly recovered his strength. “Die, livestock!” Li Qiye said as he pulled his hands from inside a monster’s body. His hand was drenched in blood while looking at the small orb inside his grip. A flow of energy could be seen going inside Li Qiye’s body from the small orb on his hand. The lustre from the mana orb dissipated as the orb’s colour turned from bright light blue to grey.
Li Qiye crushed the orb in his hand, “Tch. A C-class mana core is not enough for me to recover my power”, he snorted. “However, for now, I could only hunt a C-class monster as going after B-class and above is too much for the current me”, Li Qiye smiled wryly. Then, Li Qiye pointed his hand at the monster’s corpse. Aura gathered in his hand as Li Qiye sent that aura to shred the monster’s corpse. “I better get out of here; that Mirror Wheel Eyes is really troublesome to deal with. Why did I even create that one in the first place?” Li Qiye sighed while shaking his head before leaving the area, concealing his aura.
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Not long after Li Qiye left the area, a couple of black-cloaked men appeared. “Team leader, there’s a sign of fighting here”, said one of the black-cloaked men. The team leader, the one that had gold painted on his cowl, frowned. “Combed the surroundings! Find out what happened here as best as you can”, the team leader barked. “Yes, sir!” all the black-cloaked men nodded before they spread out after hearing their team leader’s order.
The team leader crouched down; he checked the ground’s soil by rubbing it with his fingers, “The soil felt rough.” Then, he scanned his surrounding, finding scratched marks on the trees. The team leader approached them, rubbing the scratched marks with his hand. “Not something from animals or monsters. A human weapon”, The team leader’s frowned even deeper. Then, he saw a hole in a nearby tree. He scrutinized the hole then his expression changed, turning serious. “Spear marks!” the team leader exclaimed.
The higher up previously told him, the team leader, that the person they were pursuing was someone that used a spear. So, seeing the spear marks in front of him made the team leader’s expression grave. “Men, come to me!” the team leader shouted. His subordinates immediately gathered near him, “Sir!” they saluted. “Seal off this area immediately!” he barked, “The person we’re after was here. I’m reporting to the higher-up.” His subordinates executed the team leader’s order in a flash while the team leader took out some sort of a crystal ball from his inventory. “This is Rong Rong; I have found his trace.”
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Inside Tailwind City Adventurers Guild, particularly inside Ling’s office. “How’s your search for the Dark Heavens headquarters?” Ling asked her right-hand man, Gu. Gu knelt on the ground, cupping his hands; he opened his mouth, “Not so good. I have dispatched adventurers all over Gale Territory, and not one had any recent information on the Dark Heavens.” Ling bit her lips, “And what about the one Eru told us about, Li Qiye was it? Have you found him yet?” Gu shook his head, “No. That one is even more mysterious than the Dark Heavens. While most people somewhat knew the Dark Heavens, they did not know about Li Qiye at all.”
Ling clicked her tongue, “Are you an idiot!?” Ling slammed the table. “Of course, people will not know who Li Qiye was. Even I did not know who he was, let alone ordinary people. But I suspect that he is important to the Dark Heavens,” Ling shook her head. “What about his characteristics and features? Eru described him as a young man with long black hair and black eyes that carried a spear and used it as his primary means of combat. Look for that instead”, Ling ordered. Gu nodded, “As you wish, my lady”, he said before leaving Ling’s office.
Ling squinted her eyes as a murderous glint in her eyes, “The enemy of my master will be obliterated by me! I swore it when he left Gale, and I intend to fulfil it!”
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Tailwind City, Governor Office. Governor Eli was sitting in his chair, combing the documents on his table one by one. “Excuse me, sir”, Governor Eli heard a familiar face behind the door, “I have something to tell you.” Governor Eli gestured with his hand, “Come in.” Sun Jian opened the door, holding a stack of papers in his hands, “Sir.” Governor Eli held his head and sighed, “More documents for me?” Sun Jian nodded, “Yes, and then some.” Governor Eli rolled his eyes, “Lay it to me.”
Sun Jian put down the documents on Governor Eli’s desk, “It’s the Dark Heavens, sir. Reports have shown a suspicious group of men in black cloaks appeared on West Gale.” Governor Eli frowned, his eyes squinted as his body leaned forward, “Have you sent men to investigate?” Sun Jian cleared his throat, “Yes, sir. As soon as I heard the reports, I immediately sent the investigation squad over there.” Governor Eli nodded in approval, “Good. How about the youth with the spear? Li Qiye, was it?”
Sun Jian shook his head, “We haven’t heard about him since.” Governor Eli let out a heavy sigh, “So be it. Look for him but don’t engage. I have a feeling Li Qiye is someone important to the Dark Heavens.” Sun Jian saluted, “Sir”, he said before leaving. Governor Eli turned his head towards the window. His eyes glowed red, and a distinctive pattern formed inside his irises. Governor Eli clenched his fist so hard that his hands were bleeding. He gritted his teeth as killing intent surged within him, “I won’t let the Dark Heavens interfere with our plan. For Gale, for independent, for glory.”
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After talking with Mei the entire afternoon, Eru sat outside the inn, as the inside was packed with customers. Long sat beside Eru while holding a dango, “Didn’t you tell me we should depart this morning?” he asked while smiling sarcastically. “Oh, shut up”, Eru rolled his eyes, “I just got engrossed talking to someone.” Long chuckled, “Haha, good on you, brother Eru. After all, what are we if we only live by ourselves?” Eru sighed, “Don’t think too much. Tomorrow morning, we depart.”
Eru and Long waited inside the inn for tomorrow to come. As Eru waited, he watched as people come and go from Gale Territory with a smile on their faces. “Huh, I guess what Mei was doing is working” Eru smiled upon seeing the customer’s happy faces. As the day passed by, Eru and Long headed to their room to sleep. Then, by tomorrow, Eru woke up early and found Mei was sweeping the front yard. Like the day before, Eru and Mei got caught talking, and when they were done, Eru realized that it was already afternoon.
Mei flashed a smile at Eru, “I’m sorry, Eru, I need to go back to work.” Eru watched Mei leave with a slight smile on his face. Meanwhile, Long deliberately walked in front of Eru before flashing a cheeky smirk. “What are you smirking for, you bastard!?” Eru grumbled. Long slightly chuckled, “You said we should depart early morning?” he teased. Eru snorted, “Shut up.” The days passed by really fast, and before Eru knew it, the day was already tomorrow. Eru continued to wake up early before chatting up with Mei until afternoon. Sometimes, they chatted about serious stuff, sometimes they were joking around and sometimes, both Eru and Mei just enjoyed their time together quietly.
Without Eru and Mei knowing, one week has passed since Eru and Long arrived at the inn. As Eru finished spending his time with Mei, he sat outside like usual while eating some noodle soup. As Eru was observing the people that come and go, he felt someone sit next to him. “If you’re going to make fun of me again, I’ll knock that stupid head of yours”, Eru grumbled, but when he saw who it was, his expression sunk. “H-hello, sir”, Eru greeted the middle-aged man beside him, stuttering in his words.
The middle-aged man just nodded and sat there with Eru until the sun almost set. Eru felt awkward, ‘Come on, at least talk a little’, Eru sweated bullets when he saw the steadfast middle-aged man who was Mei’s father. Just as the sun was setting, the middle-aged man finally opened his mouth, “What do you think about Mei?” he asked. “W-what do I think about Mei?” Eru repeated the question nervously, “Uh, I think she’s great. A strong young woman with ambition and drive. From talking to her these past few days, I found that once Mei had decided what she wanted to do, nobody could sway her from that path.”
The middle-aged man slightly nodded, “Un. And what about you? What do you want with my daughter?” The middle-aged man turned his head towards Eru, glaring at him with fierce eyes.
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