Xie Lian remained silent for a long time. The long-handled knife handle burned red. Mu Qing screamed, loosened one hand, and clung to it with the other for a moment. Not daring to hold on any longer, he grabbed it again. But white smoke was already rising from his palms. Even from a distance, the others could smell the odor of scorched flesh.
Hua Cheng casually released a silver butterfly, which flapped its wings and flew several feet away. Before it reached one-third of the distance to Mu Qing, it turned into a wisp of silver mist and disappeared in the air.
Xie Lian knew that he was demonstrating to him that even the Undead Butterfly could not help him. It was a dead end, not worth risking his life for.
Mu Qing also saw the silver butterfly disappear, and his expression gradually became desperate.
He understood. Now, firstly, no one was capable of saving him, and secondly, no one believed him. Given his numerous mishaps, Xie Lian wouldn't risk his own life to save him.
However, despite despair, he still refused to give up. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "You don't have to believe me, but I will never fall like this!"
As he spoke, he exerted more force on his hands, as if trying to spin in the air and stand on the hilt of the knife. Unexpectedly, his body had just risen a few inches when it suddenly sank again!
Mu Qing looked down, and his pupils reflected countless vengeful spirits that had melted into blood red. Their twisted faces and limbs were stuck to his legs and body, pulling him down!
These vengeful spirits were originally dissolved in the flowing magma. Suddenly, they emerged, one after another hanging under his lower body. They were extremely heavy and scorching hot, adding fuel to the fire and making things worse. Mu Qing was going crazy: "Get out!!!"
It's not like he hadn't been on the verge of death in the past few hundred years, but those were all due to serious injuries. Being buried in the lava was a thousand times more horrifying than dying from injuries. The thought of him disintegrating into a wisp of smoke like a lifeless dead butterfly, leaving no trace, was simply unacceptable.
Finally, Mu Qing's hands reached their limit, and his ten fingers loosened slightly, and he could no longer hold on.
The knife went blank—he fell!
A figure fell towards the blazing pool of fire below: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
However, although he screamed miserably, his body fell for a distance and suddenly stopped in the air, hanging in mid-air!
Mu Qing was still in shock, his scalp half numb, but his instinctive reaction was still there, and he quickly felt around. It turned out that a white silk was wrapped around his waist.
Of course it was Ruo Xie. However, the palace where Xie Lian lived wasn't close to the cliff where he fell. Ruo Xie hadn't been able to find it beforehand, so how could she have caught him after he fell a distance?
Mu Qing looked up and was surprised to find that Xie Lian was not on the roof of the palace at all - he was right above his head.
Mu Qing had earlier driven his long sword into the rock, clinging to the hilt to hold on for a while. And now, Xie Lian was half-kneeling on that hilt!
Xie Lian quickly retracted Ruo Xie while looking down. Seeing that he was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, fortunately, we made it in time."
Mu Qing murmured, "...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
The moment just now was so thrilling that his mind was still a little fuzzy. Such a long distance, with roiling lava all along the way and no other landing points, Xie Lian could only jump halfway. How did he get here?
In the distance, Feng Xin's voice came: "Your Highness! Are you okay?"
Mu Qing looked in the direction of the sound. Only Hua Cheng and Feng Xin were now standing on the palace roof. Hua Cheng folded his arms and stared over, seemingly trying to make sure Xie Lian was safe. He cared nothing else. And at the center of the line between the palace and the point where he had fallen off the cliff, a pitch-black longsword stood coldly amidst the endless stream of crimson magma.
Heart!
So that's how it is! Mu Qing finally understood how Xie Lian got here.
With Xie Lian's leaping ability, he could only reach half the distance at best. He couldn't jump directly from the safe palace roof to the cliff to save him. So, Xie Lian first threw Fang Xin out, placing the sword in the stream of flames as a foothold. Then, using Fang Xin as a starting point, he leaped onto his sword and, at the critical moment, threw Ruo Xie, barely able to pull him back.
Xie Lian said, “I’ve been trying to think of a solution. There’s really nothing useful here, so it took me a while. You’re too impatient. Don’t act rashly. You’ll fall down faster if you do.”
Mu Qing originally thought that Xie Lian's silence meant he was hesitating whether to save him, but it turned out that he was thinking about how to save him. Fortunately, the situation was so critical just now that Xie Lian was able to think calmly.
The beads of sweat on his forehead became more dense.
Looking up, Xie Lian extended a hand to him, smiling broadly, "Anyway, although it's a little late, it's not too late, is it?"
“…”
Perhaps it was because he'd been holding onto the hilt for too long, but Mu Qing's arm suddenly felt incredibly heavy, unable to lift it. Xie Lian reached even lower and said, "Get up."
Mu Qing finally grabbed his hand.
His entire arm was trembling slightly. Xie Lian exerted force and pulled him up, and together they stood on the hilt of Mu Qing's long sword. Xie Lian turned around, waved towards the rooftop, and said, "Sanlang, it worked!"
Hua Cheng said: "Okay, brother, come back now, immediately!"
Xie Lian replied, “Okay, I’ll be right back!” He then turned to Mu Qing and asked, “Can you still dance? If not, I can take you.”
Mu Qing moved his lips and said, "I..."
Xie Lian observed his expression and said decisively, "I'll take you." As he spoke, he grabbed his back. In the past, Mu Qing would have secretly rolled his eyes and told him not to grab him like that, saying it was disrespectful, but now, he was speechless.
Xie Lian was about to leap up, but at that moment, they both felt their feet slip at the same time.
As luck would have it, the long knife nailed into the rock didn't loosen earlier or later, but just at this moment!
Hua Cheng's face turned pale and he said, "Brother!!!"
This time, two figures plummeted towards the crimson pool of flames. Even amidst the burning heat, Xie Lian managed to think quickly, saying, "It's alright!" He flipped several times in mid-air, grabbed the long sword in mid-air, and using both hands, he once again drove it into the rock!
With a clang, beads of fire flew forth, a dazzling display. Beyond Xie Lian's protective aura, these fire particles resembled shattered golden sand. But if that protective aura were to disappear, even a single particle could burn a hole through a person alive!
Ruo Xie mentioned Mu Qing, and Xie Lian said to him seriously, "This sword can't bear the weight of two grown men for long. This won't work. Only one of us can stay here."
Mu Qing regained consciousness and said, "You mean..."
Xie Lian said, “Don’t stay.”
“…???”
Mu Qing's pupils narrowed slightly, but before he could say anything, Xie Lian grabbed him, threw him upward, and shouted, "Watch closely!"
Mu Qing was thrown over the cliff by him and found himself flying towards where Fang Xin was standing. He calmed his mind, flipped in the air, and landed on the hilt of Fang Xin's sword.
Only then did he understand why Xie Lian had thrown him up first.
Because, at this distance, perhaps Xie Lian could have jumped directly over the hilt of the sword that had been moved several feet down. However, he couldn't.
This distance was too far for him. He was only able to get up here thanks to Xie Lian's throw!
Feng Xin broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Fortunately, Your Highness, you reacted quickly!"
Hua Cheng's expression was solemn as he said to the people below, "Brother! If you don't come back, I'll go down and find you!"
His tone was filled with warning. Xie Lian hurriedly said, "I'm coming up right now! The situation isn't too bad, it's not too difficult to handle. I can jump over it by myself, so don't come down."
Hua Cheng's expression softened slightly, but he still stared intently at that place. Feng Xin looked at him and couldn't help but say, "...quite unexpected."
Hua Cheng didn't even turn around, and asked without any curiosity: "What?"
Feng Xin scratched his head and said, "I thought you had a strong opinion about Mu Qing and thought he wasn't worth saving. You would oppose Your Highness saving him and wouldn't let him go."
Hua Cheng then looked at him and said, "It's half right and half wrong."
"ah?"
Hua Cheng said, "You were right. I really don't think he's worth saving. What happens to him is none of my business."
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Feng Xin blushed, "You're too direct!"
And it’s even more embarrassing to think that this person might have the same attitude towards himself!
Hua Cheng sneered, paused, and then added: "However, His Highness chooses, only he can decide, and I will never object."
“…”
Feng Xin had never heard such words before. It wasn't something a man would say to a woman, let alone a man to a man. He felt that if Xie Lian heard this, it would be disastrous. He didn't know what expression to show, so he just said, "...Ah. So that's it."
Hua Cheng turned his head and stared at Xie Lian, who was observing and pondering a strategy in the blazing firelight. He smiled slightly and said, "Besides, I knew he would definitely do that."
Over there, Xie Lian said, "Mu Qing, hurry up to the rooftop. Don't run away. We can talk about anything later."
Mu Qing finally realized that if he didn't leave Fang Xin, Xie Lian would have nowhere to go. He forced himself to think calmly and prepared to return to the rooftop. Unexpectedly, just as he stood up, Xie Lian suddenly shouted from below, "Who?!"
Xie Lian stood on the sword, silently gathering strength, when suddenly, the waterfall of fire behind him parted, and a pair of hands stretched out from the waterfall and suddenly grabbed him.
That thing had clearly emerged from the Fire Falls, yet its hands were terribly cold. Xie Lian shuddered and heard Hua Cheng say from above, "Your Highness?!"
The hands tightly embraced Xie Lian, carrying him down from the knife. Xie Lian was stunned, while the people above saw clearly what had grabbed him from behind.
The man was dressed in white and had a mask on his face that looked half crying and half smiling, as if he was happy and sad at the same time.
White without form!
Ruo Xie, alert to danger, flew wildly upwards, passing before Mu Qing. Mu Qing instinctively tried to grab it, but the force from the other end of the white silk was too great, and instead of holding it, it pulled him down with it.
Xie Lian plummeted amidst the whirlwind of sparks. He heard the creature laugh in his ear, "Hahahahahahahaha... Naive! So naive, Xianle! Did you think a happy ending with the best of both worlds would come so easily?"
Below him was a searing heat wave, yet within him a chilling chill ran down his spine. Amidst the icy and fiery worlds, Xie Lian looked up. Amidst the fire and light that permeated the dome above, he could discern a faint red shadow approaching.
Huacheng also jumped down!
There's a pool of magma underneath!
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