THE UNTAMED HEART

Chapter 15: Koi Tower (Jinlintai)

Xiao Xingchen and Song Zichen arrived in the Koi Tower, it was indeed totally empty as Wei Wuxian told them during the banquet. They looked around, it was a very spacious place, Xiao Xingchen spoke while giggling:

"Zichen, I feel like I can walk around easily, there is so much space and no crowd."

Song Zichen wrote on Xiao Xingchen's hand:

"Xingchen, here is totally empty."

Xiao Xingchen:

"Good, we have a lot of space for the disciples."

They both smiled, Song Zichen took Xiao Xingchen's hand and let him touch his lips to show that he was smiling, Xiao Xingchen said:

"Zichen you are smiling."

They sat on the stairs of Koi Tower, here was really big and Xiao Xingchen spoke:

"Aiyo, by the way, my sword can point at fierce corpses but it can't distinguish, I mean it can't distinguish between a living fierce corpse and a dead fierce corpse, yet it does nothing when there is a conscious fierce corpse such as you and Master Wen."

Song Zichen looked at him and wrote on his hand:

"Is there a way to solve it?"

Xiao Xingchen shook his head and said:

"I don't know Zichen, maybe my nephew can help us. While you were fighting with Xue Yang, Wei Ying nullified the living fierce corpses, Master Wen took the nullified fierce corpses out of the battlefield and I destroyed the dead fierce corpses."

Song Zichen then wrote:

"There was a box on Xue Yang's hand, he couldn't release the box but he sprayed some smoke to me and I felt terrible pain on my head, do you think that there is a connection?"

Xiao Xingchen shook his head and said:

"I don't know, there might be, we don't know what is in the box, he also cut your tongue, didn't he?"

Song Zichen wrote:

"Yes."

Xiao Xingchen:

"It may be related, regardless of the matter, we have to be careful, Xue Yang might be dead but, he left that box behind, this isn't over ."

Song Zichen wrote:

"I know."

Both Xiao Xingchen and Song Zichen took their time to prepare Koi Tower, it took them a week to establish the training grounds for the swordsmen, they stood in the middle of what they prepared, Xiao Xingchen said:

"I have a good feeling Zichen, but how will we find disciples?"

Song Zichen grabbed Xiao Xingchen's hand and wrote:

"Well, we have to wait until after the box matter is solved."

Song Zichen was right, the box that was currently at Lotus Pier was important and a remnant of the battle that took place there. This was an important matter, important enough to delay the establishment of their sect. Xiao Xingchen and Song Zichen entered the Secret Room in the Fragrance Hall that was behind the copper mirror. Since Jin Sect officially ended with the death of Jin Guangshan, the mirror wasn't sealed anymore. Xiao Xingchen walked around and touched some weird tools:

"Zichen, these are so weird, they have resentful energy, I can feel."

Song Zichen walked to him and wrote on his chest:

"We have to look at the room, do you have any idea how we can communicate when we are far?"

Xiao Xingchen giggled, he then used his spiritual power, connecting his mind with Song Zichen's, he said:

"How is this?"

Song Zichen:

"Better, how long can you maintain it?"

Xiao Xingchen:

"A few hours."

Song Zichen:

"Okay, let's search around."

Xiao Xingchen nodded and started searching around, he was mostly attracted to weapons or tools that were emitting resentful aura. He found lots of confiscated weapons from Qishan Wen Sect, touching the Sun symbol he knew that these weapons once belonged to that sect.

Song Zichen on the other hand focused on manuscripts, he found a manuscript that recorded the battle in Nevernight, he said:

"Xingchen, I found a manuscript of the Nevernight Battle."

Song Zichen read through it. Both Xiao Xingchen and Song Zichen got shocked upon learning how the battle ended, this was only the beginning. Song Zichen started going through the manuscripts on that section, they were records of Demonic Cultivation, he continued reading and found a section that mentioned corpse poisoning, he spoke via the mind connection:

"Xingchen, I found it."

Xiao Xingchen sat on the ground, and told:

"Read to me Zichen."

Song Zichen read the section about corpse poisoning which recorded how to turn a living person into a fierce corpse. It was indeed very sinister, very evil... Xiao Xingchen held his head with pain and screamed as blood streamed down his face, Song Zichen immediately held Xiao Xingchen:

"Xingchen!"

Xiao Xingchen said:

"Is... Is my nephew doing this, did he ever do this?"

Song Zichen shook his head and said:

"If he ever did such a thing, why did he jump next to you to help you distinguish between the living fierce corpses and dead fierce corpses when he realized that Shuanghua failed to do so?"

Xiao Xingchen nodded:

"I... You mean he..."

Song Zichen looked at him, he held Xiao Xingchen's hand tightly:

"Xingchen, he saved me, I know I am a conscious fierce corspe, do you think I am evil too?"

Xiao Xingchen shook his head and said:

"Zichen, no, but why did he choose this path?"

Song Zichen said:

"There must be a reason, truth always comes out. Xingchen, we must get you cleaned up, you are bleeding."

Song Zichen helped him up and led him to the room that they had been staying, he prepared warm water, he gently unwrapped the cloth that was covering Xiao Xingchen's eyes and started wiping his face, then asked:

"Xingchen, how did you lose your eyes?"

Xiao Xingchen answered:

"I didn't, you have my eyes."

Song Zichen's eyes filled with sadness, Xiao Xingchen continued:

"I was too late when Xue Yang killed your entire sect, I found you half conscious, your eyes were destroyed. I dragged you to Baoshan Sanren, my master, I begged her to transplant my eyes to you, for the sake of that I was her disciple and that you were such a dear person to me, she agreed to transplant my eyes to you. Once you were good enough, I dragged you back out, made my way to Yiling, you kept telling me to remove myself from your sight, I eventually felt that someone was approaching so I left you on the ground, hoping that the person would pick you up."

Song Zichen said:

"It was brother Wei, he picked me up, took me to Lady Wen and Master Wen. They helped me, asked me to take Lady Jiang to Qinghe, I accepted, I wanted to tell you something, but I couldn't find the courage to utter it. Xingchen, I am thankful that we were both tracking Xue Yang and met again on the battlefield, I am sorry."

Xiao Xingchen caressed Song Zichen's cheek and said:

"I am happy that it was my nephew on that mountain. Zichen thank you for telling me the truth, all these are now in the past."