The Child Returns Home (Part Nine) In winter, the days dawn slowly, and by the time it fully brightened, a fire had just finished burning. At some point, the sounds of insects had ceased, and the walking corpses stood motionless. Everyone was exhausted, and, unable to care about the cold ground anymore, they collapsed. The disciples of Xuhuai Valley couldn’t…
The Child Returns Home (Part Eight) Before Qing Jiu and Yu’er reached the back valley, they encountered Lingyun. He stood amidst the flower field, snowflakes falling softly around him. The field was covered in white jade蕊 flowers, creating an illusion of blooming snow even in the depths of winter. Lingyun held Aihong Sword in his hand. “Si’er,” he called out,…
The Child Returns Home (Part Seven) Though injured, Yu’er’s wound was only to her ear, and she continued to fend off the walking corpses with her sword. No matter how many walking corpses they killed, they seemed endless. Yu’er knew well that to completely eradicate these creatures, they needed either a divine weapon for each person or to eliminate the…
The Child Returns Home (Part Six) The walking corpses tore Wu Chang into pieces. Given Wu Chang’s skills, even if he couldn’t resist, escaping wouldn’t have been an issue. But his entire focus was on Mo Wen. The original source of the turmoil surrounding the human Gu experiments was precisely this—to create a Living Gu like Mo Wen, who had…
The Child Returns Home (Part Five) As their minds cleared, the horrifying reality of their actions, the sight of their fallen comrades, sent a wave of shock and despair through the survivors. Some were grievously wounded, clinging to life. “Are there any Xuhuai Valley disciples here?” someone cried out, his voice choked with fear and urgency. “We need help! There…