allonlinenovel Chapter 192: 3…Gold Coins
Chapter 192: 3…Gold Coins
"Why……"
The girl who suddenly fell to the ground was still mumbling something, like the last cry of a dying bird.
Liu Qingfeng stared at the girl, whose breath was hanging by a thread, and didn't know how to react for a moment.
He had heard that Mo Hanshang's family had encountered an accident, and he was also worried about his friend, so he followed the trail all the way to find this place, but found these two people fighting. He thought it was Feng Rutang bullying the child, but he didn't expect...
Liu Qingfeng was taught from childhood that corpse binders should be killed without mercy. He also witnessed many tragedies caused by corpse binders, and the tragic appearance of the dead was horrifying just to see.
He should have killed her.
Liu Qingfeng thought.
Even if it was a child, even if it was a girl no more than ten years old...
It was clearly confirmed. From her strange attack and bloodshot eyes just now, her identity had been confirmed...
She was the Corpse Binder, and like those insane practitioners, she was learning the heinous and ominous blood arts.
Liu Qingfeng's fingertips trembled slightly and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Besides, she had attacked me without hesitation just now, and the scar on my neck...
He has seen it.
Once when he followed his father to eliminate the Corpse Binders organization, he saw with his own eyes one of them used this magic on an innocent citizen nearby while fleeing.
In just a blink of an eye, the poor man's head was implicated and exploded like a watermelon falling to the ground.
——So, she had the intention to kill just now.
Liu Qingfeng pursed his lips, his eyes becoming darker.
He should have taken action, this is the best time...
Can--
Liu Qingfeng's arms trembled slightly, and his mind unconsciously recalled the previous scene. The girl's gentle and soft smile...
Liu Qingfeng closed his eyes and turned his head away.
Feng Rutang looked at the twitching Qiu Puyue and was stunned at first, then filled with ecstasy.
This is what the Corpse Binder would do... It's retribution for killing so many people.
Feng Rutang grinned, his eyes sparkling, and he was determined to win.
Of the three people present, Qiu Puyue's brain had completely turned into a mess and she couldn't think at all. The other two were also caught up in their own emotions, and their vigilance naturally dropped to the lowest level.
So much so that they didn't notice that a dark shadow appeared in the tree canopy above their heads at some point.
“…How terrible.”
Yin Xihui squatted on the branch and watched the situation below coldly.
Late.
Yin Xihui curled his fingers slightly and let out a silent sigh.
In that state, it was obvious that she couldn't survive.
Yin Xihui looked at the girl below who was covered in blood and frowned.
Qiu Puryue had mentioned to him that with her current strength, using blood magic too much would backfire, and the situation she described was completely consistent with her current condition.
Yin Xihui remembered that she had told him that once this situation occurred, unless there was someone far superior to her to regulate her tendons and veins, or to suppress the surging blood, there would be only one way out, and that was death.
Far beyond her... at least in the Xuan realm, the two people under the tree should match, but it is obvious that neither of them can come to help her. Feng Rutang is needless to say, Liu Qingfeng... it's good enough to hope that he won't take action.
There is no hope...
Yin Xi's eyes darkened, and he had already made up his mind.
Qiu Puryue's identity as the corpse binder has been exposed. If it was just Feng Rutang, it would be fine. With him, there might be a chance of killing him, but Liu Qingfeng...
Only the dead can keep secrets. Yin Xihui has always felt this way, but it is definitely impossible to kill Liu Qingfeng, and now Qiu Puryue is about to die, there is really no need to expose himself for a dying person.
Yin Xihui thought of this, and stared quietly at the girl below with his black eyes.
Although he showed a close relationship with her before, he could just say he knew nothing about it when asked about it afterwards. Even if someone suspected him, it would not affect him without actual evidence.
The wisest choice now was to withdraw. She was already dead. Even if she went down now, it wouldn't change anything, and it might even implicate him...
He should give it up.
With his bangs drooping slightly, partially blocking his vision, Yin Xihui looked coldly at the tree and slowly stood up.
Let's go before the two of them notice.
Yin Xihui withdrew his gaze and turned his head.
"Ha, that's really pitiful."
Feng Rutang suddenly sneered, and after swallowing a pill, his broken hand grew back. His nails were as sharp as knives, and he stabbed at Qiu Puyue.
"Just think of it as me pitying you and giving you a quick death--!!"
The stab was so swift and fierce that Liu Qingfeng turned his head away, unwilling to watch, but did not block it either.
The imagined hot blood did not spill out. Not only that, an ice-blue arrow shot from nowhere pierced straight into her arm. The chill from her fingertips condensed into ice and froze her shoulders.
The bone-chilling coldness paralyzed Feng Rutang's nerves and caused him to lose consciousness.
"It's really outrageous to be so cruel to a girl."
The young man landed on the ground and stood in front of the girl. The golden bow in his hand had not yet disappeared, emitting a dazzling light.
Giving Feng Rutang a perfect smile, the veins at the corners of Yin Xihui's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.
——Stupid decision.
Yin Xihui cursed in his heart.
Even though he was raging with anger in his heart, he showed no sign of it on his face. He still looked at Feng Rutang with a smile, and even looked puzzled.
"I remember you. Aren't you a contestant in this competition? Can you also fight off the field?" Yin Xihui asked her with a smile.
"Are you kidding me?!" Feng Rutang's teeth were chattering, whether out of anger or because of the coldness on his hands. He shouted angrily, "I told you, she is the Corpse Binder! She wants to kill me!"
"But I clearly saw that it was you, young lady, who was attacking her." Yin Xihui selectively ignored the word "corpse binder" and pretended to be surprised, "You didn't even hesitate to attack a girl who was lying in a pool of blood and had no power to fight back. You are really cruel."
"You——" Feng Rutang was so angry that he vomited blood.
Yin Xihui pursed his lips and smiled, when he suddenly felt someone pulling his trouser leg.
He looked down and found Qiu Puyue, whose face was covered in blood, raising her head with difficulty and looking at him.
"quick……"
What? Save her?
Yin Xihui kept smiling and didn't say anything.
"——Go quickly..."
When Qiu Purue discovered the identity of the person in front of her, she felt a rare sense of despair.
Her body was about to explode. With Feng Rutang and Liu Qingfeng's cultivation, they didn't need to worry about it at all, but he was different...
Qiu Puyue spat out blood and tugged at his trouser leg with her dying breath, saying incoherently: "I... am going to die, you... go away quickly..."
With his cultivation level, he would be hurt...
His eyes were soaked with blood, and even opening them became difficult. Qiu Puryue coughed weakly and closed his eyes in despair.
Hearing her words, Yin Xihui was stunned.
The dark pupils seemed to become dull, staring at the unconscious girl for three full seconds, and then a sarcastic light appeared.
"……Ah."
A sarcastic smile appeared on Yin Xihui's lips.
"Really... I don't know how to put it."
Yin Xihui shook his head and laughed.
Stupid?
At the moment of life and death, he was still thinking about others.
If she knew what I was thinking in the tree, would she regret what she had just said?
Yin Xihui didn't know.
After all, she was going to die.
There was rarely a smile on Yin Xihui's face, not even any expression. He looked down at her condescendingly and emotionlessly, and opened his mouth to say something else.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A shrill scream broke the dead silence.
Yin Xihui opened his eyes wide and looked in disbelief at the child who came out from the bushes nearby.
Tian Miao was covered in grass debris and rolled to Qiu Puryue with tears and snot. His hands emitted blue water energy that completely covered her.
“Aaaaaahhh, what’s going on? Why is it like this, wuwuwu…”
Tian Miao burst into tears, and his tears were so piercing as he looked at Qiu Puyue, whose hands were covered in blood just by a light touch.
Yin Xihui had never felt this way before.
I just felt like I saw a ghost.
Why is he here? ! ! !
Yin Xihui even suspected for a moment that he was hallucinating, but the crying sound that seemed to pierce his eardrums told him firmly and surely that it was not the case.
"——Why are you here?!"
The corner of Yin Xihui's mouth twitched and he looked at him strangely.
Tian Miao wiped her tears and raised her head with tearful eyes, as if she hadn't reacted yet: "...Ah?"
Yin Xihui: ...
"No, I can't do it alone."
The water blue attribute took shape in the Qi and shouted towards Tian Miao.
"It can only mitigate her explosion...it can't save her at all."
“Aaaaaaahhh, no—”
Tian Miao, who had not yet come to her senses, cried even harder when she heard this.
"Don't die..." Tian Miao was crying and snotting, and accidentally wiped all of it on Qiu Puryue's body.
The corner of Yin Xihui's mouth twitched.
"...Little boy, she is a corpse binder. You'd better stay away from her." Feng Rutang broke the ice on his arm with force and stared at Tian Miao fiercely.
"Ah? But, but she's going to die..." Tian Miao raised her head while sobbing, and was stunned when she saw her, "Are you okay? How come you are injured too?"
Tian Miao seemed distressed by the injuries of both men.
Feng Rutang couldn't understand the kid's strange question and didn't answer. His cold eyes were fixed on the two of them without wavering.
When Yin Xihui saw her like this, his expression changed slightly. He took a step to the side and stood in front of Tian Miao without making a sound.
"What? Is the Second Prince going to protect them?" Feng Rutang was almost possessed. He grinned with a cold look in his eyes, but there was no spirit in his eyes.
"...Really? I finally found such an interesting thing. I can't die so easily." Yin Xi's eyes darkened. He responded with the same smile, not giving in. He even raised his eyebrows provocatively, "Miss Feng, why are you so aggressive?"
Feng Rutang was so angry that he laughed. A strange laugh came out of his narrow throat and suddenly disappeared on the spot.
--not good! ! !
Yin Xihui's eyes widened, and when he noticed something was wrong and turned around, it was already too late -
Feng Rutang reappeared, already in front of Tian Miao, raising his hands into claws and ready to hit him.
Tian Miao was completely unaware. Everything around him seemed to slow down, slow enough to see every detail clearly, just as the tiger-like claws were about to pierce Tian Miao's head, a strange blue pattern suddenly appeared on his face, and then -
Yin Xihui didn't see clearly what happened. In just a moment, there was a flash of green light, and Feng Rutang's body flew backwards and hit the tree hard.
“Ahhhhhh——!!!”
Without any warning, Feng Rutang suddenly screamed miserably, holding her face, and rolled on the ground in an unruly manner.
"Why, why?!!!" Feng Rutang screamed, covering her cheeks tightly.
But even so, Yin Xihui could still see clearly that her skin was slipping away strangely at this moment.
——Yes, her skin was sliding off her bloody flesh and bones like clothes hanging on her body.
"...It's so noisy."
An extremely cold voice suddenly sounded behind him, scaring Yin Xihui so much that he turned around abruptly and saw a man who had appeared behind him at some point, looking at them coldly.
The man was wearing a green gown, had white hair and yellow eyes, and his pale complexion was particularly eye-catching in the moonlight.
Listening to the woman's miserable screams, the man's handsome face showed no emotion. He glanced at her without any emotion, frowned slightly, and waved his hand in the air.
After just one breath, Feng Rutang's screaming stopped.
It wasn't that the torture stopped, but that the whole person turned into a pool of blood and disappeared.
"..." Liu Qingfeng hadn't reacted yet. He watched helplessly as the woman who was so beautiful during the day turned into blood in front of him.
Not even a corpse was left behind.
It was not known whether the man did it intentionally or not, but his position just happened to block Tian Miao's sight, causing Tian Miao to not know what was happening. He was still eagerly releasing Qi with all his strength, trying to make Qiu Puryue feel better.
The man picked him up by the collar and threw him aside.
“——Huh?”
Before Tian Miao could react, he saw the man sprinkle three silver needles into Qiu Puyue's body as if no one was around. Then he held the small porcelain bottle in one hand, lifted her up with the other hand, opened her mouth and poured the liquid into her.
Qiu Puyue was originally weak, and the pills that suddenly poured into her throat blocked her throat, making it difficult for her to breathe. She couldn't help but start retching and coughing violently.
But the man didn't care. He ignored Qiu Puyue's weak resistance, poured all the pills in the bottle into her mouth, and then poured her a bottle of brown liquid.
Yin Xihui could tell from her hideous and painful expression that these things did not taste good.
Yin Xihui: ...
Yin Xihui felt a little pity for a moment.
It's not that he didn't think about stopping them, but after thinking it over, he felt that if this man wanted to harm them, it wouldn't be that complicated. He didn't sense any malice from him, and...
Even if they wanted to resist, they didn't have the ability to do so.
Yin Xihui closed his eyes helplessly.
"Hey..." Tian Miao finally reacted and scratched his head, "Who are you?"
The man did not answer. He pinched the acupuncture points on Qiu Puyue's neck and forced her to swallow everything. Only then did his expression relax.
Qiu Purue opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at him: "You..."
"I saved you." The man said expressionlessly, "I want money."
"……How many?"
"One pill costs 40,000, a bottle of 50 pills, 2 million."
Qiu Puryue: ...So you fed me fifty pills in one breath?
Yin Xihui: ...Aren’t you afraid that she will choke to death...
"Add the one million for that bottle of potion, and you have to pay me a total of three million—"
Qiu Puyue's eyes widened more than twice as fast as she looked at the man who slowly stretched out three fingers.
Listening to the numbers uttered by the man, Qiu Puryue's already difficult breathing became even more difficult.
Three million silver coins?
I can't even afford it if I sell her...
Holding her breath and concentrating, the vision gradually became clear. Qiu Puryue finally managed to regulate her breathing and regain consciousness.
"……gold."
The man uttered the last two words slowly.
Qiu Puryue: ...
Qiu Puyue's eyes rolled back, he vomited blood, and fainted.
Before she fainted, Qiu Puryue had only one thought in her mind:
Just kill her.
I really can’t afford it…