Chapter 550: Can you be any stupider? (2/2)

“I can give you double whatever they offered you!”

The old woman only shot her a sympathetic glance. Although she didn’t reply, she wasn’t going to waste any more words. The arrow cocked onto her bow. In that matter, Han Yunxi really felt afraid. Her mind went blank despite the fact that she was staring death in the eye. She never thought it could come so soon, or so suddenly. The only person left in her brain was Long Feiye. What is he going to do if I die today?

“Go die!” the woman yelled as she released the arrow. With a whoosh, it shot towards Han Yunxi, who squeezed her eyes shut. But no matter how long she waited, she didn’t die.

What happened?

As soon as she opened her eyes, it was to see a thick network of webs surrounding them, covered with black spiders. Not far from her was the arrow, caught in mid-air by sticky strands of the stuff. The black-robed woman had been tied up by the spiders as well and was currently trying to struggle free. Han Yunxi touched Lil Thing in her sleeve, but the creature was still fast asleep! Had the spiders in the tunnel saved her for Lil Thing’s sake?

However, the old woman had dared to lie in wait here, which meant she didn’t fear the black spiders. Before long, she found a way to break free from the wed. Han Yunxi simply climbed to her feet and fled deeper into the tunnel, hoping that the spiders could delay her pursuer some more. As she ran further into the tunnel, the surface actually began to slope upwards. By the end, Han Yunxi was practically crawling up its surface until she spotted an opening leading out.

As the black-robed woman had yet to catch up, Han Yunxi rejoiced and simply sprinted out of the tunnel. But her hopes were quickly dashed. The first thing she saw in front of her was none other than a cliff! In the midst of her despair, she suddenly spotted an overhanging not far below and to the right of her. Perched atop the surface was a distant spot of seductive red.

“Gu Qishao!” Han Yunxi shouted. When she recalled the division of the five tunnels back underground, she was certain that cliff was the opening to the first tunnel. If she hadn’t been so high up, she wouldn’t have spotted it at all!

She was too far away to see what Gu Qishao was doing, but she was certain the scarlet figure was his. Perhaps even he hadn’t realized there was another cliff opening above him.

“Gu Qishao! Gu Qishao! I’m over here!” Han Yunxi yelled at the top of her lungs. But she wasn’t loud enough to beat the roar of the wind, so Gu Qishao couldn’t hear her. She next tried tossing a stone at him, but the same winds blew it off course, so she launched some needles from the Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain next. Unfortunately, the needles were even lighter than the stones, so they couldn’t travel half as far. The wind blew them all away.

Han Yunxi was getting desperate enough to jump off the cliff herself. At that moment, a single arrow flew out of the tunnel past Han Yunxi, narrowly missing her. The old woman had caught up, but Han Yunxi had no more room to run. Instead of shooting her outright, the old woman approached her step by step, her weapon aimed at Han Yunxi.

“Damned girl, those poison spiders actually protected you? What are your origins?” the old woman didn’t understand. She had stood guard in the underground palace for a year before coming to understand all its creatures, but had no way to control them. Why would those poison spiders protect this girl?

Could it be, she’s related to the Poison Sect?

“Take a guess!” Han Yunxi’s back was soaked in sweat. Still, she kept a cool expression and sought to drag out time as much as she could.

Long Feiye, if you don’t come to pick me up now, there won’t be anyone left waiting for you.

“You want to stall for time?” the old woman was astute enough to guess her ploy. She smiled and notched her arrow. Han Yunxi knew she couldn’t escape this time, so she stared at her with her eyes wide open. If she was destined to die, it’d be nice to a see a little more of this world before she left!

But at that moment, she saw him. He was in her world in this very moment!

Like an illusion, he abruptly appeared behind the old woman. She couldn’t be any more familiar with his handsome, ice-cold face and those eyes she adored, both deep and fathomless. The moment he raised his sword, the old woman sensed him there, but it was too late for her to turn back. The blade sliced up and through the hand holding the bow, causing it to drop on the ground with her weapon in a trail of blood. The old woman was too shocked to even scream from pain, and simply stared at him blankly.

His gaze turned even colder. This time, his sword swiped downwards, its wicked tip impaling the woman through her foot to pin her to the ground.

“Ahhhh!” the old woman shrieked, too pained to remember her poisons. Han Yunxi took deep breaths as she wavered between shock, joy, and fear. The sight of Long Feiye’s familiar form almost made her burst into tears.

Long Feiye, you’re finally here!

Long Feiye looked towards her next. Han Yunxi was about to speak, but he suddenly roared, “Han Yunxi, could you be any stupider? Don’t you know you should’ve run the other way?!”

As soon as he killed off all the archers, he’d turned back to look for her but didn’t see anyone. Instead, there was a pile of poison spider corpses. Following the trail had led to to witness her attempted assassination. Han Yunxi had narrowly lost her lift to an arrow. He wasn’t sure whether he was more angry or afraid, but the other hand he hid behind his back hadn’t stopped trembling since.

Han Yunxi was scared speechless by his shout and stood there unmoving.

“Hurry and get over here!” Even as he shouted, Long Feiye made to move towards her instead.

But at this moment, the old woman behind him suddenly…

Today’s announcement post features commentary on Legend of Yun Xi by its lead actress, Ju Jingyi! It’s cute, so take a look if you haven’t already and have some time to spare. ^-^