Chapter 50 (050) - Two-in-One [VIP]
Everyone was shocked, but Yin Chu Jiu was even more shocked. He stood firmly in front of Yue Ling, staring warily at the leader of the men in black. What did he mean?
The leader of the men in black seemed to have guessed Yin Chu Jiu's feelings upon hearing this. He took a step closer with his knife, pointed at Yue Ling behind him, and said, "You heard right. Come with us, and we'll let him go."
The group of men in black behind the leader of the group immediately stepped forward and made a gesture.
Either go with them, or they won't let Yue Ling go.
A large group of men in black; Yue Ling was no match for them at the moment. Yin Chu Jiu gritted her teeth, somewhat hesitant.
Trading his own safety for Yue Ling's safety seemed like a worthwhile choice, and Yin Chu Jiu involuntarily took a step forward. Seeing this, the leader of the men in black's eyes flashed with a light, and he took a few steps toward Yin Chu Jiu with a look of surprise, about to reach out and grab him.
As soon as the man in black reached out, a black mist suddenly wrapped around his hand. The black mist penetrated the man in black's skin and entered his body, absorbing all the energy within him.
Almost instantly, the man in black's face turned pale, and he took several steps back.
"Don't touch him!"
Yue Ling grabbed Yin Chu Jiu's wrist and pulled him behind him to shield him. He faced the group of men in black alone, and even though they outnumbered him, the boy remained calm, his black eyes showing no emotion.
It seemed that those people on the other side couldn't affect his emotions at all.
The men in black were immediately enraged by Yue Ling's attitude. The leader of the men in black clutched his wrist and glared at him fiercely, his eyes flashing with a complex mix of jealousy, resentment, and hatred.
However, when he saw Yue Ling protecting Yin Chu Jiu, the leader of the men in black's eyes froze into a look of pleasure, as if the scene before him made him very satisfied.
With Yue Ling shielding him, Yin Chu Jiu clearly saw the change in the black-clad man's eyes. He could understand the jealousy, resentment, and hatred the man felt towards Yue Ling, since they were rivals, but why was he jealous?
But it was clear he wouldn't get an answer to that question. The man in black asked with a strange emotion in his voice, "You like him." It was a certainty, not doubt.
Yue Ling's expression changed immediately because of the man in black's words. His calmness vanished, replaced by ruthlessness and gloom, his eyes like a deep, icy pool, chilling to the bone.
The man in black was even happier; he even laughed.
"Hahahaha, you like him? You actually like him!" He laughed out of the blue, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "You actually like him!"
The man in black laughed loudly, his laughter becoming hoarse and deafening, echoing throughout the entire street until he finally stopped. In a low, forceful voice, he said, his laughter still somewhat hoarse, "I thought you only cared about him like a companion, but I never imagined you cared to this extent."
"Very good! Very good!"
The man in black stared intently at Yin Chu Jiu behind Yue Ling, his eyes filled with malice. "Then I must take him with me!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present understood the man in black's meaning. If his previous intention to bring Yin Chu Jiu along was three parts, it had now become seven parts, or even nine parts.
Overestimating your abilities!
After the leader of the men in black spoke, Yue Ling's face turned completely gloomy. He pushed Yin Chu Jiu back a little, opened his arms, and black mist piled up in his hands, quickly forming a large cloud of black mist. He released his strength as a ninth-level Earth Bead without any concealment.
The black-clad man's pupils contracted slightly. The devouring power emanating from the black mist made him feel a sense of danger. He gripped his longsword tightly, and his fifth-level Earth Bead strength was fully unleashed. As the black-clad man moved, all the black-clad men behind him also unleashed their power.
The surging energy caused a change in the weather; a fierce wind swept through, ravaging the entire street. At this point, everyone in Antong Town except for them fled the area.
"Is it them?" Yue Ling ignored the others, only slightly turning his head to stare at Yin Chu Jiu, his dark eyes swirling with black mist. "You want to leave me, is it because of them?"
"You keep rejecting me, is it because of them?"
No, he refused Yue Ling for other reasons, but Yin Chu Jiu opened and closed her mouth, unable to say anything.
"It's alright." Yue Ling took Yin Chu Jiu's silence as acquiescence. He gently stroked Yin Chu Jiu's cheek, his soft voice filled with murderous intent. "They want to take you away, so I'll kill them."
Nothing should exist that stands in the way of their relationship.
The villains in black from the Scorpion Palace were immediately relegated to cannon fodder, hindering Yue Ling's pursuit of Yin Chu Jiu.
Without needing to say anything more, Yue Ling immediately engaged the black-clad men from the Scorpion Palace in battle. It wasn't that they didn't want to leave, but rather that there were simply too many of them; they had completely blocked the street, making it impossible for them to leave easily.
The leader of the men in black wasn't angry about Yue Ling's fight; on the contrary, he was pleased. The more the boy cared about Yin Chu Jiu, the higher Yin Chu Jiu's status was in his heart, and the easier it would be for their plan to succeed.
He waved his hand, and the group of men in black behind him all rushed forward.
The battle was completely silent, save for the faint hissing sounds of clashing energies.
Yue Ling unleashed all his power, his aura soaring into the sky. A man in black rushed towards him, but he stood firm. After the man in black charged, he simply stretched out one hand towards him, a simple, seemingly slow but actually swift thrust.
With his five fingers together, he thrust out with a sudden, powerful thrust. His jade-white palm transformed into a sword, piercing the black-clad man's chest in an instant. Then, Yue Ling swiftly withdrew his hand, which remained as white as jade, completely unstained by the black-clad man's blood.
Wow, so fast!
The surrounding men in black paused for a moment, startled by Yue Ling's swift and decisive killing move, but the next instant, they charged forward again. This time, there were more than a dozen men in black; one was killed, leaving more than a dozen remaining.
All the men in black rushed towards Yue Ling and surrounded him, while Yin Chu Jiu remained untouched.
While the men in black were attacking Yue Ling, the leader of the men in black rushed towards Yin Chu Jiu like lightning. "Come with me!" Yin Chu Jiu quickly took a few steps back, picked up her sword, and assumed an attacking stance.
Seeing Yin Chu Jiu adopt an attack stance towards him, the leader of the men in black did not care. He could sense that Yin Chu Jiu's power was only at the seventh level of the Human Pearl, and he was no match for Yin Chu Jiu, who was at the fifth level of the Earth Pearl.
"I won't kill you." Even though he knew Yin Chu Jiu was no match for him, the leader of the men in black still didn't want to fight him and wanted to take him away as quickly as possible. "Come with me, and I'll release Yue Ling."
"Impossible." Yin Chu Jiu didn't believe the man in black's words. He looked at Yue Ling, who was being attacked, and launched an attack on the man in black. "You won't let Yue Ling go!"
Just now, he was almost misled by what the man in black said.
The man in black's eyes flashed, and he gave a cold laugh, "Then I'll kill you."
Yin Chu Jiu took a deep breath and thrust his long sword toward the man in black. His face was equally cold and stern. "Even if you kill me, I will not let you go with me."
He continued, "Although I don't know why you want to arrest me, if you want to use me to threaten Yue Ling, I will never agree, even if it means death."
Yin Chu Jiu's tough attitude aroused the leader of the men in black's deep resentment, especially his resistance, which fueled his anger. He suddenly unleashed a powerful suction force from his palm, knocking the longsword out of Yin Chu Jiu's hand and striking his chest with the remaining force.
With a cracking sound, Yin Chu Jiu's sternum slightly collapsed, and she was sent flying backward.
A difference of a whole realm meant that Yin Chu Jiu couldn't last more than two rounds against the leader of the men in black.
The man in black sneered, then charged towards Yin Chu Jiu with a burst of speed, intending to take him away while he had the chance. He quickly reached Yin Chu Jiu, his large hand outstretched, reaching out to grab him.
"You'd actually die for him! You love him that much, why are you so good to him!"
As he grabbed, he questioned her resentfully. Yin Chu Jiu felt a sharp pain in her chest and her head was spinning. She had no strength or energy to answer the man in black's questions.
Why is he so good to Yue Ling?
Because that's what he owes him.
Yin Chu Jiu's helpless expression was interpreted as an admission by the man in black, which filled him with rage. His movements became even more ferocious, as if he wanted to kill Yin Chu Jiu. But just as the man in black was about to grab Yin Chu Jiu, a pale, almost translucent hand pierced through his chest, and drops of red blood slowly trickled down the hand to the ground.
Yue Ling's handsome, cold face emerged from behind the man in black. He said in a chilling voice, "Why? Because he likes me."
Therefore, he was willing to die for him and give everything for him.
She was willing to be so good to him.
With his hand withdrawn from the black-clad man's chest, Yue Ling instantly appeared beside Yin Chu Jiu, carefully lifting him from the ground. His black robe was soaked in blood, dripping onto the ground.
It's not his; it belongs to someone else.
Not far away, all the men in black lay on the ground. In that short time, Yue Ling had killed them all.
The man in black lay on the ground, blood gushing from his chest. The energy Yue Ling had absorbed surrounded his wounds, preventing them from healing.
Gasping for breath, the man in black glared at Yue Ling with resentment and hoarsely shouted, "Heavenly Pearl Realm!"
Yue Ling curled the corners of her mouth, her expression disdainful.
That's right. During this time, his energy increased by one point, reaching the Heavenly Pearl Realm, and it did not cause any harm to his body.
For the first ten years or so, he was like trash abandoned and despised by heaven. But now, he's like heaven's darling.
He even had a feeling that once the energy within him was fully unleashed, he would become the strongest person in this world.
Yin Chu Jiu leaned against Yue Ling, breathing heavily as she felt the powerful strength within his body, her eyes filled with infatuation as she looked at his face.
This is his protagonist, the future king of this world.
The man in black was still roaring in defiance, but to Yue Ling, his roars were nothing more than a fearless struggle before death.
The difference between the Heavenly Pearl Realm and the Earthly Pearl Realm is like heaven and earth; if he wanted to, he could crush him with one hand.
"...Go to hell."
Reaching out his hand, Yue Ling stared indifferently at the man in black on the ground. All those who covet others must die.
However, beneath Yue Ling's grasp, the man in black suddenly laughed. His voice was filled with boundless malice, "Hahaha, even if you kill me, you can't protect him!"
As the man in black finished speaking, a flash of light appeared beneath him, and a circular halo with intricate patterns appeared on the ground where he was lying—a teleportation array!
Yin Chu Jiu immediately recognized what it was.
Sometime during the night, he had secretly set up a teleportation array. To their eyes, the man in black made no move, nor could he possibly make any move.
As if aware of Yin Chu Jiu's shock, the man in black coughed and mocked, "I was prepared long ago. If this operation fails, someone even more powerful will come and capture him and lock him up before he has fully grown. But now, we have a way."
The man in black looked at Yin Chu Jiu, "As long as you..."
"Pfft!"
Before the man in black could finish speaking, he instantly exploded into a pile of minced meat. Yue Ling slowly withdrew his clenched hand, and the energy that had crushed the man in black into minced meat dissipated.
Then, he scooped Yin Chu Jiu up in his arms and tried to leave the area quickly. However, Yue Ling's speed was no match for the teleportation array. Before he could leave, a force suddenly appeared from the teleportation array.
That power was far stronger than Yue Ling's, almost reaching the tenth level of the Heavenly Bead realm. Yue Ling, who had just broken through to the Heavenly Bead realm, was no match for it.
Looking behind Yue Ling through his shoulder, Yin Chu Jiu saw a middle-aged man in a black robe and hat floating in the air above the teleportation array. His clothes moved without wind, and his imposing aura was so powerful that it was this action that allowed Yin Chu Jiu to see his appearance clearly.
Immediately, Yin Chu Jiu's eyes widened.
Qiu Jiu!
Qiu Jiu: He was born rebellious, with a thin build, and the scorpion tattoo on his forehead was his most obvious mark.
One of the elders of the Scorpion Palace, a fifth-level Heavenly Pearl expert, ranked one hundredth on this continent! He is also Yue Ling's lifelong enemy!
Yue Ling came from humble beginnings, but advanced rapidly, eventually even founding the Lingyue Palace single-handedly. His outstanding methods and abilities severely suppressed many veteran powerhouses.
As a result, many people became jealous of Yue Ling and regarded him as their formidable enemy.
Qiu Jiu is a case in point.
Qiu Jiu was narrow-minded and mean-spirited. He had lived for thousands of years, yet he was no match for a child who had only lived for a few decades. If those who had also lived for many years were at the top of the world, he wouldn't be jealous.
However, Yue Ling is not.
So, when everyone was condemning Yue Ling's brutal methods, he and many others created the Scorpion Palace to oppose Yue Ling's Palace.
It could be said that he was the one who hated Yue Ling the most.
Naturally, this kind of personality is also the easiest to create villainous characters.
The first thing that flashed through Yin Chu Jiu's mind was information about Qiu Jiu, and then another piece of information flashed through his mind.
Yue Ling can't win!
Yue Ling is no match for Qiu Jiu right now!
The fifth tier of the Heavenly Bead isn't the strongest, but Yue Ling can't defeat him now. Qiu Jiu's power isn't too great; his role is simply to serve as a stepping stone for the protagonist to become stronger—a common character in many leveling-up novels.
In the original storyline, Yue Ling eventually defeated Qiu Jiu, but by then Yue Ling had already reached the third level of the Heavenly Pearl realm, and he successfully defeated Qiu Jiu by crossing two minor realms.
However, Yue Ling had just entered the Heavenly Pearl Realm at this time, and he was no match for Qiu Jiu.
If someone could withstand Qiu Jiu's attack, Yue Ling could still escape. Since the man in black wanted to take him away, then… he was the most suitable person.
The thought flashed through his mind, and Yin Chu Jiu immediately jumped out of Yue Ling's arms and ran towards Qiu Jiu. He had thought about so much just now, but in fact, his thoughts had started the moment Qiu Jiu appeared, so it had only taken a few seconds.
"Chu Jiu!" His arms suddenly felt empty, and Yue Ling instinctively reached for Yin Chu Jiu, but missed. In his dark eyes, he could only see Yin Chu Jiu's back. "Come back!"
Yin Chu Jiu didn't turn around, nor did he answer Yue Ling's shouts. He just shouted loudly, "Zi Zhuo, Black Cat, take Yue Ling away!"
At the end of the street, Zi Zhuo and the black cat, having heard the commotion, arrived just in time. They had just turned out from another street when Yin Chu Jiu saw them the instant she turned and ran towards Qiu Jiu.
Before Zi Zhuo and the black cat could even discern the situation of Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling, the overwhelming aura of high-level power permeated every molecule of air, making their hair stand on end.
Instinctively, they rushed over and grabbed Yue Ling, each holding one of her hands with such force that Yue Ling couldn't break free. Then, they saw clearly Yin Chu Jiu's actions and the person who commanded such great authority over this place.
Yin Chu Jiu... actually wanted to stop that powerful figure alone.
Upon realizing this, Zi Zhuo and the black cat both paused for a moment. As if sensing their shock, Yin Chu Jiu's voice rang out again, shouting without turning his head, "Hurry up and leave!"
Zi Zhuo and the black cat immediately came to their senses, while Yue Ling had already gone mad. His hair was disheveled, and he struggled to run towards Yin Chu Jiu, but under the restraint of Zi Zhuo and the black cat, he could not get there no matter what.
At this moment, Yin Chu Jiu had already run to the opposite side of Qiu Jiu.
Qiu Jiu also noticed Yin Chu Jiu's actions. Strangely, he narrowed his eyes and did not immediately attack Yin Chu Jiu. He seemed to be somewhat wary of Yin Chu Jiu.
However, while Qiu Jiu remained still, Yin Chu Jiu did. Under everyone's gaze, he charged fiercely at Qiu Jiu. Qiu Jiu's body dodged slightly, but Yin Chu Jiu still managed to grab his robe.
Then, Yin Chu Jiu, who had grabbed the robe, pulled Qiu Jiu down with all her might. The two of them happened to stand on the teleportation array. With a flash of light, their figures disappeared immediately.
While the teleportation array is still active, you can use it to return to where you were teleported from.
This little world has completely lost Yin Chu Jiu's presence.
Zi Zhuo and the black cat were stunned, while Yue Ling went mad. He ran towards the teleportation array, but when he got there, there was no trace of it. No one knew where Yin Chu Jiu and Qiu Jiu had been teleported to.
Yue Ling lay on that patch of land, his eyes bloodshot, digging at it with his bare hands. Everyone knew the teleportation array had disappeared, but he stubbornly believed that he could find out where Yin Chu Jiu had gone from there.
His fingernails flipped open, and sharp pebbles pierced them, but he didn't stop, seemingly oblivious to the pain.
Zi Zhuo paused for two seconds, then reached out to pull him. But the next moment, Yue Ling shook her off, his voice so low and hoarse it was almost inaudible, "...Go away."
Zi Zhuo wanted to pull Yue Ling away again, but he stood there, too shocked to move by Yue Ling's frenzied state. Just then, the black cat gently tugged at his sleeve. This incident had made even this girl, a transformed demon beast, somewhat afraid of Yue Ling. She pointed at the man in black over there, her words filled with a ferocious, animalistic edge, given that Yin Chu Jiu had been taken away: "There's someone over there who's still breathing!"
Is it gassy?
Zi Zhuo paused for a second, then, disregarding Yue Ling's current state, pulled him up from the ground. Trying his best to remain calm, he said to the already frantic Yue Ling, "There's still one person alive."
We can save him.
Then they found out where that person had taken Yin Chu Jiu.
Yin Chu Jiu woke up amidst a jolt; he had been knocked unconscious by Qiu Jiu the moment he entered the teleportation array.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that he was in a spacious hall, or rather, he was being carried into the hall on someone's shoulder.
Seemingly realizing he was awake, the man threw him to the ground. He was bound with ropes and couldn't escape.
He sat up from the ground and saw clearly the person who had brought him in. The person was not unexpected—Qiu Jiu.
He stared warily at Qiu Jiu. Knowing Qiu Jiu's personality, he would kill him. Strangely, Qiu Jiu simply stared at him, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he were scrutinizing something he had thought about for a long time but was only now seeing.
After a long while, he took off the hat that was covering his face, completely revealing his features. Staring at the person opposite him, he discerned the expression on their face and said hoarsely, "You really aren't surprised."
What does that mean? Yin Chu Jiu shut her mouth and remained silent.
However, since Qiu Jiu had already spoken, it meant he wouldn't stop. He said in a sigh-like tone, "You know me, which means you really are him."
What's the meaning?
Yin Chu Jiu's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't speak. What did Qiu Jiu mean by this? What did he mean by "he really is him," and who was that "he"?
“I know you must be wondering why I know you.” Qiu Jiu squatted down, his withered face facing Yin Chu Jiu’s face. His eyes were cold and snake-like. “In fact, not only do I know you, but all the elders and leaders of our Scorpion Palace know you. You can play games.”
What? Yin Chu Jiu's eyes widened suddenly.
"You can play games" is Yin Chu Jiu's pen name, which is also the author's name he uses to write novels. In modern society, this author's name is somewhat well-known, and people who are familiar with him know that this is his name. But in this world, in this novel world, why does Qiu Jiu know what his name is?
And they knew his pen name, not his real name.
"Are you wondering how I know all this? Let me tell you, we not only know your name, we also know you're not from this world, we know why you came here, and we even know... how you can go back."
Qiu Jiu gave Yin Chu Jiu a smile that wasn't too bad. His voice was hoarse, but his tone was gentle, as if it carried a hook. And at the other end of the hook was obvious temptation.
"Promise us one thing, and we'll send you back."
"You really want to go back, don't you?"
Author's Note:
Qiu Jiu: You really want to go back, don't you?
Yin Chu Jiu: ...No, I don't really want to go back.
Qiu Jiu: ...! !!
It got thicker and longer today! (*^▽^*)~
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