Chapter 6 (Part 1) of Volume 2: Where to escape to

  Ji Dan gave me a apologetic look: "Little pervert, this time we really dragged you into this."

  I scratched my head: "Those who know the current situation are heroes, if it's really not possible, we can discuss conditions with Mo Zhu and his group, such as only handing over one or two pieces of heterodox treasures. After all, the Tian Di Tu is in our hands, and we can use it to threaten them at any time."

  Gan Ning took a deep breath, his expression as cold as snow: "I would rather be shattered jade than whole tile. I will not yield to the Demon Lord."

  I said with a straight face: "A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. Knowing you can't win the fight and still going to crack an egg against a rock, that's stupid. In the past, Han Xin suffered humiliation, Gou Jian slept on thorns and tasted gall, now those are real men."

  Jū Dān mèi měi mù yuán zhēng: "Gòu jiàn, Hán xìn shì shuí? hěn yǒu míng ma?"

  English Translation:

  "Who are Gou Jian and Han Xin? Are they very famous?"

  I casually made up a few sentences and said: "As a human being, one must learn to be flexible and cannot be stubborn. Only by keeping one's life can one make a comeback."

  Gan Ning stared at me: "Are you so afraid of death?"

  I rubbed my numb hands, and said silently: "You won't understand. When you're so hungry that you only have the strength to crawl on the ground like a wild dog, shivering with pain, then you'll know that nothing is more important than living. To live, no matter being kicked, trampled, or scolded, just live, gritting your teeth and living. For sixteen years, I've been struggling to survive like this.

  Clutching my fist, I said word by word: "As long as we are alive, there is hope."

  "Hai Ji let out a soft 'ah' and looked at me with pity: "Little scoundrel, in another world, are you always being bullied by others?"

  I turned my head, a gloom in my heart, but a smile on my face: "I'm living comfortably, although heaven wants me to die, I'm still vigorous and full of life."

  At this time, the coldness in the ice ball was unbearable for me, and white frost had already formed on my eyebrows. I shivered, and the chill seemed to penetrate into my heart and lungs.

  Haiji looked at me worriedly: "Little rascal, are you cold?"

  I was just about to speak, and then I let out a few consecutive sneezes. Hai Ji said: "Why don't you go into the Golden Spiral Shell to avoid the cold air?" With a flick of her finger, the opening of the shell suddenly enlarged, and I was just thinking of crawling inside when the small ice balls outside spun rapidly, and a vast amount of icy air poured quickly into the shell's mouth. The inside of the Golden Spiral Shell became as cold as the outside.

  Gan Ning shook his head: "It's useless, Xuan Bing's cold air is all-pervasive."

  Haiji gave me a desolate smile: "Unexpectedly, we not only failed to protect you, but also want to make you suffer."

  "I'm not afraid of suffering. Moreover, with a beauty by my side, life is sweeter than honey." I said with a careless smile, and couldn't help but shiver again.

  Ji Dan's expression was uneasy: "Xuan Bing's cold air is very severe, if this continues, Xiao Se Lang will not die but will get seriously ill. One day and one night, he probably won't be able to hold on."

  "What should I do?" Haiji said anxiously, hesitated for a moment, blushed and leaned towards me. We stuck together tightly, her body was also very cold, after being seriously injured, she had not recovered yet.

  After a while, my skin began to form frost, a thin layer, and the blood seemed to be frozen. I trembled, and could hardly speak clearly. Haiji leaned against me, but I didn't feel any warmth at all.

  Hai Ji lowered her head, not daring to look at me, her elegant, snow-white neck arched with a blush: "Little scoundrel, are you feeling better? Is it warmer now?"

  "I'm not cold." I said with difficulty, the white air coming out of my mouth immediately froze into ice. At this rate, I might be frozen into a giant icicle.

  It's so cold.

  In a daze, I seemed to be falling asleep. It was really cold, that winter in Luoyang, in that icy broken house, my dad and I were shivering together.

  After a long silence, Gan Ning let out a soft sigh and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. Ji Danmei exclaimed in surprise: "Gan Xianzi, are you going to...?"

  Gan Ning nodded: "No choice, can only break through immediately."

  "My teeth chattered: 'No need, I, I can hold on.'"

  Gan Ning quietly looked at me for a moment, then turned around and said to Ji Danmei: "Lin Fei is handed over to you. If the enemy appears, take him and escape as far as possible!"

  My whole body shook violently: "Ji Dan Mei took me away, what about you and Hai Ji?"

  "Don't mind us!" Ha Ji said resolutely.

  I was stunned and cried out in alarm: "No! That way you and Gan Ning will both end up dead!"

  Gan Ning turned around, gave me a faint smile. The smile was like a blooming snow lotus, elegant and otherworldly, I didn't expect that the icy Gan Ning would be so beautiful when he smiled.

  "As long as you're alive. We've all sworn to protect you, no matter what." She said calmly, "Hiss", the long sword was drawn out of its scabbard.

  A brilliant rainbow flashed by, a snowy figure fluttered, and merged into the colorful light and shadow. Gan Ning had actually merged with the Three Thousand Weak Water Swords as one! At this moment, she was a dazzling flowing weak water, all over her body, sparkling and shining!

  "Xiang Ling, there's no need for you to do this for me!" I exclaimed anxiously.

  "Lin Fei, I hope you can live well. You said that as long as one is alive, there's still hope." Gan Ningzhen said in a low voice, then rushed out, charging towards the thick ice layer without looking back.

  Vibrant rays of light fell like fireworks.

  Silent and still, the fireworks faded away, the large ice ball remained motionless. "Boom", a muffled sound came from outside, a small ice ball suddenly exploded, followed by one after another, dozens of small ice balls surrounding it vanished into thin air. "Squeak", an almost imperceptible crack appeared on the surface of the large ice ball, the crack grew and spread, branching out into hundreds of cracks. With a loud crash, the large ice ball split open.

  We made it out!

  Gan Lingshen softly fell to the ground. I didn't have time to be happy, and hurriedly supported Gan Lingshen, she had already automatically separated from the 3000 Weak Water Sword, her jet-black long hair was scattered and covering her forehead, her palms were icy cold, staring at me, unable to move.

  "Let's hurry while they haven't arrived yet!" said Ji Danmei in a low voice.

  The sea princess drives a golden shell, rushing all the way. The night sky is starless, and the black sea surface has white foam rolling over it, with cold winds howling by.

  I let out a sigh of relief: "Good, Mizutora and the others aren't here."

  The words had barely fallen when a maniacal laughter suddenly came from the front. I and the three beauties exchanged a glance, our hearts sinking continuously.

  It's done!

  Mizu Rokurō emerged from the sea like a ghost, staring intently at us. Behind him, Shinsanrō stood with his hands behind his back and said to me in a leisurely tone, "Younger brother, I told you we'd meet again. Now it's really hard to say who'll come out on top."

  Mizu Rokurou said with a pleased expression: "I had expected that you might forcibly break through the Condensed Water Ice Array, so I was waiting in ambush here. Now your true essence is greatly exhausted, and you can only obediently surrender. However, even if you hide inside the ice sphere, tomorrow when the Demon Master comes, you will still be unable to escape death."

  "Xiang Sanlang said in a soft voice, 'Gan Xianzi, looking at your weak eyes, it's clear that you've suffered serious injuries. The one who forcibly broke through the Condensed Water and Ice Array is probably you.'"

  Mizu Rokurō said, "Now it's easier to gather you all." With a wave of his hands, two waves rose into the air and transformed into giant claws that covered half the sky.

  Hai Ji gritted her teeth: "Ji Dan Mei, take the little scoundrel and leave, I'll block them!" She blew air at the spiral mouth, but only a few faint golden threads floated out, no longer able to form a meridian network.

  "This is one moment, and that is another. Everyone, stop making meaningless resistance." Sanzaburou let out a long sigh, his body swelling up, and his brother emerged from his forehead.

  "Let's hurry!" Haidie said with a pale face.

  "Let's go quickly." Gan Ning said in a low voice.

  "Hurry up!" Ji Danmei urged me: "Don't let Gan Xianzi and Hai Ji sacrifice in vain for you."

  "Go quickly! Go quickly! Go quickly!" The voice, one cry more urgent than the last, was like a series of thunderclaps exploding in my mind. "Go quickly! Go quickly! Go quickly!"

  "This little guy is probably scared silly, right?" Shui Liu Lang sneered, his two huge claws waving back and forth in mid-air, posing like a cat playing with a mouse.

  Saburō stared at me with a thoughtful expression.

  "Quickly! Quickly! Quickly!" The turbulent waves around us seemed to calm down all at once. Mizuroku and Sendō's gloomy faces, the beauties' pale faces, all seemed to fade away in an instant.

  The waves surge, the sea breeze lifts up my snowy white lotus dress.

  I stand still, unmoving.

  This lotus-leaf-like garment is my new clothes. For many years, I haven't worn any new clothes.

  In the wooden house, I and Ju Danmei listened to a night of rain. There were many rainy nights when I curled up alone in a broken temple on the outskirts of Luoyang, shivering with fear.

  The kiss with Kaori-chan, even now I think about it and my heart is racing. There have been many times when beautiful girls walked past me, their faces filled with disgust.

  I already have so much now. I have so many wonderful things to remember. I smiled, standing still, facing Mizuo and Mitsurou. I was scared but I stood my ground, unmoving.

  I think I will never be able to become Han Xin in this lifetime.

  Slowly stretching out my hand, I untied the bundle on my back and threw a bag of jewels far into the sea!

  Like abandoning feces and earth!

  "In this life, I have rarely been truly happy. I haven't given anything to others, and others haven't given me anything either." My gaze swept over the three beauties as I spoke slowly.

  "I'm alive, but insignificant. A useless person, it seems that's just the fate I was born with." I lift my head and gaze at the sky, devoid of starlight.

  But they once shone in my eyes.

  I burst out laughing, facing the sky, and spread open my arms.

  Tears gushed out.

  In the dark night sky, I have never given up searching for starlight. For 16 years, I've been alive, struggling to survive, and never giving up hope!

  A patch of rotten mud can also face the vast sky!

  Mizuro and Shinsaburō slowly approached me. I remained still.

  "Lin Fei, hurry up and leave, don't do anything stupid!" Hai Ji anxiously said, trying to block my way. I gently pushed her hand away and shook my head at the rushing Ju Danmei.

  "This time, I'll protect you. Because everyone has the right to live." I looked at them and smiled.

  I laugh with pride, not a bit humble. I smile, with a little heartache, and a little happiness. I'm not that great, I want to run away. But I know if I do, for the rest of my life, I'll look down on myself.

  Actually, I should have escaped. What an idiot I am.

  "Mizu Rokurō, Shinsanrō! Look at me!" I took a deep breath, patted my chest and shouted: "Your opponent is me!"

  Sanlang was taken aback for a moment. The younger brother on his forehead sneered and said, "You? What are you? I can blow you to death with just one breath!"

  With a flash of lightning, I reached into Gan Ning's bosom and pulled out the map of Zi Zai Tian. With both hands spread wide: "Water Liu Lang, Huan San Lang! Take a good look, this is the map of Zi Zai Tian! What your Demon Master wants! Open your dog eyes and take a good look!"

  "Little brother, what do you want to do?" Sanlang's eyes flashed with a hint of curiosity.

  "Hahahaha! I'm in a terrible mood today, really bad. If I'm not careful, I'll tear this map to shreds and you guys won't be able to hand it in!"

  "Little brother, you're a clever guy, you wouldn't do something stupid like that."

  "Follow me and this map is yours!" I roared: "If you utter a single word, I'll tear it to shreds immediately!"

  "I glared at them, enunciating each word: 'Better to be shattered jade than to remain intact pottery!'"

  "Little pervert, don't be like this!"

  "Ji Dan Mei, take good care of Hai Ji and Gan Ning Zhen!"

  "No!" Hai Ji's whole body trembled: "No, no!" She wanted to rush over and stop me, but I sternly said: "Don't come over, nobody come over! Whoever it is, I'll turn against them and not recognize them!"

  "Little brother, let's talk this over."

  "I backed away step by step: 'Come on, you two follow me, slowly follow me. Don't play any tricks, if you dare to attack these three women, don't blame me for not being happy. If I'm not happy, I'll tear up this map, and everyone will be doomed! Hai Ji, Ju Danmei, you two don't come over either, if you come over, I'll still tear up the map!"

  "Let him go." Gan Ning suddenly said in a trembling voice, Hai Ji tearfully looked at me, desperately shaking her head, Ju Danmei tightly clenched her fist, and suddenly turned her head, her long hair flying violently.

  "Sanlang and Liu'er exchanged a glance, the former hesitated and said: 'Little brother, as long as you hand over the map of the Heavenly Freedom, everything can be negotiated. We'll listen to you, what do you want to do?'"

  I chuckled and jumped into the sea, still holding the map high with both hands, kicking my legs backwards to swim away slowly: "If you want the map, come after me. Oh, and follow me slowly. Back off, back off! Don't get so close to me, you're not beauties, I'm not interested in getting intimate with you."

  I continued to swim backwards, and Mitsusanro and Mizutoro followed closely behind me, keeping a distance of about ten jō. The three beauties on the golden shell were getting farther and farther away, until they could no longer be seen. The huge stone that had been hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.