bayedsolid Chapter 122 Goodbye
Chapter 122 Goodbye
Dongfang Shuo subconsciously raised his hand to block the fatal blow, but forgot that due to the poison in his body, his internal energy had been completely dissipated.
So even though he could see the trajectory of the attack immediately, his body was too weak to react in time.
Just as he was about to be struck by the blade and his life was hanging by a thread, he heard Dongfang Su beside him cry out—
"Father, be careful!"
She immediately threw herself onto Dongfang Shuo, and the two of them tumbled to the ground in a tight embrace, narrowly avoiding the glint of cold light.
Seeing that his first attack had failed, the newcomer sneered and, without the slightest hesitation, raised his long sword at the two men again.
Dongfang Shuo, disregarding everything, held Dongfang Su in his arms and struggled desperately to stand up.
Just as the long sword was about to fall, two figures rushed in from two different directions almost simultaneously.
One was Xiang Qingsheng, who was rushing over quickly, and the other was Wuming, who was following closely behind.
However, the arrival of these two people did nothing to alleviate the crisis for Dongfang Shuo and Dongfang Su.
With a muffled thud, a cloud of smoke suddenly exploded on the dueling platform!
Accompanied by the choking smoke, visibility was almost zero within a few meters, making it impossible to distinguish east from west.
The wooden platform beneath their feet continued to collapse.
In such a situation where they couldn't even see the road clearly, the two had no choice but to stop in their tracks to avoid accidentally falling into the turbulent river.
"Qingsheng! Quickly take Su'er and leave!"
Dongfang Shuo's roar pierced through the smoke, but then quickly subsided.
"Master!"
Xiang Qingsheng's voice was filled with anxiety. He had just taken a step forward when several weapons shot out from the smoke, grazing his shoulder blades and instantly tearing several holes in his clothes.
Meanwhile, Wuming encountered the same situation.
Fortunately, both of them reacted quickly, immediately raising their swords to parry and deflecting all the incoming attacks.
However, before they could retaliate, the attackers, seeing that their attack had missed, quickly disappeared into the smoke, clearly intending to hold off the two men.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the moment when the newcomer's figure was also obscured by the smoke, Dongfang Su immediately helped Dongfang Shuo up and they groped their way forward with difficulty through the smoke.
"Cough, cough cough cough... Su, Su'er, don't worry about your father! They're coming for me, you have to leave!"
Dongfang Shuo broke out in a cold sweat and waved his hands, trying to break free from Dongfang Su's support.
His leg was cut when he shielded Dongfang Su. The injury made his steps slow and sluggish, and he could only stand up with Dongfang Su's help.
"Father, don't worry. Even if I die today, I want to die with you!"
Dongfang Su pursed her lips and said stubbornly, her tone conveying a sense of fearlessness in the face of death.
"Ahem, you child..."
Seeing this, Dongfang Shuo sighed inwardly and said nothing more, but gritted his teeth and silently walked forward.
But before the two could take more than a few steps, they heard a whooshing sound behind them.
Upon hearing the commotion, Dongfang Su didn't even turn her head, and decisively lunged forward with Dongfang Shuo.
The moment the two landed, a dark shadow swept over their heads, bringing a gust of wind, and landed in front of them.
"Hmph, you reacted pretty quickly."
The newcomer snorted coldly, and with a slight sweep of his long sword, he dispersed the smoke around the three of them.
As the last wisp of smoke dissipated, the person standing in front of them was revealed without any concealment.
He was a tall, slender middle-aged man with a sallow complexion and a dark tinge between his eyebrows.
Perhaps thinking that the lives of Dongfang Su and the other person were already in his grasp, this person did not rush to make a move, but instead looked at the two people lying on the ground with a sinister gaze.
"So you're Dongfang Shuo? Ha, you're nothing special."
He glanced coldly at the utterly disheveled Dongfang Shuo, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.
"Who are you people?! What is your purpose in causing trouble for my Martial Alliance?!"
Dongfang Shuo gritted his teeth, propped himself up to shield Dongfang Su behind him, and stared sharply at the man.
Although they were in a terrible state at this moment, their inherent pride did not allow them to show weakness in front of the enemy.
"Heh, your purpose? You'll find out soon enough."
The man gave a sinister smile and was already close to the two of them in the blink of an eye. Without saying a word, he reached out and grabbed them.
But unexpectedly, his target was not Dongfang Shuo, but rather he bypassed the cover and grabbed Dongfang Su by the neck.
Her slender neck was gripped tightly by a large hand, and in an instant it turned a purplish-blue color.
Dongfang Su was lifted into the air. Her face was flushed, and she gripped the man's arm tightly with both hands. Her feet could not touch the ground, so she could only kick them one by one.
"Stop! Let her go!"
When Dongfang Shuo saw that his daughter had been arrested, he was shocked and, with a burst of strength, lunged at the man and punched him.
But the punch felt like it had hit steel. The man was not only unharmed, but he also used his free hand to strike back, slamming it hard into Dongfang Shuo's stomach.
At the same time, with a forceful squeeze, he choked Dongfang Su unconscious.
Dongfang Shuo clutched his stomach and swallowed a mouthful of blood. Looking at this scene, his eyes were practically bloodshot.
"Come at me if you dare! Don't touch my daughter!"
No matter how much he roared, the man seemed unconcerned. He simply exerted a little force with his palm, and a cracking sound was clearly heard coming from Dongfang Su's neck.
"Stop! Don't hurt her! I'll give you anything you want!"
The man stopped moving only after he shouted those words.
At the same time, a voice that felt both strange and familiar to Dongfang Shuo came—
"What if I wanted your life?"
Upon hearing this voice, Dongfang Shuo's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the figure slowly emerging from the smoke.
"Dongfang Yuan!"
When the two met again after decades, Dongfang Shuo thought that this person would have become like himself, with white hair and old age.
Unexpectedly, he had hardly changed at all, as if time had left no trace on him.
He even looked younger than he remembered.
When the two stand together, they look like a grandmother and grandson; it's hard to imagine that they are actually not that far apart in age.
Dongfang Shuo stared in astonishment at the person in front of him, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to ask something, but he didn't know how to say it.
Dongfang Yuan, however, emerged slowly from the smoke with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back.
He stopped in front of Dongfang Shuo, glanced down at him, and said mockingly, "It seems that you haven't had an easy time these past few years."