The reason why Luo Sheng had not been killed, aside from the excellent rune armor he was wearing, was because Lin Long had been an arrow at the end of its flight. As a result, he had only suffered heavy injuries.
Crawling up with all his might, Luo Sheng's first thought was to flee. However, he quickly discovered that something was wrong with Lin Long.
After that, he turned around and walked towards Lin Long.
He was very curious as to what had happened to Lin Long. Why did Lin Long, who had previously appeared fine, suddenly appear to be in extreme pain?
Luo Sheng did not dare to rashly approach Lin Long. Only after confirming that Lin Long's situation was dire did he walk over.
"Brat, today is the day you die!" Luo Sheng spat viciously.
However, just as he was about to kill Lin Long, a figure appeared in front of him. It was Princess Changle.
"An Yi, get out of the way!" Luo Sheng bellowed.
"No!" Princess Changle clenched her teeth.
As she did not possess any Energy Force Pills, she was no different from an ordinary person. As a result, even though Luo Sheng was clearly heavily injured, she knew that she was no match for him.
"Do you believe that I won't kill you?" Luo Sheng coldly declared.
As he spoke, the longsword in his hand fiercely attacked Princess Changle.
What caused Luo Sheng's expression to turn unsightly was that Princess Changle had her eyes tightly shut, looking as if she would rather die than move aside.
In the end, Luo Sheng chose not to kill Princess Changle. After all, he had already fled this far. If he persisted, he would have a chance of escaping.
As a result, the instant the rune sword was about to strike Princess Changle, Luo Sheng switched from a stab to a slap, slapping Princess Changle to the side.
Soon after, Luo Sheng used the rune sword in his hand to attack Lin Long.
"Brat, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!" Luo Sheng coldly declared.
As he spoke, the rune sword in his hand pierced towards Lin Long.
"Don't!" Princess Changle anxiously shouted. However, she was unable to change Luo Sheng's mind. The direction of the rune sword in his hand did not change.
The injured Princess Changle had no way of rescuing Linlong. She could only watch helplessly as Luo Sheng's Rune Sword attacked Linlong.
Luo Sheng's rune sword was originally aimed at Linlong's throat, but at that critical moment, Linlong suddenly rolled to the side, causing the rune sword to deviate from Luo Sheng's path and pierce into his chest.
"Tsk tsk, looks like the heavens want you to suffer a little more before you die!" Luo Sheng grinned.
As he spoke, he forcefully pulled back the rune sword and stabbed it at Linlong.
However, he did not expect that he would not be able to pull his sword back. Lin Long had a firm grip on the runic sword.
"Let's see if you can catch more!" Luo Sheng sneered. Then, he exerted force and pulled the runic sword out of Lin Long's grasp.
Then, Luo Sheng stabbed with his sword again.
Was Young Master Tang going to fall just like that? At this moment, Princess Changle sighed to herself.
However, just as she was about to give up all hope, a cold glint suddenly flashed past. Then, Luo Sheng, who had a malevolent expression on his face and wanted to kill Linlong, fell to the ground.
Princess Changle widened her eyes and looked over, discovering a rune sword stuck in his forehead.
Princess Changle quickly understood why, because two people were shooting towards them. These two people were Elder Wang and Xue Changyong, who had been by Linlong's side.
Princess Changle did not need to ask to know that the rune sword stuck in Luo Sheng's forehead had definitely been thrown by one of them.
Sure enough, the two's subsequent words proved this point.
"Senior, fortunately, your eyes and hands were sharp. Otherwise, little brother Tang would have most likely fallen." As Xue Changyong spoke, he clearly had a look of lingering fear on his face.
"Fortunately, we rushed over." Elder Wang also breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, the two began to carefully examine Linlong. However, they quickly furrowed their brows. They were unable to determine Linlong's condition.
"What exactly happened to him?" Xue Changyong could not help but ask.
His words caused Elder Wang to recall Linlong's previous words. He immediately replied, "It should be the repercussions of activating the secret technique."
"That should be the case." Hearing Elder Wang's words, Xue Changyong nodded his head. After all, it was too outrageous for Linlong to possess such strength. Only a secret technique like this would make sense.
The three of them could not help Linlong and could only watch him.
"Eh? What is this?" Xue Changyong, whose gaze was focused on Linlong, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"What?" Elder Wang asked doubtfully.
"Senior, look. There is a fingernail-sized phoenix pattern on little brother Tang's arm. I have never seen such a pattern before. Moreover, it seems to have been imprinted on his arm recently," Xue Changyong explained.
Looking in the direction Xue Changyong was pointing, Elder Wang could not help but say, "It really is. I have never seen it before either!"
"Although I was far away when this guy fell to the ground, I could still vaguely see a ray of light coming from his body and attacking Little Brother Tang. It quickly disappeared. Could it be because of that ray of light?" Xue Changyong was puzzled.
"I also saw it." Elder Wang nodded his head.
Due to their angle, the two of them happened to see it. On the contrary, Princess Changle, who was closest to Linlong, did not see it.
Hearing the two speak, Princess Changle also looked over. Sure enough, on Linlong's arm, she saw the pattern that the two had spoken of.
What shocked her was that when she looked at it, the lifelike pattern of the phoenix seemed to come to life.
"It … why does it seem alive?" Princess Changle could not help but ask.
Her words immediately caused Elder Wang and Elder Wang to focus their gazes on the phoenix pattern.
After taking a closer look, their jaws dropped in shock. The pattern seemed to come to life, as if a phoenix was about to spread its wings and soar into the sky.
"I remember now. This … seems to be a talisman seal!" Thinking of something, Elder Wang suddenly exclaimed.
"Senior, now that you mention it, I also remember. It really is very similar to a talisman seal!" Xue Changyong also cried out in alarm.
"Talisman seal? Isn't that the curse technique of the Mo clan of the far west?" Princess Changle could not help but cry out in alarm.
As a princess of the Wu kingdom, she was well-read and naturally knew of the existence of such a powerful clan.
"However, how could the Xijing Prince's residence be related to the Mo clan?" Xue Changyong asked, full of doubt.
After all, the far west was too far from here. That clan rarely left the far west. Even if they did, they would not go to the distant Wu kingdom. As a result, they were naturally astonished.
"I do not know." Elder Wang shook his head.
The three of them had no way of helping Linlong and could only watch.
At this moment, Princess Changle thought of something and hurriedly asked, "Seniors, have you seen my mother?"
"Imperial Consort Hualing? She has already been rescued by us. Right now, she is being brought here by others," Elder Wang replied.
This was the result of Linlong's earlier instructions. The two of them and the others rushed to the right, ultimately catching up to the other person and rescuing Imperial Consort Hualing.
Afterwards, fearing that something might have happened to Linlong, the two of them rushed over first.
"Is that so." Hearing the two of them say this, Princess Changle breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon after, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Linlong had finally recovered from the pain.
"Little brother Tang, are you alright?" Seeing Linlong sit up, Elder Wang hurriedly asked.
"I'm fine. However, it will take a long time for me to completely recover." Linlong, who was completely powerless, smiled bitterly.
"Then, are there any other side effects?" Xue Changyong asked again.
"No, I'll be fine after this period of time," Linlong replied.
"That's good." Hearing Linlong's words, the three of them finally relaxed.
"Little brother Tang, there is something that I must tell you," Elder Wang said.
"What is it?" Linlong couldn't help but ask when he saw Elder Wang's expression.
"Look at your right arm," Elder Wang said.
Linlong lowered his head to take a look. A puzzled expression appeared on his face. Then, he asked, "Where did this pattern come from?"
He was in so much pain just now. How could he have seen that flash of light?
"Just now, the moment Luo Sheng died, a ray of light shot out from his body. This light flashed and disappeared. When we arrived, we discovered that there was an additional pattern on your arm. I presume that it was the work of that ray of light," Elder Wang said.
"Then, what is this thing?" Linlong asked with a frown.
"It should be a rune curse from the Luo clan of the far west," Elder Wang said.
"Rune curse?" Linlong asked doubtfully.
Although he had basically read through all the books in Xing Wu Academy's library, he hadn't seen any rune curse.
"This is a type of curse technique. However, the Luo clan has many types of curse techniques. We don't know much about them and don't know what they do." Elder Wang shook his head.
"Little brother Tang, we can only rely on your perception," Xue Changyong said.
"Is that so?" Linlong's face couldn't help but twitch.
However, in his previous life, Linlong had encountered many curse techniques. Thinking that all curse techniques should have similar effects, he quickly calmed down.
As they spoke, the others brought Imperial Consort Hualing over.
Seeing that her mother was fine, Princess Changle immediately let out a long sigh.
"Seniors, may I know where you two plan to go next?" Linlong asked.
After such a major incident, Emperor Wu Xuanran and the Xijing King's residence naturally wouldn't let this matter rest. When the time came, he would definitely discover that Elder Wang and Xue Changyong were related to this matter. If Elder Wang and Xue Changyong returned to their sects, they would definitely be captured by Wu Xuanran. Therefore, they couldn't return to their sects.
"Little brother Tang, don't worry. The world is vast. There will definitely be places where Wu Xuanran's claws and teeth cannot reach. We only need to bring Imperial Consort Hualing and Princess Changle to those places," Elder Wang said with a smile.
"That's good." Linlong nodded.
"All right, there's no time to lose. Let's leave the State of Wu first."
After saying this, the group headed southwest.
Linlong naturally wouldn't leave the State of Wu with them. After all, he still hadn't obtained the other half of the Frigid Moon Ice Technique. However, because his body hadn't completely recovered, he still followed them.
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