Dominion's End

V4C4: Shangguan Family, Part Two

Dominion's End Volume 4: Battle for Lan City

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Chapter 4: Shangguan Family, Part Two—translated by Miaka_Mei

Xiao Sha thought about it and said, "There may be mini department stores nearby, but I'm not sure about it. Based on my memory, the nearest shopping mall is still a slight distance away, and we may have to walk for a day."

As expected from a man—he didn't even know where the closest shopping mall was. If it was a woman, she could probably circle all the various big and small shops nearby on a map, and would even be able to tell me which was best for buying clothes, or which was best for shoes. As for the things that I wanted, she would have screamed out "I'll take you there" with shining eyes!

Sadly, I only had a man with me. Beggars couldn't be choosers, so we probably had to walk around a bit more.

"We still have two days to spare, so let's head in that direction. On the way back, we can grab a vehicle on the outskirts of Lan City to save time."

Xiao Sha reminded me, "It's a small shopping center. Although there wouldn't be as many people there as in large shopping centers, it would be no small number either."

"The apocalypse occurred in the middle of the night, and it was also the same day that the black fog spread. There wouldn't have been crowds in the shopping centers. That area would usually have been noisy too, so there probably weren't many residents living around there either."

The realization struck Xiao Sha, and he nodded.

"Let's hurry to bed and set out early tomorrow." If we hurried, we could possibly make it home within five days. Then Dàgē wouldn't get mad at us. "Do you want to keep watch the first half or the second half of the night?"

"I'm not sleepy, so the first half of the night."

With this response, I lay down comfortably on the bed. Xiao Sha was sitting on a floral-patterned single sofa by the window. It was even pink in color, making him look funny from every angle.

Xiao Sha frowned, and said, "Shuyu, has the temperature inside dropped?"

"It's the energy I'm releasing. It has a warning effect."

When I saw Xiao Sha nod, I finally relaxed and fell asleep. However, I was jolted awake by a fluctuation of energy. Before I even reacted, I realized...

"If you want to learn how to keep your guard up by releasing energy, I can teach you during the daytime as we travel. Don't play around now, or else I'll have to give up on sleeping."

It was silent for a while before an awkward "sorry" could be heard.

Come to think of it, teaching Xiao Sha this skill was the right thing to do. The wind ability could be better than the ice ability for keeping watch. Although an average person wouldn't notice the slight temperature drop, this mercenary, Xiao Sha, had still detected it. After all, it was too unlikely for the temperature inside the house to be lower than the outside. But if the house had a slight breeze, it would be far less noticeable.

But no matter how easy or not it was to be noticed, I could at least guard against people who were approaching in my sleep. So everyone in the Jiang Dominion should learn this skill. Nevertheless, it was a very difficult skill to master. Back then, I had learned how to sleep while maintaining energy under the torturous training of the Ice Emperor. Now, what method should I use to torture others?

"Shuyu, it's gotten a bit cold." There was a slight tremble in Xiao Sha's voice.

"The fault doesn't lie with the temperature being low. This level of temperature is not enough to make you feel very cold."