Chapter 22 (2/2)

Wu Xinxie threw out a series of talismans. The moment they hit the ground, a massive explosion resounded, shattering the earth. The Heavenly Cycle Northern Dipper Array completely broke, its halo of light gradually fading away.

When Gou Zi saw the array break, he felt anguish from the pit of his stomach. Just a bit more and then the Majestic Star would have belonged to him. The moment he noticed Lin Yingmei’s chilling eyes turning towards him, the hair on his entire body stood up. He quietly cursed before turning around and running away.

Luckily, Lin Yingmei did not pursue him. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to, but she wasn’t able to because she had just escaped the array. This array’s main use was to absorb the Star Knight’s Astral Energy. Now that she had lost seven to eight parts of her energy reserve, there none left to spare.

Only by relying on the Arctic Star Serpent Spear was Lin Yingmei able to stand herself up.

“Lin Chong, can you still fight?” Wu Xinxie asked.

“Did Master tell you to do this?” Lin Yingmei glanced at Wu Xinxie. Her Star Symbol still remained, so at least Shu Jing hadn’t thrown her away.

Wu Xinxie shook her head. She laughed and said: “Xinxie thinks you are too lucky. How many have masters that would come to their rescue despite knowing full well the risks? Isn’t that just too foolish?”

She turned and looked around the fort.

The blazing red fire lightning was like a nightmarish devil with terrifying fangs. Frenzied winds and harsh rains coupled with devastating lightning and thunder had turned the Grand Border Fortress into a destroyed warzone. With each bolt of lightning that flared up, people’s heart grew more and more terrified.

“Master!” Lin Yingmei’s heart ached and her lips bled from her gnashing teeth. She gripped the Arctic Star Serpent Spear tightly, wishing to lend a hand.

This was the first time Wu Xinxie had ever seen the Majestic Star so scared.

Truly, what a lucky man.

Wu Xinxie smiled and supported the falling Lin Yingmei. “If you go now like this you will just distract Young Master!”

“This servant… cannot… just stand and watch!” Lin Yingmei gasped. Her entire body was shaking, her eyes filled with worries.

Wu Xinxie looked at Lin Yingmei while in deep thought.

“Do you really wish to help Young Master? I may have something that you can use…”

She took out a single pill. The pill was golden in colour and was decorated with the symbol of a dragon.

“Star Breaker Golden Pill! In a short amount of time, it will help you return to your peak state. However, there is a side effect. When your body surpasses its limit, all the meridians on your body will break. From then on, you will become a cripple with no hope of recovery. Lin Yingmei, do you still dare?” Wu Xinxie slowly explained.

Majestic Star that had swept aside thousands of soldiers since ancient time becoming a useless cripple. She would probably prefer death over such a fate.

Lin Yingmei stood there, stunned.

Wu Xinxie smiled secretively: “Yingmei sis, you only have a few minutes left to decide. Young master is not a match at all for that Nebula Stage cultivator. The only reason he was able to hold on until now was due to some special artifact he had on his body, but I doubt it will last for much longer. If you really want to save him, this is the most straightforward method. Of course, maybe Young Master still have some secret killing move.”

A powerful bolt of lightning raced across the sky. Lin Yingmei could clearly sense that Shu Jing was losing ground. She looked at the Star Breaker Golden Pill and immediately swallowed it without thinking further. A sudden stream of Star Energy surged through her meridians.

Wu Xinxie spoke the truth, this pill was indeed effective.

“If this servant dies in battle, please take care of Master from now on.”

Lin Yingmei coldly left those words behind before turning into a streak of light and flew away.

Wu Xinxie smiled grievingly. She waved her feathered fan and sighed: “I lost. I have completely lost.” The scary-sounding side effects she had said about Star Breaker Golden Pill was only to test Lin Yingmei. She never thought that Yingmei would completely ignore her own well-being like that.

Star Knights and Star Masters signed a contract that binds them together and forces them to support each other, but their ultimate goal was still to become the final winner. If they ran into a disadvantageous situation, there had been instances where one would run away on their own. Few were like Shu Jing and Lin Yingmei. One would fearlessly face death, while the other ignore even the possibility of becoming a cripple.

For the past thousand years in Liangshan Continent, this was the first time the Majestic Star had fallen into the trappings of love.