Chapter 1233: Chapter 240: Events of the Past (Double Chapter)
It’s a dream… the sa dream again, but I just can’t see it clearly.
The room here is very small, with an oil lamp on the table on one side, the dim light making one feel a bit dizzy. He propped himself up and looked around. The decor inside the room was also simple, resembling that of an ordinary household in the Western Regions. An older man pulled aside the cloth curtain and walked in.
He was holding a bowl in his hand, and seeing that Zhang Duo had already awakened, he quickly walked over, placed the bowl of dicine beside him, and smiled, saying, “You’ve woken up?”
Zhang Duo’s body tightened, ready to burst up at any mont, but his face was calm as he said:
“Did you save ?”
“Where is this?”
The man dressed in ordinary civilian clothes waved his hand and cheerfully said, “Can’t say it was saving or not saving, we’ve t a few tis before, so I don’t dare to take credit for saving.”
“As long as you’re okay, that’s what matters.”
We’ve t a few tis?
Zhang Duo slightly frowned, seeing the old man’s sincere expression, seemingly not lying. A weight settled in his heart, unsure if he was from White Tiger Hall or a figure from the Great Wilderness Stronghold, hiding his identity here. Judging by the looks of it, he probably didn’t know about the current changes, which was why he saved him.
Otherwise, he might have directly taken his life.
It seed that this person still believed he held a prominent position in the Great Wilderness Stronghold and White Tiger Hall, which was why he dared to help him and risked bringing back his obviously injured self, probably hoping for so benefit.
This would only lead to disappointnt for him.
Zhang Duo smiled faintly.
Having completely failed to fulfill his long-held wish, Zhang Duo was in a nonchalant state of mind now. If he could die within the borders of Great Qin, that would be his greatest luxury, and at least, he couldn’t die at the hands of the Great Wilderness Stronghold.
He supported himself, trying to get up. The elder beside him handed over the bowl of dicine. Zhang Duo sniffed it, knowing it was dicine to replenish Qi and blood, thinking that if the opponent intended to deal with him, just his current state alone would be enough, even without tampering with the dicine, he couldn’t react.
He then took the bowl of dicine and drank it all in one gulp.
As the bitter taste faded from his mouth, Zhang Duo’s body gradually ward up a bit. The old man poured him another bowl of hot water. The old man’s wrists and hands were like those used to rough farming work, but if looked at closely, they were quite slender, suggesting that in his youth, he probably didn’t co from an ordinary family.
This coincided with Zhang Duo’s guess about his White Tiger Hall mbership.
The old man saw him take a sip of water, suddenly speaking, “After so many years, being able to see you while I’m still alive is truly a blessing for .”
Zhang Duo’s heart had a faint smile as he said, “Is it just you here?”
The old man nodded, “The family has fallen, it’s rare just to escape with my life. My old wife had the good fortune to go ahead of . As for my children, they have their own lives elsewhere, so it’s just here, feeling that my destiny is fulfilled, I decided to go around and fulfill old wishes.”
“But you, sir, you seem to have changed a lot over these years, things haven’t been smooth, it seems.”
Not smooth…?
Zhang Duo fell silent, thinking of forr comrades-in-arms now separated by life and death or scattered across the land, and his own twenty-year pursuit that ultimately ended in near failure, with forty-eight of them facing uncertain fates. Though still alive now, it felt rely like awaiting death, how could that be simply described as not smooth?
With all kinds of thoughts, he finished the water in the bowl, as if drinking strong liquor.
At that mont, he suddenly noticed the flickering of firelight on the table. Remaining composed, he raised his vigilance, noticing the old man’s calm deanor beside him, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat, realizing he had made a huge mistake!
The man before him might not necessarily intend to save his life!
It’s more likely he discovered him and was worried that acting rashly might trigger a Martial Artist’s instinctive counterattack, thus planning to act by feigning to help, while secretly contacting other Martial Artists to surround him.
Zhang Duo’s expression cald down as he slowly drank the hot water.
The elderly man around sixty sighed and said calmly, “Originally, I wanted to catch up with you properly, but I’m afraid it’s not possible now.”
Zhang Duo squinted, saying, “Indeed it isn’t.”
He’d already activated the last usable Qi chanism, intent on striking first to kill the person before him, but saw the old man quickly walk over, crouch, fiddle around, and with a couple of clicks, moonlight spilled in. There was actually a hidden door behind the wall. The old man turned and said to Zhang Duo:
“Sir, please leave through here.”
“Leave those outside to .”
Zhang Duo was slightly startled, his Vigorous Qi hadn’t burst forth. The old man didn’t notice his movent, turned to fetch Zhang Duo’s lost Great Banner Spear, and after handing it over, was about to turn away when Zhang Duo said:
“Wait a minute, who exactly are you…”
The old man paused, smiled with his back turned to him, “Ah, so it’s like this, you didn’t recognize , sir, or rather I should say general. When I said you weren’t what you used to be, I should have felt more saddened. We’re no longer young.”
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