Chapter 31 It's Late (Bonus Chapter for 10,000 Nutrient Solution)
Yu Sui noticed the red spider on the window. It was so small that it was just a red dot to the naked eye. Because it was so tiny, it was often in people's blind spot and was hard to notice.
Even if you do spot it, you'll only think of it as a small dot, not that it could be a spider.
Yu Sui stared at the little red spider and slowly straightened up. The red color became blurred, flickering quietly as if it were both near and far. Her heart suddenly sank into the depths, and she kept falling, her thoughts becoming hazy.
Her eyes lost their luster, and invisible spider silk wrapped around Yu Sui's hands and feet, pulling her toward the window.
The window was pushed open, revealing an empty alley. Yu Sui was pulled by spider silk and fell out of the window, landing in the dimly lit alley and walking away.
No one noticed this change.
Yu Sui's eyes were lifeless as she was led by a spider to a secluded place, avoiding the bustling streets and alleys, and walking along a small path to a remote cliffside roadside, with the deep sea below.
The sea was a deep blue at night, and the reflection of the full moon could be seen in the sky amidst the rippling waves.
A dark figure stood on a pillar of the cliffside walkway.
Lu Haiye blended into the darkness, standing in a dark corner of the mountain wall where the moonlight couldn't reach. He was slightly hunched, thin, and dressed in black, his eyes fixed on Yu Sui, who had been pulled to the mountain path by spider webs.
In Lu Haiye's eyes, the slender girl was incredibly fragile; he could easily snap her neck with a single grip. Yet, this seemingly delicate person possessed the precious treasure of the farming family, the Breath of Earth.
Lu Haiye had a red dot on his index finger; it was his Ghost Armor Sky Spider. At that moment, he was using the spider silk of the Ghost Armor Sky Spider he had raised to pull Yu Sui toward him.
During the day, he received a message from his companion that Nangong Sui's body's Breath Soil had malfunctioned, making him unable to resist the toxins, and that he would be leaving Taiyi Academy that afternoon to come to the outer city.
Lu Haiye had his sights set on this opportunity and was determined not to fail.
For so many years, the peasant family has been trying to reclaim the Breath Soil from the Nangong family. So many people have died, and he has to avenge those brothers.
Yu Sui had already stepped onto the plank road that blocked the mountain wall. As she walked slowly forward, Lu Haiye raised his hand. The spider silk between the two of them shimmered with silver light in the moonlight for a moment, and then another spider silk, which was condensed with the power of the five elements, slid down Yu Sui's neck to her heart.
The venom of the Ghost Armor Sky Spider invaded the depths of Yu Sui's consciousness, sealing her five senses in an attempt to keep her completely unaware. The venom, mixed with Lu Haiye's five elements power, continued to penetrate deeper into Yu Sui's consciousness.
It arrived at a restricted area.
As the strange flames flickered, before giving the Ghost Armored Sky Spider's venom a chance to react, it had already completely engulfed it.
Yu Sui woke up instantly, her eyes bright. Meeting Lu Haiye's shocked gaze, she raised her hand and tore off the spider silk that was wrapped around her body.
What happened?!
After the initial shock, Lu Haiye reacted quickly, and spider webs sprang up again, surging towards Yu Sui from all directions.
Normally invisible to the naked eye, spider silk now numbered in the thousands, each covered in poison, and buzzed as it flew toward Yu Sui.
Yu Sui looked through the spider silk at Lu Haiye behind her.
Her fear was no less than Lu Haiye's.
If the toxin hadn't greedily infiltrated the deepest part of her consciousness, attempting to devour the strange fire, she wouldn't have been able to avoid the toxin and regain consciousness.
The Li trigram represents the art of generating life, and the fire of the Zhou Tian (Heavenly Fire).
The flames that suddenly shot up from the spider silk burned it, along with all the five elements and toxins that Lu Haiye had attached to the spider silk.
Yu Sui used the Wind Control Technique to disappear from Lu Haiye's sight in a flash.
Lu Haiye's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't the princess of the Nangong family a member of Ping Shu?!
How could she know such low-level skills?
That guy's information didn't mention this!
Lu Haiye caught sight of Yu Sui's approaching figure using the Wind Control Technique and immediately retreated to avoid it. However, Yu Sui immediately followed, and the two were so close that Yu Sui could easily punch him in the face. Lu Haiye was forced to create distance again.
As the two fought, spider silk flew about, the transparent silk making it impossible to defend against. Suddenly, it appeared and shot into the mountain wall, smashing one or two large holes, as if cut by a sharp blade, and knocking down many rocks.
Yu Sui looked up to dodge the suddenly appearing spider silk, accelerated again, and punched Lu Haiye's shoulder. The spider silk also grazed her cheek and rushed past.
Lu Haiye was thrown away by Yu Sui and fell on the plank road. Yu Sui was also blocked by the continuous spider silk. The sharp spider silk tore through her clothes and cut off the gold hairpin in her hair. The gold and jade beads fell into the sea along the mountain wall.
The spider silk came quickly, fast, and densely. Yu Sui was constantly repelled. The Zhou Tian Fire burned off a portion of it, but it couldn't stop the sheer number of spider silk.
Lu Haiye was struck by Yu Sui's punch. Although it didn't hit any vital points, the punch was imbued with the energy of the five elements. At the same time, Yu Sui used the Zhen trigram, the Life Technique, and the Thunder Fist. Yu Sui was also attacking with the intention of killing. After being hit by that punch, Lu Haiye felt as if lightning had struck his entire body, causing him both mental and physical damage. Before he could even get up, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
He was careless; he never expected that Yu Sui would know the Nine Schools of Arts.
In this situation, Yu Sui's swift, ruthless, and accurate attacks turned Lu Haiye, who had been in a completely advantageous position, into a disadvantageous one.
Lu Haiye leaned against the cliff face to his feet, coughing as he wiped his mouth. Golden Five Elements Qi ignited around him, protecting him. He stared at Yu Sui, who had been repelled by the spider silk, his eyes filled with killing intent.
He formed a hand seal, gathering the five elements of energy. As he exhaled, darkness spread around him, and shadows emerged from the darkness, taking the form of a giant python and a monkey.
The mythical beasts, a ninth-rate technique forbidden to practice in farming families.
The black giant ape was very fast. After it disappeared in an instant, Yu Sui could not sense its presence. Wherever there was darkness, it could leap out from the darkness at any time.
When the giant ape leaped out from behind Yu Sui, Yu Sui's body crackled with lightning, withstanding the giant ape's attack, but was whipped away by the giant python while trying to avoid the poisonous spider silk.
Yu Sui flew off the plank road and tumbled down the mountainside, crashing through the flowers and grass, leaving a clear mark on the cliff face.
Although it is a phantom, when that black phantom gets close to you, you can smell the stench of the giant python, feel its slippery, cold touch, and feel the fear that its sharp fangs are about to bite your neck.
Seemingly real, yet also seemingly fake.
Lu Haiye didn't have a moment to lose. Seeing Yu Sui being knocked away, creating an opening and a gap in the battle, he immediately gave chase. Spider silk followed the trail of Yu Sui's fall, and the giant ape leaped down from the mountain path, landing below the cliff to block Yu Sui's path.
Yu Sui rolled to the side to avoid the spider silk, ignoring the burning pain all over her body. She took a deep breath and used the Wind Control Technique to get up and steady herself. A huge black shadow fell from above, and a giant python wrapped around her waist. The sound of bones breaking made Yu Sui groan.
The giant python flung Yu Sui back up, and she was thrown to the ground and landed far away, her back slamming hard against the mountain wall.
The phantom beast was too fast, throwing Yu Sui back before she even had a chance to use her Nine Stream Techniques. The phantom beast also possessed varying degrees of Nine Stream Techniques, and the pressure emanating from its Five Elements Qi was no less than that of a Fifth Realm Nine Stream Techniques user.
If the previous trials were merely tests of ability, then this battle is a life-or-death struggle, filled with deadly moves that leave no room for retreat.
Yu Sui leaned against the mountain wall, her ribs broken in countless places. The pain from any movement caused her to break out in a cold sweat. The stench of blood was nearby, a nauseating smell. The cold tongue of a snake licked the bloodstains on her neck, making her hair stand on end.
This was the first time Yu Sui had been in deep danger and had to fight back on her own, and also the first time she had felt the difference in skill between herself and her pursuers.
Even if she relied on the information gap to catch her off guard, it was still not enough. Lu Haiye's control over the five elements was more precise and faster than hers, while Yu Sui was still not good enough. She lacked experience, knowledge, and spiritual attainment.
The giant python coiled around her body, raised its head, and stared intently at her.
The spider silk wrapped around her hands, feet, and neck again; with just a gentle tug, her head would be severed.
The spider venom also re-invaded her five elements, suppressing their use.
Yu Sui gently raised her eyes and looked at Lu Haiye, who was walking over while clutching her shoulder.
Lu Haiye stared at her warily and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect that Princess Ping Shu of the Nangong family would be so well hidden."
At this point, Yu Sui's only chance to win is through the strange fire.
But there's a third person here.
The strange fire flickered deep within Yu Sui's consciousness, telling her that there was someone secretly watching the show, and if she wanted to turn the tables with the strange fire, she had to leave no survivors.
Yu Sui said softly, "Wei Ren, how much longer are you going to keep watching?"
Hearing this, Wei Ren, who was hiding in the darkness, was somewhat surprised. Had he actually been discovered?
Lu Haiye frowned and looked around. He hadn't noticed anyone else nearby. When did Wei Ren follow him here?
Yu Sui coughed up blood and said weakly, "Even if you want me to die today, you should at least let me die knowing why, right?"
Lu Haiye focused his attention and discovered the presence of the third person. He said in a deep voice, "You brat, come out here."
Wei Ren sighed and descended from the mountainside in an instant, landing not too far from the two of them. He stood in the moonlight, seemingly open and honest, and said, "I was just worried, so I came to check on them."
Yu Sui was entangled by the giant python and unable to move, so she could only turn her eyes to look at him.
Wei Ren was also looking at Yu Sui.
Lu Haiye glared at Wei Ren with hatred: "Why didn't you mention that she knows the Nine Schools of Arts?"
"Didn't I say?" Wei Ren said lazily. "I don't know either."
"You're pretending with me? You know that her Breath of Earth can't absorb or expel poison, so how could you not know that she knows the Nine Streams Technique? You two even entered the trial together!" Lu Haiye became angrier as he spoke, coughing a few times due to his internal injuries. "Do you even know that if I hadn't dodged just now, her Thunder Fist would have shattered my Five Elements Light Core, and I would have been the one to die!"
"Hey, why are you so angry? You're not dead yet, it's Princess Nangong who's about to die." Wei Ren was scolded, but he remained calm and replied lazily.
"Are you fucking doing this on purpose?!" Lu Haiye was furious and was about to go over and beat Wei Ren up when he heard Yu Sui's unexpected laughter and immediately looked over warily.
"What are you laughing at?" Lu Haiye questioned. "At such a young age, you have such cunning. Many of the brothers who came to seize the Breath of Earth back then must have died at your hands, right?"
"That would be overestimating me, or underestimating the Nangong family." Yu Sui raised her head slightly, revealing deep red marks on her fair neck, caused by spider silk. Sweat and blood mingled, staining her clothes red.
"I've only been learning the Nine Streams Technique for a couple of days, how am I supposed to kill your brothers who are trying to seize the Breath of Earth?" Yu Sui smiled slightly as he looked back at Lu Haiye.
Seeing her calm expression even as death loomed before her, Lu Haiye slowly frowned: "Aren't you afraid of dying?"
“Who isn’t afraid of death?” Yu Sui’s eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke softly. “I’ve only managed to survive this long because of you good-for-nothing farmers. I’ve only managed to live to this day in such a wretched state.”
Wei Ren looked at Yu Sui, his expression inscrutable.
"Useless thing? I think your talent is too poor, you don't know how precious the Breath Soil is! It's unfortunate that the Breath Soil fell into the hands of a stupid thing like you who knows nothing, but don't worry, I will take it back soon." Lu Haiye looked at Yu Sui coldly.
Yu Sui tilted her head slightly: "Really? Only half of the Breath Soil can't even filter out farm toxins. What else is it but waste?"
"What do you mean only half?" Lu Haiye was stunned, then became wary. "Don't think that I won't kill you just because you said that. I can tell you're a young girl, but you've come up with all sorts of ways to deceive people."
"Otherwise, why do you think I could succeed in suppressing my five elements with poison?" Yu Sui sneered softly. She raised her head and looked at Lu Haiye as if she were looking at a real piece of trash, making Lu Haiye feel as if he had been humiliated.
"I only have half of the Breath of Earth on me. If you want the complete Breath of Earth, you'll have to go to my mother for it." Yu Sui smiled, even leaning back against the giant python's body, as if it didn't matter.
Lu Haiye said disdainfully, "To survive, you'd actually tell such a lie. I feel sorry for Madam Su for having a daughter like you."
“You seem to have a pretty good impression of my mother.” Yu Sui rolled her eyes at Wei Ren, a smile flickering in her eyes. “And you? You’ve grown up hearing my name since you were little, and you’ve been waiting to take the Breath Soil from me for quite a while now.”
Before Wei Ren could reply, Lu Haiye sneered, "Back then, Madam Su snatched the Breath Soil from Nangong Ming to save my brothers in the Farmer Clan. She was pregnant at the time and still wanted to defy Nangong Ming to save the Farmer Clan, but because you were born, you inherited the Breath Soil. You are her child, so naturally Madam Su wouldn't kill you to take back the Breath Soil."
Yu Sui was stunned.
Lu Haiye grew increasingly furious as he spoke. He pointed at Yu Sui and cursed, "Madam Su devoted herself to my peasant family. Even her eldest daughter, your sister, died on the summit of Luoshan Mountain to escape Nangong Ming's pursuit. And what about you? You were taken back by Nangong Ming, making Madam Su subject to him for the sake of her child. You are an accomplice in your father's persecution of Madam Su! You were living a glorious life as a princess in Qingyang, but did you ever think about your deceased sister?"
Yu Sui remained calm, though her eyes trembled slightly.
Long ago, she had imagined that she would hear such words someday.
Just as she had imagined, the person who said this spoke with an air of self-righteousness, and looked at her with eyes full of anger and resentment.
And what about her?
Just as he had imagined, he was in a terrible mess.
Seeing that Yu Sui seemed stunned, Wei Ren looked at Lu Haiye and mocked, "Why are you so self-righteous about other people's family affairs?"
"Am I really living such a good life?" Blood trickled from the corner of Yu Sui's mouth as she looked at Lu Haiye and asked, "Because of this half of the Breath Soil, I'm always being hunted down. What's the point of being a princess? A person of the Plain Arts being a princess is constantly being pointed at and called a good-for-nothing, a disgrace to the family. Even reading a book requires kneeling. Is this what you call a glorious life? Why do you insist on my death? If you want the Breath Soil, tell me a way that doesn't require my death, and I'll return it to you."
Wei Ren looked back at Yu Sui in surprise, he really didn't expect her to make such a request.
Lu Haiye retorted angrily, "You smooth talker! Even on the verge of death, you still want to resort to tricks and schemes. The Breath Soil you inherited from Madam Su is your only companion, and it will only disappear when you die!"
Yu Sui laughed and said, "What did I do wrong? Why should I be the one to die?"
Lu Haiye didn't want to waste any more words on her, so he raised his hand and said, "Because you're unlucky."
Yu Sui stared intently at Lu Haiye, her extremely dark pupils reminding Lu Haiye of Madam Su. It has to be said that the most similar feature between this mother and daughter is their eyes and eyebrows.
They are identical, yet each is different.
“Hey,” Wei Ren reached out to stop Lu Haiye, “What she said isn’t impossible either. A way to extract the Breath Soil without killing Nangong Sui.”
Lu Haiye turned his head and said, "Ridiculous! Don't cause trouble now, I'll settle the score with you later!"
The flames burning deep within Yu Sui's heart were fierce, scorching her as well. Whenever she felt angry, she would try her best to suppress this extremely tempting flame.
Day after day, year after year.
She always suppressed her anger tightly, never daring to let the flames of anger have even the slightest chance to ignite.
Not everyone in the world is on her side.
Or rather, when the flames symbolizing her anger burned across this land, there was no one in the world on her side.
Yu Sui blinked slowly, her eyes filled with the image of Lu Haiye and Wei Ren arguing. The pain of blood loss brought Yu Sui back to her senses.
Wei Ren was still trying to stop Lu Haiye: "Why not? She's a disciple of the Ghost Dao Clan. The Ghost Dao Clan can separate the physical body from the consciousness. Those who join the Ghost Dao Clan are all talented in this, which means they have a chance..."
Yu Sui tilted her head and said softly, "It's too late."
Wei Ren and Lu Haiye both looked at her at the same time.
Yu Sui thought to herself that she had been angry for far too long.
Flames and lightning appeared simultaneously, so dazzling that it was impossible to see what was happening. Wei Ren only felt something blast him away. Before his mind and body could react, he was already falling into the sea.
The black phantom that had been entangled with Yu Sui dissipated in the blazing light. In an instant, the lightning snake forcefully pierced through Lu Haiye's heart, shattering his Five Elements Light Core and heart simultaneously. Without any support, Lu Haiye leaned back and fell off the cliff like a kite with a broken string.
Yu Sui braced himself against the cliff face, stood up unsteadily, and instantly chased after Wei Ren, who had fallen into the sea.
Water splashed on the surface of the sea, and the azure sea was stained with a hint of blood.
Wei Ren had lost sensation on half of his body from the powerful lightning serpent's strike. As he fell, he saw the blood continuously seeping from his body and could not hide his fear.
The power of the Eight Trigrams Life Technique just now is definitely not limited to the first realm.
It seems there's something else besides the Eight Trigrams generating technique. Is it the Zhou Tian Fire of the Li Trigram? It was too fast. He didn't have time to react or even see clearly before he was pulled into the sea.
Wei Ren was trying to surface when he saw a red shadow approaching.
Yu Sui, who had been chasing after them, grabbed Wei Ren by the neck and pushed him towards the seabed.
Her long black hair and fluttering sleeves blocked the view between the two, and the bloodstains blurred Wei Ren's vision, making it impossible for him to see Yu Sui's appearance clearly.
Wei Ren felt that he would really die at Yu Sui's hands if things continued like this. He wanted to explain, so he used the Phantom Beast Snake Shadow. The giant snake coiled around Yu Sui and pulled her away. Wei Ren took advantage of the opening and used the Kan Gua and Life Technique to cross the water. He flew through the water like a fish and floated upwards.
As he rose a short distance, Yu Sui, using the power of the strange fire, crushed the phantom. The lightning snakes in the water crackled and chased after Wei Ren, striking him again and pulling him underwater by wrapping around his hands and feet.
Wei Ren turned around in excruciating pain and finally saw Yu Sui in the water.
That indifferent gaze seemed to suggest that no one could stop her.
Underwater, Yu Sui looked at Wei Ren's terrified gaze and even smiled at him. At this moment, Yu Sui was simply waiting patiently and calmly for Wei Ren to die at her hands.
Wei Ren was dragged by the lightning snake to Yu Sui's side. When she reached out her hand, a lightning snake that did not belong to her and was more powerful fell down, knocking the two of them back and splitting the seawater apart, creating huge waves.
Wei Ren and Yu Sui, who had been repelled, were carried to the surface of the water by the rolling waves.
Wei Ren even used his wind manipulation technique to distance himself from Yu Sui before surfacing. The waves crashed against him, and he could hear the rushing sound of the water. Looking up, he saw Mei Liangyu standing on the shore, bathed in moonlight, his hands still glowing with the light of lightning snakes. His expression was aloof, and he only glanced at Wei Ren, who had just emerged. His slightly upturned eyes seemed to hold a hint of disdain before he quickly looked towards Yu Sui on the other side.
Wei Ren had never been so happy to see his roommate.
It was to the point that he should burn incense and be overjoyed.
Behind Mei Liangyu were the black-bearded man and the lowly sorcerers of the Nangong family, who were sweating profusely with anxiety. When they saw Yu Sui emerging from the sea, they all shouted, "Princess!"
Yu Sui was swept out of the water by the waves, shook the water droplets off her face, opened her eyes and looked ahead.
She immediately spotted Mei Liangyu standing at the very front, with lightning flashing beside him, and her gaze froze slightly.
If Mei Liangyu hadn't intervened, she would have destroyed the world tonight.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com