novelraw Chapter 209 : The Enemy of My Enemy is Still My Enemy
Chapter 209 : The Enemy of My Enemy is Still My Enemy
After arguing for a while, these two actually started fighting.
This exemplified the saying "the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy."
Chu Sang's mouth twitched, deeply embarrassed by the intelligence of these two fools. Of course, this situation was naturally advantageous for her.
However, trying to escape in the chaos wasn't so easy. These two behemoths had naturally left a trace of divine sense on her, their weak lamb awaiting slaughter... Chu Sang didn't intend to run for the moment. She immediately found a comfortable spot to sit cross-legged, took a few pills, and took the opportunity to recover some strength.
She also took out a communication jade slip to contact Big Senior Brother and the others about the situation.
"Big Senior Brother, where are you now?"
"I and the other Senior and Junior Brothers and Sisters have already gathered at Chijin Peak, along with disciples from the Phantom Sound Sect. We've also found that Junior Sister from the Metal Refining Sect who got lost earlier. I heard she was just with you..." Gu Chang'an said anxiously, which was rare for him, "Where are you now? Are you in danger? Should we come find you?"
"Uh, don't come find me yet." Her situation was a bit...
Chu Sang thought for a moment and decided not to tell her senior brothers and sisters about the bad news of being hunted by two Divine Transformation stage beast kings, to avoid worrying them. After some thought, she said in a light tone, "Don't worry, I'll come meet up with you in a bit."
"That Gold Beast King is very likely on his way back and could return at any time. By the way, didn't Wei Peng escape from the beast king's palace? She should still remember the route. You should follow her and quickly go to the beast king's palace to rescue the other Metal Refining Sect disciples! It might be too late if you wait."
"Alright," Gu Chang'an nodded. "Then, Little Junior Sister, what about you?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine here. Just encountering some minor issues."
However, everyone could hear the heart-stopping background music on her end. Gu Chang'an and the others simply didn't believe her at all. Chu Sang had no choice but to rephrase, "Relax, I'm so clever, I definitely won't let myself die. You all hurry over there, don't worry about me—"
Click.
Before she could finish speaking, the conversation was forcibly terminated.
This made the others even more anxious, their hearts in their throats.
Tantai Ming scratched his head, "Little Junior Sister's situation isn't as safe as she says. Why don't you all go ahead, and I'll go help her!"
"That's a late Divine Transformation peak stage beast king. If you go over, you'll just be adding to its meal," Wei Peng said quietly.
The beast king's ultimate goal was to obtain the golden pearl. As long as Chu Sang threw away that golden pearl, she had a high chance of escaping, unless... she wanted to play around with it.
"Let's trust Little Junior Sister. We'll go to the beast king's palace first to rescue the other Metal Refining Sect disciples," Gu Chang'an said. Although he was also worried, after weighing the pros and cons, he believed that his Little Junior Sister must have her own confidence!
Since that was the case, they couldn't hold things up on their end either. They would do as she said, rescuing the people first. Even if the beast king counterattacked afterward, there would be no hostages to use as leverage, which would greatly reduce the pressure on their side.
On the other side, after the two great beast kings fought for a while, neither gained an advantage.
They weren't fools either. Continuing to fight like this would only result in mutual harm, letting that little human cultivator take advantage of the situation.
"Fighting like this isn't beneficial for either of us. If we let that little girl escape, it would be a great loss... How about this, let's make a bet. You get one incense stick's time, I get one incense stick's time. Whoever can kill her gets to keep her!"
"Hmph, she's just a tiny Nascent Soul cultivator. Do you need an incense stick's time to kill her? You old fool, stop messing around here. This seat can crush her to dust with just a flick of a finger!"
"You're probably underestimating this human cultivator too much. She's not as simple as an ordinary Nascent Soul stage. If it were as easy to kill her as you say, why haven't you done it yet? Could it be... you can't kill her?"
"Nonsense, this seat will kill her right now! Let me show you the power of the Forging Ember Golden Giant Eagle!"
Alright, it was finally her turn. Chu Sang had long been on guard against these two fools. The moment that bird attacked her, she quickly stuck a Flash Talisman and a Speed Talisman on herself, flashing several kilometers away.
A distance of several kilometers was just an instant for such powerful beast demons.
The moment she landed, another attack came crashing down. She ran for her life, quickly sticking a Thousand Faces Talisman on her face, several Concealment Talismans on her body, and taking out a palm-sized humanoid puppet from her storage bag.
"Boom—"
Another terrifying attack came.
There was a cliff with huge rocks ahead. She immediately rolled on the ground to dodge. The next second, the huge rocks shattered, and the dust from the explosion instantly became so thick it obscured vision.
It was in this brief moment that Chu Sang quickly threw out the puppet, sticking a bunch of Flash Talismans, Teleportation Talismans, Speed Talismans, and Flying Talismans on herself. Whatever could help her escape, she stuck it all on!
She didn't care about anything else, just ran for her life. She didn't even know where she was running to, charging forward like a crazy little calf.
The entire process was smooth and fluid, with the actions completed almost in an instant. When the dust settled, a red figure darted out.
This was, of course, the puppet.
Chu Sang had successfully pulled off the switcheroo and escaped with her life. She had already run hundreds of li away.
The puppet also held a golden pearl, created using a trace of the real golden pearl's aura. Normally, that beast king could easily detect the unusual nature of the aura, but now it was in such a hurry to compete with that bird that it didn't notice this loophole at all.
Neither side even thought about it. The moment they saw the puppet escape like the wind, they immediately chased after it in the opposite direction of Chu Sang's true body.
Both sides wanted to take her life, and they would inevitably slow each other down. The puppet was covered all over with Speed Talismans and Flash Talismans stuck on by Chu Sang, so it should be able to hold out for a while.
This amount of time was enough.
Chu Sang contacted Big Senior Brother and the others while running, rushing over to meet up with them and arriving at a grand and magnificent palace.
Compared to the previous palaces, this one could be called golden and resplendent, excessively luxurious, with its end almost out of sight at first glance.
Worthy of being the Gold Beast King's palace, every brick was filled with the aura of money.
The other Lingqing Sect members all breathed sighs of relief when they saw their Little Junior Sister return safe and sound. They arrived at the main gate of the palace.
Only one guardian golden lion remained at the gate.
It stood like an ordinary stone lion on the left side of the main gate, not even reacting as they approached, seeming like a lifeless object without thought.
If they hadn't just experienced that dangerous situation, they might have walked in directly, just like the other Metal Refining Sect disciples who had been imprisoned.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound, and no one dared to rashly step forward.
They feared that this guardian lion might suddenly awaken.