Chapter 153: Encirclement of Bandits (1)

"It's her?!"

That mysterious woman who appeared eerily in the rainforest.

She was also following the water flow. Could it be that she was also a member of the rebels? Or was it true, as Han Shu said, that she was the rebel leader's woman? Gu Yun's eyes locked tightly onto her. The woman seemed to sense this pressing gaze and looked toward Gu Yun's direction. A dark and a sharp gaze met in the air.

On the woman's beautiful face, there was only coldness. Not only was there no panic, but it also revealed a sense of calmness and murderous intent. In the flood, she was agile and neat, and everything around her seemed to be under her control. With such a unique woman, Gu Yun was convinced in her heart that she was absolutely not simple, and she couldn't let her escape just like that.

Looking down at the current water level, the flood had passed, the water depth was less than two meters, and the water flow was gradually slowing down. Her swimming skills were quite good, and she should be able to swim over. According to the speed at which the woman came down from upstream, she could just block her in front!

Gu Yun evaluated it in her heart and felt it was feasible. Hanging the Ice Refinement at her waist, she prepared to leap into the water. Before her feet could jump, her shoulder was pressed down by a broad and powerful palm. In her ear was Su Ling's low roar, "What are you doing?"

"Let go! Can't let that woman run away." Gu Yun wanted to push Su Ling's hand away, but his hand strength was so great that she couldn't move, but she had no time to explain in detail. If she didn't go to intercept now, it would be too late to block the green-clothed woman!

Su Ling looked in the direction of Gu Yun's gaze and easily found the verdant green figure. It was a slender and dazzling woman with a cold and lonely temperament. She was the mysterious woman Qing Mo mentioned last time, right? Su Ling's hawk-like eyes narrowed slightly. Just as Gu Yun was secretly anxious, she felt her shoulder lighten, and the low voice of Su Ling sounded again, only this time it was extremely light, "I'll do it."

Before Gu Yun could react, Su Ling had already flown out. A long, dark red figure flashed before her eyes. At this time, Gu Yun came to her senses. His shoulder was injured and couldn't be soaked in water!

Gu Yun's heart had been lifted high the moment before, and the next moment it landed steadily, and she felt she was very stupid. People had lightness skills, unlike her, who only thought of jumping into the water to intercept. Su Ling took a breath and used the large trees in the forest as stepping stones. After a few leaps, he landed on a tree trunk that the green-clothed woman had to pass.

Su Ling, standing proudly on the tree trunk, was dressed in dark red battle robes, tall and handsome. The sunlight passed through the forest leaves and shone on his resolute face. There was no expression on his sharp-edged face, and his dark eyes were also cold enough to make people's hearts tremble. The woman's heart, however, tightened abruptly. Five years, they finally met again.

The woman seemed a bit dazed, looking straight at Su Ling with complex and—joyful eyes? Gu Yun thought she had seen it wrong, but the woman didn't swim to the side to avoid Su Ling, but instead met him. Did this mean they actually knew each other long ago?

Calming down, Gu Yun crossed her arms and stared silently at the two, watching the changes.

Soon, the woman followed the water flow and arrived beside Su Ling. Su Ling leaped down from the tree, and his hand, like iron tongs, grabbed the woman's shoulder and back. The woman frowned in pain but didn't hum. The small green snake coiling around her arm keenly felt the abnormality of its master. Its small crimson eyes widened, and its small black tongue hissed, revealing its two sharp fangs completely, baring its fangs at Su Ling. Just as it was about to bite Su Ling's hand gripping the woman, the woman tilted her head slightly and glared at it.

The small green snake closed its mouth aggrievedly, not daring to be presumptuous, obediently lowering its head. The body coiling around the woman's arm didn't dare to move randomly. Looking at it without careful observation, it really looked like a verdant green ribbon.

Between the woman and the small green snake's eye contact, Su Ling had already lifted her from the water. His powerful arm tightened around the woman's slender waist. The woman's body stiffened. Su Ling didn't seem to feel anything unusual and carried her through the forest. The woman tilted her head slightly, and Su Ling's cold and resolute face was close at hand. Being so close to this face she had missed for many years, the woman's face grew colder and colder, and her eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle, because—he didn't remember who she was at all. He forgot her!

Gu Yun's cold eyes raised slightly. She was now 100% sure that they definitely knew each other, at least the green-clothed woman definitely knew Su Ling. Gu Yun hadn't forgotten how hard her snake-skin whip was and how ruthless her moves were. The opponent became Su Ling, and she didn't even struggle, which showed that this friendship was not shallow!

Gu Yun didn't notice that her tone seemed to be less cold than usual, and her crossed arms also flicked lightly.

After a few leaps, the two landed steadily on the highland. Su Ling let go of the woman's waist. As soon as the woman stood firm, Su Ling pushed her back without any pity and said to the soldiers behind him, "Take her back to the camp and watch her closely."

"Yes."

After speaking, Su Ling turned and walked toward Leng Xiao's direction, his eyes only on the water flow ahead, not caring about the woman behind him at all.

The woman didn't look at Su Ling again, a flash of viciousness crossing her dark eyes. In his heart, she was indeed just a prisoner! Since that was the case, why should she be sentimental! Anyway, she and he could only be enemies in the end!

The woman stood there indifferently, and the soldiers behind her stepped forward, wanting to tie her up. The woman's clear eyes darkened.

"Careful!" Gu Yun, who had been secretly observing her, immediately held the Ice Refinement horizontally, blocking it in front of the two soldiers. The biting cold of the Ice Refinement made the two soldiers take a large step back subconsciously. At the same time, the woman's hand touched the snake-pattern belt at her waist. If she hadn't seen it wrong, that was the snake-skin whip that could withstand the sharpness of the Ice Refinement!

Gu Yun gripped the Ice Refinement tightly and walked slowly to the woman, standing face to face with her, but unexpectedly discovered that when the woman saw the small carts not far away still piled full of sulfur and fire oil, a flash of panic crossed her face extremely quickly.

"You are in league with Wuji, Yan Ge, and the others." It wasn't a question, Gu Yun said calmly. The woman's face had returned to normal, her usual coldness and darkness. Her cold eyes met Gu Yun's for a moment, and the long snake whip in her hand had already struck, forcing straight at Gu Yun's face.

Gu Yun had long expected her to make a move. While she was whipping, she had already leaped back nimbly. The long whip didn't hit Gu Yun but was buried more than a foot deep in the mud!

The woman suddenly whipped. Apart from Gu Yun's expectation, everyone else was surprised. The woman also took advantage of the soldiers' surprise to move her figure, her speed so fast that it was a bit eerie. When Su Ling heard the strange sound and turned his head, he only saw that verdant green figure, which had been obedient and had no power to fight back just now, leap up with an agile and vigorous posture, and fall into the water flow again. The next moment, that familiar black shadow also leaped into the flood like a cheetah.

Su Ling felt a choke in his heart. The water level was already very low, and the second wave of attack could be deployed immediately. He couldn't leave at this time. The green-clothed woman's martial arts should not be weak, and she was so cunning. Could she handle it! His large hand touched the Red Blood at his waist, and the warm sword body made his heart settle down a little. Fortunately, with the Ice Refinement accompanying her, it should be fine.

The water level decreased, and it was difficult for both of them to walk in the chest-deep water flow. Gu Yun didn't relax at all, and the green-clothed woman tried her best to shake her off, but all the way down, she still followed not far behind the woman.

After being washed for another three or four miles, the two finally could stand straight in the knee-deep water flow. Their wet clothes were tightly attached to their bodies. Both looked bedraggled, but one stood proudly with a long whip, and the other stood awe-inspiringly with a long sword. Both had murderous intent in their eyes, and no one would care about their appearance at this time.

The water receded to the position of the ankles. Gu Yun pulled out her sword gently. With the clear low hum of the Ice Refinement leaving its sheath, Gu Yun's raised voice carried a few hints of a smile, "We didn't decide the winner last time. How about we decide the winner today?"

Gu Yun was convinced that this person must have something to do with the bandits, and capturing her would definitely not be easy, but dragging her down was also good! Furthermore, apart from Red Blood, this was the first time she had encountered a weapon that could contend with the Ice Refinement, and she was quite interested in the snake-skin whip in her hand!

The woman stared at Gu Yun's face with complex eyes for a long time. Finally, her thin lips, beautiful as peach blossoms, curled slightly, and the long whip in her hand flicked lightly on the ground, stirring up countless water splashes and mud.

Did she want to compete? She would meet the challenge. She also really wanted to see how different Su Ling's wife was!

Gu Yun also saw a hint of appreciation and excitement in the woman's eyes. Without posing for too long, Gu Yun gripped the Ice Refinement and took the lead. As she approached, the woman immediately felt a biting cold air rushing toward her face, making her almost unable to support it. The small snake Mo'er coiling on her hand suddenly slid to her neck, coiling gently around her neck, and streams of warmth poured into her limbs continuously. Although the temperature around her was still very low, the woman felt much better.

Gripping the long whip tightly, the woman whipped back nimbly. The long sword and the soft whip were entangled again. This time, Gu Yun turned the sword body without hesitation. The sword edge rubbed against the soft whip, actually emitting a faint fluorescent light, and the soft whip was forced to loosen. Gu Yun quickly pulled out the Ice Refinement and attacked the woman's chest again.

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Gripping the long whip tightly, the woman nimbly lashed out to counterattack, and the long sword and soft whip became entangled once again. This time, Gu Yun flipped the sword body without the slightest hesitation; as the blade edge rubbed against the soft whip, it actually emitted a faint fluorescent glow, and the soft whip was forced to loosen. Gu Yun quickly drew the Ice Refinement and struck toward the woman's chest again.

(End of chapter)