Cough, cough... Didn't expect it to erupt again, did you?
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Hearing this, Long Hui's expression brightened: "You mean the thing they're looking for is right ahead?"
"Exactly, they should have arrived here yesterday, but they haven't moved, which clearly means they've reached their destination," Wen Feichen smiled and replied.
"Then what are we waiting for? Haven't we been chasing them all this way for this moment?" Long Hui was driven by his heart, the treasures and talents of the earth were secondary; he just wanted to see Xia Ningshang's true face. After holding back for so many days, how could he bear it any longer?
Wen Feichen smiled and said, "Although they have reached their destination, it seems they haven't obtained the thing they were looking for. Young Master Long, please bear with it a little longer. I promise that woman won't escape."
Long Hui was somewhat impatient. Last time in the small town, Wen Feichen said the same thing, and the result was a heavy loss. Now he was saying it again, and Long Hui was immediately displeased.
But he couldn't show too much eagerness. After some thought, Long Hui could only say, "Then we'll wait at most two more days. If they still don't move after two days, we'll take action!"
Wen Feichen nodded helplessly, sighing inwardly. He thought Long Hui was a hopeless case, with nothing in his mind but women. Such a person would definitely not achieve much in the future.
Under the dark and windy night, Xia Ningshang, who had recovered in the valley, finally opened her eyes, all signs of fatigue gone, clearly fully recovered.
She thanked them and then took out some food and drinks with Yang Kai.
"It will be midnight soon. At that time, the valley will be filled with yin energy. Don't stay too far from me, Junior Brother. Your cultivation is not high, and your internal yuan qi is limited, so you can't afford to waste it," Xia Ningshang warned seriously.
"Okay," Yang Kai nodded. Although he had dozens of drops of yang liquid stored in his dantian, he didn't need to worry about consumption, but he didn't say it out loud.
After talking for a while, something happened in the valley.
Logically, a valley that is tens of feet below ground and surrounded by rock walls should have no wind. But at this moment, a cold wind suddenly started howling in the valley, the sound like a woman crying at night, making one's hair stand on end and heart race.
As the cold wind rose, a chill rose from the ground, stimulating Yang Kai's True Yang Technique to activate involuntarily.
This chill was not like the cold of winter winds, but rather a ghostly, bone-chilling cold.
The True Yang Technique sped up, and Yang Kai finally dispelled the chill in his heart.
"Junior Brother!" Xia Ningshang suddenly pulled Yang Kai, dragging him to her side, and then took out a purple jade pendant and held it in her hand.
As soon as he got close to Xia Ningshang, Yang Kai felt the surrounding chill suddenly disappear, replaced by a warm flow around him.
"Stay close to me, don't move too far away. This jade pendant can resist the invasion of yin energy," Xia Ningshang explained softly.
Yang Kai looked at the purple jade pendant in surprise, realizing it was another secret treasure. Held in Xia Ningshang's hand and infused with yuan qi, the pendant glowed faintly, driving away all the surrounding yin energy.
Yang Kai was shocked. His senior sister's bracelet was a secret treasure, and now this jade pendant was also a secret treasure. How many did she have?
"What are you staring at me for?" Xia Ningshang's face turned red, her voice as soft as a mosquito's.
Yang Kai was taken aback, only then realizing something was amiss.
Because the range of the jade pendant's effect was not large, the two of them stood almost body to body, his arm and shoulder clearly feeling her body's warmth, softness, and the fragrance of her hair.
Xia Ningshang must have felt the same.
Such intimate contact made her quite uncomfortable, her eyes slowly filling with a shy mist, her ears and neck turning red.
"Your yuan qi is precious, don't waste it here. Save it for capturing the Nine Yin Essence Dew," Xia Ningshang tried to make small talk to divert her attention from the warmth coming from Yang Kai, but the more she tried, the more clearly she felt it.
"It's just the initial stage. When it's midnight, the entire valley will be filled with dense yin energy. Junior Brother, don't leave me, or the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Okay!" Yang Kai nodded slightly.
Neither of them spoke, just standing close together, quietly waiting for midnight.
A few heartbeats.
A few moments of nervousness.
Xia Ningshang's body grew hotter, feeling a prickling sensation for the first time in her life, her whole body itching uncontrollably, wanting to move but not daring to. In the end, her body started to tremble slightly.
Yang Kai noticed her discomfort, looking at her blood-like skin, he frowned and said, "Should I go out?"
He was confident he could resist the invasion of yin energy. After all, his True Yang Yuan Qi was the nemesis of yin energy, and even if he consumed some, it wouldn't be much. Seeing her so uncomfortable, he was also quite uncomfortable.
"No!" Xia Ningshang shook her head quickly, "Just stand by my side... don't go out."
Since she insisted, Yang Kai had no choice but to comply.
On the other side, the Blood Battle Gang had already noticed the commotion and rushed over.
Looking at the surging yin energy below, Wen Feichen was deep in thought.
Long Hui's expression brightened, "Hall Master Wen, have they succeeded?"
As long as Yang Kai and Xia Ningshang succeeded, they could act without hesitation.
Wen Feichen didn't answer immediately, still carefully observing below. There was definitely something strange about this valley, but with his knowledge and experience, he couldn't figure it out. Seeing Long Hui's impatience, Wen Feichen sighed, "Whether they have succeeded or not is unknown, but this celestial phenomenon must be caused by a great treasure about to appear. How about we..."
Before Wen Feichen could finish, Long Hui interrupted impatiently, "No more waiting. Since the great treasure is about to appear, it doesn't matter whether they succeed or not. Hall Master Wen, let's act now. Deal with them first, then take the treasure."
In the darkness, Long Hui's eyes gleamed with evil. Thinking about how the veiled beauty would soon be stripped of all her defenses, revealing her beautiful face to him, and then submitting to him, Long Hui couldn't contain his excitement.
Yang Kai, Yang Kai, you dared to have designs on my woman. I'll make you know what regret feels like.
I won't kill you right away. I'll let you watch as I defile your woman, making her scream and cry, and then enjoy your anger and helplessness.
Thirteen people, no longer caring about hiding their tracks, leaped down into the valley at Wen Feichen's command.
The most pitiful was the Body Tempering Realm disciple of the Storm Tower. Facing a height of tens of feet, he didn't dare to jump, but was kicked down by the impatient Long Hui, falling to his death on the spot.
Nu Lang and the others dared to be angry but dared not speak, feeling deeply humiliated.