Chapter 258: Strange, a detour around them (1/2)

Chapter 258: Strange, a detour around them

Everything happened too fast. It should’ve been Long Feiye and Han Yunxi who retreated together and Jun Yixie and Duanmu Yao stuck outside the door, but who expected things to end up like this? Han Yunxi still hadn’t recovered her senses. The same moment she was pushed out of the door, she saw with her own eyes Long Feiye entering the secret chamber with another woman. Though she had collapsed by his feet, he hadn’t stopped at all.

That kind of feeling was no good at all!

Actually, Long Feiye was in the same state as Han Yunxi, not expecting this to happen. As soon as he landed, it was to push aside Duanmu Yao without a second glance and rush out the door. But all he saw was Jun Yixie holding Han Yunxi by the throat, a warning look on his face.

“Let her go, or else your lordship won’t forgive you!” Long Feiye’s rage towered to the skies.

On the side, Gu Qishao had no time to bother with Mu Linger as he said impatiently, “Jun Yixie, come inside if you want to settle accounts!”

If Jun Yixie didn’t come in, the flesh-eating rats would catch up. At this, Jun Yixie actually went for the lion’s share of goods and said, “It’s fine for your lordship to go in, but the rest of you have to come out first! Otherwise, your lordship isn’t willing to budge!”

So unwilling!

“You’ll submit even if you’re unwilling!” Gu Qishao took out his sword-fan and prepared to fight, but Long Feiye had long withdrawn the whip by his side to stand outside the door.

Immediately, Jun Yixie tightened his grip on Han Yunxi’s neck and said coldly, “Your lordship can kill her first!”

Both Long Feiye and Gu Qishao stopped at his words. Jun Yixie was basically cutting off all means of retreat. Either he and Han Yunxi lived, leaving Long Feiye and the rest to all die by the flesh-eating rats, or he and Han Yunxi died, leaving everyone else inside the secret room to survive. He didn’t give Long Feiye a second option, nor did he leave himself any way to retreat. He was gambling with this woman to see how important she was in Long Feiye’s heart! Just how much was she worth to him? Who would know?

In any case, Han Yunxi herself had no idea! Her neck was squeezed so tightly that it made it hard to breathe and impossible to speak. Right now, she was the one in most danger, because it was highly possible that Jun Yixie would kill her first before the flesh-eating rats arrived. Still, her face was completely expressionless. She looked at Mu Linger, then at Long Feiye and Duanmu Yao, her gaze deep but inscrutable.

Was she afraid?

She was, but she’d experienced so many disappointments in this life that even feeling frightened wouldn’t make them disappear. Showing kindness, only to be repaid with enmity, showing emotion, only to be repaid with ruthlessness. Moreover, every time it was always her that got hurt.

When Duanmu Yao heard Jun Yixie’s terms, she said angrily, “Jun Yixie, just what are you playing at?” He actually wanted her to go out as well. She’d given no end of help to his poisoned body this whole trip, but now he was pulling down the bridge after crossing the river–abandoning his benefactor! Didn’t they agree to work together so he’d help her kill Han Yunxi? But as it turned out, he wanted Long Feiye dead instead!

Duanmu Yao had overestimated her importance here, because no one paid her any attention.

“Jun Yixie, think it over clearly. If Han Yunxi dies, you have to die too!” Heaven knows how furious Gu Qishao was. He had never called Poison lass by her full name. On the side, Mu Linger even grew frightened just by looking at him. She knew that Qi gege didn’t have time to settle accounts with her right now, but when everything was over, she had no idea how he’d treat her. A thread of regret flitted through her heart before Mu Linger gritted her teeth. She wanted to ignore the feeling, but she couldn’t. She tried her best to tell herself that she wasn’t in the wrong!

Jun Yixie didn’t even pay attention to Gu Qishao. In his eyes, only Long Feiye was a worthy opponent, so he leisurely said, “Long Feiye, there’s not much time left.”

Were they going to trade all their lives for Han Yunxi, or turn back and close the stone door, leaving Jun Yixie and Han Yunxi to be buried with the swarm? Everything hedged on Long Feiye’s decision. For a second, everyone looked his way. At the same time, the white-robed man concealed behind a rock was looking at Long Feiye as well. He hadn’t left at all. His forehead was furrowed as he tried to move, but he had been injured too severely. Right now, blood was incessantly streaming from the corner of his mouth, staining a large patch of his white face veil red. Just then, he had used all his strength at the Xuan gold door to reach those speeds. Now he was someone who had a wish, but no energy to back it up.

Despite this, he kept observing Han Yunxi and the rest. Even though using his energy one more time might make him useless in the future, he didn’t balk at the idea. This woman’s blood had opened the Xuan gold door. He was now certain that she was the person he had to protect for the rest of his life, and the purpose for his existence in this world. More and more blood flowed from his lips as he kept circulating his inner energy without giving up. But by now, Long Feiye had finally come to a decision.

“Using one life to trade for multiple ones isn’t a deal that your lordship will do.”

Everyone was startled by his words. Han Yunxi’s darkened eyes didn’t brighten any further, but immediately dimmed. Was this Long Feiye’s decision? How cruel!

“Long Feiye, you’re certain?” Jun Yixie was caught off guard, loosening his grip on Han Yunxi in the process.