Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 52

Volume 6 Chapter 52: Alone in Battle (Part 2)

"Junior Martial Sister Dongfang, have you seen Junior Brother Jin?"

Xu Qingfan suddenly asked a question. While asking, he didn’t look at Dongfang Qingling; instead, he turned to look at the fallen master who was chasing them and was trapped in the body of a zombie. It seemed like he was thinking about how to escape, so Dongfang Qingling didn’t notice Xu Qingfan’s hot red face at this moment.

Xu Qingfan had been in a hurry to escape and hadn’t thought about the rules of how men and women should not touch each other. Only now, thanks to the help of "Flying Satin," as he distanced himself from the Zhong family master, did he suddenly realize that he had been holding Dongfang Qingling all along.

To be honest, Dongfang Qingling had a tall and flexible figure. Xu Qingfan only felt softness between his arms, and a faint scent of a woman surrounded his nose, which felt very comfortable.

However, Xu Qingfan felt as if he was holding a ball of fire that was burning fiercely, feeling helpless and not knowing what to do.

Poor Xu Qingfan, the next leader of Jiuhua, one of the decision-makers of the Righteous Alliance, and one of the few young experts in the cultivation world, "Venerable Diyang," had never been so close to a woman in his two hundred years of life.

So we can understand Xu Qingfan’s flustered heart, his red ears and face. No matter how calm and steady he usually is, his heart is racing at this moment. After all, this is his first experience in such a situation. He is just an old bachelor, while Dongfang Qingling is so beautiful.

This wasn’t really a big deal; there are many old bachelors in the cultivation world, but combined with Xu Qingfan’s rigid personality, it could turn into a disaster.

At least for Xu Qingfan, it was a disaster.

Seeing Dongfang Qingling silent and burying her face in his chest, Xu Qingfan’s cheeks grew even hotter. He suddenly felt that the silence was a bit awkward, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up.

However, to prevent Dongfang Qingling from noticing his blushing cheeks, Xu Qingfan pretended to be observing the enemy behind him and turned his head to avoid Dongfang Qingling’s gaze.

On the other side, Dongfang Qingling noticed the strange behavior between the two earlier than Xu Qingfan. She had already blushed but had now returned to normal. When she heard Xu Qingfan’s sudden question, she was slightly taken aback and asked in response, "What? Martial Brother Jin hasn’t returned to ‘Ronghua Mountain’? I haven’t seen him; I thought he had already gone back."

Xu Qingfan finally regained his calm. When discussing serious matters, he did not think about romance, and turned his head in surprise to reply, "You don’t know Junior Brother Jin’s whereabouts? Didn’t he come back to find me like you did?"

Dongfang Qingling shook her head and said, "No, I didn’t see Martial Brother Jin when I arrived, and I was captured not long after, so I couldn’t look around. However, if Martial Brother Jin also came back to find you like I did, he should have gone to that location, but I never saw him."

Xu Qingfan had hoped that after saving Dongfang Qingling, he could also get news about Jin Qinghan. Hearing what Dongfang Qingling said, he felt a heavy weight in his heart and murmured, "Could it be…"

Xu Qingfan did not finish his sentence, but a glint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

On the other side, Dongfang Qingling also remained silent, clearly guessing Xu Qingfan’s thoughts.

Could it be that Jin Qinghan got there before Dongfang Qingling but was killed by that zombie master?

Xu Qingfan turned his head and looked again at the zombie master who was pursuing him closely. At that moment, three suddenly appearing black-clothed cultivators had already reached the side of the zombie master, their killing intent even stronger. After a moment, he turned and asked in a low voice, "Why can’t you move? Is your body under some kind of restriction?"

Dongfang Qingling nodded and said, "That was set by the mysterious master."

Thinking of the death energy the zombie master used, Xu Qingfan said, "Don’t move. Let me see if I can break this seal."

Saying this, Xu Qingfan gathered the "Flourish Qi" inside him and slowly sent it towards Dongfang Qingling.

Remembering that Jin Qinghan was still missing, even Xu Qingfan lost his patience and was eager to break Dongfang Qingling’s seal to find the zombie master and settle things quickly.

…

On the other side, the three members of the Zhong family exchanged glances and, without needing to say much, nodded to each other and speeded up towards Zhong Ling, who was being chased.

"Family master!"

"Family master!"

The three called out as they raced towards Zhong Ling.

However, Zhong Ling did not know why he ignored the calls of the three people and just focused on chasing the two cultivators ahead.

Fortunately, Zhong Ling’s strength was greatly reduced at that moment, and zombies were not known for their speed, so after a long chase, the three people finally caught up to Zhong Ling.

Among them, Zhong family Fourth Brother, who was very attentive, looked thoughtfully at the two cultivators fleeing ahead. The male cultivator was quite strong and had a flying magical tool to help him, so he should have left Zhong Ling far behind. However, in fact, this cultivator was intentionally slowing down, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Zhong Ling, as if he was waiting for something.

"Could it be that he has some tricks up his sleeve? That shouldn’t be the case; he only has the late stage of the Golden Core Stage. Can he really take on four at once? Could there be an ambush? That also shouldn’t be, not to mention that we are hidden, and this is the Southern Wasteland. They wouldn’t attack us here."

Just as Zhong family Fourth Brother thought this, Fifth Brother and Eleventh Brother finally stopped Zhong Ling.

"Family master, what’s happening? Who are you chasing? Why did you ignore us just now?"

Zhong family Fifth Brother asked Zhong Ling, recalling his earlier frantic state.

Seeing the three Zhong family members before him, Zhong Ling was slightly stunned. After chasing for a long time and finally being blocked by the three, he finally regained his calm.

However, looking at the three disciples before him, Zhong Ling felt even more humiliated and angry. The Zhong family was divided into six branches, with the first and fourth branches being the most powerful. Zhong Ling himself was the head of the first branch, while the three people before him were strong members of the fourth branch. Among them, Zhong family Fourth Brother was someone who had once competed with him for the position of family master. At this moment, with his body destroyed and his soul residing in a zombie, he certainly did not want them to see him like this.

However, the elder of the Zhong family was too busy being angry and ashamed to notice that these three Zhong family youths had unknowingly surrounded him.

"Family Master, who are you chasing?"

The Fourth Brother of the Zhong family watched as the two escaping cultivators in front of them also stopped when they did, pausing there to wait for him. He thoughtfully shook his head to stop the other two from acting hastily and asked Zhong Ling.

Seeing that the three did not ask him why he looked like this, Zhong Ling felt a bit disappointed; otherwise, he could have shared his story of fighting Zhuyin. After all, it was not embarrassing to be in this state after battling a heavenly-level high demon beast.

After hearing the Fourth Brother’s question, Zhong Ling remembered his grudge with Xu Qingfan, and the killing intent rose within him again, startling the other three, who thought Zhong Ling had discovered their intentions.

"That person is Xu Qingfan!"

The elder of the Zhong family said fiercely, stressing each word, grinding his teeth as if he wanted to bite Xu Qingfan to death right now.

Hearing the family master’s words, the three were shocked. The Fifth Brother of the Zhong family immediately asked, "Is he the one who obtained our clan’s holy artifact?"

"That’s him."

After hearing Zhong Ling’s words, the Fifth Brother and Eleventh Brother of the Zhong family instinctively looked towards the Fourth Brother of the Zhong family.

"Let’s put other matters aside and focus on taking back the relic from that person first."

The Fourth Brother of the Zhong family looked into the distance at Xu Qingfan and spoke in a deep voice.

This sentence sounded ordinary to Zhong Ling, but it held a different meaning to the Fifth Brother and Eleventh Brother of the Zhong family.

First, deal with Xu Qingfan to take back the relic, then take care of Zhong Ling, to avoid internal conflicts that allow Xu Qingfan to benefit from the situation. Once we get the relic back, it would be a great achievement in front of our ancestor.

After hearing the Fourth Brother’s words, the Fifth Brother and Eleventh Brother exchanged glances and nodded slightly, then followed Zhong Ling and the Fourth Brother of the Zhong family, quickly flying toward Xu Qingfan’s location.

Strangely, when the four stopped earlier, Xu Qingfan and that female cultivator also stopped. Now that they were chasing after him, Xu Qingfan not only did not hide but instead moved towards them. Meanwhile, the female cultivator, who had been limp in Xu Qingfan’s arms, seemed to have regained her ability to move.

Seeing this scene, the Fourth Brother of the Zhong family felt cautious; since Xu Qingfan dared to act this way, he must have some confidence.

…

With the help of "Flourish Qi," Dongfang Qingling was finally freed from the restrictions on her body.

Then, Xu Qingfan explained to Dongfang Qingling what she needed to be careful about next, mainly telling her to stay away from the battlefield. As she looked at him in surprise, he walked towards the four Zhong family cultivators.

"Those three cultivators in black all have the strength of the late stage of the Golden Core Stage, and there is also the master controlling the zombie. Will Senior Brother Xu really be okay to go up against them like this?"

Dongfang Qingling could sense the strength of the four approaching people. Seeing Xu Qingfan walk towards them made her worried. She wanted to stop him, but remembering Xu Qingfan’s earlier look, she gave up and just watched him closely from behind.

"Awooo…"

Then, Dongfang Qingling saw the zombie master pounce towards Xu Qingfan.