Chapter 921: Just in Time

Ye Liuyun took out the Transmission Talisman and checked the information inside.

"Ye Liuyun, your woman Ling Shuang is in our hands. If you want to save her, exchange yourself for her! I give you one day; if you're late, we can't guarantee her purity! Hahaha……"

The information in the Transmission Talisman was extremely arrogant, even leaving location details to make it easy for Ye Liuyun to find.

"The Transmission Talisman was indeed intercepted! Who are these people? Is Ling Shuang also in their hands?"

Ye Liuyun checked the location designated by the other party; it was still a day's journey away.

"They timed this too perfectly!" Ye Liuyun had no time to think further; he immediately stored the Magic Vine and set off.

She also could not rule out the possibility that Ling Shuang had been intercepted before meeting with Xia Tianqiong.

Therefore, regardless of whether Ling Shuang's interception was true or false, he must go see for himself.

Although Ling Shuang is not his woman, as a friend he will not stand by and do nothing.

Ye Liuyun directly hid into the void and rushed toward the designated location.

The location given to him was a valley called Breaking Soul Valley, easy to defend but hard to attack. Once he is surrounded, it would indeed be very difficult to fight his way out.

Half a day later, Ye Liuyun was on the road, while his Golden Pupil and Divine Sense were gathering information. He also learned even more shocking news.

Those people seemed afraid he wouldn't receive the information, so they openly spread the news. Now everyone in the Secret Realm knows that someone intends to attack Ye Liuyun.

Many academy disciples are rushing toward Breaking Soul Valley.

Some are just going to watch the excitement.

Many others are preparing to pick up scraps and deal the final blow.

Still another group intends to intercept and kill Ye Liuyun before he enters the valley.

This undoubtedly increases the difficulty for Ye Liuyun to rescue Ling Shuang.

This is also a test of his courage.

What he now faces is not just a gang, but all disciples in the Secret Realm who want to kill him and claim Prince Xiao's bounty.

"This bunch is really ruthless!"

Ye Liuyun also gritted his teeth in hatred, yet could do nothing about it. With time pressing, he could only hurry along.

At the same time, Yuan Datou also received the news.

Although his strength is not strong, he is very righteous, and he is desperately rushing to Breaking Soul Valley, hoping to lend Ye Liuyun a hand.

Xia Tianqiong is also gathering people, preparing to rescue Ling Shuang.

"Fourth Prince, what should we do?" a subordinate beside the Fourth Prince asked him.

The Fourth Prince thought for a while, then ordered: "Gather people! When the time comes, we'll assess the situation and have the loser fight the winner!"

Liang Xinyu and the others had already joined forces with the Fourth Prince's Abyss-Facing Pavilion. Upon receiving the news, they were also deeply worried.

However, they could not influence the Fourth Prince's decision; they could only wait and see, trying to help Ye Liuyun as much as possible.

Before the day was up, the outside of Breaking Soul Valley was already surrounded by academy disciples.

Inside Breaking Soul Valley, Ling Shuang was detained in a cave, but not bound or restricted in her freedom.

In the dimness near the cave mouth, two shadows overlapped with the shadows of the rocks.

In the gloom within the valley, some shadows wandered about, monitoring the outside situation.

A voice came from one shadow: "It's really lively out there! I don't know if that brat can make it in here!"

"As far as I know, that brat has a high-ranking ferocious beast by his side! Those people out there will just wear him down a bit! With this woman present, even if he only has a breath left, he'll still charge in!"

Another voice came faintly from behind the rocks, but did not reveal itself.

Ling Shuang at this moment also nervously gazed toward the valley entrance.

She both hopes for Ye Liuyun's appearance and fears it.

She takes in all the outside circumstances with her eyes.

Not to mention the shadowy experts inside the valley, even those tiger-eyed disciples outside are hard to deal with.

She knows Ye Liuyun is strong, but with so many disciples present, even if he comes, he would likely find it hard to escape.

Yet in her heart she still longs for Ye Liuyun to appear; even if he merely shows up and then retreats, she would feel satisfied.

She stares outward in this tormented way, not daring to blink, for fear of missing the moment Ye Liuyun appears.

Xia Tianqiong at this moment has already led people on the road here. They are somewhat far away, and along the way they encountered a large number of Corpse Demons, which delayed them.

Xia Tianqiong is also extremely anxious, desperately urging everyone to hurry.

"Please don't let anything happen! Please don't let anything happen!" she murmured to herself.

Many of the spectators outside the valley kept far away, fearing involvement.

"Do you think Ye Liuyun would come to die for a woman?"

"Who knows! Isn't it said they're a couple?"

Everyone was speculating wildly.

A male disciple said to the woman beside him: "Junior sister, don't wait. Estimates say there are not a thousand, but eight hundred people here who want to kill him! Even if that brat had a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare come!"

The woman, however, countered: "If it were you, wouldn't you not come either?"

"This kind of situation..." the man stammered.

The woman completely ignored what he said.

"I will wait. I want to see whether there exists a man in the world who would sacrifice his life for a woman!" she insisted.

"Sigh!" the man sighed, said nothing more, and waited silently to the side.

"The sun is about to set!" someone in the crowd shouted.

When the sun sets, that is Ye Liuyun's final deadline.

And now there isn't even a person in sight; many people speculate that Ye Liuyun won't come.

Ling Shuang's mood at this moment is also very complicated.

She looked at the time and thought Ye Liuyun might not come after all.

"Maybe he didn't get the message!" she thought, already starting to make excuses for Ye Liuyun.

A shadow member, seeing Ling Shuang's expression, felt a bit reluctant.

"That little girl is so infatuated! It's just a pity she fell into our hands!"

Another shadow behind him spoke, "Heh heh! If Ye Liuyun doesn't show up later, then you take action and send her off!"

The shadow member froze for a moment, then sneered, "A girl as beautiful as flower and jade—wouldn't it be a waste not to use her before she dies!"

These shadow members spoke without hiding from Ling Shuang.

That made Ling Shuang even more nervous.

She had already made up her mind: if she couldn't beat them, she would end her own life early to preserve her innocence.

She was rambling wildly in her mind.

"Screech!"

A long, piercing cry of a Dragon Eagle cut across everyone's eardrums!

Ling Shuang's heartbeat suddenly quickened, a surge of panic!

She was also familiar with the Dragon Eagle's call.

"He still came!" Ling Shuang, so moved that tears welled up.

But at that moment her heart was filled with boundless happiness.

The sunset was blood‑red, casting a dark crimson over the outside of Soul‑Breaking Valley.

Ye Liuyun rode the Dragon Eagle, landing directly at the mouth of Soul‑Breaking Valley. After securing the Dragon Eagle, he walked alone into the valley, stretching a long shadow behind him.