Chapter 241 Side Story 7. Goblin (7)
A few days later.
“……”
The late-arriving goblin clenched a fistful of burnt ash. The color, which should have been gray, was stained red, making it look disgusting.
The acrid smell of smoke stung his nostrils, and the lingering scent of blood made his stomach churn.
Just three days ago, this had been the Hebei Pang family, once called the most powerful clan in Hebei.
But now, only scattered ash filled the space where the Hebei Pang Clan had stood.
‘I gave my heart to you, even if only for a moment.’
Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, the goblin strode toward the rear courtyard.
Thud, thud.
Unburned wood and debris lay scattered on the ground.
The thick dust rising tormented his nose and eyes.
The goblin’s eyes reddened.
It was ridiculous.
Had simple pity transformed into something else? Or had it always been that way?
Just then, far off.
Something pale and indistinct caught the goblin’s gaze.
Even though he recognized it with his own eyes, the goblin moved forward, chewing over the emotion boiling inside him.
“…Heh heh.”
The faint sound of a monster’s mocking laughter seemed to reach his ears. The goblin knew it was there, yet ignored it and walked on.
The opportunity would come someday.
It was a patience only possible for a goblin who had lived a thousand years thus far and could live hundreds more.
Thud.
Before he knew it, his footsteps halted in the very center of the rear garden of the Hebei Pang family.
