HCB Chapter 18 How come this guy is so tough?
Chapter 18 How come this guy is so tough?
Jun Ce froze for a moment when he saw her action.
At this moment, several masked men in black suddenly appeared from the forest, raising their long swords and stabbing at Jun Ce.
The gleaming silver blades exuded a chilling killing intent as the group attacked ruthlessly, each move aimed at Jun Ce's vital points.
Jun Ce dodged to the side, his expression indifferent.
Even the blade of the sword didn't touch him at all.
"Lord!"
The figure leaped forward and engaged in combat with the man in black.
"Miss be careful!"
Shuang'er also rushed towards Zhai Rongyu.
Zhai Rong immediately grabbed her hand and squatted down, silently rolling to the side, and said softly, "Good Shuang'er, why did you rush up? Didn't you see that these people are coming for them?"
As they were talking, a masked man's longsword pierced through the air, knocking over the two pigeons skewered on the grill.
"Ah! My roasted pigeon!"
Zhai Rong let out a wail.
Those are roasted pigeons, fragrant and juicy!
Two!!!
She was really angry!
She glared angrily at the group of masked men, one, two, three... four, exactly four!
The hatred of having food stolen is irreconcilable!
She pulled out two "Friendship Stickers," made a hand seal, and shouted, "Sticky!"
Two talismans flew out, and the four masked men paired off, sticking face to face until they were bruised and battered, their swords clattering to the ground.
The lone figure, having only half-finished wielding a sword, stared dumbfounded at Zhai Rongyu.
This Miss Zhai is truly amazing.
Jun Ce looked at Zhai Rongyu, his eyes swirling with emotion, his expression unreadable.
She even knows how to use talismans.
Zhai Rong rushed forward to check on the pigeons that had fallen to the ground, feeling as if she were about to cry but had no tears left.
This is soil and blood, how can we eat it?
Enraged, she turned and kicked the assassin twice, but still feeling unsatisfied, she said to the lone figure, "Young brother, I see you're quite skilled with your legs, give me a couple of kicks! I won't thank you for that."
The figure glanced at her but said nothing.
He immediately stepped forward, pointing his sword at the man in black, and demanded, "Speak! Who sent you?"
Seeing the situation was dire, the four men in black immediately bit off the pills in their mouths. One of them swiftly grabbed one of them by the jaw, but it was too late. All four died instantly.
"My lord, they have committed suicide."
Jun Ce nodded, his eyes devoid of emotion.
Aside from a few princes, only the one in the palace dared to lay a hand on him right under the walls of the capital.
If this assassination attempt fails, they will definitely look for another opportunity to strike.
They'll eventually slip up.
With a sweep of his long legs, he kicked the four men off the cliff with two loud thuds.
Zhai Rongyu gave a thumbs up.
This young man's leg skills are truly impressive!
Shuang'er witnessed the power of the Friendship Talisman once again, took out the talisman from her bosom, and held it in her palm like a treasure.
This talisman is really powerful!
What did you say just now, Miss?
"Heaven and Earth, Five Elements, obey my command, stick!"
In the blink of an eye, the bright yellow talisman flew out, and the lone figure in front of him instinctively dodged to the side, using one hand to generate a gust of wind to deflect the talisman slightly.
Bang!
Zhai Rong and He Jun Ce stuck together.
"what!"
"It hurts so much..."
Zhai Rongyu bumped into a cold, hard chest and winced as she touched her nose.
She raised her eyes and glared at Jun Ce with a hint of resentment.
Why is this person so stubborn?
Jun Ce grunted and looked at the person in his arms.
Her fair face was flushed, her nose was red, and her eyes were moist. Her doe-like eyes stared at him with a hint of reproach.
He suddenly turned his face away.
He raised his hand to gather his strength, intending to step back half a step, only to find his lower abdomen tightly stuck to the other person's.
Is this talisman really that powerful?
His inner energy couldn't break through!
Zhai Rong belatedly realized that this posture...
Her little face flushed instantly.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Shuang'er!!!"
"Miss! Waaah... Miss, are you alright?"
Shuang'er stepped forward nervously to check, "This servant didn't mean to... This servant just wanted to test if the incantation of this talisman was correct..."
"Lord!"
The lone figure leaped forward, pushing and pulling, but found that it couldn't separate the two no matter what it did.
"Go back!"
Jun Ce said with a stern face.
Sensing his master's anger, the shadow immediately pulled Shuang'er and flew about a hundred feet away, only stopping when their figures became blurry.
"Hey! Why are you pulling me?" Shuang'er said anxiously, turning around to go back.
The young lady is still being clung to...
"You're being foolish!" The shadowy figure reached out and grabbed her arm. "How dare we two servants be so intimate with them?"
The figure frowned.
That girl is really something, she doesn't even know how to avoid it.
Shuang'er paused in her steps.
Too……
She glanced into the distance; the two seemed to still be stuck together.
Miss, you should be able to remove the talisman, right?
Shuang'er wrung her hands, her eyes filled with worry.
……
After the two had gone far away, Jun Ce looked down at the person in his arms.
"Miss Zhai, this talisman..."
“Don’t look at me,” Zhai Rongyu sighed, “It’s not that I don’t want to undo it, it’s just that we’ve run out of talismans, so I can only trouble Brother Huaixu to wait for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.”
When the time comes, the spell will lose its power and the talisman will naturally separate.
The two could only awkwardly stick together.
Zhai Rongyu kept her eyes down, seemingly lost in thought, her gaze wandering aimlessly. She felt as if she were digging a castle out of the ground beneath her feet.
This talisman shouldn't be called a "Friendship Talisman."
[It should be renamed "The Talisman of Immediate Death".]
Some people are alive, yet they are already dead.
I stood there for a long time, and although I wasn't dead yet, my legs started to go numb.
Zhai Rongyu shifted slightly and realized that her softness was intentionally or unintentionally rubbing against the person in front of her.
[Oh my god, what kind of predatory behavior am I doing?!]
She was terrified and quickly reached out to block Jun Ce's chest, tilting her head back to minimize contact.
Unexpectedly, this action caused their lower abdomens to press even closer together.
"Don't move," Jun Ce said in a low, hoarse voice.
He reached out and supported Zhai Rongyu's lower back, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. "You'll fall."
The large hand on her waist was only lightly pressing against her, without overstepping any boundaries, but even through the fabric, Zhai Rongyu could faintly feel the lingering warmth of his palm.
The lines on his body also seemed to have become colder and harder...
Her face flushed.
How presumptuous of me...
[As expected, the strange talisman shouldn't be drawn; the retribution came more punctually than my period.]
Jun Ce glanced at her: Aunt? She has quite a few relatives.
[Should we just knock him out?]
Zhai Rong compared her strength to the man's with her eyes, then looked up and saw her head swaying near his chin...
Forget it... I can't even reach it with my head.
[Knock on!]
It would be faster to knock myself out.
Just as Jun Ce was hesitating whether to knock her unconscious as she wished, the spell failed.
Jun Ce was the first to release her.
Before Zhai Rong could regain her footing, she stepped on Jun Ce's boot.
Uh……
"Sorry sorry!"
She immediately stepped back, but stumbled and stepped on Jun Ce's boots again.
……very good.
[I've decided on the epitaph.]
Let's call it the "Bouncing Soft-Legged Shrimp."
I deserve it.
Air condensation.
Jun Ce couldn't help but ask, "How much longer is Miss Zhai going to trample on me?"
Zhai Rongyu suddenly came to her senses.
That was really awkward.
She hurriedly withdrew her foot, taking several steps back, and greedily inhaled a few breaths of fresh air.
It's good that I can breathe again.
She secretly glanced at Jun Ce and found that he had his eyes downcast and his expression was cold and stern, as if nothing had happened.
I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This is so hard for me; I must have been on the Shu Road in my past life.
Jun Ce listened to her inner complaints, composed himself, and unconsciously rubbed his fingertips together with his large hand hanging in his sleeve.
Shuang'er saw the two of them separate from afar and ran over to them.
The lone figure used his lightness skill to fly halfway there, sighed, turned back, picked up Shuang'er, and was in front of them in the blink of an eye.
Shuang'er glanced at the lone figure and mumbled a "thank you".
She rushed to Zhai Rongyu's side, looked her up and down, and asked, "Miss, are you alright?"
Zhai Rongyu waved his hand, "It's alright."
She will never draw those damn "death on the spot" talismans again.
Jun Ce paused for a moment, then said, "It's getting dark, I'll take you down the mountain." After saying that, he turned around and didn't look at Zhai Rongyu again.
Speechless all the way.
After a brief farewell, the group reached the halfway point of the mountain and Zhai Rongyu boarded her own carriage. She was afraid that if she stayed with Brother Huaixu any longer, her awkwardness would flare up again.
We need to take it slow.
It's best if we never see each other again.
Fortunately, he was just an insignificant passerby, and we probably won't have the chance to see him again.