Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 307 - 299: Underground City Construction 9

The snowstorm intensified, with cold winds howling in their ears.

In a critical moment, instead of panicking, Cheng Xiaoxiao calmed down. It seemed like she would have to reveal something this time. She still had two explosives from Cheng Sicheng’s research in her warehouse, which could be used in an emergency.

The explosion earlier had been witnessed by them, so they wouldn’t be surprised if she took out such a thing. The problem was, where did she get it from? That, she had no way to explain, likely leading them to suspect she carried a rare treasure.

Things had come to this point; she couldn’t care for much else.

Just as she was about to take out an explosive, the strong airflow attacking her suddenly changed direction and struck towards the rear side.

The explosive fragments exploded in the air and scattered, the shockwave aimed at this location was swept away by She Yao’s powerful inner strength airflow, leaving him unharmed.

Cheng Sicheng seized the opportunity to run to Cheng Xiaoxiao’s side, helping her up and asked concernedly, "Xiaoxiao, how are you, can you get up?"

Fortunately, he noticed something was wrong and came back. At the moment Xiaoxiao was struck away, his heart felt as if it had been heavily punched, turbulent and chaotic.

"You fool, seeing others so powerful, yet you run over to get yourself killed. Isn’t that foolish of you?"

Cough, cough!

"You’re just adding another corpse here, cough, cough, where’s your patience? A gentleman takes revenge even if it takes ten years, truly angry at you."

Originally her injuries weren’t so severe, purely infuriated by this kid.

Cough, cough!

"I-I can’t just watch you die." Cheng Sicheng said, lowering his head, looking as if he was waiting to be scolded with an obedient expression of having done something wrong.

Making Cheng Xiaoxiao nearly at a loss for words in anger.

Sima Yinlong had already noticed someone approaching but how could a mere samurai be worthy of attention from him.

Watching the show while waiting for the other party to slowly approach, in his eyes, the series of actions from this half-grown boy was just like children playing house, thinking those clay clods could rescue someone, simply naïve beyond measure.

His gaze was calm, as if everything before him were just clowns struggling hard, yet unable to escape his grasp.

The attack was interrupted, and She Yao did not get annoyed, only indifferent in his eyes. With merely a flick of his sleeve, the strong airflow overturned Cheng Sicheng who was protecting Cheng Xiaoxiao in front of her to the ground.

Cheng Sicheng rolled a few times before stopping, constantly coughing up blood, with the disparity in strength leaving him defenseless like an ant.

With his head lowered, nails deeply dug into the palms of his hands, fists tightly clenched, veins bulging, until blood dripped in his palm, he did not feel the pain.

Only a deep sense of anger and intense resentment, he wanted to protect Xiaoxiao, yet couldn’t even handle the enemy’s minions.

The sense of humiliation deeply tinged his gaze with bloody hostility, the desire to become stronger surged like never before.

"Cheng... Sicheng, how are you?" Looking at the boy who was continuously vomiting blood, a wave of anger surged in Cheng Xiaoxiao’s heart.

Hearing Xiaoxiao’s voice, all his unwillingness and anger dissolved into nothingness within that single caring call.

He buried those dark thoughts deep in his heart, lifted his pale face, and forced a faint smile, "I’m fine, I’m alright."

What a joke, Cheng Xiaoxiao nearly wanted to swear, seeing him in that condition, could he be fine when hurt worse than her?

It had been such effort to train a person, if rendered useless like this it would be a huge loss.

With an angry gaze, she looked towards Sikong Yinlong, injuring her was one thing, but daring to hurt her people too.

Simply intolerable, ignoring the other’s overpowering aura and cryptic strength, she fiercely retorted, "Enough! Even if I did something wrong, I didn’t target your Sikong Family, and I didn’t offend you Sikong Yinlong, it’s heartless and inhumane to wipe out everything. Arrogant and shameless, so what if you’re strong? What’s there to boast? Get on my nerves and I’ll take you down with me, believe it or not."

Cursing felt good, but the aftermath was a mess; after her outburst, Cheng Xiaoxiao regretted it.

Great, now she has thoroughly offended someone and blocked her own retreat.

Sikong Yinlong slightly raised an eyebrow, oh! This little wildcat finally showed its claws, revealing its nature without hiding or spouting nonsense?

Someone was intrigued, feeling good, it’s been years since anyone dared to scold him to his face, even behind his back hardly anyone dared to criticize him.

Those who once dared challenge him now had tombs overgrown with grass.

This girl had many secrets, perhaps capture her back for a thorough research?

Simultaneously hearing this little girl with no sense of her own worth daring to insult his master, She Yao couldn’t bear it anymore, raised a fist and attacked forward.

This time, the sharp force of the palm carried killing intent, whistling towards its target.

Noticing She Yao’s intent to kill, Sikong Yinlong raised his hand to save the little girl opposite, though she spoke ruins, there were things yet to be clarified, he didn’t want her dead just yet.

Suddenly, the airflow in the air slightly twisted, the all-encompassing killing intent condensed into a substantial form, causing the surrounding snowflakes to halt in midair.

Sikong Yinlong’s composed face shifted slightly, brows slightly furrowed, seeming like a formidable foe was attacking.

There... Cheng Xiaoxiao signaled Cheng Sicheng with her eyes, barely stood up, and was about to take out the Earth Bomb again when the person attacking them was swept away by a sudden gust of wind.

In her shock, the powerful airflow incidentally lifted her unsteady body, sending her flying backward.

A strong arm held her waist, and she instantly fell into a firm and warm embrace.

Had it not been for the hood offsetting the impact, she might have seen stars.

Looking up, she was met with a long-missed handsome face.

Memory flashed back to Big Python Mountain in Qingshan Village, the once weak and injured man, afraid she’d snatch his jade pendant, glaring at her with a warning look, scenes from before as if reappearing from yesterday. And now, merely half a year past, he possessed a sharp and assertive presence, with bristling stubble beneath his lips.

When did such a delicate person become so casual, was his weathered appearance from rushing?

"You, you’re here!"

Seeing someone long overdue at the edge of life and death rescue her, to say she wasn’t moved would be a lie, her eyes reddened slightly, and her voiced carried a tremble.

Zhou Yanlan kept his eyes firmly ahead at Han Yi, who was defeated within less than ten moves by his opponent.

He placed the person in his arms down, without having the chance to say a word, before leaping into battle against Dongfang Yinlong.

Whereas the defeated Han Yi naturally couldn’t stand She Yao and soon clashed with him.

The scene instantly turned chaotic, with powerful air currents swirling up falling snow, particularly the battle between Yanlan and Sikong Yinlong, even with her enhanced vision, she couldn’t decipher their moves, soaring heavenward and downward, as if trading dozens of blows every second.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had a moment of bewilderment, coming back to her senses, she stumbled and ran over to check on Cheng Sicheng’s injuries.

"Cheng Sicheng, how are you?"

Cough, cough!

"I-I’m fine."