Blue Phoenix Chapter 48 - Return of the Jing Family

Sending a wry smile to his injured friend, Hui Yue could not help but comment. “You really have no clue how right you are,” he said while shaking his head. "I'll be going away for some time,” he said while effortlessly changing the subject. Hui Yue got to the main reason for why he had gone looking for his friend in the first place.

“I am going to follow the third prince into the Grave of the Unknown. One of us will not return alive. If I die everything I have been working for will have become pointless so there is no way I can lose this fight,” he said as his face was dark and his voice carried deep emotions. Seeing this, Cai Jie nodded his head. Hui Yue could definitely not die there.

“I originally wanted to invite you to come with me, but it seems you already have your own agenda,” he smiled. “Not to mention you have been quite sick. Since you aren't at your peak right now, it won't be that beneficial for either of us.”

“Hey, I'll be ready before the raid starts, but I have no intention of joining you. With most of the nobility away, it will be much easier to slay crusaders. It’s like the heavens themselves are helping me out,” he grinned, and Hui Yue just shrugged his shoulders. He was not hoping for too much when he asked Cai Jie to join him.

“Well, in that case, I need to go and prepare for the trip. Stay in bed and heal up before you go cleaning the streets once again,” Hui Yue said as he waved goodbye towards the bedridden friend and left the room with a smile on his lips.

Leaving the mansion, Hui Yue went towards the marketplaces. He needed to buy medicinal pills and herbs which would help him while the green pearl was restoring itself to its previous condition, or if it suddenly turned stubborn. He also needed pills which recovered internal energy. The medicine which restored qi was cheap, pills which restored spiritual energy were decently priced, but the ones which recovered wu wei were incredibly expensive. Hui Yue knew that he would need them if he was to survive within this tomb.

Spending a whopping

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