Volume 1: Absolutely No Same Parallel Universe Chapter 34: No Choice But To Flee

  "Ka La", the screen in front of me was split open by a knife, the shiny blade almost touched me, I was startled and quickly retreated, my heart racing "thumping" wildly, calm down, calm down, I took deep breaths to calm myself down, my mind was a mess.

  Before I could react, Fei Qingyun was already forced to the screen, 'crash' hollow screen suddenly split open, fell a large piece, I jumped away, but saw Fei Qingyun had stumbled back in.

  He saw me, and for a moment he was stunned. In the instant he lost his focus, a sword came slashing down from behind him with lightning speed. He hastily concentrated his mind and dodged to the right, but his left arm still got cut open with a gash. I frowned, watching as he turned back to block the pursuing swords with all his might, his footsteps already starting to stumble.

  In a flash of inspiration, countless thoughts flashed through my mind. I took a deep breath and rushed forward, saying in a low voice to him: "Take me hostage."

  "What?" He didn't react, still desperately resisting the people who were about to rush in.

  "Hurry up, take me hostage and get me out of here!" I gritted my teeth and growled.

  His voice had barely fallen when the sword with a blue glow was already placed on my neck, I closed my eyes and felt the cold air emanating from the sword that was pressed against my throat, a strong smell of blood came over me, he pulled me to his front, his left hand wrapped around my waist, his right hand holding the sword steadily. My heart was beating rapidly, fearing that he would accidentally lose control, the sword would cut down.

  It had to be done this way, I took a deep breath. Listening to all the sounds in the hall disappear instantly, it was quiet and a bit scary.

  I was held by Fei Qingyun and slowly walked towards the outside of the screen, in front of me was a group of people holding knives and swords with different expressions, some were puzzled, some were angry, some were eager to move... but without exception, they stared fiercely at Fei Qingyun behind me, not one dared to make a sudden move.

  "Let her go!" Wu Zong and Du Naihai rushed forward simultaneously, shouting. Wu Zong's hand somehow held a short knife, glaring at Fei Qingyun with raging anger in his eyes.

  The crowd surrounded us tightly, but had to reluctantly retreat backwards as we advanced, only to hear Fei Qingyun's soft laughter, "Don't most of you gentlemen not know our castle lord's wife?"

  He regained his composure from earlier, the sword in his hand steadily pressed against my neck. He had changed from holding my left hand to pinning down my left arm, exerting a great deal of strength that was painful. I furrowed my brow in annoyance.

  "Let her go." Ling Yi's icy voice came over. The crowd in front of him automatically parted to make way, and Ling Yi walked slowly towards me, step by step. With each step he took, my heart skipped a beat - would he see through me? Alas, I couldn't care about that now, just wanting to escape.

  I only saw him with his hands behind his back, expressionless, but a pair of eyes gleaming with cold light, like an icy knife, cutting my heart and making it tremble. I have seen him angry, stunned, puzzled, regretful, sorrowful, and tender as water, but this expression I am seeing for the first time. My heart is chilled, and I am secretly worried about what I will face next.

  "Lingbao really knows how to joke, I let her go, is there still a way out?" Fei Qingyun calmly and coldly laughed behind me.

  "Let her go, and I'll let you leave." Ling Yi said slowly and clearly.

  My body stiffened instantly, I knew that Ling Yi said it would be done. I looked at him in horror, my heart silently praying, don't let go of me, or we're both dead.

  Fei Qingyun grasped my left hand tightly and showed no signs of loosening, he chuckled and said: "Since it's like this, why not let the lady see me off."

  "Don't make me say it a second time" Ling Yi's icy voice was unmistakable.

  Fei Qingyun let out a cold hum, pulling me back, my footsteps stumbled, and I tripped, a chill on the back of my neck, a faint pain spreading over.

  "Ah" The surrounding area was filled with cries of surprise. The air in the hall stagnated, and Ling Yi quickly stepped forward, his icy eyes suddenly turning into a fiery anger that could ignite, and the intense aura almost suffocated me.

  "If she has any mishap, I'll have the entire Red Eagle Manor buried with her." He revealed a murderous intent, clearly enraged.

  Fei Qingyun didn't say a word, but instead pulled me back hastily, the crowd of people surrounding us gradually retreated to my front, following our retreating footsteps, step by step.

  We soon left the meeting hall, stepped out of the outer courtyard, and suddenly my eyes were dazzled by countless lanterns and torches outside the courtyard, which made it impossible for me to see what was happening around me. There were many people

  "What should I do?" I hastily asked Fei Qingyun as I took advantage of the moment when Ling Yi was out of sight.

  "We can't get out through the front gate, let's go over the back hill," Fei Qingyun whispered in my ear.

  "Alright, I'll send you out, but you must take me with you." I said hastily and solemnly to him.

  He was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly smiled lightly: "No need for you to say it, I'll take you away too."

  "He... " He actually still managed to smile. I was taken aback, and then saw Ling Yi following out from the courtyard, immediately shutting his mouth, waving away the doubts in his heart, focusing on the situation before him.

  Fei Qingyun's sword was still pressed against my neck, but the blade no longer touched my skin. I was being held tightly by him as we retreated towards the back mountain. Ling Yi and the people behind him followed closely, step by step, without saying a word, but I could feel the tense and dangerous atmosphere between both sides.

  The cliff edge of the mountain was originally a piece of darkness, with gusts of night wind, and the branches and leaves of the tree clusters rustling in response. The torches and lanterns that followed gradually illuminated the surroundings, which were eerie and yet solemn, either bright or dark.

  I stared at the bottomless cliff in horror and whispered urgently: "Do you want to escape from here?"

  "It is, and further back it's a forbidden area, with iron armor guards on patrol, we can only escape from here" Fei Qingyun whispered in my ear as the encirclement in front had not yet fully closed in.

  "How to go?" I feel my body start to tense up and tremble slightly, my rock climbing equipment is not ready yet, and I didn't expect this sudden situation, I don't even have it with me, he has martial arts skills, but can he take me away together?

  Looking at the completed encirclement in front of me, I felt a thread of despair creeping up. Ling Yi stood at the forefront, and the murderous intent in his eyes made me lose all hope for this escape route.

  "Where else do you want to escape?" His voice was like a sharp blade, cutting through the air with a whistling sound.

  Fei Qingyun let out a cold snort, "If the Lord of the Manor still wants his wife to see tomorrow's sun, then don't come any closer."

  Ling Yi didn't say a word, the torches around us crackling with flames, but I could distinctly feel the air around us congeal, as if the temperature had suddenly dropped by several degrees. I couldn't help but shiver.

  "Do you think this can intimidate me?" His voice was devoid of any emotion. "If you don't mind the consequences, go ahead and try."

  A chill ran down my spine, and he didn't care about Qingying anymore? Did this threat have no effect on him? Or did he see through my intentions? I stared at him with a panicked heart, feeling it slowly sink into the bottomless black abyss.

  "The fort is mainly untrustworthy, but it's also worth a try?" Fei Qingyun hummed nonchalantly.

  The two sides confronted each other like a bundle of explosives with the fuse lit, the fuse sizzling away, ready to explode at any moment.

  I stared intently at the scene in front of me, gritting my teeth and counting my own heartbeat. "Whoosh", a sudden breaking sound, "Ah", I let out a cry of surprise, and suddenly felt a numbness in my left knee, as if something hard had struck it, losing balance, my body slid softly to the left. Suddenly, everything went black, with a flash of cold light, Ling Yi's shadowy figure pounced on me, his sharp sword aura cutting at my cheek, was he attacking? I thought in panic. But my body was pulled by Fei Qingyun, stumbling and falling, his sword had already left my neck, meeting Ling Yi's sword.

  The incessant metallic clashing sounds came closer and closer, I couldn't see the situation in front of me clearly, but only felt that dense sword lights surrounded me, my left arm was grasped tightly by Fei Qingyun, his strength was so great that it almost made me cry out in pain.

  I became Fei Qingyun's shield, while also restricting Ling Yi's sword momentum. Fei Qingyun slanted me in front of him, a soft sword dancing with no gaps, leaving no room for error. Meanwhile, Ling Yi's offensive seemed to be at a disadvantage due to my obstruction, but I was being pulled by Fei Qingyun, retreating step by step.

  "Whoa," I stepped on the edge of the cliff and slipped on the loose rocks, my body lost its balance, and with a stumble, I slid down towards the bottom of the cliff...

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