The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 931 - 511: Rain
He opened his sleepy eyes and realized he had fallen asleep at the desk without knowing when, with Ning Xiaoxian’s light white deep clothes draped over him.
Where is she? He was startled and looked around, only to find her standing by the window with her back to him, gazing into the pitch-black night sky outside.
There, at first, two or three raindrops fell, then like beads running on a plate, they became more violent, condensing into ice and rain powder in the freezing air, drifting down to the ground. He felt he could even hear the light sound of hail hitting the ground.
"You’re awake?" She knew as soon as he opened his eyes, and asked gently.
The boy’s voice was still somewhat confused: "Hmm, is it raining?"
It was then that he noticed she had changed from a deep garment to a light blue short skirt beneath and traded her wooden clogs for a pair of Fire Rat Skin Boots. The gentle peace was gone, and although she was clearly standing there, it felt as if nothing was in front of him, just like the first time he saw her in the jiazhutao forest.
Ning Xiaoxian closed the window, shutting out the wind and rain, turned around, walked over, gently stroked his soft black hair, and softly said, "Get up, I will take you back."
He wanted to linger a little longer, finding inexplicable comfort in this small and simple building, especially given the wind and rain outside. However, at that moment, he saw Ning Xiaoxian’s gaze, still gentle but filled with determination and authority, prompting him to shut his mouth and nod gently.
"What a clever child," she silently praised in her heart.
After Huangfuming wrapped himself in the fox fur, she soared into the sky with him, still holding him in her hand. Huangfuming sadly realized that he had become quite accustomed to this posture of being held by her. When she grabbed his back belt, he couldn’t help but curl up like a kitten carried in a mother cat’s mouth... but the only difference was that he could still grab her hand to stabilize his upright posture.
However, he also sensed, from her movements, a faint urgency that was hard to detect.
Something must have happened; she was eager to send him back to the VIP room to ensure his safe escape.
Numerous dense and violent rain needles struck the barrier, shattering into dust, and they advanced like breaking waves in the ocean of night, with only the two of them seemingly between heaven and earth, surrounded by darkness on all sides.
A flash of lightning illuminated the sky as if it were daylight, and Huangfuming, who happened to glance back, saw his pupils shrink. He discovered that, unknowingly, a massive black shadow with broad wings had been following them from behind, but its flapping wings made no sound.
"Xiao..." He shouted just one word, and the black shadow beneath had already targeted Ning Xiaoxian’s head with a pair of sharp hooked claws, yet she remained seemingly unaware!
In Huangfuming’s shock and anger, the steel claws sprung out like springs and were about to touch Ning Xiaoxian’s hair. Yet, within a three-ten-meter radius, space suddenly seemed to freeze. Despite the shadow’s speed, it slightly stalled, and its movements slowed by perhaps less than half a second.
In that half-second window, Ning Xiaoxian reached out her hand toward its claws. In the blink of an eye, that seemingly delicate hand tightly grasped the sharp hook! Under normal circumstances, if the shadow could move freely, it would easily dodge this grip.
Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this world. Finding it cumbersome to hold a person swaying in her hand, Ning Xiaoxian swiftly adjusted her grip, securing Huangfuming tightly by his waist. At the same time, the shadow let out a sharp cry, as if in great pain, and its body plummeted heavily. Ning Xiaoxian, leveraging the momentum, leaped upward.
The vine he had seen the previous day emerged from her sleeve once more, accurately wrapping around the shadow’s thick neck, pulling back hard! Ning Xiaoxian let out a spirited shout, using the pull to land steadily on the shadow’s back with the boy in tow. Combined, they weighed less than two hundred pounds, yet this collision made the shadow’s vision go black, almost unable to flap its wings. It was only then Huangfuming realized that their attacker was a massive Black Feathered Eagle.
She knew that without Qi Zai by her side, competing with the Bird Demons in speed and agility in mid-air would put her at a disadvantage, much less with someone in her arms. Only by seizing the opportunity to counter the Black Feathered Eagle could they hope to escape the encirclement quickly. The "Scenery Follows Heart" Divine Skill she understood just last night had proven effective in its first battle today. In a contest of strength, timing is everything; that half-second delay swiftly altered the battle’s outcome.
