Chapter 53 - Courage!
Bai Xiaochun’s face was pale, his heart was trembling, and a sense of danger was emitted by each and every fiber of his body. The feeling that he could die at any moment made him tremble uncontrollably.
He had never been this afraid. No matter whether it was when he had heard the sound of thunder while lighting the incense back in the village, or when he was taken to the Ten Thousand Snake Valley by Li Qinghou back in the Sect, or when he had seen any of the awe-inspiring monsters on his way here...
In those moments, even though he was nervous, he knew that he…… would not die!
But now he clearly understood that he…… was really going to die!!
As he was running away, he suddenly realised that there was no one by his side. After a brief confusion, he immediately looked back and saw Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei surrounded by seven people from the Fallen Chen Clan hundreds of zhang away.
(ED note: one zhang is approximately 3.58 meters, or 3.64 yards.)
With Du Lingfei spitting out fresh blood, anyone could see that Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei couldn’t hold much longer and would be killed any second.
Bai Xiaochun’s body abruptly halted. As he stood there and observed this scene, his body trembled even more intensely, both his eyes slowly filled with blood. He could feel his entire body, even his very soul, screaming at him to escape as fast as possible.
Bai Xiaochun was quite confident, with his speed, in addition to Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei stalling, he had a huge possibility to…… escape to the skies.
Once he escaped, he could live his life, continue his cultivation, and pursue his dreams of immortality. The sect wouldn’t scold him, on the contrary, they would even reward him.
But…… If he escaped this way, if he just let both Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei die, Bai Xiaochun would live with that guilt forever. In that moment, he felt that as if his very existence had been split into two; one telling him to quickly escape, if not, he would die. The other one was telling him that if he abandoned his fellow outer sect disciples and escaped by himself, Bai Xiaochun would never find peace for as long as he lived.
Bai Xiaochun’s breathing was rapid, and sometimes, he randomly growled. Veins were visible on his forehead, and his body was shaking like a sieve. He was no longer thinking straight at the moment, and he had completely disregarded all the possible consequences. He clenched his fist, certain of only one thing……
“Although I, Bai Xiaochun, am afraid of death, but I……. can’t just leave like this!” Bai Xiaochun hit his chest, his eyes now completely bloodshot as he let out a thundering roar at the sky. He rushed forward, heading straight for…… the place where Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei were!
His speed was so fast that the sound of him breaking through the air echoed out. Hou Yunfei’s body shuddered. He had seen Bai Xiaochun. Looking at him, one couldn’t tell if he was stunned or happy. He suddenly smiled as a renewed determination could be seen in his eyes. Bai Xiaochun was not there to protect them, instead, he was using all of his full might, rushing straight towards the Fallen Chen clansmen.
At the same moment, Du Lingfei, who was about to have her body pierced by a sword and already had a bloody wound cut open, also heard it. When she lifted her head, she saw Bai Xiaochun madly dashing towards them with crimson eyes.
Du Lingfei felt as if her whole being was struck by lightning. She stood there, stunned, tears uncontrollably falling down her face. She didn’t even know what she felt, she was moved, excited, and shocked at the same time.
She knew that Bai Xiaochun was extremely terrified of death, but when she saw Bai Xiaochun rushing towards them, seeing his crimson eyes and trembling body, she couldn’t even imagine what immense courage was needed for him to…… abandon his chance to escape and choose to return instead.
“Quickly go! You idiot, go quickly! Do not court death!” Du Lingfei was crying as she yelled at Bai Xiaochun, not even noticing the Fallen Chen Clan’s sixth level Qi Condensation disciple behind her, striking with his palm.
A rumble rang out and Du Lingfei spat out blood. Her vision blurred and her body shot in the air. Not far away, a flying sword that was currently under the control of another Fallen Chen clanman, flew straight towards Du Lingfei’s head.
Seeing this scene before his eyes, Bai Xiaochun let out a roar that was even fiercer than before. His body’s speed, which was supposed to be already be at its peak, surged once again with a bang. It seemed as though his body had ripped through the sky. Actually, his body jumped forward, and with an enormous force, he launched his small body forward, forming a rainbow streak. He shortened the distance between him and Du Lingfei in an instant, and just when the flying sword was about to reach Du Lingfei’s head, he appeared by her side, hugged her closely, turned around in a circle, clenched his right fist, and punched in the direction of the flying sword.
With a loud rumble, the flying sword shook when it met Bai Xiaochun’s fist head on.
This scene greatly shocked everyone from the Fallen Chen Clan, Chen Yue’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, but was very quickly replaced with the former icy killing intent.
“You have really concealed your strength deeply! I should have already paid attention to you in the Dark Formation. All of you, ignore the other two, kill him!” Once he uttered those words, one by one, the gazes of the surrounding Fallen Chen clansmen were immediately filled with killing intent as they instantly rushed towards Bai Xiaochun.
Du Lingfei, who was in Bai Xiaochun’s arms, was dumbfounded. Not waiting for her to come to her senses, Bai Xiaochun hugged Du Lingfei closely and darted straight for the Fallen Chen clansmen.
Bai Xiaochun’s eyes were bloodshot. He had long since forgotten his qualms about dying, in fact, he had forgotten everything; there was only one thought in his mind, and that was - saving both Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei and killing everyone before him.
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