Chapter 310

Chapter 310: Each Strives On Their Own Path, Sharing the Same Wind for a Thousand Miles
Yu Zhao and Hua Tu looked over at the same time. A huge bird with a green beak and black-and-red feathers was flapping its wings as it flew toward them.

Hua Tu snapped in a harsh voice: “What are you doing here?”

The Green-beaked Giant Bird landed on a treetop not far away and chirped: “Boss Hua, the White Peacock Clan has given birth to a Bixi Dragon-Tortoise. They are about to hold a grand feast. Boss Hua Yan told you to come back and attend.”

The corners of Yu Zhao’s lips curled up slightly.

[Clan Chief Bai Ling moves fast.]

By spreading the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise’s identity first, even if Quan Ye’s identity was exposed later, it would not cause too much of a stir.

After all, with such a legendary beast appearing first, who would still pay that much attention to a Descendant of the Azure Dragon whose bloodline was even more complicated?

Hua Tu cried out in shock: “A Bixi Dragon-Tortoise?”

His jaw almost hit the ground.

A Bixi Dragon-Tortoise was a legendary Divine Beast that could be compared to a dragon. It had already gone extinct a thousand years ago.

Where did the White Peacock Clan even find a Bixi Dragon-Tortoise!

He never once thought it might be fake. The White Peacock Clan was the most powerful clan among demonic beasts. They had no reason to make up false news to fool them, especially with such a strange excuse.

The Green-beaked Giant Bird was very excited. Its hard, long beak pecked several holes into the tree stump as it chirped: “It is a Bixi Dragon-Tortoise! The legendary child of the dragon! The news has already spread. Many demonic beasts are already on their way to Spirit Mountain! Oh my, oh my!”

From its tone, if it had not been forcibly dragged here by the Three-Eyed Leopard to deliver the message, it would already be hurrying along the road too.

Hua Tu was full of interest. He was not about to miss this kind of major event that concerned the entire Demon Race.

He flicked his tail and was just about to follow the Green-beaked Giant Bird away. He had only taken two steps when his body suddenly froze on the spot.

He turned his head. Yu Zhao was watching him with a half-smile.

Hua Tu let out a couple of awkward laughs: “Ha… ha…” The smile on his face slowly faded.

He said in a low voice: “I’m leaving.”

Yu Zhao replied calmly: “Mm, have a safe trip.”

Hua Tu stomped his feet in anger: “Yu Zhao! I at least kept you company this whole way. You are not even going to try to keep me?”

That was just too heartbreaking for a leopard.

The Green-beaked Giant Bird looked at Hua Tu, then at Yu Zhao, its small eyes spinning round and round.

Yu Zhao smiled and said: “Each strives on their own path, yet across a thousand miles, we share the same wind.”

Hua Tu stayed silent for a long time.

He scratched his head at last: “What does that sentence even mean?”

Yu Zhao was speechless for a moment.

She then explained: “It means you do not need to feel sad about parting. If we are meant to meet, we will meet again. Goodbye.”

Before Hua Tu could say anything else, Yu Zhao had already risen with the wind and flown away, leaving behind only a faint trace of fragrance from when she had been doing Incense Crafting.

Hua Tu stood there in a daze, feeling bleak and sorrowful, and muttered under his breath.

“Goodbye, Yu Zhao.”

Just then, the Green-beaked Giant Bird, completely lacking in tact, hopped in front of Hua Tu. It tilted its head up, looking left and right.

It asked curiously: “Boss Hua, are you crying?”

It peered closer: “You really cried?”

The bird sighed: “Stop crying. She is already far away.”

Hua Tu flew into a rage out of shame: “If I do not pluck every feather off your butt today, I will not be called Hua Tu!”

The Green-beaked Giant Bird let out a strange screech and flapped its wings, flying straight up.

Hua Tu ground his teeth hard and lunged forward. In an instant, black-and-red feathers filled the sky along with miserable screams.

…

At Tai Bai Academy.

Wei Ying looked at Ji Han Zhou, who was walking past her for the fourth time that day, and finally could not hold back from calling out to him: “Daoist Friend Ji, are you looking for me for something?”

Ji Han Zhou’s face stayed stern as he lightly said: “No.”

Wei Ying looked very doubtful.

There was a Training Grounds right next to the place where the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect were staying. Why was Ji Han Zhou not there practicing his sword and instead wandering back and forth under her nose every day?

She did not think in any other direction. She just felt that Ji Han Zhou’s behavior was quite strange and did not match his cold, aloof appearance at all.

Ji Han Zhou walked past Wei Ying without even glancing to the side.

As Wei Ying stared at his back and started to doubt herself, Ji Han Zhou suddenly stopped, then turned around and walked back.

He called softly: “Daoist Friend Wei…”

Wei Ying’s spirits lifted.

[Here it comes, here it comes.]

[Finally, here it is.]

He asked: “When you first came back to the academy, you said that Senior Sister Yu Zhao from the Five Elements Dao Sect would be visiting Tai Bai Academy. Is that true?”

“Ah?” Wei Ying froze and stared at him blankly.

She had not expected Ji Han Zhou to bring up this question, and her eyes went dull for a moment.

Ji Han Zhou’s brows drew together: “Was it a lie?”

“Of course not.” Wei Ying came back to her senses and looked at Ji Han Zhou with some amusement, then said: “Senior Sister Yu Zhao told me herself that she would visit Tai Bai Academy. It is definitely not an empty promise.”

She had been wondering why Ji Han Zhou had stayed at Tai Bai Academy when all the other disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect had gone back after the exchange. So it turned out he was here for Senior Sister Yu Zhao.

Ji Han Zhou nodded lightly, thanked her for telling him, and left with seeming calm.

When he got back to his own room, the calm on his face vanished at once. His thin lips pressed together, and the corners of his eyes lifted, showing his uneasiness.

Ever since they parted on the Floating Island, he had not seen Senior Sister Yu again, nor heard any news of her. It made him regret countless times how hasty their farewell had been that day, that he had not been able to say a proper goodbye.

After returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect, he had thrown all his energy into cultivation, planning to wait until his cultivation level rose another step before looking for a chance to visit the Five Elements Dao Sect.

But plans could not keep up with change.

Because Senior Sister Liu Zheng’s marriage with Li Jingrang had fallen through and Li Jingrang had then died suddenly, the relationship between the Heavenly Sword Sect and Tai Bai Academy had cracked.

Later, in order to ease the relationship between the two sects, the two Sect Masters discussed things and decided to hold a spar focused on exchange and interaction, sending a team from the Heavenly Sword Sect led by Liu Zheng to visit Tai Bai Academy.

Ji Han Zhou had not wanted to take part, but under the threats and temptations of his mother, Sword Sovereign Jiu Hua, he had still given in.

Besides, he himself had an unrealistic idea in his heart.

In his heart, he thought: [What if, by chance, I could run into Senior Sister Yu Zhao on the road?]

Even though he knew the chance of such an encounter was small, he still set out holding onto that hope.

In the end, nothing happened along the way. After going through a few small bumps, their group arrived at Tai Bai Academy smoothly.

Just when Ji Han Zhou had already lost hope, Wei Ying rushed back to Tai Bai Academy with a group of junior brothers and junior sisters, bringing news of Yu Zhao.

It was a sudden twist of fate.

Ji Han Zhou immediately decided to stay at Tai Bai Academy.

Even after the exchange meet ended and his fellow disciples left one after another, he still stubbornly stayed here.

The waiting time was too long. He could not help growing restless and began to doubt whether the news Wei Ying gave him was real, which led to today’s scene.

Now that he had a definite answer, he was both happy and very nervous.

He had already heard from Wei Ying that Yu Zhao had formed her Nascent Soul.

To him, Yu Zhao was like a mountain too high to climb. He stood at the foot of the mountain and strained on tiptoe to look up, but he still could not see the top.

But he could not suppress the truest desire in his heart. He wanted to draw closer to Yu Zhao.

Even if he could not stand shoulder to shoulder with her, as long as Yu Zhao could see him, he would be satisfied.

Ji Han Zhou suddenly flung open the door, grabbed his Flying Sword, and walked out full of fighting spirit.

In his heart he shouted: [Practice the sword! He had to practice the sword!]

Three days later.

Ji Han Zhou swung his sword in a powerful slash when hurried footsteps sounded behind him.

A voice called out: “Senior Brother Ji, Senior Sister Wei invites you to go to the front mountain to welcome guests!”

Ji Han Zhou’s eyes lit up.

[Daoist Friend Wei!]

[She is so kind!]

[From now on, if anyone dares say Tai Bai Academy and the Heavenly Sword Sect are not ally sects, I will cut him down with one sword!]