Chapter 35: Asura (1/2)

Chapter 35: Asura

With the help of Shadoho had turned back into his original gri Yu Lan huddled within a tree hole However, they were apparently too late There was already another person standing directly outside of the opening Duan Li crouched down before the hole, stretched out his ar hi Yu Lan’s entire body was covered in blood; his clothes were drenched in criht, ently held the other in his arh my task has nearly been accomplished” Duan Li sensed Luo Jian’s arrival He didn’t bother turning around as he spoke “I thought I could play for a bit longer, but it see couldn’t handle it, ah In lass”

Now that the target was no longer alive, the tree vines began to wither; one by one, the vines rapidly dried and shriveled before everyone’s eyes It was only ali yet to rise, the forest was shrouded in darkness; only the cool, silvery light of thethe forest ground, illu star had already risen, signaling the arrival of the first light of the day, signaling…dawn’s advent

“Give my Ah Lan back to me” Violent chills wracked Luo Jian’s body, but he had no choice but to maintain his composure

“You wish to have a mere corpse?”

“Even if it is just a corpse, it doesn’t belong to you”

“Oh, but…he already belongs toYu Lan, possessively dragging the other closer to his chest, and turned to face Luo Jian

Luo Jian raised his chin and ferociously glared at Duan Li, “He’s dead! You’ve already coo already!”

“Hah! Luo Jian, you really underestimate me too much! You honestly think I can’t tell whether or not he’s truly dead?” Duan Li remained unmoved “I haven’t received any notifications fro that this task has officially been coet of mine looks dead, he is very ht before Luo Jian, Duan Li abruptly lowered his head, and to Luo Jian’s horror, he kissed Feng Yu Lan’s ice-cold lips

“You…” This scene rendered Luo Jian speechless Utterly stunned, he could do nothing but gape at Duan Li in shock

“Luo Jian, I’ve changed my mind” Duan Li suddenly announced “Do you knohat the consequences are if I don’t co within twenty-four hours, I will be punished by the cha dead would be me—I’ll be the one to die in his stead”

“What are you getting at?” Luo Jian couldn’t e premonition lurked in the back of his mind

“I don’t want to die But I also don’t want hi Yu Lan as in his are; I feel so weird I shouldn’t have these feelings in the first place, but every time I look at him, I feel this inexplicable sadness Why is that?”

He simply couldn’t fathom it; just how could he feel such emotions? They haven’t even known each other for more than twenty-four hours, but for some unexplainable reason, he felt that the man in his arm suddenly becae towas especially strong thethere, breathless and covered in blood

All of a sudden, he felt cold, he couldn’t breathe It was as if a freezing hand caradually being ripped away fro sorrow overcame him in that instant No one else’s death could evoke such deep emotions in Duan Li, but this person was different Yet, in the end, Duan Li couldn’t put a finger on why he thought the other was so different

Should I pay such a big price and suffer the consequences, for a hu to do with me? Duan Li reasoned that it wasn’t worth it, but at the sahter For the first ti; all of his plans were slipping through his fingers like sand

“fuck it, what the hell, let’s just take this gamble Whether I win or lose, I’ll just leave it to fate If I don’t have the guts to bet withthis to hihed deeply He propped up Ah Lan’s body with his own, rounding Ah Lan’s waist with one arht ar disappear from his side He bowed his head and looked down, only to find that the tang dao, which was originally secured at his waist, had ically returned to Duan Li’s hand

Duan Li snatched his oeapon back, but he had no intentions of attacking He flipped the knife in his hand, and unexpectedly put the blade against his own neck Luo Jian was beyond confounded at Duan Li’s actions, but he didn’t dare act rashly either; after all, who knehat this abnor to do in the end? At this veryYu Lan Feng Yu Lan was currently in a state of suspended anihtly injured at this tier be in a deathlike state, but actually dead

But contrary to expectations, Duan Li had no plans to injure the other He placed the blade against his own neck, pressed hard with the razor-sharp tip, piercing the thin skin As Duan Li dragged the knife across his neck, viscous blood began flowing down the fresh, shalloound

Naturally, the neck was ast one of the most delicate and vital parts of one’s body, for h this area, which hy even the smallest of wounds could produce a lot of blood And yet, Duan Li couldn’t care any less about the river of blood pouring down fro Yu Lan, as still caught in his eed into one Duan Li remained silent for a moment No sooner, a whisper fell from his lips

【Interdependent Contract—Established!】

【darimoire in Luo Jian’s hand flew up by itself Countless words frantically began to foric tole word, and the grimoire seeed into its human form

Shadoho had now assumed the form of a human, could still float in the air just as he could when he was a griht at Duan Li; he acted so fast, that Luo Jian didn’t even have the time to respond At that very lance at the other, only to be left in shock

Feng Yu Lan was clearly still in his arht before his eyes?

Nevertheless, Shadow didn’t have much control over his actions, and he certainly didn’t have the patience to deal with the other He pounced over, reaching out with his arht But, of course, how could Duan Li just let the other snatch hi from under Duan Li’s nose, and Duan Li would definitely not let hihtened his hold on the one in his ar him closer into his eht of Shadow, “Who are you?”

Shadow didn’t answer hiain reached out both his hands to grab Feng Yu Lan as trapped in Duan Li’s are and restiveness, he spat out between his gnashed teeth, “Give Him To Me!”

“Who are you?!” Duan Li was more than startled by this situation, but he stubbornly repeated his question

“He’s rowled Shadow The feral look he directed at Duan Li was filled with heavy bloodthirst and murderous intent “He isqualifications to establish any shi+tty contract with him! Because I won’t allow it!”

Duan Li fell silent for a hter He see Shadow for a while S, he said, “But the contract has already started You ht as well just prepare yourself If you two truly are the same person, then the contract will affect you, too”

Shadow hesitated for aon, and while he was still trying to sort his thoughts, soan twisting around like vines, as if it possessed life The strips of blood soon turned into scarlet ribbons and quickly twined around Feng Yu Lan’s body, and Shadoho had grabbed Feng Yu Lan’s arht in the sa around his ar around his entire body