Chapter 15: He must have been very lonely!

After leaving the restaurant, without caring about what Li Mochou might be thinking, Wei Ziqing rode his yellow-maned horse and traveled north in a leisurely manner.

Half a month passed in this way, and Wei Ziqing finally saw an ancient city full of the breath of time from afar.

“Is this Xiangyang City?” Wei Ziqing murmured to himself while gazing at the ancient city.

At this moment, the Mongol army had already arrived at the city walls, yet the people in the city still lived and worked in peace, without any sense of pressure from the coming war.

All of this was because of the couple guarding Xiangyang City, Guo Jing and Huang Rong.

The two of them alone were enough to intimidate hundreds of thousands of soldiers, making the normally terrified Xiangyang City peaceful and secure. This was the charm of Guo Jing and Huang Rong!

Wei Ziqing admitted that he could not do what Guo Jing did!

Wei Ziqing did not think about meeting Guo Jing, as his current reputation was truly not something to be proud of.

After entering the city, he rested for a while and prepared some food. Then, Wei Ziqing headed out of the city. Following the position in his memory, he soon found the hilltop where the Divine Condor appeared.

However, although he found the place, he could not find any sign of the Divine Condor. For three whole days, Wei Ziqing remained clueless.

Just as Wei Ziqing was feeling irritable, a loud and urgent eagle cry suddenly echoed from deep within the mountains. This made the mentally and physically exhausted Wei Ziqing shudder.

“An eagle cry! This is the Divine Condor! I finally found it!” Wei Ziqing’s face showed great joy. This cry sounded like a heavenly melody at this moment, making him incredibly excited.

He quickly galloped toward the direction of the cry. Soon, Wei Ziqing saw a terrifying giant condor and a giant strange snake, several zhang long, fighting in the deep forest of the mountains.

“The Divine Condor and the Bosiqu Snake!” The moment he saw the condor and the snake, Wei Ziqing knew their names. What he did not expect was that he was so lucky to encounter this scene of the snake and condor fighting!

The condor was the natural enemy of the snake!

Not to mention that this Divine Condor was a strange beast from the Divine Condor World and had accompanied Dugu Qiubai for many years, already becoming an expert no less than the current Peak.

Yet this Bosiqu Snake fought the Divine Condor to a draw, which showed how terrifying it was. It was no wonder that its snake gall could enhance Inner Energy!

“Brother Condor, I will help you!” He had come here specifically for the Divine Condor, so how could Wei Ziqing miss this opportunity?

He immediately drew his long sword and joined the fight. The snake and condor, who were originally evenly matched, suddenly saw the situation shift because of Wei Ziqing’s intervention. Soon, the Bosiqu Snake lost its ability to resist!

“Gugu…”

The Divine Condor swallowed the snake gall of the Bosiqu Snake and turned its massive head. It clearly did not understand why a human had appeared here.

However, quite quickly, the Divine Condor lowered its head and used its beak to grab Wei Ziqing’s clothes, tugging at him to signal that Wei Ziqing should follow it!

“Brother Condor, you want me to follow you?” Wei Ziqing was delighted. Was not the Divine Condor the reason he came here? He did not expect to gain the Divine Condor’s favor so easily. Without hesitation, he immediately followed the Divine Condor.

Despite the Divine Condor’s huge size, its speed was terrifying. Even though Wei Ziqing had already advanced to be a First-Rate Expert, he had to use all his strength just to keep up with it. It was no wonder this Divine Condor could teach Yang Guo the methods of the Heavy Sword!

The Divine Condor flew lower and lower, entering a deep valley.

After traveling for a long time, they arrived in front of a large cave. The Divine Condor nodded three times in front of the cave, cried out three times, and then looked back at Wei Ziqing.

“Is it asking me to bow?” Wei Ziqing looked at the Divine Condor in surprise.

The intelligence of this Divine Condor far exceeded that of ordinary animals. But then again, if it were not so, how could it be called the Divine Condor?

Wei Ziqing did not hesitate and respectfully bowed toward the cave entrance. Even if the Divine Condor did not mean it, he would still do so.

This was a form of respect—respect for the predecessor. Furthermore, what he wanted from this trip was the legacy of Dugu Qiubai!

The cave was shallow. After walking less than three zhang, he reached the end. Other than a stone table and a stone stool, there was nothing else in the cave.

The Divine Condor cried out a few times toward the corner of the cave. Wei Ziqing saw a pile of disordered stones in the corner, which looked very much like a grave. He thought to himself, “It seems this is the grave of Dugu Qiubai.”

Looking up, he saw that there seemed to be words written on the cave wall, but they were covered in dust and moss. He reached out to wipe away the moss, and sure enough, three lines of words appeared. The strokes were very thin, but they were carved very deep into the stone, showing that they were made with an extremely sharp weapon.

“For over thirty years, I traveled the Jianghu, killing all my enemies and defeating all the heroes. There was no one left in the world to challenge me. With no other choice, I lived in seclusion in this deep valley, with a condor as my only friend. Alas, I sought a worthy opponent throughout my life but could not find one; it was truly a lonely and unbearable existence.”

The signature was: “Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai.”

Although Wei Ziqing already knew about this, seeing it in person still made him sigh.

From the past to the present, in the entire world of Jin Yong, only Dugu Qiubai would dare to say such words!

“He must have been very lonely!” Wei Ziqing murmured softly. He did not know the man’s heart, but inexplicably, he felt as if he understood!

It was a feeling of familiarity!

Seeing Wei Ziqing lost in thought, the Divine Condor seemed to be thinking as well. It let out a series of gugu sounds and then walked straight out of the cave.

A sharp light flashed in Wei Ziqing’s eyes as he pondered. If he was not mistaken, the Divine Condor wanted to take him to find the Sword Tomb.

Sure enough, after following the Divine Condor for about a li, he saw a cliff from afar.

The cliff was like a giant screen rising toward the sky. In the middle of the cliff, about twenty zhang above the ground, there was a large rock about three or four zhang square, which looked like a platform. Words were faintly carved on the rock.

Looking up, he could clearly see the two large words “Sword Tomb.”

The Divine Condor ignored Wei Ziqing and flew up to the cliff on its own. Below the cliff, Wei Ziqing frowned, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This condor had truly become a spirit. Even at this moment, it did not forget to test him. But could this actually stop him?

Immediately, Wei Ziqing sank his Inner Energy. His whole body leaped up from the ground. Although he did not have a high-level Lightness Skill, he still appeared agile and free. By stepping lightly on the protruding rocks of the cliff, he reached the platform in just a few breaths.

However, before Wei Ziqing could steady himself, a cold, azure light shot toward him.

Wei Ziqing was startled, not understanding why the Divine Condor would attack him. But when he saw the object of the cold azure light, he understood and immediately reached out to catch it.

It was a three-foot, three-finger azure iron sword!

“The Azure Light Sword is sharp, fierce, and indestructible. In my youth, I used it to compete with the heroes of Heshuo.”

Wei Ziqing’s eyes showed confusion. He did not understand why the Divine Condor gave him this Azure Light Sword. Should it not have been the Black Iron Heavy Sword?