Chapter 137 - Where Did You Put Ming’s Body?

At this point in time, Ming's lucky charm in a satchel brightly glowed, filling his room with glaring light. The only light existing in the city right now. Xinyi's pendant in her neck also instantly glowed with blinding brightness piercing through the blue flame on her. The fire changed its color into light green with a shade of light blue. 

The Hutyuns stopped strangling the unconscious Mafan and brought him outside Xionmao's cave. Xionmao saw it and let the trees around the sleeping Mafan formed into another illusion trap.

Xinyi walked out toward the open field. Those who saw her, including the manipulated soldiers, closed or covered their eyes involuntarily. No one could stand and watch the light. 

Then Ming's satchel flew with half of the pendant. While it zoomed out, the cloth bag fell on the bricked roof but the stone darted to Xinyi and rejoined with the cut pendant. 

At last, the pendant became complete. With this, the bluish green flame on her transformed into white. Her light shone brighter and wider, engulfing the whole city, including the field. It was like a clear day when night had set in.

The men in dazed groaned inside while lying on the bloodied ground. The animals ceased their movements but knelt with their front legs folded on the ground, as if they were kneeling in her presence.

Xinyi's eyes were fierce white light. Her flame lightened the whole field up to the forest and the gate. Her clothes flapped as the fire moved around her. The ring on her finger, the anklet on her leg, and the pendant on her chest radiated altogether. The powers within the objects fused and in sync.

She walked with the flame engulfing her, yet, the dry grass under her feet didn't burn. Rather, flowers of lively and glittering colors bloomed with her every step. The blood soaked on the ground vanished. Yellowish grass turned green. 

The heat of her flame was painful when it touched the soldiers' and animals' bodies but it slowly became soothing, healing every scratch or wounds on them but left no scars. As she passed them, Mafan's mind manipulation was fully negated. They were set free, astonishing everyone. They gave out deep sighs of relief and happiness, despite their wounds, once they could move in their own free will.

Mafan could have been stunned stupid and could have driven to insanity if he witnessed this event. But he could not because he was now in a deep sleep inside the illusion. 

Though the people feared her almighty countenance, the people and the animals moved to open a path for her. But they did not leave the field, curious on what would've happened next and wished to witness more of the event unfolding. 

Her presence was inviting, every person's eyes focused on her and with her every step. She continued to walk, healing every one she passed by without touching them. The whole field became a meadow of beautiful flowers blooming at their feet. It was a spectacular sight to behold.

The children in the city ran out, shouting ohs and ahs, bewildered by the amazing view. They tried plucking the pretty flowers, but as the blooms touched the small hands, the children began floating on the air. At first, the floating surprised them, but later laughed in great pleasure. 

The a.d.u.l.ts' eyes grew wide with the tempting incident and couldn't help but reached for the lovely flowers directly below them. In that instant, joy suffused their being and they too roared in laughter. The whole place was full of floating and laughing people.

Friends and families, men and women alike, greeted and hugged each other on the breeze. Some acted as if swimming as a fish. They were like the little children playing. The animals jumped in joy, watching the humans on air. They mooed, cooed or gave out sounds out of happiness. 

"Ma, sis, big brother," Qinfen ran outside the gate with limping Balin. The family embraced together with a hint of sadness. Then Xinyi's hand waved and a light flew straight on Balin. As the light struck him, warmth filled his body. When the light disappeared, pain left his legs. He carefully kicked his foot with closed eyes, expecting the pain but gaped in wonder and jumped around instead.

"I'm healed, Hahaha." He pranced around like a young boy receiving a gift. "Where is Gib?" And a soldier pointed at the lying body on the ground.

General Lofey looked at Tyriece, who newly joined them and curiously watching Xinyi with Nianshi following behind her. The two asked nothing for now. Gib's and Ming's death also saddened him, but as a general, his men were his priority.

Balin knelt beside Gib, head bowed down. They could tell he wept with his shoulders convulsing. 

Alas, Xinyi's fire had touched every possible sick person. The flame on her vanished, but the light remained and the people slowly sunk down on the flowery ground. She flew on air to go back in the middle of the field, thinking of Gib and Ming. She saw Gib first, cold and lifeless. 

Across her, the crying Balin looked up to her, dumbfounded, and couldn't utter a word but then saw a tear ran on her cheek. She didn't look at the other but concentrated to bring the man to life, but a voice spoke, "Don't, you're not a god who could resurrect a dead man." It was Nianshi, standing at her back.

More tears fell. "Thank you," she whispered, thankful to Gib for sacrificing his life for her. Her hand touched his body and flower petals plucked out from the blooms on its own. A strong wind swirled on top of Gib's body, sucking all petals in and when it stopped, the sweet smelling petals slowly fell and covered the body. 

She hurried to where she left Ming but stunned when she couldn't find him. Xinyi turned to the embracing Lei family. "Ma, where did you put Ming?"

"What?" Lifen and children looked at her and to the ground. They were as shocked as her. And turned their heads, searching for his dead body. General Lofey and the people heard Xinyi's words and looked around as well, but it was nowhere in sight. 

"Who took him away?" Xinyi was in tears, anger began to swell in her chest. She thought of striking the person who took his body once she finds it out. Her palms held her head, feeling going crazy, wishing with all his heart to find him. If she could use her power to find him, she would but didn't know how to make it come true. She even delved on manipulating time, if she could. But... she didn't give in, trying her utmost to control herself.

Lifen saw her frantic state and embraced her. "Hush, dear. Don't let anger overwhelm you. His body might just be around or maybe Master Xionmao knows. Calm down," she tried to comfort Xinyi even though her heart was anxious too to know where Ming was. She did not want to see Xinyi act the same way she did earlier.

Xinyi understood her mother-in-law's worries. "Don't worry, Ma. I know how to control myself now. Sorry for making you worry." She inhaled and exhaled until her nerves relaxed a bit but the loneliness and longing for his presence was still present deep inside a corner of her heart. "Let's go to Xionmao's cave." 

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks as a vision played in front of her very eyes. She saw Ming's body inside a cave while it snowed outside. But the vision faded as fast as it came and an audible voice everyone could hear took over. "If you want to see him, come to the chameleon's peak."