Free Web NovelChapter 583: Chapter 243: The Bird Just Can’t Figure It Out
"Little Hammer was captured too?!"
"How could this be?"
The group including Qin Gengyun was stunned at the news, and Xu Caihe said:
"Senior Brother He, it’s true. We found traces of Fairy Su and Celestial Fall Sect members engaging in magical combat on the mountainside, along with several corpses, but we couldn’t find Fairy Su."
Qin Gengyun frowned and said, "With Su Hongling’s combat power, even if outnumbered, Celestial Fall Sect may not have been able to capture her, right?"
Liu Su also said, "Yeah, if Little Hammer wanted to run, who could stop him?"
Qiu Zhihe said, "It’s the Gudiao."
Everyone looked at her in astonishment, and Chun Ningzhi said, "It’s the Gudiao, no wonder..."
Qin Gengyun recalled that he had heard the mention of Gudiao while in the array and noted a commotion involving Su Xin and the Celestial Fall Sect.
It seemed they had mentioned the Gudiao.
Seeing his confusion, Qiu Zhihe explained, "The Gudiao doesn’t have much combat power, but its call can incapacitate opponents."
Qin Gengyun suddenly realized, "So Su Xin and Little Hammer were incapacitated by this Gudiao and then captured by Celestial Fall Sect?"
"Eh? What’s this?"
Liu Su suddenly looked at the ground and bent down to pick up a piece of talisman paper.
The talisman paper emitted a faint glow, and Wei Wan reached out, imbuing it with spiritual power. The paper floated up, its pointed end indicating the southern direction.
"It’s the Shadow-Tracking Talisman!" Everyone was delighted: "It must have been left by Senior Sister Su!"
The Shadow-Tracking Talismans typically work in pairs, sensing each other.
Su Xin must have thrown one down when captured and kept one on herself.
The direction pointed by the talisman’s tip was where Su Xin was located.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go rescue Senior Sister Suxin and Fairy Su!"
Xu Caihe immediately said, and the other disciples all agreed.
Zhang Zheng and Chen Yunfeng exchanged a look, both hesitating. Zhang Zheng said to Jian Yue:
"Junior Sister Ye, venturing further south, the dangers will likely increase..."
South of Cyan Lotus Mountain lay the territories of Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain.
These two Demon Sect powers were second only to Cyan Lotus Sect, and encountering them would be extremely perilous for their small group.
These words caused the disciples who had just clamored for the rescue to hesitate.
Wei Wan said, "The Celestial Fall Sect group shouldn’t have gone far yet. We have the Shadow-Tracking Talisman; we should catch up before they reach Celestial Fall Sect."
After pondering for a moment, Jian Yue glanced at Qin Gengyun.
Qin Gengyun nodded slightly, and Jian Yue immediately addressed everyone: "Senior Sister Suxin is the chief disciple of Danxia Peak; we cannot afford her loss. All disciples, follow me for the rescue!"
"Yes!"
The group summoned their flying swords.
"Huh? Junior Brother He, why are you holding Junior Brother Lan?"
It was only then that everyone noticed Qin Gengyun was holding the already transformed Lan Yin, who was Mo Xiaolan.
Two male disciples, in a somewhat intimate princess carry.
This was too odd, wasn’t it?
Qin Gengyun explained, "When we were in magical combat with that evil creature, Junior Brother Lan got injured and couldn’t move."
"Oh..."
Everyone instinctively glanced at Ruo Mei, then at Jian Yue.
"Could it be that Junior Brother He is tired of women and is changing his preference?"
"No way, even someone as beautiful as Senior Sister Ye could become boring?"
"The goddess in your eyes might have already become mundane to him."
"Isn’t Lan Yin riding the coattails of the Seventh Princess?"
"Narrow-minded, can’t they enjoy both genders?"
Some gossip-oriented disciples couldn’t help but whisper, making Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan exchange awkward glances.
But Mo Xiaolan couldn’t move at all right now, and in her male appearance, it wouldn’t be appropriate for Qiu Zhihe or Liu Su to carry her, right?
Amidst the peculiar looks, Mo Xiaolan blushed and turned away, unable to face Qin Gengyun.
Qin Gengyun, much less concerned with embarrassment, chuckled and activated the Divine Phoenix Flame within him. The Celestial Phoenix Maiden in the distant house sensed his call and transformed into a phoenix, spreading her wings and quickly arriving before him.
Seeing Qin Gengyun actually holding Mo Xiaolan, the bird nearly let out a surprised squawk.
The Celestial Phoenix Race was sensitive to essence, so the Celestial Phoenix Maiden had long seen that Lan Yin was actually a woman.
But isn’t the master Xia Qinglian’s husband?
Why would this witch allow her man to hold another woman?
The Celestial Phoenix Maiden looked at Qiu Zhihe, who stood calmly by, with full confusion.
Then the Celestial Phoenix Maiden heard Qiu Zhihe say to Qin Gengyun, "You carry her and ride the Phoenix Bird Beast together."
She was even more bewildered. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
This witch was so generous, allowing her husband and another woman to ride the same bird?
What was happening?
The bird couldn’t understand!
Qin Gengyun carried Mo Xiaolan onto the phoenix’s back, where Mo Xiaolan, limp and weak, leaned softly against him.
Qiu Zhihe remained calm, controlling the sword to rise as she flew off with the other disciples of Zhenyang Sect.
The phoenix let out a cry, flapping its wings as it soared skyward.
Fearing Mo Xiaolan might fall, Qin Gengyun gently wrapped his arms around her, without embracing too tightly, just enough to protect her.
Mo Xiaolan suddenly spoke up:
"I’m sorry."
Qin Gengyun was puzzled: "Xiaolan, you saved both my wife and me this time; we should be thanking you. Why apologize?"
Mo Xiaolan said, "Sister Qiu is clear about grudge and gratitude. She dislikes Zhenyang Sect, but Su Xin saved us, protected us, so she’s willing to rescue Su Xin."
"It’s the same for me, but I don’t want to use gratitude as leverage..."
Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Xiaolan, I understand."
Mo Xiaolan nodded and fell silent, the two sitting quietly together, while the Celestial Phoenix Maiden below was filled with doubt.
Demon Sect Saintess clear about grudge and gratitude?
Are you kidding me?!
Just then, up ahead, a figure was seen flying erratically, causing everyone to exclaim:
"Senior Sister Cheng?"
"Junior Sister Cheng?"
It was Cheng Qingyu, looking disheveled with dirty clothes, riding on a broken green long sword, flying unsteadily and appearing quite miserable.
Only then did the members of Zhenyang Sect remember that in their earlier haste, no one had accounted for Cheng Qingyu, completely overlooking her.
This was the consequence of being without Su Xin, without their guiding leader; everyone acted like headless flies.
Chun Ningzhi approached, surprised, and asked, "Junior Sister Cheng, where have you been? Why do you look like this?"
Two days ago, Cheng Qingyu had been sent flying by Little Hammer, seriously injured, and even her Immortal Artifact-grade Treasure Sword was broken. She had been recuperating for two days before barely managing to return by sword.
"That day, I exchanged pointers with Fairy Su and gained some insights."
Cheng Qingyu quickly concealed the absence of Su Xin and Little Hammer, then looked toward Qin Gengyun’s group, her eyes slightly wary.
Liu Su looked at her, his gaze also turning cold and sharp.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and Cheng Qingyu frowned as Chun Ningzhi explained what had happened to Su Xin and Little Hammer, being captured by Celestial Fall Sect.
"Senior Sister Suxin and Fairy Su were captured?"
Cheng Qingyu’s expression shifted, making it hard to tell if she was worried or pleased, as she silently followed the group, pursuing the direction indicated by the Shadow-Tracking Talisman.
"Five hundred years... child..."
Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang in Qin Gengyun’s mind.
He started in surprise, realizing it was the voice of Nalan Yan’s residual soul from Cyan Lotus Sect within him.
In earlier magical combat with Nalan Yan’s residual soul, Qin Gengyun had heard similar mutterings.
He concentrated and listened, but the voice slowly faded, with the residual soul seeming to fall back into slumber.
Five hundred years.
Child.
What could this mean?
And Nalan Yan’s residual soul, was it going to linger within him indefinitely?
In truth, Zhihe had called Nalan Yan "mother," making her his mother-in-law. ƒrēewebnovel.com
Now having the mother-in-law’s soul within himself, it felt quite strange.
Also, his wife and Nalan Yan were so close, proving that her earlier claims of being "an unvalued elder" were entirely false.
Such deceitfulness to one’s husband, ha ha...
Once we rescue Su Xin and Little Hammer, I must give you a thorough "interrogation on the rack."
The group pursued for half a two-hour segment when the Shadow-Tracking Talisman in Wei Wan’s hand suddenly dimmed, turning into ordinary paper and drifting down.
"The Shadow-Tracking Talisman has failed!"
