Chapter 15: The Unreasonable Lover p2
Xie Bailu ran very fast, cursing all the way, as if every cultivator on the road was an eyesore. She even kicked a few of them. The cultivators guarding the prison, seeing this, were afraid of being implicated and quickly made way for her, retreating outside. Anyway, spiritual energy was forbidden in the prison, so they weren’t afraid of the demon cultivators escaping.
In the middle of all this, Xie Bailu took a moment to ask Xiao Xing to confirm that the Divine Movement Art could be used normally.
By the time Xie Bailu reached the prison gate, she was the only one left nearby. She grabbed Zhenxin, who was still peeking out, and shouted angrily, “It’s all your fault! I wouldn’t have been locked up for so long if it weren’t for you!”
Then she whispered quickly, “I saw Zhenhui’s eagle nearby. If he comes to rescue you later, I’ll create a diversion. Don’t worry about me, just run. I have a divine artifact and can run very fast!”
At this moment, the leading cultivator had caught up. Xie Bailu kicked Zhenxin through the bars. The still bewildered Zhenxin let out a cry of “aiyo,” a wronged expression on his face.
Zhenyi, who was already close to Zhenxin, naturally heard what Xie Bailu had just said. Although she was naive, she reacted quickly. “Don’t hit Zhenxin!”
Xie Bailu said unreasonably, “Not only will I hit him, but I’ll also send you to see the King of Hell!”
She turned and looked at the leading cultivator angrily. “Hurry up! What are you dawdling for? Didn’t you say you were taking them to the city gate?”
The leading cultivator felt that this person was truly moody. First, she had taken her anger out on him, and now she was taking it out on the two demon cultivators. He was happy to see this, as he could finally complete the task his superior had given him.
He quickly ordered his men to bring the two demon cultivators out. This time, they were bound with ropes made from the hide of a Golden Core demonic beast, which a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not easily break, let alone these two injured demon cultivators.
The leading cultivator said, “I will send someone to take you to see the Young Master, Miss. You can go first.”
Xie Bailu said, “Why should I? I’ll walk slowly and watch them be executed with my own eyes to vent my anger!”
The leading cultivator wanted to say that she could also see it if she went to the city gate first, but after a few exchanges, he understood that she was not a reasonable person and had to let her have her way.
This was the Ling family’s territory. As long as she stayed by his side and didn’t run around, even if the demon cultivators’ accomplice came to rescue them, she wouldn’t be harmed.
Thus, Xie Bailu got her storage bag back, hung the Five-Star Cauldron on her waist as usual, and followed the leading cultivator with an arrogant air. Zhenxin and Zhenyi were escorted by many cultivators, and the group headed towards the city gate in a grand procession.
As for the confused whispers between the two jailers guarding the prison, no one else heard them.
Brother Cai said, “This little girl has two faces. Wasn’t she just talking and laughing with those two demon cultivators earlier?”
The young jailer was also confused. “Does the Young Master really like someone like this?”
Brother Cai knocked him on the head. “Stop gossiping about the Young Master behind his back!”
The young jailer quickly shut up and obediently did his duty.
At the same time, at the city gate, the steward of White Rock City, who had only asked Ling Song to come and stand guard, was looking at the city walls anxiously.
Because Ling Song had injured the two Golden Core cultivators of White Rock City as soon as he arrived, their combat power was now lacking. The steward was afraid it wasn’t stable enough and had respectfully asked Ling Song to stand guard. He hadn’t expected him to say nothing after arriving, and with a few sword strikes, he had targeted the Golden Core demonic beasts. With each strike, a Golden Core demonic beast and a group of demon cultivators around it would be wiped out.
After the few Golden Core demonic beasts were all dead, Ling Song had left with a contemptuous “You can handle the rest, right?” and disappeared.
The Ling family all knew Ling Song’s temperament, so the steward didn’t pay much attention. He was just looking for the person behind the scenes who was controlling these demonic beasts.
These demonic beasts had not gained intelligence. How could they have gathered on their own? But now that the threatening Golden Core demonic beasts were all dead, the person behind the scenes hadn’t even reacted…
The steward suddenly frowned. Could it be that he wasn’t here?
Speaking of which, among the demonic beasts besieging the city, were some species missing?
But his doubts were not given much thought, because the demonic beasts, which had been standing still, suddenly seemed to have received some kind of order and all began to charge at the city wall with red eyes. The defensive array on the city wall immediately emitted a crumbling light.
White Rock City had been peaceful for too long, and the defensive array had not been upgraded for many years. In addition, although the individual strength of these demonic beasts was low, their numbers were too large, so the defensive array seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
The steward quickly sent people to stabilize the array and others to go out and kill the demonic beasts to relieve the pressure.
At this moment, Xie Bailu still didn’t know that Ling Song had left White Rock City. The closer she got to the city gate, the more anxious she became. What is Zhenhui doing? Why hasn’t he made a move yet? If he doesn’t make a move soon, I’ll have to run on my own. Otherwise, by the time I see Ling Song, it will be too late to run!
Just as Xie Bailu was walking anxiously, a sharp cry suddenly came from the sky. As everyone looked up in surprise, they saw a dozen or so huge demonic beasts swooping down, their target being their group of cultivators!
Because they were prepared, the leading cultivator was not flustered and immediately shouted, “Form up… wait, don’t run around!”
The leading cultivator’s words were too late. Xie Bailu had already screamed and rushed out.
“Ahhh, what are these ugly things! They’re scaring me to death!” She seemed to have lost her mind in fear, running around in a panic, disrupting the Ling family cultivators’ formation, and making the leading cultivator hesitate to act, promptly stopping the cultivators who were in ambush in the distance.
The leading cultivator was about to go crazy. He had never seen a cultivator so panicked by the sight of demonic beasts, even worse than a mortal. A mortal at least knew to hide, but she was running around in a panic!
He thought, Perhaps the Young Master protects her so well that he never lets a demonic beast even get a glimpse of her. Just like when he had captured her, she hadn’t even resisted, as if she didn’t know how to fight at all. He resignedly rushed forward, trying to get her out of the chaotic battlefield.
But Xie Bailu was running without any pattern, and with the disruption of the demonic beasts in the sky, the leading cultivator couldn’t get her out of the chaos for a long time.
Zhenxin and Zhenyi had noticed Feifei circling in the sky after leaving the prison and had exchanged countless glances. When the numerous flying demonic beasts launched their surprise attack, they were prepared. They suddenly pushed aside the cultivators next to them and rushed towards the nearest demonic beast.
How could the Ling family cultivators let them run? They quickly chased after them, but were blocked by the demonic beasts.
According to the plan, they were to engage them at close range, while other cultivators in the distance would shoot arrows. But Xie Bailu’s chaotic running had disrupted the plan. The leading cultivator didn’t have time to explain and could only shout, “Don’t attack! The Young Master’s lover is here!” The ambushing cultivators were so scared they didn’t dare to act recklessly.
And with only this group of cultivators, who were meant to be bait, they naturally couldn’t stop so many flying demonic beasts. Zhenxin and Zhenyi smoothly got on the backs of the demonic beasts, and under a unified command, all the demonic beasts took to the sky, not lingering in the fight.
Only Zhenxin and Zhenyi looked down at Xie Bailu, who was looking up and secretly waving at them, their feelings extremely complicated.
Zhenxin whispered, “Xie Cheng is really too good. Zhenhui should change his mind now, right!”
Zhenyi nodded. “The next time I see her, I’ll beat up whoever she wants me to beat up!”
Zhenxin also agreed, but then he thought of something and asked pitifully, “Then what if she wants you to beat me up?”
Zhenyi said, “Of course I have to beat you up. It’s definitely your fault.”
Zhenxin whimpered, “Wu!”
He looked down again and said in a low voice, “Can she really escape?”
Zhenyi looked completely unconcerned and said, “Of course she can. She’s smarter than Zhenhui.”
All the flying demonic beasts controlled by Zhenhui were here, protecting Zhenxin and Zhenyi as they flew high. The defensive array of White Rock City had to cover such a large area, so it had to sacrifice some functions. It didn’t stop those going out, only those coming in, so they smoothly left White Rock City from the sky to rendezvous with Zhenhui.
The demonic beasts outside the city quickly retreated after the successful prison break. The steward couldn’t help but wipe away a cold sweat. He hadn’t expected it to be so difficult to defend even after the Young Master had killed all the Golden Core demonic beasts.
But the steward also understood in the next moment that the departure of the demonic beasts meant that the two captured demon cultivators had likely been rescued.
He quickly ordered the defensive array to be turned off. Keeping the array active was burning through spirit stones every moment!
The city gate soon reopened. The mortals and cultivators in White Rock City had not suffered any losses and quickly returned to their usual liveliness.
Among them was a young man in black robes, who swaggered out of the city gate. He looked back and gave a sneer.
Humans are nothing special. Weren’t they just played by me?
And in the city, as soon as Zhenxin and Zhenyi, riding the flying demonic beasts, had become small black dots in the distance, Xie Bailu silently began to perform the hand seals for the Divine Movement Art.
She couldn’t help but sigh. Zhenhui really hadn’t shown himself from beginning to end. As expected of a cunning old fox!
Her chaotic running this time was too conspicuous. They might not have reacted at the time, but now that it was over, they would definitely feel something was wrong. Fortunately, she had already planned to run.
The leading cultivator, like the others, frowned as he watched the two demon cultivators disappear into the distance, but he soon turned his gaze to Xie Bailu. She was standing there, unharmed, and a suspicion arose in his heart.
Would the Young Master really like such a female cultivator? Her performance just now was like she was deliberately causing trouble to let the demon cultivators escape.
The leading cultivator walked towards Xie Bailu, but saw her turn and smile at him. “I’ve changed my mind. If Ling Song has the guts, he can come and find me. Don’t think I’ll go looking for him!”
As soon as her voice fell, she turned into a streak of white light and flew into the distance.
The leading cultivator was startled. He naturally couldn’t stop her. He went to report to the steward with suspicion and uncertainty, and was also worried about how to tell the Young Master about this. When he learned that the Young Master had left long ago, he was actually relieved.
After hearing how the two demon cultivators had escaped, and also about the “Young Master’s lover,” the steward also fell into silence.
Because Xie Bailu’s words before she left were so misleading, as if she were an unreasonable lover throwing a tantrum at Ling Song, even the steward couldn’t be sure if what she said was true or false.
The steward could only ask, “Was the Five-Star Cauldron real?”
The leading cultivator said with certainty, “This disciple is very sure.”
The steward pondered for a long time before saying, “She must have deliberately let those two demon cultivators go to get back at us for capturing her. You don’t need to worry about this anymore. I will go and ask the Young… I will write to the main family.”
He didn’t want to see the Young Master again if he didn’t have to. Writing to the main family was just in case there were any problems and he was held responsible for not reporting it today.
A hundred li away, Ling Song was flying at high speed. After a simple rest in White Rock City, he planned to return to the main family to see if there were any magical treasures for finding people. Without the spiritual sense imprint, it was extremely difficult to find Xie Bailu. There weren’t that many coincidences in the world.
Then he felt something rapidly approaching.
He was stunned for a moment, then an incredible look of surprise appeared on his face, and the corners of his lips couldn’t help but curve up.
So there really were such coincidences in this world.
He estimated the other party’s landing point, landed on the ground, and for a rare moment, concealed his own aura. After waiting for a few breaths, the streak of light, just as he had calculated, landed precisely in front of him.
When Xie Bailu landed, her face was still filled with a triumphant smile. She had escaped far away, far from White Rock City. Let’s see how Ling Song would find her now!
It was just a pity about the deposit she had paid at the inn. The room fee was paid daily, so her three taels of deposit were a complete loss!
And the friends she had just made, she hadn’t had a chance to say a proper goodbye. She might never see them again.
When Xie Bailu’s vision cleared, the first thing she saw was Ling Song’s handsome face with a smile. She didn’t even have time to think about what was happening. The sight of this face made her heart almost stop. Her first reaction was to immediately perform the hand seals and run.
A fair, slender hand with well-defined knuckles gently pressed down on Xie Bailu’s hands, which were performing the hand seals. Ling Song smiled, almost gently. “You don’t really think you can escape this time, do you?”
Ling Song’s hand was a little cool. As it rested on Xie Bailu’s wrist, it felt like a poisonous snake had coiled around it. Xie Bailu’s scalp tingled, and she was so terrified she couldn’t even speak.