Chapter 305: No Loss-Making Business Like This Before

Zu'an's heart sank. Chen Xuan's cultivation level was far superior to his, and naturally, his speed was also much greater.

While the Sunflower Phantom movement technique was powerful, it excelled only in short-distance maneuvers and transformations, not in long-distance sprints.

Of course, if he could continuously use the 'Great Wind' technique, he might be able to leave his opponent far behind, but that was clearly impossible.

"Can't you call for your subordinates to rescue us?" Zu'an asked urgently. The people in the assembly hall earlier were high-ranking gang members, but since they were planning a rebellion, they couldn't possibly have informed everyone in advance, or the news would have leaked already.

To his surprise, Zheng Dan shook her head. "I spend very little time on the island. Most of these subordinates are controlled by Liu Chan and his group."

Zu'an looked speechless. "Aren't you a bit of a failure as a gang leader?"

Zheng Dan was also embarrassed. Primarily, as the eldest daughter of the Zheng family, she was destined to become a high-ranking official's wife in the future. She genuinely had no interest in the affairs of the martial world, so she hadn't invested much energy in it. She never expected such a situation to arise.

Just as Chen Xuan was about to catch up, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked him.

Chen Xuan roared, "Get lost!"

In almost an instant, he struck the person, causing them to vomit blood.

Yet, the person didn't give up, clinging desperately to Chen Xuan. "Gang leader, hurry and go!"

"Yaxiao~" Seeing the person covered in blood yet still holding onto Chen Xuan's leg, Zheng Dan was deeply moved, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

"Hurry and go, don't let his good intentions be in vain." Seeing her intention to turn back, Zu'an quickly pulled her to continue running.

Zheng Dan bit her lip tightly, drawing a faint trace of blood. Clearly, her heart was filled with both hatred and anger at that moment.

"Only by escaping with your life can you return to avenge him." Concerned she might do something foolish, Zu'an quickly reminded her again.

Zheng Dan was startled. She suddenly remembered that she had been drugged with that nasty substance, and if she stayed here, her end would be truly miserable. Only then did she abandon the thought of going back to rescue him.

She murmured to herself, "All these years, Yaxiao has never even seen what I look like, nor does he know my true identity. I truly am sorry..."

Zu'an sighed. "The world is never short of young people who throw themselves into danger for love."

He thought to himself that he would definitely not do such a foolish thing.

However, he immediately recalled the situation in the secret realm and how he had also risked his life to return this time.

They were all fools; why mock each other?

By this time, the two had reached the shore. Hidden within the reeds was a small dock, with a boat tied nearby.

Zu'an didn't have time to untie the rope. He simply pulled out his fatal dagger and swiftly cut it, then jumped onto the small boat with Zheng Dan and started paddling frantically.

Unfortunately, he had never paddled a boat before and couldn't get the hang of it. The harder he tried, the more the boat spun in circles.

Zheng Dan couldn't help but smile. It was the first time she had seen him act so foolishly. She quickly said, "Let me do it."

She pressed down on his hand, then flicked her sleeve backward. A visible wave surged across the water, and the boat shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.

"Wow," Zu'an couldn't help but exclaim, "if you became a ferry operator, you'd make a fortune!"

Zheng Dan was speechless.

At a time like this, his thought process was still so bizarre.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind them. Zu'an looked back and saw Chen Xuan, red-faced, running wildly across the water, pursuing their small boat.

"Iron Staff Water Skimming?" Zu'an was dumbfounded. Wasn't this guy only rank six? How could he fly?

However, he quickly realized that "flying" in this world likely referred to free, unassisted flight in the sky. Skilled cultivators could achieve this kind of leaping and maneuvering using force.

Zheng Dan gritted her teeth, stood at the stern of the boat, and pushed her hand backward, sending a wave surging directly behind them.

Initially, it appeared to be only about a foot high, but as it advanced, the wave grew larger and larger, eventually reaching several yards in height.

Zu'an blinked, realizing that her usual gentle and delicate demeanor was an act.

*Sigh*, why were the women around him fiercer than the last?

On the other side, Chen Xuan saw the surging giant wave. His expression remained unchanged as he drew his long saber.

He hadn't drawn his saber when fighting Chu Yucheng and Chu Hongcai at the Immortal Abode, but this time, he did.

A cold flash glinted as a massive phantom saber, formed by saber energy, appeared in mid-air, then slashed down.

The force of it seemed capable of cleaving the entire Bright Moon River in two.

The enormous saber energy split the giant wave before it, then continued its relentless trajectory toward the small boat. Clearly, the opponent intended to smash the boat to pieces, leaving them nowhere to escape.

Zheng Dan crossed her hands in front of her, and a water barrier rose out of thin air, forcefully blocking the fiercely approaching massive saber energy.

*Pfft~*

Zheng Dan spat out a mouthful of blood. She was flung backward uncontrollably as if struck by a carriage, on the verge of falling into the water.

Zu'an quickly reached out and caught her in his arms, but the immense impact made his qi and blood churn.

"Are you alright?" Zu'an asked worriedly, noticing the blood at the corner of her mouth and how incredibly hot her body was.

Zheng Dan let out a soft moan, her voice becoming alarmingly soft and alluring. "I'm fine... it's just..."

She couldn't finish her sentence. After all, such a matter was truly embarrassing for a young woman to speak about.

"Why does it seem like she's been drugged with an aphrodisiac?" Zu'an couldn't help but mutter. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were moist – a sight he wasn't unfamiliar with.

Qiao Xueying had reacted similarly when she was poisoned by snake venom.

"You know what it is!" Zheng Dan gave him a resentful look. Was this guy intentionally trying to make fun of her?

"What do you mean?" Zu'an was taken aback. He had been fully focused on circulating the Snowflower Divine Sword to break through the sealed acupuncture points and hadn't paid much attention to their conversation.

At that moment, Chen Xuan's arrogant and overbearing voice came from behind. "Hahaha~ I thought the gang leader's cultivation was impressive; turns out it's nothing special."

Zheng Dan wiped the blood from her mouth and angrily said, "Despicable! If it weren't for... if it weren't for... how could I have lost to you so easily?"

"If it weren't for my 'Eighteen Degrees of Spring Breeze' drug? I advise you not to waste your energy. The more you struggle and resist, the faster the medicine will take effect. Don't you feel hot all over now, and deep down, you long to hold a man?" Chen Xuan laughed loudly.

"'Eighteen Degrees of Spring Breeze'?" Zu'an was startled. Just hearing the name, he could roughly guess what it was. No wonder Zheng Dan was reacting this way.

Such an inappropriate name. He wondered which talented individual had invented it.

However, noticing Zheng Dan's embarrassment and disliking Chen Xuan's arrogance, he tightened his embrace around the beauty in his arms and raised his voice, "Isn't she already holding me? What are you howling about over there?"

Chen Xuan's breath hitched instantly. Especially seeing Zheng Dan, her body limp and melting into the other's arms from the drug's effects, he felt as if he had toiled for half a day only to dress another man's bride.

"You bastard! I haven't settled our old scores, and now you dare to provoke me again? Fine! When I catch you, I'll show you what it means to wish for death!" Chen Xuan said, grinding his teeth.

Rage points from Chen Xuan +999!

Zu'an sighed. "You've said things like that many times already, and yet I'm still perfectly fine here. So, Chen Xuan, the dignified leader of Black Wind Stronghold, is just someone who can only talk tough, huh?"

Chen Xuan's teeth gnashed together. This time, however, he said nothing more, instead chasing after them with a grim face. He swore he would capture that brat this time and skin him alive to finally sate his hatred.

Rage points from Chen Xuan +1024!

Unexpectedly, as he sped up, he suddenly noticed the strange sensation under his feet. What was water had suddenly turned to ice, and as he stepped on it with hatred, the ice beneath him shattered instantly.

Caught off guard, he plunged directly into the water.

It turned out that Zu'an had intentionally provoked him with his words to make him angry, then secretly used the cold energy of the Snowflower Divine Sword to turn the water behind the boat into a thin layer of ice to trick him.

"Go!" Zu'an kicked the boat, sending it swiftly downstream.

He, meanwhile, put his arm around Zheng Dan's waist and instantly used the 'Great Wind' technique to teleport to the shore, then, with a few leaps, disappeared into the forest.

Remaining on the water surface would make them too easy a target. Once Chen Xuan emerged from the water, their speed would make it difficult to escape him.

Moreover, he had already seen the Giant Whale Gang's boats pursuing them from a distance.

Since the waterway was a dead end, it was better to flee directly into the mountains. With the complex terrain, they might still have a chance to shake off their pursuers.

Unfortunately, he had been brought to Giant Whale Island blindfolded earlier, so he had no knowledge of its defenses. Now, in his panicked flight, he couldn't even distinguish directions, subconsciously heading into all sorts of complex terrain.

When Chen Xuan leaped out of the water, Liu Chan and his group had also arrived in their boats.

Chen Xuan's face was grim. He pointed at the distant shadow of the small boat and said, "Chase them!"

The Giant Whale Gang's boats were always fast. It wasn't long before they caught up, only to find the boat empty.

"They must have gone ashore there just now," Liu Chan and the others analyzed.

"I will definitely catch them today!" Chen Xuan gnashed his teeth. Even if he didn't avenge himself on Zu'an first, he couldn't let Zheng Dan escape like this.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be the villain who administered the drug, only for another man to reap the benefits?

I, Chen Xuan, have never made such a losing deal!

Seeing him about to charge onto the shore, Liu Chan and the others quickly pulled him back. "Chieftain, absolutely not! This area is already approaching the edge of the Dragon Concealment Mountain's depths. It would be troublesome if we encountered any fierce beasts."

"Fierce beasts? What fierce beasts am I, Chen Xuan, afraid of?" Chen Xuan sneered. Their Black Wind Stronghold was also in the mountains, and they had basically caught, roasted, and eaten most of the fierce beasts nearby.

In the depths of mountains in other regions, even with his Rank 6 cultivation, he wouldn't dare to be careless. But near Bright Moon City, he hadn't heard of any powerful creatures appearing.

So what was there to be afraid of?

In any case, his Metal-element ability granted him an indestructible body. Even if he encountered opponents of the same rank or even a rank higher, he could easily protect himself.

He now had only one thought: to quickly find Zheng Dan, whose drug was taking effect. He hadn't had his fun yet!