Chapter948:AnAnnoyingSituation

ByunlockingthepowerhiddenwithinthebodiesoftheBlackCavalrysoldiers,XiaJiepaidagreatprice.

Fromnowon,hehadtosupplythetwelveBlackCavalrysoldierswithhisownbloodeverydaytomaintaintheirpowerfulsouls.

ThisisstillbasedonhisinheritanceoftheGreatXiaPrince’slegendaryweapon-theBlackFlameDragonArmor,whichcanusesomeofthepoweroftheGreatXia’sdragonveinstopayforthesecosts.

Otherwise,theconsumptionofmaintainingthepowerofthetwelveBlackCavalry’swarsoulswouldbeenoughtodrainthevitalityandeventuallykillahero-rankedindividualwithinaday.

ThetwelveBlackCavalryarethemaximumnumberthatXiaJie,ascalculatedbytheHeaven’sPathPalace,cancontrol.EvenonemorewoulddisruptthebalanceandcauseXiaJietobetrappedinanirreversiblestate.

Bypayingwiththeirownlifeforce,XiaJiehasobtainedtwelveguardianswithhero-rankedcombatabilitiesandanunwaveringdedicationtoprotecthim.

Theywillbecomehisclones,themostloyalwartools,andfromnowon,theywillbeabletounleashthesecrettechniquesengravedwithintheirbodiesbytheHeaven’sPathPalace.

"Thisis...thepowerofthetreasure..."XiaJiestretchedouthisfingers,thentightlyclenchedthem.

AstheleaderoftheTwelveBlackCavalry,hecouldtemporarilycombineallthestrengthoftheBlackCavalryandinstantlygainthepowertoenterthefifthrank.

Buttheburdenonhisbodywastoogreat,eventheDragonSoulcouldn’talleviateit.

"Only...threeminutes?"XiaJiecalculatedhislimitandtookadeepbreath.

UnleashingthepoweroftheTwelveBlackCavalrywasadouble-edgedsword.

Butevenso,hehadnoregrets.

Afterenduringthebulletbarragefromtheleaderbee,XiaJie,whohadreturnedfromthebrinkofdeath,desiredpowermorethanever.

"Bringmetotheprincess."Havinggottenusedtothetwelveadditionalviewpoints,XiaJiequicklyregainedhisenergy.

"YourHighness...theprincess...isnothere."XiaHu,thecaptainoftheroyalguardwhohadcometoobey,shookhisheadanddeliveredthisbadnewstoXiaJie.

"Howcoulditbepossible?Iclearlysawthateffeminatelookingpersonsavehim!"XiaJiebecamefurious,feelingaterriblesenseofforeboding.

"Theprincess’ssoullamphasn’tgoneout,butshehasn’treturnedeither."

"Perhaps...she’swiththeguestenvoyfromtheGhostSwordDomain."XiaHualsolookedtroubled,wonderingiftheirprincess...

"What!!!"XiaJiebecameenraged!

"Thateffeminatepersonactuallykidnappedmysister!"

"Thisisoutrageous!Wheredoeshegettheaudacitytolayahandonmysister?"

"Cough...YourHighness...Thingsshouldn’tbeasbadastheyseem..."XiaHuwipedhisforehead,onceagainfeelingthedomineeringpresenceoftheCrownPrinceoftheGreatXia.

AsthefutureheiroftheGreatXiadynasty,XiaJiepossessedexceptionalleadershipabilitiesandremarkablepersonalstrength.Hewashighlypopularamongthearmy.

XiaJie,theprideoftheGreatXiadynasty,waswidelyrecognizedasthemostoutstandingprinceofhisgeneration.Withhisstrongfamilybackground,itwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeheascendedthethrone.

ButtherewasoneweaknessintheeyesofeveryonewhosawhimasthefutureemperoroftheGreatXia-hissister,XiaLing.

UnliketheambitiousandstrategicXiaJie,XiaLingwasatalentedswordswomanwhocaredaboutnothingexcepttheartofswordsmanship.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袗)

HavinggainedtheapprovaloftheGreatXia’sGodWeapon,theTwinDragonSword,sheopenlyannouncedattheageoftenthatshewouldgiveupherinheritancerightsandsteerclearofthepoliticalandmilitaryturmoiloftheGreatXiadynasty.Shededicatedherselfwholeheartedlytohoningherswordskills.

DespitebeingisolatedbytheroyalfamilyoftheGreatXia,thisprincesswasendlesslydotedonbyherbrother,XiaJie.

Toputitbluntly,evenifXiaLingdesiredthemooninthesky,XiaJiewoulddoeverythinginhispowertomaketheimpossiblepossible.

Whenitcametohissister,XiaJie,nicknamedthe"tyrant"inthearmy,wascapableofanything.

Inthepast,XiaLingwasforcedbyolderfamilymemberstomarryatalentedpersonfromanotherprestigiousfamily.ButXiaJieusedhispowertobanishthatfamilytotheborderareaoftheSkySwordGod’sDomain,causingthemtoloseeverythingandbedevastated.

Sincethatincident,everyoneknewnottomentionXiaLinginfrontoftheCrownPrinceoftheGreatXia,asitwouldbeputtingthemselvesingreatdanger.

MostofthepeoplewhodaredtospeakillofPrincessXiaLinghavedisappearedfromthisworld.

"Allalone...inasecludedplace..."

"Inthequietofthenight...thatbeast!"

"Oh,mypoorsister!"

XiaJiepacedincircles,thinkingabouttheworstpossibleoutcome,histemplesthrobbingwithanger.

Damnit,whydidhefaintatthemostcriticalmoment?Couldn’tthosestubbornBlackCavalrybeabitsmarterandrescueXiaLingfromthatwimp’sclutches?

Now,itwastoolatetosayanything.Coulditbethathissisterhadalreadyfallenvictimtothatwimp’streacheroushands?

Fromthemomenthelaideyesonthatperson,hisnosetoldhimthatthisincrediblybeautifulpersonwithnocleargendermightbethebiggestenemyofhislife!

Hehadneverseenhissisteractsofriendlytowardssomeoneshejustmet.

Despitethisperson’scoldandsilentappearance,hecouldn’ttrustthem!

WhocaresabouttheGhostSwordDomainortheHundredGhostsSword,noneofthatmatters!

What’simportantisthatthisperson’sdamnface,whywouldamanhavesuchlongdarkhair!

"Sister...youmustnotbedeceived!"

"Thispersonisdefinitelysomeonewhostartstroubleandthenabandonsit,aheartlessplayerwhogoesthroughcountlessrelationships!"

"YunQueisacreaturethatthoselousypoetslovethemost,andanythingthatpoetslovecan’tbeanythinggood!"

"Whateveryoudo...don’tlethisappearancefoolyou!"

Besidethebonfire,XiaLingslowlyopenedhereyes.WithherbackturnedtoYunXi,shesmelledthefaintscentofhishairandhergazebecamehazyanddreamy.

"Hey,whydoyouhavesuchlongblackhair?"

"DoesthenameYunQuehaveanymeaning?"

Outofcuriosityandtrust,thedelicatebalancebetweenlifeanddeath,likeadrawbridgeeffect,alwaysstirsupwavesinayounggirl’sheart.

"Blackhair...representsluck..."YunXisaid,makingupanonsensestorywithaseriousexpression.

"YunQuerepresentsmemoriesthatwillneverbeforgotten."

Yes,thememoriesofthered-cladarcherwhoalwaysstoodinthecenterofthebattlefield,aloofandproud.

YunHaiandYunQue.

Theelusiveclouds.

Birdssoaringanddancinginthesky.

Perhaps,theymayneverencounterthatresolutefigureagain,theonewhocouldalwayshandleeverythingperfectly,nevergivingup,nomattertheadversity.

Whentheyfoughtsidebyside,hecouldtrusthimwithhisback,andheneverlethimdown.

Eventhedayswhentheyarguedovergoalsandmethodsseemveryinterestinginhindsight.