Chapter 1129: The Mysterious Disappearance

Chapter 1129: The Mysterious Disappearance

“What the hell? You’re not coming back?”

Lin Nuo felt an overwhelming urge to tear the damn Phoenix Soul to shreds right on the spot.

Well, thinking about it, if he actually did that, it could degrade the sword.

After all, Sword Soul, Sword Soul—it’s the soul of the sword. If the sword’s soul is in trouble, the sword is bound to be affected.

It’s all because those two swords inexplicably merged in the first place.

Forget it, if you’re not coming back, so be it. Lin Nuo isn’t going to wilt just because of you.

Retreat.

He stepped onto the Spirit Sword and began to channel his techniques, causing the sword to soar into the sky.

“Senior Brother! Wait for me!”

Su Kexin quickly hopped onto the Spirit Sword and raced after him, the two leaving arcs of cloud trails in the air as they flew.

Seeing this, Su Lingjiang hurriedly chased after them, but Lin Nuo and Su Kexin were flying at such a speed that he couldn’t keep up. In the blink of an eye, they were out of sight.

“That’s a bit too impulsive, Kexin. Chasing after them like this…”

Su Lingjiang sighed in frustration. He wanted to speed up, but he was already doing his best. Now he had no idea where they had gone.

This could be troublesome; not knowing where they were headed made him anxious about what his daughter might face next and whether she would find herself in a dire situation.

After all, he still had his doubts about Lin Nuo, so naturally he was worried.

Wait a minute, how could his daughter’s sword flight speed surpass his? Ever since she met Lin Nuo, her sword flying speed had skyrocketed. This had to be Lin Nuo’s doing!

It seemed there was an issue with them forging the Phoenix Twin Swords together.

Damn it, where is that kid taking my daughter?!

The more Su Lingjiang thought about it, the angrier he got, gritting his teeth. But he was just angry—there was nothing he could do, and he felt increasingly guilty about his own helplessness.

Flying aimlessly, he didn’t know where he was going, like a headless fly searching for direction.

Qin Shili looked up at the cloud trails left by Lin Nuo and Su Kexin in the sky, sighing softly.

In the end, he had flown away, unable to be held back.

She didn’t chase after him; after all, she couldn’t catch up.

But even if she did catch up, what good would it do? She couldn’t keep him.

Time to go.

She turned gently, seeing Qin Zhu waiting for her not far ahead.

Qin Zhu had a slight smile on his face, as if reassuring his daughter.

Qin Shili smiled back, signaling to her father that she was fine.

Finally, Qin Shili walked toward Qin Zhu, and they were about to regroup their subordinates and strengthen their resolve.

“I found you.”

Suddenly, Qin Shili heard a familiar voice.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t hearing but sensing.

“Hm? Is it you, Senior?”

Following the voice, she spotted a familiar plump cat.

Yes, it was the Spirit Cat from the Xuanyun Sect.

……

Lin Nuo was flying at maximum speed on his sword, pushing through the fierce winds at high altitudes, his hair whipping up wildly.

But something felt off.

He glanced back.

Oh my heavens.

No way, Su Kexin was right on his tail like a ghost!

When did she reach this level?

Even if Lin Nuo couldn’t be considered world-class in power, his speed was definitely among the top three.

Besides, he had already grasped the essence of sword flight; a swift getaway should easily leave Su Kexin in the dust.

But now…

Are you secretly leveling up behind my back?

This scene was astonishing Lin Nuo to the core; Su Kexin was flying with her pair of phoenixes, effortlessly keeping pace with him.

Oh no, she had actually overtaken him.

Even if Lin Nuo pushed himself to the limit, soaring as fast as lightning with his hair all messy, who would have thought…

That Su Kexin would actually catch up to him!

This left Lin Nuo utterly dazed.

He couldn’t beat her, and now he couldn’t even fly faster than her. Where’s the escape route here?!

“Senior Brother, don’t fly so fast! I almost couldn’t keep up. Ugh, thanks for slowing down. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t be able to catch up.”

Su Kexin had managed to hover near Lin Nuo, flying alongside him.

Lin Nuo: “…”

I want to slow down too, but this is already my maximum speed!

It seems losing that phoenix isn’t a trivial matter; clearly, he wasn’t flying as well as before.

Moreover, it made Su Kexin faster.

What a perfect traitor.

I should’ve just got rid of you long ago.

“Why are you chasing me?” Lin Nuo asked coldly.

“I want to stick with you, Senior Brother,” Su Kexin replied.

“Why do you want to stick with me?”

“Because I’m feeling lost right now and don’t know what to do. So, sticking with you is the best way out.”

“I don’t have time to deal with your issues.”

“It’s okay. I’ll just stick with you. You can do whatever you usually do; you don’t have to worry about me.”

“With you around, how can I not worry…”

Lin Nuo felt helpless; if it were anyone else, he could treat them like a subordinate and assign them to fetch food or something. But this was Su Kexin, the main character! If a villain is around, one of them has to go.

“You need to head back; you can’t come along,” Lin Nuo reprimanded her.

“Not going back.”

“Go back.”

“Not going back.”

They went back and forth like this, each sticking to their own point. Su Kexin was utterly determined to follow him, completely impossible to shake off.

Since Lin Nuo couldn’t rid himself of her physically, it was impossible to do so with mere words.

This stubborn girl—she’s just as hard-headed as her father, Su Lingjiang.

By the way, where’s Su Lingjiang now?

Well, he couldn’t even see him.

You’ve left your dad behind, and now you’re chasing me? Talk about filial piety!

Alright, he’d find an opportunity to shake her off later.

But having her around has its advantages; at least he wouldn’t have to worry about her secretly leveling up.

Training her professionally, focusing on escape skills, instead of being headstrong might just prevent her from exploding like this.

That should work.

It’s not like there’s much else he could do.

Lin Nuo swiftly flew back to the mountain where Li Ruo’er and the others were, having been out of it for several days, possibly worrying them.

“Hm?”

As Lin Nuo landed the Spirit Sword, he noticed something strange.

“Am I flying to the wrong place? No way, I only stepped out for a few days; I shouldn’t forget.”

He slapped his forehead and took off again, but this time at a lower altitude, flying around the mountain a few times.

Nothing. Really nothing.

“How come not a single fox is around…”

Lin Nuo started to panic. After his trip, he found that all the Fox People had vanished.

“Senior Brother, what are you looking for?” Su Kexin asked.

“Right now, you need to help me look for Li Ruo’er in this mountain. And if you see any other Fox People, let me know,” Lin Nuo said hurriedly.

“Ah, looking for Ruo’er? Is she in the mountain? Okay, I’ll go find her!”

Su Kexin nodded repeatedly. Her Senior Brother had given orders; she had to make it happen!

She quickly set off to search for Li Ruo’er, and Lin Nuo rushed as well.

Yet the end result was that neither of them found anything—not a single Fox Person.

Where could they have gone…

Lin Nuo’s head began to throb. Now he had no leads whatsoever. Not even a single witness; even if they were dead, there should be a corpse, right? There was absolutely nothing, not even a hint of presence.

A mysterious disappearance.