Chapter 17: Siege

Judging by the current situation, if they let that person continue, it is feared that before long, the Jianghu will gain a great demon with overwhelming poison technique.

Cang Cang Yin Yue hesitated somewhat; she had no confidence in dealing with that person.

And if they continued forward, the possibility of encountering that person was undoubtedly extremely high.

Just then, Li Musheng's voice sounded from beside them; sitting on his horse, he looked at Yu Changlu and said:

"Turning back is impossible. My horse worked itself to exhaustion just to climb this mountain path; now if I make it walk back, do you think it won't kick you?"

Having spoken, the mule under Li Musheng's rear seemed very cooperative, pawing its hooves and letting out a loud snort.

Hearing this, Cang Cang Yin Yue turned to look at him, and a scene of her being acupointed through the air by that person in an instant naturally floated up in her mind.

She thought for a moment, voiced her speculation, and then continued:

"Continuing forward is not impossible, but we will likely encounter that Grandmaster-level expert skilled in poison technique next."

"Your ability should be sufficient for self-preservation, and if I wish to leave, that person cannot stop me; however, what requires caution is the poison technique on that person's body."

Li Musheng nodded, pondered, and said:

"That person is indeed ruthless, but inadvertently cleared the Yuxue Alliance's obstacles along this entire route for us, which counts as having a bit of a positive effect."

Speaking thus, he raised an eyebrow, looked at Yu Changlu who stood motionless before the mule, and said:

"Why are you still standing there stunned? Continue on the road."

Hearing this, Yu Changlu's expression at that moment was as ugly as it could possibly be.

Just now, he had naturally heard the words of Cang Cang Yin Yue and Li Musheng.

So you two, upon encountering that demon carrying poison technique, both have the ability to protect yourselves, leaving just me to continue on the road and go to my death?

Yu Changlu truly wanted to flee on foot immediately, but his strength was inferior to Cang Cang Yin Yue's, and he was also unskilled in lightness technique; fleeing at this moment was clearly a dead end.

Having no choice, he could only grit his teeth, turn around, and continue forward along the mountain path.

In his heart, he prayed that the experts in the Alliance would do something proper, preferably eliminating that killing demon ahead, so he would not have to worry about encountering that person.

For the rest of the journey, the situation of corpses appearing on the road improved somewhat, not as frequent as before.

But it was estimated that the number of people stationed by the Yuxue Alliance in this place was limited, and they had almost all been killed.

Just like that, the three walked for more than an hour, and the sky in the mountains gradually grew dim.

Seeing that crossing one more mountain peak would allow them to exit this area, yet when passing through a mountain hollow, they discovered firelight shooting up into the sky ahead, and waves of noisy human voices came through the mountain wind.

Yu Changlu, walking in front, immediately stopped his steps, turned back to look at Cang Cang Yin Yue, saw the other person nod, and then continued approaching the place where the firelight burned.

Not long after, Yu Changlu reached a mountain rock, quietly hid his form, and looked toward the valley ahead where the firelight was dazzling.

The next moment, his face immediately lit up with joy.

He saw nearly a hundred people in the valley, each holding a burning tung-oil torch, illuminating the surrounding mountain forests as if it were day, while simultaneously blocking off the valley so tightly that not even water could leak through.

More importantly, these people were all from the Yuxue Alliance!

Yu Changlu felt excited in his heart, just thinking about how to beg them for help, when Cang Cang Yin Yue's cold voice came from behind him.

"Before making a decision, it is best to think first: are you faster, or is my blade faster?"

Hearing this, Yu Changlu felt as if doused with a basin of cold water and immediately stepped back two paces, daring not to move rashly.

At this time, Cang Cang Yin Yue and Li Musheng dismounted and stepped forward, their gazes looking toward the valley ahead, observing the situation within.

At this moment, the people of the Yuxue Alliance had already surrounded the entire valley tightly, while in the center of the valley, four people sat cross-legged upon a massive green stone.

Among them, Mengshan and the other two were conspicuously present, while the extra person was a masked woman in gray robes.

The Yuxue Alliance was led by a middle-aged man in black robes and two white-haired elders; they stood in a triangular formation guarding around the four people in the middle.

However, they did not take any further action, but instead looked with apprehension at the three-foot area near the four people, where wisps of green-black mist were swirling.

"Which faction in the Jianghu does Your Excellency belong to? To strike so ruthlessly, killing so many of my Yuxue Alliance brothers."

The middle-aged man in black robes looked extremely gloomy under the reflection of the firelight, his gaze upon the masked woman revealing undisguised murderous intent.

However, the masked woman said not a word, merely sitting cross-legged with eyes closed breathing, paying no attention whatsoever to the middle-aged man in black robes.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man in black robes became uncontrollably enraged, his broad right palm with protruding knuckles slowly twisting.

Instantly, a rapid whirlwind rose from the ground, sweeping up scattered withered leaves from the ground and gathering them toward his palm.

The next moment, the middle-aged man in black robes lifted his palm and thrust it forward violently; a massive palm imprint condensed from withered leaves formed in the air and suddenly slammed down upon the four people in the middle.

Only then did the masked woman react; she suddenly opened her eyes, with dark light flickering within her pupils.

Her fingers, loosely clenched before her dantian, abruptly curved into a claw, and then reached out to grasp that palm imprint in mid-air.

At the same time, the green-black mist within the three-foot area was rapidly drawn, transforming into a dark claw shadow that blocked beneath the palm imprint.

Visible to the naked eye, that palm imprint condensed from withered leaves quickly corroded under the contamination of the mist, and then turned into a pool of black water falling down.

Mengshan and Yuan Mei, standing nearby, watching this scene, could not help but feel a chill in their hearts.

They did not know the masked woman before them at all.

Previously, when they were being hunted by the people of the Yuxue Alliance, they were outnumbered and nearly captured alive by the other party, but at the critical moment, this masked woman before them suddenly appeared.

Her strength was profound; she effortlessly drove back the experts of the Yuxue Alliance, but this woman was also extremely ruthless, liking to torture and kill, and possessed a poison technique that made even them tremble with fear.

Mengshan and Yuan Mei had seen the miserable state of poisoned people many times; it was truly worse than death, making one shudder with horror at the sight.

Fortunately, the masked woman was assisting them and had protected them all the way while they fled, so they did not have to face this demon's poison technique.

The only regret was that the Yuxue Alliance's power in this place was extremely vast; before they could escape this area, they were caught up by the other party's reinforcing experts and trapped within this valley before their eyes.

Of course, because the other party feared the masked woman's poison technique, they did not dare to attack recklessly; both sides were currently in a state of standoff.

But Mengshan knew clearly that continuing like this was not a long-term solution.

"Senior, the longer time drags on, the more experts they are feared to send as reinforcements; should we not think of a way to break out in time?"

Seeing the masked woman block the middle-aged man in black robes' attack, Mengshan summoned his courage and spoke.

However, Mengshan looked up and saw a mocking smile curling at the corner of the masked woman's eyes, and a voice as cold and sinister as a venomous snake sounded beside his ear:

"What is the rush? The longer time passes, the deeper the poison in them will be, and the more miserably they will die."

(End of this chapter.)