Long Aotian’s Beautiful Butler Has Run Away chapter 123

Chapter 123: Battle of Nascent Souls

Lu Yingqi gazed at Shen Bingsi, slightly narrowing his eyes. His originally indifferent pupils suddenly became dangerous and sharp. “Ready anytime.”

Seeing that Shen Bingsi and Lu Yingqi, these two Nascent Soul sword cultivators, were about to clash head-on, Rong Xie felt something was wrong. He handed the infant to Captain Zhao and whispered, “Big Brother Zhao, is there any member in the team who has taken care of children? Help me look after him.”

“Oh, oh, yes,” Captain Zhao took the child. “Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Rong—Fellow Daoist Rong, where are you going? It’s dangerous over there!”

Rong Xie waved his hand at Captain Zhao, signaling not to worry, and walked quickly towards Shen Bingsi. The situation was deadlocked now; it wasn’t the time for infighting. If Shen Bingsi and Lu Yingqi really fought, the power of two Nascent Soul sword cultivators would stir heaven and earth into who knows what state. The scene would definitely be chaotic, giving Madam Mei a chance to slip away.

“Bingsi, Senior Brother Lu, calm down.” Rong Xie stopped halfway, feeling a powerful spiritual pressure rushing toward his face. He had to stop and mustered his strength to say, “Now is not the time for a contest. One of you wants to arrest Madam Mei to answer for his crimes, the other wants to extract as much information about cauldrons as possible from Madam Mei. If you fight, the scene down here will be uncontrollable. Madam Mei might take this chance to slip away, and both your intentions will come to nothing!”

Shen Bingsi and Lu Yingqi simultaneously glanced at the unconscious Madam Mei.

Rong Xie was right. If they fought, it would play right into Madam Mei’s hands. By the time they fought until they forgot heaven and earth, Madam Mei would wake up and slip away, and both of them would come up empty.

But if they didn’t fight, someone had to take a step back. Who would step back?

Lu Yingqi stepping back and letting Shen Bingsi take the person away? Impossible. Lu Yingqi trusted no one. He absolutely had to personally ask for all the information Madam Mei knew about cauldrons.

Shen Bingsi stepping back and waiting for Lu Yingqi to finish asking before taking him away? That was even more impossible. With Shen Bingsi’s impatient nature, leaving a suspect unarrested and handing him to someone else first would make him explode with discomfort. Moreover, doing so would be tantamount to admitting he wasn’t Lu Yingqi’s opponent and conceding defeat. The word “concede” didn’t exist in Shen Bingsi’s dictionary, and he wouldn’t casually let someone go.

“Rong’er, come here.” Shen Bingsi stared closely at Lu Yingqi and said to Rong Xie.

Just as he said this, Rong Xie felt the spiritual pressure on him suddenly lighten, as if someone had shouldered the pressure for him.

He looked up at Shen Bingsi and walked to his side as told. A silver chain warm with body heat was quickly stuffed into his hand. Rong Xie grasped it subconsciously.

“Hold it tight, don’t let go,” Shen Bingsi turned his head slightly and said to Rong Xie. “This chain can seal all the suspect’s actions. He can’t use spiritual power or escape. You hold this end tight, and he can only follow you.”

“What are you doing?” Rong Xie became alert. “Don’t go. Don’t fall for Madam Mei’s trick.”

Shen Bingsi squeezed Rong Xie’s hand, took half a step back to touch shoulders with him, turned his head, looking in a very good mood. “Are you worried about me?”

Then, a voice transmission only Rong Xie could hear entered his consciousness: “Don’t worry, I know the priorities. The most important thing now is to send a message back to the Mirror Palace. I’ll act according to the situation later, break through Lu Yingqi’s spiritual pressure first to send the message out. After my colleague Old Jiang receives the message, he will immediately follow the token to find us. At that time, you just hand the person to him for me.”

Rong Xie understood. It wasn’t Shen Bingsi’s first day as an Adjudicator; he wouldn’t be provoked so easily. He had his plan. Rong Xie nodded slightly.

Shen Bingsi raised his chin at Lu Yingqi, signaling him to go outside.

Lu Yingqi’s gaze circled between Shen Bingsi and Rong Xie. He raised a finger lightly, and silver sword light burst open like a spider web, instantly reinforcing the barrier around Madam Mei. A silver cage appeared around Madam Mei. Rong Xie’s chain was stuck at the only opening of the cage, unable to be pulled out.

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“Go.” Only after doing this did Lu Yingqi accept Shen Bingsi’s challenge.

The two walked towards the door one after another. Rong Xie grabbed the corner of Shen Bingsi’s clothes.

Shen Bingsi looked back. Rong Xie knew there was no time for hesitation and said quickly, “I am not a cauldron. My spiritual root is real. You don’t need to worry about this.”

Shen Bingsi’s brow relaxed. “Okay.”

“Also, you… be careful.”

When Shen Bingsi followed Lu Yingqi out of the well courtyard, he held his head high and chest out, his steps light. He didn’t look like he was about to compete with a mighty figure two realms higher than him, but rather like he was going to attend the Three Sects Alliance award ceremony to receive the title of the First Sword Cultivator of the Three Sects.

Where the two passed, the Lu family members automatically parted a path.

Whoosh—Whoosh!

One gold and one white sword light rushed into the sky, disappearing in an instant.

Moments later, a rumbling vibration came from the sky. A dark cloud covered the setting sun, and the ground instantly darkened.

The people on the ground were powerless against the battle in the sky and could only pray for the safe return of the side they supported.

However, some things on the ground could be settled.

Rong Xie only looked up for a moment before withdrawing his gaze to look at the silver chain in his hand.

This silver chain was too short. If he pulled Madam Mei, he couldn’t walk over to the Treasure Hunting Team. If only the chain could be longer.

As he thought this, the chain in his hand flashed with silver light and really grew several sections longer, piling loosely on the ground.

Rong Xie was delighted. He wrapped the silver chain around his arm several times, used a talisman to fix it, and walked quickly towards the Treasure Hunting Team.

Both the Treasure Hunting Team and the Lu family were looking up at the sky with nervous expressions. The sword light in the sky was like lightning, illuminating their dumbfounded faces from time to time.

Rong Xie first nudged Captain Zhao awake and asked him to find a few reliable people to escort the infant out first and settle him in a safe place. This child was a witness and had to be protected.

“Alright, we’ll escort him to the village where we stay.” Amidst the rumbling thunder, Captain Zhao said, “Liu Er, Cang Pu, Ling Long, and Aunt Wei, you four take the child and leave here first. If there are any unexpected situations, Ling Long, send Ah Ying to find me.”

“Yes, Big Brother Zhao!” The four took the order.

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However, getting out was a bit troublesome.

Rumble—

Thunder roared in the sky, dark clouds grew thicker, and shadows covered the ground. The narrow courtyard gate was blocked inside and out by people from the Lu family.

“Big Brother Zhao, what do we do now? Force our way out?” The two team members clearing the way asked. As they spoke, they had already summoned their magical tools.

“Force our way out!” Captain Zhao ordered. “Other team members cover them, protect the child!”

“Don’t let them pass!” An old voice came from the shadowy figures of the Lu family. It was the Old Master. He was pretending to faint just now, but suddenly woke up, his voice becoming exceptionally tough. “Our Lu family’s foundation cannot be destroyed in the hands of these petty thieves! Stop them for me, don’t let a single fly out!”

“Charge with me!” The two vanguards took out their magical tools and fanned at the Lu family members.

The Lu family instantly fell into chaos. Some were blown down, some got dust in their eyes, and some collided with each other.

Taking this opportunity, the two vanguards swept away the Lu family members in front of the door and rushed out with Aunt Wei holding the child. Ling Long guarded Aunt Wei’s side, and Ah Ying swooped down repeatedly, grabbing the hair of the Lu family members attempting to block them.

Amidst the chaos, the child-escorting squad successfully broke out and ran away amidst the Old Master’s repeated shouts.

Rong Xie felt slightly relieved.

Amidst the Old Master’s exasperated cursing, some Lu family members withdrew to chase the people, while the remaining part blocked the door tremblingly. Several young people with spiritual power stood in front, trying to release spells to confront the Treasure Hunting Team.

The Treasure Hunting Team thought they would encounter a fierce battle. Unexpectedly, after Lu Yingqi left, none of the Lu family members could fight. Their vanguard team rushed out easily—the feeling of having the situation under control was too good. Everyone rubbed their fists, planning to give this sinful family entrenched here for a long time a taste of suffering.

The two sides clashed again. The glow of magical tools and talismans illuminated the high walls shrouded in dark clouds from time to time. The Lu family retreated steadily, cries of pain and begging for mercy were incessant.

A look of joy appeared on Captain Zhao’s face. He turned to Rong Xie and said, “Fellow Daoist Rong, it seems this operation is very smooth. They are no match for us at all. How about I tie them up now and send them to the Mirror Palace?”

Rong Xie didn’t respond. Only when Captain Zhao’s gaze fell on Rong Xie’s face did he realize that this usually calculating Fellow Daoist Rong was frowning, looking worried.

Captain Zhao thought he was worried about Shen Bingsi, so he said, “Since Sword Saint Shen is confident in competing with Lu Yingqi, he should… have a certain chance of winning, right?”

“…” Rong Xie didn’t answer Captain Zhao directly. “I feel something is wrong with this courtyard. It’s not suitable to stay long. Captain Zhao, you should take the team members out first.”

“Mn?” Captain Zhao looked around. “What’s wrong?”

Maybe it was psychological, or something else, but just as Captain Zhao finished this sentence, the dense spikes in the courtyard suddenly trembled together, as if a gust of wind had swept through the thorns.

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But there wasn’t.

Captain Zhao felt a chill on his back. Years of experience wandering the world and treasure hunting in various dangerous regions made him keenly aware of the “danger” Rong Xie mentioned.

“Indeed, something is wrong. Fellow Daoist Rong, let’s go together!” Captain Zhao said, about to command the team members to rush out.

Rong Xie shook the chain in his hand. “I’m afraid I can’t leave yet.”

“This…” Captain Zhao almost forgot about this. “What should we do? How about we leave here first? Maybe the chain is long enough to pull all the way outside.”

Rong Xie looked down at the chain in his hand.

Suddenly, the chain turned snow-bright, reflecting the lightning that suddenly burst in the sky.

Rong Xie looked up abruptly, just in time to see a golden light piercing through the dark clouds, shifting and shuttling amidst the dense white light like urgent rain and meteors. Several times it collided with the meteors, bursting out bright light, and its flight direction would deflect to varying degrees.

The huge cloud mountain was illuminated again and again, and the layered contours inside the dark clouds were illuminated clearly. Rong Xie could feel the golden light struggling to break through the white light’s blockade. However, the gap in cultivation turned every collision into damage. The golden light became smaller and smaller, and its speed gradually slowed down. Even so, it never gave up rushing left and right.

This was the first time Rong Xie had seen a battle between Nascent Souls. For some reason, through the current celestial phenomenon, he recalled that battle at the Mystic Sky Peak where the Mirror Palace was located, the moment Shen Bingsi drew a golden light that penetrated half the sky and struck the Heavenly Demon directly.

Although that moment was accompanied by the pain of being backstabbed, he would still be moved by that indomitable strike to slay the demon.

“You go first,” Rong Xie said. “I want to watch Madam Mei here to prevent him from playing any tricks. The Mirror Palace people will come soon. I’ll hand him over to them before leaving.”

“How can we do that? Then we’ll stay too!” Captain Zhao said immediately.

“No, you should go. The more people stay, the more trouble. The function of the albizia flower… is not just modifying cauldrons.” Rong Xie paused.

“What else?” Seeing him stop, Captain Zhao asked urgently.

A sinister voice sounded behind Captain Zhao. It was the voice of Madam Mei, who had just woken up from the impact. “Also producing illusions—you haven’t left yet, then there’s no need to leave.”