Chapter 1621 — Cloud and Flame Converge
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Celestial Venerable Yun raised his brows, and before the divine sword could leave its sheath he pressed the village chief's hand down and slid the blade back. "Do not act rashly. You would not last a single move against him. He and I are old friends; there will be no danger. You may go back."
The village chief's hand still gripped the hilt steady. His aged flesh returned to youth, swiftly rising to the prime of manhood, his muscles tempered as though by great rivers and long seas, not an ounce of excess on him, and he said in a low voice, "Celestial Venerable Yun, if anything befalls you, I will have no way to answer to little Shen!"
Celestial Venerable Yun hesitated a moment, then stepped forward. "Follow me, say nothing, make no move. Think of yourself as blind, deaf, and mute."
The village chief followed at his heels, and the two walked in between the two great mountains.
The Dao fire parted, revealing a safe passage.
Celestial Venerable Yun came up behind that figure; the man turned, joy on his face, looking at him with an expression that was half smile, half tears.
"Celestial Venerable Yun, my comrade of a lifetime!"
Celestial Venerable Huo wept, and his tears turned into blossoms of Dao fire that drifted and circled about him. "We can finally meet again!"
Celestial Venerable Yun smiled and stepped forward. "Celestial Venerable Huo, we meet again."
Celestial Venerable Huo laughed heartily, his voice ringing loud through the valley.
"How laughable, that Celestial Venerable Ling is stubborn, Celestial Venerable Yue is witless, Celestial Venerable You is shut away, Celestial Venerable Shen is blind to worth, and Celestial Venerable Mu is a stone in a latrine! None of them understand me!"
Celestial Venerable Huo spread both arms and laughed. "Even Brother Yu, Lan Yutian, only commands my reverence — he cannot win my heart. Only Celestial Venerable Yun is my true confidant! Yun, you know me best, you understand me best. That you live again fills my heart with boundless joy!"