Chapter 1084: Theres only one Ning Cheng in the world (1/2)

Jun Yixie wanted Han Yunxi to enter alone?

What a huge joke! Was he ignoring the existence of all the other men present? Ignoring Long Feiye, Gu Qishao, and Gu Beiyue, even Tang Li wouldn’t allow Han Yunxi to step in by herself! Long Feiye’s face turned frosty as he stared at Jun Yixie, unwilling to respond. Gu Beiyue was silent as well, while Ning Cheng broke into a cold smile.

Gu Qishao narrowed his eyes and said, word by word, “Jun Yixie, you, want, too, much!”

Tang Li gave a cold snort. “Jun Yixie, what else do you dare to do besides bullying women?”

If Jun Yixie had all the hostages in his hands, he would definitely bring them out now and call for Long Feiye’s group to join him inside Tiger’s Prison. But he didn’t! He only had Ning Cheng! Faced with the group’s sneers and taunts, he could only endure.

He looked towards Han Yunxi and chortled. “Han Yunxi, looks like you didn’t come to rescue these people sincerely!”

Sincerely?

If they weren’t sincere, would she and Long Feiye have left the northern expedition armies alone to personally risk this journey? Although they were facing Ning Cheng, Han Yunxi didn’t want to explain too much. Right now, Ning Cheng was looking at her with an eye full of trust and respect. Jun Yixie was purely trying to goad them on, but Ning Cheng was smarter than that.

Unexpectedly, Jun Yixie suddenly kicked Ning Cheng’s knee! Immediately, he fell to his knees while Jun Yixie lifted a foot to press against his shoulder. “Someone come, bring over a torch!”

A match wouldn’t light a fire quickly, but a torch could do it in a matter of seconds!

“Jun Yixie, you dare!” Han Yunxi raged.

“See if I dare or not!” Jun Yixie increased the pressure of his foot, forcing Ning Cheng’s shoulder down. He was doing his best to resist, but he didn’t have much strength to begin with. All he did was keep looking at Han Yunxi with his handsome furrowed brows, shaking his head incessantly to keep her away.

Han Yunxi knew he was poisoned--and with a very complex toxin too. The detox system kept examining him but had yet to give her a clear diagnosis.

“Han Yunxi, are you entering or not?” Jun Yixie asked.

His other hand took out a dagger before he bent down, adding his full weight onto Ning Cheng’s back. The edge of the blade rested on Ning Cheng’s other shoulder.

“Han Yunxi, you don’t have to come in. Even after I kill him, this lord has the next hostage to go! You can slowly take your time and consider it! This lord will wait!” As he spoke, he grinned and began to slice at Ning Cheng’s clothes.

Han Yunxi’s eyes blazed with killing intent. If she could, she’d rip Jun Yixie to shreds right now.

“Gu Beiyue, how much certainty do you have?” Long Feiye muttered.

“None,” Gu Beiyue replied honestly.

He had about seventy to eighty percent certainty of rescuing the hostage back then, but now Jun Yixie had a torch in one hand, a dagger in the other, and the edge of the blade resting on Ning Cheng’s shoulder. His chances for success had dropped to 50 percent. He disliked taking risks, especially at a time like this. To him, 50 was as good as zero.

Perhaps if they held on, another chance would show itself. If they risked it and lost, he and Ning Cheng would both be blasted to death. Moreover, there was no telling if any of Ning Cheng’s explosives would endanger the courtyard behind him and create more injuries.

Gu Qishao was of the same mind. They were facing a completely different situation than Celestial Mountain. You couldn’t take chances with things like gunpowder. Moreover, those Heretical Sword Sect types feared death, while Jun Yixie seemed ready to take them down with him!

From the moment Ning Cheng had been presented to their sights, they were constantly calculating the risks of rescuing him. If Gu Qishao’s vines sprang up from underneath Jun Yixie now, Heaven knows whether he’d choose to kill them all?

At this moment, Jun Yixie’s dagger stabbed deep into Ning Cheng’s shoulder!

Ning Cheng bore it silently as he continued to look at Han Yunxi while shaking his head. Han Yunxi looked back coldly, unmoved. Still, her heart was a raging inferno!

Jun Yixie turned cruel and ripped the dagger out, sending fresh blood spraying! Then he stabbed it viciously in again!

Ning Cheng stared at Han Yunxi from a distance, unmoving. She remained expressionless, her eyes as cold as ice.

“Han Yunxi, haven’t you thought things through yet? Shall this lord trade for a different hostage to toy with?” Jun Yixie asked, before looking at Tang Li with amusement. “How about Ning Jing?”[1]

Tang Li didn’t speak, but his fists clenched as he glared at Jun Yixie. All of them were enduring and waiting for the chance that Jun Yixie would bring out all the hostages. They’d have a greater chance of victory then.

But Jun Yixie seemed to change his mind, because he said, “Forget it, forget it. Ning Cheng’s tough!”

So speaking, he pulled out the dagger again and placed it by Ning Cheng’s ear with a chuckle. “Han Yunxi, do you want this ear, or--”

“I’ll come over!” Han Yunxi couldn’t stand it anymore. “Jun Yixie, since you want my life, let Ning Cheng go! I’ll enter!”

Ning Cheng’s calm gaze instantly turned swift and fierce--even onerous. Although he couldn’t speak, anyone could tell that he was trying to warn Han Yunxi off.