EBE Chapter 245 Mutual Attraction
Chapter 245 Mutual Attraction
Zhu Yao did not deny it, but instead gave Lin Shu a strange smile and said meaningfully:
"That's right! He's in my residence. Since you want to see him, I will grant your wish."
Just as Lin Shu was about to see what wicked scheme Zhu Yao was up to, she saw the other woman point at her and order the guards, "Grab her! But don't hurt my face!"
"Yes." Dozens of guards rose into the air and attacked from all directions. Lin Shuru was so frightened that she stood motionless among them.
She looked so small and helpless in that scene!
Zhu Yao and the others all grinned, revealing knowing smiles, as if they had already foreseen Lin Shu's defeat.
But soon, their smiles froze on their lips, because—
Just as the dozens of guards were about to make contact with Lin Shu, a stream of energy, similar to internal force, surged out of Lin Shu's body in an arc.
All the guards felt their blood and energy freeze instantly, their bodies stiffen, and they fell to the ground one after another.
Those who were close by felt as if their hearts had been suddenly covered in frost, shattering from within. They fell to their deaths without a single scratch on their bodies...
The rest of the men collapsed to the ground, incapacitated!
Upon closer inspection, there was a thin layer of frost on the soles of Lin Shu's feet...
As a result, everyone present, led by Zhu Yao, looked at Lin Shu with eyes wide with horror.
For a moment, no one doubted that Lin Shu was using a special ability; they all assumed it was due to her profound inner strength, simply because—
Upon arriving in this world, Lin Shu's superpower remained permanently at the second level, so she deliberately stopped developing her superpower in the direction of physical attacks.
Instead, he used it like the internal energy of this world, carrying it as an invisible force, which made this second-tier ability even more powerful.
"How could this be? How could you be so strong?" Zhu Yao looked at the guards lying haphazardly all over the room in disbelief, took two steps back, and slumped into her chair.
Lin Shu didn't answer, but approached Zhu Yao step by step again, and asked coldly, "I'll ask you one more time, where is she?"
Zhu Yao gripped her rattan cane, about to make a move, when she felt the blood in her arm stiffen, and the cane fell to the ground with a 'clatter'.
Lin Shu had been keeping an eye on Zhu Yao, and naturally didn't miss the confident look on her face when she held the cane. So, she subconsciously froze the other's hand first.
Looking at the cane on the ground now, Lin Shu felt a burning sensation in her chest, as if they were being drawn together.
So she bent down to pick it up.
Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Zhu Yao's hurried, flustered, and hoarse voice: "Wait! I'll take you to find someone."
Lin Shu raised an eyebrow, paused for a moment, then ignored her and continued to bend down to pick up the rattan cane.
As she took the items down, the feeling of mutual attraction intensified, yet she couldn't seem to find a breakthrough. Instead, Lin Shu felt a sense of unease, as if she couldn't find what she was looking for, and she couldn't help but frown...
Zhu Yao felt flustered. Ever since Lin Shu got her hands on the cane, she realized that her connection with it seemed to have been severed!
Zhu Yao was horrified: How could this be? She had been with this cane for decades, nourishing it with her heart's blood from time to time; it should only obey her commands! How could this be…
"I'm not feeling well, so give me back my cane and I'll take you to find someone right now." Zhu Yao pretended to be calm and acted as if she didn't care much about the cane in Lin Shu's hand, but her change in self-reference revealed that she didn't really mean it.
Lin Shu was feeling restless and agitated by the strange cane, but it was unusual and she didn't want to return it to Zhu Yao. So she looked around and finally her gaze fell on Feng Xin and Aru.
Because they were close to Lin Shu, the two of them were more affected when their supernatural powers surged. At this moment, Feng Xin was being supported by Aru, who was also seriously injured, and was leaning against her.
"Take it." Lin Shu walked over and handed the cane to Aru.
Aru looked at Fengxin, and both of them were stunned.
Zhu Yao never parted with this item, so it must be a treasure. Why did she just give it to them like that?
But since it had already been handed over, there was no reason not to take it, so Feng Xin reached out to take it...
Suddenly, two completely different voices rang out—
"Feng Xin, do you dare?"
"you sure?"
One voice came from Zhu Yaoruo, who was constantly watching the cane, her tone full of threat; the other was Lin Shuqing's clear and ambiguous voice.
Feng Xin paused, intending to ignore Zhu Yao, but seeing Lin Shu staring straight at her, she immediately withdrew her hand, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Zhu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
But Lin Shu didn't take it back; instead, she insisted on handing it to Aru.
In the end, Aru accepted it amidst Feng Xin's encouraging gaze and Zhu Yao's resentful stare.
"Hold on tight." She had just taken it when she heard Lin Shu's unexpected instruction, so she did as she was told before she could even react.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Aru felt her entire arm suddenly go numb and stiffen. In just a few breaths, her arm, which was tightly gripping the rattan cane, appeared in Lin Shu's hand.
"Hand...arm...my arm..." Aru didn't know what Lin Shu had done. Her hand was suddenly cut off, but there was no blood, and she couldn't feel any pain. All she felt was coldness and numbness!
Lin Shu held Aru's frozen arm with satisfaction, finally free from the discomfort of the cane. Then, she turned to Zhu Yao and the other person, who were dumbfounded and horrified, and said, "Lead the way, Grand Preceptor."
Zhu Yao trembled with apprehension, but ultimately said nothing. She hurriedly led the way, and although Lin Shu thought her pace was still too slow, this was probably the fastest Zhu Yao had ever walked in the forty years since she came to this world.
Lin Shu took a step forward and followed behind, calling out to Feng Xin, who was still in a state of shock, as she walked: "Your Highness?"
Her purpose in coming to Nanli was to find this person. She was about to return home and couldn't let her escape again, lest she have to spend more time searching for her.
Feng Xin snapped back to reality and quickly helped the pale-faced Aru catch up. Looking at Aru beside her, now without arms, she felt a mixture of pity and relief.
It's a pity that Aru will probably have difficulty taking care of herself from now on, as she has no one left to rely on! Fortunately, I stopped in time, otherwise, judging from Lin Shu's condition, if I hadn't stopped after her reminder, I would have been the one with the severed arm!
……
The group quickly arrived at the entrance to the dark prison.
Zhu Yao had thought a lot on her way here. Only she could open this dark prison, and she could take the opportunity to retrieve her crutch.
But things didn't go as she wished!
As soon as Lin Shu approached, the vines that were wrapped around the entrance scattered in all directions as if by magic!
Lin Shu had been here once before and wasn't surprised; but Zhu Yao and Zhu Ke were stunned!
As the group entered, torches flickered to life inside the dark cell, but Xu Jingyun was not found in the cells where the young women were imprisoned.
Lin Shu frowned and went straight to the stone chamber at the far end, opening it with practiced ease.
"Clang..."
The stone chamber was wide open.
Lin Shu immediately spotted Xu Jingyun hanging halfway up the stone wall, next to Zhu Yu.
Perhaps because the time was too short, he was not pierced through the shoulder blade like Zhu Yu. Instead, his neck and limbs were tied up with iron chains, forcing him to stay alert at all times, otherwise he would experience suffocation.
"Ah Yun!!!"
Lin Shu rushed over as fast as she could, her voice filled with heartache and anxiety.
Xu Jingyun was feeling a bit drowsy at the moment. After hearing Lin Shu's voice, he shook his head with difficulty. The clear sound of bells rang out, and he regained some energy.
Although he had only been locked up for a short time, he developed a fever, and his consciousness was not very clear, perhaps because the wound on his ear had become infected.
At first, the white-haired old man beside him kept talking to him to distract him, which worked at first. But as the fever worsened, he began to experience tinnitus and dizziness, and could not hear any other sounds except for the sound of bells in his ears...
Therefore, he would shake his head vigorously from time to time to keep himself awake...
But now, his condition seemed to worsen; he actually heard Lin Shu's voice! Thinking of Lin Shu, he quickly shook the bell again. But as the bell rang, his body was lifted by a cool, fragrant object, relieving the restraint on his neck…
"Ah Yun! I'm here! Ah Yun..." Lin Shu felt Xu Jingyun's breath was so hot, and her heart ached.
The familiar voice rang out again. Xu Jingyun struggled to open her eyes—it really was Ah Shu! Tsk! She's so slow!
Then, he nuzzled against Lin Shu's cool neck, his voice hoarse and broken from his injured throat:
"Ah...Ah Shu~, you've come...!"
I...I knew...that my...my Ah Shu would definitely...come to save me..."
At the end, she added, sounding quite aggrieved:
"They...took...the purse you...gave me!"
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