Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land
Chapter 135 - 38: The Affection of Xie Yu_2

Chapter 135: Chapter 38: The Affection of Xie Yu_2

Xie Yu was first startled, then looked at the forest with suspicion, faintly catching the shallow breathing.

From his lips, a bitter smile emerged. Truly, it’s better to die under a peony tree and be a romantic ghost.

Xie Yu glanced at the ground, the cold moonlight filtered through the dense foliage and fell upon the earth.

Without figuring out why the breath was visible but not the person, Xie Yu caught a glimpse of something with the corner of his eye. Like chasing fate, the Xuan Crystal Cannon was already on its fiery way to attack.

"Little demon, you’ve really screwed me over this time," Xie Yu suddenly changed his movement technique, flicked his body, and with a "ding ding dong dong" sound of jade pieces clinking, it exuded a certain boldness at first listen.

"Whooosh whooosh whooosh," like a downpour, Xie Yu swiftly unleashed his Jade Armor, whose dazzling brilliance twirled open, then with a shake and a stretch, countless jade pieces glittered like shooting stars.

From small to large, from thin to thick, each piece no more than two fingers wide and thick transformed into a half-person-tall, seamless White Jade Shield.

"Fancy tricks, even if it’s a high-level Spirit Rank Jade Shield, so what," Li Geshu mocked intensely.

"Bang bang bang," three consecutive sounds followed, and the White Jade Shield cracked upon impact, the strong force coupled with the backlash sending Xie Yu flying several meters, his chest enduring three consecutive shakes and his pale face flushing with a rare rosiness.

"This kid is insane, he doesn’t even know how to flee?" The tree where Yue Jinghua was hiding was squarely within the range of Li Geshu’s Xuan Crystal Cannon. Of the thirty-six strategies, retreating is the superior one. Although Yue Jinghua was also protected by Dark Skill, any slight movement of Dark Power would reveal her location. She was not like a Meat Worm that naturally possessed an indestructible iron body.

However, Xie Yu’s reaction confused Yue Jinghua.

She had fought Xie Yu before. Even with her Small Cloud Trace Steps, she might not be a match for his agility.

Especially seeing Li Geshu blind with rage, bombarding wildly without regard for his own life, she could hide inside Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness. Who knew that Xie Yu could have easily escaped but suddenly turned back for a counterattack.

"Stupid, doesn’t even know he’s being protected," Qing Pu grumbled in frustration.

Yue Jinghua nearly dropped her jaw, what? Protecting her? Where did that come from?

Qing Pu’s Divine Soul perception was far superior to Yue Jinghua’s.

Even though Xie Yu’s actions were very subtle, Qing Pu still noticed the change in Xie Yu’s breath when he had just passed by the tree where Yue Jinghua was hiding.

The "Pu Yin" Dark Techniques of Yue Jinghua were learned from Cannibal Little Pu, which is a low-level Dark Technique of spirit wood.

For a low-rank spirit wood like Qing Pu, which doesn’t breathe and has negligible Dark Power, such a technique is very effective.

But Yue Jinghua is human; even though her Concealment skill is far superior to many, for someone like Xie Yu, who considers hiding his presence as natural as eating and drinking, even the fall of a leaf, the stir of a blade of grass, any abnormality in the surroundings could reveal an enemy’s whereabouts.

Yue Jinghua hesitated, then looked again into the forest.

A blue and a white figure had completely changed the previous chase-and-flee situation.

The situation had completely reversed.

The power of the Xuan Crystal Cannon was indeed extraordinary; in that short exchange, the Spirit Rank Spirit Shield in Xie Yu’s hand had been battered to pieces, the always sauve Xie Yu was forced into disarray, sweat visible on his body, his long hair sticking to his forehead like white jade.

Under his guidance, Li Geshu and her Xuan Crystal Cannon had moved away from the thicket where Yue Jinghua was hiding to the other side of the forest.

What Qing Pu said was actually true.

A subtle sense of gratitude stirred in Yue Jinghua’s heart.

Xie Yu took great care of her indeed.

Another brilliant beam from the Xuan Crystal Cannon flashed by. Where the Dark Light passed, it was like a destroying storm or a raging fire, annihilating trees and blasting rocks into gravel.

This time, the Jade Shield in Xie Yu’s hand finally failed to withstand the powerful cannon fire and shattered to pieces.

Xie Yu staggered backward, his breathing somewhat chaotic.

With his Shadow Clone damaged and having just absorbed several direct hits from the Xuan Crystal Cannon in succession, his blood and qi surged tumultuously within him like a reversing tide.

In contrast, Li Geshu, with the aid of the Xuan Crystal Cannon, was brimming with stored Dark Power, ready to be unleashed.

"Xie Yu," with just a soft call, Xie Yu’s heart thundered as if struck by a heavy hammer.

From behind the shadows of the trees, a person emerged.

"Why have you come out," Xie Yu snapped fiercely, his usual frivolous peach blossom eyes now filled only with anxiety and irritation.

Only then did Li Geshu realize there was another person hidden beneath the tree.

The newcomer was clad in White Armor, with a graceful figure and eyes that, shaded by the gloomy and dim tree shadows, shone like flawless top-grade gems.

Li Geshu then glanced at Xie Yu, whose legendary assassin’s movement technique was clearly faltering.

His gaze stuck to the woman as if glued, searingly focused on her.

"It’s you, I finally understand the abnormal behavior of Jade Finger Killing God. You are the culprit who murdered Hua Xue," Li Geshu deduced at a glance.

Li Geshu adjusted the Xuan Crystal Cannon in her hand, aiming its dark, deathly barrel at Yue Jinghua, her mocking laughter unceasing, "Turns out it’s a sly fox. Everyone says Jade Finger Killing God is fickle, but I see it as the opposite; he’s actually a man of deep feelings." Her words unintentionally revealed a hint of resentment.

Such a man as the Jade Finger Killing God, all women cherished him dearly, and yet, he remained unattainable.

"You dare, Li Geshu, if you dare to harm her," he ground his teeth in fury.

In that moment, a heaven-piercing killing intent burst forth from Xie Yu, with a faint green glint flickering in his peach blossom eyes. Like a wolf king guarding its cubs, Xie Yu had lost all semblance of jest.

Though seething with anger, the sound that came from his throat was a chilling laugh, akin to that of a wild beast.

Each word fell like hailstones, "Li Geshu, you think I only have two Shadow Clones? I’m not afraid to tell you that I have developed a third Shadow Clone. One constantly hides in the Assassin Fortress, one has already been destroyed in the Dan Demon Tomb, and the other..."

Upon hearing this, Li Geshu immediately turned deathly pale.

Assassins are the most hidden and untraceable people in the world, and no one understands the wisdom of having multiple bolt-holes more than they do.

The Shadow Clones of Jade Finger Killing God were his lifeline, yet he unabashedly revealed this trump card.

What did this mean?

He had no intention of letting Li Geshu leave alive.

A killing intent desperate to crush any means of survival, to ensnare the enemy in certain death.

"Three Shadow Clones?! Haha, Jade Finger Killing God, that means the strength of this clone is at most one-third of yours. You and she, today are destined to die," Li Geshu hesitated only a moment before her hand stealthily moved toward her bosom. The muzzle of the Xuan Crystal Cannon in her hand was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, emitting an intense Dark Light.