Chapter 291: Tang San Gets Beaten Up, the Black-Clothed Girl Biluō, and the Red Thread of Fate Tied to Tang San
In the City of Slaughter, a violet moon hung high in the sky.
In the maze-like alleys, Tang San, considering the situation rationally, could only grit his teeth and abandon his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, fleeing for his life under the pursuit of a group of fallen spirit masters.
Unfortunately, Tang San had overestimated his own strength.
Although, right after leaving Yu Xiaogang behind, Tang San immediately used his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, unleashing an astonishing burst of speed—
He was eventually caught by an agility-type Spirit King among the pursuers.
After a brief delay, the rest of the fallen spirit masters quickly caught up and surrounded Tang San, launching into a savage beating.
At first, Tang San didn't give up resisting. With a furious roar, he summoned his Clear Sky Hammer spirit and attempted to counterattack using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique.
But unfortunately, he was facing more than ten opponents.
And each one of them was far stronger than Tang San, all Spirit Kings. In his current condition, Tang San was no match at all. Within a few exchanges, he was knocked to the ground and surrounded by fists and feet.
For a moment, all he could do was curl up and shield his head with his arms, enduring the brutal assault in agony.
But it didn't last long before a sharp shout rang out from nearby.
"Help! Someone's being killed! Murder!!"
The sudden cry startled the City of Slaughter's nearby patrol team.
Hearing the call, they quickly rushed over and soon found Yu Xiaogang unconscious, slumped against a wall in one of the alleys.
At the end of the alley, they spotted a group of fallen spirit masters beating up Tang San.
"Crap! It's the patrol team—run!!"
Upon seeing the patrol, the fallen spirit masters immediately "panicked." After someone shouted in alarm, they all quickly dispersed and fled.
The patrol checked on Yu Xiaogang first and found that he was only unconscious—not dead.
At the end of the alley, Tang San lay on the ground in pain, bleeding from the mouth, seemingly with all his bones broken. But clearly, he was still alive too.
Therefore, the patrol, seeing that no one had died, coldly turned away, uninterested in meddling further.
"No one's dead. Nothing to report. Let's go."
After the patrol left—
A girl in a long black dress with messy black hair and a dirty face cautiously walked over.
She helped Yu Xiaogang up and dragged him to lean against the wall, then walked over to lift Tang San as well.
"Hey! Are you okay?"
After propping up Tang San, the black-clothed girl shook him gently, asking with concern.
But Tang San, badly wounded from the group beating, could only catch a final glimpse of the grimy black-clothed girl helping him up—then he lost consciousness.
"He passed out?"
Seeing that Tang San had fainted, the black-clothed girl looked a bit troubled.
This wasn't quite how her rehearsed script was supposed to go!
If Tang San hadn't passed out, according to her plan, he would've been impressed when she helped him up while he was still conscious.
Then, when Tang San asked about her, she could take the opportunity to reveal her tragic background. Since both of them had a grudge against the Spirit Hall, she would surely gain his favor.
She didn't expect Tang San to actually pass out.
Still, it didn't matter. Once that adult returned, the plan would surely proceed as intended.
About an hour later, Lin Yu and Liu Erlong finished their second consecutive victory in the Hell Arena and returned from the inner district of the City of Slaughter.
"Xiaogang! Xiao San!!"
From afar, they spotted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San both slumped unconscious against a wall, with a black-clothed girl sitting beside them. Liu Erlong's heart immediately sank and she rushed over.
"What happened? Why are Xiaogang and Xiao San both so badly hurt—and unconscious?!"
Seeing them both in that state, Liu Erlong was both anxious and furious.
"Big sis, are you with them?"
The black-clothed girl cautiously spoke up when she saw Liu Erlong.
"You are? Do you know what happened to them?"
Only then did Liu Erlong notice the girl and immediately grabbed her hand, anxiously asking.
"Erlong, don't panic! You'll scare the poor girl!"
Seeing Liu Erlong suddenly grab the girl, Lin Yu quickly stepped forward, gently pulling Liu Erlong's hand back and comforting her.
At that, Liu Erlong calmed down and let go.
"Um… little girl, I'm sorry. I was just too worried. Can you tell us what happened?"
Liu Erlong spoke gently, looking at the girl.
"Big sis, I'm not entirely sure either. I just saw a group of fallen spirit masters suddenly rush over here, and then I heard sounds of fighting."
"When I got closer, this uncle was already unconscious, and the younger one was being beaten up. I felt something bad was going to happen, so I shouted that someone had died, and called the patrol."
"The patrol scared the fallen spirit masters away, but when I got here, both the uncle and the younger one had already passed out."
The girl sighed softly as she spoke.
"I see. Then we really owe you one, little girl. If it weren't for you, they'd have been in real danger!"
Liu Erlong let out a deep sigh after hearing this and gratefully held the girl's hand, her beautiful mature face full of thanks.
But the girl quickly pulled her hand back, seemingly unaccustomed to such gratitude.
"Big sis, there's no need to thank me. I just helped out, that's all."
"Helped out? In the City of Slaughter, there aren't many people willing to do that."
Hearing the girl's words, Liu Erlong couldn't help feeling a wave of complex emotions.
"By the way, little girl, I still don't know your name?"
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Liu Erlong looked at the girl and asked with a smile.
"I… my name is Biluō!"
When asked, the black-clothed girl showed a somewhat shy expression.
Just then, a soft groan came from the side as both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San began to wake up.
"Aunt Erlong… you're back?"
Seeing Liu Erlong and Lin Yu, Tang San struggled to sit up, but the intense pain made him collapse again as soon as he lifted himself.
"Ah! Don't move!"
Seeing Tang San about to hit the wall, the black-clothed girl Biluō quickly supported him.
At that moment, Lin Yu took out the Red Thread of Fate from behind and silently tied it to Tang San and Biluō.
In that instant, being held by Biluō and seeing her face up close, Tang San was stunned, his heart suddenly pounding wildly.
(END CHAPTER)
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