Chapter 195: Thousand Eyes of Fear (5)

Chapter 195: Thousand Eyes of Fear (5)

You Huaming, much like Elder Qin before, only flies up to a certain point between Star City and the place where the Heavenly Sword Villa is.

Before she leaves, You Huaming withdraws a sound transmission jade from her sleeve and peers into its green, glassy surface before looking up at Wu Yulan.Trace the lineage of this substance back to the dawn of Nøv€lß¡n★

My master has approved your return to the Perilous Sword Valley. If you need an escort, Fairy Snow can provide it.

Without waiting for a reply, You Huaming immediately blasts off into the distance, back the way she came, and quickly disappears on the horizon. Her flight speed is at least twice as fast as Lan Xiaohuis top speed.

Strangely enough, I realize much later when we are already approaching Starsword Peak, that I havent once thought about where I would be if I were You Huamings sword instead. On the surface, You Huaming is the superior swordsman of the two even her name references the hope of the future generation but as a sword, I know, Lan Xiaohui has a much, much brighter future.

If she manages to live to reach her potential, that is.

Perhaps that is why I never felt a draw toward You Huaming. With You Wulei as her master, and her identity as a disciple of a hidden clan of possibly the most powerful sword cultivators on the continent, You Huaming likely does not suffer a life of hardships or challenges. Certainly, her master sends her on all sorts of dangerous missions, but with such a background there is very little possibility of actually losing her life.

On the other hand, my owner lives on the precipice of certain death for various reasons. Her clash with Yu Shun aside, and even possessing me as a treasure aside also, meeting the princess was an unlikely and unprecedented danger.

Could it simply be bad luck?

As an entity that once understood the past, present, and future of the universe, I know such a thing as bad luck did not exist in my previous life. In this life, perhaps it exists, but I am more willing to consider that this unlikely meeting was simply because Lan Xiaohui was seeking an unlikely power that could move the needle from her path of near-certain destruction.

Lan Xiaohui suddenly speeds up as we approach Starsword Peak, and before I even have a chance to ask her what the reason for her sudden acceleration is, I record that Lan Xiaohuis top speed has increased by a significant margin compared to before. Still not as fast as You Huaming, but fast enough that even Wu Yulan has to tightly embrace my owner in order not to fall off the sword.

Within a few moments, I realize why she accelerated so drastically.

It is not like I had any other options, so even if she was awake, Id have done the same.

Lan Xiaohui is also aware of this, and her stare toward me is neither judging nor accusing. She understands that Yun Fei was awake for most of my treatments, even when I assured her that this was not possible, but she also seems to understand that if I was wrong about this, then it is unlikely anyone else would be correct either.

At least, she has that high of an opinion for me. After all, I am not an expert in medicine or consciousness.

After a moment, Lan Xiaohui smiles and embraces both of them with a sigh. Lady Yue said you might wake up after she gave you the Wood Essence Crystal, but you were in such a bad state, we didnt think you would.

Yun Fei smiles. I only woke up recently. A week ago or so, Yun Fei replies. I couldnt find you anywhere, and I didnt have the strength to go anywhere, so I just sat here.

Lan Xiaohui winces and nods. Thus far, Lan Xiaohui had been certain that she had a few months before we had to return for me to continue my treatment of Yun Fei. I have made preparations specifically for this scenario, and they have turned out to be necessary. Without my presence, Yun Fei could survive for several months, with several treatments already inside her body waiting for an automatic trigger to release the stored venom to suppress her Yin poison.

Naturally, without the refinement in addition to the venom, it was merely a life-extending measure and not a treatment.

However, what Lan Xiaohui did not foresee was the fact that Yun Fei could wake up and perhaps get into trouble trying to get to the city, for example. These are the forbidden lands of the Galaxy Sword sect, after all, and everywhere around this peak is a dangerous area.

Luckily, this time, Yun Fei was too weak to go anywhere.

Lan Xiaohui sighs. Yun Fei, we have a lot to talk about. How about we have some tea together?

At the mention of tea, Wu Yulan frowns, but then smiles and nods. Thats a great idea, she says. I would also like to replace my last memory of tea with a better one.

At the reminder of the last tea session, Lan Xiaohui also winces and nods.

Not understanding what the two are referencing, Yun Fei smiles helplessly and nods. It sounds like your last adventure did not go well. Id love to hear about it over tea.