CHAPTER 691: CHAPTER 688: DRAGON CONTROL CASTLE MASTERS ATTACK!

"Foolish old women?"

When Ling Shuanghua heard Li Chen’s words, she completely lost her composure.

She, the Heavenly Pride Girl, was being called a foolish old woman?

If previously Li Chen had claimed she was his woman, that had made her feel embarrassed and angry.

But now, there was only anger, no shyness.

"Despicable man, you..."

Ling Shuanghua extended her hand, pointing at Li Chen.

But before she could say anything, Li Chen suddenly grabbed her arm, swiftly closed in, wrapped his arm around her slender waist, and sped off into the distance.

Ling Shuanghua was startled and instinctively tried to break free.

But just then, a fierce roar of a Demon Beast resounded.

She looked back and saw a hunched old man riding a giant black python, charging through the forest like uprooting mountains.

Ling Shuanghua was shocked and looked at the side profile of Li Chen, feeling that he was not so detestable after all. At a critical moment of life and death, he had not forgotten her. It’s just that his remark calling her a "foolish old woman" was somewhat hard to tolerate.

"Great Elder, Cai Mao and his four all died!"

The experts of Dragon Control Castle approached the hunched old man and respectfully reported.

The old man’s gloomy eyes looked straight ahead, and he said ominously, "Chase them, they must not escape!"

"Yes, Great Elder!"

A group of experts from Dragon Control Castle responded and like agile leopards, shuttled through the jungle, chasing after Li Chen and Ling Shuanghua.

While running frantically, Li Chen was assessing the power comparison between him and his enemies.

There were twenty-six people in total: six at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, twelve at Late-stage Foundation Establishment, four Half Golden Cores, two Quasi Golden Cores, one at Golden Core Early Stage, one at Golden Core Late Stage. There was also a fourth-level Late Stage Demon Beast, the Black Water Snake. The experts of Dragon Control Castle had really gone all out.

Facing such a terrifying lineup, even if Li Chen played his best cards, his chances of winning were slim, with a huge risk involved.

The safest method was to quickly flee the area. After all, the fortunes from the Underground Palace had already fallen into his hands, there was no need to linger in Daqing Mountain.

Alternatively, he could avoid direct confrontation, using his superior movement technique and the complex terrain of the mountain woods to engage in guerrilla warfare, defeating them one by one.

"Young man, where do you think you’re going!"

Just as Li Chen was deep in thought, that Golden Core Early Stage expert had already caught up.

However, the Great Elder of Dragon Control Castle remained in place, with no intention to act. He just watched everything calmly, with a cat-playing-with-mouse gaze.

The opponent was just a young man of his grandson’s generation. If he had to personally make a move, it would really diminish the status of the Great Elder of Dragon Control Castle.

If according to Li Chen’s movement technique, shaking them off was merely a piece of cake.

But now he was still holding Ling Shuanghua, and their speed had obviously slowed down, the distance between them was rapidly closing.

After a moment’s contemplation, Li Chen slapped Ling Shuanghua’s back, sending her flying thousands of meters away.

"You go first, don’t be a burden here!"

Seeing herself, a Heavenly Pride Girl, being scorned as a burden, Ling Shuanghua gritted her teeth angrily.

But after thinking it over, she felt somewhat reassured that Li Chen did this to save her.

"Hmph, at least you have some conscience!"

With this thought, Ling Shuanghua took out a piece of Green Fish Spirit Jade from her sleeve and fiercely threw it.

A green light flashed, transforming into a swimming fish, which spit out over a dozen bubbles, blocking the path of the experts from Dragon Control Castle.

"Another top-grade spiritual tool?"

Li Chen was astonished to see Ling Shuanghua treating top-grade spiritual tools as casually as if they were mere toys.

The Phoenix Call Sword for attacking, the Jade Gold Needle for sneak attacks, the Amber Red Silk for assistance, the Fairy Bellyband for defense, and the Green Fish Spirit Jade for escaping.

One could say that everything Ling Shuanghua carried was of top-grade spiritual tool level. Even he couldn’t help but marvel at how rich and powerful the Cloud Sea Sect truly was!

In contrast, aside from his hidden trump cards, the only magical treasure Li Chen could present was the Zhang Ling Sword, which barely qualified as a mid-grade spiritual tool. Compared to Ling Shuanghua, he was utterly poor.

"Top-grade spiritual tool?"

The people of Dragon Control Castle, upon seeing the Green Fish Spirit Jade, were also dazzled, their eyes shining with intense greed.

For they knew that the total number of spiritual tools in the entire Dragon Control Castle could be counted on two hands, and most of them were in the possession of the Great Elder and the Fortress Master.

Sun Hu, the chief Deacon of the Dragon Control Castle and an Early Golden Core Stage expert, was the first strongest after the Great Elder and the Fortress Master.

Yet even so, he only had a flying sword that was a low-grade spiritual tool. He couldn’t even compare to the poor Li Chen, let alone be put on the same level as the wealthy Ling Shuanghua.

"Let’s go!"

Ling Shuanghua shouted to Li Chen, and their figures immediately transformed into streaks of light, escaping deep into the forest.

"Stop them!"

Sun Hu was the first to recover, shouting fiercely to the people around him.

The experts of Dragon Control Castle responded to Sun Hu’s urgent call without hesitation, pursuing swiftly like lightning.

Unfortunately, Li Chen and Ling Shuanghua were too fast. In just a few breaths, they had already disappeared without a trace.

Sun Hu’s face darkened as he sternly shouted, "Chase them, they seem to be injured, they can’t run far!"

...

At a mountain stream, a small creek was babbling.

A flash of light passed, and two figures emerged.

A man and a woman!

The man with eyes like bright stars, graceful as a jade tree.

The woman’s face was stunningly beautiful, cold as an iceberg.

These two were precisely Li Chen and Ling Shuanghua.

Seeing herself still in Li Chen’s arms, in close contact, Ling Shuanghua’s pretty face immediately blushed with embarrassment, quickly pushing him away.

"You saved me once, I saved you once, we’re even!"

Li Chen glanced around nonchalantly and responded, "If you hadn’t acted just now, that guy would probably be dead by now!"

The "guy" he referred to was naturally Sun Hu, the third most important person in Dragon Control Castle.

"Pfft, so vain!"

Ling Shuanghua rolled her eyes at Li Chen, her face clearly spelled two words: Unbelievable.

Seeing her disbelief, Li Chen didn’t explain further, casually answering, "Alright, let’s just say we’re even!"

Actually, he had been ready to use the Nuclear Magnetic Laser Cannon to directly kill that Early Golden Core Stage expert. However, because Ling Shuanghua suddenly released the Green Fish, he lost the perfect opportunity to attack.

Seeing Li Chen’s reluctant expression, Ling Shuanghua rolled her eyes at him.

"If it is, it is. If it isn’t, it isn’t. What do you mean by ’let’s say’?"

Perhaps speaking too passionately, her shoulder wound burst open, and fresh blood began to flow out.

She winced in pain, lost her balance for a moment, and almost fell into the creek.

Quick-witted, Li Chen immediately supported her waist.

"Are you okay?"