Chapter Eighty-Three: Friendship

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  The sky shook and the earth moved, smoke and dust filled the air, it was a long time before calm was restored.

  Silence!

  An eerie silence, with only the wind howling.

  All eyes were fixed on the figure in mid-air, with its blood-stained back and straight posture like a spear. They seemed to be unable to believe their eyes, as if they had been stunned by the previous blow, their mouths agape, yet unable to utter a single sound.

  His eyes were filled with shock and horror.

  Hiss!

  Someone inhaled a breath of cold air, and the originally weak voice seemed so piercing in this quiet atmosphere.

  "This guy is simply inhuman!"

  "Reversal in desperate situation?"

  "Heavens! The Emperor's Taoist way has been ruined by him!"

  It was as if a pot had been opened and all sorts of exclamations burst forth one after another, as if only such shouts could express the shock and horror in their hearts.

  "It's actually in a desperate situation that I've come to understand the complete meaning of the Wind Path... this level of comprehension is, however, a bit too terrifying..." The Green Hill Fox King muttered to himself.

  "Frightening? I think it's normal, he should be that kind of person." Xuan Jing Lao Wang had a look of "it's only natural", as if Chen Tang was going to make some shocking move, he also thought it was the most normal thing.

  Hmph!

  A figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, and it was none other than Kunpeng Wang. His face was pale and almost transparent at this moment, his body swaying as if he was about to fall, his footsteps staggering, and he could no longer hold back a mouthful of blood that he spat out violently.

  "How is it possible......how is it possible......"

  Looking at the distant figure that was as majestic as a blood man, King Kunpeng's pupils dilated, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

  Chen's strike was so powerful that it shattered his opponent's will to fight, and also severely injured him. If he hadn't dodged in time, he would have lost his life. Even so, he was now too weak to continue fighting.

  "Run!"

  "This guy is too abnormal, he actually grasped the Wind Path Intention in the blink of an eye! The Wind Path is one of the Great Paths between heaven and earth, while my own Tide Path Intention is a type of Water Path, it's simply like fireflies competing with the bright moon, fundamentally unable to contend with him, if I struggle on, who knows when he'll kill me..."

  These thoughts flashed through Wang's mind quickly, and almost in an instant, he had made up his mind, turned around and escaped.

  Want to escape? Chen Xiao raised his head indifferently, with a stir in his heart.

  Whoosh!

  A dark and mysterious flying sword broke through the air, like a hidden whip in the wind, swift as lightning. Before the Whale King could even react, it pierced through his brain, and with a spin of the sword's light, it cleanly cut off his head.

  Splash!

  Blood gushed out, and the Kunpeng King didn't even have time to let out a mournful cry before becoming a headless corpse that crashed to the ground from mid-air.

  Splash!

  After doing all this, Chen Yu no longer looked at the corpse of Kunpeng Wang and turned around to dive down, heading straight into the belly of Xiayue Ridge.

  No one dared to stop him, for at this moment, Chen Xiao had become a killing god in the hearts of all the big and small monsters, a powerful being who could slay the Kunpeng King with just one sword!

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  Inside the mountain

  "What happened? Why is it so quiet now? Could something have happened to Chen Yu?" Du Mu Ze was shocked and uncertain, just a moment ago, an extremely terrifying airflow had swept by, almost destroying the mountain, but at this moment, there was not a single sound coming from outside, an eerie silence.

  Du Qingxi and Song Lin were equally astonished.

  "It's all over... Chen Xiao is dead, and we'll be refined into medicine too. If only he had saved us first before going to fight that Kunpeng King, now it's too late, our hopes are shattered, and we don't even have a chance to escape." Murong Wei was devastated, as if she had lost her soul.

  "Shut up!" Endo Takeshi shouted angrily.

  "Shameless!" Song Lin sneered.

  ……

  In an instant, the intense quarrel with a strong smell of gunpowder was re-enacted, due to the unknown outcome of the battle, the gloomy atmosphere, and the suppressed anger in everyone's heart, which finally burst out, like adding fuel to the fire, becoming more and more fierce.

  Just then, a rustling sound of footsteps arose, the quarrel in the room suddenly disappeared, extremely quiet, with only the increasingly approaching footsteps echoing.

  "It's all over, I'm going to have my blood sucked out." Murong Wei didn't dare look and was so frightened that her face turned pale, closing her eyes.

  Including Du Qingxi and the others, they were all panicked in their hearts. As the footsteps approached, their heartbeats accelerated inexplicably, pounding loudly like a big drum.

  A figure slowly approached the door.

  His clothes were stained with blood, his hair was disheveled, and a faint smell of blood wafted from his body, but his back remained straight as a spear, his eyebrows calm and serene. The peaceful atmosphere surrounding him seemed to dispel the gloom and oppression of the prison cell, making one's mood also become quiet.

  "Chen Tai!"

  "You... aren't dead?"

  "Is this true?"

  When they saw the appearance of the newcomer, Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze and Song Lin were all stunned, as if they didn't dare to believe it. After a while, they let out a burst of exclamations, their emotions already extremely agitated.

  Looking at the three people's heartfelt excitement and that ecstatic expression, Chen Xiao silently smiled, holding the Geng Jin sword to cut off the thick iron chain on the iron pillar, and rescued Du Qingxi and others one by one.

  Because of being locked up here, their bodies had already become weak and frail. As soon as they gained freedom, their bodies swayed unsteadily, almost falling to the ground.

  "You... you won't really kill King Kunpeng, will you?" The distant Cangbin was full of doubt on his face, as if he couldn't accept this fact.

  "Is this matter important? We've already been rescued, and when we return to Longyuan City, I'll prepare more gifts for Chen Tai. Can't let him work in vain, right? There's merit, so there should be reward." Mu Rongwei stretched her limbs and regained her usual poised demeanor, her haughty tone making her words carry a hint of condescending benevolence.

  Chen Xiao ignored the two of them, looked at Du Qingxi and the others, nodded and said: "The Kunpeng King is already dead, but that Qingmang King might still be nearby, let's hurry up and leave this place."

  There was another thing that Chen Xiao didn't say, which is that after he made the last move of the Void Wind Sword, his true yuan had been completely exhausted, and his body had suffered heavy injuries, making it impossible for him to fight again. At this moment, he was already at the end of his rope, purely relying on his great willpower to hold on.

  "Wait a minute." Du Qingxi suddenly appeared beside Chen Tai, leaning in close to his ear: "Lend me the sword in your hand for a moment."

  Chen Xiao was taken aback.

  Just as he was stunned, Du Qingxi had already taken the Geng Jin sword from his hand in a very natural manner.

  "Huh? Qingxi sister, what are you doing with that sword?" Murong Wei asked in puzzlement.

  Pfft!

  Just as she said "ha", Du Qingxi swung her golden sword and cut off her neck, instantly opening a large hole in her throat. Blood spurted out, and she widened her eyes as if she couldn't believe it. Her body had already gone limp, convulsing continuously until she died.

  Du Qingxi didn't notice this, after cutting off Murong Wei's throat, the Geng Jin sword in her hand still had its momentum unabated, and another sword stabbed towards Cang Bin.

  "How dare you!"

  Cang Bin had already sensed something was off and hastily retreated, but his true yuan was sealed, making his body weak, and he couldn't escape quickly. On the other side, Duanmu Ze and Song Lin seemed to have a tacit understanding, one on the left and one on the right, pincer-like, cutting off his retreat route.

  "You..."

  Pfft! The sound stopped abruptly, Cang Bin covered his own throat until he fell to the ground and died. His eyes still stared at Du Qingxi with a venomous gaze, as if he couldn't believe that this quiet and cold woman would be so ruthless and merciless.

  Du Qingxi killed Murong Wei and Cang Ting with two swords, scaring the other three people. They were all followers of Su Jiao who entered the Nanyuan Mingyu, in other words, they originally belonged to the opposing camp of Du Qingxi. At this moment, they are worried that Du Qingxi will also silence them.

  "Xue Jing, Mo Han, Di Hongtu, today I will not kill you. Go back and tell Su Jiao, tell Murong Wei and the Cangting family that it was I, Du Qingxi, who killed them. If they want revenge, come after me!" Du Qingxi gazed coldly at the three of them, his voice dripping with icy menace, each word enunciated clearly and forcefully.

  "Me too."

  "Count me in."

  Duanmu Ze and Song Lin spoke in unison, and after finishing, they exchanged a smile.

  Chen Xuan was startled in her heart, raised her eyes and looked at the three of them for a while, then said: "Thank you."

  They naturally want to prove it to themselves, and use this resolute action to help themselves share the pressure brought by the forces behind these people.

  "I thought you'd be shocked, but it turns out you're much calmer than I imagined." Du Qingxi smiled and wiped the bloodstains off the hilt of Geng Jin's sword, handing it back to Chen Yu.

  "Now that it's happened, what's the use of being surprised." Chen Tai took over the Jianzhu sword and looked at the three people with a slow tone: "Moreover, I killed Chai Letian and Yu Haibai some days ago, and I'm not afraid of anything now."

  "Kill me if you must, I was wrong to you before and I won't be wrong again. You treated me like a brother, and if Tuan Mu Ze is still wrong to his brother, then he's not even as good as pigs or dogs."

  "Good riddance, I've been wanting to get rid of them for a long time!"

  "Dead? If you're dead, then so be it. It's no big deal. We'll face everything together."

  Upon hearing this, Du Qingxi and the other two were stunned for a moment, then almost simultaneously spoke up, their words different but all conveying their desire to follow Chen Tang in life and death. As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Let's go."

  Chen Xuan's heart warmed up, he felt that this time helping Du Qingxi and the three people was correct, not only making up for his guilt, but also retrieving their friendship, gaining respect and trust.

  This feeling is very comfortable, it's the first time Chen Yu has felt the beauty of friendship since childhood.

  Too lonely for too long.

  Been ridiculed by peers too much.

  Nature also increasingly yearns for this hard-won feeling.

  At this moment, Chen Xiao is happy. He is not good at expressing himself and can only secretly remember it in his heart, leaving an indelible mark on his mind.

  "Chen Xiao, little friend, Lao Fu Xuan Jing, with good friend Qing Qiu, come to pay respects to Daoist friends."

  Just as Chen Tang and the others were about to leave, Xuanjing Old Turtle King and Qingqiu Fox King arrived in a flutter. Xuanjing Old Turtle King smiled and nodded his head, his voice warm and gentle, making people feel like they were basking in the spring breeze.

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  PS: I thought this chapter wouldn't be written tonight, but who knew I was stood up and abandoned. With a broken heart, I wandered the streets, bought some wine and headed home. I had planned to drink myself into oblivion, but instead found that the more I drank, the clearer my head became...