Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 192

Chapter 192
"I don’t know," Riska said, frowning . After a few moments deep in thought, he shook his head . "Druids and elves are both getting weaker . Their secrets will likely die with them as well . Not a lot people remember their stories anymore . I only know about the two races because of the few books that recorded their history . I know their artifacts . This isn’t one of them . "


"How could you know?"
"There would be a sign," Riska said, pointing to the sky .
"Interesting," Anfey said, frowning . "Is Bruzuryano that powerful?"
"He’s an Arch-Druid and is hundreds of years old," Riska said . "What do you think?"
"Alright," Anfey said, nodding . He didn’t know anything about artifacts, and he did not have the time to read about them . However, he knew how to use the leaf . As long as he had the leaf, no one could find them, but he could find anyone . Bruzuryano must have found them using the leaf as well .
If there were two ships engaged in a naval battle, and one had the most powerful cannon and the best defense, while the other had powerful radar, the ship with the radar would have the advantage .
At first, Anfey wanted to keep the leaf for himself . After Riska’s explanation, however, he had to abandon the idea .
Humans were greedy, and Anfey was no exception . What made him different from others was that he knew what he should do, and what he should not . Greed was natural, but a man who covets everything he could not have would be in terrible trouble . Controlling one's greed could be very hard . A man might consider his requests normal and justified, but others might think he was too greedy .
"Alright," Anfey said . "You two should get some more rest . "
Riska and Suzanna rolled their eyes . They were already resting, and Anfey was the one who woke them up . Suzanna especially had conflicting feelings . Not only had she been woken up suddenly, she had been kissed suddenly as well . It wasn’t just a small kiss, either . It was a deep kiss that almost took her breath away . Anfey could pretend nothing had happened, but she could not . Even now, her heart was still fluttering .
However, Anfey’s attention was completely taken by the leaf . He was sitting there with his legs under him, ready to begin meditating again .
Suzanna opened her mouth to say something, but wasn’t sure what to say . She glared at Anfey, and returned to her corner again .
After Riska informed him about the artifacts, Anfey felt more relaxed and completely immersed himself in his meditation . He realized this leaf was not only a treasure for the Arch-Druid, it would also be a treasure for someone on the Path of Wu .
The Path was essentially the path of nature, and breaths were intended to take in the power of nature . With the druid’s treasure, the rate of taking in nature’s power increased significantly . Anfey realized his mind expanded and what he could see was much more vast than before . It was as if he could see every corner of the world if he wanted to .
Anfey was still worried about losing himself, however, and decided that he would allow everything to happen on its own accord . He didn’t try to probe or purposely see and listen . He did not allow himself to grow excited or happy . The only thing he did was keeping his breath even .
In the end, Anfey began to forget what he was doing, and it grew natural .
At first, his mind was like a leaf, quivering in the wind . It did not have any emotions and did not fight against the wind . This was natural .
Then, it morphed into the earth, vast and silent . It did not know what emotions were and it did not know what was fighting again . This was freedom .


For people on the Path, being natural when meditating was very difficult . It was the watershed between controlling one’s own mind and returning one’s spirit to nothingness .
Perhaps because he had practiced this before, Anfey quickly mastered controlling his breathing and his mind . Now, he was returning his spirit to nothingness . The stages before required hard work and dedication, but this stage relied purely on chance and insightfulness . Anfey was very insightful, but he could not completely relax because of his paranoia . His progress had been stalled because of his inability to relax, but using the leaf, he was able to learn how to let himself go .
Anfey slowly opened his eyes and saw the dawn breaking . His eyes were clearer than before . Even though he was very good at controlling his emotions, when he did not need to lie, his eyes would betray his thoughts . Now, the only thing in his eyes were calm .

As if she had felt something, Suzanna opened her eyes and stared at Anfey . For a young woman, her first love would be very passionate . She would learn what it was like to give instead of take . For Suzanna, Anfey was not only her lover, but also her commander and her leader . The love in her eyes was enough to move even the cruelest man .
Even though he had his back to Suzanna, Anfey could still see her face clearly . The serenity in his eyes disappeared, and he turned to her with a smile . "What are you thinking about?"
"You’re still awake?" Suzanna asked, averting his gaze . She felt embarrassed, her fingers picking at the walls of the cave . Perhaps she would get used to kissing after a few dozen times, but now, her mind was a jumble of emotions and thoughts .
"You felt different just then," Suzanna said hesitantly . She pushed herself up and sat down next to Anfey .
"Different? Maybe it’s because it was our first time . "
"What first time?" Suzanna asked . Then she blushed and elbowed Anfey in the side .


"You can go out now," Anfey said .
Suzanna frowned . Behind them, Riska climbed up . He clearly had been awake for a while now . Not looking at Suzanna or Anfey, he straightened his clothes and walked out .
As soon as he was out of the hole, his figure disappeared . He landed on the ground with a loud thud . "What the hell?" Riska complained loudly . "How did this tree grow this much?"
"Really?" Suzanna frowned and asked . She stood up and wanted to see it for herself .
Anfey grabbed her hand and pulled her back . Suzanna stumbled and almost fell over .
"Are you running away?"
"Of course not!" Suzanna said . She sat back down with her back straight .
Both worlds had bold extroverts and shy introverts . Suzanna was obviously the latter . Her normal personality was very different from her personality when she was fighting .
Anfey grinned . He looked very at ease and relaxed, but was in fact very confused . He had just returned from meditating, and the way he looked at people and things had changed . If it wasn’t for Suzanna, maybe he would not return to his normal state for quite a while . Anfey didn’t know what to make of this new change . Only time could tell whether it was a good thing or not .
"Quit smiling like that," Suzanna complained . Perhaps it was because she was too sensitive, but she thought Anfey wasn’t thinking about her .
"I can do more than just smile," Anfey said . Suzanna was a fearsome fighter, but here she looked more like a young girl . Anfey knew that he was the only one who could cause this change in Suzanna .
Suzanna was hardly twenty years old, but she was already a senior swordsmaster, and was already exhibiting signs of a breakthrough . She would be lauded wherever she went . Not only was she skilled and powerful, she was very beautiful . She may be cold sometimes, but to her friends, she was always kind and loving . It was very hard, but satisfying, to win the love of a girl like Suzanna .
"Riska is still outside," Suzanna said . She was still scared that Anfey would do something like last night .
"He can’t hear us," Anfey said . "Come here . "
"No!" Suzanna said, blushing furiously . She pushed Anfey away and stood up, but Anfey was persistent and followed her .
Suzanna didn’t know what to do except when she tried to push him away, but she didn’t want to hurt his feelings, either . Anfey latched onto her, keeping her from getting away . When she realized she couldn't get away, she moved her head as far away from Anfey as possible .
Anfey suddenly released her . Just as Suzanna thought he had given up, she felt Anfey lifting her into the air . Suzanna glanced at Anfey, and saw the mischief in his eyes . She sighed and closed her eyes .
After a few moments, Suzanna felt something warm on her lips, and it ended as soon as it had happened . "Alright," Anfey said . "Don’t worry . I won't do anything else . "
Suzanna blushed and punched Anfey on the arm . She wriggled out of his arm and moved over to prepare breakfast . Her attention was obviously not on the food, however, because she was still taking food out even though she had found more than enough already .