Chapter 48 You Can’t Die!!
Wei Changtian is not dead yet, but he seems to be close to death.
Everyone stood there in a daze, except for the ape demon who came after them with red eyes, ready to deliver the final blow to the ant that had just chopped it countless times.
It roared and leaped into the air, with its fists raised high. The power contained in its roar was enough to smash Wei Changtian and Xu Qingwan, who was pressed under him, into a pulp.
Zhou Cheng stared at the scene with wide eyes, the scimitar in his hand trembling slightly.
He didn't understand why Wei Changtian did this.
If you don't stop them, only Xu Qingwan will die.
If you try to stop them, both will die.
A hero saving a beautiful woman? But what's the point if he even sacrificed his life? Moreover, he failed to save Xu Qingwan in the end. At best, he just let her live a few more breaths.
Zhou Cheng didn't understand.
Xu Qingwan didn't understand either.
And the ape demon didn't give her time to think about this problem.
Looking at the dark demonic shadow above her head, she only had time to make the most instinctive reaction.
She wanted to block the punch for Wei Changtian, even if she couldn't.
She hugged the man tightly with both hands, gritted her teeth to endure the severe pain in her chest, and prepared to turn over and press Wei Changtian under her.
But at this moment, a bloody hand pushed her back.
"you!"
Xu Qingwan lay on her back on the ground, only a few inches away from the blood-stained face.
Looking at Wei Changtian's facial features distorted by pain, she suddenly felt distressed.
It would even be more painful than having all the money she had saved with great effort taken away from her.
A tear rolled out from the corner of his eye and was soon dyed red by blood.
This was the first time Xu Qingwan cried since she started practicing martial arts at the age of five, and it might also be the last time she cried in her life.
Time seemed to stop for a moment at this moment.
And when it began to flow again, Wei Changtian actually stood up little by little in the astonished gaze of everyone.
"Clang..."
The scimitar at Xu Qingwan's waist was unsheathed again.
However, compared to the time at Zhang Mansion, Wei Changtian's movements this time were very slow.
He gasped for breath and looked up at the ape-monster that was already halfway down.
"Get out of the way!!"
Xu Qingwan screamed behind him.
But the figure in front of her turned a deaf ear to it.
The shaking knees were slightly bent, and the tip of the lancet was raised upward.
Wei Changtian paused for a moment, then used all his strength to rush towards the ape monster.
"Fuck you! Go to hell!"
“Roar!! Roar!!!”
The man and the demon roared and collided with each other in mid-air. The sudden burst of air waves stirred up countless dust and gravel, which lingered for a long time.
"Bang!!"
In the dust and smoke, Wei Changtian flew backwards like a torn sack, fell heavily to the ground, bounced up, and fell again, and finally he lay on the ground motionless.
As for the ape monster... the long sword pierced through its head completely, even half of the handle was sunken.
“Plop!”
The monster's body fell to the ground with a bang, and there was a blood mist in the air.
But Xu Qingwan didn't even look at it.
She crawled to Wei Changtian using her hands and feet, and without caring whether the latter was dead or alive, she took out the medicine bottle from her arms and prepared to feed him medicine.
But perhaps because his hands were shaking too badly, the small medicine bottle accidentally slipped from his palm, and the pills in it scattered all over the floor.
Xu Qingwan bit her lips tightly, knelt on the ground and frantically picked up the pills. Every time she picked up one, she would quickly turn around and feed it into Wei Changtian's mouth.
"You, you can't die..."
"You lost my knife again. You have to compensate me..."
"Please... don't die..."
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An hour later, on the main street of Shanyang County.
It was noon at this time, and there were many small stalls selling steamed buns and pancakes on the street. Most of the employees from nearby shops would spend a few cents to have an afternoon meal here.
It can be said that this is the busiest and most crowded time of the day on this street.
But at this moment, there seemed to be some commotion at the east end of the street.
Many people looked up curiously, and then they heard a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds coming from far away.
"Xuan Jing Division is investigating the case!!"
"Everyone make way!!"
"Kill those who block the way!!"
“Get out of here!!”
On a large chestnut horse, Zhou Cheng held up a command sign with a mirror in one hand and slapped the horse's belly with his legs. Wherever he went, the crowds hurriedly hid on both sides of the road, making way for him with terrified looks on their faces.
Behind him followed a dozen of the magistrate's personal soldiers, guarding a speeding carriage.
For a moment, the whole main street was in chaos.
Although most people were dissatisfied, no one dared to say anything at this time. At most, they would discuss with their friends who was on the carriage or what major event had occurred.
But these things are still too far away from their lives.
After Zhou Cheng and his group ran away, the main street quickly returned to its previous bustling scene, as if nothing had happened.
This is not rigorous.
Some people were actually affected.
For example, a fat man selling steamed buns was cursing at the few empty spots in the steamer.
These places used to have steamed buns, but now they don’t.
It's obvious that someone just stole it during the chaos.
"Bah! Stealing a few buns!"
"Giving birth to a child without an asshole! No! People like this should be childless!"
"Xuan Jing Si, humph! Instead of showing off your power, you might as well catch a few more thieves..."
The man's voice became quieter and quieter, and he seemed to be hesitant to continue speaking. Instead, he transferred his anger to the dough in his hands.
He kneaded the dough hard a few times, then lifted it high and threw it onto the chopping board.
“Bang!”
"Dear guests! In the last chapter of our book, we talked about this handsome scholar who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. When he reached a forest, he encountered heavy rain..."
Inside a teahouse in the capital, the storyteller raised the gavel and brought it down heavily, his mouth speaking in ups and downs.
The strange story he has been telling in recent days is called "Yaksha the Number One Scholar". It tells the story of a scholar who was eaten by a yaksha on his way to an imperial examination. Then the yaksha transformed into the scholar's appearance to take the imperial examination, and finally he became the number one scholar.
The story was not new, but Lu Jingyao had never heard it before, so she had been listening to it here for four or five days in a row.
Three screens blocked three sides, leaving only the direction facing the storyteller unobstructed.
Lu Jingyao was sitting in the "private room" and listening with great interest, while Yuan'er was yawning beside her, her mind full of thoughts about going back to play cards as soon as possible.
Everything around them was normal, but at a certain moment, the two women suddenly frowned at the same time.
"Yuan'er, I just felt a little flustered for no reason."
"Ah! Ma'am, me too!"
"Ah? What's going on?"
"I don't know either... Could something have happened to the young master?"
"Bah, bah, bah! Stop talking nonsense!"
Lu Jingyao reached out and patted Yuan'er, then gently patted her chest, and only then did she feel a little better.
At this moment, the storyteller was talking about the scholar being eaten by a yaksha, when suddenly a loud noise rang out in the teahouse.
Everyone felt sorry for the scholar, but no one noticed that there was an ordinary-looking young man hesitating outside Lu Jingyao's screen.
(End of this chapter)
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