novelGlobal #366 - Chapter 365 Go Forward Boldly
#366 - Chapter 365 Go Forward Boldly
Yang Luhe gazed solemnly at the black-robed man, slowly releasing his bow.
“Gentlemen, watch the show, but don't overstep. This is the first time, and the last.” The black-robed man opened his blood-colored eyes and stared straight at Yang Luhe.
“Cough!”
Yang Luhe coughed, a trail of crimson blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
“Uncle Yang!”
“Uncle Yang, are you alright?”
Ying Jian and Bai Xing hurriedly stepped forward.
Yang Luhe raised his arm: “I'm fine, don't worry.”
“I agree to your request, hand over the item!” The black-robed man turned around and extended his hand towards Li Chenqiu.
It was a bloodless palm, as if it had emerged from a coffin.
“Sir, don't trust…”
“I have my own judgment.”
The black-robed man directly interrupted Takahashi芽生.
Li Chenqiu's lips curled up: “I like dealing with straightforward people like you.”
The black-robed man continued to ask: “Where is the item?”
“Once I leave Snow Dusk Valley, I will naturally hand over what you want.”
The black-robed man said calmly: “Be killed by me here, or hand over the item now, choose one. I'll give you ten seconds to think it over.”
Li Chenqiu's eyebrows lowered slightly: “You want to gamble?”
The black-robed man held up five fingers: “You have five seconds left, four seconds, two seconds, one second…”
“Alright, I'll give it to you. I hope your Takahashi Conglomerate can abide by the agreement.”
Li Chenqiu took out a high-imitation penholder made of Wu Zhong from his pocket and threw it to the black-robed man.
Then, he grabbed the vine and walked against the wind towards the outside of the military camp ruins, without turning his head.
The soldiers blocking the front retreated to both sides as Li Chenqiu approached, making way for a wide path.
But before Li Chenqiu could take a few steps, the sound of a penholder being snapped came from behind him, followed by the black-robed man's sneer: “You're not honest!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chenqiu made a running motion, and the black-robed man's palm pressed on his shoulder, forcibly pushing him back.
Li Chenqiu turned his head: “I…”
“You have no chance.”
Bang!
Li Chenqiu crashed into the rock wall like a bullet, smashing the hard surface into pieces.
Whoosh—
The black-robed man opened his palm and pressed it towards Li Chenqiu. The distance between the two was clearly far apart, but the distance was strangely shortened as the black-robed man's arm tensed, as if the space was folded in half.
“Crap!”
Li Chenqiu's pupils dilated, and the burning sensation in his brow surged again. Before he could react, the black-robed man's palm was already in front of his eyes.
Whoosh—
The cold wind smoothed out the folded space, and everything returned to calm.
The black-robed man's arm was already tense, his palm pointing straight at Li Chenqiu, without deviating.
“This… what's going on?”
“Why did that person stop?”
Takahashi芽生 and the others looked at the black-robed man with puzzled expressions, as did everyone else present.
Yang Luhe squeezed deep lines between his eyebrows, and said with slight disappointment: “Why did he suddenly stop?”
Everyone was puzzled, but only the black-robed man himself knew what had just happened. Someone no weaker than himself had saved this person.
With such strength, it could only be one of the Five Ghost Emperors of the Underworld.
Thinking of this, the black-robed man's face, hidden in the shadows, instantly turned ugly, and he said coldly: “Since you've come, why not come out and meet? Hiding in the dark is detrimental to your reputation!”
The crowd suddenly understood upon hearing this, and nervously looked around, even the heads of the Takahashi Conglomerate's various branches were no exception.
To be addressed as 'Your Excellency' by the black-robed man, it could only be a Thirteenth Level expert!
“King Chujiang, walk straight out, don't look back.”
That voice seemed to come across time and space, with an indescribable ethereal quality, without the slightest ripple. A light sentence weakened the sound of wind and snow in the valley.
“Understood!”
Li Chenqiu responded, staggering out of the wall. In front of the black-robed man, he grabbed the vine and walked outwards against the wind.
The black-robed man looked at Li Chenqiu's departing back and said displeased: “Our strength is about the same, you want to take people away without leaving anything behind, isn't that too domineering?”
That voice did not sound, and Li Chenqiu's footsteps did not stop.
The black-robed man slowly opened his blood-colored eyes, the scarlet blood churning within like waves.
He stepped forward, silently following behind Li Chenqiu.
Takahashi芽生 exchanged glances, then quickly followed.
Takahashi岐同 said in a heavy tone: “Sir, if the Underworld obtains one of the fragments of the Finishing Touch Brush, our Southern Federation will be at their mercy!”
The black-robed man said calmly: “I won't let him take it away.”
“Then why are you…”
The black-robed man turned his head: “Who told you that only one Thirteenth Level expert came for this mission?”
Takahashi岐同's expression shook, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
...
Time passed by, and Li Chenqiu got closer and closer to the mouth of the valley.
From afar, he heard the sound of propellers shredding the wind and snow, and saw the dark mass of soldiers blocking the mouth of the valley.
“Leader, what do we do next?” Li Chenqiu asked in a low voice.
“Leader?”
That voice seemed very surprised that Li Chenqiu called him that. After a few seconds of silence, he said in a voice that only Li Chenqiu could hear: “Just walk straight ahead.”
“Leader, I feel like there's something fishy about this. With my understanding of the Takahashi Conglomerate, they're unlikely to let me go so easily,” Li Chenqiu reminded.
“I know.”
“Then do we have any preparations on our side? Do you need me to cooperate with anything?”
“I haven't thought of anything I need you to cooperate with for the time being. Don't run for now, walk forward slowly. I'll tell you when I think of something.”
Li Chenqiu's mouth twitched: “Okay.”
After a short while, Li Chenqiu dragged hundreds of corpses out of the valley mouth.
“Everyone, retreat!”
Takahashi海生's deep voice came from behind.
Swish, swish—
Over a thousand soldiers retreated to both sides in unison, but they were still holding their guns, moving with Li Chenqiu's figure.
“Leader, what should I do next?”
“Keep walking forward, remember to walk slower.”
A trace of puzzlement flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows: “Why walk slower?”
“Thousand Faces is grilling me some starch sausages. I can only take action after I finish eating. If you walk too fast, I'm afraid they'll act ahead of time, preventing me from eating hot starch sausages.”
Li Chenqiu: (•_•)