Chapter 241: Chapter 53 Second Golden Body_3
"Big brother Yan Shi, how is that apprentice whose leg I broke the other day? Has it gotten any better?" Ah Dai continued to worry about the day when he had fractured the apprentice’s leg.
Yan Shi said, "It won’t be that easy. It usually takes a hundred days to heal from a bone and muscle injury. That girl will need at least three months of rest to recover. As a naughty devil, breaking her leg this time might make her behave more and stop causing chaos in the Sword Sect."
Ah Dai murmured, "If Yue Yue was here, with her recovery magic, perhaps the apprentice’s leg injury could heal faster." Holding the Elf Bracelet Yue Yue had given him, Ah Dai felt a strong longing for Yue Yue. Although he understood that there was nearly no chance of them being together, he still couldn’t make himself forget everything that had happened when he was with Yue Yue.
Observing Ah Dai’s state, Yan Shi sighed softly and said, "You miss Yue Yue, don’t you. We also miss her a lot, who would have thought that she would turn out to be the daughter of the Red Robe Priest of the Holy Church. Why not, shall we go to the church to find her?"
Yan Shi’s proposal stirred Ah Dai’s heart, but he quickly dismissed this idea, "No, I can’t go and find her. I and her, we originally belong to two different worlds. It’s better not to meet. Otherwise, it will only bring her bigger difficulties. Maybe she has already forgotten me by now." The thought that Yue Yue might already have forgotten him caused Ah Dai’s heart to ache. His chest felt as if it was suppressing a large rock, which made it harder for him to breathe. Even though he always avoided his feelings for Yue Yue, his heart never lied to him.
Watching Ah Dai’s painful expression, Yan Shi thought of his own deceased wife and said sadly, "You are still better off than me. At least you know where the person you love is. But me, when Yun Er passed away, she took my heart with her."
Yan Li, watching the two grieving men, frowned and said, "Enough, stop thinking about it. If you continue, you’ll go mad. Let’s make haste on our journey, let’s see who can run faster." After finishing his sentence, he took the lead and rushed down the mountain quickly. Ah Dai and Yan Shi exchanged a look, with both revealing comforting gazes towards each other. They let out a long cry and chased after Yan Li.
In the spring of the sacred year of 995, Ah Dai, who had received the full power of the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang, and his brother Yan Shi, left Tian Gang Mountain together and embarked on the journey to save the catastrophe.
All three men had greatly improved in strength. After a day of rapid journey, they finally left the Tian Gang Mountain Range. Looking back at the rolling mountains, all three felt as if they had been transported to another world.
Yan Shi suggested, "It’s dark now, let’s rest for a while. Tomorrow morning, we will head west from here. I estimate that in three or four days, we will pass through the Province of Light in the Empire of Huasheng and enter the territory of the Empire of Sunset City. Then we will search each city one by one, we must find the whereabouts of the Elf Kindred."
Suddenly, Ah Dai’s face changed as if he had noticed something. It seemed as though several hidden and faint energies were surrounding the three of them. Being cautious, he stood up and a faint white light radiated from all over his body as he searched his surroundings. However, he found nothing unusual.
"Ah Dai, what’s wrong?" Yan Shi asked.
Ah Dai reluctantly sat down and frowned, "Just now, I felt as if someone was around us. But when I listened carefully, there was no sound."
Yan Li chuckled and said, "This area around Tian Gang Mountain is rarely visited by people, why are you getting so tense? Even if there were people, it wouldn’t concern us."
Yan Li was mistaken. The hidden figures were those who had followed them from the foot of Tian Gang Mountain. Four figures were hiding about a hundred meters away from them. They were shocked by Ah Dai’s spiritual sense and were extra careful to hide their presence. They were the four Holy Judges sent by the Holy Church to secretly protect Ah Dai.
Two days later, the three men passed through Tian Gang Province and entered the territory of the Province of Light.
"Wow, what a huge city wall!" Yan Li exclaimed. In front of them was a massive city. The city wall was above thirty meters high, entirely built from giant rocks. In front of the city was a moat about twenty meters wide. The drawbridge was down, connecting both banks. A constant stream of people were crossing the drawbridge, making the city seem vibrant and bustling. Yan Shi and Yan Li, who had grown up in the Pu Yan tribe, were seeing a city for the first time, and naturally, they were extremely amazed.
High above the broad city gate in the middle of the wall, a large stone inscription was hanging. It read ’City of Light’ in the Holy Church’s language.
Yan Shi unfolded the map and studied it carefully, saying, "This should be the provincial capital, City of Light of the Province of Light. Among the several big cities in the Empire of Huasheng, it is truly majestic! I heard, years ago, the Empire of Huasheng, based here, fought several minor battles with the Empire of Sunset City. Both sides suffered losses, and neither could overpower the other."
Ah Dai agreed with Yan Shi. From the outside, the City of Light was much larger than those smaller cities in the Red Charming Clan. The vast city wall stretched beyond sight. "Big brother Yan Shi, let’s go in and find a place to rest. We can continue our journey tomorrow. Besides, since the city is so big, there must be nobles inside. Maybe we could find some traces of the Elf Kindred."
Yan Shi shook his head and said, "I doubt it. The Empire of Huasheng always holds itself in high esteem, their actions and style are very open-handed. It is the only one among the three empires other than the Federation of Suodi that doesn’t have any brothels or casinos. If it weren’t for their good deeds, they wouldn’t have garnered the support of the Tian Gang Sword Sect. I don’t think they would have nobles paying high prices to buy Elves as slaves. The reason why Moon Scar said that the nobles of the Empire of Sunset City are most likely to capture Elves was entirely reasonable. The Empire of Sunset City is the exact opposite of the Empire of Huasheng, it is the darkest country on the continent. There, not only are brothels and casinos rampant, but the headquarters of many dark forces are also mostly located there. Including the Assassin’s Guild, which includes your enemies."
