Chapter 104 Blood Sacrifice to Lock the Soul! His beloved is a goddess!

Chapter 104 Blood Sacrifice to Lock the Soul! His beloved is a goddess!

It has been a month since I returned from the Bai family.

Su Wanqing's life appears calm on the surface, but inside it has undergone tremendous changes.

By day, she is a quiet and focused researcher in hospitals and research institutes.

At night, when the world is silent, she transforms into the inheritor of her bloodline, studying her mother's handwritten notes and the true "Ancient Medical Classic" in the vast space.

That vast knowledge, as boundless as the starry sea, integrated medicine, qi cultivation, and even formations, opening a door to the realm of the gods for her.

Her medical skills improved rapidly, and her control over space became increasingly adept.

In contrast, Lu Zhanting is busier than ever before.

He seemed to have taken on a top-secret mission, often not returning for days at a time. Each time he came back, he carried with him a chilling aura that neither the dust nor the smoke of war could wash away.

Su Wanqing never asked many questions.

She simply prepared food soaked in spiritual spring water for him without his knowledge. After he fell asleep, she used her fingertips to channel her warm internal energy to soothe the hidden injuries that had accumulated in his body due to the intense battles.

That day, Lu Zhanting returned home unusually early.

He didn't even wash up first; as soon as he entered the door, he tightly embraced Su Wanqing, who was busy in the kitchen, from behind.

"Qingqing".

His voice was terribly hoarse, his chin resting on the crook of her neck, greedily and forcefully inhaling the soothing fragrance emanating from her body.

Su Wanqing turned off the stove, turned around, and cupped his angular face in her hands.

His eyes were bloodshot, and in those deep eyes lay a solemnity she knew all too well, the calm before an impending storm.

"Are you going on a long trip?" she asked softly, her fingertips gently stroking his tired face.

Lu Zhanting's Adam's apple bobbed, and he nodded heavily: "Yes, I'm going abroad. The return date... is undetermined."

The return date is undetermined.

When he uttered those four words, Su Wanqing felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.

She knew this meant the mission's level of danger had exceeded normal expectations.

But she showed no sign of panic on her face; she simply pulled him to the dining table.

"Let's eat. I made your favorite braised pork."

The meal was unusually quiet.

Neither of them spoke, but silently and repeatedly put food into each other's bowls, as if trying to melt all their longing and reluctance into this meal.

After dinner, Lu Zhanting went to take a shower.

Su Wanqing entered the study and opened the locked drawer.

Inside was the culmination of her efforts over the past month, a life-saving item she had specially crafted for Lu Zhanting, combining her mother's heritage with top-grade medicinal herbs from her space.

She took out a small leather pouch, about the size of her palm, and put several porcelain bottles inside, categorizing them accordingly.

The white porcelain bottle contains "Shengji Pills," which can instantly stop bleeding and promote tissue regeneration from bones.

The black porcelain bottle contains a "Qi-restoring pill," which can forcibly generate new strength when physical energy is exhausted.

After doing all this, she took out a brocade box from the deepest part of the drawer.

Inside the box lay two pieces of warm jade, one large and one small, their texture smooth and lustrous, with a shimmering light seemingly flowing within. These were the "Jade of Unity" passed down from her mother, crafted with her heart's blood; the mother jade was kept by her, and the child jade was given to the other to wear.

If the jade seed cracks, the mother jade will surely shatter.

If a person is about to die, jade can be used to pay for their life.

When Lu Zhanting came out after taking a shower, Su Wanqing was already sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for him.

She handed over the small leather pouch and explained the uses of the pills one by one. Finally, she opened her palm, revealing the smaller piece of jade.

"Wear this close to your body."

Her expression was more serious than ever before.

"It is connected to my life and can protect you from death once. But remember, this is the last line of defense. Don't let it come to that unless absolutely necessary."

Lu Zhanting took the jade pendant, which still held her body heat, without asking a single question.

He carefully put the jade pendant close to his body and then put the small leather bag into the inner pocket of his military uniform, closest to his heart.

He knew that it didn't contain elixirs or jade.

It was his wife's profound love, the bargaining chip she prepared for him in his gamble with death.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say "Don't worry," but when he met Su Wanqing's clear eyes, which were full of worry, any words seemed pale and powerless.

Finally, he stretched out his long arms and used all his strength to pull her tightly into his embrace, as if he wanted to knead her slender figure into his own bones and blood, never to be separated from her again.

"Wait for me to come back."

All my words can be summed up in these four words.

"I'm waiting for you."

Su Wanqing hugged him tightly, burying her face deep in his firm chest.

That night, the two embraced each other, unable to sleep.

Before dawn, Lu Zhanting quietly got up.

In the darkness, fully dressed, he leaned down and placed a burning kiss on Su Wanqing's smooth forehead.

Then he turned around and left resolutely.

The moment the door was gently closed, Su Wanqing opened her eyes, and tears finally streamed down her face silently.

Three days later.

Southeast Asia, a tropical rainforest on the border of a certain country.

The air was so humid and hot you could wring water out of it, and the rotting leaves emitted a nauseating miasma.

Lu Zhanting and his "Wolf Fang" squad had been lying in wait here for two days and two nights, their face paint making them blend into the darkness.

Mission objective: To rescue Professor Wang, my country's top physicist, who has been kidnapped by the foreign armed group "Viper".

"Captain, two sentries at three o'clock." The scout "Monkey" whispered in the earpiece.

With a gesture from Lu Zhanting, two dark figures emerged like cheetahs.

A few seconds later, two short static noises came through the headset.

It's resolved.

"keep going."

The squads took turns providing cover, moving like ghosts through the jungle. The closer they got to the abandoned military base identified in intelligence, the denser the sentries became; the enemy's defenses were far more advanced than anticipated.

Beside the mountain stream, the base finally came into view.

Built inside a valley, surrounded by cliffs, with only one narrow passage.

At the entrance to the passage and on the high ground, the dark muzzles of heavy machine guns exuded an aura of death.

"A direct assault would be suicide," the vice-captain "Black Bear" said in a low voice. "The firing positions are too professional; we don't have enough men."

"Monkey, locate the communications station," Lu Zhanting calmly ordered.

"The southeast corner of the third floor of the main building is the most heavily guarded, with at least four people."

Lu Zhanting glanced at his tactical watch; time was of the essence. Intelligence indicated that another group of buyers would arrive early the next morning to "pick up the goods," at which point Professor Wang would be transferred, making a rescue impossible.

We must take action tonight.

"Black Bear, lead the attack and blow up their ammunition depot to draw their fire. Monkey, lead the men to cut off communications and create chaos. Lynx, you're in charge of finding Professor Wang. Once you've got him, immediately retreat from the back of the mountain."

"yes!"

The night was as dark as ink; a downpour was imminent.

A pale white bolt of lightning tore through the sky; the operation began!

"boom--!"

The ammunition depot on the flank of the base exploded with a deafening roar, and the flames turned half the sky red.

The entire base was instantly detonated, and countless armed men, guns in hand, surged toward the blast site like a tidal wave.

"Now!"

Lu Zhanting and another team member charged straight into the main building, which was poorly defended, like swords drawn from their sheaths.

However, as soon as they reached the bottom of the building, several beams of searchlight descended from the sky, pinning them to the spot!

"Da da da da da!"

The heavy machine guns on the roof roared, raining down bullets that carved deadly trenches at their feet.

We've fallen for their trap!

The enemy anticipated their feint attack!

Lu Zhanting rolled into cover, a hot bullet whizzing past his scalp.

"Captain, we're surrounded!" came the anxious shout from the team member through the headset.

Enemies were on all sides, and they were pinned down in a small open space.

"puff!"

During the transfer, a member codenamed "Eagle" was pierced through the thigh by a stray bullet, and blood instantly stained his military trousers.

"Eagle!" Lu Zhanting's eyes widened in fury.

He charged through a hail of bullets and dragged the man back to cover.

The wound was gruesome, and blood was gushing out. The eagle's face quickly turned deathly pale.

"Captain...I..."

"Shut up!" Lu Zhanting took out a small leather bag from his pocket, pulled out a white porcelain bottle, poured out a muscle-regenerating pill, and stuffed it into the eagle's beak.

He tore open the other man's trouser leg, crushed a pill, and sprinkled it precisely on the chapped wound.

The next second, the horrific wound stopped bleeding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the eagle, which was about to faint, groaned and regained a sliver of clarity in its eyes.

Lu Zhanting was deeply shaken.

He knew that what Qingqing gave him was extraordinary, but he never expected it to be so domineering!

"Black Bear, what's going on!" he roared while suppressing the fire.

"Communications were forcibly cut off, and the monkeys might be in trouble too! We've been turned into dumplings!" Black Bear's voice was full of irritable anger.

The situation is a hundred times worse than the worst-case scenario predicted.

Lu Zhanting's eyes were as cold as ice.

He looked up at the only room on the third floor of the main building where the light was on; Professor Wang was there.

He has to go up.

"Black Bear, give me three seconds of covering fire!"

"Captain, no! That's suicide!"

Lu Zhanting did not answer, but instead took out the black porcelain bottle and swallowed two Qi-restoring pills in one gulp.

A surge of scorching warmth instantly washed over my limbs and bones, sweeping away all my fatigue and replenishing my strength.

He removed the excess equipment from his body, leaving only a military knife and a pistol.

"cover!"

The black bear roared and threw its last grenade, the explosion creating a fleeting vacuum of firepower.

Lu Zhanting moved.

He clung to the exterior wall like a gecko, using pipes and window sills to climb upwards at a speed incomprehensible to ordinary people.

The enemy below discovered his intentions, and countless bullets chased after him, chiseling sparks from the wall.

Third floor.

Lu Zhanting broke in through the window.

The two guards inside were startled by the loud noise and turned around, only to catch a fleeting glimpse of a blur.

The cold blade sliced ​​across his throat.

The two men clutched their necks and collapsed to the ground without making a sound.

In the corner, Professor Wang, with gray hair and glasses, was looking at him in horror.

"Professor Wang, we're here to rescue you," Lu Zhanting said in a low voice.

Just as he was about to step forward, a deadly sense of crisis came from behind him!

Without thinking, he lunged to the side.

"puff!"

With a soft thud, a charred bullet hole appeared on the floor where he had been standing.

From the shadows, a tall white man emerged, holding a silenced pistol, his eyes filled with a mocking gaze, as if he were looking at a caged beast.

"The Wolf Fang of China truly lives up to its name." The white man spoke in broken Chinese, "Let me introduce myself, 'Viper.' I've been waiting for you here for a long time."

Lu Zhanting's heart sank to the bottom.

Viper, ranked among the top ten international mercenaries, is known for its cunning and cruelty.

“Your teammates should have been taken care of by now.” Viper grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth. “Now, it’s your turn.”

Before he could finish speaking, another gunshot rang out.

The two engaged in a life-or-death shootout in the cramped room.

Viper's marksmanship was precise and ruthless; the bullets grazed Lu Zhanting's body. In the fierce battle, a bullet ripped a deep, bone-revealing wound into Lu Zhanting's left arm, and blood quickly seeped out.

The magazine was emptied quickly.

Viper grinned as he threw away his pistol, drew a Mitsubishi military dagger, and pounced like a hungry tiger.

"clang!"

As the blades clashed, Lu Zhanting was so shaken by the immense force that his hand split open, and he staggered back several steps.

Viper seized the opening and delivered a vicious whip kick, striking Lu Zhanting squarely in the abdomen.

"Hmm!"

Lu Zhanting groaned and flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall, a metallic taste rising in his throat.

He looked at the viper closing in, a resolute glint in his eyes.

Just as he was about to detonate the last miniature bomb on his body and perish together with his opponent, his fingertips touched a cold object on his chest.

It's that jade pendant.

Don't let it get to that point unless absolutely necessary.

Qingqing's words echoed in my ears.

Now is the last resort.

With his last ounce of strength, he gripped the jade pendant tightly.

Meanwhile, in the capital city, thousands of miles away.

In the dead of night, Su Wanqing was suddenly awakened from a nightmare, her heart pounding wildly, gripped by a palpitation as if she were being torn apart.

She rushed into the study like a madwoman, where a piece of mother jade, of the same origin as the one on Lu Zhanting's body, was enshrined.

At this moment, the once radiant warm jade is dimming at a visible speed, and a glaring crack is spreading wildly across its surface!

Ziyu is shattered!

He is facing a death sentence!

Su Wanqing's face instantly drained of all color.

She bit her lip hard, forcing herself to calm down through the excruciating pain.

She rushed into the space, arrived at the source of the spiritual spring, and without the slightest hesitation, forced out a drop of her heart's blood, as red as a blood diamond, and dripped it into the spring.

"With my blood as the catalyst, with my soul as the pact, I will bind souls across a thousand miles to protect my beloved!"

The obscure, ancient syllables escaped her lips with a madness and determination that disregarded everything!

The entire space trembled violently, and the spiritual spring surged with towering waves, transforming into a pure torrent of life that rushed wildly toward that drop of heart's blood!

Su Wanqing's body shook violently, her face as pale as paper, as if all the life force in her body had been drained away.

Meanwhile, in a remote rainforest base.

Viper grinned maliciously, raising his military dagger, ready to pierce Lu Zhanting's heart.

Just as his spike was about to touch Lu Zhanting's chest.

"Buzz—!"

An invisible yet vast power suddenly erupted from the jade pendant on Lu Zhanting's chest!

A semi-transparent shield with a faint white light instantly took shape!

Viper's bayonet felt like it had struck the hardest alloy in the world, and he was violently bounced back by the terrifying recoil. He was thrown back by the force and slammed into the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He stared in utter horror at the Chinese soldier who should have been "dead".

The shattered jade on Lu Zhanting's chest transformed into specks of light and merged into his body.

The warm and sacred white light enveloped his entire body, healing his wounds and replenishing his strength.

Lu Zhanting, who had been plunged into darkness, suddenly opened his eyes!

There was no confusion in his eyes, only a chilling killing intent from the depths of hell!

Under the combined effects of the Turtle Breathing Pill's state of suspended animation and the life-sharing effect of the Heart-to-Heart Jade, he not only did not die, but also, with the help of that immense power from thousands of miles away, recovered to an unprecedented peak state!

He sprang to his feet in a somersault, and was three times faster than he was in his prime!

The viper felt a fear that came from the depths of its soul and turned to flee.

It's too late.

Lu Zhanting's figure appeared in front of him as if he had teleported.

A chop to the neck.

Precise, swift, and without any frills.

"Crack".

The crisp sound of the neck bone cracking was particularly jarring in the quiet room.

The terror in the viper's eyes was frozen in time, and its body went limp as it collapsed.

Lu Zhanting was breathing heavily, and the white light on his body slowly dissipated. He walked to Professor Wang's side and helped him up.

"Are we... safe?" Professor Wang asked in a trembling voice.

"We're safe now," Lu Zhanting said.

He took Professor Wang and disappeared into the pre-dawn darkness outside the window.

The next morning, a military helicopter picked up Lu Zhanting and Professor Wang, who was safe and sound, at the border.

Mission accomplished.

On the plane, Lu Zhanting leaned against the window, looking at the brilliant sunrise on the horizon.

He pulled out the empty leather pouch and the jade pendant fragments that had turned to dust from his pocket, and held them tightly, very tightly in his palm.

He knew that it wasn't just those pills that saved him last night.

Even more so, it was his wife, whom he was thousands of miles away, whom he was willing to risk his life to protect.

His beloved.

His god.

A gentle smile, almost imperceptible to anyone, slowly crept onto the lips of the tough, ruthless man.