CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 48: RIPPLES IN THE WATER

Three forces rushed forward in succession. Han Yu continuously tried to break free, but the hands of soil that held him were like iron clasps, keeping him firmly in place.

A Fire Lotus bloomed, turning the surroundings crimson, yet it couldn’t shake those soil hands even slightly.

In haste, Han Yu withdrew his powers and waved his hand again. A massive Hungry Ghost Image emerged, with countless hungry ghosts scrambling out to surround him densely.

Third Qin’s Divine Thunder struck first, hitting the skeletal hungry ghost in front of Han Yu. The immense impact immediately cleared the surroundings, flinging countless bones into the air and followed by a huge explosion.

Han Yu felt his whole body both numb and in pain, with fine cracks across his already damaged body feeling like they were cooked, emanating a scent of meat.

If not for these hungry ghosts bearing the brunt of the damage, that single Divine Thunder might have claimed half his life.

However, the Wind and Fire followed closely behind, making it instantly difficult to replenish the skeletal hungry ghosts, forcing Han Yu to endure the impact.

"Fool, use your Fire Series Divine Technique to trigger the opponent’s fire and blow open the cage at your feet!"

Glass spoke hurriedly in his mind.

An idea sparked in Han Yu’s eyes. He hurriedly communicated with the Fire Lotus within his Sea of Consciousness, only to find it was not as easy as Little Artifact Spirit said. No matter how the Fire Lotus tried to summon the opponent’s Fire Attribute, it couldn’t move it even a bit.

In the end, Han Yu simply dismissed the Hungry Ghost Image and, after fully activating the Fire Lotus, managed to barely shift the Fire Attribute attack to his feet.

A massive explosion resounded, and Han Yu was blasted into the air within a sea of fire, ultimately falling directly into the Bailu River...

The noble families watching from Tianning City sighed in disappointment, thinking, "So it ends like this!"

But the Qin Family also seemed not to have regained face; rather, they lost it even more, with three out of thirteen elders dead, and finally, three Divine Gaze elders together with the patriarch were needed to deal with a young man.

The Qin Family did not seem so terrifying after all.

The minds of many patriarchs suddenly became more active...

By the banks of the Bailu River, Qin Tiannan and three elders stood for a long time, their expressions growing grim.

The evening glow cast a crimson hue across the river’s surface, with nothing but slight ripples, and no further movement.

He wasn’t dead!

Who wasn’t dead? Naturally, it was Han Yu. The four stood for a long while, but no body floated to the surface.

The only explanation could be that he was still alive.

The Bailu River was vast, over a hundred zhang wide, stretching to various state prefectures in the south, with banks and terraces along the river.

This gave the Qin Family a headache because if he wasn’t dead, he could secretly come ashore from any place. Thinking of this, Qin Tiannan immediately sent people back to call all the cultivators in the Qin Family.

Meanwhile, he and the elders flew along the river, constantly searching for traces of Han Yu.

Soon, the cultivators from Qin Family Castle arrived. About two hundred cultivators flew back and forth along the river surface, instantly drawing attention from within Tianning City.

Was he not dead but rather injured and escaped into the water?

Hahaha! This has become quite entertaining, and yet he escaped like this.

So not only was the riverbank crowded with Qin Family cultivators, but cultivators from Tianning Prefecture also came to watch the excitement, forming a dense crowd on the outside, with both sides not interfering with each other.

To this, Qin Tiannan was grinding his teeth in hatred but could do nothing about it.

And Han Yu?

At this moment, he lay slack at the river bottom, gritting his teeth in pain, too lazy to move, covered by a thin water film. Unless a cultivator ventured to the very bottom, no one would find him lying here.

He lay looking up, occasionally seeing blurred figures flash past on the river’s surface.

"Am I really so hated? They want to see me dead or alive?"

Han Yu sighed; those blurry figures were most likely Qin Family cultivators, truly relentless!

Glass chattered in his mind, "You killed three of their elders, do you think they wouldn’t hate you?"

"Hopefully, I won’t have to resort to a Poison Pill!"

Han Yu gritted his teeth, muttering to himself fiercely.

This was the first time he actively hoped that Ping would quickly refine a pill.

Time passed in aimless boredom. The Qin Family’s cultivators flew for several two-hour periods with no success, the patriarch and elders continuously scanning the river with grim faces.

Some cultivators had already gone along the river to various major ports, with fewer and fewer cultivators nearby.

No one could think that he would simply stay motionless at the bottom, able to remain underwater without needing to resurface for air.

Gradually, not only did the onlookers from Tianning Prefecture leave, but Qin Family’s cultivators also left without hope, continuing their search along the major areas along the river.

Qin Tiannan was determined to find him, "This person bears deep enmity with our Qin Family. If we don’t find him, the Qin Family’s cultivators below Divine Gaze will never have peace stepping outside."

Late at night, the bright moon hung high.

A pleasure boat floated on the river, with Bai Jingliang, Bai Junya, and Lily leaning against the boat railing, gazing at the river’s surface.

"Could he really be dead?"

Lily whispered alongside; Bai Jingliang frowned deeply, then shook his head, saying, "Impossible, even the Qin Family hasn’t found a body, that man must still be alive."

Bai Junya wore a complex expression, occasionally recalling the scene of her collapsing into Han Yu’s arms that day.

Such thoughts made her chest feel stifled, so she wandered to the side, leaning against the boat railing.

Beneath the water, Han Yu slowly opened his eyes. A day of chaotic battle, escape, and pursuit wasn’t just about physical pain; his spirit was also very weary, so he gazed at the river’s surface and gradually fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he could vaguely see the moon wavering in the water. As he snapped back to awareness, he realized he was still underwater, not that the moon was swaying, but the river current was.

No more figures could be seen crossing the river’s surface; Han Yu speculated that they had left. But just in case, he remained still for a while longer.

"Are you still alive?"

Bai Junya gazed at the moon’s reflection on the water, mumbling to herself. Suddenly, the reflected moon on the surface shook, as if about to burst out of the water.

A splash.

A ragged figure broke through the moon’s reflection and leaped up, startling Bai Junya, who, in a panic, tilted and fell headfirst outside.

"Is it her?"

Han Yu, halted mid-air, wore an incredibly odd expression.

I changed places before coming up from underwater, and still, I encounter a Bai?

Watching Bai Junya fall from a height, Han Yu unwillingly turned and dived down. Just as he reached out to catch her, Bai Junya, in her panic mistook him for a thief, instinctively summoning a Water Dragon to strike Han Yu.

Already burdened with old injuries, Han Yu couldn’t take such a hit, and his body instantly softened, crashing back into the water heavily.

Plop! Plop!

Two splashes resounded...

How is it that every encounter with a Bai results in misfortune!

Han Yu was on the verge of tears, while Bai Junya, after falling into the water, struggled in panic, forgetting even her Water Series divine techniques, and soon passed out.

Han Yu was left no choice but to swim over laboriously once more, cradling Bai Junya in his arms before activating the Water Series divine technique to envelop them both.

With her soft jade body in his hold, he realized that Bai Junya’s drenched clothing revealed her curves boldly. The tantalizing outline of her chest was even more apparent; previously, he only knew it was substantial, but now he truly understood.

Bai Junya had her eyes closed tightly, with her perfect face and partly opened vivid red lips making Han Yu swallow involuntarily, slightly entranced.

Just then, a splash landed nearby, and Bai Jingliang appeared, not knowing when he had followed down. Expecting his sister in danger, he was taken aback to see Han Yu holding his sister, his eyes seemingly ravenous!

Looking at Bai Jingliang’s complex expression, Han Yu spoke through the water film, "I can explain..."