THNWO 105

Chapter 105

The newcomer, clad in white silk and adorned with ink-black hair bound up by a matching jade crown, made a grand entrance, the wide sleeves of the robe rustling upon landing. Witnessing the arrival, Cheng Hongyi and the four elders all bowed their heads in unison, uttering a respectful “Master.”

The man now addressed as Master cast a cold glance at the two disciples who bowed to him, then turned and walked towards Zhichun Island.

Simultaneously, the Golden Winged Bird circled in mid-air, intending to fly away but suddenly swooped down in a specific direction.

Observing the bird’s trajectory, the four elders were alarmed and hastily intervened. “Careful, you can’t eat that.”

The Golden Winged Bird emitted a discontented cry. Unexpectedly, the brown chicken, sealed within the barrier, saw the large bird approaching, swayed a few times, and then fainted as if scared out of its senses.

At this moment, the Golden Winged Bird soared over the head of the elders. Just as its claws were about to catch the brown chicken, a cold voice echoed.

“Go back.”

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“I don’t know, but I hope nothing bad happens again,” Cheng Hongyi murmured.

Hearing this, the four elders also looked at the two thunderclouds in the sky. Lightning was already striking, one after another, as if competing to see which could strike faster, leaving no chance for respite.

Having approached the frigid pool, the thunderous sound became clearer. The roaring thunder seemed as if it could tear apart the heavens. In a moment, the man in white had reached the edge of the frigid pool. He saw the twin lightning bolts striking down and the two figures on the shore.

Upon sensing the movement, Xue Danrong turned his eyes in that direction. Meeting the furious gaze of the white-clad man, he remained silent, only turning his expressionless face away.

The gaze softened considerably when it fell upon the young man sleeping beneath him, and he used his robe to cover him more securely.

However, the robe couldn’t conceal everything, and some glimpses of spring were revealed.

The exposed half of the slender leg, resembling a lotus node, displayed sporadic peach blossoms crawling up the snowy skin. The peach blossoms extended towards the inside of the robe.

Zhongli Yueshui, upon seeing the marks on the leg, almost immediately took action. With a single palm, he sent Xue Danrong plunging into the frigid pool. Xue Danrong, already weakened by the tribulation, had little resistance, and he fell into the cold water.

The thunderclouds from earlier had struck Xue Danrong directly, as he had shielded the young man beneath him completely, even sealing the young man’s hearing.

In this way, Fang Chaozhou would not be awakened by the thunder.

Now that he was thrown into the frigid pool, the thunderstorm directly fell onto Fang Chaozhou, waking him abruptly.

Due to the pain, Fang Chaozhou opened his eyes and instinctively looked for Xue Danrong’s figure, but he instead met a pair of cold eyes. Upon locking eyes, he started feeling dizzy. Simultaneously, due to the successive thunder strikes, he couldn’t help but curl up his body.

Zhongli Yueshui stared intently at the person on the ground, his gaze gradually sweeping across Fang Chaozhou’s face, from the eyebrows to the chin. As he bent down, he heard a voice seemingly squeezed out from clenched teeth.

“Don’t touch him!”

With the sound, a sword aura arrived. The tearing sound of fabric was heard, and a long cut appeared on Zhongli Yueshui’s sleeve.

Xue Danrong climbed out of the water, drenched from head to toe, his face even paler against the backdrop of his raven-like long hair. Gripping the newly summoned Broken Water Sword, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Zhongli Yueshui turned his gaze towards Xue Danrong, and the two locked eyes in mid-air. Neither was willing to give in. Five years had turned the youth to a man. Zhongli Yueshui saw the killing intent in Xue Danrong’s eyes, and in a trance, he found a shadow of his old friend in Xue Danrong.

Realizing this, Zhongli Yueshui’s expression grew colder. He retaliated with another palm, knocking Xue Danrong back into the frigid pool. As he struck, he coldly stated, “You stay here and face the tribulation. Nowhere else.”

With these words, he set up a barrier above the frigid pool, forbidding Xue Danrong from leaving.

Having grown up in the cold pool, Xue Danrong knew that facing the tribulation in the frigid water was the best way for him. However, he understood that Fang Chaozhou couldn’t endure the prolonged exposure to the cold pool, which is why he had moved to the shore.

On the shore, Fang Chaozhou, witnessing Xue Danrong being knocked into the water, had a moment of clarity in his hazy mind. He couldn’t help but try to get up and move towards the frigid pool, but a pure white cloak fell on him before he could make it.

When the cloak fell, the thunder tribulation upon the body seemed less painful.

Zhongli Yueshui lifted the person on the ground, carried them, and directly wielded the sword outward, shielding all subsequent sounds behind him.

Xue Danrong, sealed within the icy pool by the barrier, his phoenix eyes turned crimson. With a slap on the water surface, numerous water droplets splashed. The once beautiful and pale face now harbored a growing darkness between the eyebrows. The broken water sword, initially a deep blue, now faintly revealed a dark hue.

Suddenly, the four elders guarding outside Zhichun Island noticed two thunderclouds parting ways. One, more refined in appearance, moved in another direction, leaving them puzzled. “What… what’s happening here?”

Prompted by this observation, Cheng Hongyi also noticed the abnormality in the thunderclouds, his brows furrowed.

“Wait, look at that thundercloud ascending. Above… there’s only Huali Mountain.” The realization struck one of the elders. “I understand. Certainly, the Patriarch must have seen Xue Danrong struggling during the tribulation and helped divert a thundercloud.”

Cheng Hongyi stared at the direction the thundercloud moved and then at the large thundercloud continuously striking in place. After a moment, he shook his head with a serious tone, “I don’t think so. Throughout history, no matter what kind of person faces the tribulation, it always attracts only one thundercloud. It’s illogical for there to be two. Something must have occurred.”

Upon hearing this, the elders pondered. “Should we send a message to the Master and inquire about what’s happening?”

Anxiety filled Cheng Hongyi’s heart, so he agreed to the elders’ suggestion. However, their messages received no reply. Attempting further communication, they found that not even the sound could be transmitted.

The inability to communicate could only imply one possibility: the other party had crushed the sound transmission talisman.”