SWDnovel Chapter 57 - 47 Missing
Chapter 57 - 47 Missing
Chapter 57: Chapter 47 Missing The answer clearly caught Pang Tianshan off guard. He blurted out, "Who is it?"
"Yan Ruojian..." Du Yunlong's eyes softened, filled with an endless tenderness, yet the fury beneath was impossible to hide. His voice rose, filled with rage. "That woman who never knew how to cherish herself!"
It was then that Pang Tianshan finally realized the truth, almost leaping up in shock. "You... you're Xing Ruyu! The vicious wolf that is Xing Ruyu!"
Suddenly, long-buried memories surged back to life. Every detail fit perfectly with the man before him—the man who held both affection and a deadly resolve. Pang Tianshan began to understand. "So it was Yan Ruojian's death that brought you back to life! Hahaha... I'm as good as dead."
Before he could finish, Du Yunlong's hand moved, thrusting his sword towards Pang Tianshan's chest. Reacting swiftly, Pang spat out a jet of cyan flames, aiming it directly at Du Yunlong's sword hand.
This cyan fire was his last desperate gamble, his final trick. But Du Yunlong seemed to have expected it all along. With a quick flick of his wrist, the broken sword in his hand shimmered with a violet light. The cyan flames, like moths drawn to a flame, surged towards the violet glow, instantly merging with it.
Du Yunlong twirled his sword once more, and the fused flames were swallowed by the blade. A moment later, a faint flicker of cyan and violet appeared on his fingertip.
As the flames left Pang Tianshan's body, he rapidly aged. His black hair turned white, his face wrinkled and gaunt, as if the life had been drained from him. The once mighty warlord, a man in his prime, was now nothing but a frail, withered old man in his sixties.
The sight of Du Yunlong holding the sword filled him with dread. "That... that's the Heavenly Tear Starfall Sword! How... how do you have it? And... how do you know the Extreme Yuan Radiance Thunder Refinement Divine Record?"
The Heavenly Tear Starfall Sword was a symbol of the Pang family's legacy, a treasure that their patriarch had once wielded. Pang Tianshan had spent years
"Part ways..." The words cut deep. Du Yunlong finally mustered the courage to take her hand. "Du Yunlong owes Wang Zihan a lifetime. So at least let me escort you to Yuanzhou."
Wang Zihan remained steadfast, her hand slipping from his grasp. "You're a good man, Du Yunlong," she said, her voice soft but unwavering. "But we're breaking up. Leave. Now."
Du Yunlong hesitated, pain written across his face. He didn't know how to respond. Finally, he whispered, "I'm sorry... but I'm not leaving. Not yet. At least not until I get my pay. One thousand coins a day, and you can't skip out on my wages."
Wang Zihan's eyes gleamed with resolve. She reached for her belt and pulled out several gold leaves. "Take this," she said, holding them out. "Take it and go. At least give me the memory of a handsome man walking away."
"I don't want your gold. I just want what I'm owed. I'll take you to Yuanzhou, and then..." Du Yunlong clenched his fists, summoning the courage to speak his mind. "Then I'll continue on my way."
"That's ridiculous," Wang Zihan snapped, her expression fierce. "Gold isn't money now? Take it and leave!"
Tears finally began to well up in her eyes, though her voice only grew more insistent. "I don't want to see you anymore! Just go!"