On a road.
A line of imposing figures marched along.
They all rode Electric Horn Horses, except for one young man, who rode a green-water ox.
"Young Master Shui Jing, why did you attack those two? Were they worth it?"
Lei Xiao looked at Shui Jing in confusion.
Even now, he was still baffled by everything Shui Jing had just done.
Shui Jing smiled and said:
"It was only a test."
"They... if I'm not mistaken, they should have the bloodline of the Ancient People."
The bloodline of the Ancient People!
At this, Lei Xiao's expression changed drastically. He immediately reined in his horse and said:
"So they're remnants of the Ancient People... I'll go back right now and kill them!"
The Thunder Court had an unwritten rule: anyone who encountered someone with the bloodline of the Ancient People was to kill them without mercy!
"Kill them?"
Shui Jing laughed and said:
"If you kill them, I'm afraid you'll regret it."
Lei Xiao said coldly, "Regret it? Young Master Shui Jing, did the Water Dao Imperial Court never tell you that remnants of the Ancient People must not be spared?!"
Shui Jing said:
"That was in the past."
"The Ancient People were indeed the public enemy of the various Imperial Courts back then... but to those who choose the Parasitic Path, the Ancient People aren't enemies at all. They're treasures."
He smiled and said:
"Don't forget, the Ancient People emerged from the darkness. What better seeds could there be for parasitism than those with the bloodline of the Ancient People?"
"They're the true, perfect Heavenly Mandate Dao Children!"
At this, Lei Xiao's expression shifted!
Indeed, Heavenly Mandate Dao Children were those born with the Darkness Origin, or those who had come into contact with darkness and survived...
And the Ancient