abnabooks Chapter 342 Zhou Bin
Chapter 342 Zhou Bin
After leaving the Blood Crown Hall, the Wood Priest did not go to his office, but went straight to the audience hall in the inner court, where Qin Xiaochuan was waiting for him.
"Congratulations on successfully completing the trial, Your Excellency." The Wood Priest bowed to Qin Xiaochuan.
Qin Xiaochuan glanced at the Wood Priest and said, "Wood Priest, you're too kind. Now that the trial is complete, what's next?"
The wood priest said, "After the Xuanyuan Sword is returned to its rightful place, the coronation and transformation ceremony can be held. At that time, Your Excellency will be the sixth Blood Witch King of Crescent City?"
Qin Xiaochuan looked at the Wood Priest in silence for a long while before asking, "Wood Priest, do you wish for me to be crowned?"
The wood priest was clearly surprised that Qin Xiaochuan would ask this question. He looked at Qin Xiaochuan with a puzzled expression before respectfully saying, "Of course, every citizen of Crescent City is eagerly awaiting your early return."
"Is that so? But I'm just a greenhorn, I don't understand many things. I've never even been a class monitor since I was a child. I have neither the ambition to hold power nor the experience to do so. Why would they want someone like me to be their king? Perhaps someone like me becoming your Blood Witch King would be a disaster for the people of Crescent City."
The Wood Priest stared blankly at Qin Xiaochuan for a moment. He hadn't expected Qin Xiaochuan to be so frank in revealing his true feelings. Just as he himself said, this was indeed something only a greenhorn would do. Perhaps it was his fear and hesitation before taking the throne, the Wood Priest wondered to himself.
With his shrewdness, the priest knew how to comfort him, but faced with such an honest boy, he suddenly felt that this might be an opportunity for him. Only honesty could be reciprocated with honesty. If the other party's honesty did not earn him honesty in return, then he would never be able to open his heart to him again.
After a moment of contemplation, the wood priest said, "To be honest, you are indeed quite different from the previous uncrowned ones. According to historical records, as the reincarnations of the Blood Witch King, each uncrowned one was a hero with extraordinary talent and boundless ambition. Therefore, even at the beginning of their coronation, they displayed absolute confidence and strength. This confidence and strength allowed them to easily control the situation in Crescent City even without the title of Blood Witch King. So, no matter what they did, they would not hesitate and would never show their weakness to others."
Qin Xiaochuan understood the meaning behind the wooden priest's words, smiled bitterly, and said, "Because there were some problems with this reincarnation, my Heavenly Soul was damaged, which made my aptitude even worse than that of a normal person. Ambition requires strong energy to support it, and it needs to be cultivated slowly through victory after victory. But someone like me, who is even worse than a normal person, only experiences failure after failure. How can I not feel confused, and how can I not show my weakness?"
Qin Xiaochuan paused for a moment and then continued, "To be honest, if my strength hadn't been constantly improving over the past year, I don't think I would even have the courage to talk to you. Even if I became the Blood Witch King, I would probably just be Emperor Xian of Han in Cao Cao's hands."
"But you haven't been completely defeated," the wood priest said earnestly, looking into his eyes.
Just as Qin Xiaochuan looked puzzled, the Wood Priest continued, "Although you are very different from the previous Uncrowned Ones, you exhibit another quality: the power of gentleness, like water, which, though extremely soft, is indestructible. As you said, even though you have experienced failure after failure, you have never fallen and continue to boldly pursue what you want. Only awakening after confusion is true awakening, so confusion is not terrible; it is a stage that everyone must go through in life. Moreover, you can honestly admit your weaknesses. If a person can easily show their vulnerabilities, it means that these vulnerabilities can no longer bind them, and that is true strength."
The wood priest's voice was gentle, like an elder imparting experience to a young person—wise and patient. After listening to his words, Qin Xiaochuan felt much more enlightened and gained more confidence in himself. However, he still had some worries, so he asked, "But I have no experience in wielding power. How can I become a qualified Blood Witch King?"
"Experience is actually unreliable, because true power does not come from the outside, but from within. Not having experience is not necessarily a bad thing for you, but rather a good thing, because you will not be rigid, you will be able to listen to the voices of others, and you will not be bound by the rules of this world. Only in this way can you truly change the world and change the fate of the Blood Witch Clan."
When Qin Xiaochuan heard the words "change the fate of the Blood Witch Clan," he felt as if a beam of light had suddenly illuminated his spiritual world, and the fog in his mind was instantly dispelled.
"Priest Wood, you are truly a wise person. I must learn more from you in the future," Qin Xiaochuan said sincerely.
"You flatter me. I feel that you are becoming more and more like a king," said the wood priest.
"Haha, I hope it's true as you say. I will definitely keep working hard." Qin Xiaochuan laughed openly and without any attempt to hide his feelings.
Just as the Wood Priest smiled slightly, Han Kexin, who was sitting to the side, suddenly spoke up: "Wood Priest, I also have a question I would like to ask you."
"Please speak, Miss Han." The priest was clearly in a very good mood and showed a rare, approachable side.
"Zhou Bin... was the seed of life planted in his body by you?" Han Kexin's voice was somewhat indifferent, revealing neither joy nor sorrow, but she seemed to have used a lot of strength to ask this question. Before she could finish the question, her eyes were already a little red.
The wood priest sighed and said, "That's right. He insisted that I plant a seed of life in him."
"What is a seed of life?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, puzzled.
"That's one of my skills. It plants a seed of life in someone, and after chanting a spell, it can be activated and bloom into a blood-red rose. The injured person can absorb the life force of that person through the blood-red rose, thereby transferring their own injuries to the other person," the Wood Priest explained.
"This skill is my secret technique, and I would never use it lightly under normal circumstances. But as soon as Zhou Bin returned to Crescent City, he came to me and asked me to plant the seed of life in him. At first, I naturally refused, but he was very stubborn and didn't like to talk. He just kept kneeling in front of me, and I had no choice but to agree."
Upon hearing the words of the Wood Priest, Han Kexin turned her face away. Qin Xiaochuan saw that she was trying her best to suppress her emotions and prevent herself from shedding tears in front of everyone.