Blue Phoenix Chapter 79 - A Shadow in the Darkness

“Don’t worry too much,” a red-haired young man said to Sha Yun, a smile on his lips as he patted her head. “Although some of them were rude it was just because they are jealous. For someone like us, to know the Grand Marshall is like a dream come true. He has created a world solely for magical beasts, and us mixed blood bastards. A place where we can feel as normal as humans feel in the rest of the world.”

“At first they pitied you for having a contract with someone, but then they suddenly found out that the contract was with someone they’d do anything to meet. They felt that the emotions they had at the start were wasted,” the red-haired man continued to explain, but Sha Yun wasn’t listening. She knew he was trying his best to console her, but she no longer felt as glad to be a part of the group. She felt that the ones on her side were now only with her because they knew about her relationship with Hui Yue while everyone against her was also because of Hui Yue.

It was impossible for her to truly trust any of the people she had considered friends before and suddenly a longing appeared in her heart once more. A familiar face popped into her mind, and she felt tears welling up in her eyes. Although this sudden change with her friends was due to Hui Yue, there was nothing she wanted more than to be next to his side right now. Although he did not love her as a woman, he always treated her well, and he truly cared about her.

Forcing her tears back, Sha Yun once more calmed herself down, and by the time her eyes opened determination was evident within them. “Yue is further into the grave therefore if I want to meet up with him, then I have no other option than to move forward. Wait for me just a little while longer!” she mumbled half to herself and half in the hopes that her wish would reach Hui Yue further down the tunnel.

Holding her head up high, she slithered into the group of the beasts and mixed blood experts, all of them looking at her shocked. Some had hostility in their eyes, others had complicated expressions,

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