Chapter Seventy: Encounter on the Return Journey

  "Alright, let's part ways here." Yang Yuxi said, turning around to face Qin Tiancheng and Xia Jingqing at the fork in the road under Wumoshan.

  The yellow earth is vast and boundless, the green grass is scattered and sparse, countless words have been blown away by the clear wind into a dense bitter sorrow in my heart.

  "Do we really have to be apart?" Qin Tiancheng gently wrapped his arms around Xia Jingqing, who was already sobbing uncontrollably, and buried her head in his chest, his eyes reddening as he asked Yang Yu Xi.

  Yang Yu Xi took a deep breath, forcing a smile on her face, and patted Qin Tian Cheng's shoulder: "Yes, we have to part ways. We've completed our mission and need to return to report back. And that place, you guys can't go there."

  "Mission..." Qin Tiancheng's eyes drooped and his gaze dimmed slightly upon hearing these two words.

  Yang Yu Xi watched all of this, he shook Qin Tian Cheng's shoulder, and they exchanged a four-eyed gaze. Sincerely, he said: "Although I am now a mercenary, please believe me, I will leave that organization, more importantly... I will always be your Yang Yu Xi. I guarantee it."

  Yang Yu Xi's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear the determination in his tone.

  Qin Tiancheng's body trembled slightly, and his dull eyes gradually brightened. A silly smile reappeared on his face, although the corners of his eyes were still red, but there was a light called trust flashing in his eyes.

  "Mm." He nodded heavily, brotherly trust never needing too many words.

  Xia Jingqing sobbed silently, without turning back.

  "Farewell! We will meet again." Yang Yuxi, Nangong Zangjiao and Luo Xuan said in unison, clasping their fists together.

  Xia Jing was still sobbing, and she still didn't turn her head back.

  Qin Tiānchéng strongly endured the turmoil in his eyes and forced a smile onto his face as he faced the three people.

  Nan Gong Zang Jie and Luo Xuan Xin also felt a little sentimental, so after they finished speaking, they directly turned around and walked quickly for several steps before slowly stopping, with their backs to Qin Tian Cheng.

  Only Yang Yu Xi's gaze fell on Xia Jing Qing's slightly heaving shoulders, watching Qin Tian Cheng gently pat her, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

  Looking at her back, Yang Yu Xi clenched his fists tightly, he had an impulse to rush up and hold her in his arms, he even slightly moved his right foot forward, but ultimately restrained himself.

  His fists slowly relaxed.

  "Take care!" A thousand words came to his lips but turned into a simple farewell phrase.

  Xia Jing still didn't turn around.

  As soon as the words were spoken, Yang Yu Xi only felt his heart tremble slightly, then he lightly gritted his teeth, turned around, and with a light tap of his foot on the ground, his entire person transformed into a flowing light that disappeared into the distant horizon.

  Nangong Zang and Jie Er saw this, and without further hesitation, they transformed into flowing lights and departed into the distance.

  Feeling that it had quieted down behind her, Xia Jingqing suddenly turned around, and all she saw was the swaying green grass and the desolate yellow earth.

  "Stinky... " Xia Jing's eyes lost focus, muttering to herself.

  She suddenly raised her head and shouted loudly at the vast sky: "Xiu!!"

  Raise your head, and you'll see only a hawk soaring at the edge of the white clouds.

  Looking back, Qin Tiancheng's chest was already soaked with sweat.

  ……………………

  "Hey, Yu Xi, are you alright?" Luo Xuan asked anxiously in mid-air.

  Nangong Zangjie's gaze also fell on Yang Yuxi.

  Yang Yu Xi pursed her lips and shook her head.

  "You guy... now you know how important it is to be handsome, right?" Luo Xuan said heartlessly, his aqua-blue hair fluttering in the wind.

  Nangong Zang glared at him fiercely, and Luo Xuan stuck out his tongue and shut up obediently.

  Nangong Zangjie knew that Yang Yuxi was feeling unwell in her heart, so he planned to shift Yang Yuxi's attention.

  Yu Xi

  "Huh?"

  Nangong Zuan asked: "What did you feel from that punch just now?"

  As for the punch just now, Yang Yuxi's eyes suddenly lit up, and even Luo Xuan curiously came over.

  Yang Yu Xi slightly sank into thought, then murmured: "Just now when I threw that punch, I only felt an indescribable surge of power throughout my body, as if everything could be shattered. At that moment, it seemed like I saw stars."

  "Stars?! Where did the stars come from in broad daylight?!" Luo Xuan interrupted.

  Yang Yu Xi shook his head: "I don't know either, anyway I just saw the stars all over the sky, they were rotating and gathering power in my mind, I had a premonition that the extraordinary power came from this."

  "Stars..." Nangong Cangjie muttered to himself, replaying in his mind Yang Yuxi's shocking punch from earlier.

  Stars...

  Could it be... that silver spiritual energy?

  That mysterious and profound power...

  "Hide the jade, hide the jade!"

  "Huh?" Nan Gong Zang Jie suddenly came back to his senses, finding Yang Yu Xi looking at him with a puzzled expression. He smiled and said, "Nothing."

  Yang Yu Xi looked at Nan Gong Zang Jie for a few more moments before continuing, "I'm now even unfamiliar with my own body. What exactly happened last night?"

  Luo Xuan raised an eyebrow and said in a neutral tone, "Are you sure you want to know?"

  The suppressed sadness was slowly pressed down, Yang Yu Xi glared at Luo Xuan with a bad temper and said: "You little brat hurry up and tell your brother!"

  Luo Xuan then recounted everything that had happened the day before in detail, of course with some added flavor, but overall it was pretty much the same.

  "The entire Mount Wumeng is illuminated by the stars... Is that an exaggeration?" Yang Yuxi's face was filled with disbelief.

  "It's absolutely true, countless experts in Luoyang City were all attracted over. If it weren't for this handsome guy standing alone against the crowd, you'd be done for, Little Xiuxiu!" Luo Xuan spat out flying saliva.

  Yang Yu Xi secretly glanced at Nan Gong Zhen Jue and saw a faint, almost imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth. He immediately understood what was going on in his heart.

  "So I should thank you then!" Yang Yu Xi rubbed his fists together.

  "Uh..." Luo Xuan saw that he had been found out and hastily waved his hand, saying "No no no, I was just joking..."

  "Then I'll play a joke on you too!" Yang Yu Xi's fist quickly wrapped around a black spiritual energy that looked like a small dragon, and shot towards Luo Xuan.

  "Ah, damn it, you really came!" Luo Xuan's figure suddenly became elusive and dodgy, evading and hiding.

  "Nonsense! Brother has always been true!"

  Nangong Zangjie watched the two people frolicking in mid-air, and suddenly felt a warm feeling surge up to his heart. He smiled faintly.

  "Huh?"

  Suddenly, Nan Gong Zang Jie's smile froze on his face. He slightly nodded, and the two people who were fighting in mid-air immediately stopped, and a probing wave spread out.

  "Haha, looks like we've encountered this kind of thing too?" Luo Xuan chuckled.

  "Do you want to intervene?" Nan Gong Cang Jie slightly furrowed his brow, he was naturally cold and didn't like to casually get involved in other people's affairs.

  "Why not take a hand?" Luo Xuan's mouth curled up, the "Blue Wing" dagger appeared in his hand, its surface gleaming with a subtle light.

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes stared straight down, revealing an extremely lewd smile, and he chuckled: "Just for that beauty, I couldn't possibly not take action! Luo Xuan, let's go!!" As soon as the words fell, his body dove downwards.

  "Wait for me!" Luo Xuan shouted loudly, following closely behind.

  Nangong Cangjue's eyes twitched at the corner, and he silently rubbed his forehead.

  ………………………

  "Your Highness, hurry up!" A guard leader-like person on the plain below shouted urgently to a young girl. The guard leader was covered in blood and his right hand holding the knife kept trembling.

  As he spoke, he pulled the girl in one direction while a thick murderous aura loomed in the opposite direction.

  Looking at that girl again, everything in the world seems dull and colorless.

  The girl wore a black, high-waisted long dress. The style of the dress was not complicated, but it had an inexplicable charm on the girl's body. The top part of the dress revealed the girl's slender and pale neck, and her beautiful collarbone was irresistible. Her slim waist was accentuated by the high waistline, creating a perfect and alluring curve.

  Perfect melon-seed face, perfect autumn water eyes, perfect small nose, perfect cherry mouth, everything looks so perfect.

  Her skin was as white as snow, delicate and translucent. Her snowy complexion and black long dress complemented each other perfectly, revealing a noble and elegant temperament. With her raven-black hair cascading down like a waterfall, she exuded an air of nobility.

  At this moment, a hint of terror appeared on this perfect face.

  "Your Highness, if we don't leave now, it will be too late!" The leader of the guards was covered in dust and even more blood. He kept the girl firmly behind him, and beside him were several other guards who had been injured to varying degrees.

  Every single pair of eyes couldn't hide their exhaustion, yet they were all exceptionally firm.

  Obviously an elite guard who has undergone rigorous training.

  "No, Uncle Liu, I won't leave you behind!" The girl spoke up, her voice trembling with tension.

  The leader of the guards, known as Uncle Liu, whose full name was Liu Cheng, felt a warm current surge in his heart upon hearing the girl's words, but his eyes became severe and he said: "Your Highness must not be reckless, our mission is to protect you, you can't have even half a moment of carelessness, otherwise how would I explain it to His Majesty?!"

  "This..."

  "Your Highness, don't hesitate anymore! With your speed, we can definitely get away if we fight to the death!" Liu Cheng became even more urgent, as the killing intent behind him grew closer and closer.

  The girl was silent for a moment, just about to say something when a chill suddenly surged up from the bottom of her heart. At the same time, Liu Cheng's face changed color and he exclaimed: "Not good!"

  Liu Cheng suddenly turned his head!

  Several gray figures emerged from the large group of pursuers behind them, moving extremely fast, and almost in the blink of an eye they caught up with Liu Cheng and the others.

  Liu Cheng and the other guards had deep despair in their eyes, but they were all well-trained guards. Liu Cheng shouted loudly: "Protect the prince."

  Something called determination crawled up all the pupils of the guards!

  The remaining guards quickly gathered together, shielding the girl behind them, with gleaming knives shining brightly, reflecting each guard's resolute expression.

  Several gray lights shot through the air, unstoppable and piercing, their chilly glow making everyone's heart skip a beat.

  "Fight to the death, protect!" Liu Cheng's sweat slowly dripped down his forehead as he let out a hoarse roar!

  "Fight to the death, defend!"