Chapter 58: A Battle of Passion Is Inevitable
Everyone mounted their horses, but Xiang Kui and Chong Sheng walked.
Murong Hanchan teased, "Big guy, why don't you ride a horse?"
Xiang Kui laughed and said, "The iron hammer in my hand weighs a hundred pounds. With my body, the little horse can hardly move an inch. It's useless to ride it!"
Everyone laughed upon hearing this. Just then, Xiaoyao Lang arrived in his carriage, and Yu Linglong gracefully stepped into the carriage.
Murong Hanchan was displeased upon seeing this, and felt extremely distressed. However, she suppressed her anger and rode her horse beside Xiaoyao Lang, gently smiling as she said, "Brother Xiaoyao, can you tell me what has happened to you these past few days? Why haven't I seen the old man with you?"
Xiaoyao Lang recounted in detail to Murong Hanchan all the things that had happened since their separation, including how Yu Linglong had saved him several times. Upon hearing this, Murong Hanchan said coldly, "You two really do have a deep connection!"
Xiaoyao Lang sighed, "Chan'er, some things are really hard to explain."
Murong Hanchan said angrily, "With her martial arts skills, how could she have put you in such a dangerous situation just now?"
Xiaoyao Lang hurriedly said, "Chan'er, you have misunderstood Linglong. It was my insistence on playing the hero that led to my being trapped. If it weren't for Linglong, I would have been dead long ago."
Murong Hanchan said angrily, "Linglong, Linglong, I'm ignoring you!" and then rode away.
Xiaoyao Lang hurriedly called out, "Chan'er?..."
Yu Linglong closed her eyes to regulate her breathing and said softly, "Miss Murong must be very angry. You can coax her later."
Xiaoyao Lang asked in a low voice, "Linglong! Aren't you angry with me?"
Yu Linglong laughed and said, "So what if I'm angry with you? This mix of love and hate isn't the outcome I want."
Xiaoyao Lang was deeply moved upon hearing this.
Two hours later, the Xiaoyao Lang group arrived at the Yongle Gang's farm. Xiang Kui had intended to spend some time with them, but he received an urgent mission. After settling everyone in, he hurriedly left.
Looking around, Xiaoyao Lang saw that the farm was built along the lake, with hundreds of thatched houses clustered together. However, the place where they were settled was a two-story courtyard house, like a luxury hotel.
At this moment, a graceful woman walked over and came to Murong Hanchan. She smiled and said, "You must be Miss Murong. I am Fengran from the Yu family. I greet you all. Brother Xiangkui specifically instructed me to take good care of you. I have prepared some wine and dishes. Please, Miss Murong, lead us to the second floor."
Murong Hanchan cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Feng!"
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they all went back to their rooms to rest. Xiaoyao Lang then fed the horses; "Little Black" had done a great job along the way.
Chunxiang went to Yulinglong's room, but Yulinglong was nowhere to be seen. So she left the courtyard and searched everywhere. She came to the three thatched huts and saw Yulinglong standing alone by the lake, as if she had something on her mind.
Chunxiang stepped forward and whispered, "Palace Master! You seem to be preoccupied."
Yu Linglong asked softly, "What is the most heartbreaking of all the sufferings in the world?"
Chunxiang sighed, “Life is full of flavors, sour and sweet, bitter and spicy, joy and sorrow, love and hate, none of which can make people feel sad.”
Yu Linglong replied leisurely, "The joys and sorrows of life cannot compare to the power of love!"
Chunxiang was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Does the Palace Master like Young Master Xiaoyao?"
Yu Linglong said softly, "I don't know. I don't know if we can get through this tribulation. I originally wanted to take him to the Heavenly Palace to cultivate together. Even if we couldn't be together forever, we could still spend a hundred or two hundred years together. But he still has Miss Murong in his heart and is deeply attached to her. I'm afraid he won't come to the Heavenly Palace with me."
Chunxiang: "This..." She also found it difficult to speak.
Yu Linglong said softly again, "I have made up my mind. If he does not come to Tianji Palace, I will be confined to Tianxue Mountain from now on, and I will never set foot in the mortal world again in this lifetime." As she spoke, she was full of sorrow.
Just then, Murong Hanchan walked over and said to Chunxiang, "Sister-in-law, I have something I want to say to her. Could you do me a favor?"
Looking at the cold-eyed Murong Hanchan, Chunxiang said nervously, "Miss Murong, you are all my family. I don't want you to hurt each other."
Murong Hanchan smiled and said, "Don't worry! She and I just have something to discuss. Just don't tell Brother Xiaoyao that we're here."
Upon hearing this, Chunxiang sensed that something was wrong and that finding Xiaoyao Lang was the best course of action, so she quickly left.
Murong Hanchan walked to Yu Linglong's side. The two peerless beauties stood together, one slender and the other voluptuous; one bold and elegant, the other gentle and quiet; both possessed extraordinary temperament, exuding an ethereal aura and radiating a transcendent beauty.
Murong Hanchan said coldly, "I want to make a bet with you!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Linglong asked calmly, "How shall we wager?"
Murong Hanchan smiled and said, "A life-or-death battle will reveal to you who Brother Xiaoyao will choose to stand against."
Yu Linglong said softly, "If you do this, we will only both suffer, and it will put him in a more difficult position. Someone as intelligent as you should not do this, right?"
Murong Hanchan said sadly, "Things have come to this point, and the current situation will only make everyone feel awkward. The best outcome is to force him to make a choice. Come on! Show no mercy!" As soon as she finished speaking, Murong Hanchan struck out with her palm. Yu Linglong teleported and dodged, and her palm landed on the lake, causing the water to splash up two zhang high.
Yu Linglong stepped aside and said, "Miss Murong, do you really have to force him like this?"
Murong Hanchan coldly said, "Hurry up and make your move. If you don't kill me, I'll kill you!" Then, she launched a powerful attack on Yu Linglong.
Faced with Murong Hanchan's frenzied killing intent, Yu Linglong felt helpless and had no choice but to gather her strength and use forceful moves to resist.
When Chunxiang told everyone what had happened, they had already heard the sounds of fighting. Yin Xiaosheng hurriedly went to the stable to find Xiaoyao Lang.
Yin Xiaosheng shouted, "Xiaoyao Lang, Junior Sister is fighting with the Palace Master! If you don't go now, the consequences will be dire!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang exclaimed in surprise, "What?" He threw down the bucket in his hand and asked, "Where is it? Let's go there right away."
When Chunxiang and Xie Yunfeng arrived, the two figures were suspended in the air, their palms clashing, locked in a life-or-death struggle, and had been locked in a fierce battle for a long time. The three thatched huts around them were already broken and in ruins.
Chunxiang cried out in concern, "Stop fighting!"
The two ignored them completely. Murong Hanchan channeled her energy with both palms, her body suspended upside down, carrying immense power as she pressed down on Yu Linglong from mid-air. Yu Linglong also absorbed the powerful energy, landing forcefully to block it. In the instant the two forces collided, the three thatched huts to the northeast and west were leveled by the force; in the lake to the south, a three-zhang-long wave was carved out, with the water rising more than two zhang high.
Xiaoyao Lang arrived and hurriedly called out, "Chan'er, Linglong, stop fighting!"
Seeing Xiaoyao Lang arrive, Murong Hanchan descended from the air, gathering strength in her right palm to strike Yu Linglong. Seeing that Murong Hanchan still wouldn't stop, Yu Linglong also gathered strength in her right palm to block Murong Hanchan's attack.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Murong Hanchan immediately calmed her inner energy, her true qi vanishing instantly. At the same time, she dispersed the energy in her palm and struck out with an empty palm. Yu Linglong, caught off guard, parried the blow. Seeing that the two had not yet stopped, Xiaoyao Lang swiftly stepped between them. Yu Linglong, seeing this, tried to withdraw her energy, but the distance was too close, and it was too late.
Yu Linglong's palm strike hit Xiaoyao Lang directly. Xiaoyao Lang felt a jolt in his body and flew towards Murong Hanchan. In an instant, the two flew several feet away.
Yu Linglong exclaimed, "Yu Lang!" In a flash, she arrived in front of the two, helped them up, and held Xiaoyao Lang in her arms.
Murong Hanchan hadn't expected Xiaoyao Lang to step in and block her way. Looking at Xiaoyao Lang, whose mouth was full of blood, she cried out softly, "Brother Xiaoyao, why did you do this! Why were you so foolish!"
Xiaoyao Lang still had a shred of consciousness and weakly said, "Chan'er, please stop fighting." After saying that, he fainted.
Upon hearing this, Murong Hanchan snatched Xiaoyao Lang from Yu Linglong's hands and flew towards the room with him in her arms.
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