novelraw Chapter 921: Rage (1)
Chapter 921: Rage (1)
Chapter 921: Rage (1)
At this moment, in the Mo Family’s Mechanism City.
Xi Jiang followed Mo Chuxing through the eastern gate. Seeing him continue further in, Xi Jiang’s expression changed drastically. “Little young master, don’t go! It’s dangerous! We can make another kite!”
Since Mo Chuxing developed aphasia, he had shut himself off from the outside world. Like many autistic child prodigies, he was only interested in a few things, ignoring everything else.
Mo Chuyi had exploited this, throwing Mo Chuxing’s favorite kite into the Mo family’s Mechanism City.
Mo Chuxing had no idea how dangerous the Mechanism City was. To him, he was simply retrieving his kite.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a heavy gate fell. Xi Jiang quickly grabbed Mo Chuxing and rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding being crushed.
But this was just the beginning.
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Arrows fired, and the ground began to shift.
The city was called the Mechanism City because every inch of land and every wall within it was a mechanism.
Xi Jiang had been by Yu Xiheng’s side for many years, and his martial arts training wasn’t limited to the Mo family techniques. He had great talent and had progressed quickly under Si Fuqing’s guidance.
However, in the vast and ancient Mo family’s Mechanism City, a person was powerless.
“Buzz, buzz—”
Countless hidden weapons flew towards them as mechanisms activated.
Xi Jiang dodged the arrows coming from the front but missed a cold blade flying from the side.
The blade aimed straight for his head!
It was over.
Despair filled Xi Jiang’s heart. Despite this, he still protected Mo Chuxing in his arms.
“Clang!”
A crisp sound rang in his ears, as if something had been jolted away.
The trajectory of the blade was forcibly altered.
Xi Jiang didn’t have time to be stunned. He quickly took Mo Chuxing to a relatively safe corner.
The mechanisms didn’t activate constantly; there were brief intervals of inactivity.
This allowed him to catch his breath.
But what just happened?
Xi Jiang was horrified and shocked.
He stared blankly at the shattered talisman paper on the ground, his mind blank for a moment.
Si Fuqing had given him three such talisman papers, saying they could save his life in critical moments.
Xi Jiang hadn’t taken it too seriously but had still obediently tucked them into his pocket, carrying them with him every day.
Now he was certain that without this talisman paper, he would have been pierced by the blades.
Without hesitation, Xi Jiang placed the remaining two talisman papers on Mo Chuxing, whispering, “Little young master, these can save your life. Stay here and don’t move. I’ll check the rest of the mechanisms. Someone will come to rescue us.”
Mo Chuxing opened his eyes slightly and started gesturing.
“Sigh, little young master, stop gesturing. I can’t understand.” Xi Jiang sighed helplessly. “Tell you what, if we make it out alive today, I’ll learn sign language to communicate with you, how about that?”
Mo Chuxing shook his head and made a few more gestures.
This time, Xi Jiang understood.
The sun had set. At the eastern gate of the Mechanism City, many guards had gathered, alarming the second elder.
The second elder was pacing in worry.
He didn’t know the way either. Entering blindly wouldn’t save anyone and might trigger more mechanisms, causing irreversible consequences.
They sent someone to find Mo Chuyi, but she wasn’t in the city and wouldn’t return for another hour. What should they do?
Both Xi Jiang and Mo Chuxing were important figures.
As the second elder worried, he suddenly saw two figures dart past and head towards the eastern gate.
He cried out, “Wait, you can’t go in! If you go in—”
His words were cut off.
The two figures had already disappeared, and he couldn’t even see their faces.
The second elder stamped his foot in frustration, “This is bad!”
He turned to ask, “When will the family head come out of seclusion? When will Chuyi return?”
The head guard quickly responded, “Miss Chuyi is on her way back. She’ll be here in an hour at the earliest.”
The second elder took a deep breath, “This is a matter of life and death. Hurry her up!”
Something about today didn’t feel right.
Si Fuqing and Yu Xiheng had already entered the Mechanism City.
The air was thick with the smell of blood.
Si Fuqing’s expression turned cold.
She exhaled slowly and followed the scent of blood to find the source.
At that moment, a new round of hidden weapons and mechanisms activated.
“Swish, swish!”
“Boom, boom, boom!”
They moved swiftly, dodging everything, and Si Fuqing finally saw a figure.
“Brother Nine, I see them.” She nimbly avoided the weapons, heading for the right path.
Yu Xiheng suddenly grabbed her hand, pulling her into his arms. “This way. That way is a dead end.”
To speed up, he picked her up, carrying her effortlessly to a western corner.
What lay before them was not a person, but a mass of blood.
Xi Jiang was covered in wounds, a bloody mess.
Si Fuqing’s hand paused before she slowly lowered it, then clenched it tightly, veins popping.
She calmly took out some pills and fed them to Xi Jiang, but her fingers trembled uncontrollably.
She looked down and saw the fragments of the talisman paper, sighing in relief.
Thank god.
Making those talisman papers was difficult, draining her significantly each time. But to save those close to her, she wouldn’t hesitate.
“Brother Nine, he...” Xi Jiang regained consciousness and barely opened his eyes. “Save the little young master first. I can hold on. I’m fine, really...”
His voice grew weaker until he drifted back into unconsciousness.
Yu Xiheng’s eyes were terrifyingly deep. He picked up Mo Chuxing, stopping the bleeding on Xi Jiang’s body with a few precise touches, then carried him on his back.
His voice was cold and steady, “Let’s get out first.”
It had been a long time since he had taught anyone the meaning of the word “death.”