Chapter 26: A Helping Hand (Please add to your library!)

Seeing someone come to help her, the girl in pink was startled at first, then quickly retreated, widening the distance between herself and Gao Dakuan. She did not know Gao Dakuan, nor did she know why the person before her was intervening; she did this for the sake of safety.

Seeing the girl act this way, Gao Dakuan gave a bitter smile. There are too many traps in the Cultivation World, and there is no one who can be completely trusted. It seemed this girl was also an old hand in the Cultivation World, otherwise she would not have been so vigilant.

"Young lady, rest assured, I am not with them!"

Turning his head back, Gao Dakuan said to the girl. At this moment, the girl bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, not saying a word, her bright eyes darting between the two men in black and Gao Dakuan.

The two men in black standing opposite also looked at Gao Dakuan in surprise. After their Divine Sense swept over him, they discovered that the other party was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and they felt much more at ease. To be on the safe side, one of the men in black pushed his Divine Sense to the maximum, searching all around to see if there were any others.

Zhang Nuo foolishly walked out from behind a rock, stepping toward Gao Dakuan!

"Hmm?"

A light sound of surprise suddenly escaped the mouth of one of the men in black. His gaze turned toward Zhang Nuo's direction, only to see a youth of about seventeen, carrying a huge Magic Treasure on his back, walking toward the girl's side.

What surprised the two men in black most was not Zhang Nuo himself, but that when their Divine Sense swept over Zhang Nuo's body, they could not detect a single trace of Spirit Power fluctuation. Since there was no Spirit Power fluctuation, they could not probe the other party's cultivation level.

"This person is strange!"

The two men in black reached a consensus in an instant, their gazes never leaving Zhang Nuo's body. The girl in pink was even more confused at this moment; a moment ago a big man had jumped out, and now a young lad had walked out. Looking at his appearance, he still carried a bit of childishness, but his features were quite upright, giving one a feeling of honesty at first glance.

Gao Dakuan stomped his foot, cursing himself repeatedly in his heart. He had been so anxious to save the girl that he forgot to instruct Zhang Nuo not to come out. With Zhang Nuo's strength, he could not even survive three moves under the hands of the men in black; coming out voluntarily was no different from seeking death. Since the person had already come out and the opposing men in black had discovered him, it was too late to say anything now.

"Is the young lady from the Southern Dynasty Song Family?"

Seeing Zhang Nuo reach his side, Gao Dakuan flashed over and blocked him behind his own back, then asked the girl in pink again.

"That is correct!"

Having received an affirmative answer, Gao Dakuan felt relieved, and immediately said to the girl in a voice so low it was almost inaudible:

"We are disciples of the Divine Sword Sect! My master's name is Lin Fan!"

Upon hearing the name Lin Fan, the girl's face froze, after which she relaxed her vigilance and slowly approached Gao Dakuan. Zhang Nuo was left completely bewildered; he did not understand the reason for this, but one thing was certain: Lin Fan had an inseparable connection with the Southern Dynasty's Song Family, otherwise the girl would not have immediately relaxed her vigilance upon hearing Lin Fan's name.

"Two fellow Daoists, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"

The two men in black opposite finally lost their patience, and one of them said coldly toward the two of them.

"Enough talk! If you want to harm this young lady, you must first get past me!"

Gao Dakuan's voice was resonant, as if a thunderclap had sounded in the sky. At the same time, he pointed out a spell with one hand, which merged into the green Flying Sword in front of him. The Flying Sword's form stirred, and pale green mist emanated from it.

"Seeking death!"

Seeing that the other party had no intention of backing down, the two men in black squeezed these two words through their teeth. Their figures drifted, and they attacked Gao Dakuan from two different directions.

"Swish! Swish!"

The two men in black's Flying Swords shot out, flashing with cold light.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful! Not only do they have Flying Sword Magic Treasures, but one of them also has a mirror Magic Treasure that can fire beams of light!"

The girl in pink, fearing Gao Dakuan would suffer a loss, warned him loudly.

"Understood! Junior Brother, stay by her side; I will deal with the two of them!"

Having said this, Gao Dakuan flashed and charged toward one of the men in black. The girl in pink glanced at Zhang Nuo and swept her Divine Sense over him several times, yet she could not see his true cultivation level at all, and she said to herself:

"This person is not old, but his body's aura is restrained very well. I believe his cultivation level cannot be too low. With such a person by my side, I am safe!"

In truth, the girl did not know that the aura on Zhang Nuo's body was being absorbed by the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" on his back; he was not an expert at all!

Zhang Nuo did not know what the girl was thinking. The two just looked at each other and smiled, then cast their gazes toward the battlefield. They saw Gao Dakuan's green Flying Sword moving like an elf, weaving between the two men in black, the faint green Qi radiating from the sword body trailing long tails behind it.

After only a few exchanges, the men in black saw through Gao Dakuan's strength. Both were at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage; with two against one, victory was inevitable. Before long, Gao Dakuan was in precarious situations, and several times the opponent's Flying Sword nearly pierced his skull.

"Hmph! With only this much cultivation, you still want to stand up for others!"

At this time, one of the men in black said with a cold snort. Simultaneously, he flipped one hand, and a palm-sized Golden Bronze Mirror appeared in his palm. The surface of the mirror was exceptionally smooth; as Spirit Power was injected into it, it immediately glowed with a reddish light.

The man in black holding the mirror seized an opening in Gao Dakuan's defense, raised the mirror with one hand, and launched an attack aimed at Gao Dakuan's back.