Chapter 191 - 179: Portraits of the Teammates

Chapter 191: Chapter 179: Portraits of the Teammates

Huh?

Li Heng and Bao Yaoyao both heard the commotion. They immediately turned to look in the direction of the sound.

They saw the flat-chested girl gripping her scimitars, swinging them at the mist. She brandished the two blades while slowly backing away.

Throughout the whole process, Li Heng and Bao Yaoyao could only see the girl’s back. But since her silhouette looked pretty much the same from the front or back—aside from her face, of course—they recognized Bai Shasha at a glance.

The clanging of metal came from Bai Shasha’s two scimitars periodically striking each other.

At times, she crossed the two blades in a defensive stance; at others, she plunged them into the ground before twisting her body to launch another attack.

The girl’s movements, the scrape of metal, and the sparks that flew when her scimitars clashed... If Bai Shasha hadn’t been facing nothing but slowly thinning mist, Li Heng and Bao Yaoyao would have thought it was an incredibly fierce battle!

"Classmate Bai Shasha! Classmate Li Heng and I are over here! Hurry up and come to us!"

Bao Yaoyao wasn’t sure if she should go help. Seeing the two scimitars swinging rapidly in Bai Shasha’s hands, she had no desire to get caught in the crossfire and be accidentally injured by a teammate.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but recall how she had been running toward Li Heng, screaming and shouting. A wave of shame washed over her, and her cheeks began to burn.

After all, Bao Yaoyao guessed her situation had been quite similar to Bai Shasha’s now—a battle of wits against the mist.

When Bao Yaoyao called out, Bai Shasha’s movements faltered for a moment, but she quickly recovered. Her slow retreat turned into a rapid withdrawal.

"This soldier is tough! There are a bunch of archers behind him! Be careful!"

The girl kept backing away, shouting a warning to those behind her.

Li Heng and Bao Yaoyao just listened, their faces tinged with astonishment. Bao Yaoyao even called out for Bai Shasha to retreat faster—to just run, if possible.

Although Bao Yaoyao’s voice was loud, Bai Shasha didn’t just turn and run. She continued to back away, constantly blocking and dodging, weaving in attacks of her own.

About a minute passed. As Bai Shasha’s right foot stepped near the Smoke Illusion Mountain Stone Boundary Stele, she suddenly froze. All her movements ceased, and she stood there, stunned and motionless.

After a short while, Bai Shasha finally turned to face Li Heng and Bao Yaoyao. She nodded at Bao Yaoyao and silently walked over to Li Heng’s side. She didn’t say another word the entire time, her expression complicated.

"It’s okay! I was just chased all over by two giant tigers! Don’t take it to heart, Bai Tongxue." Bao Yaoyao seemed to have figured things out and offered some words of comfort to the girl.

"I was chased the whole way, too!" Li Heng added at the right moment.

Hearing their words, Bai Shasha’s expression was clearly not as conflicted as before. She took a deep breath and thanked them in a low voice.

As Bai Shasha returned to the Smoke Illusion Mountain Stone Boundary Stele, Li Heng couldn’t help but look at it again.

He had entered the illusion after seeing this stele, and after experiencing the illusion, he had returned to this stele.

’This stele...’

"No! I have a girlfriend! I’m a man of strong principles! Don’t... don’t... stop... Stop it!"

Bai Shasha had just rejoined the group, and Li Heng’s mind had only just begun to wander, when they heard a voice dripping with amorous undertones.

The words themselves were a stern refusal, but the tone had a hint of feigned resistance. And the voice was not unfamiliar to the three of them.

The three of them whipped their heads around in unison. They saw Jiang Hongtao’s robe hanging loosely, one shoulder already exposed. He kept spouting words of resistance, but his hands were caressing his own body.

...

For a moment, all three of them were completely dumbfounded.

First, they were all a bit stunned. Then Bao Yaoyao immediately turned her head away, refusing to look at Jiang Hongtao at all. This time, she didn’t even think of calling out to him.

The flat-chested girl, however, recovered from her daze quickly. She glanced at Li Heng first. Seeing that he was also a bit taken aback, she did nothing else, simply staring at Jiang Hongtao in the distance with a cold expression.

Li Heng watched Jiang Hongtao in the distance, who looked like he’d been drugged, and was rather speechless. Even when he had taken the Top-Grade Wolf Blood Pill, he had found ways to cool himself down.

Even in a place like Snow Feather Tower, he had upheld his principles as a fine, upstanding young man. How could a mere illusion... lead to this kind of display?

He imagined that Jiang Hongtao’s current illusion was probably quite a sight for sore eyes. Still, considering the presence of his female teammates and the bad impression it was making, Li Heng thought for a moment before shouting loudly in Jiang Hongtao’s direction.

"Jiang Hongtao! What are you playing at?! We’re all here, get over here now!"

"Classmate Li Heng?! Classmate Li Heng, come save me! I can’t handle these Beast-eared Maidens on my own! Some of them even have tails... Let me tell you, they’re way better than..."

Jiang Hongtao had been putting up his "resistance" when he suddenly heard Li Heng’s voice. As if grasping at a lifeline, he shouted back at Li Heng.

But as he was replying to Li Heng, he saw not only Li Heng, but also his two female teammates.

A moment later, Jiang Hongtao quickly pulled up his robe, covering his exposed shoulder securely.

"No way! You came over on your own! Don’t pull out your knives now!"

Just as Jiang Hongtao finished straightening his clothes and was about to walk toward his teammates, he suddenly seemed to see something. He broke into a run, but before he could even get his footing, he tripped and fell flat on his face.

"Boss, save me! These women have gone crazy! Not only are they forcing a sale, but now they’re trying to kill me!" After falling, Jiang Hongtao immediately cried out to Li Heng for help, scrambling back to his feet and running.

Throughout this whole display, the three of them didn’t say a single word, just watching Jiang Hongtao put on a one-man show in the distance.

Seeing that the three had no intention of responding to him, Jiang Hongtao ran even faster, reaching the Smoke Illusion Mountain Stone Boundary Stele in just a few steps.

When he reached them, Jiang Hongtao was panting heavily, a look of sheer terror still on his face. Gasping for breath, he spoke with a panicked tone.

"My three bosses! Quick! Save me! That group of women behind me is insane! I really don’t have a single drop left! They’re robbing me of my money and my virtue!"

Bao Yaoyao shot Jiang Hongtao an annoyed glance and retorted, "Why don’t you turn around and look for yourself!"

Hearing Bao Yaoyao’s words, Jiang Hongtao froze for a moment. He glanced back uncertainly, only to see the gradually dissipating mist...