PFC Chapter 24 I am your father
Chapter 24 I am your father
The exploding debris scattered like a shower of flowers, obscuring most people's view. Before they could even see what was happening, a dark figure popped out from the debris.
Caught off guard, the man in black robes had no time to react and could only curse in shock.
The next moment, his knife was violently shattered, and he was thrown more than ten meters away, rolling on the ground unconscious with blood splattered everywhere.
Without a moment's hesitation, the figure immediately turned to Wu Li, ready to strike again in the blink of an eye.
But Wu Li reacted quickly. As he stepped back, he suddenly reached out, and an insect that was almost invisible to the naked eye crawled out from his finger and flew towards the person in front of him, flapping its wings.
"Ah."
A soft laugh rang out, and with a flick of his finger, the insect vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace.
"Playing with insects against me? You're still too green."
His movements were even faster than when Chu Ling had rescued the person, so fast that his afterimage was no longer visible.
Before Wu Li could make another move, a dagger shot out from Xie Yan's sleeve like lightning.
Without the slightest hesitation, he caught the dagger, brought it to his body, and stabbed directly. The mask was easily pierced by him like tofu, and the blade went straight into Wu Li's mouth without the slightest deviation.
In the course of their movements, the two were already very close, and both stopped fighting.
Xie Yan didn't move because it was no longer necessary.
Wu Li didn't move because his life was threatened. The incredibly sharp knife was firmly embedded in his mouth, and he could only try his best to keep his mouth open to avoid touching the blade.
He couldn't speak, nor dared he move. The cold blade pressed tightly against his tongue; if the person in front of him took just one more step forward, they could pierce his throat.
The arrogant boy who had just been so cocky could only stare blankly as Xie Yan smiled and asked him, "Why did you stop calling?"
Wu Li's mind was still racing, and he was trying to struggle silently. Something was moving faintly in his sleeve. But in an instant, Xie Yan struck his pressure points, and he was thrown aside without even drawing his knife.
The battle situation was reversed in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, both leaders were subdued, and the remaining followers rushed forward without thinking to try to rescue them.
But if even the leader couldn't defeat him, how could these people possibly be a match for Xie Yan?
Soon, they received the same treatment as their leader; they were all acupunctured and thrown to the ground.
Xie Yan instructed the guards who were still at the entrance and hadn't been subdued to keep an eye on them, while she picked up Wu Li and rushed back.
At this point, the chaos in the arena intensified. Almost half of the people were berserk after being poisoned by the Gu, and those who were not controlled could not bring themselves to harm their companions. The situation immediately turned one-sided.
Tao Xian moved around the arena, her flowing skirt stained with blood, and her sleeves were casually rolled up, revealing two fair but not thin arms.
She kept moving, and silver needles were shot out continuously.
During high-speed movement, each needle precisely pierces the same acupoint and the same location.
Everyone who was pricked by her needles would pause for a moment, and then their movements would slow down as if they had lost their breath.
Xie Yan quickly figured out what was going on.
This is achieved by inserting a needle into the Dazhui acupoint to quickly expel the body's vital energy, thus preventing those afflicted by the Gu poison from dying from exhaustion.
Even after releasing their true energy, they still didn't stop. They attacked others even while crawling, just like walking corpses who would never stop until they completed their orders.
Xie Yan brought Wu Li to Chu Ling's side and let him interrogate him, while she went to help.
Chu Ling was surrounded by a group of people, and he watched them struggle and move on the ground with a bit of helplessness. Hearing this, he looked at Xie Yan and asked, "You already have a plan?"
"There's no other way. The best course of action is to torture this kid right now to get the antidote."
Xie Yan kicked Wu Li, who was unable to move and was making whimpering noises because he was biting a knife and couldn't speak.
“But I should have a way to quiet them down.”
After leaving those words, Xie Yan swiftly flew away.
Yu Bai hastily bandaged his wounds and was working with a guard who was also seriously injured to restrain the person afflicted by the Gu poison.
The person afflicted by the Gu poison was exceptionally burly, and even with his true energy depleted, he possessed immense strength. The two injured individuals were unable to control him for the time being.
While they were completely focused, they didn't notice someone approaching from behind with a knife in hand.
"Watch your back!"
Others noticed and called out.
Yu Bai turned around, and a knife was already raised high.
The glint of the blade shone on his face, but he couldn't avoid it. Although he had lost consciousness, the person behind him was still his companion with whom he had spent every day.
Yu Bai raised his hand to take the blow head-on, but the guard next to him lunged at him to shield him from the attack.
But Xie Yan lived up to his reputation as a man who could "catch a blade barehanded 100% of the time," always appearing just in time, as if the timing was perfect.
He caught the blade with one hand, and his other hand moved with lightning speed—
Then, a few crisp "crack" sounds were heard, and the person's hand was dislocated, the joints limp and hanging down.
He lost his grip and the knife fell. Xie Yan didn't stop; with a few more blows, she dislocated the leg as well.
The person afflicted by the Gu poison was now completely silent, unable to move anywhere and could only lie limply on the ground, motionless.
The two rescued people did not expect Xie Yan to use such a method to "stop" them. They stared blankly and trembled with a sense of empathy as they listened to the sound of bones breaking.
Xie Yan showed no mercy, displaying absolutely no intention of leniency. His expression as he broke the man's limbs even carried a slight smile, as if he were doing something perfectly natural.
It makes one wonder if he would have killed his companion without hesitation if they weren't his comrades.
Only then could one vaguely glimpse his former self as a top assassin from his actions.
Xie Yan's lightness skill was also top-notch. After dealing with this person, he flew away again.
Before long, accompanied by a continuous series of "crackling" sounds, he had already broken most of the people who were still rioting on the field.
Xuanfeng initially wanted to stop it, but upon seeing that this method did indeed control the crowd very well.
Moreover, Peach Fairy expressed her approval upon seeing this, and in the end, she had no choice but to join in and fold a few as well.
Only after Xie Yan had completely brought the situation under control did she clap her hands, rub her aching back, sigh, and walk towards Chu Ling.
Wu Li's mask has been removed, revealing his true face.
He was indeed a rather young boy.
A head of slightly curly brown hair hung to the ground. Although she was clearly under someone else's control, her pair of emerald green eyes still stared at the crowd with a sinister look.
He also had a lifelike scorpion tattooed on half of his face, which looked very sinister, like someone from another race.
Wu Li had already spat out the dagger and was now lying on his side on the ground, his mouth cut by the blade, and the blood that flowed out attracted a swarm of insects and ants.
Xie Yan felt that he looked familiar for some reason. She used her sword to lift the boy's black robe, and sure enough, he was wearing clothes decorated with various silver ornaments underneath.
"You know how to use Gu poison and you're dressed like this, you must be from the Southern Frontier."
Wu Li, his head pressed against the ground, stared at Xie Yan with malice, grinning, his teeth still stained with blood, and said in a sinister smile, "I am your father."