55 Chapter 55 – Defeating Ru Feng (1/2)
As he said that, Ru Feng unsheathed his blade and slowly closed in on Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan struggled to get back, but both his back and chest is heavily injured. He picked up the sword with his uninjured hand and was about to defend Ru Feng's attack when a stone spear came from the side aiming at Ru Feng's head.
Ru Feng immediately moved back ten meters avoiding the attack, but another stone spear came at him and he again moved back and looked at the place the attack came from and found someone coming out of the forest.
Zhu Xuan also turned around and was shocked to see it was Bai Wuji. He didn't understand how Bai Wuji also came here.
Bai Wuji with a stone spear in one hand rushed to Zhu Xuan. He took out a healing pill while observing Ru Feng and passed it to Zhu Xuan and said ”Heal yourself and escape deep into the mountain. I will stall him for you.”
Zhu Xuan swallowed the pill and said ”Thank you Senior Wuji for saving me. But how come you are here?”
Bai Wuji chuckled and shook his head ”Someone asked me to protect you and I couldn't, so I have been following you. I saw you can't handle things anymore and came out to help.”
Bai Ling and Bai Wuji realized the previous day after watching the arena battle that Shikong Shen Is Zhu Xuan. After hearing about the lock-down of city by imperial guards, Bai Ling asked Bai Wuji to help Zhu Xuan and was very adamant about saving him. Unable to deny Bai Ling, Bai Wuji set out to help Zhu Xuan. He finally saw Zhu Xuan using the identity of Shikong Shen and leaving the city gate and followed him all the way here.
Zhu Xuan understood it is Bai Ling, but both didn't say it out loud because Ru Feng is in front of them.
Ru Feng also didn't attack but simply observed them. He is confused why Bai Wuji, brother of clan leader of Bai clan helping Zhu Xuan and wondered if there is any relationship with Bai clan and Silver shadow.
He controlled his anger and asked Bai Wuji ”Bai Wuji, why are you helping him? You know he is related to Silver Shadow right? Or is it Bai clan is also related to Silver shadow like Zhu clan?”
Bai Wuji was not flustered and replied calmly ”Senior, you misunderstood. Young master Zhu Xuan saved my life few months back in the Snowcape Demon Mountain and I'm just repaying him.”
Bai Wuji not only helping him because he saved his life, but also he was able to breakthrough thanks to blood Linghzi Zhu Xuan sold to Bai clan. Moreover, he was not worried about Ru Feng. He thought ninth imperial prince and the imperial guards and trying to capture him because they are worried some powerful cultivators from the central continent and Lei Shu kingdom will be blamed.
Ru Feng spoke with anger evident in his eyes ”Bai Wuji, I need to capture or kill him whatever it takes under the order of Ninth imperial prince. Do you still want to protect him?”
Bai Wuji was confused and suggested ”Why do you have to do that Senior Ru Feng? If someone from the central continent inquired, you can always say some powerful cultivator saved Zhu Xuan and took him away.”
Ru Feng shouted in anger ”Bai Wuji, if you step aside right now I will forgive you for stopping me or else you will be charged with high treason against the kingdom and your entire clan will face the wrath of imperial clan.”
Bai Wuji was shocked by the words of Ru Feng and was flustered for a second, but suddenly thought of another possibility ”what if ninth imperial prince wants to gain the support of the central continent cultivators by capturing Zhu Xuan.”
He calmed down immediately because his Bai clan also has a backing of one of the noble clans in the capital. He calmly replied ”He saved my life and also helped me in my cultivation so I will do anything in my power to let him leave this place alive.”
Ru Feng completely lost his patience and looking at Zhu Xuan who was healing faster, he said with a cold voice ”Then don't blame me for killing you.”