Chapter 26 (1/2)

Chapter 26

26. The Mrs. Long San In A Time Of Trials And Tribulations

Translated by Ju Hua | Edited by Pu Er

As Long San received this. .h.i.t, his feet staggered, but he used force to remain steady and strode two steps forward. At this time he fell to his knees, and using this opportunity he let Feng Ning down onto the sh.o.r.e. Feng Ning saw him get hit, and grew pale and frightened. But in such a critical situation, she endured from screaming. Stepping onto land she quickly rolled on the floor, grabbed the long branch Long San had tossed away earlier, then turned over and leapt up. Wielding the branch with formidable power, and leaving no gaps, she brushed aside and swept away the following four to five arrows that were fired.

Long San clenched his teeth while getting up, and under Feng Ning’s cover, stumbled and ran over to the tree where they were resting at. Feng Ning followed closely behind him, retreating on one hand and being careful on the other, however she quickly realized something was wrong with him.

“The arrow has poison.”

“Yes.” Long San’s voice grew low. The two very soon closed in to the back of the large tree, and borrowed the tree trunk to hide their figures. The raiders quickly discovered shooting arrows was useless, and jumped down from the trees on the opposite side of the sh.o.r.e. Heading towards Feng Ning in a semi-circle, they were slowly forced out of hiding to make their way over.

Long San quickly tapped several acupuncture points on his shoulder and arm, then fished out a small red pill and swallowed it, attempting to prevent the poison from spreading. But his right shoulder and right arm were already beginning to grow numb, and his mind only felt like it was swimming[1]. He tried very hard to stay focused, and narrowed his eyes as he carefully looked at the tens of people dressed in black who had just surrounded them.

Once his mind was balanced, he took his sword and told Feng Ning, “Go release the horses, then leave first. You know how to find my stronghold. Just find a place to wait for me. If I don’t show up in three to five days, the people there will take care of you.

Feng Ning knew the opponents came prepared. Now that Long San had fallen into their trap, if she was to leave first, she could easily leave. If the opposing party was after her, then once she left they would definitely chase after her, and the pressure on Long San would decrease. But currently there were too many uncertainties.

What if the other party’s goal was Long San? He has travelled extensively, and the number of people he offended is most likely not low. If she left, then if the other party wanted to kill him it would be easy. Not to mention, if the poison wasn’t so simple, even if he managed to escape, the poison could act up and no one would be by his side taking care of him. Wouldn’t he be in danger?

Feng Ning thought and thought, and in her heart were a million protests against leaving him and escaping alone, but she guessed that even if she insisted on staying together, it would also bring no benefits to Long San.

Long San wrinkled his brows and stared at her. Feng Ning gritted her teeth, and without a word she ran towards the area the horses were tied up. Long San was relieved, and took his sword to prop himself up. The other party saw Feng Ning flee, and once again fired arrows, but the woods had large trees which blocked them. A few people saw this, stopped what they were doing, and instead took out their swords. They temporarily didn’t dare move closer because at this moment, they couldn’t see Long San nor could they see Feng Ning. They were worried about being deceived within the woods.

They waited and waited. When nothing happened within the woods, the leader of the group of people waved his hands, and they all condensed, approached the woods and surrounded it. Then a number of people fiercely rushed in, heading towards the back of the large tree where Long San was hiding in with killing intent. But once they rushed behind the tree they were dumbfounded. There wasn’t anyone here at all.

Without waiting for these few people to react, from the top of the tree was a “whoosh,” and a ma.s.s of tapered tree branches shot down. All at once they pierced into the people’s bodies. They screamed miserably, and fell onto the floor.

The other people were alarmed, and raised their hands towards the tree and fired arrows. Long San clapped his hand once on the tree trunk, and dangerously jumped towards another tree top. He was now feeling dizzy, and his strength was fading. He was relying on the strength of one arm, but it wouldn’t support him for long. He intended to cause a slight delay, and then jump on a horse and head towards the opposite direction that Feng Ning went in. But his ears were buzzing, and he didn’t notice which direction she ran off to.

Just as he was thinking about his next step, he suddenly heard the long neigh of a horse. A fine steed was dragging a bundle of branches that were set on fire, rus.h.i.+ng over to this side. The surrounding crowd all at once scattered. They were all afraid of getting hit by the horses, and one after the other retreated.

At this time another horse came running. A few people were vigilant but their vision blurred, and a delicate pet.i.te figure pa.s.sed over who, with one palm, sent a person flying, took his sword and neatly cut down twice causing another person to collapse, and forced two other people back. This was Feng Ning. While everyone’s reaction was delayed, she jumped to a tall tree, pulled Long San off and leapt onto the approaching horse’s back. She pulled the reins, and loudly shouted as they left.

The large man in charge loudly shouted orders to people to chase. Feng Ning turned around, and threw powdered sand towards the group of people. Everyone was shocked, and quickly stopped to close their noses from breathing. But it was this small opportunity that allowed the two people on a horse to run far away.

Long San was jostled around on the horse, and only felt his throat grow sweet, and his blood churning. Just now when he forcibly used strength, it really added injury on top of injury. Feng Ning ruined his plans, but he could not speak a word of reproach. This crazy woman; it seemed like there wasn’t ever a time she really obediently listened.

The entire way Feng Ning carried Long San as they urgently pressed on. She loudly asked, “How are you doing? Is this poison serious? You’re bleeding, you need to hang on!”

“En.” Long San leaned against her, and with great effort tried not to let himself fall off the horse. He didn’t have enough energy to speak.

Feng Ning turned around to look at him, and at the same time looked at their pursuers. These people actually rode on horses and followed them. Feng Ning gritted her teeth, and pulled the horse’s head to turn, running towards a small path. The woods were dense, and there were slopes and roads, allowing for attack and defense.

She ran for a while, and saw a really tall steep slope, and in her mind she had a plan. She hastily pulled the horse to a stop, supported Long San down, and carried him towards the top of the slope. Long San’s legs had no strength, and he almost couldn’t stop. Weakly he said, “I won’t be able to jump down.”

Feng Ning could hear the distant sound of hooves approaching. Her heart grew anxious, and with one leg kicked towards Long San’s legs. With both arms holding him, she brought him to the ground. She quickly spoke in a low voice, “Then you’ll just roll down. Once you’re at the base of the slope, don’t make any noises or randomly run around. Wait for me.” Once she finished speaking she applied force to her hand, and pushed the half laying down Long San to slide towards the base of the slope.