79 Breakup (VI)
◎There are flashbacks in the second half◎
The moon's shadow passed overhead, and the night wind startled black crows from the branches, sending their jet-black feathers fluttering down. The sudden pressure made the disciples of the immortal sect afraid to move forward. They all approached, swords raised, but no one dared to be the first to step forward.
The young man leaned over as if no one was around, and slowly wiped the bloodstains from the hem of her skirt with his fingers. The girl's frightened face was reflected in his dark pupils.
Li Jintang shuddered, shaking the fallen leaves off her shoulders. She raised her tear-stained face, her body trembling uncontrollably as she struggled backward, trying to get away from him. Perhaps the fake elixir had taken effect, but she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, the pain spreading rapidly throughout her limbs.
"You, can you please not kill me for the sake of us being together day and night for so long? I didn't mean to lie to you, nor did I mean to tie you up with a rope..." The fierce siege by the group of immortal disciples just now did not make her fall into despair. Now this person was standing in front of her, with his back against the tree trunk and nowhere to retreat. She had no idea what he would do to her, and tears fell from her eyes.
Would she be like Brother Qu, seriously injured and in a coma? No, her spiritual power was far inferior to Qu Lingfei's. I was afraid... I was afraid she wouldn't last long before anyone could come to save her.
The young man paused when he heard this, and his arm suddenly froze in mid-air, as if he had heard something extremely absurd.
"You think I'm going to kill you?"
His fingertips trembled slightly, and he smiled self-deprecatingly. The shadows cast by his long eyelashes in his eyes could not hide the loss in them.
Seeing him raise his hand, Li Jintang shrank back again, closed her eyes tightly, and waited for a long time. However, the expected pain did not come. Suddenly, she heard a scream. Her heart beat violently. She nervously opened one eye, only to see that there was no one in front of her.
"It seems the lesson from last time hasn't taught you a lesson," Xie Changyan said, standing calmly among the group. His longsword remained quietly suspended at his waist, never unsheathed. He narrowed his eyes, his expressionless face fixed on the struggling figures on the ground. "Did you really think I wouldn't recognize you just because you changed your appearance?"
Everyone had suffered losses in the Mirage Mirror and was even more afraid to act rashly. Seeing their junior brother lying on the ground with a painful look on his face, they were all afraid that there was something wrong. After looking at each other for a moment, no one took a step to help him.
"Master didn't want to fight with us juniors, so he ordered us to come and take his life." The leading female disciple knew that disaster was imminent. Her knuckles turned white as she pressed on the hilt of her sword, and her eyes were red. "But I didn't expect you, the devil, to take advantage of my misfortune. Well, it's not a pity that I will die here today to eliminate this thief!"
Li Jintang had been hiding behind a tree and hadn't heard their conversation clearly. After a while, she saw no movement. She cautiously leaned out half of her body to see what was going on. She happened to hear the words "eliminate the thieves". She was puzzled when she heard a cold voice ask:
"Who is the thief?"
The female disciple's expression froze. Just as she was about to answer, she suddenly felt her back tense up and she was unable to utter a word for a moment - she had been mute-pressed.
"Senior Sister, I'm sorry," a male disciple whispered in her ear, "Saving your life is the most important thing. Once you return alive, I'll report to Master."
The female disciple's pupils dilated. After realizing that struggling was futile, she finally had no choice but to acquiesce to his actions.
"I apologize for the incident with the Mirage Mirror," he said, smiling and bowing. "The feud between my immortal race and the demonic world was settled years ago. Now both factions are peaceful. The 'thief' my senior sister mentioned earlier naturally has nothing to do with you, young master."
He paused, seeing that Xie Changyan had no intention of taking action for the time being. Guessing that his words had had some effect, he tried to persuade him to leave. He pointed behind the tree and forced a flattering smile. "The thief we want to catch is hiding there. I wonder if you would be so kind as to not interfere..."
Before he could finish his words, his pupils suddenly dilated, a silver needle pierced his throat, and he was dead in an instant.
Everyone was confused and wondered why he had stopped talking. It wasn't until they saw the man fall straight down, revealing the boy's icy face that they were horrified. They screamed and leaped away. With a few swishes, swords were unsheathed, their gleaming tips pointing directly at the culprit.
Xie Changyan's expression did not change at all. He glanced slightly to the side, taking in every move of the girl behind him.
The sound of wind tearing from weapons filled his ears. He had no intention of wasting time with this group of people. His peripheral vision followed the girl closely, fearing that she would disappear before his eyes again.
Li Jintang propped himself up by holding onto the tree trunk, the blood from his palms smeared on it, the dark brown color was tinged with a strange red.
She looked at the figures engulfed by the sword light, and knew that if she didn't run now, she would have no chance. So she endured the pain of the torn wound and staggered back along the way she came.
The screams behind her gradually faded, and she stumbled through the dense forest, feeling as if her feet were treading on a ball of cotton. The effects of the "magic pill" became more pronounced, and the cramping pain in her abdomen nearly made her faint. Every step was a struggle. Her chest felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on it, and every breath was tinged with the smell of blood.
She heard someone behind her shouting, "Senior Sister, I'll hold him back. Go and kill that girl! You can't let her get away alive!"
But before she could finish her words, she heard a scream. She didn't hear the sound of the sword being unsheathed, but she inexplicably remembered the strange moves he used when they were being chased by the bat demon. He must be using the same method to deal with this group of immortal disciples now...
Li Jintang didn't have the energy to think about these things anymore. She just felt her body getting heavier and heavier, and she couldn't even hear the shouts of the fortune teller beside her.
Suddenly, her feet felt empty and she fell forward. Before she could even close her eyes, a cold hand came out of nowhere and hugged her around the waist.
Suddenly, the world spun around her. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed a piece of thin cloth. She opened her eyes slightly and saw the other person's face clearly, but she didn't even have the strength to struggle.
"Go away, you little brat! Don't touch my baby!"
Mingshu rushed over, cursing, but before he could touch the other person, he was picked up in the next moment, and hurriedly shouted: "Kid, save me, kid, save me!"
Li Jintang heard it screaming and reluctantly raised his hand to stop him. He parted his lips and said with a faint breath, "Thank you... Please, please, don't hurt it."
With just these words, blood immediately gushed out of his mouth, staining his pale lips blood red.
She curled up her body, unable to bear the pain any longer, and her head drooped weakly. A thin layer of bright red liquid flowed down the corner of her lips, leaving a bloody mark on the boy's clothes.
"Atang..." The young man's voice was filled with panic, even though he himself was unaware of it. The hand that had ruthlessly gripped the immortal sect disciple's throat was now shaking uncontrollably. He suddenly tightened his grip, and for the first time in his life, he felt the urge to transfer all of that person's pain to himself.
He said something in a low voice, but Li Jintang didn't understand a word. The voice in her ears gradually faded away, and she slowly closed her eyes. After vaguely hearing his promise not to harm the Book of Fate, she completely lost consciousness.
*
At the foot of Fengxi Mountain, large clouds slowly drifted over. The color of the stream water was almost the same as the sky. In addition to a few small grasses floating on the water surface, the figures of two girls were also reflected.
"Tang'er, you're walking so slowly," said the girl in front, wearing a light blue gauze dress. When she turned around, her light hairband fluttered in the wind. "Daddy told me to bring the herbs back before the dinner. If you're late, you'll be scolded."
The girl behind me was slightly smaller, and the basket on her shoulder had wrinkled her clothes. She paused, pouted, and said, "Sister, we've already picked so much, isn't that enough?"
"Can't carry it anymore?" Li Baiwei stopped and stood there smiling. When she got closer, she reached out to lift the basket and smiled: "Carrying so many herbs, it must be really hard for our Tang'er."
Li Jintang didn't want to hear this at this moment. She blinked her bright eyes and asked hopefully, "Then can we go back?"
"Silly sister, why are you in such a hurry?" The elder sister smiled and gently hooked her nose with her hand. "It's not easy to come down the mountain once. How about I take you to visit the town?"
"This... Daddy hasn't agreed yet. Isn't that a bit bad?"
"What's wrong with that?" Li Baiwei said as she pulled her away. "Good Tang'er, I'll just be gone for an hour. No one will know."
Li Jintang had only been to the small town once since he could remember. The town was not small at all, and it was hard to forget after having been there once. Unfortunately, his father was very strict, and he rarely had the chance to go down the mountain, let alone go to the town outside the barrier.
After a while, she caught up with the girl and tugged at her clothes. "Sister, do you have money?"
"Of course not," Li Baiwei glanced at the basket, "We've picked so many herbs, wouldn't it be nice to sell some for some money?"
Li Jintang opened his eyes slightly and was about to speak when his lips were blocked by fingers.
"Just this once, just think of it as accompanying your sister, okay?"
My elder sister had been the best to her since she was little, so of course she couldn't refuse her. Li Jintang nodded without hesitation, and the two of them hurried over, finally arriving in half an hour.
"I'm going to find a place to exchange silver. You wait here and don't run too far." Li Baiwei instructed.
Li Jintang stayed where he was, looking around curiously, and finally his eyes landed on a candied haws shop.
She touched her empty purse and swallowed the thought.
Suddenly, she heard some shouting and a crowd of people appeared not far away. She quickly hid under a roof and was not hit by the people running over.
"You little bastard, how dare you take our young master's jade pendant? I'm going to beat you to death today!"
The boy who was being beaten bit his lips silently, raised his hands to protect his head, and let the punches and kicks rain down on him without saying a word.
Li Jintang's heart clenched at the sight. She had grown up with her parents, enjoying a harmonious relationship with her master. How could she have ever seen such a scene? Taking someone's belongings was certainly wrong, but she didn't know how precious the jade pendant was, and how it could be more valuable than a human life.
She suddenly noticed a bright speck of light reflected on the road. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but walked over despite hearing those filthy and unbearable curses.
"The jade pendant you're looking for is here!" The girl ran over, finding strength from nowhere. She pushed aside the man who was a head taller than her and held up the jade pendant to block the wounded boy. "Take a look, is this the one you're looking for?"
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