Chapter 129 - My Heartbeat
Chapter 129 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" starts with: Late at night.In the City Guard Army camp.Quick Snow lay across his knees, Wei Yan... Continue exploring!
Late at night.In the City Guard Army camp.
Quick Snow lay across his knees, Wei Yan sat alone in the military tent with his back to the tent flap.
Inside the tent was pitch black, without a single light.
And Zhao Lang, just sat there directly on the ground outside the military tent, on the other side of the tent flap.
The high-raised brazier burned in front of him, making his face redden in its glow.
The two men sat back-to-back, separated by the tent flap.
The patrolling soldiers didnât glance sideways, as if they were accustomed to this scene.
It seemed neither Zhao Lang had the intention to lift the flap and go in, nor Wei Yan to come out.
Whenever he couldnât contain his killing intent, Wei Yan would shut himself in the military tent.
And every time, Zhao Lang would sit outside the tent.
It had happened too many times to count.
It was as if it became a part of their lives.
âDo you think Iâm pitiful?â Wei Yan suddenly asked through the tent flap.
âWhy do you ask that?â
âJust something I suddenly thought of.
All along this journey, a lone figure with a single blade, I have neither kin nor friends.â
âYou have kin, and you have friends.â
âThose surnamed Wei donât count.â
âHeh heh heh.â Zhao Lang laughed softly with a slight bow of his head, seeming helpless against Wei Yanâs rare childishness but finding it amusing.
âIâm serious,â Wei Yan added.
âIâm laughing seriously too,â Zhao Lang said with a smile.
âArenât I your friend?â
There was silence in the tent for a while, so silent that one might think he had fallen asleep.
Then the voice continued, âYou see, I always forget these things, always overlook others.
I only see myself, and my own blade.
I thought I was different from that person, but maybe, Iâm the same.â
âThatâs what it is to be a genius.
Geniuses donât need to see what ordinary people see; geniuses have their own world,â Zhao Lang stated.
âBesides, in my eyes, you two are not the same.â
âWhat sort of genius am I?â
âAh, that kind of talk makes it seem like youâre saying I havenât worked hard enough.
Havenât I worked hard enough, Wei Yan?â
Another period of silence.
Only the crackling of the flames in the brazier could be heard.
After a silent sigh, Wei Yan asked from inside the tent, âI never thought about it before.
But now sometimes I wonder, that incident back thenâŚ
did I make a mistake?â
No need to ask, Zhao Lang of course knew what he was referring to.
âShen Nanqi had his own thoughts.
But you werenât wrong, that was the best choice.
Rather than dying together, itâs better to have one survive if possible,â Zhao Lang paused, then added, âIf it were me, I would make the same choice.â
âYou would make the same choice?â
Separated by the tent flap, sitting back to back.
It seemed that this had always been their way of sharing confidences.
For someone like Wei Yan, who always forged ahead without hesitation, he seemed to seek answers for his questions only from Zhao Lang.
Zhao Lang smiled, his teeth very white, his smile radiant: âOf course.â
It was an endless night.
Throughout the night, Jiang Wang was plagued by unease.
The moment he closed his eyes, that dark whirlpool appeared before him.
In order not to disturb Anâan, he couldnât even turn over in bed.
He lay quietly on his bed, gazing at the darkened ceiling the entire night without closing his eyes.
It was not until dawn was about to break that a more terrifying change took place.
The black candle in the Tongtian Palace suddenly began to flicker.
It hopped and jumped chaotically, as if it had come alive but was also startled by something.
At the same time, his True Spirit of the Dao veins, the Coiling Star Spirit Snake, was swimming far away on its own, curled up into a ball and seemingly shivering with fear.
The Tongtian Palace was the initial dwelling place of the great dragon of Dao veins and the origin of all mysteries, naturally affecting spiritual perception.
Such an inauspicious signal coming from the Tongtian Palace at this moment, yet he had no idea what was happening.
There was only one kind of instinct, the instinctual fear.
As soon as day broke, Jiang Wang immediately got up and went to the Dao Academy to find Dong Ah.
âDong Teacher!
I suspect that the Bone Tao has already made a move!
Yesterday, Brother Shen Nanqi was attacked while withdrawing from the Qi Chang Mountain Range.
The enemy did not kill Brother Shen directly but chose to surround and call for reinforcements.
Following that, in Xiaolin Town, a team from the Dao Academy that had gone to provide assistance has disappeared.
A quick review of the mission records will reveal which brothers are involved.
Dao Academy Cultivators are being targeted this systematically.
These series of events are no coincidence!
Connecting this to the previous events on Ox Head MountainâŚ
the Bone Tao has started to act!â
Dong Ah pondered for a long while, âYou head back first.
Do not spread the word about this matter, remember not to startle the snake by hitting the grass.â
Jiang Wang murmured, âDong Teacher, I have a very bad feeling, like something terrible is about to happen.
What are they doing, what do they want to do?â
He couldnât describe the changes in the Tongtian Palace, because it was impossible to open the Tongtian Palace for Dong Ah to see.
âYour heart is chaotic, go back and rest well first.â
âPlease treat this with utmost caution!â The pressing feeling in his heart made Jiang Wang somewhat at a loss for words.
He went through every person he could think of in his mind, even at the risk of exposing many of the things he had experienced, âThe Holy Maiden of the Bone Tao is very strong, but there are even stronger figures within their order that she fears.
You can contact Wei Quchibi, the head of the Procuratorate.
He should be near Wangjiang City.
You can also contact Qing River Water Mansion, yes, the Lord of Qing River Mansion is extremely powerful.
Our alliance with Qing River Water Mansion goes back hundreds of years, and he will certainly be willing to helpâŚâ
âEnough, calm down!â Dong Ah interrupted him, âItâs not as serious as you think.
Even if the sky were to fall, it wouldnât be your responsibility to hold it up.â
âButâŚ
butâŚâ Jiang Wangâs hair stood on end.
At the same time, he kept telling himself to be calm and to suppress his emotions with the Dao heart he had long cultivated.
He had faced life and death and had been tested time and again.
With his state of mind, he should not have been this frightened and panicked.
Perhaps it was the black candle in the Tongtian Palace that had âinfectedâ him.
Emotions are contagious, especially in a secretive place like the Tongtian Palace, and especially since this black candle was so closely connected to him.
However, why would a spiritually sentient treasure like the black candle be so terrified?
âThere are no buts.
I have my own arrangements for this matter,â Dong Ah said.
Despite this, Jiang Wang still couldnât sit at ease and couldnât help asking, âHave you investigated Ox Head Mountain?
Did Fang Helling find anything?â
Seeing him getting more and more outrageous, Dong Ah frowned and said, âAs for Fang Helling, the Department of Penalty is still conducting routine interrogations.
With the Teaching and Training Officer watching over things, there wonât be any issues.â
âMoreover, regarding the entire Bone Tao matter.
Iâve already notified Wei Yan, and Iâve also reported it to the Court.
This level of affair is not within your capacity to intervene.
Thatâs all I can say.â
Dong Ah, exceptionally, offered some reassurance, âGo back and get a good sleep.
Donât worry, whatever calamity we face, it will pass.â
Will it reallyâŚ
pass?
Just then, a disciple from the Dao Academy called from outside, âTeacher Dong, Head Teacher Song would like you to come over.
Thereâs an ancient pill formula that requires your help to study.â
âUnderstood, I will go now.â
Dong Ah first replied to the outside before standing up and taking a deep look at Jiang Wang, âYou can go back now.â
Jiang Wang could only forcibly suppress his unease; he had done everything he could.
Indeed, as Dong Ah had said, he was not in a position to intervene in other matters.
After leaving Dong Ahâs courtyard, the black candle continued to jump up and down in the Tongtian Palace.
Thump, thump, thump⌠thump, thump, thumpâŚ
It was like the sound of a heartbeat.