Chapter 1677 - 1678: In Danger Once Again
After cleaning the wound, Lin Chen draped a cloak over the girl.
"Alright, most of the poison has been removed for you. As for the remaining portion, you'll have to rely on yourself to expel it from your body," Lin Chen clapped his hands and said.
The girl looked at Lin Chen and smiled faintly.
This was the girl's first smile of the night.
Her smile was so charming that it could even be called stunning.
"Thank you," the girl said with a smile.
Lin Chen nonchalantly replied, "No problem, since we've met, it means destiny brought us together, and I couldn't just watch and not help."
Gurgle, gurgle!
Just then, the girl's stomach made a few crisp sounds.
"Hungry?" Lin Chen asked with a faint smile.
The girl's cheeks turned slightly red, silently cursing herself for being so weak.
She had been evading pursuit these days, so she really was somewhat hungry.
Lin Chen chuckled and said, "Alright then, I'll go outside and find you something to eat."
"Wait a minute, maybe you shouldn't, it's dangerous here at night, and…"
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Lin Chen interrupted the girl before she could finish speaking, and turned around and left the cave.
"This guy." The girl shook her head helplessly as she watched the figure leave.
Lin Chen arrived outside the cave and, using the Tianyan Divine Pupil, although it was nighttime, he could see the surroundings clearly.
He turned his body and came to a riverbank.
His gaze fell upon several dark shadows swimming in the river.
With a gentle reach of his hand, an absorbing force followed.
Snap, snap!
Several lively fish were absorbed into Lin Chen's hands.
"Well, let's use these fish for dinner."
Lin Chen laughed lightly and sprinted toward the direction of the cave.
...
Inside the cave, Shangguan Wan'er leaned against a rock, her mind still replaying the scene from earlier.
"Damn it, what am I thinking?" Shangguan Wan'er's face turned slightly red.
Just then, footsteps sounded at the entrance.
"He's back." Shangguan Wan'er showed a joyful face.
But as the footsteps approached, Shangguan Wan'er's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Because she realized these footsteps were not of just one person.
"Damn it!"
Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly grabbed her sword, ready to flee the cave, but it was already too late. Accompanied by chaotic footsteps, seven or eight big men rushed into the cave.
"Hey, big beauty, you're hiding here, huh!" One man saw Shangguan Wan'er holding a sword under the firelight.
"Tsk, tsk, been all cooped up in the jungle for days, never thought we'd be so lucky to find her," the leading man looked at Shangguan Wan'er with a lewd expression.
"Don't come any closer," Shangguan Wan'er said with a grave face, pointing the sword at them.
Although Lin Chen had just removed the poison for her, it hadn't been completely expelled, so she couldn't use her Spiritual Energy.
A Martial Artist, no matter how strong her capabilities, without using Spiritual Energy, is no different from a normal person.
Shangguan Wan'er, although powerful, was now no different from a regular person.
Even though the opponents were merely some Immortal Monarch level guys, it was a catastrophe for her.
"Little girl, haven't you heard destiny brings us together from afar? Since we're destined, why not accompany us brothers." The leading man said while lunging toward Shangguan Wan'er.
Despair flashed in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, but her heart was full of unwillingness.
She, a peak Immortal Emperor, Master of the Jade Maiden Peak, was going to die at the hands of some petty thieves.
Seeing the opponent closing in, Shangguan Wan'er steeled her resolve, placing the sword against her neck, intending to draw it and slit her throat.
She'd rather die than be humiliated by these bastards.
Seeing Shangguan Wan'er about to kill herself, the man snorted coldly, opened his hand, and an absorbing force caused Shangguan Wan'er's sword to fly into his hand.
"Beautiful, it's not that easy to die."
Saying this, the man stretched his hand toward Shangguan Wan'er's cloak.
The sword was snatched away, despair filled Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful eyes.
She couldn't believe that even death had become a luxury for her.
"Little girl, today you won't escape from my palm." At that moment, the man's hand reached toward Shangguan Wan'er.
Just as the man's hand was about to grab Shangguan Wan'er's figure, suddenly a gust of wind swept in.
Bam!
The next instant, a silhouette appeared before Shangguan Wan'er, grabbing the man's wrist.
"Sorry, I'm late," Lin Chen said apologetically.
"It's him, he's back." Shangguan Wan'er's face showed delight.
The man initially aimed for Shangguan Wan'er, but a young man appeared out of nowhere, causing his expression to change.
"Who are you? Daring to oppose us Ghost Domain," the man angrily asked.
"Ghost Domain? I just love killing Ghost Domain people." With those words, Lin Chen forcefully twisted his wrist.
"Crack!" With a crisp sound, the man's arm was directly broken by Lin Chen.
"Ah!" The man cried out in pain, and threw a mass of red mist with his other hand.
Lin Chen rushed through the red mist, delivering a heavy flying kick directly to the man's chest.
Bam! The man's body was like a cannonball, shot backward, crashing heavily against the stone behind him, bursting his skull, and dying.
"Gasp!"
Witnessing this scene, the other few Martial Artists were stunned.
The man's strength was high-level Immortal Monarch, the most formidable among them, yet instantly died at this young man's hands.
"Quick, run…" Seeing the man dead, the others' faces changed. They turned to flee.
Lin Chen sneered and darted out like lightning.
Swish, swish, swish!
The sword light gleamed, and in the blink of an eye, these men were slain under Lin Chen's sword.
Seeing Lin Chen swiftly kill the Ghost Domain's men, Shangguan Wan'er nodded inwardly.
This lad's moves were concise, deadly, and decisively executed—clearly a ruthless person.
But that's exactly what Shangguan Wan'er admired.
In the Immortal World, indecision makes it hard to accomplish great things.
"Thank you," Shangguan Wan'er said with a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, I didn't know there would be Ghost Domain people, I should have set a barrier outside earlier," Lin Chen said regretfully.
Had he not returned on time, Shangguan Wan'er might have fallen victim.
"I should've told you earlier that Ghost Domain people were hunting me," said Shangguan Wan'er.
Lin Chen cleaned up the bodies, clapped his hands and said, "Don't worry, I've set a barrier outside, they won't come back now."
As he spoke, Lin Chen took out the fish he caught and skewered them with tree branches.
"Let me cook grilled fish for you."
"Alright!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded and sat beside Lin Chen.
From childhood, Shangguan Wan'er had always been a favored one of heaven, this was the first time she was so close to a stranger man.
"What's your name?" Lin Chen asked casually while grilling the fish.
"Shangguan Wan'er."
"What's yours?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.
"Lin Chen!" Flipping the fish over, Lin Chen replied casually.
In the Immortal World, his reputation wasn't that great, so there was no need to hide his real name.
After a while, the aroma of fish wafted out.
Shangguan Wan'er sniffed the delicious fish scent and couldn't help but say, "It smells so good!"
