Chapter 1828: 27: Ten Suns (Part 2)

Chapter 1828: Chapter 27: Ten Suns (Part 2)

“Xuan Min, the only regret in my life is that the time I spent with you… was too little, cough, cough, cough…”

The violent coughing turned him once again into a hunched and frail old man.

As he coughed in pain, even saliva dripped down, weeping bitterly.

Once an invincible king, now no different from a mortal.

Xuan Min looked at the old man before her, her eyes filled only with sorrow and helplessness.

Such is the fate of a Witch; everyone who practices the “True Martial Sutra” inherited from the Martial Kingdom must endure the extreme pain of their Blood Energy dispersing and returning to mortal flesh at old age.

She had seen so many such cases.

Yet none she had witnessed suffered as much as Yao.

Because others would only suffer a few days before shrinking and dying when their Blood Energy dissipated.

But Yao had been in pain for years!

She could hardly bear Yao’s suffering, yet she could not bear to let him go either.

This complex emotion tormented her every time she saw Yao.

“Is there still no successor found for the next King of the Witch Country?”

Yao lightly coughed twice, then extended his shriveled hand to cover his mouth.

Xuan Min snapped out of it and gently shook her head:

“No, none of the proposed candidates can gain popular support…”

At these words, Yao lowered his hand and let out a faint sigh:

“It seems the system needs adjustment. In my mind, the position of the King of the Witch Country need not be retained, but the time is not yet ripe, so it serves as a transition…”

Speaking of important matters, Xuan Min grew solemn and frowned at his words:

“The Witch Country has only been established for a few decades. If even the position of King is abolished, some people might lose hope, which might not be good. While you are here, you can still stabilize them. Once you’re gone…”

She was making a rational judgment, but even as she spoke, she couldn’t help but feel a stabbing pain in her heart.

“You’re right, we mustn’t be greedy for success or act rashly; each generation has its duties to fulfill.”

Yao weakly nodded.

Though he was critically ill, his mind remained exceptionally clear.

Just then, he suddenly thought of something and looked weakly outside, puzzled:

“Outside… before you came in, it seemed noisy; was something going on?”

Xuan Min’s expression didn’t change:

“Just the children causing a ruckus outside, nothing much.”

“Really?”

Yet Yao slowly sat up straight, squinted his eyes, and stared at Xuan Min.

Despite clearly being a dying old man, at that moment, he exuded an overwhelming dignity that instinctively induced fear, his voice hoarse:

“Speak the truth.”

Xuan Min pursed her lips, shaking her head slightly:

“There truly is nothing the matter.”

“Xuan, Min!”

“Cough, cough, cough cough…”

Yao coughed violently.

“Why worry so much when you are like this!”

Xuan Min patted Yao’s back, both vexed and heartaching in her eyes, yet she ultimately revealed what was happening:

“Since dawn, for some unknown reason, nine suns appeared in the sky. It should have been night, but it’s stayed bright… The high temperatures have evaporated the snow layers, and the Volcano Lake’s water is nearly dry.”

The recovered Yao’s expression immediately shifted slightly:

“Even Volcano Lake is drying up?!”

Volcano Lake is the largest lake on the continent, said to originate from beyond the sky, lying in an area dense with southeast volcanoes, hence once named Volcano Lake by the Fire Tribe people, and the name persisted after the Fire Tribe merged into the Witch Clan.

This lake is tens of thousands of feet deep and rich in resources.

It is even reported that ancient ruins have been excavated from it.

For even this Volcano Lake to dry up, shows how fiercely toxic the Solar Fire is.

“Why did you only tell me now… are the people suffering casualties?”

He immediately couldn’t help asking with urgency.

Xuan Min looked at Yao’s sickly form, shook her head, and replied:

“Quite a few people fainted from the heat, but fortunately, treatment was timely; the city’s Water Witches have been sent to various places for rescue, collecting crops, yet still…”

She hesitated for a bit, then spoke:

“If these ten suns hang in the sky any longer, ordinary Witch People, Class I and II, may not withstand it… Crops won’t survive either, and without food, we won’t last long.”

This news instantly made Yao frown heavily.

His throat soon felt itchy and painful again, desperately holding his mouth shut, his body shook violently, his lungs feeling like they were about to explode, yet he struggled to keep coughing from disturbing his thoughts.

However, at this moment.

There came a faint knocking sound outside the door.

Though faint, it was imbued with a hint of urgency, reflecting the impatient mood of the knocker.

Xuan Min couldn’t help but frown, growing somewhat annoyed:

“Those bastards, I told them not to disturb you…”

“Since they’re knocking… cough… it must be important, go and open the door.”

Yao released his hand, his face pale and weak, yet he still spoke to arrange it.

At Yao’s words, Xuan Min reluctantly waved her sleeve, and the narrow door promptly opened.

A young guard with fiery red hair and a sweaty forehead stood at the door, hesitantly glancing at Yao and then looking at Xuan Min, seemingly unsure who to report to.

Xuan Min coldly said:

“Whatever it is, speak here!”

The young guard, hearing this, dared not delay, hastily reporting:

“To inform the King, a warrior just now successfully wielded the Emperor Bow!”

“Emperor Bow?”

Both Yao and Xuan Min were taken aback.

Yao then ecstatically said:

“Who is this person? Bring them to me quickly… no, I’ll go to see them myself!”