Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 235 The Fake Infant (Part 1)

A red sun hung in the eastern sky.

On Deer Antler Mountain, violent roars could be heard from time to time. The stone forest collapsed completely. From a distance, the mountaintop no longer looked like a deer antler. Instead, fiery wings spread out in the sky, even more dazzling than the sun.

The group fought for most of the night, with the weaker members either dying or being injured. In the end, only Gu Jingnian, Ying Yao, Shen Jichi, Long Minzhi, and Bian Jingzhong were still fighting.

Among them, Gu Jingnian was the weakest, carrying a child in his arms, barely managing to escape thanks to his powerful self-healing ability. Ying Yao, on the other hand, was surprisingly strong, single-handedly withstanding the attacks of several experts.

"Wow!"

The child's cries were loud and clear.

Gu Jingnian carried Lu Anran and flew swiftly over the hillside. Suddenly, a phoenix cry resounded through the heavens.

He glanced back and was surprised to find that Yingyao had transformed into a giant fire phoenix, its form blotting out the sky.

She is like the rosy dawn, yet more sacred than the dawn itself.

The next moment, Long Minzhi suddenly appeared in front of Gu Jingnian.

"If you don't want Gu Caiwei to die, then you'd better behave yourself..."

"Oh!"

The fireball crashed down with terrifying force and speed, creating a huge crater in the ground before the naked eye could even see it.

Before Long Minzhi could finish speaking, her figure had vanished, as if she had been smashed to ashes.

Gu Jingnian waited for a long time, but she didn't come out again.

Once the dust had settled, he walked to the edge of the pit and looked inside. He saw a large pool of blood remaining in the pit.

I don't know if Lung Man-chi is dead or not, but she must have escaped with serious injuries.

Suddenly, a buzzing, trembling sound came from the hillside.

All the scattered bones, branches, and fur on the ground grew back up, giving a sense of revival and prosperity.

But the excessive prosperity seemed rather strange.

Gradually, the area within several miles was covered by those strangely growing things, and then they shot towards the fire phoenix in the sky like sharp arrows.

The fire phoenix did not dodge, but chose to withstand the attack just like Park's father did. The flames collided with the rain of arrows and quickly engulfed them.

Upon seeing this, Bian Jingzhong knew something was wrong and immediately turned and fled.

"call--"

A streak of flame cleaved down from the sky like a knife, cutting through the rolling mountains and carving deep ravines along with Bian Jingzhong's figure.

Immediately afterwards, golden light condensed, forming another blade of light, which was swung open and slashed towards Yingyao.

At the other end of that blade of light stood Shen Jichi, suspended in mid-air.

He raised his hands towards the sun, and it was as if countless mirrors in the sky were reflecting the sunlight onto his palms.

The more powerful a superpower, the more likely it is to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

At this moment, the sunlight that shone throughout the world seemed to become an inexhaustible weapon for Shen Jichi. As long as he had the strength to raise it and swing it down, he could kill with light.

The fiery blade that had struck Bian Jingzhong turned around and slashed at Shen Jichi instead.

Light and fire each occupied half of the sky, colliding with a deafening roar, dazzlingly bright.

Gu Jingnian dared not look any longer and used his body to protect Lu Anran as they flew away into the distance.

Behind him, the light blade and the fire blade clashed without making a sound, but in an instant, Gu Jingnian could see nothing at all.

Like a silent explosion, countless rays of sunlight and flames burst forth instantly, stinging Gu Jingnian's eyes, and he could only see a vast expanse of white.

As he struggled to discern directions in the white light, two streams of blood flowed from his eyes. He quickly pulled Lu Anran into his arms, shielding her from the white light.

He was probably blind and couldn't see anything. He managed to fly a long distance until his eyes started to heal themselves and he could vaguely see things. He judged that it should be safe around him before he dared to land.

The baby in his arms stopped crying. Gu Jingnian shook her, feeling worried, when suddenly he heard a loud "waaaah!" His worries were slightly relieved.

"Are you hurt?"

Even though he knew Lu Anran wouldn't understand and couldn't answer, he still asked a question.

But then came Yingyao's weak voice from behind.

"A little."

Gu Jingnian turned around, his vision blurred, and he could vaguely see Ying Yao stumbling over.

He held the child in one arm, and with his other hand, he grasped Yingyao's hand, and they helped each other sit down.

"Young master, your eyes?"

"It's okay, I can heal myself. How are you?"

Yingyao didn't answer, but said happily, "I drove Shen Jichi away. I'm really powerful now."

Gu Jingnian couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

But he could hear the weakness in Ying Yao's voice. Fortunately, Shen Jichi, Long Minzhi, and Bian Jingzhong, the three great masters, were either seriously injured or had fled. Yin Jinggen's elite troops were enough to control the situation and give Ying Yao a chance to rest.

"Check if An Ran is injured?"

"Okay, I'll carry you."

Yingyao took Lu Anran from Gu Jingnian's hands, her movements careful and somewhat clumsy.

Despite her serious injuries, she still smiled gently and said, "Anran, don't cry. Let me hug you, okay?"

Gu Jingnian let go of her hand and realized that it was stiff and her whole body was soaked in sweat.

He had suffered too many injuries and lost too much blood. The self-healing process had consumed a lot of his strength and brought him great pain. Now that he was relaxed, he almost fainted, so he closed his eyes and rested for a while.

The surroundings were quiet for a while.

“Young Master,” Yingyao’s voice rang out, tinged with doubt, “I think… I can’t move.”

Gu Jingnian opened his eyes, but still couldn't see anything. He could only vaguely see Ying Yao sitting there, holding Lu Anran in her arms.

"How……"

Halfway through his sentence, Gu Jingnian suddenly realized something.

Some things he had heard recently, and some people he had met, came to mind.

For example, Meng Shaoweng, who lived backwards, had an older sister; Gu Caiwei was still alive; and earlier in Jusai City, Gu's wet nurse said that Lu Anran didn't look like the Gu family's children.

In fact, after bringing Lu Anran back, Fengniang and Miao Chunniang had several hesitant attempts to speak to him. Finally, Miao Chunniang subtly asked him if he had seen Lu Anran during the six months he had been away from Ruiguo. They had some suspicions, but couldn't be sure and dared not bring it up, knowing that Gu Jingnian would certainly not believe them.

Indeed, even now, he is unwilling to easily conclude that the Lu Anran he is protecting is a fake.

"Are you badly injured?" Gu Jingnian asked. "It's nothing. Just eat the fruit that Womin gave you and you'll be fine."

"Sir?"

Yingyao was puzzled at first, because she had clearly already eaten those two fruits, so what was the young master talking about now?

Just as he was about to ask, Gu Jingnian murmured something.

Where is the fruit?

He rummaged in his pocket and asked again, "Should I put it together with the talisman that Womin gave you?"

Ying Yao was taken aback, remembering what Old Womin had told her, "If you encounter danger, come find me again," and understood Gu Jingnian's implication.

She hadn't expected that the Lu Anran in her arms would be a fake. She guessed that someone around her was controlling her. Gu Jingnian deliberately used words to deceive the other party so that the other party wouldn't make a move immediately.

So she started to cooperate with Gu Jingnian's speech.

"Yes, put it together with the talisman."

Yingyao is not good at lying, and her lies are somewhat stiff.

Gu Jingnian asked, "Did you bring the talisman?"

"No, I'm hiding in that safe place."

"Let's rest a bit longer, then we'll go get it."

"it is good."

Yingyao agreed, and after a while, she found that her hands and feet were numb, but she could move them again.

She stood up with difficulty, and said with some surprise, "So it was just that my legs went numb from sitting too long. Maybe the injury was too bad."

"Let's go." Gu Jingnian hadn't actually rested well yet, but he didn't dare linger and stood up as well.

"it is good."

But when Yingyao tried to unfold her fire wings, she found that she couldn't.

She was already severely injured and weak, and her strength was exhausted. At this moment, she still could not control her body and could only move her hands and feet with difficulty.

Gu Jingnian then led them to fly towards Deer Horn Mountain.

However, he couldn't be sure that it was safe there, and even Pei Nian was a variable who might side with Shen Jichi and the others.

The "Lu Anran" in his arms probably didn't quite believe that the fruit and talisman given by Womin were placed on Deer Horn Mountain, as if they were secretly causing trouble.

As Gu Jingnian got closer and closer to Deer Horn Mountain, he gradually felt his body was out of control and he could hardly wield his fire wings.

He had to fly low to find a place to land.

Suddenly, the sound of a zither drifted from a mountain hollow ahead.

The music was melodious and beautiful. In his entire life, Gu Jingnian had only encountered one person with such skill: Hu Jingnan.

Although he didn't understand music, he could tell that Hu Jingnan was using the sound of her zither to search for someone, so he thought that she had a very magical potion that might be able to heal Yingyao's injuries.

"Hu Jingnan? How did she know we hid the things nearby?"

Gu Jingnian muttered something to himself, then flew in that direction following the sound of the zither.

(End of this chapter)