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Chapter Three – Late Night Rescue
After an afternoon, Aofeng did not manage to understand and stopped thinking about it. Regardless of the fact that she did not think Jun Luoyu would really abandon her, no matter the reason, she trusted him. This was a feeling that could not be verbalized. She did not hope that some lies would blind her eyes and she would have negative feelings towards him. Then, that would disappoint him.
Aofeng once again went into her cultivation state. Before the judgment came tomorrow, she had to get to her best state. The energy flows in this Holy City, Caville were dense, and it was faster to cultivate. If not that she disliked being imprisoned, it would be very good to stay here a year or two to cultivate.
The night came. Today, the sky was very bright. The stars gave off beautiful lights, and the ground seemed to be gilded with silver.
However, for some reason, under the bright starlight, in some dark corners, darkness energies were moving like there were gaping maws desiring to use endless chaos to devour all.
Gradually, Aofeng and the warriors guarding her sensed something was wrong.
It was too quiet!
There was no wind in the surroundings. They could clearly hear their breathing, like they were abandoned by the world. It was so quiet it was hair raising!
Hundreds of holy knights and warriors frowned. The captain shouted to raise everyone’s spirits and they grew alert again. This was the last night before the judgment. Nothing unexpected could be allowed to occur. The Radiance Magus Church was well defended like it was made from steel. Even a magus scholar expert could not silently enter. But for some reason, everyone still felt worried.
Just as they were standing up straight, they suddenly heard a very faint sigh.
That voice was very evil, like a demon which enchanted the mind, and caused everyone to lose consciousness for a moment. At this time, a purple figure suddenly flashed out of a dark corner, and shot into the hall where Aofeng was kept like a flash of lightning!
Aofeng’s eyes reflected the figure of the man flying towards her.
He wore fine purple-black armor, and held the Scythe of Death, his long hair flying behind him. Under his sandalwood mask was a pair of shining evil purple eyes, so beautiful they would steal a soul at a glance. But this figure dressed in armor also had a familiar sense of elegance.
“Qinghong?” Aofeng recognized this person. Wasn’t this Yun Qinghong with his purple dragon armor! He had come to rescue her!
“Do not ask questions, lower your head!” The man shouted in a low voice. The Scythe of Death slashed through the air and hit the holy cage. The life magic medium displayed his great power. The holy cage was a level lower. With this slash, it was easily destroyed.
“Fool! How can you be so reckless? Radiance Magus Church has so many experts, you coming here is like a lamb coming to the tiger! That archbishop is so fast he can easily catch up to us. You managed to flee, why come to your death!” Aofeng was stunned for a moment and then stomped her foot, saying angrily. She was anxious and angry, and also felt an indescribable pleasure.
It was like she had returned to the beginning, the moment when she and Yun Shitian had “died” together. The feeling was so similar.
“I had to come.” Yun Qinghong looked deeply into her eyes and said in a low voice, “You are not willing to have me be in danger, so you must understand what I feel now. You are so calm, so smart, you know how to endure, why are you impulsive? For some things, even if you know you will not succeed, even if you know you are being hot headed, you cannot help but do them. Even if there is just a thread of hope, I will try!”
Yun Qinghong gripped her hand hard and said in a low voice, “Aofeng, I cannot watch you die! I cannot! I am not a person who acts according to my emotions. I have endured for many years. I thought that I could endure to the day that I have the strength to get revenge. But this time, I do not want to endure. I do not want to see something happen to you, and then go get revenge for you. If I have to choose, I would rather die together with you!”
Aofeng looked blankly at him. Looking at his shining purple eyes, her eyes turned hot.
“Quick, some with me!” Yun Qinghong was not willing to delay for a second and pulled her to run.
Aofeng quickly jumped out of the cage. She knew the situation now, and that she should not linger. She charged with him towards the outside. Chi, wrapped around her, appeared in human form, and ran out with them.
The holy cage had been destroyed. The archbishop would definitely have sensed it. This was a race against time.
Yun Qinghong dashing in to open the holy cage and rescuing Aofeng occurred in a flash. The warriors and knights outside had woken up from their daze. They rang the warning bells of all of Caville in their panic, and shrill shouts broke the silent sky.
“Enemy — attack –!”
Yun Qinghong’s eyes flashed with light and he shouted coldly, “Kill our way out!”
When he spoke, Aofeng’s nineteen flying swords and Yun Qinghong’s Scythe of Death created an opening in the troops who were guarding the door. For Yun Qinghong who had the Scythe of Death and the freakish Aofeng, these rank four professionals were nothing.
It was not the time to hold back. If they could not charge out now, it would be harder to leave in the future.
When Yun Qinghong’s Scythe sliced into someone, it would easily take their life. The Scythe of Death was not just very sharp, it had a mental attack. If the Scythe of Death pressed towards them, it would cause a momentary daze. They would not dodge, and when the blade came down, they would die!
Aofeng did not hesitate to pull out the Skyhigh Giant Sword and magus beast armor. Where the giant sword went, blood bloomed.
As for Chi, he narrowed his red eyes, flicking out little threads of Heaven Fire. Any who were touched would burn to ash.
“Ah, Scythe of Death!”
“It’s the Demon Emperor of the Black Magus Church!”
“Damn it, he released Qin Aofeng!”
The warning bell spread outwards. No one had expected Yun Qinghong to run to the main Radiance base on the Astral Plateau and appear in such a spectacular manner. The Astral Plateau’s defenses were very strong, especially when they recently stopped entry and exit from the city. The church was filled with the core members of the Radiance Magus Church. Even Archbishop Ling Bing had never imagined something like this occurring.
The scent of blood mixed with the smell of burnt oil from the bodies quickly spread.
In a few breaths, there were more than twenty experts who died at the hands of the two people and one beast.
But both had serious expressions. Their advantage right now was not much. Radiance had many experts. Even if the archbishop did not appear, just the forty something magus scholars and venerable swordsmen in the court were more than enough for them.
The two used big moves to force away the many people getting close. Then they saw people flying towards them from the distant sky.
“It is Shang Qian, they are coming! So fast!” Aofeng saw the person leading the way and her expression darkened. Last time, when fighting Li Zhen, she had the benefit of an ambush. If this was a head on fight, then more time was needed. Also, there were many judicial vicars behind him. Aofeng and the other two would not be a match.
“Quick!” With a feint, the three of them moved like shooting stars through the opening they had created!
“Stop them!” Shang Qian shouted in anger. This damned person dared to set a fire in their den. If he left like this, when the news spread, what about the face of the Radiance Magus Church?
At the same time, a terrifying pillar of light appeared in front of Aofeng!
“Aofeng, careful!” Yun Qinghong was shocked, grabbing her and swinging the Scythe of Death hard against the white pillar. He was forced to take several steps back by the enormous power.
The great power vibrations almost brushed guess Aofeng’s nose. Lucky, before the danger came Yun Qinghong had grabbed her. But after this pause, Aofeng and Yun Qinghong had to stop. Shang Qian and the others were close behind. More than forty rank five professionals surrounded the three of them.
The white pillar of light slowly showed its true form. It was a long silver staff with a blue holy crystal embedded in it. The holy light hurt their eyes.
“Damn it! The Staff of Judgment……” Yun Qinghong gripped the Scythe of Death and grit his teeth.
Behind the floating Staff of Judgment, Archbishop Ling Bing coldly appeared, his expression scornful. “You dared to charge into the Radiance base alone. You are very daring, but you have come to throw yourself into a trap! A person like you who acts according to your emotions. This archbishop does not understand how you managed to become the demon emperor.”
“Ling Bing, there are some things that a person like you will never understand! You think so highly of yourself, but you do not know how stupid you are, how I have fooled you for so many years! Ling Bing, do you know why Black Magus Church was able to hide from the pursuit of Radiance Magus Church for these years?” Yun Qinghong put an arm around Aofeng’s waist. Aofeng looked oddly at him, and found that a deep mark had appeared on his sandalwood mask at an unknown time.
It had been affected in the contact just now between the Scythe of Death and Staff of Judgment. Ordinary materials, if cut by the aftershocks, would have been destroyed.
The man had a deep smile full of deviousness and scorn.
With a crack, Yun Qinghong’s mask split from the middle. The wooden mask slowly slid off his face, and revealed a familiar and handsome face.
The surroundings sank into a dead silence.
“You……” the Chief Elder Arbitrator Shang Qian’s eyes were wide as he pointed with a trembling finger. “How is it you?”
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