MLIAM Chapter 99

by Volare

Chapter 99: A Drowning Kiss. Did you just kiss me?

Zhao Xuan looked back: “A beast? Young Master Yu has cursed me again. Am I still going to settle this score with Wei Yan? You can keep cursing; every extra curse you throw at me means Wei Yan spends another moment in the water.”

At this moment, the sky was getting late, and the sky was as gloomy as an ink painting overturned by thick ink. The dark clouds were very low, as if they would pour down at any moment.

The river channel in the wild was turbulent, with overgrown weeds, and the remains of wild animals floating in it, filling the surroundings with a damp and rotten atmosphere.

“Zhao Xuan…” Yu Shuli squeezed these words out almost from between his teeth.

He suddenly crashed towards this side, and Zhao Xuan, unable to dodge, was knocked against the rocks by the river.

Zhao Xuan roared in pain, pressing his fingers against his back, knowing that there would definitely be a bruise.

His voice was full of hatred, and he shouted forward in exasperation, “Hold him down! Throw Wei Yan down!”

Yu Shuli’s pupils shrank sharply, and his throat tightened.

He was pressed against the rock, his knuckles scraping against the stone surface, leaving patches of blood.

While the thugs were watching the excitement with laughter, he forcefully twisted over, turning his hands to grind against the stones, trying to break the rope. However, the rope was too thick, and this futile effort was obviously useless.

Cold sweat slid down his cheeks at the same time, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was anxious.

“Throwing him down is certainly possible, but this man is in such poor health that throwing him down would probably kill him… Is Third Prince sure?” Several thugs looked embarrassed and reported to Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan glared over: “What are you dawdling for? Don’t you want the money? Or don’t you want that thing? How did he recommend you useless trash? So useless.”

At that time, Yu Shuli still didn’t understand the hidden meaning in Zhao Xuan’s words, he only knew that it was too late!

In desperation, he almost uncontrollably bit the tip of his tongue, forcibly stimulating his inner force.

Forcibly stimulating the inner force imprisoned by the drug was undoubtedly a suicidal act for martial arts practitioners. No martial artist could bear the consequences of becoming possessed or having their meridians completely damaged and becoming useless for the rest of their lives.

But Yu Shuli couldn’t care about that anymore.

Wei Yan had treated him so well; even if it meant his own death, he couldn’t let Wei Yan die.

“Don’t touch him!” His eyes were red, and he finally broke free from his restraints, roaring and rushing over.

However, those thugs only listened to their employer and naturally ignored Yu Shuli. With a “bang,” they threw Wei Yan directly into the bottomless river channel.

The cold water instantly submerged Wei Yan’s body.

Yu Shuli couldn’t swim, so he watched helplessly as Wei Yan was forced to have his hands tied behind his back and was enveloped by the water. The biting cold seemed to reach his own body, making him tremble uncontrollably.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m fine.” Before falling into the water, Wei Yan smiled, opened his mouth softly, trying to comfort Yu Shuli.

Yu Shuli reached out to grab him, but he was too late. The corner of his clothes brushed past his fingertips, and he only grabbed a handful of air.

“How did he break free? You trash!” Zhao Xuan saw Yu Shuli glaring at him with anger, and was shocked. He quickly ran away, “Take him down! If he hurts me, don’t even think about getting your money. Not only that, but when I get back, I’ll cripple that complete…” Before he could finish speaking, Yu Shuli had already attacked him.

The thugs naturally frowned when they heard this, and couldn’t wait to grab Yu Shuli.

Yu Shuli knocked down the thugs who pounced on him one by one. Because he was so angry, he struck too hard, and some died on the spot.

He looked at Zhao Xuan with red eyes: “Zhao Xuan, I will avenge this.”

Facing Yu Shuli’s terrifying gaze, Zhao Xuan’s teeth trembled. He didn’t want to cause any deaths…

Now that the fire in his heart had cooled down, he realized what a terrible thing he had done.

Since things had come to this, he could only run and shout: “If you don’t save him, Wei Yan will die!”

Yu Shuli reacted and turned back, seeing that besides the rippling water, there was indeed no trace of Wei Yan.

His mind was in great pain.

He couldn’t tell if it was a sign of being possessed, or if it was because he feared the water in front of him.

Or… was it fear… of the painful answer that the water might bring him?

“Wei Yan…” Yu Shuli shouted towards the water, but did not receive a response.

Apart from his own echo, there was only the whistling wind mixed with the sound of Zhao Xuan’s galloping horse. For the first time, he was in the wilderness about to be engulfed in darkness. With no one to call for help, Yu Shuli felt chills down his spine.

His heart beat violently in his chest, and he could easily feel his breathing becoming rapid and frantic.

Wei Yan’s pale face loomed in his mind.

This place was too desolate, and it was impossible to wait for someone to pass by to rescue him.

So, to save Wei Yan, he could only go down himself.

Without time to think, Yu Shuli threw off his belongings, took a deep breath, and jumped into the river channel.

The biting cold that rushed towards him made him tremble uncontrollably. Immediately following was the rolling river water mixed with a strong earthy smell, pouring into his mouth and nose.

Only at this moment did Yu Shuli come to his senses and remember that he couldn’t swim.

His lungs and heart beat simultaneously, as if they were about to explode together in the next second.

For someone who couldn’t swim, not to mention saving someone, even self-preservation was difficult.

The mud and sand mixed into his eyes, and Yu Shuli didn’t dare to open them, and could only be forced to feel the darkness in front of him. He held his breath tightly and began to grope in the water.

Looking for someone like this was naturally like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Time and time again, he searched in vain. Yu Shuli was anxious, but he forgot that his oxygen had also run out.

He desperately kicked his legs and waved his hands, trying to float to the surface, but found that he was tied tightly by the current, and it was no longer possible to float up.

His body gradually sank, and his consciousness slowly blurred, but he couldn’t help but think that if he had killed Wei Yan, he would inevitably meet him again in the next life.

After all, with a karmic entanglement, he should be arranged by God to be Wei Yan’s ox and horse in the next life.

That… would be pretty good.

Only the faint sound of his own heartbeat remained in his ears. The water was bone-chillingly cold, and his head hurt as if it was about to explode.

Yu Shuli’s hands and feet stopped moving. Let him sink, and just die with Wei Yan in one place.

Just as he was disheartened, suddenly, a pair of familiar arms wrapped around his waist.

Yu Shuli suddenly opened his eyes, wanting to look back, but he clearly couldn’t see the person behind him, and could only see yellow floating soil.

His breath was exhausted.

His mind went blank, but he was overjoyed, and couldn’t help but think that Wei Yan was still alive.

That’s great.

When Yu Shuli woke up again, suffocated by a foreign sensation, he felt that his head and chest were almost cracking with pain.

He tried hard to open his eyes, but couldn’t open them.

His mouth and nose were full of the taste of muddy water, making him want to choke and cough.

Someone seemed to be anxiously calling his name in his ear, and a pair of hands was pressing his chest from time to time, making his ribs ache fiercely.

Yu Shuli just wanted to push the person away and turn his head to cough a few times, but suddenly, his lips felt a heat.

The action of opening his teeth was not rude, and the action of passing air was done in one go.

The lips touched and separated quickly, but Yu Shuli’s heartbeat was deafening.

He suddenly opened his eyes, tilted to the side, and kept coughing.

The hand pressing on his chest suddenly stopped.

“Ji An… you’re finally awake.”

Yu Shuli choked out a lot of water, and then looked up at the person above him, and couldn’t help but ask, “Wei… Wei Yan?”

“Yes, it’s me.” The clothes on his body were covered in blood, dripping blood, but at this moment, he showed an extremely gentle smile. “You’re awake, that’s great.”

With a “bang,” Wei Yan could no longer maintain his smile and fell to the ground.

“Wei Yan…” Yu Shuli was frightened by his pale face and didn’t have time to care about anything, but saw him fall to the ground beside him.

He turned his head, but he could only see half of Wei Yan’s face, mixed with broken hair, and he couldn’t even tell if he was safe.

Yu Shuli’s voice was full of anxiety and worry: “You… are you okay?”

Fortunately, Wei Yan still answered: “Don’t worry… I’m fine.”

Yu Shuli struggled a bit, trying to prop up his body to get up and look at him, but the forcibly broken inner force was now unbalanced in his body, causing great chaos in his meridians. Now, let alone sitting up, it was probably difficult for him to even move his body.

Unsurprisingly, he was completely possessed.

The ending was uncertain, either death or the complete loss of martial arts. And the ending of complete loss of martial arts, for someone like him who wanted to take the path of a martial general, was no different from letting him die.

But Wei Yan was still there, and Yu Shuli wanted Wei Yan to live.

“Before… before I fell into the water, I threw a signal flare on the ground.” They needed to ask for help from the outside world.

“I know, I already set it off.” Wei Yan said with difficulty.

Yu Shuli breathed a sigh of relief.

That’s good… If his father’s martial generals saw it, they would come to save them.

His lips trembled slightly, and the image in his mind was so chaotic that he couldn’t see people clearly.

Zhao Xuan didn’t know who he had used to find the thugs, and what kind of medicine he was talking about that could make those thugs flock to him…

Right now, Yu Shuli only felt dizzy. He wanted to avenge Wei Yan, but the strength in his body was rapidly draining away.

Knowing that he was afraid that he would not be able to wait for rescue, he still tried to hold on because he was worried about Wei Yan.

The surrounding sunlight dissipated, and the setting sun gradually fell into the night. Everything was silent, leaving only the intertwined breaths of the two people.

The night wind in late autumn was bone-chillingly cold, but the rescuers were late in coming.

Wei Yan’s breathing had also gradually weakened.

Yu Shuli’s heart suddenly jumped, followed by a full of disappointment and frustration: “Wei Yan… Did they not see the signal… Are we going to die here, unknown to anyone…”

“No… Ji An, you will… be fine…” The answering voice was like a candle flame in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any time.

Yu Shuli turned his head, trying to open his eyes wide, but he could only see Wei Yan’s slightly closed eyes, his face pale in the moonlight.

He was flustered: “Wei Yan! Don’t sleep!”

“Hmm…”

“Then stand up!”

After a long silence, Wei Yan’s voice seemed to be a sign of weakness and helplessly said: “Sorry… Ji An, I don’t have the strength to stand up for the time being, let me rest for a while… okay?”

“Wei Yan! You promised me that we will all survive.”

“Hmm…”

“Wei Yan… don’t die…”

“Hmm…”

“Wei Yan!”

…

The response he received was getting weaker and weaker, and Yu Shuli felt a strong sense of helplessness and panic, as if the whole world was drifting away from him.

The last line of defense in his heart was almost shattered.

“Wei Yan…” Opening his mouth again, Yu Shuli almost gambled everything.

The feeling on his lips just now couldn’t have been an illusion. Even though it was a critical moment, those things should have been ignored, but Yu Shuli didn’t want to ignore them at this moment.

“Wei Yan… Did you just kiss me?”

Wei Yan valued propriety and etiquette, so if he was misunderstood about this kind of thing, he would definitely open his mouth to refute it.

Yu Shuli knew that he was anxious to save people, so at this moment, as long as he had a trace of strength, Wei Yan would not let him be misunderstood.

But Yu Shuli waited for a long time and did not receive a response.

His heart fell suddenly from a cliff, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.

His hands and feet were uncontrollably cold, and he opened his mouth again, only to find that he could no longer make a sound.

Only two clear streaks remained on his cheeks.

At this moment, not far away, there were finally shouts and firelight.

Before long, a group of people finally squeezed over with a sigh of relief. The leader was Yu Shuli’s own father, Yu Huaxin.

“You brat!”

“Young Master Yu!”

Someone immediately found Yu Shuli and Wei Yan by the river bank. After reporting, Yu Huaxin immediately went to Yu Shuli and helped him up in a panic.

“Why did you torture yourself like this!” Yu Huaxin’s voice was distressed and helpless. “Your old man is so anxious, and your mother is going crazy at home!”

Seeing the rescue, Yu Shuli’s stiff body finally warmed up a bit.

He tried for a long time, and finally found his voice, and said anxiously:

“Quick, take a look at Wei Yan! He fainted!”

Only then did Yu Huaxin go to see the blood-covered man lying beside Yu Shuli and tried hard to distinguish him for a while before murmuring: “He… is Wei Yan?”

How… did he get into this scarred state? What did the two of them go through!

“Dad! Help me see Wei Yan!” Yu Shuli’s fingers drooped weakly on Yu Huaxin’s wrist, and he raised his head with difficulty, begging.

“He’s seriously injured! And he drowned, save him!” There were tears in his voice.

“Ji An…” a weak voice sounded.

It was clear that the surroundings were very noisy, but Yu Shuli was sure that he had heard correctly.

Wei Yan was calling him!

He turned his head in the light and tried to look at Wei Yan’s face.

Wei Yan forced open his eyes, and the look in his eyes at Yu Shuli was complex, as if it contained the sea of stars.

He suddenly replied to Yu Shuli’s previous question: “Yes.”

Yu Shuli was first a little confused.

When he suddenly realized that Wei Yan was answering his previous question, he was stunned for a moment, took two breaths, and finally fainted.