Chapter 116: Invasion 3

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The three of them went back to the city and found the news of Changyi's unconsciousness had spread throughout the land in the short time they were gone, as if it had wings. Their efforts to keep it a secret had been futile.

The jiaoren was in a mysterious coma. Over the years, Changyi has become much more than the lord of the people here. Especially after the lava ordeal, he was now seen as a legendary guardian from the sea. The Northlands was used to being under his protection, and now they no longer have it.

The people suddenly fell into somewhat of a chaos. Kongming was furious and wanted to find out who leaked the information. It meant there was a mole here that he did not detect, and that was unacceptable to him.

He became even busier than Changyi had ever been. Luo Jinsang worried about his health, but Kongming was terrible at controlling his emotions around her, even though he was able to restrain himself around others.

As optimistic as Luo Jinsang, she was still scolded by him to the point of self pity. It was night time in the side hall. As soon as they entered the room and saw Ji Yunhe gently wiping Changyi's face, Kongming exploded.

"He is still not awake, you sure have a lot of patience!" Then he glared at Lin Haoqing.

"Didn't you say he would wake up after using the shewei? Why is he still sleeping?" Lin Haoqing glanced at Changyi on the bed.

"His pulse is stable. I don't know why he's still asleep."

Kongming rubbed his brow. He had not rested for two days and it made him look very tired. Luo Jinsang frowned next to him.

"You are a monk, not an iron man. Go to sleep, do not work anymore tonight." She tugged at his sleeve, but the monk brushed her away, clearly irritated.

"Don't bother me." He did not even look at Luo Jinsang. Ji Yunhe raised an eyebrow and called,

"Jinsang, come here. I need you."

Luo Jinsang gave Kongming a "hmph" then headed for Ji Yunhe. But when she walked past Lin Haoqing, the sword hanging on his side shook. Lin Haoqing drew out the blade.

"Siyu has come up with a message."

This sword was the real body of Lin Haoqing's demon slave, Siyu, who had been lurking in the capital while they were here in the north. She was able to inform them of the latest news on Shunde as fast as possible. Lin Haoqing drew a formation on the ground then sat down, resting the sword on his knees. He closed his eyes.

"Siyu..." Suddenly his face turned grave, and the formation beneath him emitted a strange and treacherous glow. This had never happened before. Ji Yunhe and Kongming grew wary.

Luo Jinsang also forgot about her anger and asked nervously, "What's happening?" No one answered her.

A gust of strange wind blew in, pulling and tugging at everyone's hair and clothing.\n\n The formation under Lin Haoqing's body also started to glow brightly.

"Found you!"

A shrill female voice pierced into their ears, giving everyone a headache.

Ji Yunhe quickly identified the voice, "Shunde..." Her eyebrows sank and she clenched her fists.

"Found you! Hahahahaha!"

The laughter was accompanied by the howling wind, dancing wildly through the room and destroying everything. Luo Jinsang was not as powerful as the others and spat out some blood under the air pressure. Kongming immediately swept her into his arms and covered her ears. Ji Yunhe made a black fox fire seal in her hand and drew a circular formation, shutting the windows and calming the wind.

Luo Jinsang weakly leaned against Kongming's arms. Seeing his worried face, she struggled to sit up and wipe away the blood on her lips.

"I'm fine..."

On the other side, Ji Yunhe walked to the window. The voice continued to laugh like a maniac, saying, "I'll be coming for you soon!"

The light of the formation under Lin Haoqing faded away, and the long sword in front of him suddenly cracked. Lin Haoqing opened his eyes. His face was pale and sweaty, and his body was trembling from pain. He held up the sword and looked at the broken blade. Finally, he could not hold it back anymore and blood gushed out of his mouth. The blood fell onto the sword.

"Shunde is almost here." Ling Haoqing wiped away the blood at his mouth.

"She found Siyu and then found me through her."

"And Siyu?" Ji Yunhe asked.

Lin Haoqing lowered his head. The crack on the sword had nearly broken it in half. He silently put the sword back into its scabbard.

"Be prepared."

He got up without answering her. Just then, the boundary at the southern border suddenly let out a flash and everyone looked out the window.

The sky outside was illuminated by the wall of fire. A few moments later, they heard a loud boom, as if something was knocking against the boundary gate…

"Shunde..." Lin Haoqing covered his chest and looked at the fiery horizon.

"She is here."