Chapter 30: Childhood Sweethearts
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“Fine. After all these years, let me see how much your strength has improved!”
Lin Yao’s gaze turned icy. He stamped both feet against the ground with tremendous force, and the earth shuddered violently.
In an instant, he shot toward Xue Ming with astonishing speed.
Every move he made was infused with an overpowering force. Even the razor-sharp pressure of his strikes was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
“Hmph... Go to hell!”
Seeing Lin Yao attack, Xue Ming refused to yield and charged forward to meet him.
Things had already reached this point. There was no longer any need for restraint—they would settle it in a genuine life-and-death battle.
Boom, boom, boom...
A succession of terrifying waves of force thundered into the distance with brutal simplicity.
The entire mountaintop trembled. Fierce winds swept across the area, sending sand and stones flying.
There was no technique, only naked killing intent!
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens of blows.
Those watching were terrified.
Pan Yang exclaimed, “This Blood Demon really is formidable. After clashing with the Second Elder for so long, he has not fallen even slightly behind. One must remember that the Second Elder has been a master of the Innate Realm for many years.”
Lin Xuan, however, was utterly confident.
“Second Grandfather is invincible beneath the heavens. With him here, no matter how strong this Blood Demon is, he cannot possibly be his match.”
With members of the Lin family arriving, Lin Xuan felt invincible once more.
She smugly reveled in her triumph, then even turned to look at Li Moxuan, who was watching the spectacle nearby.
She ground her small silver teeth together, clearly still angry about what had happened earlier.
Xiang Peng and the others noticed Lin Xuan’s gaze as well.
They all felt a lingering unease.
The Lin family’s young lady was not someone to provoke. She was a genuine prodigy favored by heaven.
If she bore them a grudge, how could they expect peaceful days in the future?
Xiang Peng stood to one side and awkwardly tried to persuade Li Moxuan.
“Master Li... Lin Yao is a powerful member of the Lin family, and the second uncle of the Lin family head. If you offend him, I’m afraid life won’t be easy for you afterward. Why not lower your head and apologize to them?”
In Xiang Peng’s view, even if Li Moxuan was an Innate Realm master, the Lin family possessed enormous power and wealth. Sometimes, a little patience was necessary to avoid greater trouble.
Li Moxuan shot Xiang Peng a sidelong glance, and Xiang Peng immediately fell silent.
Li Moxuan continued watching the battlefield without saying a word.
Lin Yao clearly had some skill. After their brief exchange, he had gradually gained the upper hand.
Yet the two were evenly matched. If Lin Yao wanted to defeat Xue Ming in a short time, it would probably prove difficult.
But to Li Moxuan, a battle of this level was nothing more than children playing house.
It looked utterly dull.
Boom, boom, boom...
Just as Xue Ming and Lin Yao were locked in a bloody battle, the roar of helicopter rotors suddenly came from the horizon.
Everyone looked up.
A helicopter was rapidly approaching from afar.
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Lin Xuan waved her little hand in delight.
“Our family has arrived! Wonderful!”
Pan Yang also let out a long sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness. The family arrived in time!”
When Xue Ming saw the Lin family’s arrival, his withered face, creased like old tree bark, twisted with fury.
He nearly cursed aloud.
Why did they have to arrive at this critical moment?
He had finally managed to capture Lin Xuan.
If another Lin family expert joined the battle, he might not make it out alive today.
Xue Ming made up his mind and stopped hesitating.
Boom!
A foul-smelling cloud of blood mist erupted around him, completely enveloping an area extending more than a dozen meters in every direction.
Lin Yao knew how formidable the blood mist was and did not dare approach carelessly. He quickly retreated.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xue Ming blurred into motion and vanished into the mountain forest, leaving behind only a single sentence:
“Remember this...”
The situation had changed so quickly that everyone present was stunned.
Had Xue Ming really fled just like that?
At that moment, Li Moxuan discreetly sent out a streak of spiritual light.
It fell upon Xue Ming.
That man controlled monsters and brought calamity upon countless people. He was no upright figure, and the Yin-Yang Twin Stones were probably in his possession as well. Li Moxuan could not simply let him go.
Whether it was the fifteen million or the Yin-Yang Twin Stones, he intended to claim them all.
Seeing Xue Ming escape, Lin Xuan hurriedly urged him, “Second Grandfather, you can’t let him go! Kill him!”
Lin Yao merely shook his head.
“Forget it. With only my strength, I cannot kill him completely. We should return and have the Martial Alliance pursue him.”
Lin Xuan pouted helplessly, disappointment in her voice.
“Oh? Is that so...”
...
At that moment, the helicopter in the sky began to descend slowly.
The powerful downdraft whipped everyone’s clothing into the air.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, more than a dozen people climbed out of the helicopter.
Among them, the man and woman leading the group stood out the most.
The man was tall and graceful, with a noble bearing and an imposing presence. His handsome features were striking, and he wore a white robe that lent him an extraordinary, heroic air.
The woman wore a long black dress. She was breathtakingly beautiful, dignified, and graceful, with a curvaceous figure. Yet between her brows rested an aloofness and cold pride that seemed to keep everyone at a distance.
When Li Moxuan saw the woman, his mind trembled violently.
Yaqing?
Could she really be Gu Yaqing, his childhood companion from Peach Blossom Village?
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Li Moxuan recalled the girl who had once played merrily among the pink peach blossoms—pure and adorable, with a smile as radiant as flowers.
“Moxuan, come catch me... Hahaha...”
Before they entered university, Li Moxuan and Gu Yaqing had spent their days together, growing up side by side.
Though they had never become a couple, the feelings between them had quietly taken root in both their hearts. Yet before university began, Gu Yaqing had suddenly vanished without a trace, as though she had been erased from his life altogether.
Li Moxuan was deeply puzzled. There was no mistake—she really was Gu Yaqing. But why had she appeared here?
Gu Yaqing, who had just stepped down from the helicopter, saw Li Moxuan as well.
She froze slightly. A complicated look flickered through her eyes, only to be swallowed by endless indifference.
Lin Xuan happily hurried over and threw her arms around the white-robed man, speaking with obvious affection.
“Brother, I can’t believe you came!”
The man smiled faintly and fondly stroked Lin Xuan’s head.
“You were in danger. How could I not come?”
Watching the scene unfold, Xiang Peng broke into a cold sweat.
“Could he be the Lin family’s young lord, Lin Mofei?”
Li Moxuan was intensely interested in the man’s identity.
He had never expected that the childhood companion with whom he had once promised to spend his life was now standing beside someone else.
Gu Yaqing was as beautiful as ever, as captivating as a peach-blossom fairy, yet she seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
Li Moxuan’s heart was filled with conflicting emotions.
He had originally wanted to approach her, ask after her, and find out whether she had been well all these years.
But he could only laugh bitterly inwardly. What identity did he have now, to show concern for her?
What right did he have to ask?
Li Moxuan asked with evident curiosity, “Lin Mofei?”
Xiang Peng nodded.
“Yes. Lin Mofei, the eldest son of the Lin family head and the designated heir to the Lin family.”
Compared with him, Xiang Peng was nothing more than a small-time nouveau riche who had risen from humble beginnings.
Li Moxuan continued, “And the woman beside him?”
Xiang Peng shook his head in confusion.
“I don’t know. Perhaps she’s his fiancée.”
“His fiancée?”
For some reason, Li Moxuan felt a deep pain in his heart, followed by an overwhelming bitterness.
Perhaps Xiang Peng noticed how deeply Li Moxuan cared about the woman, because he added a few more words.
“Yes. I heard Lin Mofei isn’t married yet, so she should be his fiancée.”
Li Moxuan’s heart sank with melancholy. He had once said that he would protect Gu Yaqing forever. If he could, he was willing to make amends for everything.
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