Chapter 176: Chapter 40: Divine Judgment_2
Yan Shi and Yan Li were meditating at the side. Xuan Yue gently laid Ah Dai’s head on her thigh to let him sleep more comfortably, caressing his forehead with soft affection in her eyes.
After Ah Dai fell asleep with his head on Xuan Yue’s soft thigh, his frown slowly eased. Xuan Yue also kept herself busy, contemplating with her eyes closed. To use a more powerful light magic to help Ah Dai recover, she had to be in the optimal state.
At noon, including Ah Dai, they woke up in succession. Yan Shi and Yan Li had largely recuperated after meditating. Xuan Yue’s little magic power had also recovered. Only Ah Dai was still somewhat feeble due to excessive loss of blood, and the wound on his back was aching faintly. When he woke up and found himself on Xuan Yue’s lap, he got scared, hurriedly struggled up, and Xuan Yue also woke up because of him leaving.
"Yue Yue, I, how did I...."
Xuan Yue blushed and answered off-topic, "How is your body? Are there any aches?"
A tiny smile played upon Ah Dai’s lips, "No, there’s none. I am much better, just a little weak. In a day or two, my body will recover. Yesterday, after I fainted... I hope you were not hurt."
Xuan Yue shook her head with lowered eyelids, whispering, "No. How could I get hurt when you were protecting me so desperately?"
Yan Li came over with a smirk on his face, saying, "What is going on with you two, you both seem a little off?"
Ah Dai moved his somewhat stiff body and somewhat forced out, "I...We’re not acting weird! Yan Li, was it you guys who rushed back to save us yesterday? When I fainted, there were a lot of people around us. Those black-clad men are despicable, killing so many of the Ya Lan tribe."
Yan Li missed the warning gaze of Yan Shi and bitter smile, "What do you mean we saved you! You surprised us for real yesterday. When we came over, those bandits called the ’Wolves of the Prairie’ had become stupid and then died mysteriously one by one. Ah Dai, what happened?"
After hearing Yan Li’s words, Ah Dai was greatly shocked. He clearly knew it was the effect caused by the Sword of Hades. Memories of what happened before fainting kept flashing in front of his eyes. He asked anxiously, "Yan Li, what do you mean? Did all those thousand men die?"
Yan Li said, "Yeah. It’s mostly that way. The few that ran away were also killed by us. Those bastards should’ve been killed a long time ago. The Chieftain of the Northern Tribes said they’ve stained their hands with God knows how much blood. Dude, you must tell me, what method did you use to kill those bastards? That’s nearly a thousand men! Was it magic? But, there were no traces?"
Ah Dai’s face turned extremely pale, he had never imagined that his moment of rage would result in the death of thousands. The suppression in his heart made his body subtly tremble, and with a retch, he spurt out a mouthful of fresh blood, collapsing to the ground.
Xuan Yue got startled, hurriedly held up Ah Dai’s upper body and while shaking him said, "Ah Dai, Ah Dai, what happened to you?"
Ah Dai’s eyes were blank, tears flowed down, he murmured, "I...I killed thousands of people, am...am I a demon? Why did this happen? Why?"
Xuan Yue hugged Ah Dai’s head tightly, tears streaming down her face. "Ah Dai, you can’t blame yourself! It’s not your fault, those who should die are dead. It’s not wrong to kill them. Don’t think too much about it. Let’s leave here, okay?" After finishing, she glared at Yan Li ferociously and started chanting the spell for the Vitality Restoration Technique.
Yan Shi pulled the clueless Yan Li aside, "Do not mention what happened yesterday ever again."
Yan Li scratched his head, whispering, "Bro, what on earth is going on! Has Ah Dai been stimulated by something? Why is he suddenly vomiting blood?"
Yan Shi said grumpily, "Not everyone is as thick-skinned as you! Ah Dai suddenly discovered that he had killed nearly a thousand people, how could he possibly accept it with his kind nature? Even though I do not know how he did it. It’s better not to ask any further. When he wants to tell us, he will naturally do it. You go and ask the Chieftain for some horses, and get some food. After eating, let’s leave here and get on the road. I am afraid that the people of the Ya Lan tribe will come to question Ah Dai. It’s better not to stimulate him now."
Yan Li agreed and left. Yan Shi looked at Ah Dai and Xuan Yue, who were wrapped in a white light, and sighed softly. He also really wanted to know how Ah Dai was able to annihilate those enemies, who were much stronger than him. But how could he ask, seeing him like this. Just let it be.
With the help of Xuan Yue’s Vitality Restoration Technique, Ah Dai’s physical injuries were almost healed, but the oppression in his heart did not ease at all. He hung his head and said nothing, Xuan Yue was worried but also knew that she should not stimulate him now, and could only stay silently by his side.
After a while, Yan Li returned, bringing back three beautiful horses and a lot of unique food from the Ya Lan tribe. Yan Shi and Yan Li ate a lot, and Ah Dai, who usually ate the most, just had a little under Xuan Yue’s persuasion, his expression became even more vacant.
