Chapter Thirty-One: Rescue

  "What to do, what to do!" In the broken temple, Xia Jingqing paced back and forth, her face full of anxiety.

  "Qing'er, don't be in a hurry, let's calm down and think of a solution." Qin Tiancheng sat on the side of the haystack, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, sweat dripping down his face.

  "Big brother, have you thought of a solution?" Xia Jingqing stopped in her tracks, staring intently at Qin Tiancheng.

  Seeing Qin Tiancheng's helpless shake of his head, Xia Jingqing's whole body slumped down, and she sat on the ground with a thud, not saying a word.

  Qin Tiancheng furrowed his brow and gritted his teeth in deep thought.

  Time passed minute by minute, second by second, and the two of them were still completely at a loss.

  Before long, the sun rose to its peak, and the autumn sunlight was not dazzling. The sky was filled with white clouds, and leaves fell in profusion. Xia Jingqing finally lifted her head and muttered: "I'm hungry."

  A moment later, Xia Jingqing and Qin Tiancheng fled the market in a hurry, each holding a shiny roasted chicken they had stolen.

  Behind him was a group of fierce aunties and uncles chasing after him, each one shouting and scolding at the top of their lungs.

  "Hmm..."

  Two people dodged back and forth in the alleys of Haiyang City, finally shaking off the pursuit behind them, leaning against the wall in an alley to catch their breath.

  "Finally, I'm safe." Xia Jingqing stood with her hands on her hips, panting.

  Qin Tiancheng also panted and said: "Hurry up and eat, after finishing eating, we still have to think of a way to save Yu Xuan."

  "Hmm!" Xia Jingqing nodded heavily as soon as he heard this and immediately began wolfing down his food.

  "Qing Er, slow down..." Qin Tiancheng was somewhat stunned.

  "Where's the delay? We have to hurry up and save Yu Xuan!" Xia Jingqing said vaguely while tearing at something.

  Qin Tiancheng thought for a moment and then also opened his mouth to eat.

  "Ah, I'm full!" Qin Tiancheng threw away the last 'chicken' bone in his hand, feeling that the power inside him had reached its peak.

  Xia Jingqing also finished eating at this time, casually wiped his mouth, looked up at the sky, and then walked towards the distance: "Shixiong, let's go."

  Qin Tiancheng was taken aback, and hastily followed up: "Where are you going? You can't just go rescue him like this, can you? That fatty is someone we can't beat." As he spoke, he grabbed Xiang Jingqing's sleeve, not letting her move forward.

  Xia Jing stopped and thought for a moment before looking at Qin Tiancheng: "Brother, do you remember where Chou Xi said his home was?"

  Qin Tiancheng thought for a moment and his face revealed a joyful expression as he said: "You mean we're going to Xi Yang City?"

  "Uh, this place is far from Xi Yang City. At our speed, it will take at least three days and three nights to get there. The safety of San Xi during these three days and three nights is uncertain, so we must hurry." Xia Jingqing lowered his head and muttered to himself.

  "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Qin Tiancheng pulled Xia Jingqing and walked away, his anxious expression no weaker than Xia Jingqing's.

  Seeing Qin Tiancheng like this, Xia Jingqing suddenly felt a warmth in her heart and said inexplicably: "Thank you, Shixiong."

  "What? Thank me for what?" Qin Tiancheng scratched his head, very puzzled.

  "Hmm..." Xia Jingqing couldn't think of a reason either, so she smiled and laughed, "Nothing, nothing! Let's go, Shixiong!" And with that, she ran off in a flash.

  "Hey, Qing'er, wait for me!"

  "Qing Er, you go first!" Qin Tian Cheng said calmly to Xia Jing Qing on the mountain road.

  Xia Jingqing shook her head and tightly grasped Qin Tiancheng's sleeve, saying: "Don't go!"

  Two people made up their minds to go to Xi Yang City, but didn't think that after just one day of walking, they would encounter mountain bandits on the mountain road. Although the bandits' cultivation was not high, they had reached the combined truth realm and were not someone Qin Tiancheng and his companion could match.

  "Haha, no one can leave! Come on!" The leader of the mountain bandits was tall and strong, with eyes that stared fixedly at Xia Jingqing. This little girl was really beautiful!

  "In!" The mountains and fields seemed to be filled with the shouts of small gangs.

  "Kill that little boy and leave the little girl!" The leader sat casually on a large rock, with a blade of grass in his mouth.

  "Yes!"

  "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

  A dense crowd of people jumped out from the bushes, their movements extremely uniform, and instantly enveloped Qin Tiancheng and his companion, blocking out the sky and sun, with a chilling flash of knives and swords, and an eerie silence.

  "Qing Er... I'm sorry." Qin Tiancheng looked at the sky filled with sword lights and knew he was doomed, so he hugged Xia Jingqing tightly.

  Xia Jingqing no longer had that lively and wild temperament, she buried her face in Qin Tiancheng's chest and sobbed uncontrollably, tears wetting the collar of his clothes, revealing her true feminine nature.

  Qin Tiancheng raised his head to look at the sky, although it was already blocked by a group of people, but in his eyes, there were sparkling tears.

  "Sorry, Yu Xi."

  Qin Tiancheng slowly closed his eyes.

  "Whoosh!"

  Qin Tiancheng's closed eyes were startled open by a cold light, and even with his eyes closed, he could feel the brightness of this light. The power of this cold light was imaginable.

  Then he saw an unforgettable scene in his life.

  A silver sword light, as if pouring down from the nine heavens like a mighty rainstorm, clearly only one but looking so dense and intricate, upon closer inspection it was discovered that it was composed of countless small sword tips.

  Smooth as a whip, stern as a cold wind, solitary as a snow lotus, one sword shocks the world!

  All the mountain bandits were annihilated under this sword, including the leader who was looking down at the battlefield from atop a giant rock, his eyes wide with anger and confusion, completely unaware of what had just happened.

  The dead bandits fell like shattered stones from mid-air, stirring up a cloud of dust.

  Several figures descended from the sky and landed gently in front of the two, Qin Tiancheng suddenly felt that the newcomer was somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before, until the young man wearing armor spoke those words.

  "How are you. Where is Yu Xi?" As he spoke, the man's long sword flashed with a cold light and was sheathed, apparently it was him who had just made the move.

  "Oh! It's you!!" Qin Tiancheng suddenly remembered, excitedly jumped up, and hastily pulled Xia Jingqing along, "Qing'er Qing'er, look who they are!"

  Xia Jing's soul was still unsettled, her eyes slightly dazed, but as her pupils focused, her expression also became excited: "It's the big brothers I met in prison!"

  It was indeed Nie Han, Ru Qiusheng and Luo Tianyou who had arrived.

  "Hmm..." Nie Han and the other two were at a loss, clearly not understanding why these two kids were so "excited". Nie Han asked, "Yes, it's us. I'm Nie Han, this is Ru Qiu Sheng, and this is Luo Tian You." Nie Han introduced them one by one.

  "Ah, I've seen Brother Nie Han, I've seen Brother Qiu Sheng, I've seen Brother Tian You!!" Xia Jing's voice was sweet as she greeted them, but then her expression suddenly turned urgent, and she quickly grabbed Nie Han's hand, saying "Quickly, go save Yu Xi!"

  "Huh?" Upon hearing this, the smiles of Nie Han and the other two also froze. Looking at the anxious expressions of these two people, they knew that something was serious.

  "What's wrong, speak slowly." Nie Han squatted down and said.

  Later, Xia Jingqing recounted the whole story in detail.

  After understanding what had happened, Nie Han and the other two couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Nie Han sighed: "This Yu Xi, how could he be so stupid this time?! Do we still need him to save us?"

  Ru Qiu Sheng shook his head and said, "Yu Xi's intention was good, and it's rare for him to have this kind of heart."

  "As for Luo Tianyou, he directly said: 'Then what are we waiting for? Let's go save him!'"

  "Right, right, right! Big brothers, let's go!" Xia Jingqing and others echoed.

  Ru Qiu Sheng stopped several people and said, "Don't be in a hurry."

  "Why? Yu Xi has fallen into Hai Tian's hands, the situation is definitely not good!" Luo Tianyou asked in puzzlement.

  Ru Qiusheng said: "Yu Xi is currently in no danger, because Haitian's target is not him, but us, to be precise, it's Senior Yang."

  Lu Tianyou suddenly came back to his senses and felt a little more at ease, but still said: "Then what do we do now? Yang is still nowhere to be found."

  "I'm here." A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him.

  Everyone was overjoyed and hastily turned around, and it was indeed Yang Lin. Although Rujiaosheng had witnessed Yang Lin's abilities before, he was still secretly astonished that Yang Lin's appearance had not been detected by him at all.

  "What you just said, I heard it all." Yang Lin's face showed no signs of fatigue, still as calm as a stagnant well.

  "So what now...?" Nie Han spoke up.

  "Go find Yu Xi." Yang Lin said lightly and immediately stepped forward towards the City Lord's mansion.

  Everyone looked at each other, Yang Lin's tone was calm, but people who knew him understood that the calmer his tone and expression were, the angrier he actually was inside!

  "Boom!"

  Everyone in Haiyang City was stunned by this earth-shaking roar, and then everyone saw that the plaque hanging on the gate of the Haiyang City Lord's Mansion flew weakly into the sky and shattered into countless pieces.

  Yang Lin showed no compromise this time, directly launching a thunderous attack. With a wave of his large sleeve, the entire city lord's mansion was reduced to dust.

  All the guards were frightened out of their wits, and they had never seen such a domineering person in their lives!

  Even Yang Lin's men, including Nie Han, were stunned. Luo Tianyou and the two children were simply shocked, while Nie Han and Ru Qiu exchanged a glance, seeing more in each other's eyes.

  In their eyes, something deep within Yang Lin's heart seemed to have awakened slightly at this moment, that kind of overbearing tyranny, seemed to be the real Yang Lin.

  "What a man! Dare to destroy my great 'gate'!" A loud shout came from the depths of the city master's mansion, and Hai Tian's figure suddenly appeared. After seeing the person clearly, his anger disappeared for no reason, replaced by a sense of pride, "Haha, Old Man Yang, you've finally arrived!"

  "Hand over Yu Xi." Yang Lin's face didn't change at all, he just stretched out his right hand towards the depths of the sea and sky, calm to the point of being terrifying.

  "Hmph... " Hai Tian felt the disdain emanating from Yang Lin's body and couldn't help but sneer twice, but still patiently said, "Elder Yang, as long as you agree to join us, we will return Young Master Yang to you completely unharmed."

  "Hand over Yu Xi." Yang Lin seemed to have not heard it at all, and calmly opened his mouth.

  "Hmph, looks like you're refusing a toast and will have to drink a penalty! " Haitian's face turned gloomy, then he clapped his hands.

  "Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh"

  Five figures emerged from underground, with four of them standing in the positions of the Four Symbols and one person standing in the central position among the four.

  As soon as the five of them appeared, the entire sky and earth began to tremble. Dark clouds rolled in from the horizon, strong winds howled, lightning flashed, and thunder boomed, with an aura that was no weaker than Yang Lin's previous move.

  Nie Han and Ru Qiu's faces also turned extremely ugly at this moment, any one of the five people could kill them in seconds, especially the man in the middle, who was terrifying to the extreme.

  Four people in the Extreme Dust Nine Heavens, one person in the Heavenly Man Realm!