Chapter 143 The Cat Being Hunted

For Lin Chuan and his companions, the experience in the small town was just a small episode.

After another two days of traveling, the group arrived at a mountain range.

According to Dugu Yan's description, the Earth Temple is located in this mountain range.

However, before they could look carefully...

"Boom--"

A dull sound broke the tranquility of the wild, and countless birds were frightened by the sudden movement and flew towards the sky in groups.

Such a violent movement naturally could not be hidden from Lin Chuan's ears.

"Xiaochuan..." Dugu Yan's face suddenly sank.

Dugu Yan didn't need to remind him at all. As soon as he heard the movement, Lin Chuan's eyes flashed red, and the situation not far away was immediately captured by him.

The next moment, his expression suddenly became a little weird.

"Someone is being chased, and he's an old acquaintance of ours."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were both stunned. In the end, Dugu Yan was the first to think of something, "Could it be the opponent we met in the elite competition?"

"Yes, and he's coming."

As soon as Lin Chuan finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the woods.

Following that, several more figures followed closely and soon appeared in the sight of several people.

"You can't escape, surrender obediently and go back with us!"

The words were not responded to. The fleeing girl caught the whereabouts of Lin Chuan and others with her peripheral vision. She was suddenly shocked, then gritted her teeth, and immediately turned around and rushed over here.

"Stubborn!"

The leader of the chase snorted coldly, and immediately condensed a ball of purple-black energy light and smashed forward.

Feeling the energy fluctuations coming from behind, the girl gritted her teeth and did not stop. She endured this terrible attack, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and fell heavily in front of Lin Chuan.

"Help...Help..."

She tried to say something, but she fainted immediately.

"She is...Zhu Zhuqing?!"

Although she looked a little embarrassed, Dugu Yan still recognized her identity.

"What's going on?" The girl was still a little confused.

Lin Chuan recalled Zhu Zhuqing's reaction just now. How could he not understand what she was thinking? He sighed speechlessly, "What else can it be? It's an unexpected disaster!"

"Look, isn't it coming?"

Lin Chuan pointed at the oncoming attack, feeling quite helpless.

Can't they talk about reason? Or are the royal family or big families so domineering?

"Humph, you're looking for death!"

Dugu Yan snorted coldly, and a yellow-green light shone around her.

"Earth Body Armor!"

The Earth God's Order suddenly flew out, emitting five dazzling brown lights, turning into five energy armors, which fell on several people respectively.

"Lingling!"

Without Dugu Yan's reminder, Ye Lingling had already released her martial spirit to assist Dugu Yan and another member of the Ye family.

With a bang, the attack exploded.

However, with the double blessing, Lin Chuan and the other five were not hurt at all.

"Is this a ground dragon? And Nine Heart Begonia, are you from Tianshui College?!"

After seeing that the attack did not work, the leading black-clothed man also recognized the martial spirits of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and naturally recognized their identities.

Especially after seeing Lin Chuan standing aside, he suddenly thought of something and was immediately terrified.

The leading black-clothed man hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, this is a misunderstanding!"

"Stop talking nonsense, knock you down first!"

Obviously, he did nothing, but suffered an unexpected disaster. No one would be in a good mood. Dugu Yan snorted coldly, and his hands did not stop moving at all.

Lin Chuan did not intend to stop him, and just stood silently beside Ye Lingling.

The strength of this group of black-clothed men was not that strong. The one with the strongest aura was only a Soul King. At this time, he had been stopped by the Ye Family Soul Emperor who was responsible for driving. Naturally, winning was not a problem.

As for the remaining four Soul Sects and five Soul Lords, they were not a concern at all.

Dugu Yan could take this opportunity to hone his skills.

But then again, such a configuration could not catch a small Soul Lord, which undoubtedly made Lin Chuan look a little weird.

Was it that he could not catch it, or did he not want to catch it?

After a short confrontation, the black-clothed men were instantly suppressed, and it could even be said that they were in danger.

Not to mention the battle of the Ye Family Soul Emperor, just Dugu Yan, relying on the strength of his martial soul, plus the order of the Earth God and the assistance of Ye Lingling, was suppressing the other nine people.

But in Lin Chuan's view, this balance would not last too long and would soon be broken.

"Damn it, retreat first!"

The leading black-clothed soul king obviously realized this and gave no more luck. He loudly issued a retreat order, and then turned around and wanted to escape without caring about the situation of others.

"Kill them!"

Lin Chuan's cold voice suddenly sounded, and he also summoned the Luoxia Bow.

Their whereabouts must not be leaked.

With Dugu Yan's strength, it might not be difficult to win, but if the opponent wanted to escape, it would be difficult to keep everyone, so he could only do it himself.

No soul skills were used, just the most ordinary soul power arrows.

A slight sound of breaking through the air sounded, and one by one the black-clothed men were hit and died on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, all ten black-clothed men died.

"Lingling, treat her first!" Lin Chuan pointed at Zhu Zhuqing lying on the ground and said.

"Leave it to me!"

The Spirit of Life appeared in front of Ye Lingling's chest, accompanied by a faint fragrance, and a ray of emerald green light formed petals that slowly fell, landing directly on Zhu Zhuqing, and lightly merged into her body.

The girl's injuries were miraculously healing rapidly, and even the remaining black and purple energy on the wounds disappeared.

A moment later.

Zhu Zhuqing moved her fingers and woke up immediately.

"I'm..." The moment the girl woke up, she suddenly stood up, like a cat with its fur standing up, looking around with a vigilant face, until she found the ten corpses on the ground, she completely relaxed.

"Thank you for saving me."

Zhu Zhuqing's expression was cold, but her eyes were full of gratitude.

If she hadn't met Lin Chuan and the others, she would have been caught long ago. She didn't dare to imagine what kind of situation she would face after returning.

"Aren't you from Shrek Academy? Why are you now in the Xingluo Empire and being hunted by these people?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

At this point, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but clench his fists.

Lin Chuan suddenly spoke up, "They should be from the Xingluo Zhu family. The Xingluo Empire implements a competition system. Every prince who awakens the White Tiger Martial Spirit will enter into a marriage contract with a woman from the Zhu family who awakens the Nether Spirit Cat. Then they will fight in the future. The winner will inherit the throne, and the loser will probably die."

"Is there such a system?"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling obviously didn't know the traditions of the Xingluo Empire, and they just felt very cold-blooded.

"So you and Dai Mubai lost, what about him?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"If I really lost, I would admit it, but that guy..." Zhu Zhuqing laughed at himself, and his eyes suddenly showed endless anger, "He didn't even fight. When Zhu Zhuyun and Davis came to the door, he actually ran away alone. This is the second time!"

Lin Chuan: "..."

Well... how to say, it's not easy to evaluate.

It was just that he didn't expect that because of him, Shrek Academy and Xingluo Royal Academy didn't meet. As a result, in a two-on-two situation, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were naturally no match.

Who knew that Dai Mubai didn't even have the courage to face him, and ran away secretly. It seems that he didn't inform Zhu Zhuqing. Did he leave her alone to attract firepower?

"Bah, he's really not a man!"

Dugu Yan was also a little indignant.

Lin Chuan didn't say much. First of all, this tradition is very tricky. What's more, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing don't have any feelings, so they will naturally prioritize their own protection.

For the sake of survival, it's not shabby.

"But if you don't agree, can you be forced to do it in the Tiandou Empire before? Didn't the teachers of Shrek Academy speak for you?"

Dugu Yan asked again.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's face was a little complicated.

"This is the family affair of the Xingluo Empire. Even if they want to intervene, they have no position. No one is willing to offend the Xingluo Empire for this."

This is very direct, but also very realistic.

People don't just think about themselves, they always have to consider others.

Seeing everyone fall into silence, Zhu Zhuqing said to herself: "After that, I was forced to return to the family with Xingluo Royal Academy. It was not until not long ago that I found an opportunity to escape again. If I hadn't met you, I might have been caught again now."

Lin Chuan smiled and shook his head, "What are you thinking about? Just relying on you, a soul master, it is impossible to escape from Xingluo City if no one takes the initiative to let you go."

Let alone the ten men in black in front of him, if they really killed him, Zhu Zhuqing would have died long ago.

"Impossible..."

Zhu Zhuqing was instantly awakened, with disbelief in her eyes.

"Why did she let me go? Obviously I had already lost, and since she let me go, why did she send people to hunt me down?"

"Who knows, that's your business."

Lin Chuan shrugged, not wanting to discuss this topic too much.

"Okay, now you are safe, leave quickly, it's better to run far away, otherwise you won't be so lucky to be rescued next time!"

Zhu Zhuqing was struggling in her heart despite the clear order to leave.

The girl gritted her teeth, and then made a move that surprised everyone, kneeling on one knee.

Lin Chuan looked strange, "What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Even if I run away now, I will be found and I will still die. I don't want to die, I want to live, please accept me and teach me how to become stronger!"

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, but her voice was extremely firm.

This was not beyond Lin Chuan's expectations, he couldn't help but ask, "But why should I teach you to become stronger?"

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of determination, "I will be a knife in your hand in the future, as long as you open your mouth to order, I will do it unconditionally."

Some familiar words made Lin Chuan smile playfully.

"What if I let you die now?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Zhuqing's martial spirit instantly possessed her body, and her sharp claws grabbed the white jade neck.

Lin Chuan's eyes changed slightly, and he immediately reached out to grab the girl's wrist.

The claws pierced into the skin, and blood flowed down. If it was one or two inches deeper, I'm afraid it would take Ye Lingling to save her.

"You are really...Okay, you passed."

Lin Chuan took his hand away from Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.

This girl might not have the best talent, but she worked hard enough and was tough on herself. Most importantly, her character was decent. At least Lin Chuan didn't dislike her.