After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 16

Song Linlin was thrilled and continued to strike according to Chi Qianning’s directions. Gradually, the number of wounds accumulating on Shen Jin’s body increased.

Behind the statue, Mu Tong finally cut the troublesome ropes binding him. He had to be quick; a fierce fight was ongoing outside. He needed to escape as soon as possible while no one was guarding him.

This was Mu Tong’s last chance. If he missed this opportunity, his value would have been completely exploited, and death would surely be his fate.

He struggled free from the severed ropes, his heart still filled with resentment. “It’s all the fault of that hateful Zhang San. Otherwise, how could I have fallen to this state?”

“A gentleman’s revenge, ten years is not too late. Once I get to Luofeng Temple and explain the situation, you lot will be in deep trouble!”

Mu Tong stood up, anxiously looking around. No one had noticed he was free; everyone’s attention was focused on the battle outside.

Good timing! Slipping out through the back door of the mountain god’s temple now would be completely unnoticed!

Mu Tong turned, intending to escape, but the corner of his eye caught a familiar figure. His steps immediately halted. Upon closer inspection, wasn’t that figure Zhang San?!

At this moment, Song Linlin stood a little distance from the others. Shen Jin was now extremely agitated from the constant sneak attacks and was wildly hacking around. It wasn’t suitable for her to get closer again.

Mu Tong’s heart stirred. He decided not to run yet. He now held a small dagger, and Zhang San was standing alone, completely unaware that he was free.

This was an excellent opportunity to strike!

He immediately lightened his footsteps, crouching low as he quietly approached Song Linlin. In just a second or two, he reached a position convenient for an attack.

Chi Qianning naturally noticed the footsteps approaching Song Linlin. Her brow furrowed, and she immediately warned, “Dodge! Watch your back!”

However, this instruction, different from all the previous ones, made Song Linlin pause. Subconsciously, she turned to check the situation behind her.

As she turned, she saw a chillingly gleaming short dagger rapidly lunging towards her. The blade was already close, about to pierce her heart in the next moment.

She anxiously recoiled, but her steps were not faster than the knife. It was impossible to dodge. In the end, she could only close her eyes in fear.

Mu Tong’s eyes were filled with madness. He could already imagine the scene of blood splattering when the short knife pierced the heart. After dealing with this Zhang San, he would immediately flee the scene.

However, in the next moment, a sense of danger struck. A strong rush of air approached him, and a black blur flashed past. Before Mu Tong could see what, it was, he felt something hit him.

Blood suddenly splattered in front of him. Mu Tong’s movement froze. He looked down at his body and realized that his heart area was a bloody mess.

Not far away, a blood-stained small stone lay quietly on the ground.

Song Linlin felt a few drops of warm liquid splash onto her face. The anticipated pain had not occurred. She slowly opened her eyes.

She saw Mu Tong still maintaining the posture of stabbing forward with his arm, but his heart area was hollow, so much so that she could see the scenery behind him through the hole.

Song Linlin was momentarily stunned, unsure what exactly had happened. The next second, Chi Qianning’s gloomy voice came into her mind:

“Cut off his head.”

Song Linlin:!!!

She finally understood what Mu Tong had just experienced. Her own speed certainly couldn’t have dodged Mu Tong’s short dagger, but Chi Qianning’s speed was faster, ending Mu Tong’s life before the knife could land.

The blood-stained small stone on the ground was proof. The stone, seemingly no bigger than a fingernail, could exert immense power in Chi Qianning’s hands, directly penetrating Mu Tong’s chest.

Song Linlin dared not delay now. She stabbed her sword into Mu Tong’s hollow heart. She had to destroy the traces Chi Qianning left on the corpse before others noticed the commotion here.

Otherwise, she couldn’t explain why Mu Tong’s corpse would have a circular wound.

With one sword thrust, the circular wound widened. Song Linlin suppressed her discomfort and made a few more cuts before Mu Tong’s body slowly fell backward, hitting the ground, blood spreading and flowing across the floor.

The sound of the body falling attracted the attention of the others. Although busy fighting, they still noticed Mu Tong’s lifeless body lying on the ground and Song Linlin’s long sword dripping with bright red blood in their peripheral vision.

Shen Jin reacted the most. He had come on this trip specifically to see Mu Tong, only to fall into a three-person ambush upon arrival. Now, he finally saw Mu Tong, but only as a corpse.

“Useless trash!” he cursed under his breath.

Ye Tingran parried an angry attack from Shen Jin and asked, “Junior Sister Song, are you alright?”

“I’m… I’m fine.”

Song Linlin, still shaken, was slightly panting. Destroying Mu Tong’s wound was an act of quick-witted instinct, a subconscious reaction. Only now was she gradually recovering.

She had no mind to think of ways to continue fighting Shen Jin. Her hand holding the long sword was still trembling. She turned and looked towards Chi Qianning’s direction.

She was immensely grateful that she had brought Chi Qianning out with her. Otherwise, Mu Tong’s attack just now would definitely have killed her.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but sigh: the cultivation world is truly too dangerous!

She longed to return to the sect quickly. Once back at the sect, she would be safe, and then she could become a lazy bum.

Chi Qianning was also looking at her. Their eyes met. Song Linlin could tell that Chi Qianning was in a bad mood; her eyes were much colder, faintly carrying anger. However, when she looked at Song Linlin, her expression softened a little.

“He’s the one who chased and tried to kill you yesterday?” Chi Qianning’s voice appeared in her mind, the tone icy.

Song Linlin nodded, avoiding the sight of Mu Tong’s corpse, and was too lazy to go and sneak attack Shen Jin again. She quietly walked toward the back of the statue, taking a roundabout path back to her original hiding spot.

After sitting back down, Song Linlin tossed aside the blood-stained long sword, propped herself up with her hands behind her, and took several deep breaths, her voice airy:

“You scared me to death! I really thought I was a goner just now. I didn’t even have time to think of a last word.”

Song Linlin didn’t want to move right now. She just wanted to hide where she was and rest properly, calming down her feelings of escaping death.

Noticing that Chi Qianning next to her hadn’t spoken, Song Linlin turned to look at her, only to find her slightly frowning, seemingly lost in thought.

“Thank you for saving me!” Song Linlin said very sincerely.

If she could, she would even want to kowtow to Chi Qianning, but since others were present, Song Linlin couldn’t bring herself to do it.

It took Chi Qianning a few seconds before she turned to Song Linlin. She pursed her lips slightly and spoke without mercy: “You are too weak. If I hadn’t been here, you would be dead now.”

“Huh?”

Song Linlin didn’t understand what she meant. I already admitted that I’m really weak…

After thinking for a moment, Song Linlin tilted her head and said uncertainly, “Um… Should I thank you more sincerely then?”

“No need.”

Chi Qianning scanned her up and down, as if having made a decision, and then stared at Song Linlin, saying in an undeniable tone: “I should help you improve your strength.”

As Song Linlin looked on with a puzzled expression, Chi Qianning made the decision for her: “Hmm… Let’s start tonight.”

“Huh? How are we going to improve?” Song Linlin was very curious herself.

However, Chi Qianning did not answer, only vaguely saying, “You’ll know when the time comes.”

“Alright then.”

Song Linlin had no objections. Even if she did, the other party might not listen, so she might as well accept it happily. Anyway, she couldn’t resist.

Besides, helping her improve her strength wasn’t a bad thing.

The two quietly stayed in this corner. The battle outside grew more intense, but Song Linlin wasn’t too worried. Under the siege of the other three, that Shen Jin was clearly starting to lose strength and was just making his final, desperate struggle.

After waiting for a while longer, accompanied by Shen Jin’s unwilling roar, Ye Tingran and the others successfully defeated him, restraining his hands and looking down at him.

Seeing that they were done fighting, Song Linlin stood up from her spot and approached, ready to participate in the interrogation.

When Ye Tingran saw Song Linlin approach, she naturally noticed Mu Tong’s corpse nearby. Frowning, she said seriously, “I didn’t expect him to carry a short dagger on him and for us not to find it. He was cunning enough to think of escaping only when we were busy dealing with the enemy.”

“I underestimated him before. It’s a good thing Junior Sister Song is alright. Mu Tong, after breaking free from the ropes, didn’t think of escaping but instead tried to assassinate you and was finally killed by Junior Sister Song. Mu Tong died a deserving death.”

“It was just luck; let’s interrogate this person first,” Song Linlin said, not daring to boast.

And what she said was true. It was indeed her luck to have brought Chi Qianning out; otherwise, the one lying on the ground now would have been her own corpse.

Ye Tingran nodded. Having experienced the incident where Mu Tong, despite being tied up, could still hide something, Ye Tingran was much more cautious this time. Liu Zhi thoroughly searched him and then securely tied Shen Jin up.

“What is your name? What position do you hold in Luofeng Temple?” Ye Tingran asked.

“Hmph!”

Shen Jin merely let out an arrogant snort, refusing to answer her question, clearly looking defiant.

This time, Ye Tingran did not hesitate. She decisively brought her sword down, cutting off one of his fingers, and sternly said, “Speak! What is the goal of you and those people in Luofeng Temple? If you don’t answer, the next thing to be cut off will be one of your hands, and after that, your head!”

“You!”

Shen Jin’s face flushed red from the pain, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He first stared angrily at Ye Tingran, then his eyes gradually became vacant, and he asked uncertainly, “You… want to deal with those people in Luofeng Temple?”

“Of course,” Ye Tingran replied righteously.

“Then there’s no need for us to fight!”

Shen Jin said bitterly, “I was originally the leader of a small gang nearby, but hateful Xing Jiu appeared out of nowhere. He imprisoned my entire family, old and young, and forced me to work for him, threatening to kill everyone in my gang otherwise!”

“I couldn’t defeat him. For the safety of my family and the lives of my brothers, I could only obey Xing Jiu and work for him under duress.”

Song Linlin looked at him with a strange expression.

So, this person suffered a beating, lost a finger, only to find out in the end that everyone was on the same side?