Chapter 278: Lu Yin and Zhanlong Daynigh (1/2)
“Your heart’s racing. Did you get poisoned?” the monkey suddenly asked, startling Lu Yin and forcing him back to the real world.
“No, you weren’t. That’s strange, what’s wrong with your heart? Everything else in your body is working normally. That’s really odd...”
Lu Yin didn’t have the time to explain what he was feeling to a monkey. However, what the Ghost Monkey had said did sober him up quite a bit; he couldn’t allow himself to get drunk over this infatuation. Ming Yan was the daughter of the Reverent King, who was a leader of the Shenwu Continent, while Lu Yin was a mere trialtaker. The difference between their statuses was just too stark, and the blood-feud between the sides that they belonged to had existed for an entire millennia; it was not something that could be easily resolved. The two of them were like two trees on opposite sides of a road; they might be able to see each other, but they would never be able to touch each other. His emotions were like the moon’s reflection in a still lake.
After his thoughts reached this point, Lu Yin suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped on his head, chilling him to the bone.
He was merely a student and had neither the power nor the influence to affect the Darkmist Weave, much less the Shenwu Continent. Ming Zhaoshu alone was someone powerful enough to prevent Lu Yin from ever getting close to Ming Yan. This budding relationship was doomed to fail before it could even sprout.
Lu Yin was well aware that emotions were very important to a girl. Someone like Ming Yan, who was intelligent but also rather inexperienced in the matters of the world, would easily lose themselves in their emotions. The instant things fell apart, the amount of pain that she would feel would be far beyond what she could fathom at the moment.
Things couldn’t go on like this. Before anything even happened, Lu Yin had already realized that he could not allow this relationship to continue developing. With this in mind, Lu Yin resolutely stared ahead, quickening his footsteps to step in front of the carriage. He did not look back.
Lu Yin’s mood change was very apparent to Ming Yan, and her heart jolted. She was overcome with a sense of fear and discomfort that she’d never felt before, and at that moment, her eyes started to burn with tears.
For Ming Yan, Lu Yin was that kind of person. Their meeting had come along the wings of a butterfly, bringing happiness and dreams with it. At this moment, however, the illusion had shattered. Women were much more intuitive than men, and the subtle shift in Lu Yin was very obvious to the princess. She could already tell that he had made up his mind.
But why? Ming Yan lowered her head, her wet eyes betraying her sadness and frustration as her fists rightened. You still have my scent on you.
She was very intelligent, but intelligence and emotions were polar opposites.
Lu Yin sighed, filled with frustration, sadness, and pity as well for Ming Yan. Right now, his most ardent desire was to climb to the top of this continent and pull her into his embrace.
All of a sudden, a flash of black and white passed through his vision. Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, and he turned to the side as a procession of carriages from the crown prince’s palace moved past them. One of the men inside turned around to look at Ming Yan’s carriage, his eyes filled with a burning bloodlust.
Lu Yin felt a chill crawl down his spine, and he quickly pulled back to be flush with the side of the princess’ carriage. The man raised a fist and launched an attack while a boundless chill surged through the air. Wind and clouds swirled around each other as a vicious and terrifying martial force descended along with a domineering aura. Tang Si’s scalp went numb, and he found himself rooted in place out of fear. This pressure was even more terrifying than the attack that he had faced from Li Zimo!
The entire group of carriages from the Reverent King’s palace—no, everyone on the entire street felt as if they’d been punched in the head as they all coughed out blood. That man’s attack had destroyed the carriage’s walls, and he was about to enter its insides. He completely disregarded the soldiers standing to the sides. It made sense for him to do so. After all, even Tang Si had been subdued and rendered unable to lift a finger.
Lu Yin grit his teeth as all of his muscles went taut. He lifted a palm, disregarding the fact that he might expose himself by doing so. All he wanted to do right now was to save this girl. Without any hesitation, he activated his five-lined battle force, causing dark-gold rays to emanate out from his body. Nine stars revolved around him as a galaxy appeared in his palm; it was the Cosmic Palm.
The man noticed the attack that Lu Yin had sent his way, and his eyes narrowed, never expecting that someone would actually be able to react to his move. This is… five-lined battle force? The man did not dare to let his guard down against such a destructive attack and instantly altered the course of his attack to clash against Lu Yin.
The two palms collided, and with a bang, shockwaves distorted the air above before exploding high in the sky, scattering the clouds. On the ground, the pavement under their feet splintered. Rampant martial power flew about as they continued to contest each other. The shockwaves resulting from their exchange seemed to envelop both of them in a bubble as they continuously tried to dispel the other’s attack. Lu Yin and the man exchanged a look, and they both saw shock in the other’s eyes. It was at that moment that they recognized each other.
This person must be the genius from the Daynight Family who had defeated Nightqueen Yanqing: Zhanlong Daynight.
Zhanlong Daynight had also recognized Lu Yin. Amongst all the Limiteers, there were very few who could defeat him. Of those people, only Lu Yin had comprehended five-lined battle force. This was the person who the Nightking clan had ordered Zhanlong Daynight to kill no matter the cost.
The two of them never expected to meet the other under such circumstances. Their hands that were still pressed together twisted at the same time, and with another bang, a new round of shockwaves cut through the ground like a sharp blade. The two of them retreated simultaneously, but neither had gained an upper hand through the exchange.
This was not the only place where a fierce battle had broken out. The same scene was repeating itself all across the capital, and loud booms could be heard in all directions.
Zhanlong Daynight looked at Lu Yin seriously while his eyes revealed confusion, shock, and even bewilderment; his Technique of Immunity had been subverted. He licked his lips savagely.
“We’ll meet again,” he said before fleeing.
The entire battle had consisted of nothing more than just their palms colliding. Everything had taken place in less than five seconds. On top of that, chaos was breaking out all over the capital, allowing Zhanlong Daynight to flee with ease. As he departed, he left a trail of unconscious people behind him. Even Tang Si swayed a little and nearly fainted. He wasn’t strong enough to take even a single attack from Zhanlong Daynight.
Even so, he’d seen the entire event and witnessed Lu Yin’s true strength. This person was most definitely a Martial King, but he seemed to be even stronger than Li Zimo.
Lu Yin didn’t have the time to worry about anything else as he charged into the carriage and immediately checked to see how Ming Yan was faring.
Thankfully, she had only fainted and was just fine. He heaved a sigh of relief. It was quite a relief that she hadn’t been hurt even after being within such close proximity of a battle technique from the Daynight clan.