NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1288: Zi Yue
However, Ling Feng guessed correctly, the Blood Howl City Master never truly intended to kill Jillan Specially.
Just as the Blood Howl City Master finished speaking, two more Qi Arrows shot out from the depths of the swamp. These were even more powerful than the previous ones, causing his expression to change slightly. With a slap of his left hand, he shattered the two Qi Arrows.
Yet, after being shattered, the Qi Arrows didn't disappear; instead, they transformed into a mass of white light and rushed onto Jillan Specially's body, directly taking her away.
The Blood Howl City Master did not stop it, as if he intentionally allowed the person inside to take Jillan Specially away.
As Jillan Specially was taken, the Blood Howl City Master's body moved, and he charged inside as well.
Ling Feng glanced at the Bright Saintess, "Let's go, we should follow."
For some reason, this time the person inside did not stop them; they reached the deepest part of the swamp smoothly, and Ling Feng finally saw the person hidden within.
"Is it her making that mournful crying sound?" Ling Feng wondered to himself as he looked at the head floating in midair in the distance.
The Bright Saintess was startled; she hid behind Ling Feng, gripping his arm tightly, trembling as she said, "Ling Feng, what's happening, isn't the owner of that head already dead?"
Ling Feng gently shook his head, "It's hard to say, this situation is indeed quite strange. This person's condition is not the same as the Divine Clan's Holy Son, and I can feel a tremendous resentment emanating from this head."
The floating head in midair belonged to a woman; her hair fluttered as Jillan Specially's body lay parallel before her, also suspended in the air, but Jillan was already unconscious.
"This woman..." Seeing the features of the head, Ling Feng was slightly shocked in his heart. Isn't this the woman he saw in snippets of images after hearing the crying?
Sure enough, everything he saw must have been what this woman experienced in the past!
But what Ling Feng couldn't understand was why the Blood Howl City Master seemed to have some kind of relationship with this woman, does it mean...
Thinking this, Ling Feng suddenly turned sharply to look at the Blood Howl City Master, but was startled to find that he couldn't see through the master's appearance!
It was as if some program in his mind was automatically erasing the master's visage.
"Zi Yue, you've finally come to see me?" said the Blood Howl City Master emotionally as he looked at the floating female head, "After all these years, you've finally agreed to see me!"
The floating female head didn't respond to the master's words but placed Jillan Specially's body on the ground, then turned to the Blood Howl City Master, her gaze filled with a mix of hatred, melancholy, indifference, and an indescribable feeling.
"What... do you want?" the woman's obscure voice came through, as if she hadn't spoken for a long time.
The Blood Howl City Master stepped forward and said, "Zi Yue, don't you know? I want to resurrect you!"
"Resurrect me?" Zi Yue's eyes showed a hint of sarcasm, her voice gradually becoming smoother, "Liu Wuyun, you still have the face to say such words now, don't you find it disgusting?"
The Blood Howl City Master's name is Liu Wuyun? Ling Feng mused, looking at Liu Wuyun and then Zi Yue, certain that these two had an intense entanglement in the past, though their exact relationship remained unclear.
"Zi Yue, I admit I was wrong back then, but I was helpless!" the Blood Howl City Master said, "Back then, when your Divine Blood suddenly erupted, it attracted countless demon charms, bringing endless disasters to the tribe. As the tribe's son, what could I do?"
Zi Yue sneered, "So it's all my fault? That's why you raised your long sword and severed my head?"
Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, a scene flashed in his mind. It turned out it was the Blood Howl City Master who chopped off the woman's head; how could this turn into such a melodramatic storyline?
Zi Yue's sudden activation of her Divine Blood attracted demon charms' attacks, causing severe damage to the tribe. Consequently, the tribe members saw Zi Yue as an ominous being, deciding to kill her to appease the heavens' wrath, with Liu Wuyun executing the decision!
If Ling Feng's inference was correct, that should be the storyline! But wasn't it too melodramatic?
"Zi Yue!" the Blood Howl City Master said in a deep voice, "I regretted it back then, I even woke up countless times from nightmares, I can never forget the look in your eyes, I realized my mistake, truly wrong, so I followed your traces to this place."
With that, the Blood Howl City Master waved his hand, and a giant coffin appeared in front of everyone, emanating a formidable chill, containing a well-preserved female corpse.
"Zi Yue, this is your body; after you flew away with your head, I placed your body in this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice coffin, hoping one day to revive you, because I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"
Zi Yue looked at her familiar body lying in the coffin, feeling much less evil energy between her brows, "Liu Wuyun, do you think doing this will make me forgive you?"
The Blood Howl City Master sensed the hint of relent in Zi Yue's words, quickly responding, "Of course not, I only wish to make up for my wrongs, and I've already resigned as the tribe's son. My only drive now is to find you, revive you, and protect you for a lifetime."
Zi Yue's gaze showed a slight waver as if she recalled some cherished days, and she looked deeply at the Blood Howl City Master, "Liu Wuyun, you should leave, we can't go back to the way things were, I... I can never be revived!"
"No, why!" cried the Blood Howl City Master, "Your body is well-preserved, and I've even found Soul Soothing Grass to help reconstruct your soul, why not?"
Zi Yue gave a sorrowful smile, "Because I'm no longer who I used to be. Back then your betrayal left me dismembered and greatly changed my emotions. Now my mind isn't under my control; do you know why I scream monthly?"
"It's because every month my mind descends into madness, I can't control myself, and now... I've gotten used to life without a body."
The Blood Howl City Master closed his eyes, half knelt on the ground, "No, this is all my sin, Zi Yue, trust me one more time, I will restore you to how you were, please believe me."