Chapter 1292: Chapter 120 Heading to Red Hurricane_2
Xuan Yue frowned and said, "What are you all looking at? Never seen a dagger before?" She lifted her hand, gently drawing the dagger from its leather sheath. A cold autumn water-like gleam flashed, and including Ah Dai, the four of them felt a chill on their bodies. Ah Dai blurted out subconsciously, "Nice sword." Xuan Yue was also startled and examined the short sword carefully. She saw the shimmering blade with its water-like radiance that appeared intermittently. A slight wave of it brought a trace of cold air. The edge of the dagger was very thin, and one could sense its sharpness just by looking. On the hilt, two small characters were engraved—Autumn Water. Xuan Yue plucked a long hair from her head, loosened her grip, and let it drift slowly toward the ground. As she held the dagger upright with the blade facing upwards, the moment the blue hair touched it, it divided into two pieces and floated down as if there were no resistance at all. "Ah!" Xuan Yue exclaimed, "Cutting hair as if it were floating air! Why, why would she give me such a precious thing?"
Ah Dai took the dagger from Xuan Yue’s hand, channeling his True Qi, and instantly a three-foot-long white sword light flickered on the blade. With a casual swing, a trench appeared on the ground. Ah Dai admired, "Truly sharp! Brother, this is no small gift you’ve received! It seems that Clan Leader Di Ya really has feelings for you."
Xuan Yue was taken aback and said, "What feelings?" Ah Dai widened his eyes and said, "Brother, you can’t be more clueless than me. Clearly sending you such a precious thing, it’s obvious she likes you!"
Xuan Yue shook all over with a strange feeling spreading throughout her body. She felt it funny thinking that disguised as a man she still attracted such attention. Di Ya actually likes me?
Seeing the smile on Xuan Yue’s face, Ah Dai thought she was excited because of Di Ya, "Clan Leader Di Ya is a good match for you with her looks and status. Brother, you should treat her well." Xuan Yue looked at Ah Dai and said irritably, "Big brother, don’t stir things up. I’ll give the dagger to you. It’s not possible between Di Ya and me." As she spoke, she tossed the sheath over.
Ah Dai caught the sheath and was somewhat displeased with Xuan Yue’s attitude, "Brother, how can you be like this? Is Clan Leader Di Ya not worthy of you?"
Xuan Yue responded with a bitter smile, "It’s not about being worthy or not. It’s just not going to happen. We probably won’t even have a chance to meet in the future. Keep the dagger for now. Find an opportunity to return it to her later. I don’t want to go back now. Let’s leave."
Ah Dai wanted to say something, but Olivia hurriedly said, "Forget it, feelings can’t be forced. If Brother Xuan Re is not fond of Clan Leader Di Ya, we can’t pressure him!"
Ah Dai sighed and said, "Brother, I’m not trying to pressure you, but I think Clan Leader Di Ya suits you well. However, if you are unwilling, let it be. You keep the dagger and better return it now to avoid giving her any hope, to prevent future troubles."
A sudden surge of anger rose in Xuan Yue’s heart, and she spoke bitterly, "You sure care a lot about other people’s feelings, but what about your own? What about you? You only know how to run away." After saying this, she walked on without looking back. Olivia and Kino were startled as they had not seen Xuan Yue so angry before. Ah Dai stood frozen, his hands still outstretched, his heart wringing with pain. Indeed! Who was I to interfere in others’ matters? I can’t even handle my own feelings; I clearly like Yue Yue but don’t dare to confess.
Kino elbowed Ah Dai who was beside him and asked, "Boss, what’s wrong?"
Ah Dai came back to his senses, looked at the disappearing figure of Xuan Yue in the distance, sighed deeply, sheathed the dagger, and put it into his chest, "Let’s go. We can talk about this later." After he spoke, he took the lead in chasing after Xuan Yue. Olivia and Kino looked at each other with hesitation. Kino muttered, "What’s gotten into them? Why the outburst?" For the first time, Olivia did not argue with him and spread his hands, "Only the Sky God knows. Let’s catch up with them quickly."
Kino grinned cheekily as he approached Olivia, heh-heh-ing, "Brother, can I have some of your rations? Haven’t eaten in days, I’m almost starving flat."
Olivia glared at him irritably and said, "Do you ever think about anything other than eating?" Even though he said that, he still opened his Spatial Bag and took out a few pancakes, handing them over. He kept one for himself and bit down hard. The pancake was dry and hard, but it was enough to fill the stomach. The two munched as they quickly caught up to the others.
As the four approached the east gate of Andis City, they found many soldiers guarding it, and craftsmen were rushing to repair the massive gate overnight. The gate, made of fine iron, due to its colossal size, needed to be welded in sections and then covered with a layer of steel plating. At this point, the left side of the gate had already been fixed, and the right was nearing completion.
Xuan Yue frowned at the sight of the soldiers guarding the city, and in her current foul mood, she really did not want to talk much to them.
Ah Dai walked beside Xuan Yue, glanced at the gate-guarding soldiers, and said indifferently, "Let’s find a place to rest for now and leave the city when it gets light."
Xuan Yue’s heart softened as she looked at Ah Dai’s wooden expression, and she lightly nodded. After a brief discussion, considering Kino’s presence, they deemed it inappropriate to return to the mainland Mage Guild. They found a nearby inn unexpectedly busy with only one room left.
