Chapter 89: Infatuation
There was a strange noise outside, and Yu Che and Mu Feng were startled. They realized that something might have happened to Lin Xingyan, and they rushed back without hesitation.
After a few minutes they came out of the passage and returned to the more spacious cave entrance. The scene before them made them stop in their tracks.
A group of men in black stood quietly at the cave entrance, and Lin Xingyan was being held hostage at the front of the group.
Her face was pale, she was breathing rapidly, and a few strands of hair stuck to her sweaty neck. It was obvious that she had just experienced a fierce struggle.
When she looked up and saw Yu Che and Mu Feng rushing back, anxiety and guilt welled up in her eyes.
The man in black standing in the front seemed to be the leader of the group. In order to see who was coming, he raised his chin slightly.
When the face beneath the hood was revealed, Yu Che's pupils suddenly constricted. It was him! Last time at the ghost market, Yu Che had followed the man all the way to the rooftop.
The man obviously recognized Yu Che, and his eyes showed undisguised surprise as he said meaningfully:
"I recognize you. How dare you appear before me?"
When enemies meet, their eyes are filled with jealousy. Lightning flashed across Yu Che's body, and a ball of lightning gathered in his palm, as he prepared to charge forward.
"stop!"
The leader held a dagger in his hand, pressing it against Lin Xingyan's carotid artery. The blade was almost touching the blood vessel, and felt cold to the touch.
"If you come any closer," the leader said with a sinister smile, "be careful not to let her blood splash on you."
Yu Che stopped abruptly, staring at the dagger, burning with anger.
With his initial strength after absorbing the Qiankun Pearl, he might be able to fight against these dozen people, but Lin Xingyan was in their hands, so he couldn't take the risk.
Mu Feng's face was also livid, but he was calmer than Yu Che. He grabbed Yu Che's shoulder, led him half a step back, and asked the leader in a deep voice:
"What do you want?"
"Blindfold your eyes and come with us. You've discovered something you shouldn't have, and we can't let you go."
The leader was quite satisfied with Mu Feng's understanding and added, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. You... are still useful."
Yu Che and Mu Feng looked at each other, unwillingly standing there, waiting for several men in black to tie black cloth strips around their bodies. Lin Xingyan did the same.
Afterwards, the men in black took the three people hostage and walked out of the cave. They got into the back seat of a car. After driving for an unknown amount of time, the car finally stopped.
After getting off the car, Lin Xingyan and others walked for more than ten meters under the guidance of the men in black, and then went down the stairs step by step.
underground?
Yu Che caught the changes in the surrounding environment and seemed to have entered a room. He could faintly hear the sound of music and the crisp sound of glass colliding.
Blues Tavern?!
Yu Che felt it was incredible. It was really like searching for something everywhere but finding it, but it turned out to be something without any effort.
It would be better if it were less passive.
Just then, he heard the footsteps around him change, and Lin Xingyan was being led in another direction.
"Where are you taking her?" Yu Che asked sternly.
"Mind your own business," the black-clad man escorting him pushed him roughly and said coldly, "Take care of yourselves first."
Yu Che was anxious, but powerless to do anything. He could only be led forward. Then, a slight vibration was heard, and the elevator took them to the next level.
The elevator door opened and an unknown bitter smell hit me in the face.
"Fuck, what the hell is this place? Where are you taking us?" Mu Feng couldn't help but curse. The smell made him extremely nauseous.
"We're here." The escort replied indifferently and pushed them out of the elevator.
The black cloth covering their eyes was roughly torn off, and the sudden light made them squint. They found themselves in a strange laboratory.
Various bottles and jars were placed around. A woman with an indifferent expression was sitting beside them, playing with a syringe filled with gray-black liquid in her hand.
"A new experimental subject?" The woman raised her eyelids and glanced at Yu Che and Mu Feng.
"These are two little mice who stumbled into the spirit mine by accident." The leader said with a sinister smile, "Implant them with demon seeds and see if it works this time."
"Understood." The woman nodded and gestured to her men, "Secure them."
Yu Che and Mu Feng were pressed down on two metal beds, their hands and feet shackled and unable to move.
The woman took the syringe and walked to Mu Feng's bed, lifted up his trouser leg, exposing his ankle, and inserted the needle.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Mu Feng struggled violently, but to no avail.
The woman had no expression on her face. After injecting the medicine under her skin, she pulled out the needle, moved it a little, and then inserted it again, repeating the cycle.
Mu Feng let out a muffled groan, and a strange rune gradually appeared on his skin.
Yu Che saw it all clearly, and in a flash, he realized that the student who lost control in the hot pot restaurant might have been manipulated in this way!
After Mu Feng finished engraving, the woman walked to Yu Che's bedside.
The same process, the cold needle pierced the ankle, and upon closer inspection, one could see the pigment in the rune wriggling.
Afterwards, the two were put on metal bracelets that suppressed the flow of spiritual energy and thrown into a narrow cell like garbage.
Perhaps the rune had been planted, and the outcome was already decided, leaving only one person outside the door. Late at night, the guard snored loudly.
"Damn it." Mu Feng cursed softly and kept trying to break free from the bracelet.
Yu Che secretly mobilized his spiritual power and found that although this forbidden soul ring could suppress most cultivators, after he refined the Qiankun Pearl, his spiritual power far exceeded before, and the bracelet actually showed signs of being cracked.
He concentrated his mind and madly sent all his spiritual power to attack the forbidden spirit ring.
"Crack..."
An almost inaudible cracking sound was heard, and a crack appeared on the Soul Forbidden Ring.
Yu Che's eyes lit up, and he exerted more strength. The Soul-Blocking Ring immediately broke in two.
He immediately broke free from his restraints and quickly helped Mu Feng untie the soul-binding ring and the ropes on his body.
"Let's go." Yu Che whispered. The two of them quietly groped to the door and worked together to pull open the iron railings.
As long as they have spiritual power, their strength can be quite amazing.
After they slipped out, the guard was still sleeping soundly, unaware of anything, and his snoring just covered up the sound of their footsteps.
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Time goes back to after Lin Xingyan separated from Yu Che and others.
The men in black pushed her into a dim room. The metal rings on her hands blocked her spiritual power. At this moment, Lin Xingyan's power was no different from that of an ordinary woman.
They removed the black cloth from her eyes, tied her hands and feet, closed the door and left. Lin Xingyan sat on the ground and looked around.
There were more than a dozen young girls sitting or lying in the room, most of them were in a coma. The few who were awake had dull eyes and terrified faces, and their hands and feet were tied with hemp ropes.
Lin Xingyan frowned and asked the relatively calm girl nearby, "What's going on here?"
The girl saw Lin Xingyan. Although she had no hope, she felt that having someone to listen to her was better than nothing:
"They captured us, saying they were offering us to some deity... I've been here for three days now, and I saw them take away seven or eight girls. They haven't come back..."
At the end of her speech, she sobbed, still restraining herself from making any loud noise.
Lin Xingyan's heart sank. She whispered a few words to comfort the girl, then remained silent, thinking about countermeasures and watching the situation develop.
Time passed in oppressive silence.
At night, the door of the room opened again, and two men in black came in, looking over the girls as if they were selecting goods.
"This is it, she looks sober." One of them pointed at a girl.
Just as they were about to take the trembling girl away, Lin Xingyan volunteered:
"Take me away. I know better than them. As long as you don't hurt me, I'm willing to cooperate."
The two men in black were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and seemed a little surprised.
One of them sneered, "Oh? There's someone who's smart? Okay, as long as you don't resist and serve the master obediently, the master is not a murderer. Maybe you can even get some benefits."
They untied the hemp rope on Lin Xingyan's feet and left the room.
He led her for a while until they came to a place decorated like a hotel suite.
Soft carpets, dim wall lamps, and even sweet incense in the air.
As soon as Lin Xingyan stood still, one of the men in black took out a syringe that had been prepared long ago and quickly stabbed her arm.
She saw it out of the corner of her eye and wanted to dodge, but her hands were tied and her spiritual power was sealed. She could only watch as the needle pierced her skin and the liquid level in the syringe dropped.
Lin Xingyan glared angrily.
"Don't blame us. We are just in case. We are worried that you will affect the master's interest." The man in black pulled out the syringe and smiled coldly.
This sentence became the last thing Lin Xingyan heard. She felt a strong dizziness and then lost consciousness.
It was unknown how long it had been before Lin Xingyan slowly woke up from her coma and found herself still in the original room, lying on the carpet.
She suddenly felt something strange in her body. She felt extremely hot inside, her blood seemed to be burning, and her skin became sensitive...
Damn, I capsized in the gutter.
The person who had injected her with an aphrodisiac before had already spread its effects throughout her body through blood circulation while she was unconscious.
Lin Xingyan collapsed to the ground, fighting against the surging tide of emotions while mobilizing her spiritual power to destroy the forbidden spirit ring on her hand.
Just then, the door was pushed open.
A tall, thin, middle-aged man wearing rimless glasses walked in.
He was wearing a silk robe, looking like an ordinary businessman, except for the dark red runes on the inside of his arms, which were exposed when he rolled up his sleeves, revealing his uniqueness.
He walked step by step towards Lin Xingyan, whose face was flushed and breathing rapidly, with a satisfied look in his eyes, as if he was looking at a collection that was about to be obtained.
Lin Xingyan's heart was filled with alarm, and she frantically urged her spiritual power to attack the forbidden spirit ring.
Just as the master leaned over, his fingers about to touch Lin Xingyan's hot cheeks——
"Bang!" The door was kicked open.
Yu Che and Mu Feng rushed in and witnessed everything that was happening in the room.
Yu Che noticed at a glance that Lin Xingyan lying on the ground was not in a good condition. This scene pricked his nerves, and his anger instantly overwhelmed his rationality.
"Get out of here!"
Mu Feng was also furious. Without saying a word, he swung his fist at the man, with flames wrapping around his fist.
The man didn't expect an outsider to break in. He stood up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then turned into anger.
He tilted his body and easily avoided their attacks, and the runes on his arms suddenly lit up.
"You don't know your own limitations!"
He snorted coldly, and with a wave of his hand, two strange rays of light shot towards the opposite side.
Yu Che and Mu Feng resisted immediately. The purple and red spiritual powers collided with the gray-black light, emitting a brighter light and distorting the surrounding air.
The man's cultivation should not be underestimated, especially the runes on his arms, which seem to provide him with endless power.
The faint light continued to condense, with astonishing power, shocking the two men and forcing them to retreat repeatedly.
The room suddenly fell into a chaotic energy storm, and strings of romantic crystal pendants crackled and swung around.
Lin Xingyan was still twisting unconsciously on the carpet, her expression full of pain.
Yu Che saw it all and was anxious. He didn't bother to hide his strength in front of Mu Feng. He bit his finger without hesitation, used his blood and essence to fuel the fire, and flew with his hands, performing spells far beyond his usual level.
The man narrowed his eyes, realizing that Yu Che's display was no empty show. A trace of fear flashed across his eyes, and the murderous intent in his heart reached its peak.
With a low roar, he absorbed the vitality of many believers and transformed it into an evil force that could destroy the world through rune links.
Now that he has offended someone, he must nip a talented person like Yu Che in the bud!
Caught off guard, Yu Che was blown away by a powerful shock wave, hit the wall, slid to the ground, and was unable to get up for a while.
The man approached step by step with a sneer of confidence.
"Let's go together."
With a disdainful glance at Mu Feng who was also knocked to the ground, the man raised his hand, and a new round of terrifying power began to gather.
A trace of despair flashed across Yu Che and Mu Feng's eyes. Lin Xingyan was also struggling to resist the effects of the medicine, holding up half of her body and looking at them nervously.
At this critical moment——
"Alien Management Bureau! Don't move!" A shout came from outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of elite members of the Alien Management Bureau, wearing uniform, rushed into the room like divine soldiers descending from the sky.
They immediately locked onto the only evil cultivator standing in the field, and the next second, all of them attacked him.
The man was unable to take care of himself and was forced to use the energy ball formed in his hand to protect himself, and was engaged in a tough battle with the members of the Alien Management Bureau.
Why would someone from the Abnormal Control Bureau suddenly arrive?
It turns out that after Yu Che and Mu Feng escaped from the cell, they found a cell phone on the guard. Yu Che secretly contacted the Abnormal Control Bureau and accurately reported the address of the Blues Tavern.
Witnessing the reversal of the battle situation, Yu Che was grateful to Chu Yanxing for the clues he provided, which enabled him to accurately locate the location of the tavern and provide convenience for the Alien Management Bureau.
Yu Che's blood boiled, he stood up with the help of the wall and walked to Lin Xingyan.
At this time, Lin Xingyan's eyes were blurred, her body was hot, her fingers were tightly gripping the carpet, and a faint whimper came out of her mouth.
When Yu Che touched her, she seemed to have found the antidote and wrapped herself around him like a vine, her flushed cheeks rubbing against Yu Che's neck.
"It's so hot... so uncomfortable..." she murmured, looking at Yu Che with spring-water eyes.
Yu Che was filled with heartache and picked her up, then shouted to Mu Feng and the members of the Abnormal Control Bureau who had stood up again:
"I'll get the wounded out first!"
Seeing this, Mu Feng immediately said, "Leave it to us."
The person in charge of the Abnormal Control Bureau present also nodded quickly and allowed them to leave first.
Yu Che no longer hesitated. Holding Lin Xingyan, who was rubbing against him, he staggered out of the room and ran towards the exit.
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The author has something to say: If you understand, you know what will happen in the next chapter, right? [Spread flowers]
I'm typing away while listening to the terrifying typhoon outside... Friends in the south, please stay safe.
Also, I made a cover for the new book I pre-collected, and I deliberately made it consistent in style. It’s really interesting [laughing] so that everyone can tell at a glance that these two books are by the same author.
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