Chapter 127: Iron-Blooded Yu Lang

And while Li Luo was fighting fiercely with Duze Duze Beixuan, somewhere on the outskirts of this stretch of mountain forest—

In a clearing within the dense forest, the place was a mess. Half the ground was shrouded in frost, while the other half had every blade of grass withered yellow, its vitality utterly severed.

At the center of the wrecked clearing—

Two figures stood facing each other.

Lv Qing'er lowered her head to look at her own slender, delicate hands. At this moment, a greenish toxic Qi was spreading across them, the poison rapidly eroding toward her body, dissolving the phase force within her while simultaneously inflicting wounds.

But at this sight, she showed no change in expression, no panic—because it was all within her expectations.

She unconcernedly raised her pretty face, looking at Wang Hecui across from her. The latter's brows were faintly furrowed at this moment, because frost was congealing on his arms, nearly freezing them solid.

Under this freezing, Wang Hecui was likewise restricted for a short period.

"Classmate Qing'er, why bother?" Wang Hecui said blandly.

"Your Han Bing Feng Yin is indeed overbearing, but it can only restrain me for a stretch of time. Yet the price you've paid for it is being eroded by my toxic phase force, so in the end, it's clearly you who's at the greater disadvantage."

Lv Qing'er's fair, beautiful features remained calm, without a ripple: "Restraining you for that stretch of time is enough."

Wang Hecui looked deeply at Lv Qing'er and said, "Worth it?"

"Although the academy will help you purge the toxic Qi, being tainted by my poison—even during the cleansing process—you'll suffer tremendous pain. And you paid such a steep price just to delay me for a little while?"

Lv Qing'er said lightly, "I'm happy to."

In Wang Hecui's gaze at Lv Qing'er, a faint shift occurred, then he smiled and said, "Classmate Qing'er, my interest in you has suddenly grown a little stronger."

"Won't you really consider getting to know me?"

"I feel that, whether in family background or personal talent and potential, I'm a notch stronger than Li Luo."

Lv Qing'er's gaze swept lightly across Wang Hecui, then, within his somewhat expectant look, she said, "But you're not as good-looking as Li Luo."

Wang Hecui's expression instantly stiffened.

No way? Is she really that shallow?!

Ah!

A shrill scream rang out. Seeing Yu Lang's body rolled across the ground like a gourd for over ten meters, then he scrambled up, bruised and swollen-faced, about to run again.

But the sound of wind rose behind him, a blast of force striking his back directly, sending him flying several meters.

"Give me back the jade pendant!"

Bai Bai Doudou's icy voice rang out from behind.

Seeing Yu Lang was already somewhat exhausted at this point, but he still gripped the jade pendant and roared, "Not giving it! If you've got the guts, beat me to death!"

Bai Bai Doudou was furious. She strode forward directly, fists and feet flying, raining down a vicious beating.

"Ah! Murder!" Seeing Yu Lang shielded his head and shrieked at the top of his lungs.

"You scoundrel!" Bai Bai Doudou was so angry her face was turning red. She'd never seen someone so shameless, and so her strikes gradually grew heavier.

Puchi!

Seeing Yu Lang suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and immediately afterward, large amounts of fresh blood began to pour from his entire body, dyeing the ground beneath him red.

Bai Bai Doudou was startled and hurriedly stopped her hands. Although she'd added a bit more force, it shouldn't have been enough to beat him into this state, right?

"Y-you okay?" Bai Bai Doudou frowned, poking the bleeding Seeing Yu Lang on the ground with her spear shaft.

Seeing Yu Lang's body didn't move at all, like a dead fish.

Bai Bai Doudou bent down, wanting to check the guy's breathing.

But the moment she bent over, the dead-fish-like Seeing Yu Lang suddenly lunged, wrapping around Bai Bai Doudou's body like an octopus. The two lost their balance and rolled across the ground.

Boom!

Violent green phase force erupted explosively from within Bai Bai Doudou's body, sweeping out like a hurricane, blasting Seeing Yu Lang away directly and slamming him into a large rock. This time his face went pale, and a streak of crimson blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He lay sprawled on the ground, feeling as if his whole body had fallen apart.

Up ahead, Bai Bai Doudou's face was ashen. She looked at the bloodstains on her clothes, utterly disgusted. She truly hadn't expected Seeing Yu Lang to be this shameless.

"I'll kill you!"

Bai Bai Doudou was furious. The spear-tip light in her hand swept out, stabbing toward Seeing Yu Lang like lightning.

Seeing Yu Lang, tears streaming down his face, said, "Go ahead and kill me. Although I still have an eighty-year-old mother at home, and ten little brothers and sisters waiting to be fed, I'm not afraid of death."

The spear-tip light stopped at Seeing Yu Lang's brow. Bai Bai Doudou sneered, "Your eighty-year-old mother can still give birth to so many—that really is impressive."

She gave a cold snort, and the spear shaft slammed heavily down on the wrist of Seeing Yu Lang's hand gripping the jade pendant. The latter let out a scream, and the jade pendant was flung out.

Bai Bai Doudou snatched the jade pendant, carefully wiped it clean, and only then hung it back at her waist.

"I'm warning you—if you dare go bother my sister, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs." She cast a cold glance at Seeing Yu Lang on the ground, who didn't even have the strength to move, and said.

With that, she turned and walked away.

Smack!

But the moment she moved, she felt a palm grab her ankle. Seeing Yu Lang, summoning the last of his strength, grinned at her, his mouth full of blood: "Hey, who said you could leave?"

Bai Bai Doudou turned her head. She looked at the battered, blood-soaked Seeing Yu Lang who was still trying to keep her tangled here, and for a moment felt an inexplicable pang of unease.

The person before her was shameless and a scoundrel, but this tenacity of his was somewhat startling.

"What's your name?" she asked.

"Seeing Yu Lang."

Bai Bai Doudou said blandly, "Seeing Yu Lang, what you're doing is actually very stupid. If we were outside the academy, I might really have killed you on the spot."

"When your strength is so far beneath mine, and you still challenge my patience again and again—do you think you're clever?"

"You're doing all this for that Li Luo? Is he worth it for you? He's the young lord of House Luolan Mansion. You treat him as a friend, but he might just see you as a dispensable little brother."

Seeing Yu Lang fell silent for a moment, then grinned, showing his bloodstained teeth: "Little lady, you don't know squat. You really think what I've seen and been through is less than yours, a noble lady from a great clan?"

"Back then, my parents emptied the family coffers to send me into South Wind Academy. When Laozi first entered the academy, I didn't understand anything, couldn't learn anything, couldn't even master the phase arts the instructors taught. Damn it, it was Li Luo who patiently taught Laozi hand by hand until I learned my first phase art—that's what gave me the courage to keep going at the academy!"

"Even if he might have just done it on a whim back then, I remember this favor. I simply acknowledge him as a friend!"

"As for what he thinks, what the hell does that have to do with Laozi?!"

"So, Bai Bai Doudou, if you dare walk out of here today, Laozi..."

Seeing Yu Lang's eyes go wide, he said fiercely: "Laozi will die right in front of you!"

Bai Bai Doudou: "......"

This guy must be crazy. Whether you live or die, what does it have to do with me?

"Scram."

Bai Bai Doudou turned and kicked Seeing Yu Lang away, but the force was channeled into a clever push, so as not to actually kick him to death.

Kicked away, Seeing Yu Lang struggled to his feet and tried to grab Bai Bai Doudou's leg, shouting at the same time: "Bai Bai Doudou, you she-demon, remember this — the moment you entered the Sacred Mystic Star Academy, you got an innocent classmate killed!"

"Even if I die, I'll become a wandering ghost and haunt you."

"Shut up!"

Bai Bai Doudou said irritably, then walked a few steps and sat down on a bluestone nearby, saying coldly: "There's no damn use going now. That Li Luo was already taken care of by someone."

"That might not be the case."

Seeing Yu Lang grinned and said: "Anyway, I've done my best — I've held up the third-ranked newcomer, you. Heh heh, in the future this should count as quite a tale."

"If it were anyone else, you probably wouldn't have many unbroken bones left on your body by now." Bai Bai Doudou said with a cold laugh.

"What are you pretending, all innocent and kind? You think my bones are fine right now?" Seeing Yu Lang said furiously.

This Bai Bai Doudou — she clearly has such a cute, pretty younger sister, so why is she herself only passably pretty at best, and so brutally vicious on top of it!

Bai Bai Doudou turned her head away, too lazy to pay him any attention.

Seeing Yu Lang over there was still muttering away, but a moment later, Bai Bai Doudou suddenly noticed it had gone much quieter. She turned her head and saw Seeing Yu Lang collapsed in a pool of blood, already unconscious.

She was briefly silent, then gave a cold snort.

"Arrogant, clueless bastard."