Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 843 Still a Step Too Late

Chapter 843: Chapter 843 Still a Step Too Late

They had finally escaped from the Magic Cult’s Headquarters. Everyone found a relatively safe place to rest for a while, especially Lu Bei, who was breathing so heavily with exhaustion that he simply couldn’t run anymore.

Jian Shen glanced at his master and then approached to ask, "Master, how do you feel?"

"I’m alright, just a bit injured," the master had just finished speaking when Jian Shen looked at Lin Xi with a pleading gaze, requesting her to cast a spell.

In consideration of Jian Shen’s face, Lin Xi exhausted a bit more of her supernatural power to help the master recover, which amazed him, leading him to size up Lin Xi continuously and couldn’t help but ask, "Who is this young lady?"

Jian Shen wanted to reply, but upon considering Lin Xi’s delicate identity, he looked troubled.

Lu Bei then interjected, "Uncle Master, she uses magic, and she has been so close to my senior brother; you should be able to guess her identity."

After hearing this remark, the master furrowed his brows and looked at Lin Xi back and forth with suspicion, making Lin Xi feel uncomfortable, so she walked away.

However, before Lin Xi had gone far, the master asked, "Are you Qian Ye from the Shennv Xuanhui, the enchantress? My disciple fell from grace and became the enemy of the Martial Arts world because of you."

Lin Xi did not turn back, nor did she respond, but her face darkened; she despised being accused in such a way.

Jian Shen hurriedly explained, "Master, listen to me, Qian Ye is no enchantress, and moreover, Qian Ye has already defected from the Shennv Xuanhui."

"Even if she has reformed, what’s the use? She already caused you to become the enemy of the Martial Arts world and even dragged down the reputation of our Xuansword Sect. I do not know what bewitched you back then. For an enchantress, you were willing to risk everything," the master said, growing angrier but also filled with regret.

Lu Bei tried to calm him down, "Uncle Master, please don’t be angry; after all, she did save you."

"I do not need her charity; I would rather you had never met that enchantress," the master responded unappreciatively, which also angered Lin Xi. She turned around, with a solemn face, "I didn’t want to save you either; I did it only for Jian Shen’s sake. You people in wulin only know to fight and kill, yet you claim high moral ground, professing yourselves as highborn. Haven’t you done enough despicable deeds?"

"Enchantress, hold your tongue! You ruined Jian Shen, and now you dare slander us orthodox sects," the master was furious, accusing loudly, "Do you know how much effort people from the Xuansword Sect have put into training Jian Shen? Do you realize the twenty years of heart and soul I have invested in him? Twenty years! My greatest pride was to have such a disciple in my lifetime, something meaningful that brought me comfort in my old age; but because of you, everything has been destroyed."

Listening to the master’s growing accusations, so intense that he nearly spat blood, Lin Xi sank into silence and then her expression turned somber as she quickly walked away from the spot.

Jian Shen asked Lu Bei to stay behind to take care of the master while he himself caught up to Lin Xi’s pace, looking at how she walked so fast, unwilling to turn back, Jian Shen became increasingly anxious.

Jian Shen quickened his pace and finally caught up with Lin Xi, grabbing her arm, "Qian Ye, listen to me, my master is just like that, but he does not have bad intentions; please don’t take it to heart. I apologize to you on his behalf."

"Your master is right. If it were not for me, how would a celebrated Jian Shen fall from grace and become the Martial Arts world’s enemy? You really should not have met me," Lin Xi felt extremely guilty, but Jian Shen disagreed, "Qian Ye, what are you saying? I love you because I know the kind of person you are, because you are worthy of my love, worthy of all my sacrifices. I don’t care about others’ opinions, I don’t mind being pointed at by thousands, all I know is that honors and status in the Martial Arts world are false, mere vanity. What’s most important is having someone who can stay by my side for life."

At that moment, Lin Xi looked into Jian Shen’s sincere and passionate eyes, and she felt her heart melt. How could she not love such a person.

At that moment, a pained howl shattered the tranquil atmosphere, and Jian Shen and Lin Xi’s expressions changed immediately before they rushed back.

Their Master was rolling on the ground in agony, emitting low growls, and even his teeth had become sharp. His eyes alternated between normal and completely black.

"What’s happened, Master, what’s wrong with you?" Jian Shen attempted to check on him but was pushed away by his Master, "Go away, don’t come near me."

Lu Bei was anxious, "Senior brother, I don’t know what happened, you had just left and Uncle Master was already like this."

Lin Xi glanced at him and immediately understood, "It seems he’s just like Old Jia, a guinea pig for the Westerners, about to turn into a vampire."

"What?" Jian Shen’s face was filled with panic; he couldn’t bear the thought of his Master becoming like Old Jia.

Lu Bei was completely confused, "What are you talking about? What exactly happened to Uncle Master?"

At this time, enduring his pain, the Master said, "There was a Westerner, he let the Devil Incarnate spare my life, then they experimented on me, made me drink their blood... "

"Again, those damned vampires." Jian Shen was furious, wishing he could go back and kill them all over again, and then he looked at Lin Xi with pleading eyes.

Lin Xi shook her head to indicate that there was no solution.

Suddenly, their Master roared loudly and his body surged in size; his eyes were completely black, fangs exposed in his mouth as he growled, and his fierce expression was like that of a stranger, signaling his complete transformation into a vampire.

"This... this..." Lu Bei was so horrified he couldn’t speak and even felt terror, involuntarily stepping back.

"Master!" Jian Shen moved to touch his Master, but the Master suddenly sent Jian Shen flying with a palm strike and then set his gaze on Lin Xi, especially her beautiful neck with pulsating blood, which seemed to exert an endless magical attraction on him.

With a low growl, their Master lunged at Lin Xi.

The situation had changed, and Lin Xi immediately activated her Protective Barrier, sending the lunging Master flying off.

At this very moment, the Master had completely lost his reason, fixated solely on the blood; he had now targeted Lu Bei, who was fleeing in panic, and with a leap, he rushed over with the speed of a gust of wind.

"Bad news!" Jian Shen turned his head and saw that their Master had already dashed past with alarming speed, catching up with Lu Bei,

Lu Bei felt a gust of wind from behind, sensed trouble, but before he could react, he was pinned to the ground by an immense force. Then he felt a beastlike, savage force bite into his neck, causing him so much pain that he screamed.