The Rise of the Divine Oracle

Chapter 143 - The Good Dragon

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Wuxian looks into the sleepy eyes of his young daughter as she sways in her seat next to him. It was way past her bedtime but she is refusing to leave him. Wuxian sighs loudly and pulls her into his lap. She instantly leans on his chest, surrendering to sleep by snuggling close to him and grabbing his robes. At a moment like this, he can't tell if his daughter is too mature for her age or a spoiled child. A gentle smile graces his face when he looks at her lax face as she sleeps in his arms and wonders how he ever lived not knowing what it feels like to be needed.

They were meeting late at night to discuss what they can do to stop Biming. Wuxian's wariness was addressed by Zewu Jun: "Brother Wei, if you're being paranoid about Biming taking one of our faces then let's do this.." Zewu Jun told Wuxian to question everyone about something from their past. When they all checkout, they share a secret code word to check in the future. After putting Wuxian's doubts to rest, the fortune teller started the discussion: "Since the faceless man doesn't know what I look like, maybe we can trick him?"

Wuxian nods: "Yuxio and I were thinking the same thing. But how and to what end? If someone else poses as you, they will put their lives in danger especially when they fail to fulfill his request."

Yuxio: "At least we will know what he keeps asking for that everyone so far keeps refusing.."

Wuxian: "That's not a good enough reason to risk someone's life."

Liwei rubs his chin: "I can pose as the fortune teller. I'm the same age and a pretty good actor."

Zewu Jun: "You fit the profile but we have to change your hair color to match Liang's."

Liwei smirks at him: "As a finder, I've learned how to blend in and change my appearance. That's not a challenge for me."

Wuxian shakes his head: "I don't like this.. It's too risky."

Wangji puts his hand on Wuxian's thigh: "Liwei is a good fighter. I trust him."

Wuxian: "It's not an issue of trust. I don't want him to die for information. It's not worth it!"

Zewu Jun: "Tell me, brother Wei, what will ease your mind?"

Wuxian sighs: "I don't know. Something Biming said today is bothering me. I can't put my finger on it.."

Silence washes over them as they all recalled what the faceless man said to try and figure out what was bothering Wuxian. Wen Ning slowly approaches the table and sits behind Wuxian: "Maybe it's what he called what he's doing: A journey to seek justice. The way he's going about it might be wrong but those who seek justice are often helpless or mistreated."

Wuxian thinks for a second and says: "He asks first then gets angry when his request is not met.."

Zewu Jun nods: "I don't think he kills out of pleasure."

Yuxio scoffs: "So he thinks he's a vigilante?"

Wuxian whispers: "More like desperate.."

Zewu Jun looks at Wuxian: "That's a more than enough reason for us to figure out what he's so desperately trying to achieve. If we understand the reason, we can offer better solutions."

Wangji: "I doubt that this line of thinking will change the outcome."

Wuxian shifts Hweiru around to free one of his hands and reaches across the table to drink the potion Healer Shi left a while back: "I still don't like it. If we're going to do this, I want to make sure that Liwei is well protected.."