Nightfall

Predecessor's Sword Style, Junior's Addiction

Ning Que rubbed his cheeks which became numb due to the difficulty in breathing. He asked Mo Shanshan, “Soon, Ye Hongyu will figure out how to walk in the direction of the flow of water. Do you think she will be faster than us?”

Mo Shanshan looked pale, even her long eyelashes seemed frail. She replied weakly, “I can find a path in this Great Blockage Formation, but she can’t.”

The only one who has a strong will can stick to his own way, and the one who has a strong will is usually arrogant in some respect. At that time, Mo Shanshan was trying to figure out the law of this tactical array, most of her energy had been consumed, but the words “she can’t” were fearless and full of confidence.

Hearing this, Ning Que was relieved and helped her to walk forward.

They walked carefully on the stones. With the passing of time, Mo Shanshan became weaker and weaker, yet she forced herself to keep a clear mind so as to guide them in the right direction. Yet she was too weak to walk and had to be helped.

Seeing her pale face and her quivering eyelashes, Ning Que shook his head and directly carried her on his back. He said before she opened her mouth, “I am stronger than you. I can hold on for a while longer.”

Without resisting, Mo Shanshan gently gave a response and slowly rested her head on Ning Que’s shoulder. Her long black hair covered Ning Que’s chest. She closed her eyes, as quiet as being asleep, and occasionally pointed out the direction.

The power in the messy stones was strong. Sharp forces penetrated through their bodies, which was extremely painful. Not to mention that Ning Que was now carrying a girl. He told Mo Shanshan that he could hold on for a while, but in fact, he had already run out of strength.

Nevertheless, Ning Que had walked through that tough mountain path in the Back Mountain of the Academy, so he had lots of similar experiences. More importantly, every time he was about to give up, he would be motivated and encouraged by the sight of some clear sword scratches and moss.

A few decades ago, that man broke into the Front Gate of Devil’s Doctrine with his sword. At that time, the Great Blockage Formation had not been destroyed and had ten times more power than it had today, but that man just broke into it. A few decades had passed, as that man’s junior, how could Ning Que not have the same strong will as him? And how could Ning Que give up and shame him?

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Tao Addict Ye Hongyu stood on a stone, watching the two figures disappearing from the messy stones. Her skirt was torn and the wound on her shoulders was horrible. She had been left there all alone and seemed so lonely.

She didn’t recognize the messy stones were the legendary Great Blockage Formation, but she knew that these messy stones contained great terrible power, that even she felt scared.

All of a sudden, she yelled in anger. Her voice spread out and echoed among the stones, reaching higher green cliff wall and then being reflected back. The empty space made her feel more lonely.

Her angry voice suddenly stopped. She ripped a piece of cloth from her skirt and then used it to wrap her wound carefully. Not paying attention to her exposed body, she jumped off that stone and walked along a thin layer of water to the center of the lake.

Hierarch of the West-Hill Divine Palace once praised her for knowing all laws. Yet even though she was addicted to Tao practice, she still couldn’t understand the talisman world. She only knew the Front Gate should be the place where the water disappeared and should be the center of the lake, yet she couldn’t figure out how to pass through these messy stones to get to the place where she wanted to go.