books44 Chapter 110 What a lovely couple!
Chapter 110 What a lovely couple!
The man in black was not too surprised by Duan Chaoxu's struggle. Instead, he took out a piece of cotton cloth from his pocket and planned to knock Duan Chaoxu unconscious again.
As Duan Chaoxu watched the cotton cloth gradually approach him, he began to flail his limbs wildly, trying to break free of his bonds. However, his struggles attracted the attention of more men in black, and two more men in black came over and pinned his limbs down.
Just as Duan Chaoxu was feeling hopeless, the man in black holding the cotton cloth suddenly collapsed beside him with a thud, a bamboo arrow stuck straight into his back.
Before the other three men in black could react, three more bamboo arrows came flying in quick succession. All the men in black quickly retreated to avoid them, but one of them was still injured in the shoulder.
"Who goes there!" The old woman noticed the commotion and shouted sharply.
"The one who will take your life." A clear, melodious voice came from behind the stone wall. Then a familiar figure appeared beside Duan Chaoxu, swiftly cutting the ropes binding him and helping him up.
"Tiaotiao, what brings you here? Are you alright?" Duan Chaoxu stood beside Lin Bihua with a slight frown.
Lin Bihua shook her head. "Of course I came to save you. I'm fine, don't worry."
Duan Chaoxu glanced at the Starry Night sword in Lin Bihua's hand, and then drew his own sword, Moonlight, from his waist. The two soft swords gleamed in the candlelight, like stars and the moon.
The old woman seemed to find Lin Bihua's answer as a joke, "Haha, you have an idea. But you can only think about it."
After saying that, he waved to the remaining men in black and said, "Take them down, try to capture them alive."
Lin Bihua frowned slightly as she looked at the men in black who had surrounded her and Duan Chaoxu. "Who are these people? What do they want?"
Thinking of the mysterious person Duan Chenke had mentioned, Duan Chaoxu lowered his voice and said, "A rat in the shadows is definitely sneaking around plotting something bad."
Although Lin Bihua had lived in the Northern Wilderness for many years, her martial arts skills had long been honed to perfection through countless battles. Although the two of them were outnumbered by the men in black, the men in black did not gain any advantage over them either.
The two fought their way back towards the cave entrance, knowing they couldn't linger there; every second they stayed increased the danger. Moreover, the number of men in black far exceeded theirs. If they were to engage in a war of attrition, or wait until their strength was exhausted, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The old woman noticed the movements of Duan Chaoxu and his companion, and looking at the mostly dead and wounded men in black, she turned to the young man and said, "Don't you feel any remorse for losing your men like this?"
The young man sneered, "It's a blessing for them to die on the great formation and have their blood used to speed up its activation."
"You seem to have a good outlook. But no matter how many of your men die, they can't outweigh the royal bloodline. If he gets away, neither of us will be able to face our master," the old woman said, seemingly offering a caring reminder.
"Nonsense." The young man frowned impatiently, but he still listened to what the old woman said. With a light tap of his toes, he leaped from beside the old woman to the cave entrance, blocking Duan Chaoxu and the other man.
"Go back," the young man said coldly.
Without a word, Duan Chaoxu drew his sword and charged at the young man. The young man looked at Duan Chaoxu indifferently, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. With a light wave of his hand, a powerful aura surged towards Duan Chaoxu, easily deflecting his attack and even knocking him back.
Lin Bihua caught Duan Chaoxu as he stumbled backward, looking at the young man with some surprise. She hadn't expected that someone so young would possess such profound inner strength.
Duan Chaoxu gritted his teeth, unwilling to give up, and prepared to attack again. Lin Bihua squeezed Duan Chaoxu's hand, and the two of them rushed towards the young man simultaneously.
However, the young man was exceptionally agile, easily dodging Lin Bihua's attack and then swiftly counterattacking. His fist sliced through the air, heading straight for Duan Chaoxu's chest.
As the fist approached, Duan Chaoxu hurriedly raised his soft sword to block in front of his chest, but the force of the fist was too great, and he was directly blasted away.
Seeing this, Lin Bihua raised her sword and thrust it at the man's back, but the man suddenly turned around and kicked Lin Bihua's sword away, then followed up with another kick that sent Lin Bihua flying to the side.
Duan Chaoxu was thrown heavily to the ground, and he was extremely anxious after seeing Lin Bihua being kicked and injured. He struggled to his feet, wanting to go to Lin Bihua's side, but found that the young man was already standing in front of him, looking at him coldly.
"You're no match for me, do you still want to fight?" the young man asked casually, a hint of disdain in his voice.
Duan Chaoxu ruthlessly swung his sword at the young man. He gritted his teeth, a determined glint in his eyes. He knew he was no match for his opponent, but he refused to give up easily.
The young man dodged the attack to the side, glancing at Duan Chaoxu's grave expression. He raised an eyebrow and offered a slightly benevolent reminder: "Think it over carefully. Not just you, but that young lady too..."
Upon hearing the young man mention Lin Bihua, Duan Chaoxu was startled and immediately turned and ran towards Lin Bihua's direction.
Unexpectedly, someone beat him to it and appeared beside Lin Bihua first. Duan Chaoxu's eyes flashed with fury as he shouted at the old woman, "Let her go!"
The old woman sneered, ignoring Duan Chaoxu's rebuke. Instead, she grabbed Lin Bihua's wrist tightly and pressed the silver hairpin in her hand against Lin Bihua's neck, her eyes flashing with a sinister light.
"The young lady has good kung fu, but unfortunately she ran into the wrong person."
Lin Bihua snorted coldly, tilted her head slightly, and a bright red mark instantly appeared on her fair neck.
Duan Chaoxu stared intently at the silver hairpin in his mother-in-law's hand, his fists clenched so tightly he could feel his nails digging into his flesh. He knew he had to remain calm to better protect Lin Bihua.
Seeing that Duan Chaoxu showed no sign of backing down, a hint of a smile flashed in the old woman's eyes, but she quickly regained her cold expression, seemingly not taking Duan Chaoxu seriously.
"What a loving couple! If you can fulfill one request of mine, I will release her, how about that?"
"Do you keep your word?"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. You don't have any other choice anyway, do you?" The old woman looked at Duan Chaoxu with a cold smile. She knew that this young man was not someone to be trifled with, but she had her own purpose and would never give up easily.
"Okay, I promise you."
"Don't agree to her request."
Duan Chaoxu and Lin Bihua shouted in unison. Hearing Duan Chaoxu's concession, Lin Bihua couldn't help but shout, "Chaoxu, no! I won't allow you to agree to her!"
"It's alright, Tiao Tiao. This time, I will definitely protect you." Duan Chaoxu gave Lin Bihua a gentle smile.
"If you stand voluntarily in the center of the formation and drip your blood into it for half an incense stick's time, I will release the little girl." The old woman raised her head towards the formation behind Duan Chaoxu.
Upon hearing this, Duan Chaoxu walked towards the center of the formation without hesitation. After standing still, he stretched out his left arm and used his right hand, which was holding a soft sword, to make two cuts on his left arm. Blood instantly gushed from the wounds and dripped down his arm onto the formation.
After Duan Chaoxu finished doing all this, he looked up at his mother-in-law and said, "Let's begin. Remember what you said."
Grandma nodded in satisfaction, but Lin Bihua, in her arms, felt extremely distressed watching Duan Chaoxu's "self-harming" behavior. She felt her wrists were being gripped so tightly that they ached, and her neck was also throbbing with pain, but she did not back down and even tried to break free from Grandma's grasp.
"Don't move. Do you want your beloved's blood to be shed in vain?"
The whispers in Lin Bihua's ear by her in-laws seemed like a spell, making her resistance even more intense. In a moment of unawareness, Lin Bihua actually managed to break free.
The young man standing to the side frowned as he watched all this. He was about to say something when he noticed Lin Bihua's struggle.
He then quickly flew past the old man and woman to Lin Bihua's side, raised his hand and struck her on the back, sending her flying directly to the center of the formation.
Duan Chaoxu watched helplessly as Lin Bihua took a blow, only able to catch her as she landed. Lin Bihua, caught completely off guard by the young man's attack, spat out a mouthful of blood, which mixed with Duan Chaoxu's blood and flowed towards the center of the formation.
"So far, so far," Duan Chaoxu called out repeatedly as he looked at Lin Bihua, whose eyes were tightly closed.
"Cough cough." Lin Bihua slowly opened her eyes and gently reached out to grasp Duan Chaoxu's hand.
"Ah Xu, I'm here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the previously silent formation suddenly showed a faint reaction, but unfortunately no one noticed it.
The old woman sneered at the two who were powerless to fight back, and slowly walked towards them, circulating her internal energy as she walked. A strange black mist appeared in her right hand.
"Since you broke the agreement first, don't blame me for being untrustworthy."
After saying that, she raised her hand, gathered her strength, and slapped the ball of black mist in her hand at Duan Chaoxu, who had his back to her.
Just as the black mist flew toward Duan Chaoxu, the entire formation suddenly made a "crackling" sound. Then the formation began to spin faster and faster, and finally a blinding light emanated from the center of the formation.
The light engulfed Duan Chaoxu and Lin Bihua, not only dispersing the black mist but also rapidly expanding outwards. Upon seeing this, the old woman immediately retreated, but was still affected by the light and was thrown away.
Although the young man was standing quite far away, he was still blinded by the sudden light and quickly raised his hand to shield his eyes.
Despite her discomfort, the elderly woman struggled to her feet. She immediately recalled a similar incident in Qixia Mountain and frowned, muttering under her breath, "Why is it like this again?"
"What did you say?" The young man didn't quite hear him and turned to ask.
"It's nothing." The old woman suppressed her confusion. "Now that the great formation has been unsealed by the two of them, it's no longer under our control. Go and inform the master quickly."
"And what about you?" The young man glanced at the old woman.
"I'm fine, I just need to adjust my breathing, go quickly."
Without further hesitation, the young man turned around and transformed into a wisp of black mist, flying out of the cave.
The elderly couple dared not underestimate the light any longer, but they also needed to keep a close eye on the situation before them, so they had no choice but to walk to the side and sit cross-legged against the wall at a distance.
As time went by, the light grew weaker and weaker. Just as the old woman and her husband were waiting with bated breath for the light to disappear completely, the True Man Danhan and the "master" they were talking about rushed in from outside the cave.
“Master,” the old woman immediately stood up and bowed.
"Did you see clearly how the great formation was unsealed this time?" The master asked, his hands behind his back, squinting at the faint light before him.
"This..." The old woman paused, then shook her head. "I failed in my duty and did not understand the reason for the unsealing of the great formation."
The master gave the old couple a cold look. "Then let's take back the Seven Star Stone. Danhan, you stay here with us."
"Yes, Your Majesty," the two replied in unison.
The master didn't linger; after assigning the task, he decisively left the cave. For some reason, he felt very uncomfortable with that light, even though it was already very faint.
Not long after the master left, the light disappeared completely, along with Duan Chaoxu and Lin Bihua.
Looking at the empty ground, Dan Han suddenly felt at a loss for what to do.
"What should we do if someone goes missing?" Danhan asked the old couple.
The old woman's brows were furrowed, and her face was so gloomy it was almost frightening. Just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by a voice coming from the cave entrance.
Seeing Xuan Yi and Duan Chenke's four companions suddenly intrude, a flash of murderous intent crossed the old woman's eyes. However, after overhearing the conversation between the Handan Master and Xuan Yi's group, the old woman decided...
As for where Duan Chaoxu and Lin Bihua went...
We have to go back to the moment they were swallowed by the light.