Chapter 1686 Williams
Gaoqiao Yurui’s basic skills were solid. She lightly tapped the chains above and continued forward slowly.
Chen Xuan let out a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
The disheveled Taoist priest also commented, "Ninjas are very strict about these fundamental skills. It seems there's a reason why Gaoqiao Yurui can become a Divine Ninja."
However, due to the strong winds blowing up from the valley, they shook the accumulated snow from years past.
Boom!
The snow came crashing down towards Gaoqiao Yurui.
"Be careful!"
Chen Xuan shouted.
He was too far away, and everything happened in a flash. There was no time to rescue her.
The snow suddenly slammed onto Gaoqiao Yurui's back, and she fell.
But in the instant she fell, Gaoqiao Yurui stepped on her right foot with her left.
"Sky-Treading Steps!"
Gaoqiao Yurui leaped up, soaring high, and landed back on the chains!
"Chen Xuan, I'm fine!"
Gaoqiao Yurui looked back and reassured Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan was relieved to see this.
Soon, Gaoqiao Yurui reached the end. With a leap, her tall and graceful figure was displayed to its fullest as she instantly disappeared into the cave.
"My turn!"
Chen Xuan also leaped onto the iron chains.
He shot towards the cave.
Midway, the wind howled, stinging his face as if being cut by a blade.
"Thousand Jin Drop!"
Chen Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He suddenly circulated his spiritual energy, concentrating it in his feet. The next moment, the swaying iron chain stopped dead still, as if the world was calm.
The ice and snow from the mountaintop also came crashing down.
Chen Xuan raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike. The ice and snow from the mountaintop instantly turned to powder.
His actions were seamless, and in the blink of an eye, he was near the cave.
But just then, a loud shout came from within the cave: "Chen Xuan, don't come in! There are people inside! Hurry and leave!"
"This is bad! Something's going to happen!"
Chen Xuan couldn't care about anything else. He circulated his spiritual energy to its utmost limit and rushed straight towards the cave!
People?
How could there be people in this cave?
Could someone have discovered the ancient tomb in advance?
Seeing the unfavorable situation, the disheveled Taoist priest also leaped onto the iron chains and rushed out at an extremely fast pace.
Chen Xuan had just arrived in the cave.
Whoosh!
A long saber cleaved through the air, heading towards him!
Chen Xuan abruptly took a step back. The saber passed by his scalp, grazing it.
At this moment, Chen Xuan saw clearly that the attacker was a foreign man wearing a black robe.
This foreign man was tall, at least 1.85 meters, with a sturdy physique. Judging by his aura, he was a master at the First-grade Martial Emperor level!
However, the realm classifications in foreign countries were quite different from those in Xia Country. For example, masters in the Martial Emperor realm were referred to as A-class experts.
Within the A-class experts, there were even more detailed subdivisions.
"Good boy, you actually dodged my attack! I'll kill you!"
The foreigner brandished his saber and attacked again.
Chen Xuan leaped, kicked the saber away, and then unleashed a barrage of punches, striking the foreigner's chest fiercely.
Bang bang bang!
After several punches, the foreigner immediately spat out blood, his chest caved in.
Just as Chen Xuan raised his fist, ready to deliver the final blow, a cold shout rang out from the side: "Stop immediately, or I'll kill your woman!"
Chen Xuan's movement froze.
He slowly looked up and saw another Westerner not far away, holding a dagger to Gaoqiao Yurui's fair neck. A faint bloody mark was already visible on her snow-white neck.
"Chen Xuan, you don't need to worry about me!" Gaoqiao Yurui shouted.
If he didn't care about his woman, who would?
Chen Xuan slowly stood up, kicked the man beneath him aside, and spread his hands. "I've stopped. Now can you let my woman go?"
"Let your woman go? That can be arranged, but you have to cut off your own arm!"
The foreigner kicked a saber on the ground towards Chen Xuan's feet.
"Easily done!"
Chen Xuan chuckled, bent down to pick up the saber.
Seeing the foreigner let his guard down, he suddenly flicked his sleeve, and a silver needle shot out!
Bang!
The silver needle instantly pierced the foreigner's glabella, killing him on the spot!
The other foreigner, seeing this, turned and fled.
Chen Xuan gently kicked the saber on the ground, and it shot through the air, severing the opponent's legs.
The foreigner, running along, suddenly felt his legs give way and he fell to the ground.
It happened so fast that the foreigner didn't even have time to react.
When he finally realized what had happened, he felt an intense pain and cried out in agony, clutching his legs.
His cries were heart-wrenching!
"Yurui, are you alright?"
Chen Xuan asked with concern.
"I'm fine!"
Gaoqiao Yurui shook her head. "I'm sorry, Chen Xuan. I didn't know there were people inside. They ambushed me."
"It's alright!"
Chen Xuan waved his hand. "Why are there foreigners in here?"
"It is strange. To get here, they would have to pass through our defenses. Their ability to reach this place without anyone noticing is definitely not simple," Gaoqiao Yurui said solemnly.
"Then we'll just ask them!"
Chen Xuan approached the foreigner whose legs had been severed and said coldly, "I know you're in a lot of pain right now. I can alleviate your suffering. If you cooperate with me and answer a few questions, can you do that?"
The foreigner was sweating profusely, his face pale, and he gritted his teeth.
He couldn't bear it any longer and nodded, "Alright, I promise!"
Chen Xuan raised his hand and inserted several silver needles into the foreigner's legs.
The intense pain receded like a tide. If the foreigner hadn't known his legs were missing, he might have thought his legs were perfectly fine.
"Such amazing Chinese medicine!"
The foreigner looked at the silver needles in surprise.
He had some knowledge of Xia Country's culture and recognized at a glance that these silver needles were from traditional Chinese medicine.
"Who are you people?"
Chen Xuan asked coldly.
"We are subordinates of Knight Williams, ranked twelfth among the Death Knights."
"Death Knights?"
Chen Xuan's pupils contracted. "One of the three major Western powers?"
"That's right!"
The foreigner nodded.
"Why did you come here? And how did you find this cave?" Chen Xuan pressed.
The foreigner said, "Lord Williams obtained a treasure map from a Japanese merchant. According to the map, an ancient tomb is hidden deep within Mount Fuji. Following the treasure map, we came here."
"Are you telling the truth?"
Chen Xuan asked coldly.
Before the foreigner could speak, a voice sounded from outside: "They are telling the truth."
The disheveled Taoist priest entered the cave.
"It's you?"
The foreigner seemed to recognize the disheveled Taoist priest and exclaimed in surprise.
The disheveled Taoist priest explained, "I encountered them in Japan, and it was from them that I learned about the ancient tomb hidden here."
"I see."
Chen Xuan understood.
He looked at the foreigner. "Then you can die!"
"You can't kill me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xuan waved his hand. The foreigner's neck snapped, and he died on the spot.
"It seems that the Death Knights have already entered. We need to speed up, otherwise, all the good things will be taken by the Death Knights,"
The disheveled Taoist priest exclaimed, slapping his thigh.