NOVEL NEXT Chapter 428: Shall I Fight My Way Out With You?
Chapter 428: Shall I Fight My Way Out With You?
Just as a fierce confrontation seemed inevitable, a green-robed cultivator of the Core Formation Realm stepped forward to mediate.
“Senior Brother Xun, Senior Sister Fan, calm down. Let’s talk about this. But asking women to expose their chests in public is really too much.”
Senior Brother Xun impatiently replied, “Xu Gen, what do you suggest then?”
The green-robed cultivator Xu Gen smiled and said, “How about this? Let Senior Sister Fan check them out one by one?”
Senior Brother Xun nodded. “Fine! We’ll do as you say.”
The onlookers who had been eagerly anticipating the spectacle were disappointed. What a missed opportunity!
Senior Sister Fan flew over with a cold expression and set up a formation to block the view. She called the women in one by one to check them out.
Soon, it was Lin Fengmian’s turn. He walked into the formation and slowly opened his collar.
As Senior Sister Fan looked at his chest, he suddenly struck out with both palms, but she dodged, having been prepared for such a move.
Lin Fengmian was about to continue his attack when Senior Sister Fan grabbed his hand and whispered, “Stop. We are on the same side.”
Lin Fengmian was stunned, but he looked at her with suspicion.
“You’re from the Joyful Union Sect?”
Senior Sister Fan nodded and smiled sweetly. “Junior Brother, or should I say Junior Sister?”
“I know you don’t trust me, but if I expose you, you won’t be able to escape. Why not take a risk?”
Lin Fengmian thought about it and realized that she had a point. He adjusted his collar and straightened his clothes.
Senior Sister Fan looked at the two dark thunderbolts inside and couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Junior Brother, aren’t you afraid they’ll explode?”
“There are no buns in this wilderness. What else could I do?” Lin Fengmian grumbled.
Senior Sister Fan burst out laughing. “The way they sway and jiggle, it’s quite convincing!”
Lin Fengmian rolled his eyes, then suddenly took off a storage ring from his hand and swallowed it.
He didn’t have much hope of escaping, but that storage ring contained his treasures, especially the Dragon Pendant, which absolutely could not fall into the wrong hands.
Lin Fengmian left another storage ring on his finger and walked out calmly.
One by one, the other women entered the formation for inspection. After a while, Senior Sister Fan emerged and shook her head. “Nothing!”
Senior Brother Xun watched her warily, as did the other cultivators of the Core Formation Realm.
Now, only Senior Sister Fan remained unchecked. She extended her hand coldly.
“You pervert, stop staring at me. The innocent have nothing to fear. I’ll go back with you and check myself.”
Senior Brother Xun sneered and took out a spirit binding rope, intending to tie her up.
But Xu Gen stepped in to stop him. “Senior Brother, don’t be rash. I have a simple solution.”
Senior Brother Xun frowned. “What is your idea this time? Let’s hear it.”
Xu Gen grinned. “How about me and Brother Fu Ling take Senior Sister Fan with us? If the mark moves, then she’s the one. If not, we’ll come back and divide the crowd into five groups. Each time we move a group, we can narrow down the culprit’s location.”
Senior Brother Xun chuckled. “Not a bad idea!”
Lin Fengmian cursed inwardly. You are all so smart, aren’t you? Leaving me no way out!
Senior Sister Fan was taken away, but the mark didn’t move, proving that she wasn’t the culprit.
Shortly after, the three returned, and the five Core Formation Realm cultivators divided the crowd into five groups, each going in a different direction.
Although the tracking marker wasn’t precise, after flying about a mile, they could tell which group Lin Fengmian was in.
As the number of people dwindled, only ten remained.
Senior Sister Fan took Lin Fengmian and another male disciple with her, and the three of them flew forward.
“Should I fight my way out with you?”
Lin Fengmian heard Senior Sister Fan’s voice in his ear. He remained calm and replied via telepathy, “Senior Sister, Song Yuanqing is on his way. Even if you take me with you, we won’t escape. Don’t expose yourself.”
Since there was no way out, he didn’t want to drag others down with him.
On the way, Lin Fengmian suddenly reached into his collar, pretending to be uncomfortable.
The lecherous Heavenly Deception Sect disciple leaned over, his eyes darting toward Lin Fengmian’s chest.
“What’s wrong, junior sister?”
Lin Fengmian smiled shyly. “I think I didn’t adjust my clothes properly earlier. It’s really uncomfortable.”
The disciple stared at Lin Fengmian’s collar, waiting for a glimpse of something.
But instead of seeing snowy peaks, he was met with a dark, ominous mine.
Lin Fengmian pulled out a black thunder orb from his chest and hurled it at him.
“Take this iron breast!”
With a loud boom, black smoke filled the air and lightning crackled around them.
The disciple was taken by surprise and was instantly killed by Lin Fengmian.
Meanwhile, Lin Fengmian swiftly changed his appearance, discarded his outer robe, and transformed into the disciple’s likeness before flying away.
Years of practice in changing his appearance helped him complete the disguise quickly.
Before the smoke cleared, Senior Sister Fan destroyed the disciple’s body, and the two of them coordinated seamlessly.
She slashed a deep, bone-deep wound on herself and shouted, “Over here! He’s with me!”
The others immediately rushed over and chased after Lin Fengmian.
With five Core Formation Realm cultivators chasing after him, Lin Fengmian truly had no way to escape.
Cornered by the five, he smiled helplessly. “I didn’t expect you to catch up.”
Senior Brother Xun sneered. “You’re quite cunning, kid. I’ll break your limbs.”
Lin Fengmian raised his hands in surrender. “I give up!”
Senior Brother Xun bound him with a spirit binding rope and coldly said, “You killed so many of our disciples, and all you have to say is ‘I surrender’?”
He was about to attack Lin Fengmian when the others stopped him. “The sect leader wants him alive. Don’t take matters into your own hands.”
Knowing that it was better to avoid unnecessary suffering, Lin Fengmian nodded repeatedly. “I’m important to your sect leader. If you hurt me, you’ll regret it.”
Senior Brother Xun was furious, but powerless. He could only pull Lin Fengmian back.
Lin Fengmian sighed. He had delayed for so long. Why hadn’t the reinforcements arrived yet?
Just then, two streaks of light shot through the sky, and a voice rang out from the clouds.
“Stop!”
A long whip descended from the sky. Senior Brother Xun tried to block it, slashing out with his sword.
With a crack, his sword shattered and he was split in half, dying instantly.
The whip continued its momentum, wrapping around Lin Fengmian and pulling him into the sky, tossing him aside.
Lin Fengmian spun through the air and landed softly in a pair of ample arms.
Zhao Ningzhi held him in her embrace, a faint smile on her slightly pale face.
“Kid, are you okay?”
Lin Fengmian smiled back. “I’ll survive.”
He looked over at Shangguan Yuqiong, who had changed into a cold and noble outfit, and was pleasantly surprised.
“Sect Leader, you’ve recovered?”
Shangguan Yu simply gave a cold “um” in response, leaving Lin Fengmian a little puzzled.
Her strength is back, and so is her temper.
Shangguan Yu was about to take Lin Fengmian away when a deep voice echoed in the distance, reaching everyone’s ears.
“Sect Leader Shangguan, you’ve finally emerged from that fox den. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!”