Chapter 69 Escape

Under the wind and snow, the whole field was still in darkness.

On the white field, figures kept flashing, some were riding horses, some were walking, but they were all rushing towards the west.

After a moment, a slender figure suddenly stopped, and then turned back without looking back.

At the front of the team, Miao Chengtian accidentally turned his head and suddenly saw a figure disappear in the snow in an instant.

She was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Xue'er!?"

But the wilderness is vast, without any echo.

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In the northern suburbs of Luoyang outside Anxi Gate, near the edge of the messy woods, three figures were facing each other, and the situation was very delicate.

At this time, Xiao Yan supported Sanqianyuan and held the latter's back with one hand, and the internal force in his palm flowed into his body.

The somewhat chaotic aura of the Three Thousand Courtyard instantly stabilized, and then he whispered: "He didn't attack with all his strength just now. I am no match for him. You go first. I can hold him off for a while, and he can't kill me yet."

Then, he added, "If it were someone else, I would just abandon him and leave, but you have brains, and I can't bear to see you die so soon."

Xiao Yanshai smiled, holding Ji Ruxue's sword in one hand, and replied in a low voice: "Xiao wants to escape, but considering the friendship with the helmsman, I still don't have the face to do so."

Sanqianyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

He was really dragged onto the pirate ship by Xiao Yan.

On the opposite side, the Hades Emperor Zhu Yougui had an arrogant look on his face, but when he saw that the two did not respond to him, he became gloomy.

"You two are whispering to each other, don't you take me seriously?"

Then, he looked at Xiao Yan again, his eyes rolled around, and he thought, "How could you recover so quickly after being stabbed by a sword?"

The latter took a step forward and said, "As the great Emperor of the Underworld, don't you realize that I have also been practicing martial arts over the years?"

Zhu Yougui's face darkened, "Are you fake?"

But when he saw the sword wound on Xiao Yan's right chest, and thought that Xiao Yan's cowardly appearance in Luoyang was almost exactly the same as Li Yu in his memory, he became a little suspicious.

"You have a chance to learn martial arts!?"

"Whether it is true or not, the Hades Emperor will know after trying it."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Zhu Yougui sneered, and then black mist rose from his palms. The ribbons on the skull back ornament behind him kept shaking, and his momentum suddenly rose.

"Even if you learn martial arts, so what? A mere Great Heavenly Rank and a bastard are both as cheap as ants in my eyes, no different from a small Star Rank!"

After saying that, he strode forward with great arrogance and domineering aura, with ghostly energy swirling between his palms, and in a moment he slapped Xiao Yan in the face.

The latter did not dare to be careless. He attached strong energy to his sword and kept dodging and retreating while blocking.

But it was different from the past. Every time he fought with others, his sword energy was unstoppable and anyone who stood in his way would die. But now, as soon as he touched the ghost energy in Zhu Yougui's hand, he sank into the sea without any reaction.

Fortunately, there was Sanqianyuan nearby. Although he was also restrained by the extremely evil ghost energy of the Hades Emperor, his strength was not low after all, and he must not let Zhu Yougui look down on him. When Xiao Yan retreated, he immediately stepped forward, parried with both palms in the air, and fought several palms with Zhu Yougui.

After Xiao Yan stepped back, his figure instantly disappeared into the darkness.

Zhu Yougui, who still had the upper hand, cried out in surprise, but suddenly he felt a chill behind him, and then he saw Xiao Yan's figure suddenly appear, stabbing him in the vitals with a sword.

But the former was surrounded by ghostly energy, and the sword could only penetrate half an inch and could not go any further.

Xiao Yan drew his sword and retreated without hesitation.

Sure enough, Zhu Yougui forced Sanqianyuan back with one palm, then turned around and slapped them with his palm.

The wind was filled with evil spirits, and there were also sharp sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling. Although the palm strike missed, it still affected Xiao Yan, forcing him to move his wrists quickly, constantly turning the sword to dispel some of the evil spirits and retreat to avoid it.

Behind Zhu Yougui, Sanqianyuan was frightened when he saw this, but he still took the opportunity to rush forward, his body suspended in the air, and kicked Zhu Yougui in the back of the head.

The latter seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and he laughed shrilly. His body stood still, but his short and thick arms suddenly shot out, and his palms turned into fists, instantly hitting the soles of Sanqianyuan's feet.

The latter shook all over and turned backwards.

But before he could stand firm, Zhu Yougui had already shrunk and approached him, striking out with both palms with great force.

The dull sound of clashing hands continued to ring out, but within a breath, the defense of Sanqianyuan was already in chaos, his forearm was hit, and most of his body's defense was instantly exposed.

Zhu Yougui laughed triumphantly, mobilized all the ghost energy in his body, gathered it in his right hand, and then slammed it towards Sanqianyuan's heart.

The latter's scalp tingled, but it was too late to retreat. He could only find a way to drag his arms and defend his chest with all his strength.

At that moment, in a flash, a huge force instantly pulled Sanqianyuan from behind, and then a long sword flew out from behind him.

Zhu Yougui's face was ferocious, and he did not evade the palm with his right hand, but suddenly met it. For a moment, the tip of the sword seemed to be in a stalemate with the palm, and behind the long sword, the pair of burning indigo eyes were particularly dazzling.

Sanqianyuan's eyes narrowed, and he felt that everything slowed down, and the falling snow in the sky seemed to stop for a moment.

But immediately, the sound of the sword cracking was heard.

A dark purple palm wrapped in thick yin energy came down, and a full-strength attack from the late Great Heaven Realm landed on Xiao Yan's left chest.

The latter's figure was like a kite with a broken string. It flew backwards several feet and rolled in the snow, and then became motionless.

In the distance, an indigo figure collided with the snow shadow, but the pair of indigo eyes that were also shining brightly suddenly went out.

Her heart stopped beating.

The next moment, she ran over with all her might. Although she looked a little flustered, her hands wrapped in gauze were extremely calm, and she helped Xiao Yan up.

The latter had a ghostly aura emanating from his chest, but his breath was already weak.

Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. When he saw it was her, he said weakly, "Let's go... I can survive..."

The girl carried him on her back without hesitation.

Just like in Caozhou two months ago, Xiao Yan crouched down in the suburbs and carried her on his back.

In the distance, Sanqianyuan, who had distanced himself from Zhu Yougui because he was rescued by Xiao Yan, had a gloomy face, but was also retreating slowly.

Farther away, Zhu Yougui narrowed his eyes, lowered his head and looked at his pierced right palm, muttering to himself in surprise.

"Where did he get the pure Yang internal energy..."

But he was too lazy to think about it. He stared at Sanqianyuan with a pair of small eyes flashing with evil light. The ghost energy that had been exhausted in his body began to flow out again, and then slowly lingered in the palm of his right hand, constantly repairing the bloody wound.

At this time, the sound of thundering horse hooves suddenly came from the south. It turned out that Zhu Hanbin was leading hundreds of cavalrymen to catch up.

Sanqianyuan looked in all directions and sensed that Ji Ruxue and the other person had gone a little further away. Seeing this, he turned around and fled.

"Your Highness, how is it?"

Zhu Hanbin glanced at the messy snowfield, and then saw Zhu Yougui's right palm, which had not yet recovered. He was secretly shocked and asked, "Is your highness okay?"

"Li Yu received a blow from me, so he won't live long."

Zhu Yougui laughed grimly, pulled off a cavalryman, and rushed forward, saying, "Chase after him. Father wants to see Li Yu's body, and I will make sure he dies without a burial place!"

Zhu Hanbin's heart sank, and the two generals behind him looked at each other, both with solemn expressions on their faces.

He dared not disobey and immediately followed him and led his troops to pursue.

But at this moment, several objects suddenly flew out from the messy woods not far away.

Zhu Yougui, who was rushing in the front, sneered and raised his hand to slap forward with a few palm winds.

Suddenly, a magnificent flame first lit up, and then a deafening explosion wrapped in a violent heat wave came towards us.

Zhu Yougui's face changed and he turned over and hid.

The heat wave was so powerful that it instantly overturned his mount, and then broken objects exploded and pierced the fallen horse.

Zhu Hanbin and others were also affected by the heat wave, but they were not seriously injured.

However, they all broke out in cold sweats, their scalps felt numb, and they felt like they had walked through the gates of hell.

The neighing of horses could be heard continuously throughout the plain. Many agitated and panicked mounts overturned their riders and fled in all directions.

Zhu Yougui dodged and lay on the ground, his small eyes staring straight at the messy woods.

But for a long time, there was no movement inside.

"hiss……"

His eyes kept turning, a wicked light flashing in them, and he then muttered to himself uncertainly, "Hanba?"

Far behind, Zhu Hanbin kept calming his agitated mount and asked fearfully, "Your Highness, are you still chasing us?"

Zhu Yougui got up from the ground and glanced at them with a gloomy face, because they saw him, the great Emperor of the Underworld, in such an embarrassed state.

However, he still glanced at the messy woods with lingering fear, and said in a sharp voice: "Split up the troops to search, Li Yu has been hit by my Nine Nether Mysterious Heaven Divine Art, he will definitely not survive more than twelve hours, and his body must be found!"

　Sorry, I went to Chengdu two days ago and didn’t bring my computer. I just asked for leave in the group. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)