Chapter 1693: Chapter 1693

Elder Feng ultimately couldn’t bring himself to curse; he and Master Void had known each other for several decades, more than half a century. He was very reluctant to consider the other as an enemy, so he wished the other would say, I’m just protecting the children and nothing else.

However, reality still slapped Elder Feng in the face. He heard Master Void blandly say, "I thought that fellow Murong would also come, should we wait a bit?"

"Wait? Void, you’re in cahoots with these people?"

"In cahoots? Hmm, you could say that. These scoundrels really do have something to do with me," Master Void nodded and said.

A single sentence left Elder Feng choked up. He opened his mouth, looking very agitated, but couldn’t say anything.

Elder Feng was silent for a while, suppressing his anger, and took a few steps forward, saying, "Give me the child, I don’t care about other matters. Void, you know us old folks have lived long enough, and if it weren’t for lingering breath, we’d have lost interest in life long ago. But this child is the hope for the future, it cannot be destroyed in our hands!"

As he walked a few steps, those people immediately became wary, their swords and knives all pointed at Elder Feng, looking like they would show no mercy if he moved forward.

Master Void laughed heartily. The child in his arms had wide-open eyes but didn’t cry, instead gazed at him as though very curious. At this moment, Master Void looked up and said, "But it’s already too late. I almost killed Yao Lingfu, knocked out Jiang Ningxiang, and stole the child." Read complete versıon only at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⟡𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵

He admitted all of these, and upon hearing this, a trace of sadness flashed in Yao Lingfu’s eyes. Void had first tricked her into chasing the enemy, and then severely injured her. She had not lost to the enemy but to her own people.

Elder Feng nodded and said, "At the time, I was very angry, but I thought he still had his reasons, so I said: I don’t care about those things, I’m just here to save the child, known for most of my life, you just need to give me the child, other than that, I promise not to get involved."

"Haha, can you really not get involved? I ultimately did those things." Master Void laughed bitterly, his expression somewhat ferocious.

Those people between the two looked around, and finally, one couldn’t help but turn his head and say to Master Void, "Master Void, could it be that you’ve delayed so long just to say these things to your friend? If so, now that you’ve finished, I think we’d better leave quickly, once we reach the place, your trouble will naturally be resolved."

Master Void cast a glance at him, suddenly gave Elder Feng an eye signal, and shouted, "Take action!"

Elder Feng was actually prepared long ago, and the moment Master Void shouted, he took action.

This stemmed from years of tacit understanding, also puzzled that if Void didn’t want to be found by him, why leave marks along the way, and with such meaningful marks, yet found him saying such peculiar things. When he heard the shout, Elder Feng followed suit.

Those people were obviously taken aback, not expecting Master Void to actually attack them. After Elder Feng and Void killed three people in succession, the remaining immediately formed a battle formation, cooperating in groups of several, began a counterattack, among which one shouted at Master Void: "Void, you actually broke your word, aren’t you afraid..."

"I’m not afraid of you, damn it!" Master Void held the child in one hand, swung the sword in the other, roared furiously, and charged up! "I’ve studied Buddhism for decades without ever speaking foul words, you’ve forced it out today!"

As he said this, Master Void swung his sword angrily, forcing the attackers to retreat continuously.

On Elder Feng’s side, things weren’t easy. He chased persistently, consuming a lot of True Qi, which was one issue. The other was, the skill of those besieging him was surprisingly good, each of them highly skilled, and when combined, they were no less than a master of the same level. Elder Feng, empty-handed, seemed to be on the verge of defeat.

Fortunately, Elder Feng was experienced, fought without fear, both sides entangled for a long time. Elder Feng didn’t break the battle formation, but there was an accident on Master Void’s side. In a frenzy of fighting, Void suddenly stumbled, fell down, and a sword struck him in the back at an opportune moment, nearly piercing through. Master Void let out a painful, suppressed roar and struggled hard, punched the person who injured him away, then blocked other people’s weapons with his sword, and only then picked up the child again, while fighting and retreating. Only at the edge of the cliff did he set the child down, shield him with his body, then hold the sword and confront those people.

Upon hearing this, Li Yifei and the others furrowed their brows. If Master Void had done what he did yesterday, why didn’t he just carry the child away, instead of running to that place, confronting those people, and leaving signal marks for Elder Feng to chase after, uttering a bunch of sardonic words, and then turned around to protect the child.

Jiang Ningxiang furrowed her brows, unable to understand, and Murong Yuanqing and Yao Lingfu had similar expressions. Li Yifei gritted his teeth, not rushing to interrupt Elder Feng’s account.

Elder Feng continued, "Initially I couldn’t figure it out either, but later I realized, Void was coerced, he didn’t let those people speak out, just fought desperately. But I could tell, those people must have had a hold over Master Void, or something else, forcing Void to act this way. However, after actually doing it, Void couldn’t bear this torment either, so he was stalling, hoping we’d catch up. When I did, he first angered me with his weird words, lowering their guard, then struck and killed three people with me, catching them off guard."

"But these people are very strong. With my experience and ability, fighting a few of them was still tricky. I didn’t know what happened on Void’s side, not only was he stabbed, he grew more and more exhausted, quickly showing signs of defeat. But I couldn’t help at my end, thinking at the time, if we had a communication device, called you over. Maybe... this old fellow wouldn’t have died."

Speaking of death, Elder Feng’s expression was somewhat painful, as he had personally witnessed Master Void’s death, affecting him emotionally.

"So I analyze, Void was poisoned too, his abilities couldn’t be fully displayed while protecting the child. So after being stabbed, he became even more overwhelmed. Finally, after killing two people, Void was stabbed again. This became a fatal wound, if it were during normal times there might be help, but in that moment, there was absolutely no saving him. Void extracted the sword, shouted, instead of retreating, he advanced, charged frantically at those few people, his sword swinging impervious, continuously wounding several, and he himself was stabbed several times as well."