"That basta*d, how dare he kill my daughter? I will kill him." Elder Cu Gil wore a serious expression with anger clearly being expressed in his voice.
"What are you thinking?" There stood a woman in front of him.
"Isn't it obvious? I will kill him. Nobody can get away after killing my daughter. Not just that, but even the clan lied to me."
Elder Cu Gil felt indignant. He could not believe that the Clan would hide the real reason for his daughter's death.
"No, Gil, you are not going to do anything stupid. Think of your other daughter. And I can't see you getting in trouble." The woman persuaded Cu Gil anxiously.
"How can I do nothing? I have been dying since the moment I saw my daughter's headless corpse. Can you imagine this? Can you imagine how I feel? Can you imagine the feeling when you know that no matter what you do, you can't bring the one you loved back? I am ready to do anything to bring Ci An back, but, but I can't."Cu Gil was crying when saying this. He paused for a moment to take a breath before saying.
"I won't be able to see her again, just this feeling alone is eating me from the inside. Can, can, you feel it? Why did death even exist? Why were we even born when we had to die? Just to feel pain. Even if I manage to take my revenge, I… won't be able to bring Ci An back. Then… what's the meaning of revenge? I, I, I never felt this helpless before."
Elder Cu Gil could not stop his tears. They were coming out of his eyes without him realizing it. He was an elder and experienced many deaths, but even he was crying. It could be felt in how much pain he was.
"Cu Gil, please, calm yourself. I also loved Ci An, but think about it, what would happen if we lose you too? Just let your tears fall and let everything go. This is how the world works, once you lose someone, then there's nothing that can be done." The woman had long waves like red hair. Her eyes were red as well. She was wearing an indigo-colored loose robe.
She also had tears in her eyes. She was the Clan leader's wife, but loved Cu Gil. The clan leader's daughter was also not his but Cu Gil's.
When the woman heard about Ci An, she could not stay and came to meet elder Cu Gil secretly. Her name was Yua Emi. She was sitting on the wooden floor and elder Cu Gil's head was on her lap. She looked down at his face and tried to calm him. But, none other than the lover could understand the feeling of their love. Only a lover could truly empathize with their love. So, she knew how much pain elder Cu Gil was feeling.
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It was night outside, the moon hung in the sky, and was looking beautiful.
Yang Zhai looked at it. He stood alone. His eyes displayed no emotions. He had learned to control them a long ago. He had already experienced every emotion —a human being could— in his previous lives.
"Standing in the sky, dark
Seeming to be waiting for someone,
Showing the reality of the world
Affecting others, but left alone
Fading away, for a new dawn arrives,
A new journey with the past gone, but,"
Yang Zhai stopped after that, and turned around.
He sat down and used the Earth Skin Ka. This Ka was a simple brown rock with cracks in it. It did not mean that it was broken.
Some body type Kas were one-time usage Kas. Once he uses this rank 2 Earth Skin Ka, he would never be able to use another rank 2 Earth Skin Ka again on his body. However, he could still use Earth Skin Kas with rank 1, rank 3, and more, but not rank 2. Other Earth Skin rank Kas were also one-time usage Kas.
Once his body was modified with this rank 2 Earth Skin Ka, other rank 2 Earth Skin Kas would become useless to him right away.
This was a rank 2 earth skin ka and could make his skin a little stronger. Before he could hold the power of seven bulls, now after using this, he would be able to use the power of nine bulls.
He first looked at the Blood Demon Ka. It looked like a centipede with a blood-red color. It had a single line of blood floating in its body that was clearly visible from the outside. Yang Zhai stored the Blood Demon Ka and began to use the Earth Skin Ka.
He had already refined the Ka. It was easy for him to activate the Ka. The reason was that he was a rank 3 cultivator and did not need much essence water to activate a rank 2 Ka.
His skin was slowly changing: however, this change was not much visible to a normal eye. His skin color was getting a little light brown from the white color. The Earth Skin Ka was getting smaller in size.
Eventually, it disappeared and nothing of the Ka was left. However, his skin had become a little light brown.
His skin had gotten stronger and was tougher than before.
He was just about to stand up, when he heard a commotion coming from the outside.
He hurriedly stood up and looked outside. He saw elder Jil Lu being thrown away by elder Cu Gil.
"Oh, it's much earlier than anticipated. Now's my chance."
The commotion had just started, so all the three elders that were guarding him would take a few moments to understand the situation before acting. So, right now was the perfect time for him to get away.
As for any Ma clan member hiding nearby and waiting for Yang Zhai, he was not worried. It was because their first attack had failed a day before. They would have to plan before acting again. So, attacking him right after an attack failed was foolish. After all, the Clan had already gotten alert after the first attack. Therefore, there was a chance that someone else besides Jil Lu might also have been appointed to save the candidates in secret.
Therefore, the Ma clan would most likely wait a few more days or a week or two before acting again.
And anyway, as Jil Lu himself was a traitor, Yang Zhai doubted that the Ma clan would be worried about him much. They must be waiting for elder Jil Lu to get an opportunity.
As for Ci An, Yang Zhai knew that she was just a Canon fodder to test Yang Zhai. If she had succeeded in killing Yang Zhai, then the Ma clan would have been happy, but her failing most likely didn't affect them much.
Yang Zhai hurriedly wore a black robe and exited his house.
He then tried to stay in the dark as much as possible.
After walking for a while, he came in front of the house that he had rented. He knocked on the door of the house.
After some time, the door opened and Yang Zhai saw Si Yu.
"Who are you?" Si Yu could not recognize Yang Zhai as he was wearing a black cloak.
"Get inside first, I am Fen Jean" Yang Zhai hurriedly entered the house and closed the door.
"Brother, you at this time, is there something wrong?" Si Yu relaxed after Yang Zhai revealed his face. Now, he was certain that it was Yang Zhai.
"No, I will be staying here with you for a few days. You two would stay inside the house for the next few days and are not allowed to go out. Tell this to Li Na right now. Moreover, stop cultivating for a few days." Yang Zhai told Si Yu and thought:I don't want any unnecessary problems because of them.
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