Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 38

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Ever since he had passed out, Gian had known nothing, nor had he noticed the changes that had happened around him. When he woke up in a daze and hadn’t opened his eyes, he took a deep breath subconsciously. He felt that his whole body was light, as if all the pores were joyful open, dispelling all the depression that had been depressed for a long time.

He gasped greedily for a moment, finally opened his eyes and looked at his own situation. His memory still lingered on the time when he was surrounded by the water balls. He only vaguely heard that Yu Ming was going to look for someone. No matter who he was looking for, it wouldn’t do him any good…Who would be willing to offend the young master of Prince Yu’s mansion for a poor student? It seemed that the strange book must have been taken away by him…

He had thought that he would be locked in a cell, but unexpectedly, he was lying on a small bamboo bed, and in front of him was a well decorated and warm bamboo house. One door and four windows were all made of light purple bamboo furniture, bamboo chairs, bamboo cabinet, and bamboo floor, simple without carved patterns. Many ink and water sticks were hanging on the walls of the bamboos. The paper was a little yellow in the bright light. It was obvious that it had experienced a lot of years.

Where am I?… Gian looked around the strange room in a daze. He was confused, but suddenly a thunderous rumble came from his stomach. An unprecedented sense of extreme hunger suddenly struck his heart, causing him to frown, grimace, and scream. He was starving to death! “How long have I been in a coma…” He couldn’t bear the waves of hunger. He covered his stomach and was about to get out of bed to ask someone about the situation, but he heard a lazy voice from far away. “Come out when you wake up.”

It turned out that there was someone else. That was great! Gian quickly responded in a loud voice. He got out of bed and quickly ran to the door. Outside the house was a quiet purple bamboo forest. The curved path of black bricks extended from the door to the obscure octagonal bamboo Pavilion in the forest. Several stone carvings and short lamps were scattered on the side of the road, with different lengths. They were simple and magnificent. A stream passed by the door, and from time to time, slender golden carp leaped out of the water, shining in the setting sun.

It was already in the evening. No wonder he was so hungry…Looking at the sunset in the sky, Gian thought he had found a reason. He rubbed his stomach and slowly walked along the stone road. Finally, he saw the speaker by the side of the small bamboo Pavilion. The man leaned against the bamboo chair at the corner of the Pavilion. He wore white clothes and purple hair, and his feet in wooden clogs were casually placed outside the wooden railing. A coin was tossed up and down in his hand, making him look very comfortable.

This was…As soon as he saw this person, the words “Brother Hsuan” automatically appeared in his mind. Fortunately, he quickly covered his mouth and did not cry out. He was confused. Where did this name come from…The young man vaguely remembered that he had met his opponent at the entrance of the study of the old temple, and he had no other impression except that.

After thinking for a while, he didn’t dare to say anything rashly. He just bowed and asked carefully in a low voice, “this…Sir, where are we? Why am I here? “

Hsuan lay on the chair and glanced at him, but he didn’t answer. Instead, he casually tossed the coins and dragged the long tail to gloat. “Boy, do you know you have made a big trouble?”

doubts. He didn’t understand what he meant. At most, he had only quarreled with Yu Ming. It wasn’t a big trouble, was it? What’s more, it was Yu  Ming who bullied him first. What could an ordinary high school student do? It must be Yu Ming who was behind all this…At the thought of this, he muttered with resentment, “Sir, don’t listen to someone distort the truth. The situation was like this…”

He slowly began to explain from the beginning. He remembered that early in the morning, the school was conferred the title, and he had something urgent to deal with. There was a signed record, but he had been made difficult by Yu Ming as if he had suffered a lot.

Hearing his long-winded explanation, Hsuan lost his patience and interrupted, “Enough! Who wants to talk to you about  this?” He clenched the flying coin and pulled a long face. With the pressure of a superior, he shouted coldly towards Gian, “Do you want to know what big trouble you have made? Humph! The whole school was almost destroyed by you, and a lot of people were hurt. What powerful! There are a lot of people outside looking for you. Don’t blame me for not reminding you that if you are caught by them again, even I can’t save you. “

“What?”Gian was stunned…Was he talking about himself? He could not believe what he had heard. In a hurry, he stammered, “Sir, you…Did you make a mistake? How could I do that? I’m just a mortal. How could I have such great power? “

“Mortals?” With a cold smile, Hsuan casually released a white light around his right hand of Gian. The dazzling light completely covered his palm, as if he was wearing a pair of glowing gloves.

Gian was startled by the sudden attack. It reflexively took a few steps back and shook its hand forcefully. Then, it sensed that the white light didn’t seem to have any lethality. Instead, it was soft and soft like a hot spring. It stopped in confusion.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the white light on his hand. When he was about to ask, his heartbeat wildly. A strange limp and numb feeling came from his palm. Then the blacklight appeared and spread on his palm, turning into a thin black film to cover the white light from his body.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Well…What is it? ” A black light film inexplicably appeared on his hand. Gian could not help but scream in horror. He desperately rubbed his palm, trying to erase it. However, even if he rubbed his hand to feel pain, the black light did not decrease in the slightest.

“It will be in vain…”Hsuan stood up, with a small wooden pipe in his hand. He walked slowly to the young man and said, “you are indeed a mortal, but now you are possessed by the Ahriman. Have you heard of the power of the  Ahriman? En… ” He squinted his eyes and took a drag on his cigarette. He playfully spits out the white circle, revealing two rows of white teeth, and smiled sinisterly.

Ahriman? Gian had never heard of such unimaginable things. He was immediately struck by lightning and his brain went blank. As a mortal, he had always kept a distance from things like divine energy, let alone the power of the  Ahriman! He was in a panic and asked in a trembling voice, “Sir…Why is the  Ahriman attached to me? “

“You ask me, who should I ask…” Holding the pipe in his right hand Hsuan leaned against the pillar of the pavilion leisurely, as if it was none of his business.

Gian opened his mouth but couldn’t say a word. After a long while, he murmured, “Why did he come to me?”

“Exactly… At that time, there were so many people present. How could you be so lucky? ” Seeing him take the bait, Hsuan added fuel to the fire. He shook his head and pretended to be pitiful.

Hearing him talk about the situation at that time, Gian explained in a low voice, “Sir, you know…I fainted at that time, and I don’t remember what happened at all. It was all caused by the Ahriman power. It’s not my fault… “

“Of course…” Priest took a drag on his cigarette and sneered, “Even if I don’t blame you, the injured outside won’t spare you. You’re sure to take the blame…”

Injured…Gian was immediately rendered speechless. Although he didn’t know what was going on at that time, they must have been injured because of this evil force. He couldn’t say that he was deliberately injured, but it was also related to it. Thinking of this, he asked uneasily, “Sir, are those people seriously injured? “

Hsuan was stunned by his question. It was all his nonsense, and how could he tell the truth? He immediately scolded angrily, “You still have the mood to care about others. Look at yourself. When the evil force continues to erode, you will be unable to save your life.”

Gian subconsciously looked at the ball of light in his hand. Although the sudden divine light made him very scared, except for feeling itchy, there was nothing wrong with it. He turned his hand over and over again carefully and asked hesitantly, “Will it be so serious?”

Seeing that he didn’t believe it, the Priest threw out a few more white lights and wrapped around Gian, leaving only his head. In the blink of an eye, the black film also expanded, firmly blocking the area covered by the white light, without showing weakness.

In the confrontation of the black and white divine light, Gian felt that his entire body was firmly fixed by an inexplicable force, and he was unable to control it at all. Then, from every part of his skin, there was a slight sting like the bite of ants, which made his scalp numb.

“The dark force is now deeply hidden in your body. These are just slight side effects…” The priest adjusted his voice and put on an unfathomable posture. “At that time, the evil power was not as simple as it is now. If I hadn’t taken steps in time, you would have turned into dust. How could you still be alive?”

He stopped here and took a few more puffs. With a long face, he enjoyed the small face of Gian that was deathly pale but unable to speak before he waved his hand and withdrew his divine energy. A few seconds later, because the black film had lost its opponent, it slowly melted and shrank back into the body of Gian, without a trace of exposure.

“Tha…Thank you, sir. “Gian said in a trance, his face constantly sweating as if he had really walked back from the jaws of death. He wiped the sweat on his forehead. His heartbeat was not stable yet. Then he heard Priest say lightly.

“Don’t thank me in a hurry…The Ahriman’s power is only temporarily suppressed by me, and it will become stronger and stronger in your body. At that time, once my power can’t resist it… Bang! “All of a sudden, he heard the low explosion sound, which made Gian shake. His hand that was wiping sweat stopped on his forehead, not daring to move. His face was as pale as snow paper.

“Then…What should I do? Please help me, sir! ” The young man said in a hoarse voice, grasping this only life-saving straw. His heart was hanging in his throat, afraid that the other would say no.

“What should I do?” Priest shook his head indifferently while smoking. “How do I know? I have never been possessed by the Ahriman.”

Upon hearing this, Gian became anxious. Without thinking too much, he stepped forward and grabbed his arm tightly. He pleaded, “Sir, you are so powerful. You will definitely find a way! Please help me! “

“Let me go! What are you doing? “Frowning, Hsuan shook off his hand and patted his sleeve in disgust. Seeing that he was absent-minded, he thought it was time for him to go to bed. He coughed and said, “There is one way…It depends on whether you are willing or not. “

“Yes! Sir, I will definitely agree! Just tell me. “

“From now on, you must stay here will use my own strength to help you expel the Ahriman. You can’t leave this place until it is completely cleared, “

Can’t go out? What about the school and the study…Gian was stunned for a moment before asking hesitantly, “Sir, can you…Let me go out to report first. “

“Of course, I have no objection…” Hsuan waved his hand and said casually, “But if you go out and are caught, don’t expect me to save you again…”

“Uh…”When Gian thought of the warriors he had mentioned who were in high spirits, cold sweat began to form on his forehead. He swallowed with a miserable expression and asked, “Sir, then…How long will it take for you to learn? “

“How long?” Hsuan smiled and looked at him with a subtle expression. A cunning smile appeared on his face. “Then it depends on your luck…”

Seeing that Hsuan was unwilling to speak it out, Gian sighed. There was really nothing they could do. Now he had only two choices. One was to stay, and the other was to…He would probably die. “Do I need to choose?” He was afraid that he would displease Hsuan again, so he had no choice but to say yes. Although he was grateful to him, he was a little melancholy. Then a series of hungry groans came from his stomach.

Seeing that he had deceived the young man and was smoking, Hsuan almost burst into laughter when he heard the urging sound. With a straight face, he put the pipe into his pocket, pretending to be dignified as he stared at the world sea and shouted, “You’re really an idiot…Wait here. I’ll ask someone to get you something to eat. “

The young man’s face turned red and answered awkwardly. Looking at the man’s unhurriedly receding figure, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked loudly, “Sir, where is this place?”

The priest paused for a moment, then he said two words without looking back, “Holy Tower”, and strode out of the bamboo forest.

Holy Tower?? Gian once again looked around in astonishment. Their gazes were all focused on the fine purple bamboos as if they were boundless. The slanting sun in the air was shining with the sunset, and the ground was covered with green grass. How could he see anything as if he was in the tower!

How could this be the Holy Tower? He was unprepared to be placed in the sacred place that he longed for. For a moment, he felt a hundred kinds of feelings surging in his heart. He could only stand there as if he was in meditation, staring blankly at the bamboo sea dancing with the wind.

As his vision continued to extend outwards, the boundless bamboo forest always had an end, and at that end, there was a wider and boundless cloud tide. Surrounded by clouds and mist, the white tower with strange patterns was partly hidden and partly visible. The disk-shaped purple bamboo sacred place was like a floating island in the air, standing on the top of the towering tower that connected heaven and earth.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]