Chapter 558 - 558 Ghost Clan's Asura

558 Ghost Clan’s Asura

Yu Wan and the others got into the carriage and quickly returned to the manor.

Meanwhile, Nangong Li and the State Preceptor, who were far away in the State Preceptor Hall, did not know that something unexpected had happened in the forest.

It was the State Preceptor’s turn to place his piece, but he was a little distracted.

Nangong Li understood what he was worried about, but she still smiled faintly and said, “What are you thinking about, State Preceptor?”

“Nothing.” The State Preceptor came back to his senses and placed a piece.

Nangong Li pointed at a seat at the side. “If the State Preceptor had placed your piece here just now, I would have lost this round. But you missed by an inch, so it was the State Preceptor’s turn to lose. Does the State Preceptor want to give in to me too much, or do you not want to play chess with me at all?”

“You’re overthinking, Your Highness,” the State Preceptor said.

However, the commandery prince did not take the path that could immediately block the State Preceptor. He also landed in an unrelated place. Then, he said, “State Preceptor, are you thinking about those escaped thieves?”

The State Preceptor did not deny it. “I can’t figure out who they are. Why did they come to the State Preceptor Hall?”

Nangong Li snorted and said, “They’re either here to ask for information or to steal. Is there anything missing from the State Preceptor Hall?”

The State Preceptor shook his head. “I’m not sure yet.”

The State Preceptor Hall was so big, and it was not like there was one less living person. How could it be so easy to find out what was missing?

Nangong Li said indifferently, “There’s no hurry. We’ll know everything when we catch those thieves.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a disciple from the State Preceptor Hall hurriedly walked over. “State Preceptor!”

The State Preceptor could not help but frown when he saw how flustered he was. “What happened?”

The disciple opened his mouth and looked at the State Preceptor and then at Nangong Li. For a moment, he did not know how to speak.

Nangong Li said indifferently, “If you have something to say, just say it. Did they catch them, or did they escape?” Although he asked this, he did not think that there was a possibility for the latter to happen.

The disciple braced himself and said, “They… they ran away…”

“They ran away?” Nangong Li was stunned.

“You didn’t chase after them?” The State Preceptor asked.

“Yes! But…” The disciple looked at Nangong Li fearfully.

Nangong Li said, “Don’t hide it. Just say it.”

“…Yes!” The disciple lowered his head and said, “The sacrificial soldiers we sent out… are all… all dead…”

They died an extremely miserable death without even a complete corpse. He had gone to the forest to take a look. It could no longer be described as a tragic sight. Many disciples had vomited from fear. He was considered bold, but as long as he thought about it, he could still feel his legs trembling.

“They’re all dead? Not a single one of them was left?” The State Preceptor’s expression turned a little ugly. The sacrificial soldiers sent out were all elites of the State Preceptor Hall. There were seven or eight of them who were top-notch golden-masked sacrificial soldiers. How did they all die?

“Who killed them?” Nangong Li asked.

“It’s… it’s the… lord Your Highness brought…” The disciple said fearfully.

The State Preceptor looked at Nangong Li coldly. Nangong Li threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess box and stood up indifferently. “Lead the way.”

The disciple said, “Yes!”

Under the lead of this disciple, Nangong Li and the State Preceptor rode their horses to the scene. The strong smell of blood mixed with the smell of soil and vegetation was blown into their noses by the night wind that swept across the water.

Everyone felt their chests rumble, and an inexperienced disciple fainted on the spot.

The State Preceptor looked at the flesh in the grass with a cold gaze and clenched his fists bit by bit. He took a deep breath. “Your Highness…”

Nangong Li raised his hand. “I understand. I’ll bear the losses today. I’ll compensate you no matter how many sacrificial soldiers die.”

With that, Nangong Li ignored the State Preceptor and walked towards the river. Asura sat there, his blood-red eyes staring blankly at the sparkling lake.

“What’s wrong with you?” Nangong Li walked over, as if asking about his body, but also as if asking what had happened.

However, Asura did not say anything. He continued to stare fixedly at the lake.

This was not the first time something had happened. Asura had been imprisoned for too long and had felt uncomfortable for too long. When he first came out, he had killed a few people he shouldn’t have. However, in the following interactions, Nangong Li had very well comforted Asura and nothing else happened.

For some reason, he had killed dozens of sacrificial soldiers in one move tonight. Not to mention the State Preceptor, he also felt the pinch. However, Asura’s value was far above this group of sacrificial soldiers. Therefore, even if Nangong Li’s heart ached to death, he had never thought of dealing with Asura.

Of course, Nangong Li did not know the real reason for Asura’s anger. He thought that Asura could not control the mania in his body. He reached out and gently patted Asura’s shoulder, coaxing softly, “Forget it, we’ll talk about this later. I’ll bring you back first.”

Asura stood up. Nangong Li brought him in the direction they came from. After taking a few steps, Asura turned around and looked at the dark forest.

“What are you looking at?” Nangong Li asked strangely.

Asura ignored him and slowly walked to the front.

Asura’s emotions… were a little depressed? Nangong Li was shocked by this sudden feeling. Asura was just a killing tool. He did not have seven emotions and six desires, only mania and non-mania. Therefore, being depressed was definitely an illusion.

Nangong Li brought Asura back to the Queen Manor and stayed in the courtyard that he had specially asked someone to clean up. Originally, he did not plan to bring Asura along tonight. It was only after he left the manor that he remembered that the captured thief had accomplices, and there was a high chance that his accomplices would break into the prison. That was why he brought Asura out.

Unexpectedly, the outcome was like this—the little thief wasn’t caught and instead more than half of the sacrificial soldiers in the State Preceptor Hall were killed.

Nangong Li felt a lump in his chest.

Nangong Li felt that he had to talk to Asura. Back then, when he released him from the forbidden area of the Ghost Clan, he had made three rules with him. He had to listen to him. Otherwise, he would tell the Ghost Clan and let them capture him back.

Asura returned to his room.

Nangong Li calmed himself down and returned to the courtyard to take the pills to look for Asura.

Asura loved cleanliness. His room was always so tidy that it was as if no one had ever lived in it. There was not a trace of mess on the bed. It was worlds apart from the way he liked to crush people when he killed.

After he returned to his room, he took a shower and changed his clothes. At this moment, he was sitting on a chair in front of the window in a daze. He used to be in a daze, but tonight seemed especially different. As for what was different, Nangong Li could not answer.

Nangong Li composed himself and shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. He was just a tool to kill. Why did he keep treating him as a human tonight?

“Asura.” Nangong Li walked over and sat down beside Asura. He could feel the manic energy in Asura’s body, but this manic energy was restrained when facing him, so he was safe. He handed over the small medicine bottle in his hand. “For you.”

The medicine bottle was filled with pills that could reduce Asura’s pain. After taking them, the mania in Asura’s body could be appeased to a certain extent. In the past, Asura could not wait to eat them, but tonight, he did not have much of a reaction.

“Asura,” Nangong Li called.

Only then did Asura turn around unhurriedly. He looked at the medicine bottle on the table, reached out his pale hand, removed the cork, and poured the vermilion pill into his hand.

There were only three pills a day. He hadn’t eaten today, so all three were there. Nangong Li thought that he would eat them happily, but Asura only slowly ate one and stuck out his tongue as if he was chewing wax. Then, he threw away the other two in disdain.

Nangong Li was stunned. “Why aren’t you eating anymore? Is the taste wrong?”

Asura was very annoyed. He carried the pillow to bed to sleep.

Nangong Li picked up the pill that Asura had thrown away and sniffed it. He muttered in confusion, “It’s a Mind-clearing Pill made from snow lotus… Why are you suddenly unwilling to eat it? Do you not feel uncomfortable anymore? Or are you tired of eating it?”

Nangong Li wanted to talk to Asura again, but Asura put down the curtain. This meant that he could get lost.

Nangong Li shook his head and left helplessly with the pills.

… .

On the other hand, after Yu Wan and the others rushed back to the manor at the speed of reincarnation, everyone was exhausted.

“He didn’t catch up, right?” Qing Yan looked back at the dark alley and asked with lingering fear.

Jiang Hai wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, “I don’t think so. I… I didn’t notice anyone following us!”

Qing Yan patted his chest and heaved a long sigh of relief. “It’s good that he didn’t! It’s good that he didn’t… That guy is too terrifying. I really hope I won’t meet him again in my life!”

The night was silent.

Asura suddenly opened his eyes in the darkness. He took out a small milk bottle made of sheepskin from under the blanket and played with it lovingly.