Red Heart Patrols the Sky - Chapter 82 - The Great Way is like the Celestial Sky

Chapter 82 - The Great Way is like the Celestial Sky

Words : 1921 Author : Deep Feelings

Chapter 82 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" starts here: “What…is this?” Jiang Wang looked at the woman in the black veil, feeling his heart... Discover what happens next!

“What…is this?” Jiang Wang looked at the woman in the black veil, feeling his heart sink.

This white bone lotus flower did not seem like anything orthodox.

“Ouch, you’re asking who about something that appeared on your own body?” The woman’s eyes were filled with laughter.

“I’ve never had this on my body before, nor have I ever seen such a lotus flower…

Does it have anything to do with your secret technique?”

“All I can say is that the secret technique I used to save you seems to have only acted as a guide.” She leaned close to Jiang Wang’s ear, her breath like the aroma of a delicate orchid, trembling his temples and snaking into his neck.

“Think carefully, what secrets are hidden within you?”

“I…

have secrets hidden within me?” Jiang Wang tried to recall forcefully, but could not remember anything related to the white bone lotus flower.

The woman in the black veil took back her mirror and slowly stood up, stepping back.

“Sister saved your life, so there’s no need for you to be extremely grateful.

Just help Sister with three things.

As for what those things are…” Her bewitching voice softened, “Just behave yourself when you sleep at night, and wait for Sister to come to you.”

Jiang Wang consciously skipped her subtle seduction, and said gravely, “As long as it doesn’t go against the principles that Jiang Wang follows, it is not just three things, but thirty that I ought to do.”

“Three will be enough.” The woman laughed lightly as she continued to retreat, “You should head back now.”

“Do you recognize this lotus flower?

What is it?” Jiang Wang pressed on.

“This…” The woman drew out her tone as if pondering, then said, “it seems like a Bone Tao lotus?

A symbol of the Bone Tao…”

She turned and walked out of the cave.

Jiang Wang was still sitting there, holding his sword in one hand, his upper body bare.

He felt that her presence had disappeared.

Jiang Wang checked his body and found nothing else abnormal.

He decided to perform the Meridian Rush Practice twice to make up for the cultivation he had missed while unconscious, and then he headed out of the cave.

At the entrance, a set of Taoist robes were neatly placed, presumably prepared by the veiled woman.

Jiang Wang, who had been worried about his bare upper body, immediately put them on and found that they fit perfectly.

This woman was enchanting and capricious, her words half-truths, her nature hard to discern as either righteous or evil.

But the fact that she had saved his life was true.

Jiang Wang shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it for now.

The woman had said she would come to find him again.

Since he couldn’t make any sense of it anyway, he would just wait and see.

After a cursory glance at the terrain, Jiang Wang got a rough sense of where he was and turned toward the direction of Sanshan City.

If Zhao Rucheng and the others were safe, they should be in Sanshan City waiting for his news.

In any case, Zhao Rucheng would not return to Fenglin City without first knowing whether he was dead or alive.

“Jiang Wang!”

From afar, Jiang Wang heard such shouting.

The sound echoed through the mountains, rising and falling.

Jiang Wang knew that it must be Zhao Rucheng and the others looking for him.

Following the previous battle, the fierce beasts of Jade Balance Peak seemed much more subdued, otherwise they would have charged down by now.

Jiang Wang leaped forward quickly toward the source of the shouts.

“I’m here!” he yelled.

The shouting ceased and then resumed, “Third Brother!

Third Brother!”

From afar, a figure shot toward him, shouting loudly—who else could it be but Zhao Rucheng?

Jiang Wang went to meet him.

The brothers reunited on the mountain ridges near Jade Balance Peak.

It was a narrow escape from death, as if they were from different worlds.

But neither of them showed much excitement.

Zhao Rucheng looked up at the sky for a while, “Ah, the weather’s not bad.”

“Indeed.” Jiang Wang said.

After a while, Zhao Rucheng brought his gaze back to Jiang Wang.

He exaggerated his expression, “Wow, you don’t look the least bit miserable.

And you’ve got new clothes on!”

Jiang Wang smiled, “You should know who’s the elder brother.”

At that moment, Li Jianqiu, Huang Azhan, Zhao Tiehe, Yang Xingyong, and others arrived, as well as some unfamiliar faces, all external disciples from the Daoist Academy in Sanshan City.

“Jiang Wang!”

“Junior Brother Jiang!”

“Brother Jiang!”

Jiang Wang responded with a cupped-hand salute to each greeting, “Brother Zhao, Brother Yang, all my brothers!

And Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Huang.

I’m ashamed of my poor skills that you had to come looking for me.”

“What are you saying, Brother Jiang!

Weren’t you exerting yourself for the sake of Santanshan City?”

“It’s truly great that Brother Jiang is unharmed.”

“As long as you’re okay, that’s good.”

It turned out that after Zhao Rucheng regained consciousness, he returned to Jade Balance Peak immediately with Li Jianqiu and Huang Azhan, searching the area where Jiang Wang was remembered to have fallen off the cliff.

They originally intended just to find Jiang Wang’s body to take back, but after a long search at the bottom of the cliff, not only did they not find his body, they didn’t even find pieces of clothing or any personal belongings.

That’s when Zhao Rucheng realized that Jiang Wang might still be alive!

However, he did not search aimlessly; instead, he first went back to Santanshan City to gather people.

They divided the mountain area near Jade Balance Peak into several zones, searching each sequentially and systematically.

As Sun Xiaoman had to stay with Dou Yuemei and could not come in person, it was she who organized so many people for the search.

Jiang Wang thought to himself that perhaps the woman in the black veil left suddenly because Zhao Rucheng and the others were coming to find him.

“Third Brother, what are you thinking about?” Zhao Rucheng called out to him, “This is Celestial Ye from Yun Country, she also helped a lot in searching for you.”

When Jiang Wang turned his gaze, he saw the mystic cultivator with her face covered by a white veil giving him a slight bow, “I haven’t yet thanked Friend Jiang for the help rendered.”

He didn’t know what was with women cultivators nowadays; they all seemed to like going out with their faces covered.

“No need to be courteous, I did what I could,” said Jiang Wang.

“Friend Jiang has performed a kindness without seeking a reward, but Qingyu cannot be the kind of person who doesn’t repay kindness received,” said the female cultivator from Yun Country.

She took out a small and exquisitely made command token, handing it to Jiang Wang, “Should Friend Jiang need anything in the future, just come with this ‘Cloud Order’ to Lingxiao Pavilion, we’ll spare no effort in repaying.”

They’ll spare no effort in repaying?

Was Lingxiao Pavilion some sort of omnipotent place?

Jiang Wang was slightly surprised in his heart but showed no signs on his face, instead saying seriously, “Really, it’s not necessary.

We were on the same battlefield, comrades in arms.

It’s natural to lend a hand to one’s comrades.

This…

Celestial Ye, really, there’s no need for formality.”

Because of the veil, he could only see the eyes of the Yun Country cultivator, which were bright and pure.

With these sincere eyes, she looked at Jiang Wang, holding up the small command token, “Please, Friend Jiang, you must accept this, so that Qingyu can be at peace.”

Zhao Rucheng suddenly bumped Jiang Wang from behind, “Celestial Ye said so herself, Third Brother, just accept it.”

Jiang Wang had no choice but to accept it.

The command token was shaped like a cloud and had no inscriptions.

Upon closer inspection, one could discern a mist swirling within, revealing its exceptional beauty.

Leaving aside other meanings, the ‘Cloud Order’ itself was a wondrous item.

Now that his life-saving benefactor was unharmed and the Cloud Order had been given out, Ye Qingyu felt content.

She said to Jiang Wang, “With this, Qingyu will take her leave.

As the Way is like the Celestial Sky, I wish Friend Jiang a swift ascent to great heights.

Farewell.”

After speaking, she summoned a crane-shaped cloud beast, stepped onto its back, and flew away with the wind.

The sky was clear and the clouds leisurely; Yun He, the Celestial Crane, carried her away with ease and peace of mind.

Leaving the rest unsaid, such a pure Daoist heart was indeed commendable.

Faced with a life and death situation, Jiang Wang too had no inclination for pleasantries.

He then bid farewell to Zhao Tiehe and the others, “Brothers of Santanshan City, I must now make haste back to Fenglin City.

I have a younger sister at home and cannot stay away for long.”

Zhao Tiehe and Yang Xingyong expressed their understanding, the other Santanshan City external disciples had come to help under their lead, so naturally, they had no complaints.

After agreeing to meet again, they parted ways here.

Some went back along the road to Santanshan City, while Jiang Wang headed directly to Fenglin City.

While on the road, Zhao Rucheng finally found a moment to ask Jiang Wang, “I didn’t get a chance to ask just now, Third Brother, what happened after you fell off the cliff?”

“Yeah,” Huang Azhan also said, “When we realized you disappeared and couldn’t find you after searching everywhere, we thought…

Later we had to take the unconscious Ru Cheng back to Santanshan City first.

Senior Brother Li has been blaming himself, saying he should not have taken you to Jade Balance Peak.”

“It’s not your fault, I was just careless,” Jiang Wang reassured them, “I was lucky; after falling off the cliff, I was saved by a mysterious master.

It took me some time to recover from my injuries, which is why I only emerged today.”

Stroking his chin, Zhao Rucheng analyzed, “The master also prepared new clothes for you, so thoughtful.

I bet that master is quite a beauty!”

“Exactly, exactly!” Huang Azhan inexplicably excited, “I think that Celestial Ye is an extremely beautiful person!”

He and Zhao Rucheng were talking about completely different people, not knowing what he was trying to imply.

“What are you on about?” Knowing that the woman in black veil was associated with the Bone Lotus, Jiang Wang didn’t wish to say more and countered, “Celestial Ye had her face covered, how would you know if she is beautiful?”

“You don’t get it,” Huang Azhan shook his head and sighed, looking infatuated, “A true beauty doesn’t need to show her face.

Just one look in her eyes or even a whiff of her fragrance is enough to be aware of her beauty.

How could a mere thin veil hide a beauty?”

Zhao Rucheng nodded slightly, subtly showing his agreement.

“I finally understand why Ye Qingyu goes out with her face covered.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because there are too many lecherous guys like you two around!”

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