Chapter 38: Ambushing Zhao Jing
Editor: Atlas Studios
Meng Changyou's dying words weren't difficult to understand.
After recovering from their initial shock, Gu Feng and Zhao Jing quickly understood what he had meant.
With that, they hurriedly packed up Meng Changyou's belongings, not bothering to bury or cremate his corpse, before directly rushing to the natural harbor with their spoils of battle that hadn't yet been distributed.
When the two of them arrived outside the harbor and saw the empty sea, their expressions immediately turned horrified.
Even though they had already mentally prepared for this before arriving, the sight still made the two of them feel incomparably uncomfortable upon truly seeing it.
"What do we do now? From what Meng Changyou said before he died, it seems like the ship will never return without his signal!"
Zhao Jing's expression was aghast as he turned his head to look at Gu Feng. He was already panicking, at a complete loss.
Gu Feng was not any better.
Without a ship, no matter how much they gained from Heaven Heart Island, it was impossible for them to return to Golden Pearl Island.
But when he heard the unconcealable panic in Zhao Jing's words, his heart trembled. He immediately bit his tongue, forcing himself to calm down.
He swept his gaze across the surface of the sea and waved his hand with a gloomy expression. "Don't panic, don't panic. There are no other islands near Heaven Heart Island. That ship can't be too far away from Heaven Heart Island. In my opinion, Meng Changyou probably let that ship sail around the island. Let's go around the island first and see if we can spot that ship."
At this point, he seemed to have found a point of comfort. He raised his voice and said, "As long as that ship is still in the nearby waters, even without Meng Changyou's signal, we can still swim over to it and control it!"
After Zhao Jing heard his words, his panicked mind calmed down slightly. It was as if he had found his pillar of support. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Brother Gu is right. It must be like this. The situation must be like this. We'll go around the island and look for that ship!"
After saying that, he was immediately prepared to set off.
However, Gu Feng immediately extended his hand to stop him and said in a low voice, "Wait, there's no hurry to do this. Have you forgotten that there's another person on this island, besides the two of us?"
Zhao Jing was momentarily stunned. Then, he looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Brother Gu, are you talking about that brat you brought with you? That brat is a mere fourth-level Qi Refinement cultivator. He doesn't even have a single Dharma artifact. We don't need to care about him!"
His impression of Wang Ping could be said to be neither good nor bad. He did not pay much attention to him, treating Wang Ping as an ordinary cultivator.
Therefore, he did not understand why, under such a situation, Gu Feng would still care about Wang Ping, who was just a nobody.
Gu Feng naturally heard the doubt and contempt in Zhao Jing's words, and he couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly as he explained, "Wang Ping definitely knows about our fall out with Meng Changyou. Look at the marks on the ground over there, he must have rushed here first."
"Although this kid is young and doesn't have much ability, his mind is very flexible. What's even rarer is that he knows when to push and when to retreat. He understands the times, is very cautious, and he also knows how to endure hardships. He's a very shrewd person."
"Do you think a smart person like him would be willing to sit on the island and wait for death after discovering that the ship is missing?"
It was definitely impossible!
Zhao Jing's expression changed slightly as he understood what Gu Feng meant.
If it were him, he would definitely not be willing to sit back and let himself be abandoned on Heaven Heart Island.
With a bewildered expression, he said, "Brother Gu, you mean to say that that brat also worked out that Meng Changyou had arranged for the ship to sail around the island and had set off ahead of us?"
"Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out!"
Gu Feng nodded grimly, confirming Zhao Jing's words.
"Good fella, if he really did that, then he's seeking his own death!"
Zhao Jing's eyes turned cold as he looked at Gu Feng with murderous intent. "Then what do you plan on doing, Brother Gu?"
"What should I do? Of course, I should follow the traces he left behind and catch up to him. I should get rid of this hidden danger first before slowly searching for that ship!"
Gu Feng also said his plan in a low voice, with a murderous look on his face. He did not show any hesitation at all.
Zhao Jing was clearly very satisfied with this answer. He immediately clapped her hands and said, "Good, Brother Gu's words have reached my heart. Let's do this."
Then, the two of them followed the trail that Wang Ping left behind.
They were both certain that Wang Ping had left for quite some time.
In order to catch up to Wang Ping as soon as possible and prevent him from taking control of the ship first, the two of them traveled at full speed, even though they were both injured and their Dharma power was at less than half their peak condition.
As for Wang Ping's cultivation level and strength, the two of them did not worry about it at all. They were confident that even if the two of them only had half of their Dharma power left, they could still kill him easily.
Following the faint traces left behind by Wang Ping, they quickly arrived near the tree where Wang Ping was hiding. They flew past the tree without stopping, not expecting to see anyone hiding in the tree.
In their hearts, they had never thought that Wang Ping would dare to attack them, much less ambush them.
That was why, this time, they had fallen right into his trap, quite miserably so!
At that moment, using his peripheral vision, Wang Ping saw the two people flying past the tree. He threw the Meteor Fire-Snake Dart in his hand; the snake-shaped dart turned into a streak of red flames that shot toward Zhao Jing.
"No good! Brother Zhao, dodge, quick!"
As soon as the Meteor Fire-Snake Dart flew out of Wang Ping's hands, the commotion caused by it was immediately detected by Gu Feng and Zhao Jing. Gu Feng had even sensed the flames flying towards Zhao Jing through his divine sense and immediately shouted out a warning.
However, the speed at which he spoke was clearly slower than that of the Meteor Fire-Snake Dart.
With less than a hundred feet between them, the snake-shaped dart flew out of Wang Ping's hand and, in the next instant, hit Zhao Jing on his back.
Similar to Gu Feng's long awl magic tool, which could freeze the target's flesh and blood, Wang Ping's Meteor Fire-Snake Dart would release a scorching force upon hitting the target.
Thus, although Wang Ping's dart did not directly hit Zhao Jing's heart the scorching force that was released the moment the dart entered his body instantly spread to his internal organs, scorching him from the inside.
Affected, Zhao Jing cried out miserably upon being struck by the dart, tumbling onto the ground. His entire body trembled as he hurriedly used his Dharma power to protect his internal organs in an attempt to neutralize the scorching force.
In short, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to what else was happening.
At the same time, after Gu Feng warned Zhao Jing, he quickly hid behind a large tree, his hands quickly forming a hand seal to cast a "Rippling Water Barrier" spell to defend himself.
With the Dharma shield protecting his body, he walked out of the big tree. He looked at Wang Ping, who was sliding down from the tree, with a hostile expression and growled, "Rascal, I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be so bold as to ambush us!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Ping with a face full of surprise and shouted, "But where did you get this Dharma artifact? You've just advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refinement less than a year ago, where did you get the materials to exchange for a Dharma artifact?"
-- Gift
received