Chapter 936: Orchid (II)
The young man’s gaze fell on the corpse’s snow-white longsword. Li Ximing’s brows twitched violently, furrowing downward while his brow rose upward. He craned his neck back, his face blank with confusion.
He stood frozen, clutching the black jade box, then slowly bent down to grab the corpse’s collar and turned it over, studying the face. The man’s face was charred black almost to the bone, yet the remaining details of his cheeks and frame matched.
In his heart, Li Ximing thought, This must be Xijun.
He picked him up and noticed two slashes on Li Xijun’s neck. Clearly, he had been decapitated more than once.
Squinting, he heard the fire sparrow chirping rapidly, "...so he killed Guo Hongyao and Guo Hongkang to seize the spirit item... was then spotted by Guo Hongjian... fled heavily wounded and collapsed on a small island... was found by two rogue cultivators and beheaded... but he killed them right before dying..."
Li Ximing listened in a daze, his heart seething with hatred but with no one to direct it toward. Thoughts churned within him until he realized... he hated himself most of all.
He vaguely heard his aunt Li Qinghong choke out a thank you, and the fire sparrow opened its beak again, its voice resonating, "The Radiant Sky Stone is delivered. Our matters are now settled!"
The flames before him surged upward as the bird transformed into a streak of radiant fire and soared into the sky. Li Ximing remained numb and unaware. The corpse in his arms had only been held together by spellcraft. Now that the spell had faded, a burst of cold swept forth.
The chill raced from his neck to his face, and suddenly his arms felt empty. The solid weight vanished.
Clink, clatter