Chapter 584: Chapter 163: Mad Grim Reaper_4
Ah Dai’s eyes turned back to black from their crimson red, he said faintly: "I have avenged your sister’s death. Since she treated you like a sister, you can come with me, and I will arrange for you." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xiao Huan to resist, he flew up, gripping the corpse of the woman wrapped in a quilt with one hand, and holding Xiao Huan in his underarm with another hand. With a surprised cry from Xiao Huan, he flashed out of the room, holding two people while flying high into the sky.
In order to avoid giving the soldiers of Mica Province an opportunity to attack, Ah Dai pushed his True Qi to its limit, leaving a trail of silver flame around his body as he broke into the sky like a cannonball.
The soaring silver light was noticed by the soldiers, but the speed at which the silvery radiance flew was too fast for their steel arrows to catch up with the elusive figure. In a flash, the silvery figure had disappeared from their sight. In despair, they launched a few more arrows into the void.
Yida was crouching next to the dead body of Teirhaus, shivering slightly. He could hardly imagine the strength of the assassin. The Governor was dead! It was hard to take that the Lord of a Province had actually been killed. Yida was filled with complex emotions. However, he knew this wasn’t the time for panic. He shouted, "Someone!"
"Yes, General," the soldiers around him answered respectfully, their voices tinged with despair and terror.
Yida’s eyes glittered coldly, and he commanded in a deep voice, "From now on, lock down the Governor’s Mansion. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter or leave. Also, keep the news of the Governor’s assassination secret. Any leaks, and your heads will roll."
"We obey the General’s command." Hearing his subordinates’ respectful voices, Yida took a deep breath to steady the turmoil within him. The Governor’s murder was a significant event! That news must not spread among the common people of Mica Province, or it would undoubtedly stir up a great disturbance and cause unrest in the province. Now, all they could do was wait for higher orders. Ah, considering the skill of the assassin, it seemed only the Empire of Tian Jing’s number one warrior, the Northern Sword Saint, could defeat him. With such an assassin, it would be better not to easily offend him. People indeed have selfish desires, and he was no exception. After all, life is precious.
Ah Dai, holding the woman’s corpse and Xiao Huan, quickly flew away from Mica City. Seeing the enormous walls of Mica City disappear from sight, he descended into a dense forest.
Xiao Huan had fainted in mid-air. After all, for an ordinary person, the sensation of flying off the ground was too stimulating. Combined with the intense grief caused by her sister’s death and the biting cold wind in her face due to Ah Dai’s alarming speed, she fainted.
Ah Dai gently sighed as he placed Xiao Huan and the woman on the ground. Holding the upper half of woman’s body, along with the quilt, in his embrace, he caressed her somewhat dry hair and was lost in a daze. Memories of Xiao Huan’s words brought tears rolling down his cheeks. After a night of killing, much of the grief in his heart had faded. But with the woman’s death, his expectations of a reunion were shattered. "Girl, you’ve suffered so much. It’s all my fault, all my fault for not finding you earlier, this is why you’re dead. Girl, girl, open your eyes and look at your Ah Dai brother! Didn’t you miss me very much? I’m right here by your side, wake up, I will definitely marry you, poor girl!" Ah Dai’s body spasmed uncontrollably as he cried out in anguish over her body, his heart aching as if it would burst. His body convulsed continuously due to the stress of the night’s constant exertions and recent grief, causing even his robust body to spew blood, and he passed out next to the woman’s corpse. A regular person might have collapsed under the intensity of these events, but Ah Dai’s spiritual power was exceptionally strong. He chose to faint at this critical moment to avoid a mental breakdown.
When sunlight illuminated the earth once again, the intense rays roused Xiao Huan from her unconscious state. Curled up, her body quivered, and she slowly opened her eyes. After half a night’s rest, her spirit was somewhat better, but her body was stiff from the night dew. As her consciousness cleared, Xiao Huan remembered everything that had happened last night and quickly looked around. She found that not far from her, Ah Dai was lying motionless with the girl’s corpse in his arms. Shocked, Xiao Huan quickly ran over to them.
The girl’s corpse was now cold and stiff. Her pallid face looked frail. Seeing her sister-like girl would never wake up again, Xiao Huan’s heart filled with sorrow, and she couldn’t help but cry. Her crystal-clear tears fell continuously, landing on Ah Dai and the woman’s body.
Under the stimulation of the icy cold tears, Ah Dai gradually awoke from his coma and felt a throbbing pain within his body. He found that his once smooth meridians were now congested in several places, and his True Qi didn’t flow as smoothly. Xiao Huan’s weeping sounded in his ears, and Ah Dai held the woman’s corpse tighter in his arms and slowly sat up.
Seeing Ah Dai’s black scale armor, Xiao Huan couldn’t help but recoil in fear, moving away slightly. She muttered: "Sir, you...you’re awake."
