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Chapter 120: The Useless Guard
Yun Ying's movements were too fast. By the time Yao Chen reacted, Xiao Yan had already collapsed to the ground.
"What did you do to him?!"
Yao Chen's beautiful face twisted with fury. For the first time since waking up, she let out a roar, rushing to Xiao Yan's side. Her jade hand pressed against his chest, urgently checking.
After a while, Yao Chen sighed in relief.
His breathing was steady, his heartbeat normal, and there was no internal damage. He had simply fainted.
"You really care about him, don't you?" Yun Ying, who was standing by, lightly pinched her chin and said slowly, "Don't worry, it's rare to find such an interesting young man. I don't want to ruin him so easily. I only erased our memories from his mind."
"Erased memories?!"
Yao Chen's heart trembled, and she stared at Yun Ying in disbelief.
Memories were deeply attached to the soul. How could they be erased just like that?
Moreover, from Yun Ying's words, it seemed that only her memory was targeted?
No! Impossible!
Such precise manipulation... Yao Chen realized there was no one she knew who could do this!
Wait... suddenly, Yao Chen's expression darkened as a thought crossed her mind.
That group of people might be able to do it. Manipulating the soul was their specialty!
Thinking of this, Yao Chen's gaze towards Yun Ying became filled with shock.
Could this woman be...?
Yao Chen's heart began to speculate about Yun Ying's true identity, but Yun Ying was unconcerned. She gave Yao Chen a casual glance and said, "I originally planned to erase your memories of me too, but since you are a Heavenly Realm soul, erasing his memory was much easier than erasing yours." Yun Ying waved her hand and put the storage ring back in Xiao Yan's hand, then spoke indifferently to Yao Chen, "Don't mention my existence to him. Not a word. If he finds out about our meeting, my interest will be gone."
"At that point, you'll have no reason to exist anymore."
Yun Ying's words were calm, yet extremely cold, with a deep, threatening undertone. Then, her figure flashed, and she disappeared without a trace, leaving Yao Chen standing in place, unable to recover from the shock.
Just... letting us go like this?
Yao Chen furrowed her brow tightly, her eyes filled with deep confusion.
What exactly is this woman trying to do?
At that moment, Xiao Yan, who had been lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, holding his head as he sat up, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Did I faint?"
"Ah..." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen replied softly, "You passed out after using the Flame Splitting Tsunami Technique due to exhaustion."
"Is that so... I knew I shouldn't use that technique so casually."
Xiao Yan murmured to himself, not questioning Yao Chen's words, and didn't mention Yun Ying at all.
But in Yao Chen's eyes, there was deep wariness.
She had truly erased only her own memory from his mind.
Although Yao Chen harbored deep doubts about Yun Ying, she decided to follow her instructions and not mention her existence to Xiao Yan.
Yun Ying's strength was too great.
So much so that Yao Chen didn't even have the qualifications to resist.
Yao Chen didn't know what Yun Ying's purpose was, but for now, she had no choice but to obey.
If it were only for Yao Chen herself, she wouldn't let anyone control her like this. She would rather die than give in.
But now, Xiao Yan was involved.
Yao Chen could give up her life, but she could not bear to see Xiao Yan harmed.
She absolutely couldn't allow that.
"By the way!" Suddenly, Xiao Yan snapped out of his thoughts, leaping to his feet with urgency written all over his face. "We need to hurry and save Boss Yao!"
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On the mountain near the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's stronghold, Yun Ying sat at the edge of a cliff, one leg bent, her arm resting on her knee, gazing sideways. One of her long legs swung gently over the edge.
"Well then, let's see just how interesting this young man really is~"
Yun Ying chuckled softly and then glanced at the kneeling black-clad figure behind her, who couldn't move.
"Having an Eight-Star Dou Huang as a bodyguard in such a small place as the Jia Ma Empire is quite a spectacle. It seems this young man has many more secrets than we've seen so far~" Yun Ying spoke softly, her expression showing slight displeasure. "And I don't know if it's my illusion, but I keep sensing the aura of that person from you, which is really irritating."
The black-clad figure, named Ling Ying, was filled with terror as he knelt on the ground, his black robe drenched in cold sweat.
He had been assigned to protect Xiao Yan.
Earlier, when he saw Xiao Yan facing off against three Dou Ling, he had tensed up, ready to intervene at any moment.
However, the next second, he was horrified to realize that he was unable to move.
Someone much stronger than him was here!
Ling Ying immediately concluded that he was powerless to break free from the invisible restraints, let alone commit suicide by biting his tongue.
And when he was forced to watch Xiao Yan defeat the three Dou Ling, he relaxed slightly, only to see a Nine-Star Dou Huang woman appear within the stronghold.
However, Ling Ying was still unable to move. He could only watch as the woman interacted with Xiao Yan.
When he saw Xiao Yan collapse, Ling Ying's heart sank.
Then, that woman vanished and appeared before him, speaking the words she had just said.
Ling Ying could clearly feel that Yun Ying was undoubtedly a Nine-Star Dou Huang.
But the alarm bells in his heart kept ringing, constantly warning him that this woman was far more dangerous than a Nine-Star Dou Huang!
And now, the reason he couldn't move was undoubtedly because of her!
Yun Ying slowly stood up from the cliff's edge and walked in front of Ling Ying, leaning close to him and sniffing the air around him.
Ling Ying didn't feel any excitement at being sniffed by such a beautiful woman. Instead, his fear deepened.
The reason was simple. This stunning woman could easily take his life at any moment!
"Ah~~~ As I thought~" After a moment, Yun Ying's crimson eyes revealed a look of realization. Her expression suddenly turned malicious. "You are one of Gu Yuan's subordinates, aren't you?"
!!!!!
Yun Ying's words made Ling Ying's heart race even faster.
Who was this woman? How could she know the Clan Leader?!
"Indeed, that young man must be Xiao Xuan's descendant."
Yun Ying elegantly turned away and walked back to the cliff's edge, looking down at the stronghold.
A mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Thousands of years ago, he and Xiao Xuan were sworn friends, yet at a critical moment, he hid like a turtle. Now, he's pretending to send a small Dou Huang to protect the descendants of the Xiao Clan. No one else could be as hypocritical as Gu Yuan."
Saying this, Yun Ying, without looking back, pointed at Ling Ying with her finger, her voice filled with a chilling coldness.
"Although I'd love to make you, a small Dou Huang, disappear forever, you're lucky. I'm interested in that young man. I'll let you go for now. If Gu Yuan realizes something is wrong, he'll send someone else, and then it'll never end."
As she spoke, a streak of dark light shot into Ling Ying's mind.
"Give me your memories of me as the price for your life."
These were the last words Ling Ying heard before losing consciousness.
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(End of Chapter)
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