Chapter 841 - 846: Going Too Far (Part 2)
Chapter 841: Chapter 846: Going Too Far (Part 2)
The three of them encountered several strong beasts along the way.
This made Zhou Yan and Avril. Julie both feel anxious for a while.
But after Lin Xi took out one with a single punch, they no longer worried about anything.
Though unsure of Lin Xi’s exact strength, they vaguely guessed that he might be on par with the old Taoist they met before, or perhaps even stronger?
Suddenly, at that moment, Lin Xi raised his hand and softly said to the two women, "Wait!"
Zhou Yan and Avril. Julie immediately stopped, evidently accustomed to Lin Xi doing this by now.
In the next instant, they heard Lin Xi say, "There’s a fight over there!"
"Let’s go and check it out!"
The two women nodded, showing no objection.
Then, Lin Xi led the two women stealthily over, clearly not wanting to reveal their side too early, especially since he wasn’t alone now.
Shangguan Nishang followed two family elders, her face filled with extreme pain and hatred, glancing back while running forward chaotically, as if a terrifying enemy was pursuing them.
Although Shangguan Nishang looked a bit dirty, she wasn’t injured, but her two family elders were in a bad state!
One had a long cut on his arm, as if slashed by a knife, and the other had blood at the corner of his mouth, a sign of severe internal injuries.
From their aura, it was clear that they were very unstable and much weaker than before their battle outside the ancient mine.
It seemed they had just experienced a fierce battle!
Oddly enough, there were originally five of them, so where were the two other elders?
At this moment, the two elders, running with Shangguan Nishang, suddenly stopped abruptly.
"Third Elder, Fourth Elder, why have you stopped?" Shangguan Nishang asked anxiously.
The Third Elder glanced at the Fourth Elder, "Old Fourth, take the young lady that way, I’ll hold them off first!"
This Fourth Elder, whose arm was injured, showed a resentful expression but didn’t hesitate. They all knew that even if they were harmed, the young lady had to escape safely.
"No!" Shangguan Nishang cried out, clutching the Third Elder’s hand, refusing to leave with the Fourth Elder.
The Third Elder smiled bitterly, his face showing reluctance, but there was nothing to be done; their pursuers were closing in, and if he didn’t hold them off, they’d all die here.
So, he steeled himself and said, "Miss, be obedient, my brothers and I will be fine!"
"Once you escape, we’ll find you!"
"Trust us!"
Clearly, a smart person like Shangguan Nishang wouldn’t believe such words.
Just as she was about to refuse, the Fourth Elder, without giving her a chance to speak or resist, pulled her along to run ahead.
However, after running just a meter or two, the Fourth Elder’s face changed, and he turned to run in another direction, only to have his expression change again the next moment.
Because the three of them were already surrounded by four men in their forties!
All four possessed the strength of Peak Soldier Kings.
Moreover, they only looked slightly dirty but showed no visible injuries.
One of them sneered and said, "Miss Shangguan, I’d advise you to hand over what’s in your hands, and maybe I’ll let you die with an intact corpse!"
"Otherwise, we don’t mind having a ’close interaction’ with you!"
Hearing this, the Third Elder, before Shangguan Nishang could get angry, shouted furiously, "You despicable scoundrels!"
"Ignoring the fact that we found it first, even if we didn’t, it’s ours since it’s in our hands!"
"After all, we all agreed that the first to grab it gets it!"
"You shouldn’t go back on your word!"
The four surrounding them burst into laughter.
The one who spoke couldn’t help but laugh again and said, "How amusing, good things belong to the capable, and as for the previous agreement, it didn’t specify how long it lasted!"
"We could interpret it as just a minute!"
With that, the other three burst into laughter again.
At that moment, the Third and Fourth Elders, their faces black with anger, couldn’t utter a word!
But Shangguan Nishang calmed herself, coldly looking at the man who had spoken, "I can give you the item, and we can pretend today’s events never happened, but you must first let us go!"
"Not just us three, but you must also spare the Grand and Second Elders!"
"If you refuse, I’ll destroy the item, and you’ll never get it!"
"Also, if you kill us all, when our Shangguan family hears of it, they won’t easily let you go!"
Hearing what Miss Shangguan said, although the Third and Fourth Elders were still highly reluctant, they had no other choice at this point!
However, after Shangguan Nishang finished speaking, the four surrounding them showed no change in expression, looking at Shangguan Nishang as if she was a clown.
Aware of their expressions, Shangguan Nishang immediately sensed something was wrong!
Had she said something incorrect?
In the next instant, the four of them revealed cold expressions, and the man from before replied, "Threatening us?"
"We are not threatened by anyone!"
"And as for your Shangguan family not letting us go?"
"You must be joking, the Shangguan family is nothing in our eyes!"
At this point, he didn’t wish to say more, giving a signal to the other three, before shouting, "Take action!"
Instantly, the four of them moved almost simultaneously against Shangguan Nishang and her two protectors.
Though injured, the Third and Fourth Elders were always vigilant.
So as soon as the four attacked, they immediately responded, shielding Shangguan Nishang in the center and retaliating against the four.
However, they were completely overwhelmed.
In less than three minutes, the injuries the Third and Fourth Elders sustained doubled in severity.
At this rate, they’d definitely be defeated in less than five minutes.
Though Shangguan Nishang had no martial abilities, she could see the situation clearly, and felt intensely anxious, yet utterly helpless.
No matter how clever she was, she couldn’t devise a solution.
If she told the Third and Fourth Elders to not mind her, they wouldn’t be defeated so quickly!
But if they ignored her and she got captured, the Third and Fourth Elders, as well as the whereabouts of the Grand and Second Elders, would be doomed.
This would only worsen the situation!
"What to do, what to do, what to do?" She nearly broke her head thinking, but couldn’t find a way out.
If only Lin Xi were here now!
He was so strong, while he might not be able to rescue the Grand and Second Elders, he might have a chance to get them out of this bind.
Suddenly, she paused, seemingly in disbelief, rubbing her eyes, and looked again.
"There are three people coming over there, and one of them looks like Lin Xi?"
"Could it be that I’ve missed him too much and am hallucinating?"
"But I only just thought of him!"
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