Chapter 559 499: The Secret Deal between Peng Sword Immortal and Ji Shenyun

"Ji Shenyun!"

Pei Yuhang stared at the silver-haired woman emerging from the darkness, his voice seething with hatred.

"I could accept you capturing me, but why did you have to drag her into this?!"

Pei Yuhang pointed at Nangong Jin, who was suspended in the air by chains.

The shackles had already chafed shocking bloody marks onto her fair, slender wrists and ankles, like cracks on beautiful porcelain, a heart-wrenching sight.

Ji Shenyun glanced at Nangong Jin, then turned to the furious Pei Yuhang who was interrogating her. A faint, amused smile slowly formed on her red lips.

"Pei Yuhang, you are my captive, yet you have the audacity to question me."

"In the past, even if I didn't kill you, I would have at least cut off one of your fingers... But now, you are of great use to me. I shall forgive your foolishness for the time being."

Ji Shenyun snorted coldly. She raised a delicate hand, and a powerful suction force burst from her palm, pulling Pei Yuhang toward her.

"Let him go!"

Seeing Ji Shenyun about to torment her respected Brother Pei again, Nangong Jin immediately began to struggle violently. Even as the shackles tore her skin to a bloody pulp, she didn't so much as frown.

"Rest assured, I will not harm this man. As I said, he is of great use to me now."

Ji Shenyun's gaze toward Nangong Jin held a hint of appreciation for her talent, and even her tone was much gentler than it had been with Pei Yuhang.

But it was a pity.

Despite Ji Shenyun's courtesy, Nangong Jin paid her no mind. She continued to twist her body forcefully, trying to break free from the shackles.

Ji Shenyun didn't want to see Nangong Jin's struggles leave any hidden injuries on a body with such excellent potential; that would be a terrible waste.

So, Ji Shenyun pinched the soft flesh of Pei Yuhang's lower back, her thin lips drawing close to his ear as she breathed out an orchid-like fragrance:

"If you don't want to see your junior sister tear herself to bloody shreds, then you will convince her to stop. Tell her you're willing to leave with me for a while.

"Tell her to wait here obediently for your return and to stop struggling."

Pei Yuhang pressed his lips together, ultimately agreeing to Ji Shenyun's proposal.

'Right now, both my junior sister's and my own Cultivation are sealed. There's no way to resist the clutches of this Asura Empress.'

'Instead of struggling in vain and worsening our condition, it's better to conserve our strength and wait for an opportunity to escape.'

Pei Yuhang walked over to Nangong Jin and quietly told her his thoughts.

Nangong Jin bit her lip and said, "Brother Pei, I'm worried she'll harm you."

Pei Yuhang shook his head, giving Nangong Jin a reassuring smile.

"Junior Sister Nangong, as long as Ji Shenyun doesn't kill me, we'll have a chance to leave... Even if I have to sacrifice something in the process, it will be worth it."

Nangong Jin didn't quite understand what Pei Yuhang meant by "sacrifice." Her emotions were faint, her heart as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

Pei Yuhang lowered his gaze and didn't explain further, simply giving Nangong Jin another reassuring smile.

Then, he bit the tip of his finger and brought it to Nangong Jin's lips.

"Junior Sister, my Spiritual Qi is sealed right now, so I can't directly use my Pure Yang True Qi to heal you.

"Fortunately, my blood also contains precious Pure Yang True Qi. I'll have to trouble you to suck my finger for a moment to treat your injuries."

Nangong Jin nodded. After murmuring a soft "Thank you, Brother," she took the fingertip, beaded with crimson blood, into her mouth.

As a searing heat flowed into her body, the skin that had been torn to a bloody pulp began to slowly heal itself.

In the damp, cold dungeon, the warmth gave Nangong Jin an unprecedented sense of comfort, and a feeling of attachment began to stir in her heart.

Her thin lips, drawing his blood, began to suck a little harder.

"Pei Yuhang, you've dawdled long enough. It's time to go with me!"

Ji Shenyun's urging made Pei Yuhang's heart sink. He pulled his finger away, not minding the glistening saliva on it, and said softly:

"Junior Sister, wait for me to return."

"Mm."

Nangong Jin reluctantly released him. She licked a drop of blood from the corner of her mouth, watching Pei Yuhang's back as he walked toward Ji Shenyun on his own accord. Anxious thoughts raced through her mind:

'...What is this woman, Ji Shenyun, going to do with Brother Pei?'

'Is it something she can't do in front of me?'

'Why did she capture Brother Pei and me? What does she really want?'

Question after question popped into Nangong Jin's mind.

But she couldn't find any answers.

'Forget it. I should listen to Brother Pei and conserve my strength for now. Since he said it'll be fine, then it must be fine.'

'For now... I just have to wait quietly for him to come back.'

...

Following behind Ji Shenyun, Pei Yuhang walked out of the dungeon. His mind raced as he tried to memorize the route to the outside world.

Unfortunately, Ji Shenyun didn't lead him to the outside world. Instead, they arrived at an Underground Palace.

Ji Shenyun flicked her wide sleeve, and the dust on a stone bench instantly vanished. She leaned languidly against a stone table, her pale face looking even more sickly under the light of the Luminous Pearls.

It was only now, thanks to the light of the Luminous Pearls, that Pei Yuhang could finally see Ji Shenyun's weakened state clearly.

It seemed the Taoist Lord, in conjunction with the Ancestral God Pavilion—which had never before been used in the history of the Dao Sect—had inflicted considerable damage on the world-defying Asura Empress.

'Right now, if I still had my Cultivation and the Silent Sword in hand... could I kill her?'

The thought involuntarily crossed Pei Yuhang's mind.

But alas, that was just an "if."

Right now, he was just a "mortal" whose Spiritual Qi was completely sealed and who had lost his Lifebound Spirit Sword.