Chapter 81 - 56: I Will Remember You

’When did Li Shuang learn to be so damn sarcastic?!’

Chang Le’an gritted his teeth. "You... you’re clearly setting us up!"

Li Shuang feigned surprise. "What? Me? Setting you up? Of course not. Junior Brother, Junior Sister, you should run! I’m holding it off for you."

Chang Le’an: "..."

’He wanted to run, alright!’

’But could you please stop leading the Lion Wing Beast right toward them?!’

Chang Le’an shot a resentful glance at Yan Xiao.

’The two of them hadn’t managed to get away, but Yan Xiao—the one who hadn’t even tried to run—was now far from the fight, looking completely unscathed!’

’This Li Shuang was targeting them, plain and simple!’

As Chang Le’an fumed, another attack rained down.

This time, he dodged instinctively.

Several red scratches were scraped across Ye Zhaozhao’s face. She let out a wretched scream, her eyes filled with venom as she glared at Chang Le’an.

’Seriously?!’

’Why did that idiot Chang Le’an have to dodge?!’

"Zhaozhao, I..." Chang Le’an began, flustered, trying to explain.

But there was no time for explanations.

Attacks rained down relentlessly. The fight between Li Shuang and the Lion Wing Beast was fast-paced, but with her Sword Domain, Li Shuang could dodge every blow.

But Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao couldn’t!

The number of wounds on their bodies grew as they ran.

Chang Le’an finally couldn’t take it anymore. He stopped short and said through gritted teeth, "Zhaozhao, let’s just kill this Lion Wing Beast together."

’If they didn’t kill it, Li Shuang would keep leading it right to them!’

’None of them would make it out alive!’

Ye Zhaozhao saw no other choice and could only agree.

"Oh, Junior Brother, Junior Sister, offering to help of your own accord? You two are such good people," Li Shuang said languidly. Then, in an instant, she backed away, leaving Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao to face the beast head-on.

Chang Le’an & Ye Zhaozhao: "..."

’Can we curse?’

’No?’

’Then there’s nothing left to say!’

The two of them were on the verge of a complete breakdown, but with no path of retreat, they could only bite the bullet and fight.

Li Shuang watched calmly from the side.

’This Lion Wing Beast has speed to spare, but it’s actually lacking in power. Its main characteristic is its relentless barrage of attacks. It strikes frequently, but none of the individual blows are particularly strong.’

’With her Sword Domain, she could evade its every move.’

’For her, dealing with this Lion Wing Beast truly wasn’t difficult.’

’But just because it wasn’t difficult didn’t mean she had any reason to let Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao use her, not after they’d shown their ill intent.’

"Li Shuang, are you just going to stand there and watch?" Chang Le’an yelled as he struggled to fend off the beast. He was about to lose his mind. "You know the Token is recording everything! Aren’t you afraid the sect will punish you for leaving us to die?"

Li Shuang replied, unhurried, "Don’t be anxious, Junior Brother Chang. Just hold on for a little while. I’m observing the Lion Wing Beast for a weakness."

Chang Le’an gritted his teeth. "And how long are you going to observe!"

Li Shuang’s expression was placid. "Soon, soon."

Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao tried to imitate Li Shuang by luring the attacks toward her, but her Sword Domain had been active for a while, and she easily dodged the stray blows.

The Lion Wing Beast was strange, too. After Li Shuang withdrew from the fight, it actually ignored her and focused solely on the two of them!

Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao couldn’t help but suspect that Li Shuang had teamed up with the Lion Wing Beast just to mess with them.

The longer Chang Le’an fought, the more desperate he became.

’Could it be...’

’...that their only option was to use the Teleportation Token to leave and end their journey in this Secret Realm?’

Ye Zhaozhao shot Li Shuang a look filled with resentment.

’She had never met someone as vicious as Li Shuang!’

’They were accumulating more and more injuries, yet she showed no intention of helping whatsoever!’

Ye Zhaozhao’s hands trembled.

’There was no way she could be eliminated this quickly!’

’She hadn’t found enough resources, nor had she killed Li Shuang.’

’If she failed to accomplish these two things, she couldn’t afford to face the consequences—neither the reprimand from Master Lingxu nor the punishment from her system.’

’The only way...’

"System," Ye Zhaozhao said, gritting her teeth, "if I get eliminated here, I won’t be able to repay the debt I owe you!"

The system’s cold voice rang out: "What do you propose?"

Ye Zhaozhao took a deep breath. "Unseal my power for one breath! But you need to help me conceal the Spiritual Power fluctuations so no one discovers I can use Nascent Soul Stage strength in the Secret Realm."

’Otherwise, wouldn’t Li Shuang just hide in the outer region like a coward?’

The system was silent for a moment before replying, "This is the last time."

Joy surged in Ye Zhaozhao’s heart.

’The last time.’

’That means it agreed!’

Ye Zhaozhao grabbed Chang Le’an’s arm and, without a moment’s hesitation, unsealed her Nascent Soul Stage power.

’Once she recovered her Nascent Soul Stage strength, killing the Lion Wing Beast should be a simple matter.’

’But why bother killing it?’

Ye Zhaozhao shot Li Shuang a venomous look, then dragged Chang Le’an with her as she bolted.

At the Nascent Soul Stage, her speed was over a hundred times that of the Qi Cultivation Stage.

In an instant, she and Chang Le’an vanished from sight.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression was icy.

’She only had a total of ten breaths’ worth of Nascent Soul Stage power, and now she’d been forced to use one prematurely.’

’This Lion Wing Beast... she would leave it for Li Shuang to enjoy all by herself!’

Both the Lion Wing Beast and Li Shuang were stunned for a moment by Ye Zhaozhao’s sudden burst of speed.

Li Shuang’s brow furrowed.

’Just now...’

’Did Ye Zhaozhao use some kind of speed-enhancing talisman?’

’A talisman that could grant that level of acceleration must be high-grade.’

’It was a reasonable explanation, but Li Shuang faintly felt that something was off.’

Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le’an had run off to who-knows-where, but the Lion Wing Beast didn’t turn to attack Li Shuang.

It spoke in a cold voice, "Neither of us can defeat the other. I won’t waste any more time on you."

With that, it flapped its wings, about to leave?

’Neither of us can defeat the other?’

Li Shuang smiled.

Her figure blurred. A flash of sword light struck the Lion Wing Beast squarely on its left wing.

"You!" The Lion Wing Beast stared at her, enraged. "Don’t push your luck!"

Li Shuang’s expression remained unchanged as she unleashed her fierce Swordsmanship with full force.

The Lion Wing Beast was instantly and utterly suppressed.

’Was this woman really at the Qi Cultivation Stage?’ it thought, secretly alarmed.

’She had been hiding her true strength just now!’

After parrying a few blows, the Lion Wing Beast wanted to flee.

But Li Shuang’s sword light always seemed to be waiting for it on its intended escape path!

The Lion Wing Beast was forced to keep fighting.

Within the Sword Domain, the air grew increasingly frigid. The longer the battle raged, the more ferocious Li Shuang became.

SWOOSH!

Li Shuang’s sword slashed down!

The Lion Wing Beast scrambled to dodge.

But it couldn’t evade completely.

Its already injured left wing was a fraction too slow and was sliced clean off by Li Shuang’s blade!

The next sword strike followed immediately.

A flicker of despair flashed in the Lion Wing Beast’s eyes. It glared at Li Shuang and snarled, "I’ll remember you!"

The next moment, a white light flashed.

The Lion Wing Beast left the Langya Secret Realm.

Li Shuang calmly sheathed her sword.

’The Demon Clan must also have something similar to a Teleportation Token.’

’This Lion Wing Beast must have returned to the Demon Clan’s territory.’

’No matter.’

’It escaped with its life this time. The next time they met would be the day it died.’