Tranxending Vision - Chapter 310

Chapter 310: 310

The light of dawn dispelled the darkness . Three people on two horses entered the forest by the stream of water to rest and eat . This river continued from the White Hun Tribe and it would sometimes become an underground river in the mountains, and sometimes bubble out from underground, becoming a little river again . Only Dayetia and Szlamy knew where it led and they could follow its flow through this mountainous area .  

The two horses’ reins were tied to some branches while the three of them ate . Even a body of steel wouldn’t be able to hang on without rest after a whole night of fleeing, especially Xia Lei . He had gone through a life-and-death battle and used up a whole lot more energy than Dayetia and Szlamy . He urgently needed time to rest and recuperate .  

Xia Lei’s clothing was full of holes torn by flying rock shards . The fabric was also covered with dark bloodstains . His face was dirty and bloody, his hair a mess . He looked like a warrior who had just returned from the frontlines - battered, but with a wild, valiant edge which was very attractive .  

Dayetia and Szlamy were in no better shape . Their faces were dirt-smeared too and their clothes had been torn by branches and twigs, revealing large areas of skin . They had a wild, valiant attractiveness too . If they and Xia Lei were to be compared to lions, then they were the lionesses while Xia Lei was the lion .  

“Xia, eat some beef jerky . ” Szlamy handed him a piece .  

“Thanks . ” Xia Lei took the jerky and pulled off a portion to chew . He was dog-tired and the dried meat was like a delicacy .  

“Come, drink some water . ” Szlamy opened her water bottle and fed Xia Lei some water .  

Xia Lei felt a little embarrassed but he did not reject Szlamy’s offers . Szlamy didn’t just feed him water - she also wiped the water which dribbled out of his mouth . She squatted before him with her legs slightly open and her snowy thighs showed under her tattered skirt . A white thing could be seen too - her hand-sewn underwear, with stitches which were not up to par . The sight of a certain partially-covered area which one would not dare look at directly was presented to Xia Lei’s eyes, and was very stimulating . All these made Xia Lei feel like the water he was drinking had the effects of alcohol .  

“You have many wounds on your body . I’ll help you treat them . ” Szlamy went into the role of field doctor after feeding Xia Lei water .  

“Ahem!” Dayetia couldn’t take it anymore and she coughed before Szlamy could play field doctor . “What are you doing, Szlamy? You are our tribe’s best marks-woman, not a nurse and definitely not a little lover girl who fawns over a man . ” 

What Dayetia did not say was actually ‘You’re tarnishing the pride of the tribe!’ 

“Yeah? Why am I taking care of you?” Szlamy wrinkled her brows . “Xia, you should be the one fussing over me… Massage my legs . My legs are sore . ” 

Xia Lei rolled his eyes at her and got up . He walked towards a tall, lush tree .  

“Where are you going?” Dayetia softened her tone; she thought she had angered Xia Lei .

“You two sleep first . I’ll keep watch and let you know when it’s time to switch,” said Xia Lei .  

The two White Hun women exchanged glances but did not speak . They then watched as Xia Lei climbed up that huge tree like a monkey, jumping just a few times to get into the dense canopy of the tree .  

“Is he a monkey? Wow . The stinking men in our tribe are like domesticated goats in pens compared to him . ” Szlamy’s blue eyes were filled with excitement and awe . Xia Lei’s display of startling jumping power and nimbleness was impressive but as the White Hun Tribe marks-woman, what Szlamy admired more was the godly gunman-ship he had shown last night .

Dayetia gave Szlamy a look . “Have you fallen in love with him?” 

Szlamy’s babyish face reddened . “I… No, I didn’t . I’m just playing around . You know how it is . Aren’t we women in the tribe all like that? Men are like clothes . ” 

Dayetia let out a sigh . “He’s definitely not a businessman . We saw how powerful he was with our own eyes last night . The enemy had three helicopters and he took one out with a sniper rifle . The other twenty-something men were all elite soldiers with very advanced equipment but they were unable to break through his defences . He not only withdrew in one piece but also ensured our safety as we retreated . What is the true identity of a person like this?” 

Szlamy shook her head . “I don’t know but I know he is our friend . He was willing to risk his life to protect us last night . We should trust him . ” 

“Of course I trust him,” said Dayetia, “Don’t you understand why I’m saying this? I mean for you to control your emotions . Don’t get in too deep . ” 

“I’m not in too deep . ” Szlamy thought for a bit and stretched out both hands, forming a circle with her left thumb and index finger, then sticking her right index finger into the circle, up to the fingertip, saying in deadly earnest, “About this deep . My relationship with him is this deep . ” 

Dayetia rolled her eyes and lay weakly on the ground . She couldn’t be bothered with this ridiculous person anymore .  

Szlamy shrugged and also lay down on the grass to sleep .  

On the tree, Xia Lei stopped using his visual abilities on the mountaintop opposite . He had already surveyed their surroundings and had not found any American soldiers or CIA agents following them . This let him relax quite a bit .  

Xia Lei sat on a branch and removed his rucksack . He took out the compass and held it in his hand to take a close look at it . This compass was indeed the one he had repaired long ago and the places he had welded were all visible to him . However, the pointing needle was not the original .  

The compass needle pointed in the direction of the White Hun Tribe .  

‘The experts excavated the needle in China and changed it on the compass, which led them to the White Hun Tribe . If I succeed in stealing the sword of Attila and building a hydropower station for the White Hun Tribe, would I get a new needle when I have the chance to explore the ruins? What if there’s no needle and the end of this secret is in the White Hun Tribe?’ thought Xia Lei .  

These two possibilities were both plausible but he had to get the sword of Attila to the White Hun Tribe and build a hydropower station for them first . The second requirement was not that difficult - he just needed money . Building the hydropower station was the easiest but the getting the sword was difficult .

‘The Shinyeok Group is in South Korea, and Ahn Geungan is also an old-school politician there . He must have influence in both society and the underworld . Is there any other way for me to get the sword of Attila other than going to Korea to steal it? How am I going to do it if I’m going to steal it?’ Xia Lei’s head was filled with these thoughts .

A white shadow suddenly flashed by in the sky, interrupting Xia Lei’s thoughts . He used his long-range vision and saw that it was a Predator drone . It was not hovering in this place though, but zooming past .  

‘The CIA will not give up on their pursuit of me . They will send drones to search for traces of me and even use American satellites . Looks like I’ll have to be very careful,’ thought Xia Lei as tiredness overcame him and he closed his eyes .  

There was no need to keep watch with no enemies around . This was also an advantage of using his X-ray vision . Anyone else in his situation wouldn’t dare to relax .  

Dayetia and Szlamy fell asleep quickly too and they did not take over watch duty from Xia Lei, perhaps due to their tiredness . Xia Lei did not wake them either .  

They slept till the noon, when the sun had climbed from the east to the middle of the sky . Blinding sunlight came through the small gaps between the leaves and shone on Xia Lei’s eyes, waking him .  

The rustling of footsteps came to his ear and he climbed up on the fork of the branch in alarm, casting his gaze at the sound . The leaves and branches quickly disappeared from his vision and he saw the source of the noise - Dayetia . She was walking off to the side of the camp, AK47 in hand and looking alertly in all directions .  

‘Has she discovered an enemy?’ Xia Lei grew nervous right away and his left eyes searched the area in front of Dayetia . He saw nothing other than trees and wild grass .  

At that moment, Dayetia walked to a patch of grass and lifted her skirt . She pulled down her handmade underwear and squatted urgently… 

A small patch of grass was watered, and would probably grow more lush .  

‘What the…’ Xia Lei smiled wryly and looked away, but he could not erase the sight of the secret garden he had glimpsed . He then suddenly remembered a set of tiles in mahjong .  

Szlamy was awake too . She smacked her own forehead, then ran towards Xia Lei .  

Xia Lei slid down from the tree and said with a smile, “I know you’re coming to switch shifts but there’s no need now . I overslept too . ” 

“You overslept too?” Szlamy laughed immediately . “Men are not reliable after all . ” 

Xia Lei was speechless .  

Dayetia walked over too . She was unaware of the earlier situation and her attitude was still calm and cool as always . “Don’t let this happen again . It’s dangerous . ” 

Xia Lei responded quietly, “There won’t be a next time . Let’s go . I spotted a drone earlier . We have to be more careful . Those people will catch up to us quickly if we’re discovered . ” 

“Only our tribe know of this route . Don’t worry, the American drones cannot find us as long as we do not wander from the forest,” said Dayetia . After a pause, she added, “After we get out of this mountainous area we just need to cross a tribe’s territory and we’ll be in the Wakhan Corridor . That is not the territory of the Americans and it will be much safer for us . ” 

“We’ll follow your plan,” said Xia Lei .  

Dayetia mounted her horse a few minutes later and moved onward, following the river .  

Xia Lei and Szlamy’s buttocks were squeezed into a saddle once more, so intimately close that they could be one… 

“I know that tribe . Our Chieftain and that tribe’s chieftain are on good terms . We just have to get through this part and we will be safe there,” said Szlamy .  

“That’s great . ” Xia Lei was also secretly happy that he wouldn’t have to pay his way through .  

“Buy clothes for me when we get to China . ” 

“Sure, I’ll buy clothes for you . I’ll buy you a hundred and you can wear them till you’re sick of them . ” 

“You’re hard . ” 

Xia Lei was speechless .