The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#389 - Human Shield

Upstairs, the three women couldn't help but cry out in alarm at the sight, especially Qing Lan, who felt her eyes were about to burst.

She never imagined there could be such an insidious and despicable villain in the world, actually launching a sneak attack from underwater while others were engaged in a martial arts contest, and judging by his martial arts, he was clearly quite skilled.

Being able to hold his breath all the way from a place they couldn't see to here meant he was at least a second-rate expert.

Generally speaking, experts of this level have a lot of prestige in the martial world, and except for those in the demonic path, they all cherish their reputation.

Since the other party was working with the Net Guards, they definitely couldn't be an unrestrained demon, yet they were engaging in such a despicable act, harming people in secret, truly not caring about their reputation at all.

No, that's not quite accurate.

The person who launched the sneak attack obviously knew how despicable his behavior was, so he had put on a mask in advance, not wanting to be recognized.

And with the Net Guards holding him back, this palm strike landed firmly on Lu Jing's back.

Then they heard a eunuch on the opposite side say in a shrill voice, "Leave him alive!"

The attacker felt somewhat unhappy; he had risked being scorned to come and help, but instead of thanking him at the first moment, the other side was most concerned about Lu Jing, who had been hit by him.

However, he also knew that this was due to the nature of these eunuchs; they were chosen as Net Guards because they possessed sufficient loyalty to the royal family, and what they cared about most was always their duty.

And perhaps because they were eunuchs, they were somewhat psychologically twisted, always looking down on others and rarely speaking politely.

If the attacker hadn't wanted to get on this track, he wouldn't have come to endure this kind of humiliation with his status.

But now that things had come to this, he naturally wouldn't fall out with the other side over such a small matter, so he slightly withdrew some of his inner strength.

But before his palm could fully land, an immense and unimaginable inner force, along with the palm force he had just unleashed, surged back into his meridians.

The attacker was horrified; he had been spying from the side for a long time and had naturally recognized Lu Jing's identity.

Knowing that the latter was the Lu Jing who had been widely rumored in the martial world recently, having reached the Heavenly Pivot List at less than twenty years old, even he felt quite jealous.

This was true fame at a young age, known throughout the world.

Since the attacker had recognized Lu Jing and knew that the latter was a first-rate expert, he would certainly not hold back; he had used ten percent of his power in this palm strike.

Even though the eunuchs told him to leave him alive, he only withdrew ten percent of his power, partly because he really disliked Lu Jing and hated this young man who had recently been in the limelight, and partly because he was already committed, and it wasn't easy to withdraw his power.

So this could actually be considered his all-out attack!

What does this kid want to do?!

The attacker was puzzled, and as if to answer his question, another burst of inner force spewed out from Lu Jing's hand, rushing into his meridians.

Is this guy crazy? The attacker was shocked; he didn't expect Lu Jing to not only knock him away with his protective energy but also drag him to compete in inner strength.

But wasn't this guy just in a fierce battle, not to mention that the Net Guards were still standing in front of him now.

Instead of dealing with the number one enemy, he was competing with him in inner strength at this time; was he courting death?

Although he couldn't figure it out, the attacker had no choice but to use his inner strength to fight against Lu Jing, even though he had suffered considerable internal injuries in the previous sneak attack, but if he didn't fight, it was hard to say whether Lu Jing would be killed by the Net Guards, but he would definitely be killed by Lu Jing.

The Net Guards were also stunned when they saw Lu Jing taking the initiative to keep the attacker, unable to figure out what he was doing.

But then they also realized that this was a golden opportunity, because Lu Jing's inner strength would inevitably be further consumed in the competition with the attacker, and the inner strength that could be spared to deal with them would inevitably become less.

At the same time, he was holding a person in his hand, so it would probably be inconvenient for him to move now.

Now was the time to strike while the iron was hot!

So the Net Guards exchanged glances and rushed up together again.

It's just that reality is always not as full as ideals.

It was indeed inconvenient for Lu Jing to move with one hand occupied, but then he waved the iron rod with one hand, while grabbing the attacker with the other, and met the weapons of the Net Guards.

He was directly using the attacker as a shield.

Although the eunuchs of the Net Guards had strange tempers and didn't give anyone a good look, they were also embarrassed to ignore their allies and really stab them.

And the most important thing was that they all knew the strength of the attacker and hoped that he could consume more of Lu Jing's inner strength, so the battle finally returned to a stalemate again.

Lu Jing was naturally happy to see this result, and the eunuchs of the Net Guards felt that it was acceptable, but the attacker who was being held in Lu Jing's hand was the only one suffering.

Not only did he see the weapons on the opposite side brushing past his head from time to time, but also the inner strength in his dantian was rapidly decreasing, and the internal injuries in his body became more serious because they were not suppressed in time.

Before long, his face turned green, and because he was always being grabbed and thrown around by Lu Jing, the cloth he used to cover his face was also thrown off.

Qing Lan almost dropped her eyeballs after seeing that person's face, "This... isn't this Li Feilong, the master of the Heavenly Dragon Gate?!"

If there was a second martial artist here, he would definitely understand Qing Lan's surprise. Li Feilong, as a first-rate expert and the leader of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, this was definitely the most embarrassing day since he entered the martial world!

Relying on sneaking underwater to attack others, the other party seemed to be fine after success, but he himself suffered internal injuries, and then he was grabbed in his hand and used as a human shield. Even if he could survive this time, the reputation he had accumulated before would probably be in vain, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate he founded would probably experience a major shock!