20demayo Chapter 169 The Fish Had No Choice
Chapter 169 The Fish Had No Choice
Ling Yunxiao followed Shub Nicholas's gaze to An Qingyu, and then flashed to his side.
After the healing and detoxification were released simultaneously, An Qingyu's complexion improved considerably, but his lips remained pale, and his eyes held a hint of desolation and sorrow. He looked at Jiang Er with reluctance, then at Ling Yunxiao with a helpless expression.
Just as An Qingyu took a step forward, preparing to speak, Ling Yunxiao raised his eyes and sneered.
"I'm sorry, Fish has no choice. Now is not the time for you to make him choose to leave with you, or to stay and die here with Great Xia."
Because you don't have that ability.
"Shub Nicholas, you only have three seconds to escape. After three seconds, if you're not fast enough, not even the Key to the Gate, let alone Chaos itself, can save you."
As Ling Yunxiao spoke, he took out the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen again and began to write quickly. The world instantly fell silent. Shub Nicholas was still floating in the void, showing no intention of leaving.
"The power you just unleashed was very strong, but I don't believe it. Such a powerful power doesn't require a sufficient price! But even such a powerful otherworldly god couldn't harm me. You're just bluffing. Why would I be afraid and run away?"
As for the Key to the Gate, if you leave with me now, I can spare the people here for now; otherwise, you truly have no choice.
Shub-Nicholas stared intently at Anqingyu, trying to contact the Gate of Truth and forcibly take Anqingyu away from here.
At this moment, Ling Yunxiao finally finished writing a line of text.
"Fellow Daoist, please stay..."
Just as Ling Yunxiao was about to write the last word, Wu Tongxuan appeared beside him in an instant and pressed down on his shoulder.
“Yunxiao, Master Minghe left with peace of mind just now because he trusted me. Besides, this thing on the other side dares to say that Master has no ability to harm him. If I do nothing, wouldn’t I be wasting Master’s painstaking cultivation?”
Seeing the barely concealed anger in Wu Tongxuan's eyes, Ling Yunxiao quietly withdrew his judge's pen and gestured for Shub Nicholas to proceed. Wu Tongxuan looked up at Shub Nicholas and, finding it still focused on An Qingyu, completely ignoring him, his anger intensified.
He held the two longswords, Yuan Tu and A Bi, in his hands. Blood light slowly appeared on the swords, and soon, they transformed into the shape of his usual Blood-Dripping Sword. Drops of blood fell from the two longswords, turning into wisps that floated around Wu Tongxuan.
Immediately, Wu Tongxuan threw the two longswords at Shub Nicholas one after the other.
The next second, Yuan Tu and A Bi sliced the enormous creature before them into countless tiny pieces of flesh, the blood and gore falling like a torrential snowfall at everyone's feet. Everyone was utterly astonished. If Styx had killed them with a single blow, perhaps that would be understandable. But did Old Wu truly possess such power?
"Ant, you're not bad, you actually managed to injure one of my avatars. Too bad, the great Black Goat of the Forest has countless avatars scattered across various worlds. [Key to the Gate], don't make any futile resistance before I'm completely enraged..."
The cold and arrogant voice of Shub Nicholas echoed again from the void, but before it could finish speaking, Ling Yunxiao instantly appeared in front of a person on the city wall and slapped the Red Lotus Karmic Fire in front of that person.
"Great God Hou Yi, take it down!"
Without hesitation, Hou Yi took out the Ancient Arrow Sun-Shooting Bow, which, imbued with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, drew the bowstring taut.
Perhaps for others, Shub Nicholas hasn't yet appeared in the void and their location can't be precisely determined. However, for Hou Yi, determining location by listening to the wind is a piece of cake.
The ancient arrow, ignited by crimson lotus flames, hurtled towards the heavens with a whistling wind, at a speed almost invisible to the eyes of the gods.
In the blink of an eye, another mass of flesh exploded, falling with specks of flame.
The area around Chenlong Pass immediately fell silent. Ling Yunxiao turned around and cast healing and dispelling spells on An Qingyu again. An Qingyu's complexion finally improved a lot. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but his body was already tightly embraced by a fragrant and soft hug.
"Fish, don't leave me, don't leave Great Xia."
Jiang Er's eyes were already red. She didn't believe that Yu'er would betray the human race, let alone abandon [Nightfall] and leave Great Xia. However, An Qingyu's condition was clearly not right just now, so how could she be at ease?
So, the moment An Qingyu recovered, she rushed into his arms without a second thought.
"I'm sorry, An Qingyu, I hope you can go to the Heavenly Court to recuperate during the next period of time."
As An Qingyu's gaze softened, the Jade Emperor spoke.
Lin Qiye and Ling Yunxiao teleported almost simultaneously in front of An Qingyu and Jiang Er, their expressions remarkably identical.
"The fish will only stay in the Nightfall, it will not go anywhere else. Therefore, I do not accept that he should be taken to the Heavenly Court. Put away your thoughts, no investigation or detention should be carried out on a man who has just shed blood for the Great Xia."
The first to speak was Baili Pangpang. He stood still, gently patting An Qingyu beside him. When he looked up at the Jade Emperor, he made no attempt to conceal his divine might.
"..."
The Jade Emperor looked at the people before him. He knew he couldn't reason with these loyal and righteous individuals, and he doubted he could use force against them. Without hesitation, the Jade Emperor turned his pleading gaze to the Primordial Heavenly Lord.
Yuanshi Tianzun smiled slightly and nodded to Baili Pangpang.
“Amitabha… Fellow Daoist Baili is absolutely right. The Heavenly Court should not make things difficult for the heroes of Great Xia. However, An Qingyu, please think carefully. If you cannot resist the bewitching influence of the Outer Gods, it would be safer for you to stay in the Heavenly Court.”
"With me here, you don't need to think about so many unnecessary things. The fact that the Kree's attack failed this time doesn't mean they will give up easily. Gentlemen, if you're feeling idle right now, why don't you go back and prepare for battle?"
The Heavenly Court doesn't have many people right now. Go back and set up all those star formations and celestial arrays at the major passes. Even if it only delays the next attack for a few minutes, giving the Night Watchmen time to report, it would still be a great merit, wouldn't it?
"You guys are just wasting your time talking about prevention."
Ling Yunxiao's words were anything but polite. If before today he earned respect because of his ability to save lives, then after the appearance of the Styx River, everyone should know that Ling Yunxiao now possessed the power to speak like that.
Sure enough, after Ling Yunxiao finished speaking, even the Jade Emperor didn't say anything more. Instead, he bowed and disappeared from the spot.
“Young friend Yunxiao, the Jade Emperor is, after all, in charge of the Heavenly Court, and he has many concerns. You don’t need to worry about him. I will now go back to study the formation. Farewell.”
After Yuanshi Tianzun left with the Twelve Golden Immortals, the other gods in Heaven also departed. Only Yang Jian and Nezha remained; now that they were part of the Night Watch special squad, they naturally wouldn't leave with the other gods.
As for An Qingyu, he reached out and ruffled Jiang Er's hair, then glanced at Lin Qiye and Ling Yunxiao in front of him. He truly had no choice; how could he bear to disappoint and sadden these people?