Chapter 44: Chapter 31: Piercing the Night
There was a moment when Qin Ming felt as if someone had seen through the bottom of his heart. The great fire that devoured the entire village two years ago seemed to burn from his memory into reality, the searing heat and pungent smell of char, ruins and corpses strewn everywhere, and the otherworldly Feathered Robed Youth, all surfaced one by one.
But the moment he turned around, he regained his composure, his heart at peace.
Although the woman in front of him had seen him nearly dead and in a deplorable state two years ago, it was impossible for her to understand his true experiences. If there had been more interactions and a shared past, it couldn't be that they were both near Yinteng Town and only met again today.
With a sincere expression, Qin Ming said, "Miss Xie, please tell me what happened. Who was taking care of me back then? As you have seen, my head was severely injured, and to this day I do not know what happened during that time."
Xie Lingxi placed the Large Sword over three meters long into the ground, glanced back at him, and said, "Originally, a man and a woman were rushing you along their journey, both around thirty years old by the looks of it. They seemed to think you were not going to make it, and in the end, they left you to your own fate."
Qin Ming pondered, murmuring softly to himself, "I was close to death, yet they still took me on a long journey. Why is that?"
Xie Lingxi's hair, a full seven feet in length, featured prominently defined facial features and a pair of eyes shining like stars, "I only overheard bits and pieces. They wanted to take you to a remote place, completely away from the bright cities. If you could survive, settling down here would be for the best."
At this moment, a slim Maid came to serve tea. The two teacups on the tray were noticeably disproportionate in size, and she began, "My mistress once gave you a pill to replenish your energy and blood. It isn't very precious, but it's a token of goodwill."
"Ah, thank you... Miss Xie." Qin Ming immediately bowed in thanks. The other party had bestowed kindness but did not mention it; had the Maid not come to the backyard, he would have remained unaware.
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"Go now," Xie Lingxi waved her hand, letting the pretty and delicate Maid leave without saying much more.
Qin Ming bowed, "Could Miss Xie please try to recall if there were any other details from that day? I would be deeply grateful to know."
"At that time, your clothes were tattered and stained with blood. It was clear that even when new, they were very ordinary."
Qin Ming nodded. He had seen his younger self during his Second Rebirth, wearing patched-up clothes. It was not surprising his youth had not been an easy one. He only wondered why he had attracted a lethal disaster, with an entire village consumed by the fire.
After recalling, Xie Lingxi said, "The two who were with you came mainly to explore the Spiritual mountains activated by the Heavenly Light in this region. Since they discussed hoping you could settle in a remote place, they probably just took you along."
She informed him they had only encountered each other twice by chance on the road. Now she was making guesses based on the brief exchanges with those two people who were hastily on their way.
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but be lost in thought. What was his relationship with that man and woman? They seemed not very close yet had saved him.
Simultaneously, what was the significance of the Spiritual mountains activated by the Heavenly Light? He was eager to ask but felt it was impolite to inquire too much.
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"Hehehe." In the front courtyard's smaller parlor, the Purple eyed Crow laughed, looking at a woman draped in a black Fur Cloak, "Those two young men mistook you for a young lady of the Xie Family, gagaga..."
"Your laugh is really unpleasant!" The woman extended her slender and delicate finger and pointed it towards the crow with a hazy glow; it immediately took flight, nimbly evading.
The Purple eyed Crow said, "Unexpectedly, two decent seedlings appeared in such a remote place. I have a feeling that the other sickly and foul-mouthed young man, if his body fully recovers and restores to his Origin, will also be quite extraordinary."
The woman spoke, "The not-so-articulate young man has already taken a master, and it is evident that someone is healing his body using exceptional skills."
The crow replied, "They say that when the Heavenly Light streaked across the night sky two years ago, out of the dozens of blessed areas, this was the most dimly lit, with the Spiritual radiance descending very sparsely. But it might not be the case, as this vicinity has produced two fairly commendable young men."
After taking a sip of tea, the woman said, "Our teacher is erudite, and his premonitions should be accurate. The Heavenly Light two hundred years ago might never have erupted in this area, its accumulated energy erupting now. With two distinct colors of Heavenly Light blending, the special resources born here are likely to be astonishing!"
Then the woman lowered the hood of her cloak and stood up, "We should leave, Senior Brother Xie will be busy today. Unexpectantly, his daughter took charge and followed the Immortal of Colossal Spirit's path, creating quite a headache for him now."
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In the end, Qin Ming could not resist asking the noble young woman in front of him.
She was under no obligation to solve his mysteries. If refused, he would leave without shame, as long as he himself was not embarrassed.
Xie Lingxi explained, "After the sun set, it never rose again, the moon and the stars vanished, and the Heavenly Light is the light that inadvertently pierced through the darkness. It appears once in decades to a century without regularity, and it's truly extraordinary, able to cause the birth of rare resources nearby."
Qin Ming's gratitude was sincere. The other party did not put on airs and directly shared the information with him.
"Miss Xie is beautiful, and her heart even more generous. Isn't like..." he began to speak, noticing that if Xie Lingxi's proportions were scaled down, her face would also be the size of a palm, her body curvaceous in a golden ratio, only because she took the path of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, everything was much larger than ordinary people.