Chapter 159: Hand Grenade

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Hand Grenade

The monitor screen showed Tantai Mengxue locked in combat with a man dressed in black. The man was powerful, his entire body surging with True Qi. Tantai Mengxue was already heavily injured, her pristine white robes stained with specks of blood.

’That man in black seems incredibly strong. Don’t tell me he’s an Innate Realm expert! What’s going on? Is he trying to kill Mengxue? Damn it all, how dare he touch my Little Mengmeng! Gale, let’s go, faster!’ Ye Xing’s heart raced with anxiety. He urged his Gale Leopard on, rushing toward the woods near Immortal Spring Manor.

During their time on White Cloud Mountain, Tantai Mengxue had treated him with great kindness. She had given him Secret Manuals and guided his Cultivation, allowing his own Cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. Listening to music, playing chess—after months of spending their days together, the two had long since developed deep feelings for one another. In Ye Xing’s eyes, Tantai Mengxue had always been a mysterious and noble fairy.

Now, however, someone dared to harm Tantai Mengxue. Ye Xing had only one thought in his mind: kill that man in black. Fucking waste him.

’Mengxue, please be okay. You have to hold on!’

He could see on the monitor that Tantai Mengxue was already grievously wounded. Ye Xing was frantic, urging the Gale Leopard on relentlessly. Sensing its master’s desperation, the Gale Leopard went full tilt, its paws barely touching the ground as it ran like the wind.

The Gale Leopard often cultivated alongside Ye Xing near the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate. Moreover, Ye Xing had spared no expense, feeding it a vast amount of Spirit Medicines and Spirit Pills. As a result, its own Cultivation had improved immensely, and it was now approaching the level of a Ninth-level Demon Beast. Its already incredible speed instantly became even faster.

「Meanwhile, in the woods to the left of Immortal Spring Manor.」

The man in black’s body pulsed with True Essence, and his attacks were relentlessly vicious.

Tantai Mengxue resisted with all her might, but blood kept trickling from the corner of her mouth as her injuries worsened.

After a dozen more exchanges,

BANG!

Tantai Mengxue could hold on no longer and was sent flying by the man’s palm strike. Her body crashed into the thick branch of a tree like a kite with a broken string, then tumbled to the ground. She coughed up a mouthful of blood, staining her pristine white veil crimson.

"Heh heh heh, as expected of the Celestial Snow Saintess. To think a mere Martial Arts Seventh Realm cultivator could withstand so many of my attacks. What a pity. A prodigy of her generation is about to fall. Well, allow me to send you on your way!" The dagger in the man’s hand glinted coldly in the moonlight as he advanced on Tantai Mengxue with a savage grin.

Just then—

"ROAR!"

A fierce beast’s roar suddenly echoed through the woods, shaking the trees and sending leaves rustling to the ground.

A young man burst from the woods to the left, riding a Gale Leopard at incredible speed.

"Mengxue!" Ye Xing cried, hastily lifting her onto the Gale Leopard’s back.

"Ye Xing, what are you doing here? Cough... cough, cough..." Overcome with anxiety, Tantai Mengxue couldn’t stop coughing up blood. Her voice was incredibly faint. "Ye Xing, you have to go! Get out of here! Don’t get involved, or you’ll be killed!"

"Mengxue, I’m here to save you. I’m not leaving you behind," Ye Xing said. "Who is that man in black? Why does he want to kill you?" ’Tantai Mengxue’s background should be formidable,’ he thought. ’Last time, she scared off Gao Zhisong and his men just by showing them a Cold Jade Token. Even an Innate Realm expert would have to think twice before making a move on her. Could this man in black be a sworn enemy of the faction backing her?’

"Heh heh heh, Celestial Snow Saintess, don’t tell me this brat is your lover boy," the man in black jeered. "What do you think the Cold Moon Palace Master would say if she knew—"

"Whether I am is none of your damn business," Ye Xing shot back. "You laid a hand on my Mengxue. Believe it or not, I’ll end you!"

"Oh? This brat has some nerve. A mere Little Martial Artist at the Martial Arts Third Realm dares to act so brazenly before me?" The man’s gaze turned glacial. "Fine. In that case, I’ll kill you first, then I’ll kill the Celestial Snow Saintess!"

"You want to kill me? How about I smash you to death with an iron rod instead!" Ye Xing yelled. His eyes darted about as he spoke, and he pulled a short ’iron rod’ from his Qiankun Bag, pulled the pin, and tossed it toward the man in black.

"Pfft. What kind of pathetic Hidden Weapon is this?" The man’s expression was pure contempt. Just as the ’iron rod’ was about to reach him and he moved to swat it away...

Suddenly—

BOOM!

A deafening explosion ripped through the air as the ’iron rod’ detonated. In an instant, shrapnel flew in every direction amidst a cloud of billowing smoke.

"AHHH!"

A blood-curdling scream pierced through the thick smoke.

The instant he threw the grenade, Ye Xing had already spun the Gale Leopard around and was fleeing with Tantai Mengxue.

Ye Xing raced up the narrow mountain path on the Gale Leopard, heading for the summit. Wind whistled past his ears as the vegetation on either side blurred into a green streak.

’Huh, I heard a scream. Don’t tell me a single grenade actually killed him?’

As much as Ye Xing hoped that was the case, he shook his head. He had to face reality.

And sure enough, it wasn’t long before the sound of footsteps echoed from behind them. The sound grew closer and closer. The man in black was catching up.

He was a complete mess, however. His black robes were blown to shreds, his hair and eyebrows were scorched, and his face was a mask of grime and filth. His clothes were spattered with blood, though it seemed he had only sustained minor injuries.

Of course, they were only minor injuries. An ordinary Martial Artist of the Eighth and Ninth Realms, caught in such a sudden blast, would have been either dead or on the brink of it.

"Ahhh, you brat! You dare trick me! I’ll grind your bones to ash!" The man in black was incandescent with rage. His eyes blazed as he executed his Lightweight Skill and gave chase at terrifying speed.

The man’s Lightweight Skill was incredibly fast, and the distance between him and the Gale Leopard was rapidly closing.

"Damn, he’s fast. Fine, have another one!" Ye Xing once again pulled a grenade from his Qiankun Bag, yanked the pin, and tossed it back at the man.

"Hmph. A petty trick. You think that will work twice?" the man in black snorted. With a wave of his hand, a blast of Innate True Essence shot out.

The grenade was caught in mid-air and flung into the bushes at the side of the path.

BOOM!

With a loud bang, a large tree by the path was blasted in two, its branches and leaves showering down to the ground with a loud CRASH.

"Ye Xing, an Innate Realm expert isn’t so easy to deal with. I’m the one who dragged you into this. You shouldn’t have come," Tantai Mengxue said, her lovely face pale. Her beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow. ℴ

"And I should’ve just stood by and watched you get killed? We’re friends. You’re my girlfriend, and I’m your boyfriend. I have a duty to protect you," Ye Xing said, seizing the chance to press his advantage with a cheeky grin. "Don’t worry, I can handle this guy."

’Damn, it’s harder than I thought to trick him twice. Looks like it’s time to bring out the big guns!’ A glint in his eye, Ye Xing immediately opened his Qiankun Bag and pulled out a machine gun.

He aimed it at the man in black and quickly squeezed the trigger.

In an instant—

RAT-A-TAT! TAT-TAT-TAT! TAT-TAT-TAT!

A stream of bullets tore through the air at incredible speed, hurtling toward the man in black.