Chapter 147 - An Encounter
The girl in the jacket sensed the imminent danger behind her, knowing that it was futile to persist with the attempt to escape. Determined, she pulled at the reins and dismounted the horse abruptly.
When she turned to face the pursuer, there was a golden token already in her left hand; it shined with thickly dotted magical characters. She worked her real qi and a thin layer of golden light began to emerge on the token’s surface.
In a short while, the tinier green snake had drawn near, with an interval of less than three meters between them. The girl remained unmoved and activated the token with all of her real qi. Indistinctly, a Chinese character “Qiu” - meaning to captivate - emerged floating above the token.
The green snake's eyes flashed. It was just about to worm its way into the girl's bosom until a green light suddenly shined in front of the girl's breasts. It turned out that the green jade ornament she had been wearing around her neck, had bursted apart and formed a shimmering green light cover that wrapped around her. A deep woody scent soon pervaded the air.
Boom! The snake knocked against the light cover. As a result, the cover’s shimmer dimmed, and the snake was further reduced in size - now only as small as a thumb. Even while injured, the green snake did not slack in its duty the slightest; it continued biting at the girl with its forked tongues while hissing menacingly.
The result was out of the girl’s expectation - she had presumed that the impact would kill the beast. There was a gleam of fluster in her eyes, but still she reacted swiftly; her right hand fumbled at her waist. Amid a white flash, a sword shot up to meet the incoming snake. When the two clashed, the white flash of the sword suddenly surged and produced countless snowflakes that floated in the air.
The snake’s body was soon covered with sharp frost. The sword pursued, chopping through the air.After the clang of the sword, the snake bursted into countless ice pieces and vanished. An oddly powerful real qi surged into the girl’s body through the sword, turning her stomach upside down. The pain bore down on her unbearably, causing her to open her mouth and spit out blood. Her face became pale as a piece of paper.
However, the Chinese character “Qiu” had grown fully intelligible on the surface of the golden token.
At the same time, above the lake.
The masked man seemed somewhat surprised by the youth named Leng’s self-sacrifice as well as the girl’s strength to resist one of his blows. However, he soon regained his composure and with a sneer, he once again lifted the green whip in his hand.
Meanwhile, General Zhang destroyed the snake that targeted him at the cost of one arm and his long-handled axe. The axe had exploded. Just as he was to take a quick breather, he saw the rising whip in the masked man’s hand. Fury smoldered in General Zhang’s eyes and he shouted desperately, “You’re courting death!”
Instantly, the air around General Zhang rippled visibly; it was his real qi being irradiated. In a flash, he covered a long distance of about thirty meters and pounced on the masked man. Simultaneously, a giant blood-red fist formed by his real qi punched out heavily.
The masked man did not even spare a look at General Zhang. He flipped the whip, winding it around the general in mid-air like a strong viper. The whip tightened up and with a dull sound, the general’s body burst, causing blood flowers to blossom in the air. He did not even have the chance to scream.
After the death of General Zhang, the real qi fist that contained all his might, dispersed sadly with a loud boom.
The masked man turned his sharp eyes to the princess nearby. He then raised one hand, pointed towards her, and shot out a dot of golden light.
However, at this time, he felt an ill-premonition. Before he knew it, the air around him rippled violently, and thousands of golden threads emerged out of thin air that weaved into a golden cage that imprisoned him. The masked man only felt his eyes being blinded by glaring golden lights before he found himself losing all connections to the outside world.
Infuriated, he spread out his green light cover, trying to burst the golden cage. Boom! A thunderous sound rang out. The magical characters all over the cage glittered and the cage quaked violently. However, there were no signs of damage.
The masked man went into a tantrum and forcibly flipped his whip. In a short while, a dozen of green snakes appeared again, knocking against the cage from inside. This failed, but then the snakes began to merge into the cage, each one producing a loud boom. Bit by bit, the golden cage eventually lost its luster. After a full half an hour passed and all of the green snakes had disappeared, the cage finally burst open with a loud crash, leaving dots of crystal lights floating in mid air.
Thus, the masked man freed himself of the cage. However, he was not in a happy mood because the girl in the jacket had long ago disappeared with her horse. What irritated him more was that, she must have applied a secret magic to cover her tracks.
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In the bleak desert, the sun was as always baking the land, producing a searing temperature that would surely cause raw meat to sizzle on the sandy earth. The air also rippled due to scorching heat.
A tall man who had covered himself entirely in a grey cloak, was riding on Four Odd while advancing in a certain direction. Despite its hefty look, Four Odd can make a long stride of three meters each time it plunged its hoofs into the sand. Therefore, they advanced at a high speed, causing the scenery on the way to be constantly retiring from their sight quickly - that is, if there was any change of the scenery.
Suddenly, the man on Four Odd straightened his back and pulled on the reins. The animal soon came to a stop, raising its intelligent head to look at its master while meowing lovably.
The man uncovered his cape, revealing a young and handsome face. This was surely Shi Mu.
He squinted slightly, turned his pupils gold to inspect the ground, and then looked up into the distance.
After some thought, he gave the reins a jerk and said, “To the Southeast.”
Four Odd seemed to have understood its master’s words, and turned towards the right direction.
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