GBP Chapter 164 They did it on a whim
Chapter 164 They did it on a whim
The 300-second time limit was slightly exceeded, but it didn't matter. After dealing with all the patrol teams, Ji Xingyi drew his sword, passed through the corpses, and headed towards the underground palace.
The closer they got to the underground palace, the stronger the attraction in their blood became. Ji Xingyi endured the pain in his brain and found the mechanism Yu Ling had mentioned, opening the entrance to the underground palace.
The candlelight flickered from bright to dim, and then back to light again; the short steps seemed to transport us back to that sweltering summer.
After quickly dispatching the guards at the entrance to the underground palace with a couple of slashes, Ji Xing turned to look for Jiang Lin. He saw the young man sitting by the blood pool, seemingly lost in thought.
Seemingly having heard the sound, the young man turned around, and their eyes met.
Jiang Lin paused for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the man.
Ji Xingyi's vision kept flashing back to the past. He used to run to Jiang Lin without hesitation. But now, he seemed even more greedy. Perhaps one day, he too could make Jiang Lin run to him without hesitation.
Jiang Lin stopped in front of the man. She wanted to say something, but a strange sense of unease crept into her heart. So she reached out and threw herself into the man's arms.
Unexpectedly, the man reached out and stopped her.
Jiang Lin's expression changed, and an unnatural smile appeared on his face: "Xingyi?"
Ji Xingyi knew from Jiang Lin's expression that there was a misunderstanding, and explained, "I'm dirty." He was covered in blood and hadn't had time to clean himself.
Jiang Lin's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled back into her stomach. She pounced on him, hooked her arms around his neck, and kissed him.
Ji Xingyi groaned and quickly grabbed the young man's waist.
Jiang Lin wanted to kiss him again, but Ji Xingyi stopped her. Ji Xingyi's gaze had just swept over the blood pool and spotted Jingkang and Zhou Jue. She looked surprised and asked, "What happened to them?"
"Don't worry about him, he's still alive." Jiang Lin was very annoyed that the man's attention was drawn to Zhou Jue and Jing Kang, so she grabbed the man's chin, turned him back, and continued to kiss him.
Helpless, Ji Xingyi pressed the back of the young man's head and returned a deep kiss.
Jiang Lin's eyes were bright. For some reason, looking at the blood-soaked Ji Xingyi, she felt that the man was so sexy and she really wanted to have sex with him.
When Ji Xing saw the young man put his hand inside his clothes, he quickly stopped him, saying, "Alright, let's go out first."
Ji Xingyi looked at Zhou Jue and Jing Kang. He had promised Chi Xuan and Su Yuning that he would rescue Zhou Jue and Jing Kang if he had the chance, but he didn't expect that the two of them were really alive.
The two people in the water had their eyes tightly closed, as if trapped in a nightmare, and remained motionless.
Ji Xingyi's gaze fell upon the blood pool. He could feel the power within the pool drawing in his blood. After resisting with his willpower, Ji Xingyi turned to Jiang Lin and said, "You stay here. I'll go down and rescue them."
Jiang Lin nodded.
Ji Xingyi jumped into the blood pool, and the call of this mysterious power became even stronger. Ji Xingyi focused his mind, grabbed Zhou Jue's arm (Zhou Jue was lighter), and tried to pull Zhou Jue up first.
As soon as he used a little force, Zhou Jue suddenly opened his eyes and screamed.
Ji Xingyi's pupils contracted sharply, only then realizing that a large number of tiny blood vessels in the blood pool were like needles piercing into Zhou Jue's body. As soon as they were tugged, Zhou Jue would scream in agony.
Ji Xingyi looked at Jiang Lin: "What happened?"
Jiang Lin: "The blood pool contains the power of the dungeon boss, and this power has been invading their bodies. I don't know what she's trying to do."
According to the logic of a normal dungeon, the BOSS would kill the player, but the power in the blood pool could have directly killed Zhou Jue and Jing Kang, but it did not. Jiang Lin felt that something was amiss, so he kept observing Zhou Jue and Jing Kang's physical reactions.
Ji Xingyi stared at Jiang Lin for several seconds, guessing Jiang Lin's true intentions: the young man was using Zhou Jue and Jing Kang for experiments. Ji Xingyi sighed inwardly, swung his knife to sever the blood vessels embedded in Zhou Jue's body, and threw him ashore.
Jiang Lin's lips drooped slightly.
Ji Xingyi: "I promised Chi Xuan and Su Yuning."
"So you didn't come here specifically to save me?" Jiang Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, every word dripping with jealousy.
Fortunately, Ji Xingyi, having regained her memories, understood how terrifying the young man's controlling nature was. After rescuing Jingkang from the blood pool, she kissed the young man's eye to comfort him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. Of course, they came to save you. They were just doing it as an afterthought."
Zhou Jue, who was lying on the ground, had just opened his eyes when he heard those heartbreaking words. Oh well, it's fine if it's just a casual remark.
"I didn't say you couldn't save me." Jiang Lin's eyes were full of laughter as she kicked Zhou Jue, who was standing beside her. "Stop pretending to be dead now that you're awake!"
Zhou Jue awkwardly got up from the ground, but Jing Kang next to him also got up. The two looked at each other and became even more embarrassed.
Ji Xingyi: "Can we walk?"
Jingkang coughed and said, "I can hold on."
Zhou Jue nodded in agreement.
Upon seeing this, Ji Xing pulled Jiang Lin away from the underground palace.
Jingkang: No, I was just being modest. Why isn't anyone helping me up?
In the end, Zhou Jue and Jing Kang could only help each other leave.
At the same time, by the Three Lives Bridge.
Chi Xuan took a shortcut to meet up with Wang Zhe, Su Yuning, and the others.
"Hurry up! Jin Lushan is almost here!" Chi Xuan was out of breath as she urged everyone to leave quickly.
Wang Zhe pulled Su Yuning, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet: "Quick!"
"No!" Su Yuning wiped away her tears and instantly calmed down. Looking at the increasingly bright torches, she said firmly, "I'm staying!"
"Why?" Wang Zhe asked, puzzled, his tone growing increasingly urgent. "You can't let Yang Yizhou die in vain!"
Su Yuning's eyes showed pain, but her expression remained unchanged: "The system has not released information about the evacuation points, which means the story is not over yet!"
Su Yuning then looked at Chi Xuan: "I'll stay and be the fan-face beauty. I want to finish this part of the story! If the evacuation point doesn't open, everything we've done will be in vain! You guys go!"
Chi Xuan's eyes widened in shock: "I'll go with you!"
Su Yuning shook her head: "No, we only need one Fan Beauty! You can use your power elsewhere, I believe in you!"
Wang Zhe was shaken. After giving the short-haired girl a deep look, he gritted his teeth and pulled Chi Xuan and Wang Bo away, saying, "It's a promise, see you in real life!"
Su Yuning smiled and nodded, took one last look at Yang Yizhou's corpse, and resolutely walked onto the Three Lives Stone Bridge to wait for Jin Lushan's arrival.
Not long after, Jin Lushan, supported by his servants, arrived at the Three Lives Bridge, panting. Upon seeing the short-haired girl on the bridge, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly raised Su Yuning's hand, announcing that Su Yuning was the winner of this year's Fan Beauty Contest.
[System notification: Evacuation point information updated.]
Evacuation point: Sansheng Bridge.
[Escape Condition: Obtain the item "Beauty Fan".]
[Number of participants: Unlimited.]
[Evacuation point opening time: Not open.]
Zhou Jue exclaimed excitedly, "The evacuation point has been activated!"
Ji Xingyi pulled Jiang Lin along faster: "They succeeded, let's leave quickly."
Zhou Jue and Jing Kang didn't have the strength to climb over the wall, so they could only go out through the side door. Coincidentally, they bumped into a young man coming in from outside.
Ji Xingyi was about to finish off the man with his sword when Jiang Lin shouted, "Don't kill him!"
Ji Xingyi immediately sheathed his sword, used the hilt to knock the man unconscious, turned to look at Jiang Lin, and asked in surprise, "You know him?"
"Take him away!" Jiang Lin nodded. Although the young man in charge of dissecting the leather was wearing a mask in the underground palace, Jiang Lin recognized him at a glance.
"Okay." Ji Xingyi didn't ask any further questions, and simply picked up the person and left immediately.