622 A Tough Battle (1/2)
'These people… Where did they come from? Which force do they belong to?' Doubts bubbled within Yun Yang as he made several stabs in the dark.
Throughout the entire duration of the ambuscade, Yun Yang had held onto Shangguan Lingxiu. From the moment he flew, hopped off from the tower, fought in the air, charged onto the wall, sprung off from the wall, and until he landed securely, seeing Yun Yang's odd expression, Shangguan Lingxiu had only uttered one line – ”Go inform the Residence of Yun!”
In such intense combat, death was guaranteed if her two guards were to join in. On top of that, they would merely be an additional burden. They would never be of any help! In that case, it was better for them to leave so that they could inform the others.
After that, she did only one other thing – she calmed herself down to cultivate and hold her Qi so she could lighten herself. She ensured she was as light as possible to follow Yun Yang's movement, becoming like a blade of grass or a puff of cloud.
She would move however Yun Yang wanted her to. All she asked for was to not cause Yun Yang any trouble nor elicit any sound. She did not say anything like ”Put me down, leave on your own” or ”Don't be bothered with me…”. It was because she knew clearly that those words would be nonsense; any similar utterance or even a single word would cause Yun Yang's attention to shift to her.
This inadvertent action could lead to the worst consequence possible. This way, not only would Yun Yang refuse to put her down, it would be a humiliation to a skilled cultivator like Yun Yang! It would make the situation worse.
As the incident unfolded, she only did her best to make herself as light as possible, lighter than she already was… She tried her best not to be an extra burden to Yun Yang.
”Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
A few silhouettes caught up with them just as another bunch of shadows arrived right after they did. There was a total of eleven people that surrounded Yun Yang and Shangguan Lingxiu.
Before a ring could be formed, Yun Yang expended his energy in a risky maneuver and went all out. The two forms and four styles of the Divine Edge were executed to completion, pouncing like a furious dragon that glowed dazzlingly.
His opponents had only just managed to recover their balance.
This was the best opportunity.
Two cries later, two men were cut into eight separate pieces by Yun Yang, creating a gap between them.
Just as Yun Yang was about to dart away, a beam shone down from the sky. A ray of bright radiant sword light cut right in front of Yun Yang. If he were to charge through it, he would only trap himself within the net of sword energy.
Yun Yang retracted his saber and scanned his surroundings before putting up his defense and drawing back.
The light continued to stream down, seizing the moment when Yun Yang retreated and launched an aggressive attack.
Yun Yang cried, his saber hacking furiously, one stroke after another.
”Clang, clang, clang…”
A dozen deafening collisions later, both sides let out a low grunt and pulled back respectively.
A masked man in black landed in front of Yun Yang. Obviously, this person was the leader who had yet to show himself throughout the ordeal.
Yun Yang wielded his saber; watching the other party coldly, he silently adjusted his breathing.