The Passerby Female Supporting Character – Chapter 23
by Little PandaOverturned Cart [failure/backfire]
Although Chi Qianning had seen through and teased her with a sentence, causing Song Linlin to feel a tiny bit ashamed, it wasn’t a big deal. Anyway, no one else could hear what she said.
Then it wouldn’t hurt to put on an act.
Song Linlin currently felt great. Her initial terror towards Xing Jiu had almost completely vanished. From this perspective, it seemed like late-stage Golden Core was nothing much!
She raised the long sword in her hand, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Xing Jiu’s chest, with a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance. She opened her mouth and said, “Come on, I’m not afraid of you. Bring it on!”
“Hmph!”
Xing Jiu was clearly enraged by her. This guy in front of him, who looked like a complete newbie, had merely dodged one of his ordinary attacks and had actually become so arrogant, completely not putting him in her eyes. It was truly unbearable.
He stopped his attack on Ye Tingran and turned around, his eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked at Song Linlin. In the next moment, without any warning, he suddenly attacked. His large saber fiercely chopped down towards Song Linlin.
Song Linlin, brimming with confidence, raised the sword in her hand, wanting to block this strike. However, when her long sword collided with the opponent’s saber, Song Linlin only felt as if she had crashed into a heavy boulder. She couldn’t withstand it for even a second, and her weapon scraped sparks on the ground.
By the time this strike ended, it was fortunate that the quality of her sword was good enough; otherwise, it would have long been cleaved in two by Xing Jiu.
Song Linlinβs wrist and the web between her thumb and forefinger were numb. Looking at Xing Jiu, only shock remained in her eyes.
Preposterous, was he even human?! How could his strength be so great?!
The strike didnβt hit, but it clearly frightened this little brat who was putting on airs in front of him. Xing Jiu immediately launched his next attack towards her.
Fortunately, Song Linlin’s perception was stronger than his. Just as the opponent’s attack was about to touch her, she was able to immediately dodge.
Too hasty, shouldn’t have tried to βzhuang 13β [θ£13 | zhuΔng 13 | internet slang for acting cool/showing off]!
Ye Tingran, seeing this scene of her fleeing and him chasing, couldn’t help but press her hand to her forehead and sigh. As expected, Song Linlin was still the same Song-shimei she was familiar with; she couldn’t be relied upon too much.
At the critical moment, she still had to step in herself.
“Song-shimei, I’ll help you.”
After saying this, Ye Tingran, carrying her sword, charged towards Xing Jiu, who was tightly pursuing Song Linlin. With her joining the battle, this effectively diverted Xing Jiu’s attention, and he stopped relentlessly hacking at Song Linlin.
Song Linlin, having dodged for so long, finally had the chance to stop and catch her breath. She immediately turned her head to look in Chi Qianning’s direction, her eyes filled with fear.
Although she didn’t speak, the expression on her face clearly conveyed what she wanted to say:
Help! I can’t beat him!
“Tsk…”
Chi Qianning truly couldn’t bear to look at her. Even her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, her face a mixture of disdain and complex emotions.
She really couldn’t understand how Song Linlin could still be chased and hacked like this…
After a few seconds, Chi Qianning finally spoke, her tone thick with contempt: “Do you not use your brain at all?”
“You clearly have greater speed and a more agile physique than the opponent, yet you foolishly try to compete with him in strength.”
“Uh…”
Song Linlin was rendered speechless by her words. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that was indeed the case. Xing Jiu’s muscles weren’t just for show; why would she try to directly block that saber strike of his?
As expected, she was still too arrogant.
Lowering her head, feeling somewhat embarrassed to face Chi Qianning, she could only humbly ask: “Then… then what should I do now?”
“Use all the sword techniques you know.”
“Okay!”
Song Linlin hastily nodded in agreement. This time, she was much more cautious, mainly because she had been frightened by the beating. With Ye Tingran primarily distracting the opponent’s attention, she only dared to occasionally strike a few blows at Xing Jiu’s massive body.
With his huge physique, Xing Jiu simply couldn’t dodge Song Linlin’s attacks. And Song Linlin, acting very cowardly, would hit and run. Soon, Xing Jiu’s body was covered in bloodstains.
It looked quite frightening, and it did indeed cause him some injury, but it was mainly psychological damage. He was actually made to look so pathetic by this little nobody!
The more Song Linlin struck, the more alarmed she became. Although it looked like she was quite impressive, landing so many blows on him, in reality, it was basically like scraping therapy [ineffective attacks].
On the contrary, the more Xing Jiu was struck, the more furious he became, his attacks growing fiercer. He clearly hadn’t suffered any significant damage.
After enduring so many attacks, Xing Jiu finally couldn’t stand it anymore. He forcibly unleashed a move with extremely high attack power and explosive force, but using it would consume a large amount of magic power, and even plunge him into a weakened state.
He had to immediately eliminate these two brats who came looking for trouble, especially the one who hit and ran. He would definitely hack at her a few more times then, to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Xing Jiu’s sudden outburst indeed caught Ye Tingran and Song Linlin off guard. Ye Tingran barely managed to resist the slashing attack coming towards her, but it wasn’t as easy as before. She was forced back several steps, her blood and qi surging. Fortunately, she forcefully suppressed the urge to vomit blood.
“Holy sh*t!”
Seeing Ye Tingran being pushed back, Song Linlin knew that Xing Jiu’s next target was clearly herself. He was currently rapidly approaching her, his speed even twice as fast as before.
Looking at the menacing Xing Jiu, Song Linlin naturally didn’t dare to resist, immediately starting to flee without looking back. With the large saber chasing behind her, this time she used all her strength, wishing she could fly towards Chi Qianning.
Finally, she lunged forward. Song Linlin wrapped her arms around Chi Qianning’s neck, landing face-to-face in her lap, her head nuzzling against Chi Qianning’s neck. She pathetically cried out, “Waaah, save me!”
This wooden chair wasn’t spacious, squeezing two people onto it was really a bit of a stretch. At this moment, it was somewhat wobbly. Chi Qianning, while forcefully steadying the backward-tipping chair, grasped the other person’s lower back to prevent Song Linlin from falling off.
Facing the heavy and powerful downward smash of Xing Jiu’s saber tip, her expression didn’t change at all. She didn’t even blink, only sighing at Song Linlin.
As expected, relying on Song Linlin alone, she still couldn’t grasp the current situation.
Xing Jiu didn’t understand why Song Linlin suddenly ran here and then stopped moving. However, this didn’t hinder his desire to kill her; on the contrary, her immobility was a good thing.
This person was simply harder to catch than a loach [ζ³₯ι³ | nΓqiΕ« | a type of small fish, known for its slipperiness]. She must be scared silly now, which was why she was staying put. Xing Jiu could already imagine the scene of his large saber cutting into her body.
However, in the next moment, his large saber abruptly stopped. There was clearly nothing in the air in front of him, and Song Linlin was just blankly staying put, but it was as if there was an insurmountable chasm between his saber and her. No matter how hard he tried, his weapon couldn’t descend any further.
Vaguely, Xing Jiu seemed to see a person sitting upright on the wooden chair in front of him. He couldn’t make out the person’s features. Song Linlin was huddled in their embrace, and that person’s hand was supporting the waist of the person in their arms. Their fingers were pale, slender, and bloodless. A silver, snake-shaped ring was coiled around their bony middle finger, the ruby on the snake’s eye reflecting a faint light.
And the seated person seemed to also have a pair of red eyes. He felt that the other party hadn’t even spared him a single glance, yet it caused an involuntary tremor to emanate from the depths of his soul.
The author has something to say:
We’ll be leaving Yuan Qingcheng’s map soon. Cherish this Xiao Song who still fights now. Back at the sect, she’ll become a salted fish lovebrain [ζθ ¦ | Γ i nΗo | someone who prioritizes romance above all else]. Apart from being forcibly grabbed for dual cultivation, diligently cultivating is probably impossible. I’ve already thought of a lot of cloyingly sweet daily life at the sect.
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