Murim Recurve

Chapter 254 - Keeping Watch

Re'Kha adjusted the ribbon covering her eyes as she followed Ki'Nha and her daughter. Once she walked away from the City Lord, Re'Kha tied the ribbon around her forehead, keeping it close to her eyes, intending to pull it down soon after.

After all, that was how she had been behaving all along. Besides, she didn't know if her eyes had changed colour yet. All along, even when she spoke to the City Lord and the head Elder, she had kept her eyes closed.

Only when no one was looking at her did she use her eyes to see. But, all she did was glance at the water tank and a couple other places before she left the area. And, once she spotted Ki'Nha, she pulled the ribbon down, covering her eyes.

It was best to be careful than to be sorry later. Thankfully for her, the head Elder hadn't said anything after taking a look at her. As she just had her eyes closed, it was apparent that she had regained them. After all, without the eyeballs, her eyelids would just seem flat, without substance to cover.

And as he knew she was blind, he realised that she had obtained her eyes. Moreover, even when she had looked at the head Elder's third eye, she only did so by barely opening her eye, the minimum most she needed to look.

  She hoped that would prevent him from seeing the colour of her eye in detail. After all, the shadow cast by the eyelid would make it harder to discern the colour of her eye. As Emerald too was a shade of blue, it wouldn't look odd.

Moreover, her eyelids lacked any hair. After all, she did turn into a Bisheen at least once every two days, ensuring all the hair on her body fell off. She then collected them, placed them in a cover, and stored them in her storage space.

This way, there wouldn't be any evidence. Even though she had been careful all along, Re'Kha was a bit nervous after meeting the head Elder. That was one of the reasons she had planned to visit Ki'Nua.

By staying in her house, Re'Kha would be able to spy on the Elders and listen to their conversation, knowing whether the head Elder noticed anything amiss or not. If in the chance they planned to do something to her, she planned on escaping immediately.

By summoning the Rupak using Wind Qi, she would be able to ride it without producing any sound. And under the cover of the night, she would be able to escape somehow. Moreover, she had enough Water Qi Essences to recover her Elemental Qi reserves while on the flight, ensuring she maintained constant flight.

If something happened, she planned to continue flying. Even if the Elders chased after her, considering the flying speed of Rupak, she was confident in escaping as long as she was able to maintain its flight.

After all, when riding the Yali with the head Elder, she had noticed its maximum flying speed. The Yali was an all-rounded beast. But as for the Rupak, it was a bird, specialised in high-speed flight and dynamic manoeuvrability. So, it was twice as fast as the Yali.

This was where she gained her confidence from. After all, escaping was easy, since she could just jump through the window of their house and take flight. Moreover, if necessary, the Rupak was able to perch on her back while increasing the size of its claws and wings alone, holding her better while producing more lift using its wings.

This way, she would be able to defend against any attacks using her Pranic Arts while the Rupak would be able to move without fear that she would be thrown off.

Only after thinking it through did Re'Kha follow Ki'Nha and Ki'Nua to their house. After all, a large battle had just transpired. So, there didn't exist any cycle rickshaws that were ready to travel now.

After Ki'Nha met with Ki'Nua, she invited Re'Kha to stay with them for the day, telling her about the lack of transportation services for the day. Moreover, she said she would inform Mu'Tua of her well-being using a messenger bird, so Re'Kha complied.

It was late into the night when they reached their home. After they had dinner, Re'Kha took a bath, changed into a pair of clothes Ki'Nha had lent her and returned to the room she was provided, exhausted. She immediately slipped into the bed, covering her forehead with her right hand as she activated her Wind Qi perception, immediately expanding the range to encompass the entire Royal Clan residence.

Immediately, she could see a couple of figures surrounding the house, stationed a fair distance away, hidden among the tree branches. The figures were still to the extent no one would be able to sense them even if they stood under the tree.

And as it was nighttime, the lack of light source in the surroundings meant their figures were well hidden. After all, the tree canopy blocked out all the light emitted from the lanterns hung all over the place.

And in two such spots, situated on the opposite sides of the house were the Elders, shocking her. For a moment, she almost sprang out from her place to escape, thinking they were there to interrogate her.

But soon after, she calmed down, noticing the figure of Ki'Nha exit the house stealthily before arriving under a tree, stopping naturally as she whispered, "I'm here, Elder."

"How is Ki'Nua?" The Elder's voice resounded as a whisper. Though, Re'Kha was able to hear it clearly thanks to her Wind Qi perception, causing her to heave a sigh in relief.

"She has been behaving normally all along." Ki'Nha said after a moment of thought, "Though, she did leave the protection of one of our Clan's Harmoniser during the chaos to hunt some birds. I already interrogated the Guards she had accompanied. She was with them all along."

"Fine, keep an eye on her." The Elder said after a pause, "As for that child named Re'Luk, keep an eye on her too. She too has a connection to the Withered Courtyard. We can't leave such a threat unattended. And what happened today has been pretty shocking."

Saying his piece, the Elder motioned for Ki'Nha to return, remaining behind to keep watch on their house.