Murim Recurve

Chapter 177 - Heart Of Burfuna

Re'Kha wore her armour, Rigid Water, moving around a little to see that it was perfect for her figure. It also looked incredibly luxurious, thanks to the quality of the material that had been used in its making.

Moreover, it was embedded with a Magic Artifact. So, every time it was activated, the Water Qi it unleashed was soaked up by the armour, causing it to be maintained at a pristine state. The condition of the material also increased in quality by a subtle amount thanks to this. Re'Kha noticed the difference upon wearing it for two days already.

"This armour is a steal indeed," She smiled, feeling that the armour would come in handy a lot during the course of her life. Spending just 340 RuQi for something like that was cheap. After all, she wasn't even spending her hard-earned money, but something she had taken out from the Burkurel Ju Clan's Western Settlement. She had a fortune to spend to better herself, so Re'Kha did just that.

She then draped a blue coloured cloak over the armour to cover it and also keep her appearance civil and not look like someone geared up for war. She also rearranged everything in her storage space, keeping the items of necessity at the top so that she could retrieve them easily when necessary.

She also double-checked to see the development of the cloth banner hadn't progressed. It was the same as before, having been mostly devoid of all its Ghost Qi. This was the state Re'Kha was maintaining it at. After all, she didn't want it to develop its spiritual form and haunt her for life.

She already had the Blinded Ghost to worry about. Re'Kha then strapped the Harpen Waves imitation, the one with the longer chain on her hip. It was easy to carry around, so she planned to keep it on her at all times.

Besides, it was to show that she wasn't someone unprepared. Because, even though she was visiting Burfuna Ki'Nua to chat and spend time, in actuality, they were going to investigate her surroundings and learn the reason as to why she alone was being pulled to the Withered Courtyard.

Even though all Ki'Nua had experienced were dreams of the same place, it still meant she was forming a connection with the Withered Courtyard, albeit different from usual. And, with every visit, this connection of hers was getting stronger.

And, as far as the Sha went, tracing them was hard, if not impossible. After all, every Sha possessed bizarre abilities that couldn't be explained through common sense. So, only by dealing with the source could they save Ki'Nua.

After all, even if they remove all traces of Ghost Qi on her, the connection she formed might still remain. After all, a connection with the Sha was a formless, intangible one. It couldn't be severed that easily. And, depending on the Sha, the method to sever a connection with it would vary and had to be created.

That was why she hadn't been cured yet. This was another reason the Burfuna Vi Clan had allowed Re'Kha an opportunity to visit Earth. It was in the hope the visit would sever her connection with the Blinded Ghost or even weaken it.

If it worked, then it would mean the same would work with all the other Sha. Treating Harmonisers affected by the Sha would become easier then. It wasn't just being guarded against the possession. There was also the fact the Sha robbed something from the victim. Some just robbed once, like a body part or an organ. 

But there was also Sha that robbed one's feelings, emotions, memories, constantly. So, in such cases, the Sha was able to constantly siphon the related parts—emotion, memories, etc—from the victim through their connection from a long distance away.

Guarding against had been impossible to date. Only after killing the Sha were the victims freed of them all. Now, neither Re'Kha nor Ki'Nha and others were able to determine the reason Ki'Nua had been pulled into the Withered Courtyard constantly.

Moreover, they were unsure just what aspect of her were they stealing or siphoning away. As Ki'Nua was close to maturing, it was all the more reason Re'Kha had to be prepared against anything that might happen.

Upon getting fully ready, Re'Kha boarded a cycle rickshaw and headed straight to the centre of Burfuna City, entering the inner city. The inner city was a place where massive merchant unions, the headquarters of the Four Great Clans, and the respective organisations they managed existed.

It also consisted of a massive barracks where the army amassed by the Royal Clan was stationed and trained. The same could also be said to the station of the guards where they were trained and reported for duty.

They did have smaller offices throughout the city, but the command was in the head office located in the inner city.

The inner city was commonly addressed as the central district, the same as the other four districts controlled by the Elemental Clans respectively. Out of all the five districts, the Central District was the biggest and occupied the same area as two of the other districts combined.

At the dead centre of the city was the City Lord's mansion. It was addressed as such, but it wasn't the place where the City Lord actually stayed. It was the place where all the administrative work was conducted.

And, situated right behind the City Lord's Mansion was the entrance to the Ki Clan, or commonly referred to as the Royal Clan. The cycle rickshaw stopped well in advance to the entrance of the Royal Clan as the driver was afraid to proceed any further.

Just the area of the place alone was of prime significance to anyone who was born and grew up in Burfuna City. So, they couldn't just casually drive forth to the place. Re'Kha paid him his fare and descended the cycle rickshaw, feeling her heart thump at the majesty of the massive pillars before her.

On it was a sentence that echoed in her mind, booming into her, "Heart of Burfuna."