Chi Yue brought Leng Ningyu to a cave. Then, she quickly set up an enchanted boundary and hid the whole cave away.
She breathed a sigh of relief after she had done all that. She slowly put Leng Ningyu, whom she was piggybacking, down to the ground. "Senior Sister, hang in there. I"m going to heal your wounds right away."
Chi Yue glanced at the extent of Leng Ningyu"s injuries and quickly put out a huge stash of healing elixirs.
"It"s useless. These elixirs cannot help with the injuries that Princess Chi Lian has dealt on me." Leng Ningyu shook her head and said.
Leng Ningyu said with her eyebrows furrowed. It was not too agonizing, but she felt as if there was a fiery fire burning inside her.
A primitive drive was brewing up inside her, and it felt as though it would take over her body at any given moment.
Chi Yue touched Leng Ningyu"s forehead to have a feel of it. It was indeed quite warm, and her face was flushed red with beads of sweat on her forehead.
Chi Yue frowned, feeling slightly puzzled. It was the first time she had seen her Senior Sister like this.
Chi Yue was worried sick, but at the same time, she did not know what else to do.
Just then, a horrifying energy wave spread from outside, shaking the entire cave.
Chi Yue was shocked. The prohibitory seal that she set up had already been broken so soon. "Don"t tell me that Princess Chi Lian has already tracked us down? No way. How did she manage to do it so fast?!"
As expected, Princess Chi Lian"s voice was heard from outside the cave.
Their predator was already there, knocking on their door.
Leng Ningyu forced herself up from the ground. "Chi Yue, let me stall her while you find the chance to flee from here."
"No, I"m not letting you do this."
Chi Yue said resolutely, "Come with me. Let"s leave together. I"m not going to let you die here alone. Either way, I don"t mind going out there and face off with that d*mned filthy snake."
With that, she walked out of the cave. As soon as she saw Princess Chi Lian, she lifted his hand without another word and cast the Emperor Technique, the Heart Tearing Claw!
Suddenly, an overwhelming and devastating sense of grief filled the air.
Five claw strengths almost ripped the void apart.
However, Princess Chi Lian let out a disdainful smile instead. "You"re not even an outlawed sky-pride. Aren"t you overestimating yourself by fighting me?"
Princess Chu Lian then struck out with a palm, unleas.h.i.+ng a ball of crimson flames.
The claw strength was brutally shattered by the palm attack, and the palm strength slammed Chi Yue onto the cavern wall.
"You filthy snake. I can"t believe you"re this powerful."
Chi Yue cursed.
Meanwhile, Leng Ningyu, who had just walked out of the cave, struck out a palm technique when she saw Chi Yue hit by the enemy. Violent ice, wind, and snow energy swept out in Princess Chi Lian"s direction.
"You can still maintain consciousness with my flame poison in you. Tsk, not bad. Your Dao of forgoing emotions really is impressive."
Princess Chi Lian activated her divine power, and flames began to surround her whole body. Then, they gushed out at Leng Ningyu, melting all the ice and snow around her.
"Seal of Delight!"
Not far away, Chi Yue activated her Emperor Technique once again. A mysterious stamp formed in her hands before las.h.i.+ng out at Princess Chi Lian.
This stamp was completely distinct from the Heart-Piercing Claw earlier as it contained an overwhelming feeling of joy, which made people smile uncontrollably.
"Ah, your Seven Emotions Sect"s Emperor Techniques are really fascinating. What a shame that your cultivation level is still too low."
Princess Chi Lian smashed the Seal of Delight effortlessly. After that, a poison flame shot out from her fingertips, glided past the s.p.a.ce between them, and seeped into Chi Yue"s body. "Buy one free one. I might as well let you two sisters enjoy the sinful delights of the human realm."
Hiding in a s.p.a.ce not far away, Li Celong"s eyes lit up when he got to know Princess Chi Lian"s intent to inflict the same trick on both sisters.
Besides, Chi Yue was a gorgeous beauty herself. In terms of looks, she was not too far off from Leng Ningyu.
One was as cold as ice, while the other was as feisty as fire.
At the thought of this, Li Celong became excited. He rubbed his hands together as if he could not wait any longer.
"No, I shouldn"t rush it. The situation is not too dire yet."
"I must wait until Ningyu truly feels hopeless and desperate before I offer them my help. Only then would I be able to leave the deepest impression on her. Leng Ningyu, I will definitely be able to win you over with this. You will be mine!" Li Celong said with a fiery pa.s.sion in his eyes.
He had been pursuing Leng Ningyu for so many years, yet she still was not moved by him at all. As such, he could only resort to this method.
He heard that Chu Kuangren saving Leng Ningyu once was the reason why she invited him to the Seven Emotions Sect.
This meant that playing the hero definitely worked on Leng Ningyu.
This time, he had to succeed.
Even if he could not win over her heart in the end, he still wanted her body!
"Filthy snake, what have you done to me?"
When the Flame of Desire Poison entered her body, Chi Yue only felt an unstoppable heat building up and boiling inside her. In an instant, her face flushed red uncontrollably.
"Chi Yue!"
Leng Ningyu"s expression looked dreadful. She wanted to go up to Chi Yue and check on her, but Princess Chi Lian was in her way.
"You"re already in a sticky situation yourself. How do you have the heart to care for other people?"
Princess Chi Lian snickered before swinging one hand and beating her heavily wounded Leng Ningyu to the ground. With one foot on her opponent"s chest, she looked down condescendingly and said, "The almighty Maiden Sage of Seven Emotions Sect is now nothing but a mere puny ant under my feet. Your life or death depends upon me."
She then slowly lifted one arm, and her crimson flame poison manifested into a long saber. All she needed to do was swing gently, and she would chop Leng Ningyu"s head off.
"This is the time for me to make a move."
Li Celong muttered excitedly. He was ready to put up a show with Princess Chi Lian, painting the image of a hero saving a damsel in distress.
Yet right at this moment, a sword qi suddenly shot towards them from afar!
The sword qi locked down onto Princess Chi Lian, making her wince. "Such a sword qi, how did…"
How could Li Celong have such power?!
This sword qi scared even Princess Chi Lian out of her wits.
"Crimson Lotus Divine Slas.h.!.+"
Princess Chi Lian condensed the flame poison inside her body and concentrated it onto the saber in her hand. She struck out with the weapon, and a crimson saber ray shot toward her opponent in the form of a giant python.
The moment the two forces collided, the ground around them rumbled.
Princess Chi Lian was forced several hundred meters back as a result of the humongous impact. She looked toward the horizon with a solemn look on her face.
All she saw was a figure at the horizon, approaching her from the sky.
The person was black-haired and in a white robe, looking handsome and otherworldly. Behind him was a woman who was no less enchanting than herself.
There was also a weird wooden puppet in the woman"s hands.
Those people were Chu Kuangren, Swordsman Mei, and Jian Changfeng.
"Interesting. Sister Leng, the last time I saved you, you were being hunted down by an Empyrean Frost Python. This time, you"re being hunted by a Crimson Lotus Serpent. Sister Leng, are you, by any chance, a snake charmer in your previous life? Otherwise, why do these types of people keep picking on you?"
Chu Kuangren slowly walked up to Leng Ningyu and smiled.
Meanwhile, Leng Ningyu stared at Chu Kuangren, not knowing how to react to his sudden appearance.
It was him again — the savior to her troubles.
It had happened two consecutive times. Could this be fate?
Meanwhile, somewhere not far away, Li Celong"s expression was grim. He was so mad that he punched at the trunk of the tree right beside him.
"Chu Kuangren!! Why is it always you?!"
"Last time, you showed up and ruined my plans. But why is it you again this time? Do you have something against me?!"