Chapter 134 Light and Dark Thirty-One
The wind howled past my ears, whipping my long hair and slapping it against my face. The armored maiden in black soared through the air, tracing an arc as she leaped over the broad street littered with a few corpses, landing with a “pata” sound on the roof of a house by the roadside.
The tiles underfoot shattered with a crisp sound.
I straightened up, lifting my head, scratching my cheek with my index finger, and swept my gaze across the surrounding streets crisscrossing each other.
Houses stood orderly within sight, their doors and windows tightly shut, no lights visible inside. Apart from the occasional fallen iron-clad guards, this area was almost devoid of any signs of life, appearing eerily quiet.
Yet, I could hear faint rustling sounds coming from various places. There were even whispers of conversation from within the houses below. It sounded like a woman asking if there was any movement on the rooftop, her voice filled with fear and trembling, clearly frightened. Then a man responded, but his voice was so soft that I couldn’t make out what he said.
Clearly, there were still many people around, but just like the little girl who had been peeking earlier, they all hid inside their homes, too scared to come out.
On the southern city wall, the raging fire had not yet completely died down. The crimson flames looked like colored starlight from here. Above the flames, thick smoke rose and was carried away by the wind to distant directions.
It seemed the battle was fierce… the siege.
But now, things had calmed down quite a bit.
Not long ago, the clamor and cries from the direction of the city walls had somehow disappeared, making the city much quieter. Those iron-clad guards might have breached the city, but they didn’t get far.
Yilushu’s red light caused them heavy casualties.
Although there weren’t many bodies here, the bloody smell drifting from the south was strong… I wonder how many of those iron-clad guards who charged into the royal city would survive and escape.
But that had nothing to do with me…
Hmm…
Where is that old man?
He was injured so badly, where could he have gone?
His footsteps were clear enough to pinpoint his location just by listening… but this time, the old man seemed smarter. He took off his armor, lowered his footsteps and breathing, blending in with the surrounding rustling noises. Now, everywhere sounded similar, and I couldn’t distinguish anymore.
He really managed to hide himself.
Hmph…
That makes it more interesting.
I frowned slightly, jumping down from the roof and walking into the narrow alley to the left, while twitching my small nose, sniffing the air.
…There’s a scent.
There must be something nearby…
After a short while, I found a piece of tattered cloth discarded at the edge of the alley.
The rag clearly came from the old man, stained with dark red blood, probably torn from a wound. There were three paths nearby; two wider alleys led south, while a narrow drainage channel led north, mostly blocked by tangled iron nets. The rag had fallen near the entrance of the narrow path leading north.
Was it caught on the iron net when he went that way?
Sniff…
…No.
The faint scent clearly indicated he had gone south. This piece of cloth was deliberately left here to mislead me.
Trying to trick me…
“Hehe.”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
Interesting.
I gathered my wind-blown bangs and followed the scent, turning into a wide alley and quickly heading south.
This place seems familiar…
Oh, after all the twists and turns, I’m back again… That old man is quite clever.
Once I find him, I’ll have some fun…
But after taking a few steps, the smile on my face gradually faded. I slowly stopped, looking up in confusion… something felt off—
Those pale smoke trails had vanished at some point.
?
Why…
Suddenly, behind the jagged buildings ahead, that familiar abyssal aura reappeared.
Hmm…
What the…
What’s going on… Is she not dead yet… Yilushu…
“Haha!”
Without hesitation, the black flame instantly enveloped me, flashing with white light, shooting up thirty meters into the sky like a meteor, slowing down.
Hovering. In the next moment, I waved my hand to dissipate the black flames, and as my body gradually descended, my gaze swiftly swept across countless streets.
Where, where…
“Ha ha, Lord Lex!”
The faint sound of shouting came from below.
Who was speaking?
“It’s all my credit—”
I followed the voice and suddenly saw a silver figure wielding a blade rushing towards the opposite side of the street on the lower right.
It’s the Iron Guard… wait? What about that one…
In the next moment, dense death smoke surged out from the side of the street, quickly swallowing the figure.
…It’s Yilushu!
She’s actually fine! Ha ha!
My descent was rapid. In mid-air, I raised my left hand horizontally beside my body, and with a “bang,” frost burst from my palm. The direction of my fall abruptly changed, and dark flames rose again around my body, surging straight toward the hazy street filled with death smoke.
It seems like… the place where I killed her before.
In my sight, a blue-white smoke rose slowly from the street, returning southward together with the death smoke and merging into a small body. As the distance shortened, the old Duke hiding by the roadside pressed against the wall also came into view—the old guy was so scared he didn’t dare move.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Raging air currents manipulated the flames, dragging my body rapidly forward.
Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up…
“Hey!”
“Yilu—cough cough!”
Oh, always being choked is so annoying!
But the distant shout still caught the attention of the little figure. She lifted her head, her crimson eyes looking over at me.
Bang!
In the next moment, my body landed.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—
The huge inertia made my feet slide nearly ten meters on the ground, stopping in front of the bare figure. Patting the armor, I stood straight, took a deep breath… and faced the hollow, dazed gaze of the little girl.
“Yilushu,” I called softly.
The little girl named Yilushu looked somewhat dazed now, her eyes lifeless, the crimson glint in them almost gone, appearing like a confused and helpless ordinary child.
“Sister…”
She saw me, heard my voice, and seemed to regain some awareness.
I smiled: “Do you remember who I am?”
“Mmm…”
“Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
The little girl shook her head.
“Well… everything normal?”
After some thought, the little girl shook her head again.
“I don’t know…”
She stared at me intently for a moment, and then her blank face suddenly revealed a sad expression.
“Sister…”
“What’s wrong?”
“Just now, I attacked you…”
“No.”
I smiled and patted her head.
“You were just having a dream.”
“No, Sister… I remember.”
Her eyes were completely unfocused. Her eyes were hollow, her tone flat, and the trace of sadness that had briefly appeared on her porcelain-like face had vanished, leaving her looking like an emotionless doll.
“I remember what I did, I remember I was very hungry, very hungry… I killed many people. They tasted good… I didn’t want to kill you, but I still wanted to kill you… I don’t know how to say it, I couldn’t hold back… Sister, I’m not Yilushu anymore.”
“You are.”
“Lying to me…”
“No.”
“I will eat more people.”
“You can hold back…”
“I can’t.” The little girl took a step back, her face expressionless, “Sister, I’m not as powerful as you. I can’t hold back… when that feeling comes… I can’t hold back…”
“You’re tired, Yilushu.”
I stepped forward and reached out to grab her thin shoulders, forcing a smile.
“Don’t think about anything, rest for a bit. Okay? Listen to your sister, let’s go home and get a good sleep. When you wake up, I have a lot of questions for you.”
“I…”
At this moment, a light sound came from behind.
“Hey…”
I turned abruptly, waving my arm, and the death smoke like a mad python rushed out, sweeping across the street and enveloping Duke Lex, who was trying to escape.
“Where do you think you’re going…”
