Chapter 202: Chapter 45 - Five-second Defense_3
On Xuan Yue’s face hung crystal clear teardrops. The previous conversation between the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang and Xuan Ye had been conducted through sound transmission, so she hadn’t heard it. She knew that parting ways with Ah Dai was inevitable and mournfully said, "Dad, I have something I need to give to Ah Dai. It’s his. First, release the seal on me, then I’ll go back to the church with you."
Seeing his daughter’s grief-stricken expression, Xuan Ye’s heart softened, and he removed the bindings from Xuan Yue. Wiping her tear-streaked face with her sleeve, Xuan Yue approached the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang and choked up, "Grandpa, tell Ah Dai that Yue Yue will always cherish him. I hope he takes good care of himself, and if it’s possible, I will come to find him in the future." As she spoke, she took off the Elf Bracelet she wore and handed it to the Sword Saint, "This was gifted to us by the Elf Queen. It will be useful for him when he’s looking for the Elf Kindred, but, but I won’t be able to accompany him anymore."
The Tian Gang Sword Saint took the Elf Bracelet, which had lost its green glow after leaving the Elf Forest, and said faintly, "Child, train hard when you return. You will surely meet Ah Dai in the future. Your grandfather doesn’t have much to give you besides a strong guardian in the future." As he looked at this adorable young girl, he couldn’t help but recall his deceased daughter.
Tears dropped anew from Xuan Yue’s eyes. She gave Ah Dai, who lay unconscious in Xi Wen’s arms, a deep, long look, and tearfully said, "Tell him that I...I wish for him to be my follower for life." After saying so, she turned around and ran off. Her sparkling tear droplets danced in the air, gleaming under the sun’s light.
Xuan Ye sighed and, after giving the Tian Gang Sword Saint a slight salute, went after his own daughter. The Sword Saint muttered to himself, "Owen, you have truly suffered in this lifetime. As a master, I can’t make it up to you, but I will help your disciple achieve happiness."
Xi Wen and his brothers gathered, and Zhou Wen said, "Master, you’re just letting him go like this? You didn’t see just how arrogant he was just now!"
The Tian Gang Sword Saint frowned slightly and said, "Zhou Wen, starting from today, you are to seclude yourself for three months in penance. You need to correct your rash temperament. Xi Wen, you supervise him. Xuan Ye’s magical talent even surpasses that of his father, the current Pope. His future potential is limitless. Although I have no problems defeating him, have you ever thought about what would happen if we thoroughly offended the Church? If all their senior priests united to cast a Forbidden Curse, our Tian Gang Mountain might not survive. While I’m not afraid of the Pope in a one-on-one fight, if they maintain a certain distance and give him enough time to utter his spell, I can’t guarantee victory. Although the Sky God is illusory, the Pope does possess mysterious power. I know that all of you are quite powerful currently. Ordinary magic cannot breach your energy defenses, but never underestimate the power of magic. The energy that borrows the power of Heaven and Earth is ultimately stronger than the energy we cultivate ourselves. Besides, the thousand-year catastrophe is approaching, and I do not want additional complications. Starting from today, you need to intensify your training. When the catastrophe arrives, you will need to depend on yourselves." With a wave of his hand, he took Ah Dai from a stunned Xi Wen. "Xi Wen, those two children who arrived with Ah Dai, properly instruct them. I’ve made my decision. Owen’s grudge must be avenged, but we are not suitable to be involved, given that he’s created a lot of blood debt on this continent. If my Sword Sect publically participates, it would tarnish our name. Ah Dai will carry out this task of revenge in the future."
Lu Wen said, "But, master, Ah Dai is still young. Although he’s the strongest amongst his peers, he might not be able to..."
The Tian Gang Sword Saint raised his hand to stop him, "You don’t need to worry about that. After half a year, meet me in the stone cave, I have something to tell you. During this half year, no one is to disturb me in the back hill." With that said, he carried Ah Dai and disappeared before the crowd.
Xi Wen led his fellow disciples in paying respects in the direction of their disappearing Sword Saint. After a while, he said, "Let’s go back. It seems that the master wants to teaching Ah Dai personally."
Zhou Wen grimaced, "Elder brother, the master told me to seclude myself for three months. Do you think..."
Xi Wen glared at him, "You definitely need to seclude yourself. Your temper! Fourth brother, from today onwards, you must supervise our disciples’ training progress. We must also increase our efforts. Since the master told us to raise our strength, there must be a reason behind it."
Lu Wen responded, "Yes, elder brother."
In a dimly lit room,
"You needed to find me?" a deep voice echoed.
"If there wasn’t anything, do you think I would come here?" another voice, almost identical in depth, responded.
"What is it?" the harsh voice devoid of any emotion asked.
"One of my men was attacked by one of yours during a mission, and one of my retrievers was killed. Guildmaster of the Assassin’s Guild, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?" This person was the head of the Thief’s Guild. Ever since he learned that his retriever had met his death at the hand of the Sword of Hades, he rushed to the headquarters of the Assassin’s Guild to exact an explanation. While the headquarters of the Assassin’s Guild might be a secret to the rest of the world, it was no secret to him, the head of all thieves who controlled information from all over the continent.
