Chapter Twenty-Three: Mercy

In the depths of the Savage West, the main camp of the tribe and the human race is no longer as bustling and prosperous as it was at the beginning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoEven though it wasn't as beautiful as the metropolis at the beginning, the dilapidated scene at this time makes people guess what happened here, it must be war, killing...... Because the originally charred earth was soaked in dark red blood, although it had long since solidified, some of the uncleaned wreckage was piled up messily with broken armor and battle flags, attracting buzzing flies. In addition to the flags symbolizing the three tribes, there are also scattered flames of two colors mixed in, that is, the two major forces of the Yilong clan who came to support the tribe - Torch Flame City and Luodi City.

The two forces came here to fulfill the agreement they had reached with Muyuan University - one side would send troops to help the besieged tribesmen, and the other side would provide the Yilong Clan with the Dragon Flame Seed after dealing with the common enemy of the Dark Alliance. But things were not as simple as they imagined, although they worked with the tribal warriors to crush the dark alliance that had attacked the main camp of the tribe, but later they encountered a stronger opponent, a group of people claiming to be from the Black Flame Sect who ruined the original plan. Moreover, compared to their group of "righteous people", this group of people of the Black Flame Sect used all the means to achieve victory, and their leader was extremely familiar to the Yilong clan of Luodi City, that is, the family rebel who was once the honor of Luodi City, but absconded to the land of exile after injuring their city lord.

The sudden appearance of the Black Flame Sect brought a lot of trouble to the Yilong Clan and the Tribal Terran who had just finished the battle, and their leader Yiji even fought against three high-level flame controllers (Qingxiao, Nuowei, and Nuoyan) with the strength of one person without falling behind. But after all, there is a big gap in numbers, and the patriarchs of the three tribes are all ruthless characters, so this melee didn't last long before it ended. Yiji also seemed to have no intention of fighting, and fled back to the place of exile with the Black Flame Sect, leaving only the Yilong clan and the tribal human race, which were devastated by continuous wars, to rest in the depths of the barbaric western wilderness, thinking about the next direction......

Now night falls, and the moon hangs in the sky like a huge silver platter on the desolate plains, but it cannot drive away the cold and darkness. The three tribes of the Terran forces and the two Yilong forces were camped in various areas of the main camp, and as soon as the war ended, they divided their own territories and planted their flags, and they kept an eye on each other's movements.

In the small camp of the Qingyan Sect of the Yilong Clan, the bonfire was bright, and the guards gathered in groups of three or five in front of the bonfire to keep warm. For those of them who were accustomed to living in the Flame Dance Continent, the sudden drop in the night made them very uncomfortable, and they were now on night duty, and their mood had changed.

"Look at those barbarians, I can't imagine that one day we will live on the same land as them......" A man in broken cyan leather armor said angrily in front of the campfire, looking contemptuously at the dwarven tribal camp not far away. In contrast to the silence of their camp, the dwarves were eating and drinking, shouting in the rough tribal language.

"Yes," admitted the other, also indignantly, "we are so desperate to save them, and they have no sense of gratitude!"

In fact, just look at their gaze, they are eyeing the hot oil billowing game on the dwarven campfire, and bowl after bowl of spirits. It's not that they Yilong Clan don't have the ability to get this, it's just that there are rules on the top, no alcohol is allowed, and they must stay sober at all times. At first, they didn't feel anything, but after a few days, the tribesmen did this every day, and their opinions became bigger and bigger.

The other person was about to say something more, but the person next to him suddenly grabbed him, and the sudden look in his eyes was even heavier than when he looked at the dwarf just now. Through the bonfire, three or two people walked in the distance, and the red leather armor made them stand up suddenly-they were people from the Red Flame Sect. Although they have come here in alliance for a while to resist the Dark Alliance, this color will make them angry in their bones.

"Excuse me, why did you come to our camp?" the guard stood up, and found that it was Nuoyan, the son of the lord of Torch Flame City, another noble girl, Nozhi, and an ordinary guard. Under the pressure of his identity, his tone had to become softer.

Nuo Yan glanced at them coldly, and then said, "Let's visit the Qingxiao City Lord, please let me know." ”

The word visited, which confused several of the guards, and whose lord was not sick or injured, where did they come from?

After a while, the guards walked out of the city lord's tent and nodded to several nobles of the Red Flame Sect, "You can go in." ”

Although he didn't make Nuo Yan wait for long, a look of displeasure still appeared on his face, and he flicked his sleeves and walked into Qingxiao's tent angrily, and Nuo Zhi followed closely behind him.

As soon as Nuo Yan walked into the tent, he found that he was greeted by Qing Xiao's back, and saw her sitting quietly in the middle of the tent.

He just wanted to speak, but the woman in front of him seemed to sense it, and said softly: "Young Master Nuoyan, why did you visit late at night with such deep anger?"

Qing Xiao turned around, and there was a trace of imperceptible tiredness on her elegant and delicate face.

"Such a deep anger?" Nuo Yan heard Qing Xiao's tone of such indifference, and there was a murderous aura between his eyebrows, "Do you think that incident will be over? Qing Xiao, you can hide it from your clansmen, we will ignore it, but you must give Juyan City a satisfactory answer! Otherwise, if all the clansmen of the Yilong clan know that you have 'mercy' for that traitor, you will still have the face to face your clansmen at that time, and ...... Your father?"

This sentence suddenly touched the reverse scales in Qing Xiao's heart, and the expression on her pretty face suddenly became dark, and a cold light swept through her eyes. Nuo Yan was also shocked by her sudden change and broke out in a cold sweat, wondering if he had gone too far.

Nozhi, who was on the side, was a little nervous when he saw the development of the situation, and hurriedly ran between the two. She turned to look at Qingxiao, her expression anxious. Since learning that Qingxiao became like this because of Yiji, the traitor, the estrangement between the two has long been not as deep as before, after all, they were like sisters when they were young.

"Sister Qingxiao, I listen...... I heard that you were injured and hit by that traitor with black flames, and you ...... now"

"It's not a big deal. Qing Xiao interrupted her words in a cold tone, and looked at Nuo Yan who was blocked by her with cold eyes, "Young Master Nuo Yan, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter." He has always been a traitor to our family, and even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will capture him back. ”

Nuo Yan snorted coldly, turned around and brushed his sleeves away, and at the moment when he was about to walk out of the tent, he turned around and said word by word: "Qingxiao City Lord, if you are still swayed by emotions next time, remember not to bother us, otherwise...... Don't blame me for not talking about allies!" After saying that, he opened the curtain and left angrily.

Although Nozhi was helpless, he had no choice but to follow his brother after taking a look at Qingxiao.

When Nuo Yan left with his anger, Qing Xiao was the only one left in the huge tent, and her expression was always cold in the face of Nuo Yan's aggressive questioning just now, but now she actually showed unprecedented pain.

She slowly stood up and walked to the side of the tent, where there was a large bronze dressing mirror. She slowly took off her coat, the cyan leather armor sliding from her body as smooth as mutton fat jade. Qingxiao raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror, her chest and waist were wrapped in a wide white bandage, which she untied layer by layer, gradually revealing her smooth, fair skin...... But when the last layer of bandage near the chest slipped off, a shallow black mark began to spread from the bottom of the left chest.

Still can't escape the same fate. Although this mark has not caused Qingxiao any serious discomfort now, she understands that this is a seed, and it is only a matter of time before she destroys her body, and in two years, a year, maybe a few months, she will be like her father and can only lie in bed and suffer the scorching left by the black flames. And all of this is her own fault, and it is precisely because of this that when Nuo Yan touched her scales, she couldn't refute it, because the occurrence of that scene really made her ashamed of everyone......

The picture flashes back, when in front of her is the genius boy who once admired her, but finally broke her heart to pieces. He was still dressed in black, and his ghostly black eyes were still as cold-blooded and ruthless as when he wounded her father. However, Qing Xiao could find that in addition to the still unruly evil smile, his face was more solemn. In fact, he was indeed the same, because in front of him were three high-level flame controllers, although two of them had just advanced to the advanced level, but the city lord of Torch Flame City, Nuo Weike, was a high-level flame controller who had advanced for many years. Promise alone is difficult enough to deal with, let alone two helpers.

However, the temptation after the fight really proved that this genius boy's combat power was indeed strong, and his Black Flame was so skillful in control. Moreover, compared to the red flame and the green flame, the offensive of the black flame has a tendency to devour the two flames. In this way, Yiji used the strength of one person to contend with the three of them high-level flame controllers, and at first he was still at ease, and even had the upper hand. However, the battle was a continuous war of attrition, and the gradual loss of physical strength eventually left him full of flaws. The veteran Nuo Wei caught one of his fatal mistakes, and at that moment Nuo Wei and Nuo Yan controlled his attack together, and ordered Qing Xiao to give him a fatal blow immediately, because at that time, Yi Zhen's hands were all dealing with Nuo's father and son, and he had no time to take care of Qing Xiao.

But when Qing Xiao's palm gathered the cyan flame and was about to deliver a fatal blow to Yiji, he suddenly turned his head...... Those eyes actually revealed the warmth of the past, and the past that would be torn apart by her in an instant was pieced back together piece by piece. She was stunned for a second, and the perfect opportunity that Nowei had created was wasted. After Yiji got out, his eyes immediately returned to that coldness, the corners of his mouth smeared with a sneer again, and a black flame rose sharply in his palm, heading straight for Qing Xiao, who was still deep in his memory. At the last moment, Nuo Yan's angry cry finally woke her up, and although she quickly dodged to the side, some of the black flames still hit her left chest.

After that moment, Qingxiao's reassembled images were shattered by Yiji's sneer and the pain in his chest, and they shattered into foam, and there was no longer any possibility of restoration. The young man standing in front of her smiled ghostly, and the figure disappeared in front of their eyes. Qing Xiao, whose eyes were full of hatred, just wanted to chase him out, but he was promised to be in front of him. Seeing the elder Nuo as the city lord, Qingxiao also calmed down, the three of them have a chance to win together, if they catch up with one person now, maybe they will fall into the trap set by Yiji, and he treats himself without any affection, and the pain in his chest is the fact in front of him......

Although the picture returns to herself in the mirror, Qingxiao has always been unable to forget the last smile in her mind, and that smile is like a knife deep in her heart. But what she should be most worried about at this time is her body that has been eroded by the black flame. Thinking of her father, who was bedridden and tortured by the black flames, she had never given up looking for a way to rescue her over the years, but she knew that there was only one way, and that was to need the ice elves far away in the Ethereal Cold Continent to use the cold magic to force out the black flames in his body.

But what frustrated her before was that the place where the Ice Elves lived and inhabited was extremely secretive, in the most secret and dangerous place in the Ethereal Cold Continent, where it was covered with snow all year round, and strange beasts were rampant. And the noble elves are tired of dealing with other inferior races (they think), so it is impossible to expose their position in order to help the foreigners.

But now it's different, the dark alliance is rampant in the world, and the ice elves can't hide in the ethereal cold continent for the rest of their lives. As long as they join forces with the other races to resist the Dark Alliance, she and her father will have a chance to force the black flame out of their bodies, but will things go so smoothly?

Qing Xiao slowly rewound the layers of bandages around the injured area, and cyan anger flashed in his eyes.

"Next time, there will be no mercy!"