This was the first time Xia Xianning realized that watching someone important to him get hurt was a hundred, a thousand times more painful than being hurt himself – a feeling he would never forget in his life.
No, no, no, this time, he seems to see more than in his dreams!
The parting spell planted on his hand, the helplessness of leaving home alone, and, Luo Mingbai’s death that taught him a heartbreaking lesson.
This absolutely cannot be real! He still has so many words unsaid, so many things undone, they had been inseparable since childhood… Luo Mingbai absolutely cannot leave him alone!
Xia Xianning blurted out: “Luo Mingbai!”
Before he spoke, his other companions had already been trying to break the formation.
However, the situation became increasingly strange.
Xia Xianning held a long sword in the formation, appearing cold and still, but sweat was constantly sliding down his elegant brow, and the arm gripping the sword had bulging blue veins, knuckles white, seeming to be suppressing and enduring something.
Luo Mingbai called out to him several times, but Xia Xianning did not respond. In shock and anger, Luo Mingbai unleashed the Supreme Heavenly Seal of the Tai Yi Primordial Technique. Instantly, clouds and rosy clouds rose in the sky, surging and spreading, burning and slaughtering, like heaven and sea, violently crashing towards the formation’s edge!
When he truly made his move, no one could be careless. The woman’s voice revealed panic for the first time, crying out in alarm. The surrounding walls shook, the earth rotated. If Luo Mingbai hadn’t been afraid of affecting Xia Xianning, the power would have been far greater.
Before he could finish his fierce words, he heard Xia Xianning say that one name “Luo Mingbai”.
Xia Xianning couldn’t hear what he was saying. At this moment, he was immersed in his own inner world, unfeeling of external things. Before his eyes, a flower cup bloomed in blood, flickering in the darkness, light flowing, like a bright lamp.
Though he was only in his early twenties, he had experienced hundreds of battles, repeatedly facing life and death, never defeated. This was the first time he had fallen into such a passive situation.
But they… even including Luo Mingbai, fundamentally did not understand. It was not the formation consuming him, but love that made one bow down!
The words he had been suppressing surged from his throat. Xia Xianning blurted out: “Luo Mingbai! The one I love… is Luo Mingbai!”
The illusion shattered, the flower fragrance dispersed. He instantly regained self-consciousness, but the formation had gained new strength from Xia Xianning’s honest answer, automatically repairing the part just damaged by Luo Mingbai.
Chapter 72: Xia Xianning’s Advance
Luo Mingbai stared blankly at Xia Xianning, temporarily forgetting everything else – and he was not alone; almost everyone present wore the same expression.
After realizing what he had just said, Xia Xianning felt almost all his strength drain away. He had faced life and death countless times, but none had been as thrilling as this moment.
He didn’t care if others knew about his feelings. If he and Luo Mingbai were of the same mind, Xia Xianning would even want to proclaim to the world. But the current situation was just too sudden.
He quickly used his sword to support himself on the ground, steadying his body, lowering his gaze and not daring to meet Luo Mingbai’s eyes.
From Luo Mingbai’s perspective, he could only see his usually fearless junior brother’s sword-holding hand trembling slightly, his face looking even paler.
Luo Mingbai also didn’t dare to look directly at Xia Xianning. He stared at Xia Xianning’s shaking hand, not knowing what he should think or say.
He felt like he had been standing for a long time, but it was actually just a brief moment, so short that the formation’s eye hadn’t even asked its final question.
He knew he didn’t like Xia Xianning being with others and was very concerned about the person he supposedly liked. But Luo Mingbai had never carefully considered why he would feel this way.
They had grown up together but had very different personalities. Xia Xianning, once he set his mind on something, would charge forward without much consideration. Luo Mingbai, however, always liked to think everything through clearly, ensuring all consequences were under his control before beginning.
But now, Xia Xianning’s sudden confession had completely disrupted his rhythm. This matter was beyond Luo Mingbai’s comprehension.
“He actually likes me?”
“Xianning said I am the one he loves!”
“But, but I..
. no, but he… he must be lying to trick me!”
“Do I… like him?”
All these thoughts crowded his mind, rushing to be voiced, but Luo Mingbai’s throat was dry, unable to produce a single sound.
No, don’t think too much, stay calm! Only one question remains, this is their last time, he must break the formation and get Xia Xianning out before then!
Luo Mingbai forcibly suppressed his chaotic thoughts, his fingers tightly gripping two talismans, nearly tearing the paper in his nervousness.
Then, the formation’s eye asked Xia Xianning its third question: “Loving but unable to obtain, so how much of this flesh and blood remains? How long can you hold on?”
His peripheral vision swept across the red line that Luo Yingbai had quietly approached, and a tacit understanding arose. He slightly raised the sword tip, extending it by an inch.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed by like falling flowers. In a moment, emotions stirred and romantic fate was extinguished.
In this instant, even the person whose heart was moved hadn’t noticed, but the Great Descending Palace Formation seized this flaw.
The flower growing from Xia Xianning’s blood instantly bloomed to its fullest, then an endless flower sea spread, and in the blink of an eye, it was already rushing towards Luo Yingbai’s feet. The pink mist, like a gentle blade, swept towards him!
Xia Xianning was shocked: “Senior brother, retreat quickly!”
He disregarded his own position in the formation and thrust his sword, the sword’s brilliance surging, forcing the drifting pink mist to pause.
Gou Songze and Wei Shou also acted simultaneously. One threw a magical artifact to block an attack for Luo Yingbai, while the other seized the gap in the formation’s defense and used a yellow talisman to seal the bizarre blood flower on the ground.
The situation changed in an instant. After being attacked by several masters from inside and outside, the formation’s operation began to feel sluggish. After a moment of surprise from the attack, Luo Yingbai simply borrowed the force, allowing the pink mist to entangle and draw him into the formation.
He took this risk entirely to rescue Xia Xianning. At the moment of near-entry, the red thread in Luo Yingbai’s hand shot out from his wrist, instantly pulling Xia Xianning out of the formation!
While Xia Xianning’s body instantly shifted following Luo Yingbai’s rhythm and escaped, he threw his long sword.
The sword’s edge drew a golden shadow in mid-air, completely shattering the entire grand formation.
Luo Yingbai released Xia Xianning. Gou Songze picked up the magical artifact from the ground. Lin Xing bit the back of his hand hard, suppressing his inner excitement.
He had truly not lived this life in vain – first witnessing the young masters of Changliu Sect and Yingxing Sect sleeping together, and now personally seeing one senior brother confess to another!
However, none of the people present showed joy after escaping. They looked at each other, feeling the atmosphere was extraordinarily awkward, and beneath the awkwardness, their gossip hearts were stirring.
