latelenovela Chapter 105 Zhong Hanshang is trapped
Chapter 105 Zhong Hanshang is trapped
Gao Huohuo thought to himself, "No way? The key power it needs is actually hidden at the bottom of this river."
But then she became worried again. With her current strength, what were her chances of success if she went underwater to explore all by herself?
The situation is probably not optimistic at all.
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Gao Huohuo's beautiful eyes, and she waved her hand.
A surge of spiritual energy, accompanied by a whooshing sound, rushed towards the person who had just attacked her, like an angry dragon emerging from the sea.
"Hmph, since you launched the sneak attack first, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Gao Huohuo gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and thought to himself that since he was not confident in fighting alone, he would drag this troublemaker down with him.
If we were to encounter any fatal danger, it would be good to have him shield us from it.
After Zhong Hanshang saw someone fall into the water in a sorry state, the previously turbulent river surface miraculously gradually calmed down.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn back to the shore.
Unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred, and a strange and powerful force suddenly wrapped around his body.
He was immediately horrified to discover that his body was completely out of his control, as if gripped by an invisible giant hand, and he was falling rapidly toward the bottom of the river.
Soon, Zhong Hanshang saw the person he had knocked into the river underwater; it turned out to be a female cultivator.
It seems he wasn't the evil cultivator the saintess spoke of, because that evil cultivator was just a man who lusted at first sight.
The other person's gaze shifted rapidly as they looked at him. At first, there was a clear sense of smugness in their eyes.
He was secretly pleased with his unexpected sneak attack, and the slight upturn of his lips was full of arrogance.
But in the blink of an eye, that smugness vanished like smoke swept away by a gust of wind, leaving behind nothing but astonishment.
However, this surprise was fleeting, quickly turning into profound silence.
His eyes were filled with disdain and helplessness, and his lips twitched slightly, as if he was full of regret, or as if he was silently condemning the absurdity of it all.
Hmph, isn't he supposed to be a genius of the righteous path? Doesn't he always preach about his noble character and upright conduct?
How could they now resort to such despicable acts as sneak attacks from behind?
These so-called righteous cultivators talk about upholding justice all day long, as if they are the benchmark of morality in the world, but what are they really like?
When it comes to crucial moments, they still do all sorts of despicable and shameful things. Their words and actions don't match, which is truly contemptible!
They have truly wasted their reputation as the righteous path!
"Fellow Daoist, I was very rude just now. I thought you were some evil cultivator, which is why I threw you into the water. I am truly sorry!"
Upon hearing Zhong Hanshang's telepathic message, Gao Huohuo completely ignored it.
If she hadn't been so strong that she pulled him down with her, would she have even received his apology?
The further down you go, the more complex the riverbed becomes, filled with crisscrossing, bottomless ravines, like a maze.
Gao Huohuo swam very fast because she felt the spirit sword above her head trembling more and more violently.
She worried that if this continued, her head might get a concussion from all the shaking.
But the next moment, she found that she couldn't swim anymore, no matter how hard she tried.
Suddenly, she thought of Zhong Hanshang, who had been bound to her by the Seven Steps Lock.
When Gao Huohuo returned, he immediately saw Zhong Hanshang's disheveled appearance—he was stuck in a narrow crevice at the bottom of the river.
Its limbs struggled wildly, but it couldn't move at all, just like a trapped beast in a cage.
The depths of that ravine were like an invisible giant hand, exerting a chilling, immense pressure that relentlessly squeezed his body.
This caused the originally smooth-flowing spiritual energy to become sluggish and stagnant, like a carriage stuck in the mud, struggling to move forward.
With each futile struggle, he sank deeper and deeper, and the hope of escape became increasingly slim.
It seems this riverbed is not simple. Once trapped, even Zhong Hanshang, a Nascent Soul cultivator, cannot escape.
Seeing this, Gao Huohuo quickly swam over and waved to Zhong Hanshang repeatedly, signaling him not to move around anymore to avoid worsening the situation.
Then, she took a deep breath and swung her arm in a wide arc.
The fist, as big as a clay pot, accompanied by a whooshing sound, slammed down like raindrops on the stone that was trapping Zhong Hanshang.
The dull thuds echoed underwater, splashing up clumps of murky mud and sand.
Before long, several pieces of gravel loosened and fell off under her fierce blows, but it was still a long way from allowing Zhong Hanshang to completely escape.
Gao Huohuo's expression remained resolute, revealing not a trace of his inner turmoil, but inwardly he had already launched into a frenzy of吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/criticism).
"I'm so regretful! I shouldn't have brought this guy down with me!"
I was hoping to drag someone down with me so they could lend a hand in a pinch.
And what happened? It didn't work at all, and now I have to go through all this trouble to save him. What a huge loss!
Glancing at Zhong Hanshang, who was tightly bound beside him, he secretly thought to himself, if this guy hadn't been awake and conscious at this moment...
She really wanted to just unleash a few powerful explosive talismans, blast this troublesome rock to smithereens with a "boom," and then easily drag him out.
But now, in front of him, all he could do was obediently punch the stone again and again.
Fortunately, he had been training his body regularly, and his steel-like strength came in handy at this moment, as each punch shook off some stone chips.
"But I can't let him see through my disguise," Gao Huohuo thought to himself, keeping a close watch on things.
"I need to make him feel that I went through a lot of trouble to rescue him, so that he will be willing to rush to the front as cannon fodder if there is any danger in the future."
Thinking this, she secretly communicated with Xiao Lingzi:
"Xiao Lingzi, hurry up and create an illusion of a wound on my hand that gets worse and worse the more you hit it."
I don't expect him to repay me with his body or anything like that. I just want him to feel guilty and be willing to go through fire and water for me in the future.
As Gao Huohuo relentlessly hammered, the stones that were trapping Zhong Hanshang's body loosened and rolled away one by one.
Finally, Zhong Hanshang felt a lightness in his body, and his hands were free again.
He was extremely anxious. Without saying a word, he quickly took out a lustrous pill from his storage ring and anxiously gestured for Gao Huohuo to take it.
After all, in his eyes at this moment, Gao Huohuo's hands were already a bloody mess.
The gruesome wound was so deep that bone was visible, and the stark white bones were exposed; the horrific sight was almost unbearable to look at.
However, Gao Huohuo acted as if nothing had happened, her face calm and still, without even lifting her eyelids.
His hands continued to move, steadily smashing the remaining stones with one punch after another, as if the severe injuries on his hands didn't exist at all.
Zhong Hanshang stared at the scene before him, feeling as if an invisible hand had suddenly gripped his heart, and guilt and self-blame overwhelmed him like a surging tide.
He never imagined that his reckless sneak attack would drag her into this perilous predicament at the bottom of the river.
At such a critical moment of life and death, it would be rare for anyone else not to kick her while she was down, but she resolutely turned back and did her best to save her without any complaints.
This magnanimity of repaying evil with kindness, and this chivalrous spirit of never abandoning each other in times of crisis, deeply moved Zhong Hanshang.
Although the female cultivator spoke very little along the way and seemed somewhat aloof.
But her concrete actions now undoubtedly demonstrate the kindness and integrity in her bones.
Zhong Hanshang clenched his fists, secretly vowing that as long as he returned to shore safely this time...
He was determined to find her sect by all means and personally visit her to express his gratitude.
After smashing all the stones, Gao Huohuo took the pill given to him by Zhong Hanshang, actually taking the opportunity to put it into his storage ring.
Since the injury on her hand has been transferred elsewhere, there's no need to waste this pill.
Once Zhong Hanshang was completely out, Gao Huohuo dared not let him go alone, so she grabbed his sleeve and pulled him down with her.