Night Without End
Chapter 29

Feather Robe Immortal

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Qin Ming was quiet and still, not moving at all, but in his heart, mottled shadows of time flickered. At first, they seemed covered in dust, surrounded by a black mist, but in an instant, like thunder falling into a sea of clouds, tearing through the darkness and sweeping away the smoke, they revealed to him a series of bloody scenes.

The night was deep, the fire soared to the sky, the boy was dressed in feather robes, ethereal like an immortal, but under his feet were corpses and blood...

Qin Ming touched his head, his body trembling slightly. The "feather robes" had left an extremely deep mark in his subconscious, now stinging him and awakening past memories, like blowing away the sand and dust that obscured his mind.

He closed his eyes, firmly restraining his surging emotions, his body quickly relaxed, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

The current occasion was not right, he could not show too many abnormalities, using "Blending Light with Dust" to dim his spirit and blend into the crowd.

Qin Ming's eyes regained clarity, his hair fluttered in the wind, he stood there straight, as if nothing had happened, but many fragmented images began to emerge in his heart.

He calmed down, broke free from the emotional cage of himself, and examined the past with a calm mind, like an outsider quietly watching the bloody scenes that had happened to him.

Night, a raging fire soared into the sky, the entire mountain forest was burning, the raging flames seemed to devour the night sky.

The village at the foot of the mountain was also ravaged by fire, spreading everywhere, houses collapsed, there were many corpses in the streets, and blood flowed in the alleys.

In the scorching flames, among the ruins, a boy's hair fluttered, Feather Robe Immortal, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows seemed to glow, transcendent and refined.

His body flowed with a faint light, white shoes and white socks were not stained with dust, even in the ruins, surrounded by fire, he still seemed to be detached from the mortal world, beyond the world.

Fourteen-year-old Qin Ming fell to the ground, his mouth and nose filled with pungent burnt smells and dust, screams came from his ears, and all he could see was the ruthless firelight. The beams and pillars of the house behind him were burned and broken, crashing down.

He saw many familiar people were dead, the entire village was plunged into a sea of fire.

The feather-robed boy held a purple bamboo stick, stepped over the rubble, and came to Qin Ming's front. Although he had an extraordinary temperament, and his eyes seemed to flow with starlight, his movements were very ruthless.

The boy waved the glowing bamboo stick and struck Qin Ming's head with one blow, immediately blood flowed, making him feel dizzy, and he saw that there seemed to be a fire burning in the night sky.

Qin Ming's clothes were ragged, he had already been injured, and after being hit by such a stick, he coughed violently in the sea of fire, choked by the smoke, and could not get up.

Afterward, the feather-robed boy's slender hand held the bamboo stick and waved it continuously, all hitting Qin Ming's body, making the sound of bones breaking.

"I thought that I was only seriously injured in the head, but I didn't expect that in the forgotten memories, there were such scenes."

Qin Ming whispered in his heart, looking at the old things that had happened, he still remained calm, as if he was watching someone else's past.

There were many figures in the village, quickly making up for the knife, only the feather-robed boy stood in place, only using the purple bamboo stick to attack Qin Ming.

"It can be seen that he could smash my head with one stick, but he didn't do that. What kind of hatred do you have for me? You have to let me constantly experience that kind of severe pain."

Qin Ming firmly remembered the face of the feather-robed boy. Although the other party was very handsome, ethereal and refined, he also showed a cold side in the fire.

"My arm was broken, but I didn't know it afterward. How long was I in a coma at the age of fourteen?" Qin Ming guessed in his heart.

"My chest hurts so much, it was probably poked by him with a bamboo stick and my bones were broken." Qin Ming quietly watched the bloody scene in the fire.

"Torture me first, then kill me?" More than two years have passed, and now recalling it, Qin Ming can still truly experience that kind of powerlessness and severe pain.

The feather-robed boy seemed to dislike him very much, and had no physical contact with him, only letting the bamboo stick fall, and then hitting him twice on the head.

Qin Ming clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, blood splattered, falling on his neck, and some slipped on his cheeks.

Also a teenager, one was as graceful as jade, ethereal and refined, the other was burned with ragged clothes and blood on his face, lying in the dust, forming a sharp contrast.

Finally, fourteen-year-old Qin Ming's consciousness was about to dissipate, and he vaguely saw two figures rushing out of the ruins, suddenly repelling the feather-robed boy, grabbing him and rushing into the darkness quickly.

On the way, he saw a huge city standing on the ground with hazy eyes, incomparably bright.

"Moonfall City, we should avoid it." The two were whispering, not taking him into the city, but detouring far away, leaving quickly.

Dimly, he heard a sigh: "There are three skull fractures in the head, the scalp and flesh are beaten to a pulp, it's too serious, probably won't survive, the arms and chest..."

Finally, Qin Ming fell into complete darkness.

At this moment, he quietly experienced the boundless darkness, motionless.

"Someone took me away and sent me to this remote area. Three places on my head suffered severe trauma, almost shattering. No wonder I forgot so many things, only remembering the wandering scenes after waking up."

He realized that he might have been in a coma for more than three months, because after waking up, the fractures in his arms and chest had healed.

If he hadn't seen someone wearing feather robes again today, he still wouldn't remember these things, only the scene of his head being hit hard and blood splattering in the raging fire.

Although he felt a slight blockage in his heart, he didn't have too much anger. The matter had already happened, what was the use of his grief, anger, and irritability?

What he needed was to effectively solve the problem in the future, find and deal with that Feather Robe Immortal youth! "Feather Robe Immortal, the origin is not simple, ah, seeing that there are many experts appearing in that sea of fire, this probably involves a very powerful organization," Qin Ming sighed softly.

Afterward, he regained his composure.

He was even thinking from another perspective, if he were that Feather Robe Immortal youth, he wouldn't torture the opponent he wanted to kill like this, one hammer down, and it would be over, eliminating future troubles forever.

"Moonfall City!" Qin Ming's eyes seemed to pierce through the night sky, silently reciting the name of that city in his heart, the village where the incident occurred should not be very far from Moonfall City.

Old Man Liu was quite excited, whispering: "So strong, what is the origin of this feather-robed woman? She is not afraid of the Moon Worm, confronting it head-on, blocking it in the night sky."

The others in the snow had the same feeling, and besides, this was the only female expert who appeared, and they were all curious about her identity. She stood on the back of the cyan bird, suspended in the air, where the light was hazy, very mysterious.

An old man said: "They shouldn't fight, experts are generally used for deterrence. If they really fight, then the two sides will tear their faces apart, and it will be a fight to the death."

As soon as he finished speaking, in the majestic mountains covered by the faint night, above the endless wilderness, the Moon Worm suddenly emitted a dazzling light, like brilliant lightning arrows, shooting out, piercing towards the Feather Robe Immortal woman on the cyan bird.

Many people's faces changed, was this going to be a big battle?!

Only the four creatures sitting in the snow were very calm, and none of them got up.

In the night sky, the woman on the cyan bird raised her slender hand, she received the wind and snow, and then turned it into a large number of dense, crystal-clear raindrops. In an instant, the rain curtain in the night sky was like a curtain, blocking the light arrows emitted by the Moon Worm.

In the clanging sound, all the light arrows were blocked, revealing their true form, which turned out to be silver-white worms, seemingly cast from refined gold, extremely hard, shooting in the night sky, trying to tear open the rain curtain.

The rain curtain became crystal clear, all the raindrops were infinitely elongated, turning into luminous threads, cutting in the night sky, and finally, in the popping sound, either cutting or directly penetrating the dense silver worms.

A large number of silver flying insects finally shattered themselves like dream bubbles, turning into nothingness.

Only two light-transformed worms were undamaged, falling towards the mountains, and then with a bang, it was as if a violent earthquake had occurred, and then there was an avalanche, a vast expanse of white.

Everyone was shocked and dared not comment.

The Moon Worm hung high, like a bright moon hanging in the night sky above the mountains, it did not attack again.

The woman on the cyan bird also stood still, her clothes fluttering, she also maintained peace, and took the initiative to retreat a distance.

Obviously, this was a test by the higher-ups. If one side was really not good enough, the so-called last negotiation would be unnecessary.

Qin Ming looked at the Feather Robe Immortal woman on the cyan bird from a distance, thinking that it was not so coincidental, the person wearing feather robes was not necessarily related to that youth.

But he couldn't help but want to ask someone, he turned his head to look at Mu Qing, and said, "Is wearing feather robes a big deal?"

Mu Qing, who was covered in a black robe, glanced at him and said, "People from outside the world are generally very detached, transcending the secular world. I don't know her specific origin."

Qin Ming nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Ahead, the atmosphere between the four figures sitting cross-legged in the snow had eased, and they even showed smiles to each other.

Although the crowd couldn't hear their conversation, they assumed it was going well.

Of course, people believed this was related to the tentative collision between the Moon Worm and the Feather Robe Immortal earlier, which facilitated the smooth progress of the negotiations.

Ling Xu spoke, "We will help you drive away that group of migrating aliens. We are not greedy. If there are resources in those special Nodes, share a portion with us, that's all. In addition, the aliens that have recently expanded must retreat."

The snow-white old ferret sat cross-legged, twirling prayer beads in one hand, and said, "Why should we share with you? Wouldn't it make more sense for us to directly join forces with the newly migrated higher beings to deal with you?"

The white-clothed Ling Xu sat there quietly, "There is no need for testing between you and me. Our time is precious. I only have a few simple words, listen carefully. We only want the special resources that may be born in those Nodes, but those newly migrated higher beings not only want these, but are also eyeing your lairs. Saying they have no temporary residence, are just passing by, and will stay for a few months, do you believe it?"

"Okay, we agree."

"Well, straightforward!"

Both sides stood up. The general direction was agreed upon, quite simply, without any procrastination. As for the details, others would discuss them in detail, which was none of their business.

"It's over?" People saw that the high-level figures had stood up, all stunned, not expecting it to be so fast.

"Go back and wait, be ready to enter the mountain at any time." The calico cat, carrying a scarlet long sword, turned and said to the crowd.

The people from Red Haze City were immediately excited. It was really settled! Qin Ming saw a crow flying not far away, which was really eye-catching. Then it landed on a protruding large blue stone in the snow.

And there was also a woman covered in a fur cloak, her green hair fluttering, who glanced at him.

The crow spoke, "Why is that kid's aura weaker than last time? Something's wrong. I guess he practiced a method to conceal his vitality. He must think he's too conspicuous. I told you he's not simple, what suitable candidate have you found? Aren't you going to take another look at this person?"

"The person I chose is like a blazing sun about to break through the black clouds, but it should not be exposed too early, otherwise, it may attract the jealousy of the heavens. I have already sent him away in advance." After the woman finished speaking, she looked towards Qin Ming again and said, "I'll find someone to test him later to see if he can become one of the backup options."

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