RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 51

Chapter 51: The Price

This day was sunny with a gentle breeze, and Jiang Xianchuan felt particularly relaxed and carefree. He lazily lay in the house, not wanting to do anything, fully enjoying this rare moment of leisure, muttering to himself, “It’s so great not having to train those guys, I don’t have to get angry at all.” And so, he pleasantly immersed himself in this tranquility.

However, this wonderful atmosphere didn’t last long. Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the camp, shattering the original peace.

Startled by this sudden sound, Jiang Xianchuan’s face instantly showed annoyance, and he grumbled, “Ugh, are you kidding me?! I finally got a vacation!” Despite his complaints, he quickly got out of bed, threw on a coat, and hurried downstairs to find out what was going on.

Downstairs, he saw that the others had already gathered. Jiang Xianchuan quickly stepped forward, his eyes landing on Bai Su, and anxiously asked, “What happened?” Bai Su replied with a solemn expression, “The people from the farm are here, they said they’re looking for someone named Zhu Zhuxia.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xianchuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, “Oh crap, they’re coming for me!”

At this moment, someone from the farm shouted loudly, “I advise you to hand him over quickly! Otherwise, your City of Forgotten will become ruins today!” Facing such arrogant threats, Gu Huaishan, standing in the crowd, sneered and retorted without showing any weakness, “Humph, not to mention that there’s no such person in our camp at all, even if there was, we would never hand him over to you!” The two sides were immediately at odds, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

Just then, someone with sharp eyes in the crowd suddenly spotted Jiang Xianchuan. As if discovering a new continent, he immediately pointed towards Jiang Xianchuan and shouted, “Wang Ge! Look, Zhu Zhuxia is over there!”

Wang Ge, hearing this, quickly looked in the direction the man was pointing. He saw that at this moment, Jiang Xianchuan was desperately trying to hide his face behind Bai Su, trying to avoid the sight of the crowd, but was ultimately one step too late.

“Humph! You said earlier that there was no such person in your camp, so who is he!” Wang Ge glared angrily, staring at Jiang Xianchuan, and questioned him.

Jiang Xianchuan spread his hands in helplessness and said, “I don’t know, I’m really not Zhu Zhuxia, my name is Jiang Xianchuan.”

“Good for you, even your name is fake! You’re really audacious!” Wang Ge gritted his teeth in anger.

“Can you blame me? You never asked me what my real name was.” Facing Wang Ge’s accusations, Jiang Xianchuan didn’t seem to care.

Seeing Jiang Xianchuan’s indifferent attitude, the anger in Wang Ge’s heart instantly reached its peak, and he trembled with rage, his face flushed red. He suppressed the anger in his heart and roared at Gu Huaishan in front of him, “Gu Huaishan, I’ll ask you one last time, are you handing him over or not!”

“Not handing him over!” Gu Huaishan responded decisively, his eyes firm and resolute.

After receiving this answer, Wang Ge nodded slightly, then turned to face his subordinates behind him and shouted loudly, “Listen up, brothers! Today, whoever can catch that pretty boy, I will promote him to be the second-in-command of our farm! As for anyone who dares to resist, kill them without mercy!”

After saying that, someone shot a cold arrow at Jiang Xianchuan, but Shi Yi promptly blocked it with her barrier. “Honestly, other people are trying to catch you, and you don’t feel any sense of urgency.” After Shi Yi retracted the barrier, the arrow fell to the ground. Jiang Xianchuan crouched down, picked it up, and broke it with his hands. “Isn’t there so many people here? When it’s my time to die, I’ll die.”

At this moment, the people from the farm showed amazing strength and skill, and with just a few moves, they successfully opened the long-closed gate of City of Forgotten. As the gate slowly opened, everyone couldn’t help but hold their breath, nervously watching what was ahead.

At this critical moment, Bai Su quickly reacted, and without hesitation, he threw out a ball of blazing flames.

Instantly, a fiery wall rose from the ground, blocking the enemy’s path. The intensity of the fire was daunting.

At the same time, Qi Xiaoyao concentrated his mind, waved his hands, and several streaks of cold air shot out from his fingertips, accurately hitting the enemy’s limbs. In the blink of an eye, the limbs of those people were covered with thick layers of ice, rendering them unable to move.

However, Wang Ge didn’t show any sign of backing down after seeing the scene in front of him.

On the contrary, he immediately activated his ability. Surprisingly, for some reason, a flame similar to Bai Su’s also rose from his hand.

Then, he continuously shot out several extremely hard ice blocks. The flames and ice intertwined and collided, eventually merging into a powerful stream of water.

This stream of water, like a ferocious dragon, roared towards the fire wall set up by Bai Su. Water and fire met, making a “hissing” sound. For a time, smoke filled the air, and firelight splattered everywhere. In the end, Bai Su’s fire wall was no match for the powerful impact of the water and gradually extinguished.

Jiang Xianchuan stared solemnly at the scene unfolding before him, his brows furrowed tightly, and he thought to himself, “So, Wang Ge’s ability is to copy other people’s abilities! This is troublesome, if we continue to use our abilities, wouldn’t he easily copy and counteract them?” Thinking of this, Jiang Xianchuan couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease.

At this moment, the battle between the two sides had entered a fierce stage, and the situation became even more tense. Just then, a cold light flashed, and a sharp long knife suddenly pierced Jiang Xianchuan’s chest.

Jiang Xianchuan’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the blade that had pierced through his back and protruded from his chest. Instantly, a piercing pain spread throughout his body, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Then, the knife was quickly pulled out, bringing a string of blood with it. Jiang Xianchuan could no longer support the weight of his body and fell heavily to the ground.

Li Lingyu witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and his whole body was plunged into an ice cave, enveloped by fear and despair from head to toe.

He stood there blankly, watching Wang Ge holding the blood-stained long knife, and even kicking Jiang Xianchuan, who was lying on the ground, hard. At this moment, anger and grief erupted in Li Lingyu’s heart like a volcano.

Without hesitation, he raised the knife in his hand and vigorously slashed at his own throat. In an instant, a shocking wound appeared on Li Lingyu’s neck, and blood spurted out.

At the same time, an identical wound appeared on Wang Ge’s throat. He painfully covered his neck, let out a few indistinct groans, and eventually collapsed weakly in a pool of blood, gradually losing his life.

Watching Wang Ge fall into a pool of blood, the breath of life quickly disappearing from him, the people from the farm seemed to have their souls taken away in that instant, standing there blankly, at a loss.

On the other side, Li Lingyu, as if he had gone mad, stabbed his own heart again and again with the knife in his hand.

Each stab carried resolution and pain, and blood splattered everywhere, staining the ground beneath his feet red. In just a few breaths, the people from the farm fell one after another, and there was no more sound.

Gu Huaishan and the others witnessed everything that happened before them, their faces filled with astonishment. They never thought that this fierce battle would end so quickly.

However, they were, after all, people who had experienced countless life-and-death tests, and they quickly recovered from the shock. Several people rushed towards Li Lingyu without hesitation.

When they arrived in front of Li Lingyu, they saw a shocking scene. Blood was constantly seeping from Li Lingyu’s throat and heart, staining his clothes dark red. His face was as white as paper, and his body was swaying, as if he would fall at any moment.

“You…” Gu Huaishan just wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Lingyu.

“Never mind me! Save him!” Li Lingyu trembled, pointing to Jiang Xianchuan, who was lying unconscious on the ground not far away.

Hearing this, Lin Pianyue immediately turned and ran towards Jiang Xianchuan. She squatted down and quickly used her ability, trying to stop the bleeding for Jiang Xianchuan.

Fortunately, Jiang Xianchuan’s wound had avoided the vital parts, and after some effort, the bleeding finally gradually stopped.

After treating Jiang Xianchuan’s injuries, Lin Pianyue looked at Li Lingyu again, her eyes full of concern. But Li Lingyu just gently shook his head and said weakly, “I don’t need it, help him first.” After saying this, his eyes slowly closed, and he completely lost consciousness, his body falling straight back.