mtl008 Chapter 254 Containment
Chapter 254 Containment
Jiang He's group of seven was no match for Xie Xing's group, and they all ran into the woods one after another under the cover of darkness.
Huang Xi knew that once Jiang He and the others entered the forest, it would be difficult to catch them.
He knew he had to hold onto this wave, or he would have to retreat.
Before he could speak, Xie Xing chased after Jiang He and disappeared into the forest. Huang Xi couldn't stop him no matter what he did. He immediately turned around and grabbed Shangguan Ningxue, but when Zhong Hengshan looked at him as he touched Shangguan Ningxue's body, Huang Xi had no choice but to let go.
"Do not enter the woods at this station, lest you be ambushed."
Huang Xi spoke in a very formal and scholarly manner. Shangguan Ningxue had never looked down on anyone here from the beginning, and her attitude towards Huang Xi was even more indifferent. So why would she listen to Huang Xi and stay put?
Jiang He fled into the forest, and Shangguan Linghu turned around and followed suit.
Shangguan Ningxue finally crushed Shangguan Linghu in this battle, and her arrogance rose.
When she was young, Shangguan Linghu was highly talented and her cultivation was always ahead of hers. When people talked about the Shangguan family, they would always mention the younger Shangguan Linghu. But after today's battle, Shangguan Ningxue felt that Shangguan Linghu was nothing special.
She was determined to eliminate Shangguan Linghu in the university competition.
Let the family see what she did today, so that they can know that the family's resources for supporting her have not been wasted.
Among those present, only Zhong Hengshan and Nan Fengyi were probably as calm as Huang Xi.
Nanfeng was too lazy to pursue, while Zhong Hengshan was secretly pleased as he watched Xie Xing's figure.
He could naturally see through Jiang He and the others' deliberate enticement.
If Xie Xing is eliminated, Shangguan Ningxue will pay more attention to him, and Zhong Hengshan is eager for Xie Xing to be eliminated as soon as possible.
Zhong Hengshan looked at the forest and felt a bit worried about Shangguan Ningxue.
However, this worry came quickly and dissipated just as fast. If Ningxue were in danger, she could lead a team to rescue her and make Ningxue grateful to her.
Everyone in the team had different thoughts. Huang Xi could only sigh as he watched half of the cultivators leave. He led the other half of the cultivators to ambush nearby, waiting for cultivators from other academies to come and exchange supplies before launching an ambush.
Jiang He felt the wind rushing past behind her.
Xie Xing has a wind spirit root, and like her, he can use wind spirit energy to reduce the air resistance around him, making his speed as if he were being carried by the wind.
Xie Xing is still pursuing her.
Jiang He was a little tired from running, and a lot of air got into her mouth.
She felt much relieved after seeing that the people who came were Xie Xing and his group, not Wan Qiziye's group.
Xie Xing was hostile towards her, and the murderous intent in his eyes from today onwards made Jiang He realize that Xie Xing intended to kill her!
There are two people in Xie Xing's team who need to be wary of: Huang Xi, whose ability to find the supply point in advance is enough to prove that he has certain skills, and Zhong Hengshan.
During the academy competition, Jiang He memorized the faces of every academy cultivator she saw and matched them with their names.
Zhong Hengshan's team was "Flying Birds," the team that everyone had bet on the most in this year's university competition.
Although Xie Xing is the team leader, Zhong Hengshan is the strongest among them and should not be underestimated.
The relationship between Zhong Hengshan, Shangguan Ningxue, and Xie Xing is also quite interesting.
Jiang He didn't need to dig much to know that Zhong Hengshan was known as "Ling Qing's number one simp." Zhong Hengshan and Xie Xing were adversaries. He didn't have much of a sense of collective honor and disliked Xie Xing even more.
Now that Xie Xing and Shangguan Ningxue are together, he probably secretly thinks of countless ways to break them up.
As long as Jiang He plans properly, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
No matter how much Jiang He worries about Xie Xing, Zhong Hengshan might still personally help Jiang He get rid of Xie Xing.
For example, in this wave, when Xie Xing led the team to attack Jiang He and the others, only Xie Xing and Shangguan Ningxue were the first to step forward, while Zhong Hengshan barely moved at all.
Jiang He initially didn't intend to confront Ling Qing's people head-on, but if she could get rid of someone as brainless as Xie Xing by taking advantage of Zhong Hengshan, she would naturally be happy to do so.
Thus, the drama of the Wanjue Academy cultivators fleeing came about.
After the battle with Mingyue, Jiang He's team not only gained points, but everyone's acting skills improved significantly.
Even Long Aotian, who is usually as sharp as a drawn sword, had to hold back and was forced to retreat in the face of Lingqing Academy's attacks.
Jiang He had calculated that if Xie Xing had been even slightly more cautious, he wouldn't have chased them into the woods.
"Don't pursue a cornered enemy," Jiang He thought, believing Xie Xing hadn't considered this possibility.
However, when faced with reality, it was clearly a different story. Xie Xing was eager to eliminate Jiang He, and Shangguan Ningxue had long harbored resentment towards Shangguan Linghu.
And so it went, with the two of them being followed by more than a dozen cultivators from Lingqing Academy.
Seeing Xie Xing enter the forest, Jiang He naturally didn't stand on ceremony.
Previously, she had the cultivators of Wanjue Academy escape into the forest to set up traps, partly as a precaution, and partly as an ambush for cultivators from other academies, such as Mingyue Academy.
Now Xie Xing has benefited.
Jiang He walked hurriedly, making numerous mistakes.
Xie Xing and several cultivators from Lingqing Academy chased after Jiang He, but the forest was full of trees, rich in wood element.
Jiang He ordered the cultivators from the Wanjue Academy to lie in ambush here.
Xie Xing was surrounded by wind spiritual energy and moved quickly, which basically widened the distance between him and the cultivators behind him. In addition, Jiang He deliberately ran forward.
The cultivators following Xie Xing were dragged down by the withered vines of the orchid tree, and then surrounded by the cultivators hiding in the forest, thus eliminating all the cultivators behind Xie Xing.
Xie Xing watched Jiang He running and soon blocked her path.
"The wind is blowing!"
The wind spirit energy gathered on Xie Xing's sword, and in an instant, a strong wind arose, and the leaves on the ground were also swept into the air. A small tornado came towards Jiang He.
Jiang He didn't dodge; instead, she stopped.
Despite his confusion, Xie Xing gathered half of his spiritual energy and launched an attack on Jiang He.
Jiang He's sword tip pointed downwards, her eyes smiling, her thumb and middle finger touching briefly before quickly separating.
A clear snap of fingers echoed through the forest.
Xie Xing was still unaware of what had happened. He could only see that within a few seconds, the wind approached Jiang He, intending to tear her apart!
Xie Xing's smile widened as he conjured the image of Jiang He dying at his hands.
"Where can you hide now? Your Chaotic Spiritual Root talent is nothing more than inferior..."
Before Xie Xing could finish speaking, his smile abruptly stopped. A gust of wind appeared beneath his feet, just like the move Xie Xing had used against Jiang He earlier.
"Wind! How do you know my moves?!"
As Xie Xing was filled with surprise and doubt, dozens of water blades suddenly appeared around him.
Besides Jiang He replicating Xie Xing's sword move "Wind Movement," this water blade was precisely the technique used by Helian Xueyue.
Xie Xing then realized that he was the only one left in the forest; the Lingqing Academy cultivators who had been following him were nowhere to be seen!