After giving a simple yet clean burial, Ren Wei decided take a rest for the night.
Krckkkk... thuddd... boomm....
As he was about to enter his room, he heard the sound of something collapsing. Most likely his wall.
As he expected, when he turned to look, he saw a collapsed side wall.
It was the exact wall which endured the force of an Innate Qi Realm expert, even though it was weakened many times. Which was an impressive feed for a ordinary wall.
Unable to held on anymore, the whole side collapsed on the ground.
Seeing the destroyed wall, Ren Wei sighed. "Huh..... I should reconstruct it tomorrow ..or maybe later than that."
If his neighbors ask him about it, he would just say the wall was too old that it could not support itself anymore.
Then, he turned around and entered his room.
After all the process, it was about 8 pm already.
Lying on his bed, Ren Wei remembers the scene of him and Ye Sha fighting. Even though it was not much of a fight.
The fight overall took about more than half an hour, which was surprisingly considering the difference in their realms.
Ren Wei was at the 5th Level of Innate Qi Realm and Ye Sha was only at the 2nd Level of Innate Qi Realm. Yet it took more than half an hour for Ren Wei to finish Ye Sha, which should have been done in just seconds.
That shows the difference between an experience one and a newbie.
A rock scarred the marks of unpredictable wind and storms and a rock sheltered from the world.
If Ren Wei was fighting someone as the same realm as him, it would have been his body lying 6 feet under the ground instead of Ye Yu's body.
From that fight, Ren Wei learned two things.
First, he needs more experience. Possibly life and death situation.
Second, he needs to consider things more carefully before facing something.
As he lay there on his bed, thinking of things, the goddess of sleep took his mind and body.
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The next day, morning. A day before the attack or deadline.
When Ren Wei woke up from his satisfying sleep, the first thing he did was to check the town's people situation.
As expected, none of the people suspected a thing. Except for some few people who woke up with slight dizziness. But all in all, it turned out the way he planned.
That morning, Ren Wei decided not to go fishing. Instead he would do it at nighttime. As a way of looking out for the people and waiting for things to unfold.
After having a normal breakfast, Ren Wei started his morning by cleaning the room Ye Yu was staying.
As he was doing it, the whole time, his mind was constantly thinking of something. After killing Ye Yu, he knew retaliation from the Blood Mist Hall was inevitable. He was the second young master so.
Not only he needed experience, he also needed to speed up his progress, which was impossible to do instantly.
After he was done cleaning up the room, he shifted his focus onto the broken wall.
He slowly separated the small and big stone, in different groups.
While he was in the process of separating the stones, he sensed someone approaching to the broken wall side.
Ren Wei stopped what he was doing and raised his head, looking to see who it was.
To his surprised, it was Si Fei.
"..it's you." He said as he went back to what he was doing.
With an earnest look on his face, Si Fei asked in a soft voice. "What happened?"
Just a simple question, but Ren Wei could feel the concern in his voice.
"..nothing happened. Just old wall unable to hold on anymore." Ren Wei gave a simple yet understandable answer.
"Ohh..." Si Fei showed the look of realization. "Do ..you need my help?" He added.
He asked instead of helping Ren Wei not because he didn't want to. It was because he knew Ren Wei for a long time. And knew that Ren Wei doesn't take help from other even when he was down. And if someone helps him, he would always pay back the kindness ten times.
When Ren Wei heard the question, he stopped his hands. With a smile, he looked up and replied. "Thanks for the question, but I got this."
Then, he continued separating the stones.
"Well..., if you need my help, just call me. I will be at my house." Si Fei said.
Without looking up, Ren Wei gave a low 'humm', indicating that he heard it.
After some hesitation, Si Fei left.
Seeing the retreating figure of Si Fei, Ren Wei remembers the time when the two of them were just children. And were used to so close. A normal and happy childhood.
All of that changed after they grew up and got married. But from time to time, Si Fei would look out for him. And he did the same.
But Ren Wei completely changed and refused to accept any kind of help after his wife passed away. Even so, Si Fei still helped him, some small things.
'Life is already hard for you, yet you are still kind as always.' Ren Wei thought.
By the time noon ended, and evening came. Ren Wei finished reconstructing the broken wall. For a Innate expert like him, it was too easy.
Without having lunch, Ren Wei directly went to the river with his fishing tools.
From inside his courtyard, Si Fei saw him living. His face contained a simple sympathy.
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At the river, Ren Wei started fishing as he always do.
Plop..
With a simple bait, he cast the fishing line.
A low waves spread across the river surface.
Then, he lay back on the boat and watched the red clouds on the sky as the scarlet sunset paint the sky.
In the past, he forcefully caught the fishes using his power and tried to get the reward quickly. But he was rejected by the treasure.
Not only that, he tried many other ways. But all needed in failure and rejection.
Only the normal way was the correct way.
As the sun continues to set and the red clouds slowly darkened. He felt the movement of the rod.
Without sitting up, he flicked his hand and fish rod moved.
Instantly, the fishing line was pulled up and a big was stuck on the hook.
The fish automatically unhooked from the hook and flew up in the air.
[Fish: Moonshadow Fish.
Grade: Normal.
Details: A type of fish that feeds when the sun starts to set. Lazy during the day, active during the night.]
Ren Wei caught the fish with his hand and put it into the fish pot.
[Reward: A round bamboo hat.]
[Treasure: Round Bamboo Hat.
Grade: Mortal.
Details: Made from the south bamboo plants. Have the ability to the user's face and a small amount of defensive power. (Low).]
"A perfect combo for a seasoned fisherman." He murmured as he took out the bamboo hat and covered his face with it as he lay on the face.
With a simple gesture, he cast the fishing line for the second time.
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As the night time arrived, fewer and fewer people roamed the streets of Black Swan City.
Among them was an old man with wrinkles, in tattered clothes.
Near the city gate, he lay on the side of the road. With the eyes closed, he was sleeping.
From others perspective, he just another beggar.
Soon, the time passed. From early night to late night.
Not a single soul was seen roaming the streets of the city. All the people was in their own deep sleep, nightmares and sweet dreams mixed together. Even the small group of soldiers patrolling the city could not be seen.
As the hours went by, soon the midnight arrived.
The old beggar suddenly opened his eyes, the moment later night arrived.
He calmly stood up in the dark.
Then, he casually walked into a direction. He was like a night creature, perfectly navigating in the dark without bumping into things. And shockingly, he didn't make a single sound as he walks.
Soon, he arrived at a remote area. And in front of him was a big house, that was still in a good condition.
A soft, dim light flickered inside the house. Showing signs of people inside the room.
For a while, the old man stood still outside the house. He didn't show any signs of wanting to enter the house.
With a calm face, flickering blue eyes in the dark, he stood there. It seemed like he was waiting for something.
His ears were pricking from time to time. Meaning he was listening attentively, whatever it was discussing inside the room.
Gong...
The sound of perfect midnight (12 a.m) was heard from nearby city offices.
Finally, the time he was waiting for arrived.
As soon as the bell rang, the old man took a break.
"Time for hunt." Murmuring, he took a step forward, ready to enter the room.
Standing in front of the door, he flung opened the door.
Bang.....