Chapter 56: Disguise failed, Run!

‘There’s no way I could have seen it wrong!’

‘Short, white hair, nine tails… it’s that fox!’

Song Ruoxue was horrified.

‘Why is Little Heavenly Dao here!?’

‘Where’s Little Li?’

An immense sense of crisis filled her entire body.

In the next second, Song Ruoxue realized that the nine-tailed fox, as if her heart had been locked on, looked over in this direction.

Half a sky apart, their gazes were as solid as ice.

‘Hmm?’

‘That nine-tailed fox went into the cave!?’

‘What is she going to do… where is Little Li, where on earth is Little Li?’

Song Ruoxue searched frantically, but she couldn’t see a trace of Su Li’er.

Doctor Bai shouldn’t have lied.

‘Then… is Little Li also in the cave?’

At this conclusion, Song Ruoxue suddenly felt that every second was like a year.

‘Why does half a kilometer take so long?’

“Song Ruoxue, you’re still accelerating? The immortal sword is about to break!” Tang Yingyue shouted from behind.

“Then you go back.”

‘I really can’t stand it!’

‘These two from the Sword Sect are both so strange!’

Tang Yingyue narrowed her eyes and did her best to keep up.

“By the way… Song Ruoxue, did you see it just now?”

The sudden acceleration caused the wind to be too loud, and her ears were ringing.

Her voice was not clear.

“What?” Song Ruoxue was concise.

“No.” A slight emotion flickered in Tang Yingyue’s eyes. The Sect Master of the Sword Sect probably wouldn’t recognize her. At the entrance of the cave just now… there was a familiar figure.

It was that nine-tailed fox shop owner.

So interesting, things are about to get interesting.

Beside the cave was a small yellow dirt mound, with two rows of torches extending all the way in. It was dark and deserted, with a gloomy feeling.

After landing, Song Ruoxue was about to walk in without delay.

Suddenly, an instinctive warning sounded in her heart.

Song Ruoxue tilted her body slightly.

—Swoosh.

The sound of something breaking through the air was heard. A long sword brushed past her, cutting a small opening in her neat clothes, revealing the white, fluffy knitted thread.

“I’ve long heard that the Sword Sect’s Sect Master has a profound cultivation base and a quick reaction.”

A mocking, dry voice came from behind.

An old man in a Daoist robe walked over with a smile, stroking his beard.

Song Ruoxue turned around and looked back. The snowflakes fluttering in the sky turned into a series of sword blades, which quickly cut towards the old man.

All things can be swords.

With just a thought, a sword can be drawn.

“What a strange sword technique.” The old man quickly retreated to dodge, and with a light wave of his sword, he easily resolved the sky full of killing intent.

Song Ruoxue was surprised. “Seventh heaven?”

“This old man’s name is Heavenly Thunder Daoist,” the Heavenly Thunder Daoist said, stroking his beard. Then his gaze fell on Tang Yingyue. “Princess Tang, how have you been?”

Almost the moment she saw the Heavenly Thunder Daoist, Tang Yingyue’s emotions became uncontrollably agitated. A pair of dragon horns appeared on her head, and her golden pupils flickered with killing intent. She said softly, “I’ve missed you so much, you old geezer.”

“Sigh, you and I should have been allies. Why do we have to hold a grudge against each other? The future of your clan needs peace, and I can give it to you, can’t I?”

“You’re just a hypocrite. If I kill you, everything will be solved.”

“You are an outstanding child.” The Heavenly Thunder Daoist stroked his beard. “It’s a pity. Just like your old Dragon King father, you don’t understand our great ambition at all…”

Tang Yingyue’s face suddenly darkened. She spoke softly, her voice extremely soft.

“Song Ruoxue.”

“What?”

“Are you going in to find Su Li’er?”

“Yes.”

“Then you go.”

“…And you?”

Song Ruoxue was puzzled.

Tang Yingyue took a step forward. The long sword in her hand bloomed with a golden light. The innate holy power of the dragon-kin spread, slowing down the flow of time around them.

The snowflakes in the air seemed to have frozen, a beautiful sight.

Her voice was still very soft, but it was full of determination.

“I’ll stay here and kill him.”

“I have a teleportation stone…”

“No need.”

“You, why…?”

“Mmm…, I love my cheap old dad.”

“…You.”

“Alright, Song Ruoxue, you should go in quickly. Su Li’er is more important to you, right? Everyone has someone important in their heart. You should cherish them.”

Tang Yingyue waved her hand impatiently.

“You… Dragon Lady.” Song Ruoxue nodded solemnly, then she formed a hand seal and sent a message with her mind.

—I’ve put the teleportation stone in your pocket.

Tang Yingyue smiled with understanding.

Only after Song Ruoxue’s figure had disappeared into the cave.

Did Tang Yingyue completely reveal her half-dragon form. A pair of huge wings unfolded behind her, and sharp fangs were revealed at the corner of her mouth. Her spiritual energy surged.

Her voice was low and hoarse.

“Heavenly Thunder Mansion… killing my clansmen, coveting my clan’s treasures… trying to seize the Dragon King’s throne and then suck the blood of our clansmen. Don’t think I don’t know your thoughts. Today… you will all die!”

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‘It’s over, it’s over, it’s over.’

In the cave, by a candlelight, Su Li’er was pulling at her hair in frustration. Her hair fell out one by one, fluttering to the cold and dark ground.

‘I’ve been seen, I’ve been seen… my nine-tailed fox form has been seen by the Sect Master!!!’

‘What should I do… what should I do!?’

Su Li’er was so anxious she was sweating all over. She couldn’t figure out where the problem was!

‘How could the Sect Master and the stinky dragon have arrived so quickly!?’

‘Why?’

‘How did they know I was here?’

Wait… Su Li’er suddenly thought of someone, the strange and gentle doctor in the white coat.

‘Did she say it?’

‘…Damn it!’

‘I really shouldn’t have left any witnesses, ahhhh!’

‘It’s a mess, it’s a complete mess!’

Su Li’er squatted on the ground in agony, looking at her toes. She desperately wanted to shout, but she found that even her breathing rhythm was chaotic now.

Her heart was beating so fast it was a little suffocating.

—Tap, tap.

The sound of light footsteps was heard.

Slightly rushed, rhythmic, this familiar sound of footsteps… and the faint scent of mint in the air.

‘The big ice block Sect Master is here!?’

‘This is bad!’

‘I haven’t even put on my disguise…’

Quick, quickly disguise back into the junior sister of the Sword Sect…

—Disguise art, activate!

—Activation failed.

Su Li’er’s eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at her palm, at a loss.

‘Why… did it fail?’

‘Is it because I’m too nervous, and the spiritual energy in my body is in chaos?’

“Little Li, are you over there?”

A voice came from afar, with a slight echo.

By instinct, Su Li’er could guess that the distance between her and the Sect Master was only about five hundred meters…

‘Damn it!’

‘Disguise art, activate quickly!’

Su Li’er closed her eyes and mustered all her strength.

—Disguise art, activate!

—Activation failed…

‘Still, still failed?!’

—Tap, tap, tap, the sound of footsteps grew closer.

‘This is bad!’

‘Very bad!’

‘The way back has no lights, so I can’t see the Sect Master clearly, but there’s a lamp here, so I’ll be seen…!’

‘I have to run quickly!’

Su Li’er bit her tongue hard. The taste of blood immediately filled her mouth. The pain pulled her out of her excessive nervousness and panic. Taking this opportunity, she staggered to her feet and fled into the depths of the cave without any regard.

Because she was fleeing in such a hurry, she no longer cared about the nine fluffy tails behind her.

Her tails randomly slapped against the walls, the floor… and even the candlelight.

‘Hiss…! Hot, hot, hot, I’m going to be roasted!’

Thanks to the pain in her tail, Su Li’er fled even faster.

She didn’t care about her breathing, didn’t care if there were any traps ahead… she didn’t have to think about anything, just run!!!

At the spot, only a few very recognizable fox hairs were left, and… the silver strands of hair that Su Li’er had just pulled out.

The two were intertwined, and they were particularly eye-catching under the flickering candlelight.