Nightfall

The Trapped Beasts

Cold and unpeaceful clouds shadowed Chaoyang City. Bells and drums, as well as screams and curses, sounded everywhere. People were running and throwing garbage in the streets while Ning Que was running with Sangsang on his back.

“So, fighting against the entire world is like this.” He thought, with the hilt in his hand. Looking at the people getting together, he breathlessly asked, “Do you feel sad?”

He had tried his best to hide. He was out of breath and his voice was quivering which was not loud nor clear enough.

Sangsang heard him very clearly. She opened her eyes to look at the terrified people around them, and could not help becoming upset with a hum.

Ning Que wore a smile on his face and said, “The good guys will feel sorry because of others’ attitude, while we are the bad guys, so don’t be grieved.”

Seeing the vegetables and eggs, even the stones could not stop them, the people in Chaoyang City became angrier so that some of them dared to intercept them.

A half-naked hunk with black hair on his chest ran out of a tea shop, roaring and trying to clasp Ning Que under the cheers of his neighbors.

Ning Que didn’t stop. He just rushed toward him. With a slight boom, the hunk was hit to the ground like a kite, breaking many bones.

Ning Que didn’t slow down by the impact or change his face. He continued running toward the northern city, creating a line of smoke under his feet.

The neighbors surrounded the hunk who used to bully them but was able to stand out today, and found that he barely breathed. They could not help crying out and began to curse Ning Que.

The man carrying the Daughter of Yama was so cruel and cold-blooded!

Just after he turned a street corner, Ning Que saw several men walking following a Village Head, holding thick straw ropes, shouting to boost their courage.

Moderate fear easily inspired human’s anger and courage. In order to capture Sangsang, many sluggards in Chaoyang City would take the risk of being hurt to be the hero of the city.

Ning Que understood them.

He had seen lions being besieged by cattle in the wilderness, so he knew he should be crueler and stronger instead of being soft-hearted. That was the only way to shock the unusually crazy people who used to be docile.

Therefore, he rushed to the crowd without any hesitation. Many men crashed down and broke some bones. They spit out blood as they fell down on the ground that looked so sanguine.

Seeing this, the people who were cursing Ning Que and Sangsang subconsciously covered their mouths. When they were reminded of the Daughter of Yama’s legend, no one dared to throw things anymore.

However, Ning Que’s speed was too fast so that the people in front of the street had no idea what had happened, so more and more people would stand out to stop them.

More and more people came into the street, holding farm tools in their hands. As they were dangerous, Ning Que had to dodge. When he finally rushed out of the block, he saw a more dangerous picture.

A few rows of archers were aiming him behind piles of grain bags in front of a building, as well as on both sides of the street.

“Shoot!”

As a very harsh voice sounded nowhere, countless arrows, like a rainstorm, shot toward them in the middle of the street.

Ning Que could jump up to the roof or some other place, but if he did so, he would be stalled, and be surrounded by the strong cultivators of Buddhism and Taoism, so, he just shouted, “Open it.”