Chapter 1754: Chapter 1692: Crisis (Part 2)
Chu Xianling said with a smile: "But this way, it might still be too shocking. If some ordinary people see it, it would be too conspicuous."
While they were speaking, Qingluan was already climbing up the cliff.
Song Xiaodong immediately went to greet her, unable to hide his excitement. "Qingluan, youâre finally here."
There was no joy on Qingluanâs face; instead, she forced a bitter smile. "I promised you, of course I had to come. Itâs my responsibility."
Song Xiaodong understood the conflict in Qingluanâs heart, nodded, and said: "I understand. Let me introduce you."
Song Xiaodong first introduced Su Lie and Lin Feng. Both Su Lie and Lin Feng bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess."
Qingluanâs expression showed obvious awkwardness; these two used to be her enemies.
Song Xiaodong then introduced Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi to Qingluan, and she seemed much more at ease.
After introducing Feng Kexin and her two princesses, Qingluan focused more on the three of them because they shared the same mission, although the three volunteered for it while she still doubted if she was doing the right thing...
Chapter 1693
"What should I do now?" Qingluan turned her gaze to Song Xiaodong and asked.
Song Xiaodongâs heart involuntarily raced a few beats as he said, "What should we do, Iâm not sure either. We need to approach this formation together, and we should know what to do."
Qingluan nodded and approached the formation with Song Xiaodong, standing side by side as the group showed signs of tension and anticipation on their faces.
Just as they reached out, intending to touch the mist on the formation.
Su Lie suddenly shouted, "Whoâs there!"
With a burst of laughter, some people quickly ascended from below the cliff. Su Lie and the others wanted to stop them, but they came from different directions. Blocking one wouldnât stop the others, so they didnât move.
A total of six people came up, and judging by their swift movement technique, none of them were weak; their True Qi had reached the Three Meridians.
"You..." Qingluanâs face first changed dramatically, stammering, "How did you come here?"
A man built like a black tower spoke solemnly: "Princess Qingluan, I felt something was wrong last time. After investigating, you are indeed colluding with the Dragon Gate, wasting the Sect Masterâs years of nurturing." It was Mis from Australia last time.
These six people were the six Elders of the Dark Night Sect.
"Elder Mis, itâs not like that, I..." Qingluan instinctively wanted to explain.
"Princess Qingluan, do you know the severity of betraying the sect? As a princess, you dare to collude with the Dragon Gate! Itâs unforgivable, but the Sect Master said considering he raised you, if you sever ties with the Dragon Gate, he will forgive you. Hope you take the opportunity."
Qingluanâs face turned extremely ugly, and upon seeing the situation, Sun Yiyi immediately stepped forward, blocking Qingluan from confronting the elders, and shouted, "You Dark Night Sect lot, stop spouting nonsense. Qingluan is our Dragon Gateâs princess, your sectâs mortal enemy, and sheâs just returning to her origins."
Su Lie also shouted, "You old guys still arenât dead."
Mis sneered, "Youâre not dead either, but after today, you will be."
Dark Night Sect had six masters, all elder-level, with Three Meridians of True Qi. Dragon Gate had two elders with Three Meridians, while Song Xiaodong, Sun Yiyi, and Chu Xianling were perceived as still Second Stage, with Feng Kexin and the other three left unconsidered.
Even if Qingluan joined forces with Song Xiaodong, it would be two with Three Meridians and four with Second Stage True Qi, a significant strength disparity.
Dark Night Sect was very confident in leaving all these people behind.
"Princess Qingluan, now Iâll give you one more chance..."
Just as Mis began speaking, Su Lie shouted fiercely, raising his hand to strike Mis, saying, "If you want to fight, fight, cut the crap."
He feared Mis would sway Qingluan; losing a princess would mean the formation couldnât be unlocked, so he acted quickly.
"If you seek death, Iâll grant you, I want to see if youâve improved these years."
Mis and Su Lie were old rivals, having clashed many times with no win or loss.
Upon meeting, they wanted to measure each otherâs strength, confronting directly.
As they started fighting, Lin Feng also shouted, targeting an elder, "Mark, long time no see, letâs try."
Among the six elders, only Mis and Mark were veterans; the other four were newly raised, just reaching Three Meridians True Qi.
Lin Feng and Su Lie directly picked the two strongest.
There were four left; Song Xiaodong, Sun Yiyi, and Chu Xianling were only three, leaving them to deal with the strongest, hoping to injure them or gain a chance to help Song Xiaodong.
They knew Song Xiaodong practiced a formation, quite ingenious, possibly delaying a bit more, but never thought Song Xiaodong could defeat four.
Besides being outnumbered, longer possession of Three Meridians meant stronger True Qi, naturally more powerful than Song Xiaodong.
Two duels began, while three of the Dark Night Sectâs four elders pressured Song Xiaodong, with the other watching Qingluan, ignoring Feng Kexin and the others.
A forty-something white man grinned, "Young Sect Master Song, sorry, but your desire to enter Dragon Gate will be shattered."
"Not only entry, youâll die here, Dragon Gate ends with you," said a yellow-skinned man coldly.
"Haha, still resisting? Though you are strong, killing one of our elders was luck. Do you think you can resist us? Impossible, Iâd surrender and come to Dark Night Sect; our Sect Master wants to talk."
The four elders ignored Song Xiaodongâs group as weaklings, easily dealt with.
Song Xiaodong, Sun Yiyi, and Chu Xianling formed a familiar triangular formation, knowing their skill was weaker. If the formation worked, it might delay opposition.
"You seem unwilling to surrender; weâll oblige, defeating you honorably like Dark Night over Dragon Gate," another elder said.
Song Xiaodongâs face darkened, shouting suddenly, "Kill!" and charged.
Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi followed, testing their formation against elite opposition.