sjar Chapter 888 Getting Lost (5)
Chapter 888 Getting Lost (5)
Chapter 888 Getting Lost (Part 5)
"court death?!"
Upon hearing this, Gongye Yun flew into a rage, his face visibly darkening as he plucked the strings of his zither with a fierce stroke.
Tsk tsk tsk! ! !
In an instant, several huge cyan wind blades flew out, tearing through the air with sharp and rapid whistling sounds, and slashing fiercely horizontally.
"You used divine power already? Coward! You really are a coward." Xie Guangning sneered, his longsword flashing, his figure flickering and becoming blurry.
Ding Ding Ding!
The sword tip struck with pinpoint accuracy, each strike landing precisely on the tip of the wind blade, sending countless sparks flying, a flash of cold light like lightning, and a gust of wind like a knife. Then, the last wind blade exploded, and Xie Guangning's figure became clear again.
"An eye for an eye! Take this! Water Dragon's Roar!!"
With a swing of the longsword, a crescent-shaped arc rose up, and with a boom, a huge water dragon shot into the sky, its momentum fierce and its chilling aura biting through the air, rushing rapidly towards Gongye Yun.
"Same old trick. Xie Guangning, do you really think you're the only one getting stronger? Wind and Thunder Summoning!!"
Gongye Yun sneered, his ten fingers dancing wildly across the strings.
boom…...
In an instant, the surrounding air pressure suddenly dropped, the tense air became extremely dry, and dark clouds rapidly gathered. In the blink of an eye, a spark of electricity burst out from them, easily shattering the water dragon, and then spreading violently forward along the water flow.
The raging torrent of lightning seemed poised to completely engulf Xie Guangning at any moment.
"I knew you had a scheme. All that time I spent outside wasn't for nothing." Xie Guangning remained calm and composed, as if he had expected this all along.
With a wave of his hand, three small white flags flew out and disappeared into the ground.
"The Mysterious Earth Returns to its Origin!"
Xie Guangning gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it fiercely into the ground. The blade easily pierced the soil and stood straight in front of him.
Chi!
A faint yellow glow spread rapidly in all directions from him.
In an instant.
The surrounding soil exploded and shot out, quickly rising into the air to form a yellowish-brown mud wall that then heavily descended. *Sizzle sizzle...*
The electric light struck the earthen-yellow cover, and after a series of crackling sounds, the current weakly leaped a few times, barely penetrating a few inches into the mud wall before gradually fading away and ultimately disappearing without a trace.
slap slap...
The original earthen yellow protective layer had turned completely black on its outermost surface, with countless pieces of dry soil falling from above.
"Water Walk!"
Before the protection completely failed, Xie Guangning shouted sharply, taking the initiative.
Streams of water rose silently, and the wet streaks quickly seeped to Gongye Yun's feet.
A sharp aura quietly pierced through the watermarks.
"blast!"
Gongye Yun's fingers flew swiftly, like butterflies flitting among flowers, unleashing a barrage of wind blades from the strings, densely packed and swarming towards the watermark. After doing all this, his face turned deathly pale, and the previously surging aura around him instantly dissipated.
Jingle bells!
Jingle bells!
Xie Guangning had no choice but to abandon his offensive and was forced to emerge from the water, unleashing streaks of sword light to block the wind blades.
He was now extremely weak, and it was obvious that the power and speed of his sword swings were not as strong as they were at the beginning.
In fact, their strengths are almost equal.
After exchanging powerful blows, both of them were exhausted, their demonic power and divine will completely depleted.
At this moment, neither side can do anything to the other.
rumble…...
The already overcast sky, stirred up by Gongye Yun's manipulation of wind and thunder, erupted with deafening roars and thunderclaps. Whoosh…
Immediately following was a torrential downpour, which lashed at our faces. The large raindrops felt like tiny pebbles, stinging our skin.
"Sword Barbarian, die!"
Bang!
In the pouring rain, Gongye Yun disregarded everything and simply grabbed the guqin, then swung it violently and smashed it.
It doesn't matter that his demonic power is exhausted; he still has weapons.
The hard body of the zither slammed into Xie Guangning's shoulder, causing him to stumble and his longsword to clatter to the ground.
"Pretty boy!!"
Xie Guangning pushed off with both legs to steady himself, rushed forward, and without hesitation, punched him in the face.
"You dare slap me in the face?!" Gongye Yun's face flushed red, not from anger, but from the slap.
He immediately launched a fierce flying kick, aiming for the other man's groin. "That's exactly what I'm going to do, you pretty boy!" Xie Guangning dodged the other man's insidious move, his figure suddenly appearing in front of Gongye Yun, his five fingers spread wide, and he grabbed at Gongye Yun's face.
With a hiss, five clear bloodstains appeared on Gongye Yun's face.
The two fought fiercely in the muddy ground, their teeth flying everywhere.
Raindrops splashed everywhere, and muddy water flowed in all directions.
Large swaths of soil were churned up, and murky muddy water was spilled everywhere.
The guards and servants who had accompanied the two men looked at each other, unsure whether to step forward to break up the fight or to start fighting themselves.
The Hailan School and Xuanqing Mountain are two of the three lower-level schools of thought, ranked eleventh and ninth respectively, and are two well-known schools in the Hongji area.
The Xie family and the Gongye family, as the two most powerful families in Hongji City, were able to rise to power not only because of their skills and opportunities, but also because of the support of different forces behind them.
The Hailan School once saved the life of Xie's ancestor, so the Xie family's camp naturally leans towards the Hailan School.
The Gongye family was simply the result of Xuanqing Mountain disciples who, having given up hope of breaking through, returned to their hometowns to establish branches and spread their lineage.
The relationship between these two families is complex and fluctuates, depending entirely on the attitudes of the Hailan School and Xuanqing Mountain.
In recent years, the relationship between the Hailan School and Xuanqing Mountain has eased, and they have had many contacts with each other. As a result, there has also been more cooperation between the Xie family and the Gongye family.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the guards and servants naturally dared not actually start a fight.
But it's not enough to just watch our young master fight.
The group could only curse at each other, shouting loudly and throwing mud, stones, branches and the like at each other.
Wheel wheel wheel wheel...
Just then, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly tore through the rain and came rushing towards them on the main road.
This place was originally a ruin, the roads were in disrepair and full of potholes, but the carriage was moving very fast and didn't seem to care about the bumps, as if it was in a hurry.
Everyone's eyes followed.
*Sizzle*
Before the carriage had come to a complete stop, a bright young girl rushed out of the carriage.
She was dressed in yellow, with a beautiful face, cherry-like lips, a delicate nose, and a pair of dark eyes that revealed a childlike innocence, giving people a pure and flawless feeling.
"Stop fighting! You guys... stop fighting!" The girl rushed to the two men, soaking wet, despite the torrential rain.
Her undergarments were soaked through, perfectly highlighting her beautiful figure. The guards around her, who had initially intended to stop her, turned away silently upon seeing who she was, unable to look directly at her.
The girl's identity was obvious; she was none other than Xiao Yao, Miss Yao, whom Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun had been talking about.
"Xiao Yao! What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you I'd be back soon!" Xie Guangning grabbed the other woman by the neck, his expression one of astonishment.
Even with his demonic power and divine soul exhausted, this close-combat expert, skilled in fighting, still far surpassed his opponent in terms of physical strength, naturally giving him the upper hand.
"what!!"
Xie Guangning was distracted for a moment, and Gongye Yun immediately took a bite.
puff!
Blood splattered everywhere. Gongye Yun's eyes were fierce, his mouth full of the spicy taste of blood. He bit Xie Guangning's arm hard and wouldn't let go.
"Xiao Yao... how dare you call her that?!" His pearly white teeth instantly turned red. He might not be able to win in close combat, but when it came to being ruthless and unscrupulous... he had never lost to anyone!
"You...you..." Xiao Yao looked left and right, finally unable to hold back any longer. Two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks, indistinguishable from raindrops. She sobbed, "You...please stop fighting..."
She cried louder and louder, so loudly that her sobs even drowned out the sound of the pattering rain.
"Xiao Yao?!"
"Xiao Yao?!"
The two fighters stopped fighting at the same time, shouted in unison, and then turned around.
"Let go first!"
"Let go of my mouth first!"
"Let go!"
"Loose your mouth!"
"Didn't we promise to be together forever?" Xiao Yao gently stepped forward and hugged them both, one on each side. "Forever, forever..."
It's unclear what she whispered, but Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun's expressions first softened, then their bodies relaxed, and finally they calmed down completely.
In the pouring rain.
In the ruins.
The three of them ended up embracing each other in this strange way.
They hugged for a very, very long time.
It was only then that we parted with some reluctance.
"Xiao Yao, what are you doing here? Didn't I already explain it to you?" Xie Guangning asked, puzzled.
“That’s right, this is between the two of us, it has nothing to do with you.” Gongye Yun was also somewhat puzzled.
"I came here..." Xiao Yao's expression changed, and she suddenly became a little hesitant, "Do you... have any money on you?" "Money?"
Xie Guangning was taken aback.
"money?"
Gongye Yun was also taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "I have some star tickets on me, but not many." He quickly took out a handful of star marrow gold tickets from his pocket and handed them over.
“I have some too! Take them!” Xie Guangning was not to be outdone, and also took out a handful of star tickets, though fewer than Gongye Yun’s.
There was no other way; all his money had gone into buying the Xuan Tu Gui Yuan Formation for this bet.
"I knew it. You guys are the best to me..." Xiao Yao finally smiled through her tears and took the star ticket. "Xiao Yao likes Brother Guangning and Brother Yun the most..."
Her voice was delicate and pleasant, soft and sweet, like the tender buds of a newly sprouted tea tree in early spring, involuntarily arousing a protective instinct. Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun were deeply captivated by her voice, completely immersed and intoxicated, their faces showing expressions of happiness. They even vaguely agreed to let her leave, not even knowing how she left.
The heavier the rain, the faster it falls, and the quicker it ends.
The rain clouds gradually receded, and the sun began to shine, breaking through the gloom. It seemed that the rain would soon stop and the sky would clear.
"Wait, something's not right." Watching Xiao Yao's departing figure, Xie Guangning's expression changed, and he suddenly realized something. "I clearly told Xiao Yao that this was between the two of us, and it was bound to happen sooner or later whether she was there or not, so why...?"
"And she asked for money right away... Normally, the two of us don't need her to spend money on food and drink." Gongye Yun frowned, realizing something was wrong. "Besides... this carriage..."
The two exchanged a glance; as sworn enemies who were also friends, they simultaneously noticed something amiss. Xiao Yao's weight…
They knew it all too well.
Even if it had just rained and the ground was slippery with mud pits, a carriage equipped with a light-weight array could not possibly sink that deep into the mud...
unless.
Inside the carriage...
There are others?!
"Oh no!" The two of them took off chasing after it.
pity.
The two of them were not as fast as the carriage to begin with, and now that they had just finished a fierce battle and their strength was almost completely depleted, it was even more impossible for them to catch up.
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"This demonic power... seems to require more coordination with divine will, mobilizing external energy to generate various different types of moves... It's completely different from the way martial arts true strength strengthens oneself and improves combat adaptability."
inside the carriage.
Han Yi unconsciously stroked the star ticket with his fingers, recalling the scene of Xie Guangning and Gongye Yun's betting match just now, lost in thought.