Chapter 18
The two were Du Shaoling and Du Shaoqun, who had rushed over after receiving the news.
After Rong Rong fell off the cliff, it was as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, shrouded in darkness. Du Shaoqun, furious, ran back to his residence from the military camp, dragged Du Shaoling, who had been hiding in his room and on a hunger strike for many days, to the courtyard, and gave him a severe beating.
If it weren't for his mother stopping him, Du Shaoqun, who had lost his mind, would have almost accidentally killed his beloved second brother.
Du Shaoling did not flinch from Du Shaoqun's punches and kicks. He seemed to have lost his soul, numbly accepting everything. The physical pain could not compare to the pain in his heart and the deep self-blame for losing Rongrong.
If he hadn't suggested that Rongrong and her elder brother go to Hanguang Temple, the two of them wouldn't have fallen off the cliff.
Fortunately, Prince Yu's subsequent actions saved Du Shaoling from the brink of collapse.
Prince Yu has not given up and is still searching for people!
Yes, he'd rather see her alive or dead than not see her body. He'd never believe Rong Rong was dead until he saw her body.
With renewed vigor, Du Shaoling no longer hesitated and even pulled Du Shaoqun out of the military camp. The two brothers officially joined forces and embarked on their journey to find the treasure.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off, and they finally caught up!
Du Shaoqun held Rong Rong tightly, unable to put her down, while Du Shaoling greedily looked at Rong Rong again and again.
"Who are you? Let me go!" Rong Rong pushed people away, trying to get away from Du Shaoqun's embrace.
But both of them suddenly changed their expressions.
"You don't remember me?" Du Shaoqun asked in surprise, lifting Rong Rong's chin and looking at her closely. He saw that Rong Rong's face was full of panic, which did not seem to be fake.
Du Shaoling also took in Rong Rong's expression. His eyes flashed, and he pressed down Du Shaoqun, who was about to call out his name.
Du Shaoling shook his head slightly. Du Shaoqun's words choked in his throat. Despite his resentment, he shut his mouth.
This is the tacit understanding reached between the two.
He only cared about fighting; he didn't care about anything else and listened to his second brother.
After all, his second brother was cunning and shrewd, while he was a roughneck and couldn't outsmart a scholar.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Rong Rong asked suspiciously and warily.
"You're tired, take a nap. We can talk about it when we get back," Du Shaoling gently comforted him, giving Du Shaoqun a wink.
Du Shaoqun understood immediately and quickly touched Rong Rong's body a few times.
Before Rong Rong could even say "I'm not leaving," she lost consciousness.
Du Shaoqun held her tightly in his arms, cherishing the moment. Only at times like this would Rong Rong obediently let him get close.
Beside him, Du Shaoling frowned slightly. He quickly looked away, forcefully suppressing the urge to separate the two.
"Second Brother, shall we hurry?" Du Shaoqun asked.
While Prince Yu, Yang Yan, and that so-called Third Prince of Southern Xinjiang are all away, they would be best off taking Rong Rong and leaving immediately.
"Are you willing to leave like this?" Du Shaoling stared intently ahead. "The Third Prince of Southern Xinjiang possesses a love potion..."
Du Shaoling didn't say anything more. Du Shaoqun thought that Du Shaoling was worried that someone among Prince Yu and his group had obtained the love potion's saliva, so he immediately laughed.
"Rong Rong is with us, so what use is their love potion to her? As long as they can't use the potion on Rong Rong, all their efforts will be in vain!"
"Don't you want more?" Du Shaoling asked meaningfully, "Like... Rong Rong's love?"
These words seemed to have a magical power; Du Shaoqun's breath caught in his throat, and his heart began to race.
He swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on Rong Rong in his arms, wishing he could meld her into his very bones.
"How do we do it?" Du Shaoqun asked in a hoarse voice.
Du Shaoling smiled slightly, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!"
After making arrangements for Rong Rong, the two rushed to the inn where Li Tianyi and the other two were staying.
At that time, the small inn was almost completely demolished into ruins by Li Tianyi and his group.
The love potion is still in Li Tianyi's hands.
However, Yang Yan finally behaved himself and stopped harming Prince Yu. Instead, he focused on dealing with Li Tianyi because the Gu worms were about to mature.
All of them were people with profound internal strength and keen hearing and eyesight. As soon as there was a rustling sound from inside the jade jar, everyone present attacked Li Tianyi's hand holding the jade jar.
Prince Yu's palm strike was powerful, carrying the force of a thousand troops as it slammed down on Nan Shi. Nan Shi tried to dodge, but Yang Yan blocked his escape route in advance.
The Southern Attendant took a direct hit from Prince Yu's palm, and was sent flying backward, crashing through several trees before landing on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Yan slashed at Li Tianyi's arm holding the jade jar. Unable to defend with one hand, Li Tianyi threw the jade jar into the air and caught Yang Yan's attack with both hands.
Prince Yu flew straight up into the sky and rushed toward the jade jar. Yang Yan ignored Li Tianyi and followed closely. Li Tianyi was not willing to fall behind.
In an instant, the three of them flew into the air, their target the jade jar.
Seeing that Prince Yu was in front, Yang Yan knew that Prince Yu was probably the first to get the jade jar. He suddenly swung his fist at Li Tianyi below, and Li Tianyi reached out to catch it.
Yang Yan instantly used the momentum to rush forward and overtook Prince Yu.
"It belongs to you, Master Yang!" Yang Yan laughed heartily.
Yu Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, sword energy shot out and struck the jade jar before Yang Yan could react.
With a snap, the jade jar shattered in two, but the Gu worms inside remained intact.
Before the three could even breathe a sigh of relief, the Gu worm suddenly swelled up into a large bulge.
"Oh no!"
The worm is about to spit!
Li Tianyi suddenly grabbed Yang Yan and Yu Wang with one hand each and pulled them down hard.
The two reacted instantly and lunged upwards.
At the same time, the Gu worm suddenly spat out saliva.
Seeing that Yang Yan and Prince Yu were both in front of him, Li Tianyi realized he probably wouldn't have a chance. Finally, he steeled himself and slashed his palm fiercely at the saliva of the Gu worm.
The saliva was immediately scattered into droplets, like rain, and landed on Yang Yan, Yu Wang, and Li Tianyi one after another.
Meanwhile, Du Shaoqun and Du Shaoling had just arrived.
"Damn it!" Du Shaoqun roared, immediately throwing a flying knife, aiming directly at the Gu worm.
As long as he destroys the Gu worms, no one will be able to cast a Gu on Rong Rong.
Du Shaoqun's plan was good, but the three Prince Yu were not to be trifled with.
Yu Wang blocked Du Shaoqun's flying knife with his sword, Yang Yan flew over and attacked Du Shaoqun directly, while Li Tianyi spun around and caught the Gu worm in his hand.
"You brat, get back to where you belong!" Yang Yan laughed wildly.
Du Shaoqun's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a maddened calf.
"Third brother, run!" Du Shaoling turned to flee when he saw that things were not going well, but Prince Yu blocked his way.
Then a series of footsteps sounded, and Yang Yan's deputy, Ping An, and Nan Qi led their men into the inn and surrounded Du Shaoling and his men.
"Where is Rong Rong?" Prince Yu landed slowly, sheathed his sword, and asked coldly, his indifferent eyes staring at Du Shaoling.
Du Shaoling's body stiffened slightly, and Du Shaoqun cursed, "Dream on, you want Rong Rong!"
"You hypocritical scoundrel! Rongrong belongs to the Du family, and no one can take her away from us!"
"Insolence!" Ping An roared, flashing forward and striking Du Shaoqun's knee.
With a thud, Du Shaoqun knelt heavily on the ground, while Du Shaoling and his men were forced to kneel down by Yu Wang's men.
"Hand over Rong Rong, and I will spare the Du family's lives; otherwise, I will exterminate their entire clan!" Prince Yu said calmly, as if he were talking about crushing a group of ants.
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