novelapdf Chapter 212 A Young Girl's Feelings
Chapter 212 A Young Girl's Feelings
Chapter 213 A Young Girl's Feelings (Second Update)
After standing there stunned for several seconds, the dark-faced guard finally reacted, his eyes wide with rage, and roared, "You little bitch, you're fucking asking for death!"
"I'm going to skin your entire family alive and feed them to the dogs!"
He never expected that this seemingly delicate girl would be so ruthless.
I thought it was an easy target.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a rebellious little hedgehog.
The thin-faced guard also roared, "Rebellion! A mere demon slayer dares to kill a guard of the royal palace! This is treason! The imperial court will never let you get away with this!"
Faced with the two men's incompetent rage, Duanmu Li stood with the tip of his knife on the ground.
It felt as if there were two barking wild dogs opposite me.
"If you're not happy, come and bite me."
The girl said calmly.
"court death!"
The burly, dark-faced man roared and was about to rush forward and smash the girl into a pulp.
But looking at the red mist outside, he hesitated again.
A mocking smile played on Duanmu Li's lips.
"Hiss"
Just then, the red mist suddenly surged.
A hissing sound came from behind Duanmu Li.
Followed by.
The churning red mist seemed to be torn apart by some enormous creature.
A massive python head, the size of a millstone and covered with dense, dark scales, slowly emerged from the red mist.
This python monster has clearly mutated.
Its massive body was surrounded by rings of sharp sword energy, tearing through the surrounding air.
It slowly straightened its upper body, looking down at the tiny human girl in front of it, its scarlet tongue flickering as if it were eyeing a delicious snack.
The dark-faced guard was startled at first, then a gloating grin spread across his face: "You brat, see that? This is retribution! Hahaha—"
"I don't even need to lift a finger, you're going to die a horrible death today. I'll just watch right here as this beast chews you up piece by piece!"
Duanmu Li ignored the guards' wild laughter and mockery.
Despite the gaping, drooling maw so close at hand, the girl remained cold, her small face stained with blood.
She didn't take a single step back, gripping the black tomb knife tightly with both hands.
Her petite and slender body appeared insignificant under the shadow of the enormous snake.
Like an unbreakable knife.
My father once said that a person who wields a knife must have a steady mind and a ruthless knife.
Once the sword is drawn, there is no regret; one must forge ahead without hesitation.
You can die, but you cannot retreat. If you retreat, your sword will dull, your heart will falter, and you will never be able to wield a sword again in this lifetime.
The girl took a deep breath, and her demonic energy and star power surged wildly within her body.
An eerie dark red glow emanated from the black tomb blade.
A hint of disdain flashed in the python demon's eyes.
It opened its gaping maw, revealing its mutated, white, interlocking fangs, and began to devour the small snack below.
"Bang!!"
A muffled sonic boom suddenly erupted from the red mist above!
A black afterimage descended from the sky.
The enormous snake head that had just been about to devour the girl was brutally and unreasonably stomped onto the hard ground by a dark shadow that descended from the sky.
The python demon let out a painful hiss, its vertical pupils filled with confusion.
His eyes have become much clearer.
Followed by.
The figure standing on the snake's head didn't even glance down at the monster beneath its feet.
He simply flicked it with his hand.
"Pfft!"
The crimson blade easily sliced into the mutated python's vital spot.
With a turn of the blade, a pull.
Black demonic blood spurted out.
The python demon's massive body twitched a few times before going completely limp and motionless.
After doing all this, Jiang Mu raised his head, looked at the girl staring blankly at him not far away, and grinned, "Oh, little brat."
With your small frame, you dare to challenge such a large monster like me?
"Did you drink several kilograms of fake liquor before leaving home? You're so tipsy!"
He jumped off the snake's head, walked up to Duanmu Li, and ruffled the girl's hair: "Your courage is commendable."
Duanmu Li looked at the man standing in front of her like a divine warrior descending from the heavens.
He slowly put away the tomb knife in his hand.
The resolute determination that had been forced in her clear, beautiful eyes vanished in an instant.
The girl bit her pink lips, feeling inexplicably a little wronged.
On the other side, the two guards beside the stone tablet changed their expressions when they saw Jiang Mu suddenly appear.
Especially when he saw that the fifth-order mutated python demon was so easily killed by Jiang Mu like a chicken or a dog, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
The dark-faced guard swallowed hard.
Recalling how he had not only ordered but also physically assaulted the girl that the boy was protecting—
I felt a chill rush straight to the top of my head, and my scalp tingled.
Given Jiang Mu's arrogant behavior, if he were to find out what just happened, he would very likely seek revenge.
No.
We absolutely cannot stay here.
The burly, dark-faced man's mind raced.
He glanced at the snake demon's corpse on the ground, then at the red mist that had temporarily calmed down around him.
Now that the most powerful python has been killed, there shouldn't be any other more powerful monsters lurking around here anytime soon.
"Let's give it our all!"
With a gritted teeth, the burly man, taking advantage of Jiang Mu's attention still being on the girl, plunged headfirst into the red mist.
The thin-faced guard was also taken aback when he saw his companion running away.
He also wanted to leave.
However, due to his severe injuries and the disordered stellar energy within his body, he stopped thinking about it.
Given his current condition, venturing into the Red Mist Maze would be too risky.
When Jiang Mu saw the bloodstains still wet at the corner of the girl's mouth and her slightly pale face, his eyes immediately turned cold.
"Who hurt you?"
He had initially thought the girl was injured in a battle with a demon.
But upon closer inspection, there was a clear footprint on the girl's shoulder.
Duanmu Li was slightly taken aback.
Those usually aloof and unapproachable eyes stirred something within them when they met Jiang Mu's concerned yet murderous gaze.
From childhood to adulthood, he was aloof and arrogant.
When she was wronged or bullied, she always gritted her teeth and swallowed it all, bearing it silently by herself.
Then find an opportunity to pay it back double.
But at this moment, the man's protective and caring attitude stirred a strange sense of attachment in the girl's heart that she had never felt before.
Thinking of the contents of the letter her mother left her, the girl's eyes reddened, and her tense little face finally softened a bit.
She recounted what had just happened.
After listening, Jiang Mu looked at the thin-faced guard.
Without saying a word, he took Duanmu Li's slightly cold, soft hand and led her toward the stone tablet.
She was held in the man's broad, warm hand.
Duanmu Li instinctively tried to break free.
But feeling the warmth from his palm, the girl's curled eyelashes trembled, and in the end she let him hold her hand.
"Where is your colleague?"
Jiang Mu walked up to the thin-faced guard and stopped, speaking calmly.
The thin-faced guard felt a little nervous under Jiang Mu's deep and indifferent gaze.
Although he had personally witnessed Jiang Mu's terrifying strength in instantly killing a fifth-tier demon with a single strike, he was still a former royal guard.
His inherent arrogance, backed by imperial power, prevented him from showing any weakness.
He covered his wound and explained calmly, "Master Jiang, it is the duty and obligation of your Demon Slaying Division to slay demons and protect the people."
Just now, we were ambushed by a large number of mutated demons in the red mist, and suffered heavy casualties. My colleague broke through the encirclement to call for help, but this girl, as a demon slayer, refused to help him.
Old Yu was also anxious in his heart. In order to save his brother's life, he had a small conflict with her and lost his temper.
"With the prince assassinated and his fate uncertain, and demons sealing off the entire mountain, this is the time for us to unite in our hatred of the enemy. I hope Hall Master Jiang can prioritize the greater good and not let petty matters cause us to lose sight of the bigger picture."
Jiang Mu nodded: "Yes, well said."
The thin-faced guard felt relieved, thinking that the other party had listened.
He thought to himself that Jiang Mu was indeed mindful of the royal family's reputation and knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
However, in the next instant, he felt a blur before his eyes and his chest was struck as if by a heavy hammer!
"Bang!"
Jiang Mu kicked him in the chest.
The force was so great that it sent him flying off the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His back slammed against the stone tablet with a dull thud.
Then, it slid to the ground like a puddle of mud.
The thin-faced guard felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and his vision blurred.
Jiang Musong took Mu Li's hand and walked to the guard who was lying on the ground, coughing up blood.
He bent down slightly, his eyes icy: "I don't care how high-sounding your grand principles are."
I only know a little bit.
My people are not people you bunch of bullies can bully at will!
The bodyguard with the slender face was in so much pain that his whole body was convulsing.
He coughed up blood violently, glaring at Jiang Mu with resentment and disbelief in his eyes: "Jiang Mu! You—are you trying to rebel?!"
Do you think that just because you've made some contributions in Yancheng, you can disregard the law and do whatever you want?
I am Prince Sheng's personal attendant!
Once I return, I will definitely report to the court and impeach you for the crime of killing a royal guard without authorization and showing no respect for the emperor!
"At that point, you won't just lose your position as hall master, you won't even keep your head!"
"That's right."
Jiang Mu nodded, but her eyes grew even colder. "So, I've decided to kill you."
The thin-faced guard was stunned.
His mouth was agape, and his brain briefly went blank.
He originally thought that Jiang Mu's kick just now was already a way of venting anger for that little girl.
After all, he held the title of royal guard, so no matter how arrogant the other party was, they wouldn't dare to really kill him.
But when he saw the killing intent in Jiang Mu's eyes, he finally panicked.
"Jiang Mu, you can't kill me! I'm the prince's!" *Pfft!*
Before he could finish speaking...
Jiang Mu raised her foot and decisively crushed his skull.
"I dare to kill even the relatives of the commander of the Imperial Guard. What are you, a mere insignificant prince's guard, compared to me?"
Jiang Mu shook the grime off his boots and turned to Duanmu Li, saying, "Let's go find the other guy who escaped. He can't get out of this red mist maze. Before he gets eaten by the demons, let's kill him to vent your anger."
Duanmu Li gently tugged at his sleeve, pointed to the stone tablet beside her with her other hand, and whispered, "One of our Heavenly Blade Sect's magical treasures is here. Can you help me break it?"
"here?"
Jiang Mu was taken aback.
Duanmu Li didn't explain, she just stared at him.
Although he didn't know what treasure the girl was talking about, since he was sure it was here, Jiang Mu figured it was just a matter of convenience.
"Step back a bit."
Jiang Mu gestured for Duanmu Li to step back a few paces.
He then raised the Blood Frenzy Blade and slashed fiercely at the stone tablet.
However, to Jiang Mu's surprise...
His strike, powerful enough to cleave a fourth-tier demon in two, left only a faint white mark on the stone tablet.
They couldn't even cut off a single piece of gravel.
"What is this thing? It's so hard?"
Jiang Mu was quite surprised.
He decided to hold back no longer. With a thought, the image of the Fire God appeared behind him, and a scorching wave of energy swept around him.
With the blessing of the Dharma image, he swung his sword fiercely once more.
"Boom!"
Amidst the deafening roar, Jiang Mu was thrown back two steps by the powerful recoil.
Although the stone tablet trembled incessantly, its surface remained intact.
Duanmu Li, who had been full of expectations, couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment in her bright eyes when she saw this scene.
Even when Jiang Mu summoned his Dharma form, he couldn't break the stone tablet.
It seems that we are destined not to get back what belongs to the Heavenly Blade Sect today.
She gently bit her lower lip, concealing the disappointment in her eyes, and said softly, "Forget it, there's a strong restriction on this stone tablet that can't be broken by brute force. Let's go."
"etc."
Jiang Mu suddenly leaned forward.
He pointed to an area near the bottom of the stone tablet and said with a puzzled look, "This part seems a little different."
Duanmu Li went forward to take a look.
On the stone tablet that Jiang Mu pointed to, a dark red crack, resembling the veins of a leaf, had somehow spread out.
Moreover, faint rays of light were shining through the depths of those cracks.
The girl stared at the cracks, recalling them carefully.
Just now, when she was kicked by the dark-faced guard and crashed into the stone tablet, she seemed to have spat out a mouthful of blood, which happened to splatter in this spot.
Could it be that—
Duanmu Li's heart stirred, and she raised her left hand and made a slash on the blade.
Blood gushed out instantly, staining her palms red.
"What are you doing!" Jiang Mu frowned.
The girl did not answer, but clenched her fist, letting the bright red blood seep from between her fingers and drip onto the leaf-vein-like cracks.
As the girl's blood continued to drip, it seeped into the stone tablet.
Those cracks, which were originally extremely fine, began to spread slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The light shining through the crack grew brighter and brighter.
It cast a hazy glow over the surroundings.
In just a few breaths, the entire stone tablet was covered with dense, blood-red cracks.
Duanmu Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his tomb knife and slashed at the stone tablet again.
"clang!"
Still can't cut it.
Despite the cracks, the stone tablet itself remains indestructible.
"Make way, let me do it!"
Jiang Mu pulled the girl away.
He channeled his power, and the radiance of the Fire God Dharma Image behind him shone brightly. At the same time, he activated the supernatural power [Vajra Wrathful Eyes].
With his berserk state activated, Jiang Mu's muscles bulged all over his body.
"break!"
With double the power and the divine might of the Dharma form, the Blood Mad Blade, carrying immense power, unleashed a crimson blade beam several meters long, striking the cracked stone tablet.
"Snap!"
The outer shell of the stone tablet, like peeling bamboo shoots, burst open, turning into a shower of flying pebbles.
When the smoke and dust cleared.
Jiang Mu and Duanmu Li stared intently at it.
After the outer shell was removed, a thick, strange substance emitting a hazy white light was revealed where the stone tablet had been.
This glowing "tree root" is rooted in the ground.
It exudes a majestic aura and an unparalleled, sharp sword intent.
"What is it?"
Jiang Mu curiously leaned closer to examine it.
Duanmu Li stared at the glowing object and said, "It's a spiritual vein—our Heavenly Blade Sect's sect spiritual vein!"
She rushed forward, grabbed the section of the spiritual vein with both hands, and tried to pull it out from the ground.
However, no matter how hard the girl pulled, the segment of the spiritual vein remained unmoved.
"I'll help you."
Jiang Mu also stepped forward and grasped one end of the spiritual vein, working together with the girl.
They used every ounce of strength they had, and Jiang Mu even unleashed the immense power of the Fire God's Dharma Form to pull them apart.
There wasn't even the slightest sign of the spiritual veins loosening.
Jiang Mu was somewhat skeptical.
He picked up a knife and tried to dig into the ground around the spiritual vein, thinking that if he loosened the soil, he could pull it out.
However, the surrounding ground was even more solid than the previous stone tablet.
It's impossible to dig even a fraction of an inch.
Duanmu Li let go of her hand helplessly.
Looking at the sect's spiritual vein so close at hand, his eyes were filled with disappointment and helplessness.
She understood where the problem lay.
"It's useless—"
The girl's voice was somber, "This section of the spiritual vein has already been forcibly merged with their sect's fortune by He Qingyang using a secret method."
It has become part of the Divine Sword Sect.
Unless He Qingyang himself is willing to break the formation, or we raze the mountain where the Divine Sword Sect is located to the ground.
Otherwise, no one can take it away.
What an irony!
It was clearly left behind by our ancestors and belonged to the Heavenly Blade Sect.
It's right there in front of her, but because the ownership has been forcibly altered and forcibly bound by someone else, even if she discovers it, she can only watch helplessly; she has no way to take it away.
That immense sense of loss, going from being full of hope to falling into the abyss of despair.
This left the resolute young woman feeling suffocated.
Jiang Mu felt inexplicably annoyed when he saw her like this.
"I refuse to believe this nonsense!"
He grabbed the section of spiritual vein, and demonic energy surged from his palm, pouring it directly into the vein.
The most primitive method is to modify it!
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