Blue Phoenix Chapter 49 – Black Blood

As soon as Hui Yue grasped the black knife with his hand, the red mist within his dantian cave instantly started roiling, impossible to suppress any further. Once Hui Yue gave up on suppressing the killing intent, he had expected that it would erupt into the room sweeping across all the elders present, yet it did not.

All the mist which was rushing out from the cave-in within the lower dantian entered his meridians. Then it flowed out of his palm and entered the knife causing it to feel as though it was an extension of Hui Yue’s arm. A red glow appeared on the knife. Everyone within the room could feel just how dangerous Hui Yue had become while wielding the knife.

“Ahem,” the manager cleared his throat as a shiver ran down his spine. “This is our gift to you. Can you think of a name you wish to give this weapon?” he asked.

Hui Yue furrowed his brows while thinking for a moment. Looking at the black knife with the red hue a smile appeared on his face. In Hui Yue’s mind, only one name would fit such a grand weapon.

“Black Blood,” he said with a sinister smile on his face; the previous naïve child now nowhere to be seen. “This is Black Blood. The dagger which is dyed black from seas of blood.”

Hearing this name gave everyone a foreboding of disaster. This child was in no way normal, yet they did not regret their gift. It was obvious that this dagger was perfect for Hui Yue. A perfect gift would cause happiness which in turn would allow the young boy to speak highly of them in front of his teacher.

The visit had exceeded his expectations. Hui Yue had managed to give both the manager and Ma Kong quite a lot of face within the family. Even if the insurance was still a growing business, it had a much bigger chance of becoming their main business focus when they were ready to expand into the other big cities of Taiyang Kingdom.

Hui Yue said his goodbyes to the Ma family. Then he rushed back to the inn where he was lodging until it was time for them to set out on their way to the Magical Forest.

‘Lan Feng,’ Hui Yue started

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