Chapter 1449: Chapter 153: Regaining Consciousness_4
Ah Dai’s recovery speed was unexpectedly fast; after three days of recuperation, his body had basically returned to normal. Ah Dai clearly sensed that although his power hadn’t increased much, his control over the True Qi seemed much more adept. Especially with the Golden Body in his Dantian. Previously, the Golden Body merely provided him with energy, but now it was different. He could command the Golden Body to roam to any part of his body, and wherever the golden aura reached, it inevitably brought with it a massive amount of True Qi. When Ah Dai realized the Golden Body could move at will, he couldn’t help but have a thought: If he could elevate the Golden Body to the position most prone to invasion by the Evil Aura when wielding the Sword of Hades, it would certainly make resisting the evil energy’s assault easier. However, he dismissed his idea after just one experiment. Due to the presence of the second Golden Body in his chest, he could not let the Golden Body in his Dantian travel throughout his body. The energy of the second Golden Body was self-contained and could only be extracted during practice, serving no offensive or defensive function in regular situations. Ah Dai knew that everything would have to wait until he had fully absorbed the energy of the second Golden Body.
"Knock, knock, knock." Ah Dai gently knocked three times outside the Mie Feng Sect. He felt his body was ready to handle any situation and was prepared to call Mie Feng to leave and look for the next Assassin’s Guild stronghold. Just as he was knocking, a waiter happened to pass by and, seeing Ah Dai, couldn’t help but say, "Sir, you sure can sleep! You’ve been asleep for three months. Your wife is really good to you, taking care of you attentively every day and even personally washing you. Such a good wife is rare, and she’s so beautiful, too." During the time Ah Dai was unconscious, it was almost always him bringing hot water, so naturally, he knew how Mie Feng took care of Ah Dai.
The door opened, and Mie Feng happened to hear the waiter’s words, her pretty face blushing instantly. She snapped angrily at the waiter, "What nonsense are you spouting? Looking for death, are you?" She raised her hand to draw her dagger, ready to rush over. But even with this act of trying to cover up, Ah Dai’s brain understood that everything the waiter said was true.
The waiter’s words had a strong impact on Ah Dai. He grabbed Mie Feng’s wrist and muttered, "Is it true, what he said?" The sudden change left him very uncomfortable. Though he had already believed it in his heart, he couldn’t help but ask.
Mie Feng’s pretty face turned even redder. She broke free from Ah Dai’s hand and quickly turned back into the room. Ah Dai followed her in silently and closed the door. The waiter outside let out a long breath, muttering to himself, "This couple is really strange, the woman is so fierce, the man seems a bit daft. What’s up with that? Better not provoke them."
Ah Dai quickly followed Mie Feng into the room, grabbed her shoulders from behind, and asked, "Is it true, what he said? Why are you so good to me?"
Mie Feng barely suppressed her turbulent emotions, lowered her head, and said, "Who’s been good to you? Didn’t I tell you? I can’t let you die; I have to wait for you to fulfill all your wishes before personally killing you."
Ah Dai asked suspiciously, "Is that true? No, you’re lying. Your heartbeat quickened." He turned Mie Feng’s petite body around to face him, took a deep breath, and his face suddenly became icy cold. Staring into Mie Feng’s eyes, he said, "Promise me, stop being good to me. I can’t repay your kindness. My heart is already dead, and the rest of my body lives only to take revenge and fulfill the Grandmaster’s wishes. Stop being good to me; I have nothing to repay you with, except the life I promised you."
Mie Feng’s entire body trembled. She heard the sadness in Ah Dai’s words, bit her lower lip, and asked, "Did something happen to you in the Elf Forest? When I ambushed you at Light River Bank, I felt you were different from before. You seemed even colder than when you saved the elves in the Empire of Sunset City. Why is that? Is it because of that girl who was with you?"
Ah Dai’s heart trembled, and the beautiful face of Xuan Yue kept flashing in his mind. He released his grip on Mie Feng’s shoulders, turned around suddenly, and said irritably, "Don’t worry about my business. In any case, I’ll keep the promises I made to you. My body is healed. Pack up, and let’s leave here to continue obliterating the Assassin’s Guild." After saying that, he slipped out of Mie Feng’s room as if fleeing.
Ah Dai left, and Mie Feng collapsed onto the bed as if all her support had been removed. Ah Dai’s expression just now told her that he had become like this because of the girl who was with him. Tears flowed down Mie Feng’s fair face in two streams. "His heart is dead? Dead for that girl? How foolish of me; how could I be like this? He is the enemy who killed Uncle Four! I cannot love him, cannot have feelings for him; he is my enemy, and I should only hate him." Though saying this, the seeds of love in her heart had long replaced the hatred during these three months of accompanying Ah Dai. Now, how could she bring herself to hate him?
An hour later, Mie Feng and Ah Dai left the inn and set off for the next stronghold of the Assassin’s Guild. Both of them wore cold expressions, as if nothing had happened.
