Chapter 5 — Thanh La Phong Nguyet Ky

23 Van Tich Co Uyen - a place full of death and chaos, a forbidden place that both races avoid. Thanks to the weak light from my father's jade pendant, I hugged my mother and desperately penetrated each stream of violent energy. I don't know how much time has passed, but the current has finally dissipated. My strength was exhausted, my eyelids felt heavy, and I finally couldn't stand it and fell into a coma. When he opened his eyes again, Lang Thuong's face immediately appeared. He looked at me without blinking. As soon as he saw me awake, his eyes immediately lit up. "You're awake. Do you feel any better?" "Sir Yue has taken the elixir, her life is not in danger." After saying that, he collapsed. I jumped up in surprise and hugged his body, which had shown its true form. He was so seriously injured that every gray hair was stained with blood. “You… how did you find me…?” My voice is hoarse. He opened the claw, in his palm were a few fox furs. These are the strands I accidentally fell down before. 24 I held the dying silver wolf tightly in my arms, even the tips of my fingers trembled. In order to block Elder Ho's fatal blow for me, he almost burned away his demon essence, and his vitality was already on the brink of collapse. The few fox feathers that he squeezed in his claws were now stained with his blood, red enough to hurt his eyes. “Idiot…” I choked, transferring the remaining bit of demonic power in my body to him little by little, trying to hold on to that fragile remnant. “What is it all about?” Just as I was about to open my mouth, my mother raised her hand to stop me. "This place is not safe. Elder Ho's people may still be looking for us. Let's leave here first." I nodded, picked up Lang Thuong, who was still unconscious, and followed the turbulent current to go deeper. Avoiding several streams of chaotic energy, we find a secret cave half-hidden by a giant skeleton. Mother immediately arranged a few simple hidden energy formations around there. "Don't worry," she said softly, "this is a formation created by your father. No one can find us." 25 After Lang Thuong was still unconscious, my mother turned to look at me: "Hoa, what happened? As soon as I arrived at the Storehouse, I saw Ho Luc attacking you." I took out the black scales and animal skin my father left behind and told the whole story from beginning to end. As the mother read, her face turned pale little by little, her hands trembled, her eyes flared with pain and anger, her nails dug deep into her palms. “So… so it turns out…” The mother's voice was hoarse, mixed with choking sounds. “I always thought that your father died at the hands of the wolf clan… I didn't expect the truth to be like that!” She looked at the unconscious Lang Thuong, her eyes unreadable: "Then... the conflict between the two clans probably did not exist. It was all arranged by Ho Luc. He... and his clan... were probably just people who were taken advantage of." I nodded strongly, holding my mother's hand tightly: "Mother... we have no way back. Only when the whole truth is exposed... can our father in heaven be comforted, and can the two races end their blood feud." 26 Mother was silent for a long time. Finally, she gently wiped the blood and tears from my face: "Okay. This is your father's unfinished wish... I will continue this journey with you. First—save him. We need his strength." She took out a rare life-saving pill that she had hidden for many years and mixed the medicine into Lang's mouth Thuong, help him administer the medicine. Not long after, he woke up. As soon as I opened my eyes, I called out: "Lord Nhac Mother..." I couldn't help but glance at him. Mother pursed her lips and smiled again, nodding: "Very well. You and Hoa Nhi... are truly a match." Lang Thuong revealed his fangs and smiled stupidly. As for me, I bowed my head, my eyes stinging. The burden of sin that had been carried for seventy years finally... disappeared. Lang Thuong quietly held my hand. We set off again, continuing to the deepest part of Co Uyen. The further inside you go, the thicker the air becomes. This place not only has death energy, but also mixed with an evil that is difficult to name. In my head, waves of chaotic whispers rang out, the voice seemed to tear apart my consciousness: Brutal wolf clan... Look at it, so pitifully weak... When it recovers, those sharp claws will tear your throat... Someone from a different race, your heart will be different! I stopped, clenched my fists, and shouted softly: "That's enough!" Mother and Lang Thuong both looked at me. In the mother's eyes there was anxiety. And in Lang Thuong's eyes - those silver-gray pupils were covered with a thin layer of red mist, deep inside curled the strange coldness of a wild beast, a look... that did not belong to him. “This place… has a problem.” I explained in a dry voice, not daring to look directly at him anymore. That force never receded - it was like a quagmire, the more you struggled, the deeper it sank. Lang Thuong wanted to pull my hand, but I reflexively took a step back. A faint trace of pain flashed in his eyes. “Keep your mind steady, keep your mind as one.” The mother's gentle voice rang out. We keep moving forward. Each step... is as heavy as carrying a thousand-pound stone. Even the mother's footsteps began to be chaotic, sometimes slow and sometimes fast. Lang Thuong pursed his lips, breathing heavily as if fighting against something invisible. “Stabilize your mind!” The mother's voice suddenly rang out, cold and clear, carrying the power of the Fox Clan's Thanh Tam Mantra. "Remember what we came here for! Remember your father!" My whole body shook. I looked at my mother's back in front of me - still straight despite being seriously injured. Looking at Lang Thuong's face again, his eyebrows were furrowed, his whole body trembling against the invading evil force. That's right… what did we come here for? —For the truth. —For the deceased. —And for the sake of the person in front of me, he would rather be seriously injured than block a blow for me. I took a deep breath, forced myself to suppress all evil thoughts, and silently recited the Thanh Tam Mantra.