Chapter 156 A Bloodstained Journey

Chapter 156 A Bloodstained Journey

Ten steps.

This is the boundary between life and death.

The moment Tang Li stepped into this distance, she felt as if she had walked into the eye of a storm filled with invisible blades.

That violent and rampant protective energy was like an invisible wall, squeezing her lungs and even cutting her cheeks painfully.

But she didn't stop.

Nine steps. Eight steps.

The wind and snow howled in her ears, masking her rapid breathing, but unable to conceal the frantic beating of her heart for love.

Pei Yunjing remained with his back to her, wildly swinging his sword in the air while letting out a beast-like growl.

He seemed oblivious to the strangeness behind him, still immersed in the illusionary world filled with vengeful ghosts.

Five steps.

Tang Li gritted her teeth and quickened her pace.

I'm closer. Just a little closer and I can hug him.

However, just as she stepped into the absolute forbidden zone within three steps, just as her fingers were about to touch the fluttering hem of his black coat...

The "beast" that had gone mad suddenly saw a blurry, distorted red shadow enter the previously empty void behind it in its blood-red vision.

The red figure lunged at him, carrying heat and an aura that made him feel threatened.

[A demon!]

It's here to take your life!

Kill it!

The crazy voice in my head is screaming.

"roll!!!"

Pei Yunjing suddenly turned around, letting out a terrifying roar.

This is a stress response that is completely uncontrollable at this moment and stems from the instinct for survival.

The "Delusion-Slaying" sword in his hand was even faster than his thoughts. It was wrapped in black sword energy that was enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, and it swept out fiercely towards the "red shadow" that rushed over!

"call--!!!"

The sword wind howled, like a thunderclap.

This sword strike was so fast that it even cut through the wind and snow.

Tang Li only felt a flash of black light before her eyes, and a suffocating aura of death instantly rushed towards her.

She has no martial arts skills and can't dodge at all.

Moreover, she couldn't hide.

If she dodges, the distance that has been painstakingly shortened will widen again, and she will never have another chance to get close to him.

So, instead of retreating, she advanced towards the deadly sword light!

"Pfft—"

The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh was particularly clear and jarring amidst the raging wind and snow.

The incomparably sharp sword energy still swept solidly across Tang Li's body.

"Hmm!"

Tang Li let out a muffled groan, her body trembling violently.

The sharp tip of the sword instantly tore through the thick sleeve of her left arm, cutting deep into her flesh and leaving a long, bloody gash.

Even more tragically, a streak of sword energy grazed her cheek.

On that fair, jade-like face, which was almost transparent from the cold, a two-inch-long bloodstain was instantly left!

The skin and flesh rolled back, and fresh blood gushed out.

"Tick-tock".

Hot blood splattered out, splashing onto Pei Yunjing's cold sword blade and onto the pristine white snow beneath their feet.

It was a blindingly red, a breathtakingly red.

A wave of excruciating pain washed over her, and Tang Li felt half of her body go numb. Blood streamed down her cheek and into her mouth, filling it with the salty, metallic taste of rust.

But she did not collapse.

She looked at the man before her, his eyes bloodshot, still in a sword-wielding stance, seemingly wondering why the enemy hadn't fallen yet.

Tears mixed with blood slid down her face.

Even though he hurt me like this, even though he looks like an incomprehensible monster now.

But she still didn't see even a trace of pride in his eyes, only endless loneliness and panic.

"Pei Yunjing..."

Tang Li gritted her teeth and swallowed the metallic sweetness in her throat.

Despite the excruciating pain in her left arm, she did not retreat but instead used the momentum of her forward movement to take another step.

This step crossed the boundary between life and death, and the abyss between reason and madness.

She opened her intact right hand and her bleeding left hand.

Amidst the swirling spray of blood, she lunged at the executioner who had nearly killed her with the most resolute gesture of her life.