152: Chapter 152 The Descent of the Golden Core

"Fine."

Yan Jinghong did a good job of masking his inner jealousy and replied expressionlessly.

Crimson Rainbow looked tenderly at Xu Changsheng, who was standing to the side.

The latter understood and offered the back of his hand.

Crimson Rainbow gently placed her hand on his, and the two jumped down together from the tree, which was several zhang high.

At this moment, anyone could see that the relationship between these two was not simple.

Yan Jinghong's mood sank to the bottom of the valley; veins bulged on his neck as he tried his best to suppress his anger.

Ye Quan and the other two kept silent, observing their noses and hearts, like outsiders.

Only Crimson Glow teased, "Senior Sister, you and Senior Xu make quite a matching pair."

Crimson Rainbow spat at her, "That's not the case. Fellow Daoist Xu and I are just ordinary friends who have some dealings with each other."

"Then just now..."

[She] cast her gaze onto Crimson Rainbow's hand.

[Crimson Rainbow] replied, "What do you know? This is a custom from Fellow Daoist Xu's hometown. What was it called again?"

"Right, ladies first! Fellow Daoist Xu said he is a very gentlemanly person."

Hearing this.

The stabbing pain in Yan Jinghong's heart finally eased a little. Seeing that Xu Changsheng and Crimson Rainbow were keeping a moderate distance from each other, he believed the latter's explanation.

"Alright, Fairy Ni, it's better to say less sarcastic remarks. Please lead the way quickly."

"Mm, follow me."

Crimson Rainbow took out a map, which was clearly of Three Realms Mountain at a glance, with a white line marking a route to leave.

The group followed silently.

However, just as they walked out of the Mizong Old Forest.

A sudden change occurred!

A Cultivator dressed in black was floating in mid-air, with no Spiritual Pressure on his body at all.

His entire body was covered, with only his cold and ruthless gray eyes exposed, locking onto the group.

Xu Changsheng immediately sensed an extremely dangerous aura, more dangerous than any opponent he had encountered before.

He looked at Crimson Rainbow beside him.

He saw that her beautiful eyes were stunned, her whole body trembling, and the bells on her snow-white ankles jingled along with her delicate body.

Sensing that something was wrong, he moved closer to her.

"Fairy Ni, this person? Could it be...?"

Her red lips trembled as she struggled to spit out one word: "Yes."

The black-clad Cultivator looked down at the Cultivators on the ground coldly, as if looking at ants, until the moment he saw Crimson Rainbow, when a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"Crimson Rainbow, is it? Come with me."

Crimson Rainbow's face was as pale as snow. Realizing that the assassin's main target was her, she made a decision in her heart.

She barely managed to squeeze out a smile. Instead of agreeing, she asked a question, "Senior, you haven't told this Junior your nickname in the Hidden Kill Pavilion yet, and you intend to take me away. I cannot accept that."

"Oh, you actually know I am from the Hidden Kill Pavilion? Your intelligence gathering is quite fast."

"Senior is too kind. Since the Demonic Path can hire your Hidden Kill Pavilion, we certainly cannot just sit and wait for death."

[He] said indifferently, "Hidden Kill Pavilion, Earth-rank assassin, Earth-Stone One."

Looking at Crimson Rainbow's smile, his sword-like eyebrows twitched, "You've asked, can you come with me now?"

[She] bowed, "So it is Senior Shi Yi. I can go with you, but Senior must agree to one request from this Junior."

"You have no right to make requests."

"I do."

"I said you don't!"

Earth-Stone One flashed, and instantly disappeared.

Everyone looked in all directions, as if facing a great enemy, but they could not find any trace in the sky or on the ground.

Only the rustling sound came from the empty Void Realm.

Xu Changsheng's expression was a bit ugly. It was the first time he had seen someone's escape technique so exquisite that it completely took the initiative.

The wind blew, the clouds moved.

A black wind suddenly blew onto his face, causing Xu Changsheng's hair to fly backward.

Immediately after.

The figure of the black-clad Cultivator suddenly appeared one foot in front of Crimson Rainbow, stretching out a hand with claws several inches long, grabbing towards her wrist.

It looked like she was about to be caught.

A sudden change occurred.

Crimson Rainbow's face suddenly flushed, and the surrounding temperature rose abruptly!

"Self-detonation? Ridiculous."

Earth-Stone One ignored the consequences of the self-detonation and continued to reach forward with his hand.

"I said, stop!"

Crimson Rainbow almost roared, glaring at the black-clad man in front of her.

A huge heat wave suddenly erupted from her body!

The surrounding water vapor steamed, turning into a shallow mist, and quickly dissipated.

The claws, which were close at hand, paused, and then slowly retracted.

Crimson Rainbow panted slightly, and from her neck to her earlobes, everything was flushed red.

She looked at Earth-Stone One with cold eyes: "Senior, do you believe me now?"

Earth-Stone One flashed and retreated three zhang away in the blink of an eye, his two sword-like eyebrows twisted together, forming an inverted triangle.

He was not afraid of the scorching heat just now; even if it was extremely hot, it would not affect him from capturing Crimson Rainbow.

But he was worried that Crimson Rainbow wouldn't be able to hold on, fearing that what he caught would be a charred corpse.

"No wonder the employer's bounty for capturing you alive is so high. It turns out you are born with an exotic fire in your body."

Crimson Rainbow's gaze was determined, and she gritted her silver teeth, "Then Senior should be able to agree to this Junior's request, right? As long as Senior agrees to the request, this Junior is willing to be at your disposal..."

"What a 'willing to be at my disposal'. I would like to hear what your request is."

"Speak!"

Crimson Rainbow turned her head, her eyes filled with sorrow, and looked at Xu Changsheng, who was standing behind the group of Qi Refining Cultivators.

The latter immediately realized something, and was suspicious in his heart: "Could it be...?"

"Let them go, and I will leave with you, Senior."

Hearing this.

Xu Changsheng sighed quietly in his heart, not expecting that this girl, Crimson Rainbow, was quite loyal.

Crimson Glow's eyes turned red, tears rolled down, and she murmured, "Cousin..."

Yan Jinghong gritted his back teeth, his fingertips clenched until they turned white, hating himself for not having enough power to save Crimson Rainbow from the Demonic Path.

"Oh?"

Earth-Stone One responded and looked at Xu Changsheng and the others, following her gaze.

"Yan Jinghong?"

His sword-like eyebrows suddenly relaxed.

"What? Senior knows Junior Brother Yan?"

"Of course I know him. It just so happens, let him come with me."

"Fine."

Crimson Rainbow agreed.

"Ah?"

Yan Jinghong was shocked upon hearing the conversation. He looked at Crimson Rainbow with a stunned expression, unable to believe what he had heard.

"Weren't you going to let me go?"

Senior Sister Crimson Rainbow, who had just been willing to fight to the death to save him, was now taking him away as well after only a few breaths.

Before he could react.

Earth-Stone One had already appeared in front of him, lifting him by his collar with his right hand, like an eagle catching a chick.

His left hand tapped his abdomen, sealing his spiritual power.

"No!"

Only then did Yan Jinghong realize that what Crimson Rainbow said earlier was truly not a joke.

His dangling legs struggled, kicking forward and backward.

He shouted, "Senior Sister Crimson Rainbow, no, I don't want to go with you."

While screaming, a wet patch appeared at his crotch.

At the same time, a foul-smelling stench permeated the surroundings.

Yan Jinghong, this proud son of heaven of the Jinyang Sect, had actually wet his pants from fear!

Earth-Stone One was expressionless, took out a Spirit-Locking Vine, and tied Yan Jinghong up.

He summoned a flying carriage.

He threw him into the back compartment and reached out to invite Crimson Rainbow, "Fellow Daoist Crimson Rainbow, I will fulfill my promise to the others."

The latter walked gracefully, stepped onto the carriage, and looked back at Xu Changsheng one last time, her eyes filled with the sadness of a final farewell.