Chapter 144: Defending against the Enemy “…wait for me to come back.”
Xu Pingsheng keenly caught her unfinished words. "What did you say? You wanted to save me?"
His gaze slowly moved up from Liu Yuqin's hands that were supporting the bed, and finally landed on her pale face, seeing the evasiveness and discomfort in her expression.
It was a thought that even he himself found ridiculous, but Liu Yuqin's expression kept telling him the truth.
"Junior sister, you..."
Xu Pingsheng's lips trembled as he forced a smile. "Song Duoyan's cultivation is so high that even the combined strength of me and my three fellow disciples is no match for him. How did you..."
Facing Xu Pingsheng's aggressive questioning, Liu Yuqin shook her head and interrupted him with a trembling voice, "Don't ask anymore, Senior Brother..."
Xu Pingsheng's heart sank a little bit, "Did you use a forbidden technique?"
It wasn't that he was speculating maliciously.
He and Liu Yuqin have been together since childhood, and he knows very well about his junior sister's cultivation level and her abilities.
With her strength, even if she risked her life, it would be impossible for her to rescue him from Song Duoyan.
Xu Pingsheng put his two fingers together and placed them on Liu Yuqin's wrist. The disordered pulse made his expression more and more ugly, and his fingers kept tightening.
Liu Yuqin gasped as she was pressed down, pulling her hand back. The red mark on her snow-white wrist was noticeable. "Senior Brother..."
"Do you know the consequences of secretly practicing forbidden techniques?!" Xu Pingsheng said sternly, "If discovered, at best your cultivation will be crippled, at worst you'll be expelled from the sect and will never again be able to cultivate. Furthermore, forbidden techniques go against the will of Heaven, and practitioners will inevitably suffer backlash. How could you be so reckless?"
"Brother, you said I was reckless?" Liu Yuqin's eyes welled up with tears as she raised her gaze stubbornly. "If there were any other way, would I choose to secretly practice forbidden techniques?"
"No matter what, you can't practice forbidden techniques secretly!" Realizing that his tone was too harsh, Xu Pingsheng took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
Liu Yuqin couldn't contain her anger and shouted, "Do you want me to watch you die?"
This was completely different from the junior sister Xu Pingsheng knew. He had never seen Liu Yuqin behave so mischievously.
As soon as the words came out, all the grievances he had accumulated over the years came pouring out, becoming difficult to suppress.
"We've known each other for years, spending time together day and night. Senior Brother, are you truly oblivious to my feelings?" Liu Yuqin's voice choked with sobs, her almond-shaped eyes reddened. "Senior Brother is a righteous man, disdaining demonic sorcery, but I'm different. I never intended to cultivate immortality, but by chance I entered the immortal sect. After my family was destroyed, Senior Brother has become my only relative in Cang Qiong Mountain. Senior Brother, you sound so easy, but have you ever considered how difficult it would be for me to remain indifferent while watching you suffer severe injuries and face imminent danger?"
"I..." Xu Pingsheng's lips moved slightly, his eyes fell on the tears flowing from the corners of Liu Yuqin's eyes. All the words were instantly blocked in his throat and he couldn't speak.
Liu Yuqin's chest heaved, her whole body trembling. "You're so focused on your cultivation and studying swordsmanship, but have you ever had your eyes on me for a moment?"
"Junior sister..." Looking at the person in front of him who was crying with her head down, Xu Pingsheng curled his fingertips slightly, and finally couldn't help raising his hand, wanting to touch the black hair on her head. Liu Yuqin noticed it and raised her hand to block it in mid-air.
"I have told my senior brother all my feelings. What about you? When have you ever told me your true feelings?" Liu Yuqin raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, her tone stubborn.
She had had enough of being Xu Pingsheng's shadow and just wanted an answer, regardless of the outcome.
Silence spread all around.
The two looked at each other, one with determination, the other at a loss.
Xu Pingsheng also thought about what kind of woman he would fall in love with in the future and what kind of person he would spend the rest of his life with.
That person will be like him, who likes to travel around the world and experience the world.
They may be generous and straightforward, or they may be lively, active and unique.
But I never thought that there was someone with Liu Yuqin's personality.
We've known each other for several years, and it's nonsense to say there's no friendship, but the love between children...
Xu Pingsheng could not connect this friendship with Liu Yuqin no matter what.
So he remained silent.
He should have refused, as this would have been the best choice for the woman in front of him. However, when he saw the tear marks on Liu Yuqin's face and her resolute and unyielding look, the words were stuck in his throat, making him feel uncomfortable all over and his chest stuffy.
There was a long silence.
Liu Yuqin's expression changed from full of expectations to despair, and finally she became completely hopeless and gloomy.
Even if some answers are not spoken out loud, Liu Yuqin knows them.
Outside, the sky was clear and cloudless.
The atmosphere in the room was filled with gloom, and the two were speechless.
Just when Xu Pingsheng was getting restless and almost running away, Liu Yuqin forced a wry smile and said with forced relief, "I understand. Brother, have a good rest. I'm leaving first."
"Master Liu..."
Liu Yuqin got out of bed without hesitation, leaving only her slender and gentle back.
When she was near the door, Liu Yuqin stopped and didn't look back. "I have followed behind my brother for too long. Now I want to live for myself. If there is nothing else, my brother and I should not meet again."
After he finished speaking, he pushed the door open and walked out, gradually disappearing from Xu Pingsheng's sight.
It was unknown how long it took before Xu Pingsheng came back to his senses in the empty room and put down his hand that seemed to be trying to keep her.
…
The news that Song Duoyan personally led the demon soldiers to besiege Cangqiong Mountain quickly spread among the disciples.
For a time, people were in panic.
There are also many people who ignited their fighting spirit in this panic and welcomed it with enthusiasm.
"There are so many masters from hundreds of sects in the Immortal Sect. If they all join forces, how could they be afraid of just Song Duoyan?"
"That's right! The war hasn't even started yet, and everything is still undecided. How can we encourage others and destroy our own prestige?"
"We are willing to follow the leader and fight to the death!"
"Destroy the demons!"
The voice spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and it became louder and wider, until finally hundreds of parties were united and the voice was mighty.
"Fight to the death and destroy the demons! Fight to the death and destroy the demons!"
The disciples of the immortal sect took out their spiritual weapons, set up formations, and prepared for battle.
Half a day later, Song Duoyan led the demons to break through the mountain protection barrier, and the black fog surged, cutting a bloody path for them.
"The Immortal Lord has ordered that today we will fight for the people of the world, regardless of life or death!"
It's a mess.
I don’t know whose blood was spilled on whose face, nor who crushed whose bones. The blurred flesh and blood exploded and scattered all over the ground.
Shrouded in black fog, the disciples of the immortal sect could hardly see the enemy's situation and could only rely on the demonic energy in the killing to identify the enemy's direction.
Losing sight is fatal in war.
Soon, the disciples of the Immortal Sect retreated again and again, and in the end, there were only a hundred people gathered together shoulder to shoulder.
"Immortal Venerable, this is not a solution."
Yun Wanzhou pursed his lips, and the broken snow in his hand emitted a cold glow, becoming the only light in the darkness.
When he was at his wit's end, a pair of hands grabbed his wrist in the darkness, and a familiar warmth began to spread.
Xie Wuyang seemed to be as close as possible, his breath was so close that it spread on the side of his face, "Master."
Xie Wuyang has no spiritual power, and participating in the war is tantamount to committing suicide.
Yun Wanzhou frowned and said sternly, "Didn't I tell you not to come?"
Xie Wuyang chuckled, "If I hadn't come here, how could I have discovered this ray of hope?"
"What's the meaning?"
Xie Wuyang spoke slowly in a low voice, "It's difficult for disciples of the Immortal Sect to discern the enemy within the black fog, but the demons are unaffected. Master, do you remember that I also have demon blood flowing in my veins?"
"you mean……"
"I hope Master will immediately send a message to all the disciples to gather in the forbidden area of the attic, obey my command, and fight the enemy together."
Although Xie Wuyang can see things, the disciples of the Immortal Sect are too scattered. If he uses the sound transmission technique to command the disciples, even if the caster is Yun Wanzhou, it will inevitably cause considerable losses.
Instead of letting the disciples scatter everywhere, it is better to go to the forbidden area of the attic together and fight the demons.
The sound transmission technique quickly spread throughout Cangqiong Mountain, and soon Yun Wanzhou's voice could be heard in every corner.
"All disciples, listen to my command. Immediately proceed to the forbidden area of the attic and deploy your formation to ward off the enemy."
After saying that, Xie Wuyang led the way ahead, leading a hundred disciples in a mighty procession.
These one hundred disciples came from different sects, with different clothing and skills, but they were rarely united.
Surprisingly, the forbidden area of the attic was not completely invaded by the black fog because it was guarded by a formation, and it became one of the few pure lands in Cangqiong Mountain.
Yun Wanzhou stuck the broken snow into the ground and used his sword energy to form a barrier before turning around to check on the injuries of his disciples.
Some disciples were seriously injured, their faces were pale, and their spiritual power was struggling to heal, so their breathing became increasingly rapid and difficult.
Yun Wanzhou quickly walked over to the nearest seriously injured disciple and squatted down before asking the fellow disciple who was caring for him, "How is he?"
"Reporting to the Immortal Venerable," the disciple, also wounded, his face pale, "that poisonous fog is incredibly powerful. Initially, the disciples thought setting up a barrier would be enough to prevent it, but unexpectedly, a moment of carelessness led us to fall prey to the demonic forces. Furthermore, this poisonous fog not only corrodes the skin and flesh, but when the disciples investigated, they discovered that over time, the fog is actually corroding deep into the spiritual veins. Over time, the disciples affected by the black fog will likely lose their spiritual energy and even their lives."
Yun Wanzhou frowned, raised his hand to feel the pulse of the unconscious disciple, then touched the wrist of the disciple who was caring for him. Frost formed between his brows, "The poisonous fog is also corroding your spiritual veins."
After saying this, Yun Wanzhou quickly tapped several acupoints on his disciples' bodies. "I will help you protect your spiritual veins first. But if you want to completely remove the poisonous fog from your body, you need to discuss it with Elder Rong Ling of my sect."
Elder Rong Ling's whereabouts are still unknown, so the only option now is to risk our lives and leave the barrier to find him.
But in this way...
Some disciples may not be able to wait any longer.
Yun Wanzhou pursed his lips tightly, his expression serious.
Xie Wuyang stared at the barrier formed by the broken snow, his brows deep in thought for a long while, then suddenly turned around and said, "I'll go find him."
"No," Yun Wanzhou shook his head without hesitation. "Although you are not affected by the black fog, you don't have any spiritual power. It's too dangerous."
The painful groans within the barrier continued, hitting Yun Wanzhou's eardrums.
Yun Wanzhou raised his hand and pinched his tired brows, and said without hesitation, "You watch them, I'll go."
"No! Now that the various sect leaders have dispersed, the hundreds of disciples within the barrier are protected only by our Master. If anything were to happen to our Master, and Song Duoyan were to come looking for us, who would lead these disciples? Who would protect us?"
Yun Wanzhou remained silent and showed no sign of giving in.
At this moment, a cry of pain came from an unknown disciple behind him, and the other disciples screamed in alarm, "Oh no! His spiritual power is beginning to dissipate."
"Give him spiritual power quickly, quickly!"
Yun Wanzhou came to his senses, stood up, strode towards the disciple, and took his pulse. "It's too late. I'll seal his spiritual veins first. We must find Rong Ling immediately."
"Nothing is wrong." Yun Wanzhou's words were unquestionable this time. "You stay here and watch over them until I come back."
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