Reincarnation: A Xianxia Cultivation Series (Threads of Fate Book 1) by Michael Head

Author:Michael Head [Head, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountaindale Press
Published: 2021-02-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Bend the Knee

I was back in Roh City. This time, I was standing outside what looked like the city guardhouse near the western road. I was dream walking again. This time, I knew I needed to take advantage of the opportunity. Someone was trying to show me something, and I didn’t want to miss my chance.

I approached the wall of windows in front of me, seeing torchlight flickering through the closed shutters. I heard voices.

“How did they capture you?”

“I don’t know what happened, but Elder Conrad just collapsed! Him and a few others managed to get away, but that bastard Kory was able to keep the rest of us from escaping.”

“I see. We will have to be careful. Were you able to kill the boy?”

“No, sir. He disappeared when the fighting started. He didn’t seem all that powerful.”

“I would hope not, but that is two groups I have sent against him that have failed. The first one has vanished and the second was overpowered and captured. I don’t like unexpected surprises, and this boy is surrounded by them.”

“What do you want us to do now, sir?”

“I want you and the others to head towards the base in the ruins. You can send out search parties from there. Try not to come into contact with Kory, but kill the kids if you have the chance. If they run into any of our traps, our problems might be over with anyway. Either way, I want their heads on my desk as proof. I have come too far to let mere children keep me from my goals.”

“I will do as you command, sir. Will we have anyone to help, in case Kory spots us?”

“Find Conrad. I don’t have any Saint-level cultivators to spare for something like this. He should be more than enough to handle the scout captain.”

“Of course, Councilman. I will make it happen.”

“Good, now gather your friends and get out of my sight!”

I heard the shuffling of several pairs of feet, and then a gate opened in the distance. There were more than the thirteen prisoners I remembered being captured that were heading down the path. I would have to warn my friends somehow, without giving away how I knew.

A few seconds after the last man cleared the gate, a tall man in blood-red robes stood in the entrance. He had long white hair, and a thin goatee that matched. His face was twisted into a permanent scowl. Not from scars or anything, just from what appeared to be a generally negative disposition on life. His dark eyes were squinting into the night, watching his men walking down the trail. I think I was getting my first look at Councilman Yisi. Another man dressed in the armor of the city guards walked up behind him.

“Is there anything else you need, Councilman?”

Yisi handed over a large pouch to the man and shook his head. “That will be all. Make sure you leave this out of the report, will you?” He nodded, taking a look inside the pouch as he answered.

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