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Chapter 1112 - Chapter 1112 Chapter 406 The Evil Dragon Demands a Life

Chapter 1112: Chapter 406: The Evil Dragon Demands a Life Chapter 1112: Chapter 406: The Evil Dragon Demands a Life With her uncle already exhausted and surrounded by wolves, it was clear that he couldn’t buy her much more time. The soldiers of the Xiang Residence, mostly from Fierce Realm in their cultivation, if they were to pursue through the waterway, her drifting speed would naturally be no match for their swiftness. If she were to be entangled by them, things would truly become dreadful.

Harboring guilt that she absolutely couldn’t allow her uncle’s sacrifice to be in vain, a red glow swiftly passed through the water channel, soon reaching the passageway leading outward.

Glancing at the shape of the passageway, Xiu’er knew it led to a sewer in the inner city. As it was fairly remote, she felt greatly reassured.

Just as she was about to ascend, she saw two stealthy figures descend, causing her heart to skip a beat.

“Could it be that the Xiang Family has sent pursuers to block the way!?”

Clutching the jade box tighter, Xiu’er couldn’t help but panic. Just as she was about to turn and flee, she saw a wooden wheelchair slowly descending, with none other than her little brother on it.

“What are you doing here!?”

“What are you doing here!?”

The dim light did not obstruct their vision, and in the gloomy waterway, both of them asked simultaneously.

Young Master Nong and his friend, following the sound, peered around but could only see darkness.

The previously arrogant Young Master Nong now timidly asked Tang Luo, who sat on the wheelchair, “Pre…Predecessor, was that your echo just now?”

His friend was all the more sycophantic, sporting an obsequious demeanor.

To understand this change, we need to push the scene back a few moments earlier.

Two men eager for sensational news had their whispers overheard by Tang Luo.

Although with his current condition, delving deep into the enemy’s lair to rescue Sister Xiu’er was not feasible, it was still essential for him to explore another route leading to the Xiang Residence.

Thus, after the two meddlers stealthily left, Tang Luo also followed in his wheelchair. However, for someone who relied on an apparatus to move, trailing was somewhat difficult.

To avoid detection, he purposely lagged behind at a distance, intent on discovering the secret passage leading into the Xiang Residence.

But as the road became more secluded, Tang Luo’s doubts about the existence of this passageway grew. He even thought that the supposed “friend” was just framing Young Master Nong, luring him to this desolate place for robbery and murder.

It was not until Tang Luo followed the pair to a drainage channel and watched the “friend” leap into it, lifting a stone slab and releasing a sky-high stench, that he realized what this so-called passageway was.

It turned out they planned to sneak into the Xiang Residence through Chaochang’s water supply and sewage system, which explained why they asked Young Master Nong if he could hold his breath.

Tang Luo, watching from a distance, looked rather displeased. According to ancient records, this water supply and sewage system wasn’t just designed to provide water for Chaochang; its greater function was to deal with human and animal excrement for this enormous city.

After all, who would be willing to live in a pile of feces? Moreover, if excrement were to accumulate for too long, it could cause various epidemics. Without such a sewage system, a massive city with millions of inhabitants couldn’t possibly exist.

However, this meant that traversing the water channels of the sewage system would be far from just a simple matter of “diving.”

As a gentleman fond of cleanliness, Tang Luo’s face turned bluish-black, feeling targeted by the very existence of this secret passage. Yet, if this path truly led somewhere, he could endure the dirt and stench. The germaphobic man had steeled himself to wade through the murky waters beneath Chaochang with these two fellows.

He had underestimated the weak will and privileged upbringing of those who thrived on good times.

Just as his friend was about to boast about his hidden passage, Young Master Nong, who had already caught whiff of the foul odor, leaped away with an expression of utter refusal.

Incredibly, the man had abandoned the thought of using the secret passage to enter the Xiang Residence due to the putrid smell!

“How can this be acceptable!?”

Thus, the irate germaphobe made his case, persuading his two deeply (moved) (shocked) (reluctant) (disbelieving) friends to resolutely follow Tang Luo into the waterway through gentle (coercion) (enticement) (persuasion) (force).

His friend even took on the responsibility of leading the way, bringing us to the scene before us, where Tang Luo, seated in his wheelchair, encountered Yun Xiu in the waterway.

Since it was Tang Luo on the other side, Sister Xiu’er naturally let out a sigh of relief but, seeing the other party’s nonchalant unawareness of the gravity of the situation, she called out while running towards them, “Don’t bother with that right now. This place is unsafe; we need to leave quickly!”

The shuffling footsteps and approaching figures finally allowed Young Master Nong and his friend to recognize the newcomer, but as they were coerced into coming here, they had no say in the matter and could only look to the one truly in charge for direction.

Just as Tang Luo, hearing that he could leave the malodorous place, was about to cheerfully agree, his expression changed, and he warned loudly, “Watch out behind you!”

Knowing that Tang Luo was the one called Hook Chen, Sister Xiu’er did not dare dismiss his caution. Without a second thought, she activated the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, transforming into a screen of clouds, turning and bracing it open like a colorful cloud umbrella.

What made Tang Luo show such a change in color was naturally Duan Longcheng’s Red-eyed Evil Dragon. The silver ghost dragon had approached soundlessly, its silver scales no longer reflecting light, hidden in the dark. Though a powerful dragon soul, it had the intention to ambush.

But with Tang Luo calling out its stealthy approach, the Red-eyed Evil Dragon no longer hid. Its silver scales gleamed ominously in the dark passage, and its crimson eyes turned into blood red lanterns, roaring at the people.

The two young thrill-seekers had no experience facing Dragon Beasts, especially not one with the Soul Stunning trait. They were instantly frightened into unconsciousness with a mere “uh” sound.

Even the colorful cloud umbrella shook under the dragon’s roar, but this roar was merely the prelude to the symphony. The true finale was the dragon’s fierce assault.

The silver dragon’s tail, like a whip, lashed against the colorful screen of the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul. The Divine Artifact’s barrier was naturally strong, but the cultivator holding it was not.

Although the Red-eyed Evil Dragon was a soul body, the mass formed by the concentration of Spiritual Power made it heavier than refined steel. One swipe of its tail was like a looming collapse, the violent force too much for even Yun Family’s soft techniques to fully absorb.

The “crack, crack” of breaking bones followed by Yun Xiu’s staggering steps and the Jade Box flying out of her hands testified to her inadequate cultivation. Facing the Dragon Soul of a titled power, even with the help of a Divine Artifact, she was outmatched.

Before Sister Xiu’er could steady herself, the Red-eyed Evil Dragon attacked again with a claw, and three fierce gales once more struck the cloud umbrella. Her right wrist, unable to withstand the force, was on the verge of breaking. She quickly grasped it with her left hand for reinforcement and transmitted a message to Luo Tang, “Run, take the Jade Box and those two with you!”

She who was targeted by the Red-eyed Evil Dragon had no chance of survival. Even if her cultivation was intact and she possessed the full set of Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, she could not defeat the Red-eyed Evil Dragon before her. Moreover, she was wounded by Xiang Loulan, making it impossible for her to escape from the Red-eyed Evil Dragon.

Therefore, she left the hope of life to Tang Luo and the two innocent people on the ground.