Chapter 5 - Murderous in the Wild
When Ling Dao woke up, he was already lying in a dilapidated temple. He had been unconscious for a whole day and night. Even now, he felt weak all over. He shook his head, trying to stay awake."Your Highness, you"re finally awake!"
A familiar voice sounded beside Ling Dao"s ears, but when he saw the person who spoke, he was shocked. In front of him was an old man with a head full of white hair and deep wrinkles on his face."Grandpa Jiang, how did you become like this?"
The old man in front of him was none other than General Jiang Zhong. In the past, Jiang Zhong looked to be around forty years old, but now, he was sixty or seventy years old. That night, Jiang Zhong fought valiantly, burning his cultivation and killing the black-robed a.s.sa.s.sins with all his might.
The price for doing so was that Jiang Zhong"s cultivation was crippled, which was why he looked like his real age. However, at that time, he had no other choice. If he did not do this, then he and Ling Dao would have been killed by the black-robed a.s.sa.s.sins. It didn"t matter if he died, but nothing could happen to Ling Dao."It"s nothing, I just lost all my cultivation base!"
Although Jiang Zhong"s words were relaxed, in his heart, he was upset. It was just like someone who owned several hundred million yuan of property suddenly going bankrupt overnight. It was impossible to see everything clearly. However, everything was worth it for Ling Dao.
"It"s all my fault, I was the one who implicated the Grandpa Jiang!"
The reason why Jiang Zhong turned into this state was because he wanted to protect Ling Dao. If he had run away alone, he might not have met with any mishaps. Because the main target of those killers was Ling Dao, not him, Jiang Zhong."Your Highness, don"t say such words, the Prince has saved my life before, and now that he has done this to me, His Highness has treated me like family." To be able to protect His Highness, even if it means sacrificing my life, it"s still worth it!
This matter with the King Carefree Palace has truly angered me. If there were no spies, it would have been impossible for things to be like this. However, the most important thing was not to seek revenge, but to let His Highness not be in life-threatening danger, and also to learn all his abilities. Your Highness had this thought in the past, and that is to have you enter the Celestial Sect! "
Whether it was Jiang Zhong or Ling Dao, both of them knew that the imperial family would never help Ling Dao and returning to the King Carefree Palace was equivalent to walking into a trap. Becoming a disciple of the Celestial Sect was the best choice, because the Celestial Sect was a true power.
As a Crown Prince Xiao Yao, Ling Dao had naturally long since heard of the matters of the Celestial Sect. Legend has it that Celestial Sect can definitely be on equal footing with Great Luo Dynasty. Perhaps it"s a little exaggerated, but even if Celestial Sect is weak, it"s not that weak.
"Your Highness, don"t think too much. When the sun rises, we will rush to the Celestial Sect. At this time, Celestial Sect is just taking in disciples! "
Ling Dao nodded his head, he had been weak since young, and now that Jiang Zhong was crippled, he was courting death when he returned to the capital. The only way for him to take revenge was to join the Celestial Sect and learn all his skills. Maybe after becoming a Celestial Sect Disciple, it was possible to get rid of all the sword qi in his body.
After dawn, Jiang Zhong brought Ling Dao and left the dilapidated temple. With their current situation, it was impossible for them to walk on the main road. Fortunately, even if they were to walk on the mountain road, Jiang Zhong was still extremely familiar with it. Otherwise, Ling Dao could only look at the map of the Great Luo Dynasty and slowly search for it."Your Highness, do we need to rest for a while?"
Ling Dao"s body was extremely weak, this was something Jiang Zhong was naturally clear of. It was already extremely rare for him to travel so far. Looking at Ling Dao"s forehead filled with perspiration, Jiang Zhong felt some heartache, but unfortunately, he was still in the midst of escaping, so he could only do this."Alright, let"s stop and eat!"
Fortunately, he had not neglected training these past few years. Otherwise, Ling Dao would not be able to walk such a long distance. Although the King Carefree adored Ling Dao, he was still very strict with him. Ling Dao"s body was weak to begin with, if he did not train hard, he would be panting just by walking a few steps."Your Highness, sit here and wait. I"ll go catch some game!"
After Jiang Zhong finished speaking, he left this place with the fastest speed possible. They had escaped without any food. After Jiang Zhong left, Ling Dao did not find a place to sit, but looked all around for dry firewood."Whooosh."
In the wilderness, Ling Dao could only think of using wood to make fire. After busying himself for a long time, he finally succeeded. He blew gently at the place where the smoke was coming from. And it was also at this time that Jiang Zhong rushed back.
"We"re pretty lucky to have caught two wild rabbits. Let"s eat them at noon today!"
Very quickly, Jiang Zhong had cleaned up the rabbits and set them on the fire to roast. In the past, Ling Dao didn"t have much appet.i.te for the delicacies of mountains and seas, but now that he had two roasted rabbits, it made him hungry.
"Gulp …"Smelling the fragrance the roasted rabbit exuded, Ling Dao"s stomach however, started to growl. After the roasted rabbit was cooked, Ling Dao and Jiang Zhong started to eat. To the current them, this roasted rabbit was simply the best delicacy in the world.
"Da Da Da …"The sound of footsteps could be heard as Ling Dao"s ears perked up and he stood up with a "whoosh". Normally, not many people would come to this kind of wilderness. Furthermore, they were being chased, so it was impossible for them to not be cautious.
"Ha hha, breaking iron shoes is everywhere. You can get it with no trouble at all. I didn"t expect that I would be able to find you. Crown Prince Xiao Yao, as long as we capture you and bring you back to report, you will definitely earn a lot! "
A black clothed man walked over from afar. Seeing him, both Ling Dao and him spat out fire from their eyes. It was precisely this group of black-clothed men who had killed all of the guards in the King Carefree Palace.Even Jiang Zhong did not expect that they would actually be chased down such a mountain path. The black clothed man was lucky to be able to find them. It could only be said that Jiang Zhong and Ling Dao were really unlucky.
"Yoh, look at your eyes. You all wish you could kill me." What a pity, what a pity, do you have the ability? One old, one young, what ability do you two have? "
The black clothed man had already walked to the front of Jiang Zhong and Ling Dao. His face was covered, and although Ling Dao could not see his appearance, he could still see those greedy eyes. To the black-clothed a.s.sa.s.sin, Ling Dao was equivalent to a large amount of wealth."It"s a true qi realm warrior! Your Highness, hurry up and escape, I"ll help you block this person! "
Jiang Zhong"s face sank. If he was at his peak, he could kill a true qi realm Warrior with one slash. Unfortunately, he had lost all his cultivation and had sustained internal injuries, so he had no confidence in dealing with such an a.s.sa.s.sin."Hurry up!"
Giving a loud roar to Ling Dao, Jiang Zhong took out his battle blade from his back and fiercely rushed towards the black clothed man!