Blue Phoenix Chapter 21 – The Path I Take

Getting ready to walk through the gate back to Cave’s End was something which took longer than expected.

Hui Yue knew that killing the members of the Dragon Corps was something which they could not afford to let people know about. Instead, he ensured that everyone wore the capes which hid their appearance and cultivation base.

“I am really sorry Yun,” Hui Yue said for the third time that day, as he patted the head of his scaled friend. “We cannot let them recognize us, and you are fairly recognizable.”

Hearing this, Sha Yun could do nothing but nod her head depressingly as she stayed behind.She waited patiently by the gate along with the oversized plant. Wang Ju Long knew that the plant was as recognizable as Sha Yun.

As Hui Yue knocked on the door, the new group consisted of four people all covered with black cloaks that did not allow for even a strand of hair to be seen.

The guards were utterly shocked as they opened the gate and saw four humans walk out.

At first, they assumed that this was Hui Yue and his party which had returned. However after thinking things through they knew that this could not be so. They had a snake-woman in their party, and none of these individuals seemed to have a tail.

Walking through the gates, Hui Yue did not walk back to Cave’s End City. Instead, he led his party along the cave wall, walking roundabout. This route would take longer but it also increased their chances of not being recognized.

After looking at the backs of the disappearing experts, a grunt was heard in the silence before one of the guards instantly put down his spear and shield and then rushed towards the town center. He was running to give a report about the newly arrived cultivators within the cave.

As she traveled through the familiar surroundings, Sun’s face was filled with complex emotions as she was in one sense happy to return to her home. At the same time, she felt despair about the prospects for her future.

Hui Yue understood her emotions. He also understood that the Dragon Corps weren’t likely to have had g

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