Chapter 14
Seeing Yu Zhi Jue’s slightly changed expression, Ling Xia instinctively asked: “What’s wrong?”
Yu Zhi Jue nonchalantly put away his seal transceiver and replied: “Just something……”
He hadn’t finished talking yet, when a thunder like sound echoed throughout the sky. As it turns out, it was Song Xiao Hu’s voice. Ling Xia’s ear was buzzing hearing that blunt loud voice: “Talk to me Yu Zhi Jue! Don’t you hide from where I can’t meet you! I, Song Xiao Hu will definitely charges through the Dark Arts Sect in just a moment! You better wait for me to successful break through the Ten Restrictive Spell!”
The corner of Ling Xia’s mouth twitches. It’s clear that Song Xiao Hu already broke in. Song Xiao Hu had a junior named Xiao Hong Yu who had a device that can transmit voices from afar, so he must be using this device.
He lowered his hand, and said in a pleasantly surprised tone: “Ah Jue, is Xiao Hu coming?”
Yu Zhi Jue slightly crinkled his brows and nodded. He naturally don’t want Ling Xia to know about it.
Song Xiao Hu’s goal in coming, he could make a guess out of it. Song Xiao Hu only wanted to persuade him to come back to the Righteous Path with those naive and ridiculous idealism. When he had an encounter with Song Xiao Hu before, both sides suffered from the fight. Just remembering that tenacity of Song Xiao Hu made him scowl. But what’s the most important is, his deeds for the past years, he don’t want Song Xiao Hu to tell Ling Xia about it from his own mouth.
“Ah Jue, what is the Ten Restrictive Spells?” Ling Xia hurriedly watches towards the distance “What is Xiao Hu’s current location?”
Yu Zhi Jue somewhat explained in a gloomy manner. Ling Xia finally realises something, as he recalled a few plot twists that he had forgotten. Thanks to the melodramatic plot line of the book, the Protagonist had an enthusiastic heart that never gives up on redeeming the Villain, that it’s practically described as an emotion that can move the heavens! The junior sisters bubbled up in tears as they watch Yu Zhi Jue cold and ruthlessly abuse him till he’s beaten up to a pulp.
For the Protagonist to run after the Villain Lord ten thousand Li far, it is truly a misguided infatuation!
Ling Xia suspects, that this plot twist now is the plot twist the author sets up, in order for the Protagonist to have that feeling of deep attachment towards the Villain to the point that they are never to be apart.
This so called ‘Ten Restrictive Spells’, is an oval shape tower that was created by the previous generations of Dark Arts Elders. Each level had someone to guard it, and the higher level one go, the more difficult it is to pass through.
If there is person who somewhat beseech the Dark Arts, they can honorably challenge the Ten Restrictive Spells and be hazed[1], as well as be able to succeed ascending to the top of the tower. Once they do, they can, with the help of the ultimate Dark Arts —— have a single wish as a reward to request from the Demon King.
Even if that challenger’s wish is tricky, such as having the most beautiful woman in the world as their wife, or become the number one master in the world……….Dark Arts will be used to make he’s wish to be realized. But of course, no one had ever successfully break through the entire Ten Restrictive Spell —— The overwhelmed majority including Song Xiao Hu had struggled to death even if they survive.
In the novel, Song Xiao Hu and his band of junior sisters and brothers had gathered and breaks through till they were filled with stains of blood and tears. Remembering their childhood friendship, Yu Zhi Jue was him unable to kill him in the end. Once Song Xiao Hu entered the eight level, he already uses up all of his energy and could not muster any more strength. When he collapsed, he clenches his fist and resolutely declared: “I promise that I will absolutely bring you back, Ah Jue!”………
As Ling Xia recalled up to that point, he suddenly felt his body trembled in cold.
He impatiently said: “Ah Jue, you must bring me there! I want to meet with Xiao Hu.”
Yu Zhi Jue saw him in high spirits, and said in the end: “Ok. But he already entered inside the tower, so you cannot intervene on him undertaking it.”
Ling Xia slightly nodded his head: “En, watching from the side is also fine.”
He knows, that even if Song Xiao didn’t succeeded on breaking through the barrier, but he will get some kind of recognition from the elders of the Dark Arts, then those Dark Arts elders will once again pit Yu Zhi Jue against Song Xiao Hu. Furthermore, the mighty Protagonist will also gain a precious bead and a junior sister along with it.
Sigh… The Protagonist’s halo really makes one envy to death!
Without a doubt, that junior sister —— is Ke Lan MinErBai. The likelihood for this Song Xiao Hu to attain them, Ling Xia did not know if he will be able to get both the precious bead and the Dark Arts Master as benefits or not.
Yu Zhi Jue bursts in flame for about an incense stick time, and not for long, a seemingly familiar creature came flying to them from afar. Those bat like pair of wings spreads open, it’s white head dazzling a man’s eyes, it’s wings comparable to those big rare dragons. Ling Xia was astonished, he said: “Isn’t this Chu Yin’s bald eagle?”
He subconsciously touched his throbbing neck, as the experience of his blood being suck in the past left a trace of fear in his heart.
“En……. He raises many of these kind of creatures, and some of them are mounts for a fast travel.” Yu Zhi Jue reaches out his hand and rubs Ling Xia’s neck. It was evident that he also remembered about it, his eyes darkened as he said: “Is it still painful?”
Ling Xia didn’t know whether to cry or laugh: “That was already years ago, how could it still be painful?”
Two people mounted on top of the eagle, with Ling Xia firmly grasping on the rein. Unlike that aggressive bald eagle Chu Yin had ridden years ago, this eagle is simply stable to ride and is docile. It wasn’t for long that they were up in the air, but he certainly had a rough idea on how to maneuver it.
The bald eagle’s speed is extremely fast. Ling Xia inquisitively feels the air meeting him head on, as they sail towards the floating foggy clouds. And not for long, he felt that they were surrounded by misty fogs —— as the bald eagle flew amidst the clouds. He carefully took a glimpse down the ground. He thought that a person’s figure is merely small like ant in comparison. Luckily for him, he don’t have the fear of heights.
Yu Zhi Jue saw a cheerful expression on Ling Xia’s face, that he can’t help himself from lightly smiling as well. This bald eagles flying speed is not as good compared to his Two Headed Flying Serpent, but it’s a pity that he could not remove its seal, since each time the serpent transform, its process of transforming eats up a lot of his energy, just like that time he was anxiously looking for Ling Xia.
Right. The two of us will ride that Two headed Serpent, and I can sit behind Ling Xia again…..
Soon, they finally reached their destination. Ling Xia and Yu Zhi Jue jumps down, and had the numerous cultivators who met them to lead the bald eagle aside. Ling Xia once again wore that silver mask, and use it to hide his appearance.
Yu Zhi Jue coldly asked: “How many people are in there? And at what level are they now?”
The disciple then reverently replied: “Reporting to the Grand Master, a total of five members, three men and two women. They already broke through the fourth level.”
Yu Zhi Jue was somewhat surprised, he didn’t expect that Song Xiao Hu’s speed is this fast!
The first and second level of the tower relied on mechanisms. If the skill of those who came falls too short, then they will not be able to pass through those trap mechanisms. But it not strange at Song Xiao Hu’s level to overcome them. As long as the people who charges in is able to acquire the spell flag at the center, they will able to pass through. But the third level, has a different way to trap people. Song Xiao Hu whose geared for battle is not familiar with it at all, however, as a group of five experts, they surely must have a way to comprehend the spell.
Yu Zhi Jue nodded, and brought Ling Xia along to the back door straight to the top of the tower to watch the fight. From here, Song Xiao Hu can’t see them, but they can watch Song Xiao Hu through a film like projection on the surface of the stone wall.
In this so called Ten Restrictive Spells, only starting from level five and above are those high level Dark Arts Cultivators situated. In other words, those high level Dark Arts Cultivators that had time can come and toy with those reckless fools who charges in till their defeated.
Yu Zhi Jue saw the line up of those Dark Arts Cultivators and it made him knit his brows —— These subordinates of his had too much free time! As expected, the work divided among them these days are not that much.
There’s the Left Elder Chu Yin [2], the Right Elder Mei Ji, members of the Six Guardians, The Green Underworld Ke Lan MinErBai and The White Loch Guardian Ming Ze, who also unexpectedly appeared to exchange blows with Song Xiao Hu’s magic double edge sword! On every level, there’s a guarding overseer. And with the use of the projected hologram on the stone wall, they can watch all the fight that is about to go down.
Ling Xia shot a quick glance. He recognises three of those people, but he also know that the rest of them is bad news, so he can’t stop himself from anxiously standing up: “Is Xiao Hu going to be ok? Aren’t these people too ferocious to deal with?”
Yu Zhi Jue gave him a quick glance, then waved his hand. The hologram on the wall flashes, as if it was a television that changes channels. On the screen was a clear and distinct display of a grown up appearance of Song Xiao Hu. Then he patiently explained the identity of those several people.
The tower doesn’t look that big from the outside, but from the inside, the size of the area was actually magnified by ten times. This kind of space controlling technique, had been set up by the previous generations of Dark Arts Masters.
On the fourth Restrictive Spell level, Ling Xia watches Song Xiao Hu move around vigorously. Those child hands from the past is now surprisingly wielding that double edge sword of his!
But of course, he can’t call him a child anymore, since Song Xiao Hu’s stature is tall and his shoulder is wide. His round face became distinctly sharp, and his grape eyes also changes into a long, narrow, and pointedly slant. That dimple on his wheat skinned face is fairly discernible, but that messy spike of his hair is still the same. He somehow saw that cheerfully bright young man is still the same.
Ling Xia was emotionally moved, then at the same time, was delighted as he saw behind him and those people, was Ah Li who was unexpectedly there too! It seems like Song Xiao Hu found it without a hitch! He truly wishes to pounce on Ah Li, and rub its fur well with his hands.
At the back is a junior brother who had a worried smile like he had a constipation. It was Su Mu Zhe who had that loathsome blue hair. Ling Xia didn’t expect that he is among the group since he almost died at the hands of Yu Zhi Jue last time. He even unexpectedly dared to come back this soon. The other junior brother had a red hair and had a look of a smart and stern temperament. He should be the one who gave that loudspeaker device to Song Xiao Hu, and the one with the stiff face, Xiao Hong Yu.
The two junior sisters on the left seems to have the temperament of immortals. The first one is Mu Rong Xue that seemed like she had sprouted from the earth into a blossom in all those years. Ah Li jumped to her shoulder and crouched. The other junior sister is delicately charming and cute, her pair of large eyes was exceptionally bright, yet Ling Xia did not know who she is.
*Cough* The Protagonist’s harem is too large to the extent that my memory of all the members is fuzzy.
Ling Xia had decided. If Song Xiao takes on both of this junior sisters at the same time, he will disguise himself as a ghost and scare Song Xiao Hu! Hmm.. but in overall, the Protagonist’s line up had a heroic atmosphere all over.
Ling Xia can’t help himself from thinking about the Villain’s Legions. Chu Yin’s face had a perverted expression from being excited to kill. Ke Lan MinErBai was carrying her baton on top of her shoulder, eager to have a try fighting them. The demon woman Mei Ji crosses her pair of slender white legs while in the middle of eating grapes. Ming Ze had a gloomy expression on his face as he watches them, thinking about how to make them suffer. Lastly, that old man with white hair Song Zhao Peng, who had a dirty face almost the same as a mad man…..
As expected, rather than heroic, their aura was evil.
He can’t resist holding on to Yu Zhi Jue’s hand as if he was comforting him. Since this troublesome flock was under his command, the Great Villain always comes back every day completely exhausted from work.
Song Xiao Hu and Xiao Hong Yu are sword masters. The two of them attacked together as they break their way in the trials. Song Xiao Hu slashed his sword horizontally, and said with his dashing voice: “Let’s begin.”
In front of him are sixteen people with swords, their bodies trembling. They suddenly form a similar Qian Kun protective stance on a spell diagram.
Then the girl from behind said in an utterly melodious voice: “You guys take the ones on the side, then two people will charge into the center of the formation —— That is the source of the spell.”
Yu Zhi Jue nodded. It seems that this girl figured out the spell’s method.
Song Xiao Hu gripped his sword, his eyes already starting to become clearly acute and focused. He did not looked back, and merely said in a clear voice: “Thanks a lot young lady Shui Ling for the reminders.”
Ling Xia suddenly came into a realization. It turns out, this young lady is Shui Ling, who he had run across to many times by chance in the past. At that time, it was before he was yet to be forced into a punishment by lashing in the Shao Yang Sect. Shui Ling and her older brother Shui Yue had a chat with him many times. In the past, not only Shui Yue invited him to go to the Shui household to exchange techniques in refining equipments, but he also continuously opposes the inevitable unforeseen misfortune(the punishment) after.
He cannot help but be deeply moved. In fact, the total duration of his stay in this world and his encounter with the people in it had not reached a year, but even though the things had remain the same, the people have changed. This time, he must never leave this world again, and he will always be by Ah Jue’s side. As for the other world, there was nothing important there now that he thinks about it.
Song Xiao Hu and Xiao Hong Yu are already starting to break the spell defensive formation.
Xiao Hong Yu is already a master swordsman at a young age. Song Xiao Hu and his sword skills are even on par. With the two of them charging in a joint attack side by side, the both of them were like a shooting star. Song Xiao Hu’s sword-play is beaming with heroism, while Xiao Hong Yu is more of agility. After fighting for half an incense of stick, the chaotic fight was over. Xiao Hong Yu went over to the center of the spell formation, and swung his sword to break the spell diagram!
Ling Xia held his breath as he continued watching, his heart continues to beat in worry. Seeing that Song Xiao Hu didn’t sustain injuries, he let’s out a sigh of relief and smiled as he spoke: “Ah Jue, it seems that Xiao Hu is very strong now!”
Yu Zhi Jue hummed an unenthusiastic agreement. Ling Xia saw the melancholy on Yu Zhi Jue’s face. He was suddenly reminded of the past where the two of them would compete against each other all the time. He can’t help but find it ridiculous, since in the past, he was praising this kind of thing, but now, he is adamant about it and will do his utmost best to prevent it from happening.
Chapter 15
“They won’t have an easy time after the fifth level.” Yu Zhi Jue continuously watches the hologram on the wall, but in actuality, he don’t know what Ling Xia is thinking about. He said in a quiet voice: “If it was me, it would take not even half the time he spent to climb those four levels. Those people he brought are a burden.”
Ling Xia can’t help but turn to his head beside him and lightly chuckle. This Great Grand Master probably did not realize it, but even though he meant to say those words in collected and humble manner, in reality, he unknowingly implied it in a slight disagreeing meaning.
As Yu Zhi Jue saw him laughing, his face was obviously a bit embarrassed, but he soon returned to his neutral expression.
The Hologram on the stone wall showed that Song Xiao Hu reaches the fifth level without losing a single hair.
The fifth level is guarded by Ke Lan MinErBai. When Ke Lan MinErBai listened to the notification, she knew that blue hair is amongst them, and she immediately rush over without taking a stop to rest. She was seated on a stone chair as she gave a great filler speech[1] and plays around with her baguette size baton, while indifferently sizing up everyone.
She also had a slight impression towards Song Xiao Hu and Mu Rong Xue, knowing that they are Ling Xia’s friends. But since Su Mu Zhe is with them, it’s only natural that she won’t let them easily get through.
“Turning off this barrier is extremely simple.” Ke Lan MinErBai swings her baton downwards on her side. She shouted in an ear-piercing voice, “It’s you five versus me alone. As long as you beat me, then you may pass through.”
Song Xiao Hu was just about to move, when Su Mu Zhe held his shoulder still: “Xiao Hu, allow me.”
As Ling Xia listened on his side, the corner of his mouth twitches. It hasn’t been that long! and the last time Su Mu Zhe came, he still haven’t met with Song Xiao Hu! How could he call Xiao Hu in a first name basis this quick. It’s clearly thanks to the protagonist’s enormous golden halo.
In the original plot of the protagonist going to battle, because of his stubborn ‘no hitting girls’, he was beaten up by Ke Lan MinErBai till he turned into a ragged doll. But in the end, Ke Lan MinErBai was moved by that unflinching conviction of his, and finally let him to go up. But not for long after Song Xiao Hu presses on……Sigh. Now, Su Mu Zhe is intending to carry the protagonist’s end[2].
Ke Lan Min ErBai looks forwards on testing this Su Mu Zhe and beating him into submission. She gave Su Mu Zhe a disdainful glance and said: “The junior will lose.”
“This junior hasn’t used full strength the last time.” Su Mu Zhe flashily combed the hair on his forehead back. He spoke with a smile on his face, “Young Lady Ke Lan, If we broke through the top floor of the tower, how about being my wife?”
Ke Lan MinErBai immediately sneered: “Then you can try climbing the top. I won’t use poison beasts this time, so if you win with just me just using my baton, I will let you pass.”
Su Mu Zhe was eagerly waiting for her to say those words, since if she didn’t, he won’t even have a small chance of victory. He smiled and said: “Then pardon me.” Afterwards he slowly unsheathed his blade, and covered it with the essence of his pure Earth Type Element.
After half an hour had passed, the current stage had been totally reduced to ruins. Su Mu Zhe who had purple bruises all over his face raised his blade forward, and pointed it at Ke Lan MinErBai’s neck. He was laughing as he declared: “Young Lady Ke Lan, I won.”
His strength bubbled from his heart that yearns to get married, that within a short time, he surpasses the bottleneck of his cultivation and made a breakthrough. He became much more stronger than he was the last time.
Ke Lan MinErBai narrowed her eyes, as the baton in her hand was disarmed by Su Mu Zhe. She snorted loudly and said: “I lost.”
Even though it was that case, she suddenly brutally roundhouse kicked Su Mu Zhe in the crotch. Then took that opportuninty to nimbly fly backwards, landed, and sat on top of the stone chair.
Ling Xia watched with a dark look. Judging by the sound of his voice and the way he looks, Su Mu Zhe’s eggs must have cracked.
Su Mu Zhe miserably shrieked as he covered his crotch. It took a long time for to stand crookedly, then he spats out a few grieving words: “If it can’t be use anymore, don’t you blame me later…..”
Mu Rong Xue and Shui Ling both blushed upon hearing it, but Ke Lan MinErBai remained poised, not in the least coy. She only disdainfully looked down on Su Mu Zhe while pointing her finger: “You all can go up. But I must warned you, the next level defender is not someone who talks as much as I have.”
Ling Xia hurriedly takes a look on the next level, and his brow suddenly wrinkled —— it was the blood demon Chu Yin.
Chu Yin practices all related to blood dark arts, and accomplished it using evil ways. During his battles, he slashes his arms and use his blood as his weapon, but this kind of magic technique of self-harm would take ten to half a month to slowly heal up. In the past, Yu Zhi Jue burned his arm off and it took a very long time to regrow.
It is reasonable to say that, the higher the level, the stronger they get. But since Chu Yin is not prohibited in fighting battles violently, he became more and more fond of doing it that way. He lacked the regard to morality, and sucking blood is his second nature. It’s no doubt that these two young ladies, Mu Rong Xue and Shui Ling are in danger in this level.
Chu Yin’s clothes is that same dazzling red clothes. His eyes are excitedly narrowed, and he licks the corner of his mouth repeatedly in anticipation. He was already itching to suck blood, and he had all these people to himself. Every person here surely have a captivating tastes of their own.
That bald eagle from the past had already ascended to level eight now. It was crouching beside Chu Yin, and his head plumes that was burned down by Ah Li also grew back. It’s eyes was extremely sharp, and when it saw Ah Li on Mu Rong Xue’s shoulders, it gave a loud angry cry —— Last time because of the Snow Flame’s doing! That it wasn’t able to have a mate before! Otherwise, why would it be a bachelor for so long?!
Ah Li jumps down, and its body became larger till it was much bigger than a huge leopard. It’s blood red eyes seemed like it was ignited in flames as it stared back at that Bald Eagle and Chu Yin. If not for this red clothed man, Ah Li and Ling Xia would not be separated in sea and get stranded on an uninhabited island for many years. Song Xiao Hu found it two years ago that it only then came back.
These two enemies magic beast glared at each other furiously, and at once, attacked at the same time.
The first one had a favorable high ground to take off, while the other could move in lightning speed, and within that short time, the two sides were equally matched.
Chu Yin hardly paid attention. He only glued his sights to Song Xiao Hu below him and said with a smile: “Oh~~I remember you~~What are you finding the Grand Master for?”
Song Xiao Hu is not the same as before, he’s not perturbed by that look attentively watching him. He resolutely and decisively said: “Of course its to bring him back! So how are we gonna pass through this level?”
Chu Yin laughs as he look down, his laugh was extremely jubilant, his eyes exhibiting a gorgeous red color.
This kind of look of not having fear, it made him most excited. This is the man worthy of his preference, and at this moment, he already grew up to be a very delicious delicacy……
He licked his lips from feeling the thirst and said with a smile: “If you do not die within an hour, then I’ll let you pass~ Oh, I’m saying that to all of you~”
Even though he was watching through a hologram, Ling Xia still trembled all over from that frantic, malicious, excited laugh of his. Chu Yin is a sadist. When Song Xiao Hu and Yu Zhi Jue is still young, Chu Yin had toyed with them without holding back his strength. But now that he’s facing Song Xiao Hu who became dazzling, then the outcome is unclear.
“Don’t worry, they’re not helpless.” Yu Zhi Jue noticed Ling Xia’s lips turning pale from worry, and turned off the hologram on the wall without the slightest hesitation, “You’ve been watching for so long, you need a bit of rest.”
Ling Xia is indeed anxious. He indeed have been standing for hours watching, but isn’t it more tiring for Song Xiao Hu and the others who were fighting for so long? He examined Yu Zhi Jue’s resolute look, and finally gives in and sat down. Actually, this has the same importance as broadcasting the Olympics. Even though later on, the victor would be announced in the news, but it gives a hair raising feeling when watching it with one’s own eyes. But him watching anxiously also won’t do a thing, since he could not rush to Song Xiao Hu and help him in any way at all.
He worriedly said: “I believe in Xiao Hu, but getting injured is surely inevitable…….Do Xiao Hu and the others have to continuously charge through? Can’t they take a moment of break in between?”
“Ok. After an hour, I’ll announce that this shall continue the next morning.” Yu Zhi Jue leisurely walks towards Ling Xia’s side, a deep and serene meaning that Ling Xia knows well clouded his dazzling eyes. “We could do that other thing instead for the meantime.”
“……”Ling Xia’s heart thudded. He can’t help but raise one of his leg and kicked him, “Yu Zhi Jue, Xiao Hu is in a life or death situation over there! How can you have the mood to do that kind of thing!”
Ling Xia was both furious and abashed, his face flushed bright red.
It’s definitely a lie when he said they’re taking a rest, aren’t they just gonna waste more energy doing that?
Yu Zhi Jue loosened his grip of that leg on his side, and took advantage of the situation to snuggle closer to him: “It’s already the other day[3], and it’s evening now —— we agreed about it before.”
Yu Zhi Jue was annoyed that things got out of his plans, and he waited for so long already, he will not let anything get into the way of doing that.
Ling Xia’s leg was forced to keep his leg on to Yu Zhi Jue’s body to keep his balance in standing. By the time he realized, the other person already stripping his clothes and suddenly breaths out burning hot air heavily —— Why is it possible for Yu Zhi Jue to be turned on in this situation? This is not that kind of thing you have to do in accordance with your biological clock, ok?
“Don’t be like this, Ah Jue……..” Ling Xia was hard-pressed on struggling and pulling his leg back, “I’m not in the mood right now, and this is not the place…….”
Yu Zhi Jue kept hold of his leg, intentionally rubbing it. His gaze was burning as he said: “We can do it while standing, let’s give it a try.”
“…….Do it on your own!” Ling Xia’s face was quickly tinted with dark red. His mouth was blocked after. Yu Zhi Jue pulled his clothes open and grabbed his sensitive part, then delicately stroke it.
Ling Xia was stupefied, yet his body heats up.
He really intended to make do with standing and do it, with clothes on…..
Ling Xia believed that all of his three views will be ruined[4].
He closes his eyes and gasps for breath. His back was leaning on an ice cold stone wall, his legs were spread apart and was raised in the air, and because of extreme feeling of shame, his body was shaking restlessly all over.
“Your middle part is too tense…..” Yu Zhi Jue panted in a low voice. He spreads Ling Xia’s legs wider apart, then inserted the tip bit by bit.
Ling Xia understands that this is inevitable. He sulkily hugged Yu Zhi Jue’s neck tight and chomped on his ear, and in return for his action, the other person attacks him fiercely. When the tip finally hits that sweet spot, Ling Xia could only let go of Yu Zhi Jue’s ear and weakly gasps.
Every time he falls, he had that feeling of weightlessness. And when it penetrated, it was also a bit deeper than usual. Ling Xia’s tears unconsciously drips down, and small moans that he couldn’t keep in came out from his throat: “Wa- wait, I still want to meet… with Xiao Hu…don’t… Ahh!”
Yu Zhi Jue’s eyes was burning with purple haze. He discontentedly speeds up, and buried his tip much deeper.
How can Ling Xia still think of other men right now?
He saw Ling Xia’s lips half opened. Ling Xia’s eyes seemed to carry a look of a misty and muddled feeling of bewilderment. And with that, Yu Zhi Jue was perfectly contented as he hugged Ling Xia’s waist and delicately messed him up. He left a red mark on every kisses and nibbles on Ling Xia’s neck.
Ling Xia did not know how long had passed, but he’s legs went completely soft. Then Yu Zhi Jue made Ling Xia straddle him on the stone chair and continued playing with him.
His legs was parted apart on both sides of Yu Zhi Jue’s body. He curled his toes on the surface with difficulty, and felt that their sitting was somehow unstable. He could only hold onto Yu Zhi Jue’s shoulder, and be swayed along by Yu Zhi Jue’s movements. Yu Zhi Jue slowly stirred him up, his big movements joining them together. The uncomfortable feeling from his thrusting started to feel good for Ling Xia, that the feeling from both of his leg was almost numbing.
His muddleheaded thoughts, made Ling Xia’s half naked appearance more alluring. Ling Xia pulled Yu Zhi Jue’s collar open, revealing his sexy collarbone and a part of his pale and solid pecs. It doesn’t matter if its for revenge or not, but Ling Xia wanted to get closer and bite them.
This seducing complexion makes this Lao Zi wants to bite you to death!
Yu Zhi Jue properly positioned Ling Xia’s waist for a moment, then he moved wantonly after. Ling Xia’s strength-less hand hanged in empty air, and the scenery before his eyes broke into fragments in every thrusts. He could only shamefully lets out countless helpless melody of pleading, making his intestine turned green.
It was miraculous that the chair surprisingly did not gave out from all that swaying!
Yu Zhi Jue stopped at last. He composedly tidied his disheveled clothes and passes on the order of continuing the match tomorrow.
Ling Xia who had no strength left, was held in Yu Zhi Jue’s arms. The flush on his face had not yet receded, and his throat was sore as if he caught a cold.
How can I still have the face to meet with Xiao Hu and Ah Li right now?
He uncomfortable squirmed his lower waist, and what happened next made him feel extremely shameful.
Yu Zhi Jue wiped that traces of unknown liquid that flows down, then tied Ling Xia’s sash and fixed his clothes. He asked in a comforting like tone: “Are you feeling unwell? Let’s go back and clean you up well.”
“…….You bastard!” Ling Xia gritted his teeth as he fumed with rage, “After this I won’t let you do it outside anymore!”
They were doing this uncensored pa pa pa thing while Song Xiao Hu and the others are bravely fighting a bloody match……As he realizes it, Ling Xia could not raise his head out of disgrace. Really degenerate of himself! It’s as if he’s following the evil path along with the Villain! He grinds his teeth as he glared at Yu Zhi Jue.
In the end, the place was uncomfortable, and Yu Zhi Jue was not completely satisfied. But Ling Xia’s expressions and reactions nevertheless made his mood better.
He likes it when Ling Xia expresses himself this way in front of him that he normally won’t show to others. Ling Xia’s uncaring attitude on how strong his tone of anger towards him, and the way Ling Xia obviously glare at him out of embarrassment makes his heart throb. This makes him earnestly feel, that he has a special place in Ling Xia’s heart.
Yu Zhi Jue once again opened the hologram, Song Xiao Hu and Chu Yin’s battle had already ended.
Ling Xia breathes in air to recover a bit of his stamina, and hastily moved closer to watch. That pervert Chu Yin’s red clothes had been greatly damaged, and his right arm was missing from it’s rightful place. It was evident that he had used his arms again as his weapon, but his face still remained nonchalant, even though under his foot is a pool of burning blood flame.
Fucking hell! All of this madman’s battle is truly too much to take in, since he frequently break his limbs off like a lizard snapping his tail off…..
Song Xiao Hu had similar looking bruises on his body, and each breath he takes was laborious. He was forced to use his Lightning Scythe —— in the past, he had that lightning type chain weapon secretly hanging on his neck. Su Mu Zhe was out of luck when his blood was sucked by Chu Yin. The three men was also guarding the two girls behind them, so the battle was exceptionally exhausting.
Chu Yin had no regards whether they’re men or women, so he excitedly attacks with no distinction.
The battle between two magic beast also ended with a determined outcome. That bald eagle landed behind Chu Yin. Its beautiful plumage had been burned off by Ah Li, and it was shivering as if it was a chicken that has completely molted. It was clear that it has lost the battle. Ah Li proudly turned back to it’s smaller size figure. Even though it has a numerous bloody scars, Ah Li’s expression was still cocky.
Ling Xia breaths a sigh of relief. There were already some people who went up to the tower and announced Yu Zhi Jue’s command, saying that the challenge shall continue tomorrow.
Chu Yin gave a sly smile as he said: “En ~~ I am very pleased this time ~ I’ll be looking forward for the next time ~ I’ll be playing with you more so don’t you get killed ~”
Song Xiao Hu’s body shuddered in cold, and soon, Chu Yin was out of sight.
That bald eagle was already despairing from the outcome of this major event, his plumage also decreases by a lot. It was crying in tears as it flapped it wings and follow Chu Yin from behind.
Mu Rong Xue and Shui Ling hastily casted healing spells on them. It took them around three hours on all the past levels, and they know that the preceding levels will also increase in difficulty, so they will make use of this moment to regain their strength.
Ling Xia was both glad and rueful as he watches them. Mu Rong Xue’s medical techniques had improved in leaps and bounds during the past years. When she placed her hand on top of Song Xiao Hu’s injured arm, a faint blue light emerges, and those sinister wounds that can be seen with the naked eyes slowly stopped bleeding and started forming a scab.
He impatiently wanted to go to those people he knew. But if he go now, won’t he drag down Song Xiao Hu’s morale? Although this novel had a lot of plot twist, them being under hazing is also one of it. Song Xiao Hu clearly have not received the news of his awakening, but that blue haired Su Mu Zhe was with them, didn’t ‘you know that male lover?’ slip from his mouth? Just thinking about that scene made him have this expression 囧 囧.
Fuck! How can I explain it simply to Song Xiao Hu that this pure blood-thirsty stallion character Yu Zhi Jue and I are having a game of ‘La la la catch me if you can’ without making him feel deceived?
And say ‘Xiao Hu, will you give your blessing to me and Ah Jue?’. I don’t know what kind of face he would make…..
Yu Zhi Jue quickly noticed the change in his mood. He said in a low voice: “Do you want to go now?”
Ling Xia hesitatingly replied: “But if I go now, I’ll just disturb Xiao Hu and the other’s focus on their fight.”
The corner of Yu Zhi Jue’s mouth suddenly rises up. He walked closer to him and rubs himself against Ling Xia’s back, his voice carrying a hard to conceal desire: “Ok, we can also continue what were doing.”
“……” Ling Xia’s string of patience finally snapped as he roared, “You be the bottom then we’ll continue!”
“Aren’t I at the bottom earlier?” The pupil of Yu Zhi Jue’s handsome eyes widen, his almond eyes slightly raised, as if he was playing innocent.
“…….” He is too shameless! How can Yu Zhi Jue be so thick-skinned right now?
Ling Xia’s face flushed from anger. He enunciated every bit of his next words: “……..Touch me again and I won’t let you do it anymore!”
Chapter 16
On the next day, Song Xiao Hu and the others faces the White Loch Guardian Ming Ze.
Ling Xia was somewhat worried, because the story line was entirely different. In the original, Ming Ze did not participated in the fight.
In the hologram, Ming Ze maintained his stern and expressionless face. He draws his hands up, his body emitted a strong killing aura. He didn’t say any filler words, and only revealed threads of energy in his hands. All of a sudden, around ten puppets appeared, surrounded, and encircled the five of them.
Song Xiao Hu shouted loudly, as he shot a thunder bolts on the two puppet in front of him, toasting and breaking them into pieces. But even though those puppets had only hand and one leg remaining, they can still move as if they were ghosts, and their attacks was getting stronger instead.
Ah Li draws his energy and restored his body to full form. It shot powerful flames to support Song Xiao Hu and his moves, burning up to three to four puppets in the process. Xiao Hong Yu and Su Mu Zhe protected the two girls while deflecting the attacks of the other puppets.
Ming sneered for a moment, then controlled the energy attributes input of each refined puppets. His shook his little finger slightly, and suddenly, a white arm drilled out of the ground. It caught hold of Mu Rong Xue’s ankle and drags her down. Mu Rong Xue cried out in fear, so Xiao Hong Yu ran to her and slashed the tip of his sword towards that white arm. But it was too late, and Mu Rong Xue disappeared underground.
“Protect Shui Ling!” Su Mu Zhe summoned his Land Crawling Beast and immediately gave chase.
Shui Ling summoned a flying device and stood on top of it in haste to dodge the puppets’ attacks. She shouted: “Xiao Hu, capture the dark puppet master first!”
Song Xiao Hu suddenly came into a realization, he quickly jumped high to dodge the puppets attacking in front of him, and directly went over to Ming Ze and stab him.
Ming Ze predicted that he will come nearer, so before Song Xiao Hu’s sword landed on him, a Golden Type puppet appeared from behind him and blocked Song Xiao Hu’s blade with its arm that has the same durability as metals.
The profound expression in Ming Ze’s eyes deepened. He extended his right hand with five sharp nails, and sharply pierced through Song Xiao Hu’s abdomen in a fast speed. Even though Song Xiao Hu can conjure a powerful barrier on his body now, but he was still drenched in blood from that attack.
Song Xiao Hu reacted quickly, and sent a flying kick towards Ming Ze’s head. Ming Ze blocked with his hands and was thrown three meters back, then Song Xiao Hu slashes his sword against the arm of the Golden Type Element puppet, but the blade of his sword could not withstand the durability of the puppet and it slightly cracked.
Meanwhile, that Earth Type puppet that grabbed Mu Rong Xue appeared from the underground, and uses its long and sharp glowing blue nails to clasps on Mu Rong Xue’s neck. Ming Ze had a satisfied expression in his eyes as he quietly said: “Stop, all of you. Or else I’ll kill her.”
Su Mu Zhe sustained heavy injuries, and with the incompletely healed injury of the leg of his Land Crawling beast from the last time, in the end, they were a step too slow.
In one moment, everyone stared blankly and stopped. Ling Xia who was steadily watching from the hologram, is now frightened out of his wits and his head dripping with sweat. The speed of the battle was too fast, it was too much for his eyes to take it all in at once, so much so that he wasn’t able to react at all.
Mu Rong Xue was already unconscious, as she was grabbed by Ming Ze like a small chick.
Song Xiao Hu sheathed his sword, and said in a loud and clear voice: “What are you planning? Are you using a defenseless woman, to force us to surrender?”
Ming Ze’s face was cold and gloomy, not in the least paying attention to Song Xiao Hu. He knows that there’s two set of eyes watching behind him, and merely replied as if he wants it to be over: “It’s best for you all to concede defeat and leave, if not, I will strangle her then.”
Mu Rong Xue groaned in pain as she regained consciousness. She said with a pale face: “Don’t worry about me elder brother Song. No matter what happened, all I ask is that the Holy Maiden Peak elders be saved…..”
She wasn’t done speaking yet, when Ming Ze buried his nails deeper on her fragile neck. Ling Xia and Song Xiao Hu both exclaimed at the same time: “Don’t!”
Ling Xia clenched his fist. From Murong Xue’s words, it became clear for him, that Yu Zhi Jue must have taken a hold of the Holy Maiden Peak. In the original plot, this event happened right after Yu Zhi Jue was coronated as the Demon King. Is it because of him that it happened in an earlier timeline?
His mind was thrown into chaos, he can’t absolutely comprehend Yu Zhi Jue’s motives. The Holy Maiden Peak is one of the most renowned and talked about Righteous Sect. Although there’s a lot of corrupted Righteous Sect, and each of them had their own governments that leads to disorder, but Yu Zhi Jue’s position in power is also unstable….
He originally believed that he can prevent a lot of events from happening…..Ling Xia bits his lips.
Yu Zhi Jue merely fixed his gaze at Ling Xia. Seeing Ling Xia’s face paled, he condemned Mu Rong Xue and her words. His eyes suddenly flashes with killing intent —— As expected, I shouldn’t have let these people in!
Ming Ze coldly replied: “Still not conceding?”
His fingernails contained highly poisonous toxins. Mu Rong Xue’s neck that was bleeding already starting to turned purple. Her whole body twitching from pain.
He knows that Song Xiao Hu and the Grand Master are childhood friends, so he naturally won’t allow Song Xiao Hu to stay for long. Yu Zhi Jue is most likely watching, so he won’t be able to kill them for the time being. But, he absolutely won’t allow these people to leave the Dark Arts Sect territory!
Any one who will have a dangerous influence on the Grand Master, he will make them all perish!
“The Holy Maiden Peak’s elders will be rescued, ” Song Xiao Hu’s eyes shone brightly, and stared back at Ming Ze without blinking, “and I will also save Miss Mu Rong Xue. I will definitely take back Ah Jue as well!”
He said and slightly bowed, his body faintly glowing with gentle light, then that light turned into a dragon form enveloping his body, bursting into white rays of lights, oppressing any person from making a move.
Ling Xia was amazed. It was obviously one of the most amazing finishing moves of the protagonist —— he could already casts the powerful Rising Sun Dragon?!
This is a power that can go against the power of the gods, but it’s weak point is that it can only be used once, and then Song Xiao Hu will fall into coma for several days, therefore it should not be rashly squandered. In the novel, he only uses this power for two to three times.
Witnessing the novel’s Villain’s growth faster than in the original, and now the protagonists as well! It’s a plot twist!
The omnipotent aura pressured Ming Ze that he’s almost unable to breath. Even the other people in the tower could feel the tremor inside the tower. Song Xiao Hu closes his eyes and entered in zen mode, his white glow illuminated the whole place. The range of his sight reaches far of what he desire, and every movement that entered his vision moves several hundred times slower.
He was determined, that before Ming Ze’s nails pierces into Mu Rong Xue, he will take her back!
Yu Zhi Jue’s brow tightly creases, he inwardly curses ‘not good’. His previous battle with Song Xiao Hu, the other guy didn’t possesses this kind of power.
The most important force that supports this tower is the Dark Arts of Restrictive Spells, but as the Restrictive Spells was illuminated by Song Xiao Hu’s light, it actually disintegrated in snowflake sizes, and slowly dissipated everywhere. He feared that once the Restrictive Spells was broken, the entire tower would collapse as a result.
If the tower, the Dark Arts Sects most important symbol, collapses due to a few young Righteous Sect cultivators, they will be turned into a laughing stock for sure. There might be even several Dark Art Sects that may use this as an excuse and attack the main sect.
When Song Xiao Hu’s luminescence about to reach it maximum capacity, Yu Zhi Jue coldly declared on time: “White Loch Guardian, its your lost. Let them proceed to the next level.”
Ming Ze was pressured down by that light, he was unable to make a move at all. Hearing Yu Zhi Jue’s command, he did not dare to disobey, and releases his hold on the completely weakened Mu Rong Xue. The blood and chi on his stomach churning.
Song Xiao had just conjure this power, so his control over it was unstable. He reached his hands out on a conditioned reflex and catches Mu Rong Xue, his surging power reaches its peak and suddenly exploded like a nuclear warhead.
If he uses up this power, Song Xia Hu will enter into a coma after. Su Mu Zhe and Xiao Hong Yu steps in front of him and supported him at each of his side. An earthquake happened at the next moment, and the tower is beginning to cave in!
The scene that was played on the hologram suddenly turned static. Ling Xia wobbled unsteadily while standing, so Yu Zhi Jue held his waist, then leads him out of the place. Ling Xia impatiently grabbed his arm and said: “Quick, save Xiao Hu!”
Yu Zhi Jue hesitated for a moment, then he casts a protective barrier. He turned his back on Ling Xia and was about to run towards Song Xia Hu’s location. When all of a sudden, countless big boulders rained down from above, and Ling Xia was submerged into darkness, making him feel rapidly falling down or possibly floating up. He can’t see anything at all, making him feel more restless.
Then suddenly, his surrounding went dead silent, and the shaking of the surroundings abruptly disappeared. Yu Zhi Jue who was embracing Ling Xia tightly stood up in his two feet and stood firmly. He said with his brows knitted: “Something’s wrong.”
Their surroundings was pitched black, but the scenery unexpectedly turned into countless winding and interconnecting rugged hidden paths —— This tower surprisingly had a hidden area within the Restrictive Spell.
And so, they treaded within those paths. Perhaps Song Xiao, Ming Ze, and the others had also fell inside.
Ling Xia could not see in the darkness, so he took out a small light producing device, and saw the numerous zigzagging pathways around him. It appears that it was some sort of a labyrinth.
He astonishingly said: “What’s going on?”
Yu Zhi Jue seemed to be pondering, his face revealing a slight amuse expression: “I’ve read this myth in one of the Qian Kun Sect books. It says that the tower’s spell is run by a Dark Arts device, however, it has been searched for ages but it was not found —— so its possible that it had been hidden away within the inner area of the Restrictive Spell. It’s no wonder no one could find it! Who would have thought that it would appear once the Restricting spell had been broken down?”
Ling Xia finally came into a realization, his body suddenly turning rigid. He definitely knows what that thing is!
That object is called Mu Xiao. It was a condensed evil spirits of Dark Arts Cultivators that was accumulated for several ten thousand of years. Its power is too enormous and vicious, and it attracts people with greatest desires. After Yu Zhi Jue obtained it, he became more crazy and evil demon. It has become his ultimate weapon on destroying the world later on! It seems that when the tower had accidentally collapsed, this object have also appeared in this world ahead of time!
He nervously grabbed Yu Zhi Jue’s arm firmly, and struggled to jump down. No matter what, he will never allow that thing to fall on Yu Zhi Jue’s hands.
Yu Zhi Jue noticed his nervousness, and only thought that Ling Xia was worried about Song Xiao Hu and the others. He pulled Ling Xia by the hand and said: “Don’t worry, just follow me.”
“All right. We don’t know where Song Xiao Hu and the others fell down. And they are all injured……” Ling Xia cautiously studied the surrounding of the trails, it appears that they are all identical, with no unusual spot in any of them.
Yu Zhi Jue then felt that there is some kind of power calling out to him within the darkness, luring him to go towards it. He pulled Ling Xia along and went directly to it, his eyes faintly glowing purple.
Ling Xia felt Yu Zhi Jue’s body becoming scalding hot, so different from his usual cool temperature. He was somewhat worried: “Ah Jue?”
“I’m all right.” Yu Zhi Jue held back the sudden blood thirsty feeling in his heart. His eyes slightly narrowed: “There’s something ahead of use, it’s beckoning for me to come.”
He lost track of how long have they been walking, but Ling Xia felt that his breathing became more and more heavier. Yu Zhi Jue remained tight-lipped for quite some time now, while his walking is getting faster and faster. Ling Xia suddenly felt a burst of chilliness from the bottom of his heart.
While he was worrying about asking him, Yu Zhi Jue suddenly stopped. A wall appeared in front of them, and it strongly vibrated —— on the surface of the wall appeared a door.
Yu Zhi Jue unconsciously lets go of Ling Xia’s hand, his eyes completely turning purple. He opened the door and directly went inside, and in the room, there’s only a single table. On top of it is seemingly ordinary light lamp.
Ling Xia felt something wasn’t right. He anxiously blocked the path in front of Yu Zhi Jue and said: “Ah Jue, don’t touch it!”
Yu Zhi Jue turned a deaf ear. He immediately avoided him and continued walking forward. He held that light lamp with his right hand and lifted it up. That magical device lit up with a strange purple light, illuminating his exquisite face that seemed incorporeal.
Flood of thoughts bursts like fireworks inside Yu Zhi Jue’s mind. Magnifying it, and pulling out his deepest desire buried within.
His desire to become much more stronger, his desire to control everything……
His desire to destroy!
Destroy those who sneered at him, and this ugly world that humiliated him!
Destroy those who harmed this man named Ling, destroy those eyesore hedgehog hair and that snow flame…..
Who is this talking in front of him? This person’s body is carrying a maddening attractive smell…..
He wanted him so much, he wanted to press this man beneath him, and swallow him in his belly, so that this man’s flesh and blood will merge with his…..
Ling Xia alarmingly watched as Yu Zhi Jue slowly come nearer to him with the light lamp in his hand. Yu Zhi Jue’s eyes already turned into a dense purple color, penetratingly staring at him with a serpent like gloom and cold greed. It was unusually terrifying.
He can’t help but shiver. He hastily moved in front of Yu Zhi Jue, wanting to pry that object from his hand: “Ah Jue, give it to me…..”
In the next moment, he was pushed down by Yu Zhi Jue, unable to make a move. The light from that object in his hand disappeared in an instance without a trace.
Yu Zhi Jue looked down on that body beneath him and greedily sniffed the palm of his prey’s hands. He said with an intimate and crazy pitch of his voice: “You are mine!”
Chapter 17
Ling Xia was pushed down on the cold floor, the lamp magic device on Yu Zhi Jue’s hand tumbling on the side. Because it lost its source of energy, the light in it was extinguished at once.
The scene before Ling Xia’s eyes was abruptly engulfed in darkness, and he closes his eyes out of reflex. Suddenly, he felt a pain from his neck —— Yu Zhi Jue had bitten his neck!
The force on his bites was not the usual affectionate way. Yu Zhi Jue sank his lips and teeth frantically on his body, making Ling Xia quivered in pain.
He knows that Yu Zhi Jue most likely was under the influence of that object, so he tried his to best calm Yu Zhi Jue down: “Ah Jue, don’t be like this. Quickly give me that thing…..”
“So sweet….” Yu Zhi Jue’s purple eyes stared in daze, he kept licking the blood that stained Ling Xia’s shoulder. He bit down on his neck with great force, and more thick blood that wafts with herbal scent seeps out. He was unsatisfied with the mouthful of blood he gulps down, so he sinks his teeth deeper in that flesh, and bit the delicate skin on his neck until it was badly lacerated.
Ling Xia can’t held in his cries, his whole body soaked in cold sweat. He exerted his strength to push Yu Zhi Jue, but his strength is comparable to a mayfly against a tree. And because of that, Yu Zhi Jue clutched both of his hands and pinned it on top of his head.
Yu Zhi Jue noticed the skin of his prey in his grasps shivering. His sights quickly shifted to that trembling pale lips of the other person. He had the impulse, to let it dye in blood……He licked his blood soaked lips and soon began kissing Ling Xia’s lips, that it made Ling Xia groan in pain and shrink back, but his hands was fastened firmly on top of his body.
Both his lips and tongue were captured and nipped, his body throbbing in an unbearable stinging pain…..Ling Xia felt ill and pained, and Yu Zhi Jue almost suffocated him from his unstopping kisses. He hardened his heart as he bites down Yu Zhi Jue’s tongue, thinking that it would cool his head. But just as he did it, Yu Zhi Jue pinched his jaw firmly, saying ‘stop it’ in a soft voice. Ling Xia was alarmed to find that he can’t move his jaw, making him incapable of swallowing his saliva that overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
It’s as if he finally realizes it, he groaned softly later on, as Yu Zhi Jue strikes multiple nerve(acupuncture) points on his body. He felt a sudden pain on his arms and legs at the next moment, then Ling Xia became like a doll, rigidly lying on the ground, completely unable to move.
The prey under his grasp had finally stopped resisting and pushing. Yu Zhi Jue was satisfied as he tear Ling Xia’s clothes open, nibbling and biting his body. He left behind his mark on every inch of Ling Xia’s skin.
Ling Xia’s heart was already panicking to the point of being terrified. He was speechless since he didn’t think this would happen. He could only let out several weak sobs like he was a small animal, provoking Yu Zhi Jue’s excitement even further.
When Ling Xia felt a fiery hot and hard object on top of his inner leg, his gut twitches and twisted into a ball.
Right now, he can still move his lower waist, so desperately pulled it back. But Yu Zhi Jue quickly lifted both of his powerless legs, and leaned them on both sides of his shoulder, his next goal is self-evident.
Ling Xia stared back in fear to this beast-like man with purple eyes as he lifted his legs in the air. His heart seemed like it will jump out of his chest. Since the day he had been in this strange world, no matter what kind of danger he faces, he never felt this much afraid. But this fact of Yu Zhi Jue hurting him, it made his heart suddenly contract.
His chest undulating rapidly, his stomach twisting in pain. He can already determine what’s gonna happen next.
Since its bound to happen, Ling Xia just gave up and closes his eyes. Because of his fear and pain, tears overflowed in the corner of his eyes and wordlessly flows down on his cheeks. Maybe because he lost too much blood, that his body started to feel cold, and his head began spinning.
Yu Zhi Jue was breathing roughly, he was already so hard that he can’t held himself back anymore. He was eager to enter, imagining that this body would be so warm, it makes a man intoxicated. How good will it feel if he do it.
But when a tear drops on the ground, the sound it made seemed like it resonated a thousand times louder. His movements became rigid because of it, and Yu Zhi Jue lifted his head in daze. He was met with that translucent sparkling tears.
There was a voice in his mind that seemed like it was saying something to him, and countless scenes flashed in his mind.
This man made him stronger, gave him encouragement, and protected him…..
He likes this man so much, he want to protect him the most, and he will not allow anyone to hurt this person.
Yu Zhi Jue’s breathing was rough and course, he desperately scratch the ground to restrained himself, that the stone slab was left with a gaping hole. The purple light in his eyes slowly disappearing, and was finally restored to its clear and bright state.
Yu Zhi Jue’s pupil shrank, he could not believe what he was seeing. He gently puts Ling Xia’s legs down, and thought of removing the strain on his nerve points. However, Ling Xia’s body trembled more violently.
He thought process stopped. Yu Zhi Jue silently released the strain on the nerve points on Ling Xia’s legs and arms, then carefully relocated Ling Xia’s jaw.
Ling Xia’s body was full of bite injuries, but the wounds on his necks was the most terrifying, and the floor was dyed with bloodstains. Yu Zhi Jue did not think too much, he just apologetically lick those cuts softly. He noticed that, because of his movement, Ling Xia’s shoulder shivered tremendously, and could only think of resisting and retreating back.
“Ling, don’t be afraid…..” Yu Zhi Jue did his best to comfortingly stroke Ling Xia’s convulsing body, who almost forgot to breath from nervousness.
Hearing his familiar voice, Ling Xia slowly opened his eyes. His eyes that was somewhat soulless finally regained its focus. He gazes steadily at that troubled and guilty phoenix eyes in front of him. What happened earlier seemed like it was just an illusion.
But when he caught sight of those purple and bloody wounds on his body, it proved that earlier was the reality. He was so angry he ruthlessly bit Yu Zhi Jue’s arm —— Fuck! Yu Zhi Jue was just eager the last time, but he was definitely frighteningly forceful this time.
However, his mouth didn’t have strength, and the muscles up to his ears was sore. He assumed that it must be the after effect of his jaw just being fixed. He breaths in a mouthful of air, his tension finally eases. He was both alarmed and afraid as he spat a cuss: “You bastard!”
He thought that he was gonna die, that he won’t survive from being fucked! If he died in this way this time, he felt that he won’t have the face to go back again!
Yu Zhi Jue hugged him tightly, his heart throbbing in a fast rate. Fortunately he didn’t went out of control……He vowed that he won’t let this person get harmed——even by him.
He softly kisses away the lingering fear on Ling Xia’s forehead and nose, and uses the most gentle strength on his lips. Even though he did it this way, Ling Xia still grimaced in pain.
Yu Zhi Jue was full of regrets as he took out the medicine and bandages. He carefully wiped the blood on Ling Xia’s upper body for him, then cleaned the wounds. After he was done, he took out a set of clean clothes from his pouch and dresses Ling Xia in it.
Ling Xia lied weakly on Yu Zhi Jue’s chest. Perhaps too much scare and blood loss, causes his stomach to cramp in pain, and lose the feeling in all of his powerless limbs.
He was still concerned about that damn object, so he weakly pulled Yu Zhi Jue’s cuff: “Ah Jue, about that magic device? That thing is too strange, you must not take it.”
Yu Zhi Jue kissed his forehead and said: “Just take a good rest, and don’t worry about it. I know how to handle that object.”
Due to Yu Zhi Jue’s gentle and soft tone, Ling Xia weakly uttered ‘en’, and his taught nerves relaxes at once. He soon felt tired and fell into sleep.
Seeing Ling Xia sleeping in his arms, Yu Zhi Jue’s appearance gradually turned grave and stern.
A flash of purple light gleamed in his eyes, and the corner of his mouth emerges into a disdainful smile.
Because of this Mu Xiao, he was forced to go out of control?
In that case, he’ll have to see, whether he will overpower it, or this Mu Xiao will overpower him.
As soon as Ling Xia woke up, he found himself lying on Yu Zhi Jue’s arms. Yu Zhi Jue maintained his sitting position all this time as he kept him in his embrace. It seems that he didn’t had a change anymore.
He hurriedly struggled to get up, even though he hadn’t regain his balance, but he’s not that injured anymore: “Ah Jue, how long had passed?”
Yu Zhi Jue quickly stopped him, and carried him up. He said: “It’s been two hours. I’ll carry you while we look for them.”
Before them was still the same countless lanes. Ling Xia wanted to jump down and walked on his own, since he cannot let Xiao Hu see him being carried by Yu Zhi Jue, can he?
Yu Zhi Jue quickly stopped him and said: “They’re already nearby.”
Indeed, not for so long, arguing voices is heard ahead of them. Yu Zhi Jue’s eyes darkened——Ming Ze are having a standoff against Xiao Hong Yu and Su Mu Zhe, while the Snow Flame was guarding the unconscious Song Xiao Hu and Mu Rong Xue together with Shui Ling.
“White Loch Guardian, you already conceded, why are you still fighting?” Yu Zhi Jue’s voice was cold and commanding, with an apparent trace of cold killing intent.
Ming Ze stared distractedly then he puts away his puppet. He kneels and said: “This subordinate have committed a violation. I will go to the disciplinary chamber and wait for the punishment.”
When the other people saw Yu Zhi Jue who suddenly appeared, they were all stunned.
Yu Zhi Jue’s sight sweep indifferently from Song Xiao Hu to the others. Ling Xia struggled from his arms and jumped down. Ah Li’s clear eyes caught sight of him, its amber eyes widening from disbelief. Afterwards, it jumped over to him with its hind legs while crying. Ling Xia ran into it and stagger as he caught it, he also felt endless joy. He enthusiastically rubs its head and said: “Clever Ah Li, did you miss me?”
Ah Li’s tears streamed down like he was a child that suffered from being wronged, and Ling Xia comfortingly stroked the wounds on its body. He can’t resist kissing Ah Li’s little furry head a couple of times.
While fighting alongside the protagonist, Ah Li became much more stronger, but it had been injured countless times.
Su Mu Zhe and the rest were stupefied. Apart from Song Xiao Hu, Ah Li rarely show affection towards other people. It was usually arrogant and refused to acknowledge others. Su Mu Zhe eyeballs almost popped ot, to find that Yu Zhi Jue was here as well. He did not dare to say a word.
Ling Xia was not properly acquainted with the other three, so he nodded at them and simply explained: “I’m Song Xiao Hu and Mu Rong Xue’s friend. Ah Jue, let’s lead them out of here ok?”
Yu Zhi Jue coldly stared at Ah Li. He was pulling Ling Xia as always as the two of them walked ahead. Ah Li skillfully jumped on top of Ling Xia’s shoulder, and intimately rubbed its head on him.
Ming Ze followed closely behind them, watching Ling Xia with an increasingly cold gaze. He didn’t expect, that Ling Xia had relations with these group of people.
Su Mu Zhe and the others looked at each other in dismay. They carried Song Xiao Hu and Mu Rong Xia and followed suit.
Yu Zhi Jue uses his spiritual energy sense and directly lead the way in front. After half an hour of walking, they finally walked out of the labyrinth, and was greeted with bright light that Ling Xia almost could not open his eyes.
He wanted to ask a question, so hesitatingly said: “Ah Jue, since the tower collapsed, then the competition…..”
Yu Zhi Jue answered: “They only reached the sixth level, so they did not succeed.”
When Su Mu Zhe heard it, he was angry and refused to accept the outcome that he wanted to sarcastically talked back at Yu Zhi Jue, but his heart succumbed to fear in the end, and only followed distantly from behind.
Ling Xia slightly smiled. Once Song Xiao Hu had woken up, for sure he won’t accept that. Perhaps he’ll also demand a bout with Yu Zhi Jue.
Yu Zhi Jue quickly commanded some people to make arrangements for Song Xiao Hu and the others. Ling Xia knows that Song Xiao Hu will not wake up withing ten days, so he is not that worried. The rest of them are also injured, and Mu Rong Xue was severely poisoned.
He secretly wanted to feed Mu Rong Xue his blood, but Yu Zhi Jue discovered him. That pair of beautiful phoenix eyes quickly freezes his attempt, so Ling Xia had no choice but to abandon that idea. He was also aware, that he had injuries himself, and provoking Yu Zhi Jue is not a minor thing as well.
Him and Ah Li had been separated for so long, he was reluctant to part with it when they got back to the Qin Palace. That evening, Ling Xia and Yu Zhi Jue slept in a separated bed.
Due to the incident of the tower collapsing, Yu Zhi Jue became more busy. Everyday, he would kiss Ling Xia in the forehead then depart. He didn’t have enough time to eat vinegar due to Ah Li.
That act of his is not of the norm, so Ling Xia found it exceptionally embarrassing, when Ah Li would watched inquisitively on the side with its big amber eyes, its furry ear twitching.
Although the wounds on his body is an appalling sight, but those were only bruises. After only a couple of days of rest, he was practically well. Ling Xia did not have anything to do, so he visited Song Xiao Hu and Mu Rong Xue everyday. And because of that, him and the members of Righteous Sect got to know each other.
Chapter 18
The protagonist’s squad member Su Mu Zhe had a poisonous tongue as always, Ling Xia was not interested in paying attention to him. Xiao Hong Yu’s face was emotionless, his heart cold and stern, so he keenly chose to avoid him. Song Xiao Hu was in a coma, and Mu Rong Xue’s injuries are being taken care of. The last one he can have a chat with is Shui Ling who changed quite a lot.
It’s just that when they had a talk, Ling Xia finds Shui Ling bearing the same as those sister-in-laws. She was asking about Yu Zhi Jue’s various matters shrewdly, her approached towards him was filled with vigilance. Ling Xia only smiled and digresses, after all, they are also quite loyal to Song Xiao Hu like he is to Yu Zhi Jue.
But based from his observation, Song Xiao Hu’s harem is still empty, he surprisingly don’t even have a single junior sister. That’s so unnatural!
Song Xiao Hu finally regained consciousness. When he saw Ling Xia, his eyeballs did not budge at all.
Ling Xia simply smiled in delight as he stared back at him: “Xiao Hu, long time no see.”
Song Xiao Hu’s eyes widen as he stared, his lips trembling. Ling Xia remembered when he transmigrated for the second time, Song Xiao Hu almost but did not wail on him. The protagonist this time tried his best to hold back from crying as always. He did not shed tears, but his eyes reddened in a second.
Ling Xia can’t help but rub his hedgehog hair like he used to. He was more emotional when he met his favorite Yu Zhi Jue again, and he always feel that Yu Zhi Jue needed more of his attention than Song Xiao Hu. Since, the more the protagonist go against the heaven, the more his golden finger is activated. Essentially, he’s just a pure hot-blooded big boy.
They are childhood comrades who walked on different paths. And he’s a cannon fodder who frequently being killed. So, he’s a heavy liability towards the protagonist whose heart possesses strong sense of responsibility.
Song Xiao Hu stiffly pulled his hand: “Big Brother Ling, how is it you’re here? Ah Jue he…..I’m sorry, I didn’t know what to do during these past years. I looked for Ah Jue afterwards, and asked him where you are. But he only said that you died, and he will take revenge for your death, I was confused.”
He raises his head and stared at Ling Xia’s slim shoulders and cheeks with his black clear eyes, his heart feeling more guilty.
He had a lot of things he don’t know about Ling Xia and Yu Zhi Jue, so he was completely helpless.
Ling Xia slightly smiled and said: “I’m all right, just a bit injured. I already had enough time to recover my health. How about you, how are your condition?”
Under Ling Xia’s attentive gaze, Song Xiao Hu looked back at him with respect and fondness, he started to talk nonstop. The protagonist’s experiences is the same with what Ling Xia expected, cultivation, adventure, and getting stronger. Aside from making a lot of good friends, he had also found unreasonable but strong adversaries, as well as stories of his parents.
After Song Xia Hu was done telling his story, he hesitatingly asked: “Big brother Ling, will you be staying with Ah Jue at the Dark Arts Sect? Won’t you convince him to leave here with you and go back with me? Because of him, master was infuriated and was sick for so long.”
Ling Xia was silent for a moment then said: “Ah Jue can’t go back, Xiao Hu. And besides, he doesn’t wish to do that. If Ah Jue go back now, will the Righteous Sect people let him off?”
Song Xiao Hu replied without the slightest hesitation: “I will definitely stand by Ah Jue’s side! So I will properly explain it to them, that Ah Jue is not to blame in what happened in the past! How can Ah Jue’s father’s deeds be regarded as his own doing?”
Ling Xia laughed amusingly at his resolute determination. He is truly a pure protagonist……Ling Xia’s brows softened as he replied: “Ah Jue won’t be in harms way if he stays here. And he govern those people of Dark Arts Sect very well.”
Song Xiao Hu stared blankly. He just thought of bringing Yu Zhi Jue back, he never have thought about those. He hesitatingly asked: “Then will big brother Ling stay here with Ah Jue?”
Ling Xia smiled: “That’s right. Ah Li will be with Xiao Hu, and I will be with Ah Jue.”
As he said that, he was reminded of his relationship with Yu Zhi Jue. He didn’t know how to speak about it for a moment, since he don’t want to explain this matter and upset this straight protagonist…..
Actually, Song Xiao Hu suddenly remembered something. He curiously asked: “Previously, Junior Brother Su said that he met Ah Jue’s male lover at his Qin Palace…..is that……”
Su Mu Zhe and that trashy loose mouth of his! He’s really a bad influence to the protagonist!
Ling Xia felt that the muscles on his face must have turn rigid: “There’s no such thing, it’s just a misunderstanding. Right, does Xiao Hu have someone you like?”
Ah Li curled in a ball beside them and slept soundly. As Ling Xia uttered his words, his conscience was very guilty.
When he changes the topic, Song Xiao Hu was slightly embarrassed as he anxiously explained: “I don’t. I wanted to become an amazing martial artist, so how can I have the time to make and raise children?”
Ling Xia breathes in relief. He was really afraid that Song Xiao Hu had wronged Mu Rong Xue. He smiled and said: “Having a wife is good, but Xiao Hu must look for a girl that will suit you, and was raised in a great family. So how is it going with Mu Rong Xue and Shui Ling?”
Song Xiao Hu didn’t reply to what Ling Xia is implying, but his face turned red: “Shui Ling was looking for his brother Shui Yue. Mu Rong Xue is seeking Ah Jue to request to him to release the all the Holy Maiden Peak elders —— Half a year ago, Ah Jue executed his plan on capturing their four guardians.
“Shui Yue? Holy Maiden Peak’s four guardians are all here?” Ling Xia was somehow astonished. He had a friendly impression on that gentle and humble young man in the past. And he didn’t expect that those four strong and extreme women would fall into Yu Zhi Jue’s hands.
Song Xiao Hu nodded his head. Shui Yue is a renown young genius equipment refiner in the main land. And because he had refined a forbidden equipment, he was banished from the clan. There was a rumor that he fled into the Dark Arts Sect, but up until now, there wasn’t anyone who knows his whereabouts. Shui Ling had come here for the purpose of finding her older brother.
Ling Xia fell into a contemplation, quietly sorting out those information. Shui Yue fled into the Dark Arts Sect——genius equipment refiner——forbidden technique…..
His eyes suddenly flashes. Fuck! could it be that Shui Yue is that Black Flame Guardian[1] with unknown origins? Won’t he be responsible for helping Yu Zhi Jue create and refine the ultimate magic treasure later on? He was so sure of how crazy Yu Zhi Jue’s subordinates loyalties to him. But they all strive to be the one to lead Yu Zhi Jue to the path of destruction! So as long as these people are by at Yu Zhi Jue’s side, their influences are like a time bomb!
“Big brother Ling, you should convince Ah Jue to let go of the Holy Maiden Peak elders.” Song Xiao Hu said with concern: “I don’t want him to become much worse.”
Ling Xia slowly nodded.
Afterwards, Song Xiao Hu clenches his fist and declared: “I know that Righteous Sect is also a place with injustices, with unfair governance. But I will definitely become much stronger and change it!”
His eyes gazes with dazzling determination, nevertheless made one involuntarily believe in him, such is the strength of the protagonist.
Ling Xia can’t help but smile, he is the protagonist that is capable of saving the world. While he’s here, he will never allow the two of them to become true old enemies.
When Ling Xia got back, he had a lot on his mind. He left Ah Li behind for Song Xiao Hu.
He had a lot of questions about the internal politics of Yu Zhi Jue’s sect before, but firstly, his health was in poor condition, secondly, Yu Zhi Jue did not want him to know and be troubled. And when the two of them see each other, he didn’t get any chance at all.
The holy maiden peak is a delicate matter to Yu Zhi Jue. Due to Yu Zhi Jue’s childhood experience, and also in the past few years, it’ll be a wonder if Yu Zhi Jue didn’t hated them when his old and recent hatred accumulated. But no matter which side he consider, he wanted to convince Yu Zhi Jue to let go of them.
For the sake of Mu Rong Xue, and for the sake of his Ah Jue, he don’t want to let Yu Zhi Jue’s actions incite a conflict between the Dark Arts Sect and the Righteous Sect.
Midnight came when Yu Zhi Jue just arrived back at the Qin Palace. Ling Xia waited for him all that time in his study. He usually didn’t wait for him around this hour, so Yu Zhi Ju is most likely especially tired at this time.
Yu Zhi Jue saw that he was not asleep, he was a bit befuddled. Ling Xia hastily put down the book and smiles at him.
Ling Xia went straight to the point and asked about the Holy Maiden Peak matter, Yu Zhi Jue’s expression immediately changed, his eyes flashes with tyranny. “Ling, there’s no need for you to care about these matters!”
He very seldom uses this intimidating and angry tone in his words, so Ling Xia can’t help but be frightened.
“Anyway, don’t you ever meet with those people.” Yu Zhi Jue combed his hair back, his eyes narrowing, “I’ll make them leave as soon as possible.”
Ling Xia was stunned, he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, since he always felt that Yu Zhi Jue was very irritable this past few days, for Yu Zhi Jue to reveal in front of him his usually oppressive might that make people feel completely cower. Ling Xia suddenly remembered something, so he cautiously asked: “Ah Je, about that magic device from the last time……”
Yu Zhi Jue walked over to him and directly carried him to the bed, quickly pushing him down: “There’s no need for you to worry about it. The most important thing right now is —— for us to do what we haven’t done for days.”
Ling Xia was about to say something else, but Yu Zhi Jue quickly blocked his lips with his, nibbling it while taking off his clothes and teasing him with his hands. As he did that, Ling Xia’s mind became muddled, and Yu Zhi Jue unsatisfactorily did him afterwards.
He woke up the next day to see an empty Qin Palace. Ling Xia rubbed his sore waist, wanting to cuss. Yu Zhi Jue’s behavior is strange recently, but he can’t even raise that issue! It must have something to do with that damn thing!
Could it be that Yu Zhi Jue was not able to regain his self control since then…..
Will Yu Zhi Jue drive out Song Xiao Hu, Ah Li, and the others?
He was pissed at the same time worried. Maybe Yu Zhi Jue was afraid that he’s angry, so he went as far as to send a master refiner to teach him with refining equipment.
Ling Xia sizes up the master refiner, who was wearing a golden mask. He could determine from the sound of the man’s voice that he was around 20’s. His manners and bearings was very courteous, explaining things to him in a very meticulous and patient way. His way of speaking is not sarcastic at all, he even properly introduced himself.
His heart was moved, he tried calling out to him: “Shui Yue?” It’s been years since Him and Shui Yue had met each other, Ling Xia had nearly forgotten his voice and looks. Furthermore, the personality of the master refiner in front of him is more of gloomy and quiet than what he remembered of Shui Yue.
That person didn’t even paused, and was not affected by his inquiry. He only ignored him deliberately and continued what he was doing, like he was a robot.
Ling Xia was distraught with stress, he didn’t listen at all. Nevertheless, that master refiner talked in an unchanging tone from the beginning to the end, that it made Ling Xia embarrassed on the contrary.
He and that master refiner was in the middle of studying some complicated magic devices, he slowly starting to develop admiration to this master refiner. This master refiner’s techniques in refining equipment were weird and fickle, in short, its not one of those conventional methods, so it might not be an acceptable practice in the eyes of the Righteous Sect people.
The other person explained for another half an hour, and soon bowed to him then left. Ling Xia was once again left alone.
He pondered over the past few days, from the time they got out of the maze, to Yu Zhi Jue’s same old busy schedule. And as always, he never tell anything to him, exactly the same as before……
But no matter what, he will urge Yu Zhi Jue to destroy that magic device!
Once again, Yu Zhi Jue arrived the other day. Ling Xia hastily went to him and said: “Ah Jue, we need to have a proper talk. You have to take out that magic device from before!”
Yu Zhi Jue’s eyes flashes a purple light, as he heedlessly pushed Ling Xia down on the bed. He fished his hand inside Ling Xia’s clothes: “Ling misses me?…..”
Fuck you! Nowadays you only meet this Lao Zi for one thing, and that’s for sex!
Ling Xia was genuinely in panic, he swung his palm in desperation, and unexpectedly hitting Yu Zhi Jue in the face, creating a crisp slapping sound.
Yu Zhi Jue immediately stopped moving, Ling Xia’s breathing was fast. He disturbingly looked at his own hand as he said: “I’m sorry Ah Jue…..I didn’t mean to.”
His heart thudding loudly, as he felt great remorse. How can he hit Yu Zhi Jue’s face?
The weight in his body was lifted, as Yu Zhi Jue walks out without even fixing his disheveled purple clothes. Ling Xia stared blankly, then hastily ran after him: “Ah Jue, don’t go!”
Yu Zhi Jue’s figure quickly disappeared into the night.
Ling Xia frustratingly slammed his palm on the door, a never before feeling of helplessness rose from the bottom of his heart. His stomach once again constricted tightly.
Chapter 19
It has been two days since the last time Yu Zhi Jue had shown his face.
Ling Xia was restricted within the confine of the Qin Palace, that the time drags slowly for him.
He don’t know whether Song Xiao Hu and the others had been already sent off…..
He often finds himself staring at his palm, thus reminding him of his regret and remorse, making his palm throb with pain. If only he can turn back time, he would never swung his palm…….
That master refiner always come on schedule everyday. Ling Xia recalled something written in the book, and he immediately lightened up.
Even though Yu Zhi Jue cast a imprisoning spell that disallow him to go out, but there’s a magic device that can counter it! It’s just that he had never refined that kind of high magic level device before, and the materials to make it is insufficient. Furthermore, his spiritual energy is also inadequate.
Ling Xia faces the master refiner and asks, he requested for exchange on some of the materials and inquired for methods on how to conserve more spiritual energy. The mask man casted his gaze on him quietly with a studying look, making Ling Xia nervous under his watchful eye. It was beyond his expectation, but the other person actually explained to him in full detail.
As soon as the master refiner leaves, Ling Xia immediately started on refining without wasting a single second.
He was experimenting for a good few hours until he finally arrived to a result. He carried the sect master jade signet Yu Zhi Jue gave him, then jumped out of the window.
It was still late at night outside. Ling Xia wore a magic device that would conceal his presence and smell as he frantically ran on the road to escape. He was planning to find Song Xiao Hu to see if they have left yet or not.
Maybe Yu Zhi Jue could not withstand that dark magic device’s influence, but the pure fire energy of the great protagonist won’t be absolutely affected by it.
He sneaked on the courtyard outside the residence where Song Xiao Hu and the others stayed. He cautiously observed the surrounding for a moment then got disappointed. The secret guards in charge of guarding that place was nowhere to be seen, and the place was completely deserted. It was clear that the people there for the past few days was no longer there.
What should I do now?
Ling Xia bit his lower lip tightly, he was feeling ceaseless anxiety in his heart. At this moment, he unexpectedly don’t have any person to consult with, and he don’t know where Yu Zhi Jue is. The longer that object be by Yu Zhi Jue’s side, the more it will became dangerous.
He decided to take the risk and go to the discussion hall to try his luck, perhaps Yu Zhi Jue is there. He had that jade signet, so the guards there won’t block him.
Ling Xia was thinking while he’s walking, but suddenly, there’s a sudden attack of sharp pain in his stomach. The pain causes him to involuntarily kneel on the ground, his hand clawing on the floor in a contorted way, and made him almost unable to breath.
He vaguely felt that it seemed like someone was behind him, that person turned out to be someone he don’t recognize.
As soon as Ling Xia woke up, the pain in his stomach already subsided. What greeted his eyes is a completely unfamiliar arched roof made out of stone. He uses his hand as a support to stand up and looked around in daze. There’s a sudden skip in his heart.
Around him are densely packed tower filled with human puppets! Their cheeks had those pale complexion similar to those Chinese zombies. They had those human like skin that seemed to had come to life. There were also all ages of men and women there, their lifeless look all pointed towards his direction. It was as if it was a scene from a ghost movie, that all of Ling Xia’s hair in his body rises up.
There seemed to have a sound of movement on his left, so he turned his stiff necked over there. His eyes immediately widened, Ming Ze was standing there making puppets!
Apparently, Ming Ze paid no heed that he had awaken, he merely focus all his concentration on those tools he’s fiddling on a naked body. The appearance of that body was of a woman. His treatment of it was like of a lover. He delicately draw her eyebrows on top of her eyes, and attaches metal strings on her flesh. He remodeled all of her limbs, and places her inside the nearby corpse refining stove two meters high in preparation of refining her.
Ling Xia watches while trembling. He unconsciously wanted to escape here, but his shoulder was held back by a puppet. The puppet emitted a cold temperature like a dead person from within its clothes, that it made him shivered in cold.
He asked stiffly: “White Loch Guardian, what is the meaning of this?”
Ming Ze lazily turned his head to collide with his gaze, there’s no change in his expressionless face. He pointed his finger at the body inside the stove and introduces it as if it was a work of art: “This is the supposedly rebel woman leader of the Yu Clan. She had a rare pure yin energy in her body, so she can be turned into a level eight or higher puppet. I believe, that even though your body’s condition had been greatly weakened, it’s a body of a human panacea, so it can be turned into atleast a level seven puppet?”
Ling Xia was absolutely horrified, what is he implying?
Ming Ze slowly walked over, then raises his little finger. Ling Xia was alarmed to find, his own legs unexpectedly moved against his will as he walked towards him!
Ming Ze clutches his hand on Ling Xia’s neck, his sharp fingernails lightly cutting in his neck, that several drops of warm blood immediately drips down.
He dipped his finger deeper, and was ascertained that the temperature was the same as a living person. He’s voice turned cold as he said: “There is a myth of a lost forbidden technique, that can transplant a living soul into another body——but you made an error in your plans, you possess this body that already died in the past, so you can’t deceive me. Tell me, from which sect did you come from? What purpose do you have towards the Grand Master?”
What? Ling Xia was dumbstrucked, what is he implying?
Ming Ze still believed that he was acting dumb, so he slowly loosened his hand, the corner of his mouth turned into an upward curve: “I have placed a puppet soul inside this dead body, so I can control your movement in any way I want, just like this…..”
He lightly moved his finger as he spoke, and Ling Xia raises his right hand high and slaps his own cheek, creating a crisp ‘pop’ sound, and the corner of his mouth cracked.
Ling Xia was dizzy for a moment and his eyes blurred. He tried his best to calm himself.
What did Ming Ze said just now?
He steadily gazes at Ming Ze and said: “You’re suspecting that I’m a fake? Are you saying the Ah Jue didn’t figure me out?”
Ming Ze replied with a cold tone: “Since you have possessed that body, its possible that you inherited the memories with it, thus you can keep the Grand Master in the dark. However you can’t fool me——a dead person can never be revived. So in the end, from what sect did you come from? If you don’t tell me then I’ll kill you!”
Ling Xia was appalled to find himself involuntarily pulling a dagger with his right hand, moreover, it was directly pointed at the center of his left hand, the dagger slowly piercing through.
His palm was quivering from pain, but his right hand was unflinchingly continues to push forward. When the dagger finally pierces through his palm, his right hand suddenly pulled it out.
His forehead was dripping with sweat, his eyes streaming with tears. The pain it caused almost made him unable to open his eyes. Ling Xia bit his pale lips with force, his thin and weak chest vigorously undulating.
Ming Ze carelessly controlled him to kneel down, he coldy said: “The puppet soul had already corrupted the body’s heart, and this possessed body won’t last long. I guess, if it expired, your soul won’t have anywhere to go back and would probably fly away and scatter.”
Ling Xia’s eyes that was clouded with pain regained its focus because of his words. What is Ming Ze saying? Those times where he had a frequent sever stomach pain, was the cause of it the puppet’s soul corruption? He must meet with Ah Jue as soon as possible….
He raises his head and steadily stared back at Ming Ze: “Then you should be aware, that this possessed body is important to your Grand Master. If I didn’t returned on time, then what do you think he would do?”
Ming Ze coldly sneered, and stomped on his injured hand and crushes it several times. Ling Xia silently screamed in pain, I’ll send him back to his eighteen generation ancestor if I could! Let him meet his grandpa!
“There’s a controlling string attached to you just now, so I’ll know if you leave the Qin Palace again.” The corner of Ming Ze’s mouth curved into a grotesque smile, “It’s natural that I don’t want the Grand Master to be heart-broken, so your intention of secretly running away, I won’t probe about it for the time being. I’ll have you stay there for me without making a move. If I found the you made any move again, I’ll let you taste a feeling far worse than death!”
His eyes slightly narrowed. Currently, the Grand Master went into a close door cultivation. And with the use of the sacred magic treasure, he can advance to his next level. It was planned in advance——that the seal of the Two Headed Serpent’s seal will be undone for the Dark Arts Sect coronation in half a month, so nothing should happen here that should affect that.
Regardless of the identity of the man who possessed the body, he’ll investigate it after the ceremony. In any case, this man was already under his control, so he can’t do anything strange——with the condition of his body, he guesses the body won’t hold out for half a month.
Once the Grand Master absorbed the sacred treasure’s power, he won’t be the same as his father from the past. No insignificant emotions will hinder him, and Ming Ze’s grand plan for him that was neglected will finally come into fruition! And when that time comes, he will naturally not obsessed with this trifle body!
The corner of Ming Ze’s mouth turned into a complacent malicious smile.
Ling Xia was taken back by Ming Ze’s men in the Qin Palace. His whole body was soaked in sweat like a fish that got out of the barrel. His clothes was also unbearably dirty, and the jade signet that Yu Zhi Jue gave him was confiscated by Ming Ze.
In the end, he don’t know what sort of thing is that ‘controlling string’. He simply wrapped his injured hand, and gave his best to circulate his spiritual strength within his meridians. But he could not find abnormalities in any area.
Those information Ming Ze heartlessly divulged made him somehow dumbfounded.
The other person clearly had mistook him for a spy from the other sect sent to deceive Yu Zhi Jue.
Even though he is indeed another soul……but this body is already dying? For how long will it hold out?
Mu Rong Xue is a matchless healer in the whole word. If it’s her, can she heal me?
As Ling Xia thought about that, his stomach was suddenly in pain, a fishy taste rose from his throat then he coughs out blood.
He was stupefied, seeing the pool of blood on the floor. He uses a rag and wiped it clean.
This time is the most tragic, right now, he can’t even see Yu Zhi Jue’s shadow at all. And because of Ming Ze, he can’t also go out! Even if he manage to sneak out, he don’t have the jade signet, so it’ll end up the same, not being able to meet with Yu Zhi Jue!
As soon as the master refiner came on time, Ling Xia can’t help but grab onto his sleeve and urgently asked: “Where is the Grand Master? May I trouble you to pass a message for me, I need to see him for something urgently important!”
He is aware that they are not that close, but this master refiner is the only person he could meet with. Only he can be Ling Xia’s last chance that could help him.
Ling Xia exerted himself, that the wound on his hand reopened and blood seeped through the gaze and stained the master refiners pure white sleeve.
The other person paused for a moment then said: “I am only a mere master refiner, I’m not authorized to meet with the Grand Master.”
Ling Xia’s hand disappointingly dropped. He don’t know if Yu Zhi Jue got angry from being slapped the last time so he won’t see him…..He was indisposed to refine, so the master refiner just left.
Fuck! If I died this time without seeing Yu Zhi Jue because of a slap, isn’t that a great injustice?
Ling Xia was so dejected he wishes to scream out loud, but he can feel his body getting weaker and weaker……
He was not afraid to die before, but he is extremely afraid now.
He wanted to always stay by Yu Zhi Jue’ side, he wanted to see Yu Zhi Jue at once, he never wishes for something this desperate before. They weren’t able to love each other that long, and say words of love and have intimate kisses that much…….Just by thinking about it, the rim of his eyes can’t help but heat up….
As the midnight had come, Ling Xia was staring at the ice cold wall while lost in thoughts. When suddenly, a familiar laugh echoed: “While you were having a good sleep, we were actually being chased to be killed that we can’t eat nor sleep.”
Ling Xia was surprised and happy, he sat up and said: “Su Mu Zhe?”
As soon as he saw a spiky head, he was even more pleasantly surprised: “Xiao Hu?”
Chapter 20
Ling Xia was so excited that tears soon welled up in his eyes. Ah Li also surprisingly appeared next, directly jumping into his arms and rubbing its head intimately on him.
Su Mu Zhe immediately gave him a signal to not make a noise. The guards around the Qin Palace increased by a lot compared to the first time he came. Him and Song Xiao Hu cooperated with a Guardian and broke in.
Song Xiao Hu said in a hush voice: “Big brother Ling, we are about to rescue the Holy Maiden Peak elders locked up in prison. But it won’t be easy to take them out. Do big brother Ling have Yu Zhi Jue’s leader pass or such?”
Ling Xia shook his head. Based on what this two said, Yu Zhi Jue unexpectedly started to go against them…….Reading it in the novel is one thing, but seeing it take place is another.
Yu Zhi Jue and Song Xiao Hu are childhood friends, but he still takes him on seriously despite that? He bit his lips, not knowing how to console Song Xiao Hu.
Song Xiao clearly don’t have resentment towards Yu Zhi Jue. He only disappointingly creases his brow: “Big brother Ling, the Dark Arts Sect will have a crowning ceremony in fifteen days. When that time comes, the people of Righteous Sect that was imprisoned will be sacrificed. So we must save them and take them out before that happens——Do you know something about it?”
Ling Xia shakes his head. He comfortingly regulated his chi and blood in his stomach secretly. He could not get any useful information this time around. And with his body…….it can be compared to a distasteful metaphor, as he is like an apple that was being damaged by a worm inside, still looking normal in the outside, but is already rotting in the inside.
He asked in a quiet voice: “How’s Mu Rong Xue and the others?”
Song Xiao Hu replied: “Xiao Hong Yu took them to the Spirit Snake Island to hide——it was thanks to miss Ke Lan’s help, that Ming Ze and Chu Yin’s troops haven’t killed us yet. Don’t worry big brother Ling, maybe Ah Jue doesn’t know about this at all.”
“I haven’t seen him for days.” Ling Xia wrinkled his brows. It seems that Chu Yin and Ming Ze had the least participation in this, but they are nonetheless thorny characters.
Yu Zhi Jue’s decision on advancing the schedule for the ceremony, was it because of that Mu Xiao?
As Su Mu Zhe saw his expression, he understood that Ling Xia knows nothing. He wanted to tease him about it, but in the end, he just shut his mouth.
Ling Xia replied: “I must have a proper talk with Ah Jue. But there’s a string attached on my limbs that controls a person’s movements, so I can’t go out for the time being. Can you guys help me look for it?”
Song Xiao Hu nodded his head, and presses Ling Xia’s wrist. He condenses his energy on his palm, and his sense of touch multiplied by a hundred times. He easily found the numerous energy threads attached to different parts of Ling Xia’s muscles and veins.
“I’ll give it a try.” Song Xiao Hu transmitted his fire energy to the tips of his finger, and tap it on Ling Xia’s wrist, letting it run through the strings, until all the strings was coated with it.
Ling Xia felt like his whole body was submerged in a hot spring, it was warm and completely cozy. His tense feeling up until now seemed to have eases up a bit. Song Xiao Hu held his breath as he forcefully pulled them off. Ling Xia could feel a slight pricking pain for a moment, as those red strings thin as a hair passes through his pores and pops out, making him feel disgusted at once.
Soon all those red strings were completely removed. Ling Xia breathes a sigh of relief, and uttered a question with a bit of hopeful tone: “Xiao Hu, did you still think I have something inside my body?”
Song Xiao Hu shook his head: “Nope, does big brother Ling still feel ill somewhere else?”
Ling Xia’s heart sinks. He feigned shaking his head naturally and replied: “No. Xiao Hu, how do we go out?”
He forced himself to keep his calm. Base on what Ming Ze said, that thing called ‘puppet soul’ has been planted to his body years ago, so he’s afraid that it has already merged into his blood vessels. Even though Ming Ze could control his actions through this thing, but he still installed those controlling strings. This explains that for Ming Ze to control him through the puppet soul, he should be in close proximity. Such a tremendous bad luck.
They discussed their plan. The security of the Qian Kun Sect is currently a lot more strict, and they don’t know where Yu Zhi Jue is at all. So they decided to take all of the Holy Maiden Peak’s people out first.
Su Mu Zhe and Song Xiao Hu changed clothes and wore mask. They took the same set and gave it to Ling Xia. Once he’s done changing, Su Mu Zhe quickly summoned the land crawling beast. The huge beast can keep few people in its mouth, and so, they went inside it without a word.
Ling Xia laughed in a bittersweet way and said: “Remember to brush your beast’s teeth later on.” Ah Li was obviously dissatisfied with the odor of the location, as it held its breath and shrank on top of Ling Xia’s shoulder.
The Land Crawling Beast and Su Mu Zhe’s heaven defying ability had the same function, both can only use it for an hour. Also, he can only summoned the Land Crawling Beast once per day. The Land Crawling Beast carried them and soon reach their destination, under the prisoner’s torture chamber. Song Xiao Hu quickly spreads out a protective screen surrounding them, so that in case of creating noise, they won’t be heard outside of it temporarily.
When Ling Xia saw those members of Holy Maiden Peak, he could not stop himself from turning his head on the side and averting his gaze. His back can’t help but soak in a layer of cold sweat.
They were those four guardian Holy Maiden Peak originally, but now, they looked old and haggard like they were fifty or sixty years old women. There were various traces of scars left behind from torture devices on their bare bodies, with chains that was pierced through their bones. The chains stabbed through their hands created a wound that was already being festered with maggots, the sight seemed like it was too tragic to look at.
They were about to explain their intention of coming, when the White Coral Guardian’s eye flared. A bit of chunk was cut off from her tongue, so her speech was slurred: “That animal Yu Zhi Jue sent a person from his sect to torture us everyday. The tendons on our feet were slit, our bones broken, flogged, stabbed with needles, set in flames, and have venomous insects bit us……..it’s because of the Four Heavenly Body Spell[2] that animal didn’t seal, that we survived up to now.”
Song Xiao Hu can’t help but remain silent, his fists tightly clenched.
The hairs on Ling Xia’s back raises. Perhaps it was the excessive nauseating odor of the torture chamber, so he was feeling a bit dizzy.
Its nothing to fuss about, but Ling Xia truly don’t have the slightest favorable impression for these extreme and obstinate women, since he haven’t forgotten how they wanted to erase Yu Zhi Jue’s existence in the past. But the way they were tortured, is too brutal in any way, that he would rather have Yu Zhi Jue kill them.
The Land Crawling Beast can transport at most, five people. But if it took a round trip, it will definitely take more than one hour. Ling Xia looks at the eerie prison, and calmly said: “I’ll stay behind. Su Mu Zhe, take them first on a safe place, and come back again tomorrow. We’ll use a seal transceiver to communicate.”
Song Xiao Hu clenches his fist and said: “I’ll stay behind too.”
Su Mu Zhe took a look at their expression. He is worried about Song Xiao Hu, after all, he saw how intimately possessive Yu Zhi Jue are to Ling Xia. But right now, there are other things that must be prioritize. Because of the pressing time, he nodded his head and had the four people enter the Land Crawling Beast’s mouth, then he followed afterwards and jumped in.
Seeing that their surroundings became quiet, Ling Xia quietly asked: “Xiao Hu, can you still forgive Ah Jue now?”
Song Xiao Hu replied without the slightest hesitation: “I will! I know what Ah Jue is really like.”
Ling Xia can’t help himself from smiling, and strokes Song Xiao Hu’s spiky hair: “Let’s look for him.”
The torture chamber had hundreds of deep underground pathways nearby, outside of which there are tons of ferocious magic beast and jail guards patrolling everywhere. But with Song Xiao Hu’s help, it wasn’t really a problem.
Ling Xia took out a concealing magic device, and Song Xiao Hu neatly took out two jail guards. The two of them took the guards jade passes and changed into their clothes. Those magic beasts in the area just completely went past them without a hitch.
They went onward, the underground prison was cold and dark. There was a groaning voice somewhere, that seemed to be cursing. There were also pleading voices, as if they were suffering the torments of hell while still alive. When Ling Xia saw the glimpse of sunshine at the tunnel entrance, he breathed a sigh of relief, his clothes were thoroughly drenched with cold sweat.
Reading about it and seeing it with one’s own eyes are two completely different type of experience.
So he was a bit at loss. I already know about it, but what should I do?
Perhaps he don’t even have much time to mull over the contradictions, he don’t even how long this body would hold out……
They were about to go out of the tunnel’s entrance when they soon got called out by a guard: “Password?”
Ling Xia stared blankly, when Song Xiao Hu promptly replied. It seems like Su Mu Zhe already discreetly got the information about it.
The jail guard nodded his head, and the two continued walking in quick pace.
The most crucial right now is to ask around for Yu Zhi Jue’s location. Song Xiao Hu continued to grab people to interrogate, but they don’t have any useful information. With no other way around, they hack those people unconscious and hid them on the bushes.
Ling Xia creases his brow. It won’t be odd if people find it strange, after all, there’s a changing shifts on patrolling guards.
Even if Yu Zhi Jue got angry from being slapped in the face, he definitely won’t deliberately avoid him for three consecutive days, unless he had a very important matter. If it is regarding that Mu Xiao, could it be that Yu Zhi Jue is harnessing its power and have gone into a close door cultivation?
Once he thought about that, Ling Xia can’t help but get anxious. It was clear that Yu Zhi Jue couldn’t dominate the Mu Xiao’s power, so he’s afraid that it will control him. Thinking about his traumitic experience in the labyrinth back then, Ling Xia became even more anxious.
He told Song Xiao Hu about his conjecture, and Song Xiao Hu got an idea on what to ask around. He asked about the location of where the previous Demon Lords had their closed door cultivation. The guard was adamant on not talking, but Ling Xia was so anxious, he gritted his teeth and took out a dagger, pressing it on the guard’s neck until there was a small cut. And because of that, the other person told them: “The Forbidden Land on Ku Lou Mountain. But I’m not sure if it’s there.”
Ling Xia was afraid that he was lying, so he used a heart seeing spell to read his emotion, then he let out a sigh of relief. But the next moment, his stomach constricted in pain. He gradually relaxes his gasping. Based on where the guarded pointed out, and his memories from the time Yu Zhi Jue showed him around, the estimated distance of that Dark Art Sect’s Forbidden Land is roughly two hundred li from the Qin Palace. But from here to that place is probably around sixty to seventy li.
Song Xiao Hu hacked the guard to unconsciousness and hid him in a bush. He saw Ling Xia’s complexion and worriedly asked: “Big brother Ling, are you all right?”
Ling Xia shook his head and replied: “It’s nothing. We should go at once.”
If Yu Zhi Jue is really in a seclusion, there are definitely strong guards and traps defending there, so they should not just charge in directly. If he agitated Yu Zhi Jue’s cultivation, he might be accidentally set fire with his dark fire. As Ling Xia thought to himself that Yu Zhi Jue might be using that Mu Xiao to cultivate, it made him helplessly worried.
He told Song Xiao Hu about his worries. Song Xiao Hu pondered for a moment then raises his head: “Don’t worry about it big brother Ling. If that really happened, I’ll take that thing from Ah Jue! and I won’t let him get hurt as well.”
When Ling Xia saw his confident expression, his heart was slightly appeased.
Since they had to rush, Ah Li increases its speed to its maximum rate, however, it’s white fur body was too conspicuous. So Song Xiao Hu carried Ling Xia on his shoulder without the slightest hesitation and jumped on top of the trees. Ling Xia felt abashed inside, he had became more and more weaker, he always needed to rely on someone else.
Although Song Xiao Hu’s movement speed is extremely fast, but it still took them for about half an incense took to arrive. From afar, they heard an intense noise echoed. Clearly, the some people already found an anomaly so they had notified all the guards.
Ling Xia was extremely nervous. He believed that Ming Ze must have already found out that he was not at the Qin Palace!
The sky was soon filled with patrolling flying squad, the magic beast they were riding on was at least level four or higher. Although it was nighttime, those flying beasts eyes were very sharp. Even if Song Xiao Hu is adept at concealing his presence, but with Ling Xia on his back, their tracks were bound to be discovered. Suddenly, the sentry from the sky launched an attack.
Ling Xia gritted his teeth and said: “We have no choice but to have Ah Li carry us. Since it was the Dark Arts Sect’s Forbidden Land, even if there were danger, as long as there were no orders from the Grand Master, they would not dare to go in.”
Ah Li was in the magic beast pouch all this time, so its was depressingly impatient earlier. But now it was its time to come out, so even if he was carrying both Song Xia Hu and Ling Xia in its back, he still jumped evasively in a faster speed, that those birds could not catch up.
After running away for another half an incense stick, a sudden bright light appeared in front of them. Ling Xia’s heart tightened, they were about to be attacked with all kinds of weapons —— It was clear, that the patrolling guards already warned all of the other guards so they prepared an ambush ahead.
Song Xiao Hu’s eyes was good, he already saw ten men and five huge magic beasts far ahead.
He shouted: “Dash through, Ah Li!”
Ah Li bellowed an enormous roar, then jumped with its hind leg. The leap immediately covered about thirty meters, surprisingly jumping over those people mid-air meeting them. Ling Xia’s eyes blossomed, the feeling of weightlessness made him grab onto Ah Li’s fur in its back.
The cavalry squadron with their magic beasts mounts chased after them. Song Xiao Hu steadily stand on top of Ah Li’s back, and discharges several blue colored thunder behind them, cracking the stone road. He caused a constant obstruction that two of the five magic beast chasing after them was flung into the trees, and one of them was smashed into the ground, leaving behind only two magic beast after them.
Ah Li suddenly turned on their direction, and roared loudly. The high level magic beast’s power pressured the two magic beast into cowering, they did not dare to continue following. Ah Li continued running ahead with an air full of complacency.
Song Xiao Hu skipped in front of Ling Xia and was unable to resist flaunting like a child: “Big brother Ling, how was my technique just now? It’s a new move I mastered, it’s called The Highest Heaven Thunderbolt.”
“It’s amazing.” Ling Xia smiled and said, “Xiao Hu has always been very strong.”
Song Xiao Hu suddenly revealed his dimples: “I will surely stop Ah Jue this time….”
He wasn’t done speaking yet, when he widen his eyes in shock. His stomach was suddenly stabbed with a dagger. Even though he had an energy barrier in his body, he was caught off guard so that dagger stabbed shallowly. He lowered his head and saw Ling Xia firmly holding on to the dagger, he found it hard to believe and was at complete loss.
Ling Xia had the same expression as he looked down on his own hand. He suddenly realizes something and immediately said: “Xiao Hu, quickly get away, I’m being controlled!”
As he said that, he uncontrollably attacked Song Xiao Hu, moving towards him very aggressively. He saw the blue florescence on the edge of the dagger and was more pressingly worried than ever. He shouted: “Stop the one controlling me, then quickly drink my blood after!”
Song Xiao Hu dodged in confusion, still not understanding Ling Xia’s words and was unable to react. He didn’t know at all about Ling Xia being a Human Panacea.
He saw Ling Xia skillfully turnaround, and unexpectedly was about to stab Ah Li. He unconsciously stopped Ling Xia in his tracks.
Ling Xia heaved a sigh of relief. He struggled to regain his control of his body, dreading that he will inflict greater injury to Song Xia Hu. His forehead was profusely dripping with sweat.
Ling Xia was gasping mouthful of air. His heart suddenly throbbed painfully, the severe pain made him unable to speak. Nevertheless, he tried his best to speak with his trembling lips: “Be careful Xiao Hu, Ming Ze is definitely nearby!”
Chapter 21
Ling Xia’s voice is yet to wane, when two puppet suddenly fell from the sky, and charges to Song Xiao Hu wielding double edge swords. Song Xiao Hu uses one of his hand to stop Ling Xia, and the other hand to casts thunderbolts, disintegrating the two puppets.
“Tie……me……and quickly drink……my blood to detoxify.” Ling Xia inarticulately said with difficulty. He knows, that even if Song Xia Hu strikes him unconscious, his body would still be controlled to move by Ming Ze.
Song Xiao Hu finally reacted, and use a binding spell on Ling Xia to tie him. The next moment, he felt a spell of dizziness, making him aware that he had been poisoned. He bowed his head on Ling Xia’s wrist and bites down to it.
But would Ming Ze who were hiding somewhere give them the chance to detoxify?
Suddenly, a humongous puppet model jumps out and stopped Ah Li in its tracks, opened its mouth widely, then sprayed a poisonous gas towards Ah Li’s direction.
Ah Li sharply dodge to the side, and immediately flinging Song Xiao Hu who was poisoned and Ling Xia who was tied backwards. Song Xiao Hu who carried Ling Xia bounded by several rings could not stand firm. Ming Ze operated that newly created female puppet along with an Earth Type puppet to charge an attack towards Song Xiao Hu, while a puppet beast engages in battle with Ah Li.
Ming Ze kept laughing wickedly, as he operated the two puppets movements in attacking Song Xiao Hu who was preoccupied in carrying Ling Xia. The effect of the poison within Song Xiao Hu gradually slows his movement, his left and right arms getting dull to raise. He gritted his teeth and pulled his mind together to protect Ling Xia. Even though he cuts off one of the female puppet’s arm, but the numerous cuts in his body is quickening the poison’s effects in taking over.
There was on open wound on the back of Ah Li’s leg, but it finally managed to break the puppet into pieces. Ah Li walked with its three legs towards Song Xiao Hu to back him up. One man and one beast joining forces, Song Xiao Hu was immediately invigorated.
Ming Ze suppresses a mouthful of blood from coughing out in his hiding place. Those two puppet’s barrage of attacks suddenly slows down. He was simultaneously controlling three high level puppets, that it actually consumed a huge amount of his energy. And if a puppet got destroyed and he did not cut off the puppet string on time, it will result to his body suffering a blood loss and body harm.
“Lightning Scythe!” Song Xiao Hu summoned the hidden weapon hanging on his neck, and Ah Li poured in its intense Fire Type Element to the weapon, turning it into a sparking scythe coated with blaze as it cut apart that female puppet, and breaking it into pieces. The enormous shock wave of the attack reaches the Earth Type puppet and cracked it open, splitting it into two pieces.
Ming Ze could not suppress it anymore, and coughs out blood. Song Xiao Hu heard a voice from somewhere and condenses all of his remaining energy in his hand, then shouted loudly while shooting it towards Ming Ze’s location. Ming Ze was flung backwards through the trees, rocks, until he was severely smashed into a distant place. The impact made him unable to get up for a short while.
Song Xiao Hu was still poisoned, and with a ‘thud’ he collapses. His wheat skin faintly emitting a trace of dangerous smell.
“Ah Li, carry me.” Ling Xia desperately said. His not sure if its because Ming Ze lost control of his body, but his whole body felt like it was light as a feather, and the pain seemed like it was gone. The only exception was his inability to move.
He faintly believe that this kind of feeling is far from good.
The wound of Ah Li’s body were also poisoned, but because of its huge frame, the effect was much more slow. But Ling Xia was still worried, so he urgently coaxed it: “Clever….Ah Li……hurry and bite on me……”
It took him for a while to say it. Ah Li then changes to its smaller body, and lightly bites down on his wrist. There was a sound of footsteps that can be heard from afar——it was evident later on that it was those people chasing after them. Ah Li restored its full form and growled, curling and placing Song Xiao Hu and Ling Xia together in its belly to protect them.
Ling Xia was also incapacitated, he could only call out to Song Xia Hu: “Quickly wake up Xiao Hu…….”
But no matter how many times he called out, Song Xiao Hu remained motionless. He heard those panic-stricken voices come nearer and nearer——It doesn’t matter if he die, but if he’s gonna implicate Xiao Hu and Ah Li…….
He continued to yell with his hoarse voice, but in reality, the loudness of his voice is alarmingly comparable to the buzz of a mosquito.
The troops already started to besiege Ah Li one after another. Ah Li did not left its spot to avoid those thrown weapons, while those magic beast pounces on Ah Li mid air. Ah Li uses its blazing fire to turn those weapons into ashes, but even more people came and took the advantage to throw hooks with chains on Ah Li’s body. The hooks attaches on Ah Li’s flesh, and was pulled, that Ah Li’s body was dripping with blood.
Ah Li struggled forcefully, that those hooks dug deeper as a result. Ah Li put all of his strength to protect Ling Xia and Song Xiao Hu in its belly, that both those magic beast and troops had no other way but to apprehend Ah Li at the same time.
Ling Xia stifled back the sour feeling forming in his eyes. He saw that Ah Li was completely surrounded in all sides, so he kept shouting: “Clever Ah Li, just leave me first, I beg you…..”
He questioned himself if he ever did anything for Ah Li and Song Xia Hu, for him to be protected by them.
Once this people take them as prisoners, they will surely interrogate them savagely. And with Ah Li who was severely worn out from the battle will definitely not survive.
When Ling Xia was about to give up all hope, he eventually heard a familiar female voice said: “What’s with all theses excitement? Why was I not invited as well?”
Ling Xia stirred his trembling lips: “Sister Ke Lan…..”
Ke Lan Min Er Bai shouted a command to stop, and directly went towards Ling Xia. Ling Xia forces himself to say out loud: “Sister Ke Lan, quickly save Xiao Hu and Ah Li……”
Ah Li sustained too much injury, it was difficult for it to remain in its current form. It shrank back and ran towards Ling Xia and Song Xiao Hu’s side.
Su Mu Zhe passes on a message to Ke Lan MinErBai while he’s on his way. She quickly rode a flying magic bird beast and immediately set off to catch up to them. She was not authorized by the Grand Master, so she was obstructed by the patrolling guards on her way, and was only able to catch just now.
She was a poison user, and poison on Song Xiao Hu’s body was difficult to deal with, so she can’t do anything about it. But she knows that Ling Xia is a Human Panacea, so she immediately pricked Ling Xia’s finger and shoved it inside Song Xiao Hu’s mouth. When Song Xiao Hu drank it, he recovered instantly.
Ling Xia was gasping, and when his heart relaxes, he felt his sight dimmed for a short while.
Ming Ze haggardly crawled back. Most of his ribs were broken by Song Xiao Hu a moment ago, and when he moved, his ripped lungs causes pain. He was gritting his teeth in rage as he shouted: “Sect Master Green Underworld, this two people infiltrated my sect, why are you associating yourself with this infiltrators?”
Ke Lan MinErBai stabbed her baton on the ground and sneered as she replied: “I’m aware that these two people are friends of the Grand Master. If the Grand Master knows that the White Loch Guardian welcomed his friends in this way, I’m afraid he won’t be happy about it?”
“What friends?” Ming Ze narrowed his eyes and scoffed, “This man is only a puppet send to deceive the Grand Master! Green Underworld Guardian, if you still intent to stand on their side, don’t you blame me for being ruthless!”
As Ming Ze spoke, he took the jade signet he got from Ling Xia and raised it: “The proof is the Grand Master’s signet, Green Underworld Guardian. If you are still opposing, then the entire Dark Arts Sects will be your enemy!”
Ke Lan MinErBai’s complexion paled, but she still stubbornly stood in front of them.
“Ah Jue gave that jade signet to me, and he(Ming Ze) snatched it…..” Ling Xia said with difficulty.
Ke Lan MinErBai immediately recovered from her shock, and laughs out loud and said: “You stole the Grand Master’s jade signet, White Loch Guardian. Isn’t that a capital offense?”
Ming Ze was stumped, his complexion changes. He shouted back: “Green Underworld Guardian are with the infiltrators, seize them!”
He must use this opportunity to get rid of them all at once!
“Let’s see if you have the ability!” Ke Lan MinErBai summoned Zhu Er, a blood red high toxic spider that was the size of a pagoda, overthrowing those incoming wave of guards. It sprayed poisonous threads from its mouth from time to time, that those people was immediately in disarray and was utterly defeated.
Ming Ze was furious. He raises his finger lightly, and Ling Xia took Song Xiao Hu’s sword and charges to Ke Lan MinErBai.
Ke Lan MinErBai deflected out of instinct. Ling Xia suddenly flew back, and ferociously slammed against the stone.
He felt that he was already about to lose consciousness, but no words could come out of his mouth. His limbs also seemed like they had mind of their own as they continued to attack Ke Lan MinErBai.
Ke Lan MinErBai was dumbfounded, she could not understand. She could only cut a sorry figure and dodge his attack. Ling Xia’s pupil was starting to slacken, as he said inarticulately: “I’m…..being…..”
“Ling!” A sudden earth shattering power overpowered her out of the blue. Ke Lan MinErBai know it was dangerous, she blocked her baton in front of her and retreated a couple of meters back. The original spot she was standing on was burning with black flames.
As the Grand Master suddenly appeared in this place, everyone stopped moving, and all of the sect people kneels down and saluted: “Long live the Grand Master!”
Yu Zhi Jue quickly jumps down from the flying magic beast, and caught Ling Xia who’s on the verge of collapsing, and taking him in his embrace.
When Ling Xia suddenly heard that familiar voice, his whole body jolted, and his already diminishing energy recovered for a bit.
Yu Zhi Jue scanned Ling Xia’s chi, and felt that the blood on his own entire body must have congealed.
He did not know that because of his absence for three days, Ling Xia would become like this.
He always regretted that day he left. But because of his pride and arrogance, the two of them had a dispute for the first time. And for the sake of not losing his reputation, he remembered about that magic device and tried to research about it.
But as he did, he felt that the magic device’s power was exquisite and incomparable. It contained all sorts of forbidden cultivation techniques. He was bewitched by it he could almost not part with it. He believed that if he presses on with his cultivation, he would surpassed his current cultivation level into the next stage within five days, and he’ll be able to unseal the Two Headed Serpent ahead of time.
No matter how, he wanted to surpass the previous Demon King as soon as possible.
To have greater rule and stronger power, so that he’ll be able to properly protect that man he wanted to protect by his side.
As he pondered about it, he awkwardly written a letter and had it sent with a flying magic beast to Ling Xia, merely saying that he’ll leave for five days, and will come back soon. He was afraid that Song Xiao Hu and the others will take Ling Xia back with them, so he gave an order to kick those people out of the Dark Arts Sect’s territory, and instructed his most trusted aid, the Left Elder Chu Yin, to guard the Qin Palace, to ensure that everything is safe.
That concentrated dark energy for tens of thousand of years from the Mu Xiao was hard to tame, that he almost lost control of himself many times. But as he thought of Ling Xia一一he overcame it. He even finished his cultivation in two days earlier than what he initially expected.
He suddenly felt uneasy inside. It was sort of ominous premonition that bothered him he could not stand it any longer. In the end, despite of Chu Yin’s protests, he immediately left the Forbidden Land. But he didn’t expect to see this chaotic scene on his way back.
Ling Xia was clearly about to speak, when Yu Zhi Jue said with a hoarse voice: “You shouldn’t speak for now.”
When Yu Zhi Jue said that, his expression was at loss. He fixes his gaze at Ling Xia’s extremely pale face.
He was not injured at all, so why is his body so devastated as if it was an oil lamp that is about to dry up?
He embraces Ling Xia tightly, and desperately poured in his spiritual energy to his body, since he don’t know what else to do.
Ming Ze limped towards them. He kneels beside them and said: “This subordinate did not mean to deceive the Grand Master——but this Human Panacea’s body had already been dead five years ago, and this subordinate places a mere puppet soul inside the body to make it breath. But right now, this subordinate suspects that someone else used a possessing technique, and thought of seizing the opportunity to harm the Grand Master! Requesting for the Grand Master to not be duped…..”
He saw Yu Zhi Jue ignoring him deliberately. He knows in his heart that because of his manipulations from earlier, that body will give out not for long. So he said to Yu Zhi Jue out of concern: “Please do not grieve Sect Master. He is merely a puppet used to deceive the Grand Master…..”
Yu Zhi Jue slowly move his sight towards him, his pair of eyes coldly looking back at Ming Ze that it made the other person’s body shivered.
He enunciated: “What did you say? Repeat it once more.”
Ming Ze lowered his head and gritted his teeth as he said: “He is not the Human Panacea, but a different person who possesses that body. He is a deceitful person who recklessly breaks in to the Qian Kun Sect to rescue those several prisoners as a proof! Requesting for the Sect Master to think carefully……”
Yu Zhi Jue waved his hand and a row of ice blades appeared and flew. He furiously said: “Scram! Do you think I won’t recognize the man I love?”
He uttered it as if he was bellowing in rage, all the people in the vicinity looked at each other in dismay. And when those people continued to listen to such extremely serious matter, they all shivered in place and did not dare to make a move. Ke Lan MinErBai’s eyes widen from the revelation as she stared.
Song Xia Hu who had a cockroach like vitality was already awake, it’s just that he can’t move for the time being. When he heard those words, his jaw dropped.
What is Ah Jue saying, could it be that big brother Ling is his….
Ming Ze was severely injured he could not dodge. But soon a red cloaked man came from above and blocked it for him——it turns out to be Chu Yin who followed Yu Zhi Jue.
Chu Yin fell on his knees, and said in a huffing and coughing voice: “Reporting to the Grand Master, what the White Loch Guardian are saying is true, this subordinate can also attest to that.”
“Ah Jue…..”Ling tried his best to move his lips, but in the end, he could not utter any words.
Yu Zhi Jue no longer paid attention to Chu Yin, Ming Ze, and the others. He only turned his gaze to the man in his arms, who seemed as if the life inside his body would disappear at any moment.
At this moment, Ling Xia could only see a blurred silhouette. Yu Zhi Jue was looking back at him with an indescribable confusion in his face, as Ling Xia started to lose his hearing.
He weakly tugged at Yu Zhi Jue’s sleeve and said: “I beg you, don’t kill Xiao Hu…..I help them save the people of Holy Maiden Peak……please forgive me…..”
“If you stay by my side, I will never touch them. If those people gladly follow you, I won’t care at all.” Yu Zhi Jue could only feel the body in his arms grew colder and colder, his heart never felt this scared before.
Ling Xia could no longer see him nor hear his voice. He could only muster his remaining strength and said: “……..That day that I hit you? I’m sorry………”
As he spoke, he wanted to caress Yu Zhi Jue’s face, but he can’t lift his hand no matter how he tried.
Yu Zhi Jue tightly held his cold body and moved his face closer to Ling Xia’s. He replied in a hoarse voice: “It didn’t hurt at all. Ling, I’m begging you please don’t say that! I was in the wrong!”
Song Xiao Hu who just recovered from the shock, didn’t notice something was amiss. He forced himself to sit up and shouted in rage: “Yu Zhi Jue you bastard, you played me! You locked big brother Ling in the Qin Palace. Why did you allow that sick subordinate of yours to control his body with a controlling string? Big brother Ling was controlled to fight me! I’m telling you, I will never forgive you!…….”
Song Xiao Hu’s loud voice echoed, he was panting as he flew in rage. Yu Zhi Jue faintly heard what he said, and turned his head to look at Ming Ze and Chu Yin with a dagger like gaze. But he soon returned his gaze back at Ling Xia.
Even if Ling Xia could no longer feel, but when his heart suddenly tightened, an indescribable pain came from his stomach and spread all over his body. All of his numb limbs seemed like it was aching in pain.
His breathing rushes, and he could not speak a word once again. Cold sweat completely soaked his clothes.
This body could no longer hold on……
He knows the meaning of this fact, so Ling Xia force himself to open his eyes, wanting to see Yu Zhi Jue’s face again. But no matter what, he could no longer see clearly.
The reality made him even more reluctant to show Yu Zhi Jue his death, since he don’t want to make Yu Zhi Jue sad for the second time.
“I won’t die…..”Ling Xia flutter his lips with difficulty, “Please believe in me Ah Jue…..take care of yourself…..I beg you……promise me……”
“I promise! So you must keep yours! I beg you….” Yu Zhi Jue held him feeling terrified. He wanted to merge his body with his but he couldn’t.
It was as if he heard an echo, Ling Xia tried his best to show a shallow smile: “Don’t be sad Ah Jue……”
Yu Zhi Jue could not breath at all. When he saw Ling Xia’s lips paled to its most extent, the panic in his heart reaches its pinnacle. Those words bore into his heart. He can’t help but plant a kiss. It was as if he could no longer hear anyone, he continued to embrace the man in his arms.
Ling Xia felt that he finally left this world. A familiar heat and smell lingered in his lips.
He wanted to stay, and continue being by Ah Jue’s side…..
But this body is completely destroyed. So, how can he still go back?……
Ling Xia’s consciousness seemed like it was floating mid air. He saw Yu Zhi Jue’s despairing expression while clinging on “him”, and Song Xiao Hu holding on to Ah Li while walking over. Ke Lan MinErBai was too shocked to think and move.
He could not take off his eyes at Yu Zhi Jue, until that scene finally became more and more distant……