Chapter 723: Yan Xiu’s Friend
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
This was a sword radiance that was formed by both green and white light. It was extremely quick, nearing the cliff right as The Sixth Elder’s sword came down.
“Boom!”
Following a loud bang, a light screen appeared on the cliff. The green and white light combined to form a solid wall.
“Did that stop him?”
“I suppose so.”
The disciples couldn’t help but be nervous as they looked toward the wall.
However…They were meant to be disappointed.
This was because they heard a disdainful voice right as the wall appeared, “Why did you act cool?”
“Act cool…”
The disdainful voice echoed in the air.
The Sixth Elder’s and the disciples’ expressions changed. They were enraged by the humiliation.
There were several hundred disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, coupled with six disciples guarding the Sword Peak and three Elders, yet, with such a big army, they couldn’t even stop Fang Zhengzhi, who was only at Rebirth State.
If this got out, the the Heaven Dao Pavilion’s reputation in the Holy Region might be ruined.
“Kid, you’re not going anywhere!” The Sixth Elder’s face was bright red with embarrassment. He jumped down the cliff right after he landed.
The gigantic beast also dashed down like a stream of light.
“Give chase!”
“We can’t let him get away no matter what!”
“Go down the cliff!”
All the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion followed the Sixth Elder and jumped down the cliff, blowing their whistles at the same time.
“Roar…”
“Roar!!”
The roars of countless beasts came from the forest, below the cliff, and within the Heaven Dao Pavilion, following which, many massive figures appeared in the sky.
“This bastard is really hard to deal with!” The Second Elder said with a sigh as he looked at the Fourth Elder.
“That’s true, but we can’t forgive him for destroying the Divine Rain Pond!” The Fourth Elder nodded his head and said.
“Let’s chase after him, he can’t get away!”
“Ok!”
…
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he was in too much of a rush.
He had never thought that he would be leaving the Heaven Dao Pavilion like this. In his original plan, he was supposed to be carrying a bunch of treasures, riding on a Snow Wind Eagle, and soaring into the sky while tens of thousands of people watched as he left. He was supposed to wave goodbye without anyone sending him off.
It was a pity that reality was nothing like he had expected.
He did obtain the treasures beforehand, but he lacked a Snow Wind Eagle, or rather, even if he did have one, he couldn’t summon it now.
However, the most embarrassing thing for him was the fact that hundreds of people came to send him off even after he waved goodbye.
Furthermore, these people were fuming with the intent to kill him. Life was truly full of plot twists, and they always struck when it was the least expected.
Run…That was the only thing Fang Zhengzhi could do at the moment, and it was also his only choice. If he got caught, he would definitely be killed.
In that case, he didn’t have to hesitate.
After jumping down the cliff, he continued running toward the bottom of the mountain at the fastest speed he could manage. He didn’t dare to slow down even a little.
Despite so, his pursuers were getting closer, especially the Sixth Elder, who was now less than 20 steps away from him, thanks to the speed of his beast. He was still speeding up towards Fang Zhengzhi.
“Sixth Elder, it isn’t gentlemanly to backstab someone!” Fang Zhengzhi shouted nervously as he headed towards the bottom of the cliff.
“Hmph! Do you think that I will fall for your trick? There’s no way in hell that I would attack you so that you could run away faster by borrowing the momentum of my attack!” The Sixth Elder snorted.
“Damn it…All of them are cunning old bastards!” Fang Zhengzhi was just trying his luck, because he himself didn’t believe that the Sixth Elder would fall for it. However, he would be lying if he said that he didn’t have any tricks left.
Although he didn’t have time to make more flashbangs and smoke grenades, he picked up all the nails and concealed weapons that he used against Tian Xing during their battle.
It was not time for them to make a comeback again.
With a wave of his hand, countless nails and concealed weapons shot towards the Sixth Elder like fireworks in the sky.
“You shameless bastard!” The Six Elder was clearly pissed off by these concealed weapons, but there was nothing he could do.
He couldn’t possibly ask Fang Zhengzhi not to throw the nails at him.
The Sixth Elder had no choice but to evade the nails. Although they couldn’t harm him, but he would definitely slow down if he blocked the nails with his sword.
He was dodging the nails and concealed weapons easily, but the disciples behind him weren’t as skilled or as lucky as him, especially their beasts.
“Roar!”
“Aiya, what’s that?!”
“Watch out for the concealed weapons!”
“Roar!!!”
The disciples and their beasts sang a beautiful symphony. The downward path was full of ups and downs, just like their lives.
“It’s working well!” Fang Zhengzhi was pleased to see them getting further away, so he didn’t hesitate to throw out more of his concealed weapons.
As he recalled Wu Yuer’s condescending looks when he was making these nails, he could only blame her for being too young and too short-sighted.
Just as what Wu Yuer and the others had said, these nailed were useless against people who were too powerful, such as Tian Xing. They were only good for delaying the time.
However, during special occasions, like when he was escaping, these nails and concealed weapons could literally save his life.
A phrase to describe these items was ‘Better to be safe than sorry’!
…
Thanks to Fang Zhengzhi’s nails, the Sixth Elder couldn’t get any closer. He could only follow closely behind him.
The disciples behind him…They were worse off. Most of them were struck by the concealed weapons, and a few weaker disciples were even knocked out.
Of course, the beasts suffered the most. Since they were huge, they couldn’t evade these fast-moving nails effectively.
All of the beasts were bleeding profusely.
“Damn it, you’re shameless!”
“Fang Zhengzhi, I swear that I’ll kill you!”
“Aiyo…”
The disciples were either shouting angrily or screaming in pain, but all of them were definitely agitated.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t bother about them, because in all honesty, he was punishable by death.
In that case, he didn’t mind committing more offenses.
As he sped down the cliff, the rain of nails and concealed weapons didn’t stop.
Finally, a snow-white region appeared in his sight, along with five tiny spots. Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes lit up with excitement, because he knew that it was the empty field below the cliff, and the five tiny wooden houses.
“Yan Xiu, run!” Under normal circumstances, Yan Xiu would be reading by the lake, but Fang Zhengzhi wanted to be sure.
After all, there was always a chance that something might go wrong.
If Yan Xiu was sleeping in the wooden house instead of following his normal routine…They would be in trouble!
Hence, he shouted out loud as soon as possible.
However, there was no reaction in the tiny wooden houses, which made Fang Zhengzhi slightly relieved.
If Yan Xiu wasn’t in the wooden house, he must be reading beside the lake. That would make escaping slightly easier.
In fact, Fang Zhengzhi really wasn’t willing to leave the Heaven Dao Pavilion like this, because Yan Xiu’s condition was a little special.
To put it bluntly, Yan Xiu was no different from a normal person currently.
Of course, although he was physically stronger, but his Origin Energy in his Small Dimension was sealed.
According to Chi Guyan, Yan Xiu had entered a critical stage back then. He was unconscious, and one could even say that he became a true Fallen Asura. Normally, there wasn’t a way to save him, and the only option was to kill him. Even Chi Guyan couldn’t completely remove the Fallen Asura that had consumed him.
The only way was to seal him temporarily.
By sealing the Fallen Asura and the Origin Energy in his Small Dimension, Yan Xiu could slowly remove the harm done to his body. This could take anywhere between three months and half a year.
Fang Zhengzhi was willing to accept this outcome.
After all, it would only take up to half a year for him to recover. However, Yan Xiu was anxious about this, so he had been reading beside the lake every day, sometimes for the entire day.
As Yan Xiu once said, “Three months is actually a short time!”
These three months were the last three months left in Fang Zhengzhi’s life. Similarly, it was a goal that Yan Xiu had set, which was to recover in three months.
…
While he was 20 steps away from the ground, Fang Zhengzhi moved. He stepped onto the cliff with all his strength and converted the direction of his momentum, from going downward, to going forward.
When the Sixth Elder saw this, he gritted his teeth and did the same.
However…Before he could change his direction, dozens of glittering nails were already coming for his face.
“Damn it!” The Sixth Elder was in the middle of changing his direction, so he couldn’t dodge the nails effectively. Running out of options, he could only block the nails with his sword.
“Boom boom boom…”
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi had already entered the forest, and a giant tree somehow appeared on the path that lead into the forest.
“His speed…” The Sixth Elder was amazed, because he thought that Fang Zhengzhi would slow down after landing on the ground.
However, the fact was that…He became even faster!
Only now did he understand how Fang Zhengzhi walked out of the Jungle of Mysteries within an hour.
He was seething with anger.
However, to his pleasant surprise, instead of staying quiet after entering the forest, Fang Zhengzhi was shouting at the top of his lungs, “Yan Xiu….Yan Xiu, run, Yan Xiu…” Thanks to his shouting, it would be hard for the Sixth Elder to not pinpoint his location.
“Hmph, how could he think about escaping with Yan Xiu when he’s going to die soon? He’s asking for it!” The Sixth Elder snorted and struck with his sword.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, the tree that was blocking his way was split into two.
However, Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t worried about the tree at the moment, he was scattering the nails all over the ground as he bolted towards the lake.
Meanwhile, beside the lake…Yan Xiu turned and looked behind him when he heard Fang Zhengzhi’s voice, but he didn’t respond immediately.
This was because there was a black-robed man standing in front of him, with his was covered by the hood of the robe.
“So you’re finally showing yourself.” Yan Xiu said flatly.
“Haha, Yan Xiu, you’re just a normal person now, so why do you have to pretend that you’ve discovered me?” The figure chuckled at Yan Xiu’s words.
“What do you want?” Yan Xiu’s lip twitches, but his expression was as calm as the lake behind him.
“Well…I don’t have to kill you. I’ve heard that you’re Fang Zhengzhi’s friend.”
“Are you taking me hostage?”
“That’s right, I’ve heard that you guys are very close friends. What was that sentence…Oh, I got it, ‘I can let down anyone in the world but him’, right? I’m going to see for myself today, whether he will choose to save you, or to save himself.” The figure nodded softly.
“You don’t seem like you have had any friends in your life.”
“What do you mean?”
“If you have a true friend, you’d know that I won’t let him make that choice!” As Yan Xiu said that, he raised his right hand and struck at his own head.