Blue Phoenix Chapter 78 – Explanations

While Xu Piao was feeling guilty about his behavior, Hui Yue was completely absorbed in his training, and as the sunrise was coloring the sky purple, he finally opened his eyes.

Looking around, he saw that his friends were still cultivating. With a sigh he allowed his consciousness to sink down into the dantian cave where he saw Lan Feng for once not cultivating. Instead, he was seated still as if he was contemplating something.

‘I knew you’d come,’ he smiled as he saw Hui Yue’s mental projection move towards him, and the white-haired boy smiled back as he sat down next to the phoenix.

‘What do you think I should do with Xu Piao?’ Hui Yue asked with a careless voice. He had already made up his mind, but he still valued the opinion of his lifelong friend.

‘I agree with you,’ the bird said with a sigh. ‘Xu Pia has no hostile feelings towards you; he even said that he sees you as a friend. Even though he is most likely using you for the sake of progressing up the ranks, or escaping these tunnels no one says he is the only one able to abuse the friendship,’ the bird continued with a wicked smile on his face. ‘To get two King ranked protectors is not a bad deal for the sake of allowing him to give information on you to Zhou Long, or whatever he might be scheming.’

Hearing that, Hui Yue could not help but laugh a little as he nodded his head agreeing with the bird. The two of them stayed seated for a bit in the comfortable quietness while Hui Yue’s eyes scanned the many small caves containing one odd energy form after another.

His eyes came to rest on the golden wings, and he furrowed his brows as he suddenly remembered what Lan Feng said earlier.

‘Hey,’ Hui Yue nudged the bird by his side. ‘When I was flying earlier on my Qi Fan everyone was deeply shocked. While we were escaping from the illusion of the Endless Forest earlier, neither Xie Lan nor Xu Piao seemed to be capable of flight.’

‘They are both King ranked experts. Shouldn’t they be able to create wings and fly?’ Hui Yue asked curiously.

‘No,’ Lan Feng

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