Super God Grandmaster

Chapter 197 - 197 191 Narrow Escape

?Chapter 197: Chapter 191: Narrow Escape Chapter 197: Chapter 191: Narrow Escape Er Gui said, “It’s impossible. Without help, we can’t save Yang Jing. It’s an undeniable fact that a green mountain still remain when we have no firewood to burn. If we don’t leave now, we won’t receive help from the people behind. We may end up being encircled.” The situation had already been brought under control by the New City Sect.

Seeing that rescuing Yang Jing is hopeless, Ci Ye could only nod in agreement saying, “We have to retreat.”

Er Gui said, “Once my elder brother arrives, we can join forces to handle them. We will definitely be able to rescue your leader.”

Ci Ye had no choice but to agree. However, he noticed that at this time their opponents were gaining momentum. If they didn’t leave, there was indeed a real danger.

Ling’er, however, seemed excited, yelling, “Don’t let them escape.”

She led her troops charging at them.

But the moment Ci Ye decided to launch a surprise attack, the others were already prepared for the attack to fail and had planned their escape.

They used a wave of prepared stones. The stones rolled down, blocking the charging troops. Ling’er was completely hindered. After the stones came tumbling down, the people Ci Ye had brought with him disappeared from sight.

Can Mo rushed forward and shouted, “Ling’er, don’t go chasing anymore.”

Only then did Ling’er stop. At this point, the situation became a bit frantic. Though they hadn’t rescued Yang Jing, they were at risk of being encircled.

Li Mo approached and said, “Thankfully, the group of people behind hasn’t caught up.”

A disciple said, “But there’s a bunch of people in front of us and another group behind us. We could still be surrounded.”

Ling’er said, “It’s good now, you hoped to trap them on Centipede Mountain. Instead, you’ve trapped ourselves, and we might end up being surrounded.”

Ye Chen fell into silence. He hadn’t expected them to act separately and so quickly. If it hadn’t been for their hurried preparations for the surprise attack, the group behind might not have known what was happening, and they could have eventually succeeded.

Can Mo glanced at the steep cliffs on both sides of the mountain, which were very hard to scale.

“What’s the casualty count among our disciples?” asked Ye Chen.

“Fortunately, there weren’t many of them. Our losses aren’t significant.”

“We’re hindered by those people. They’re only slowing us down and giving them more chance to catch up. We can’t continue like this. We need a better solution. Otherwise, we could be bogged down at any moment. If the group behind us catches up, we’ll be encircled.” Li Mo said.

Ye Chen saw the problem and suggested, “We should split up.”

“What? We’re going to split up now?” Ling’er asked in confusion.

“Yes, I’ll lead a group of people to descend from the right side of the mountain, to lure them away. Meanwhile, you lead another group to descend from the left. Moreover, the people in front are the fewest and have just been driven away by us, they won’t attack again so soon. The mountain in front isn’t as steep, we can separate later when we get there.”

Can Mo immediately became anxious after hearing this, saying, “No, it should be us who lures them away. You should lead Yang Jing away.”

Li Mo also suggested, “Yeah, we’ll distract them. You should lead Yang Jing back to Tianle City.”

Now they had to take a risk as they could be encircled at any moment. There were no better solutions.

Ye Chen was silently thinking about something.

Can Mo said, “With these fifty or so No. One Thieves, they’ll eventually catch up.”

Li Mo added, “Indeed, these people are clearly slowing us down.”

Ye Chen replied, “Leave these people behind and just lead Yang Jing away.” It seemed like this was the only way. Leading so many people might lead to a confrontation and they could end up being threatened from both sides.

“Let them go?” Li Mo asked in confusion. If they weren’t taking these people with them, there were only two possibilities: either letting them go or killing them.

A disciple said, “We can’t let them go free. They will harm others once they’re free. They are Yang Jing’s men after all.”

To which, Ye Chen asked, “Can you kill all these fifty people?”

The disciple fell silent at hearing this.

Ye Chen sat on a rock, pondering for a while, then said, “Hand over these fifty or so people to me. Can Mo, pick out another sixty to seventy people who can move fast.”

“What are you up to?” Can Mo asked in confusion.

“Leave it to me. I’ll distract them.”

“You’ll distract them?”

“What’s your plan to distract them?”

“Don’t worry. We’ll move quickly. If they find out Yang Jing isn’t with us, they won’t bother with us. Your job is to grasp this opportunity to break through their encirclement and get away from the Centipede Mountain as fast as you can,” said Ye Chen, who had come up with a plan.

“What if they come after you?” asked Can Mo, still not quite certain what Ye Chen was thinking.

“Rest assured, I can handle it. You should just focus on getting Yang Jing away as fast as possible. At most, I can buy you a day. They will soon realise that we have split up. You must cherish the time,” advised Ye Chen.

Can Mo suggested, “Let me do it.” He knew the risk involved.

Ye Chen reiterated, “Leave it to me. I’ve made the decision. After all, I’m your leader. Let’s stick to this plan. You guys go. Leave the rest to me.”

Ye Chen had made his decision quickly.

Can Mo was still very worried. He told Ye Chen, “I will have Li Mo assist you.”

Ye Chen didn’t refuse. He simply said, “Ling’er, it’s up to you now.”

Can Mo nodded.

Ling’er came over, saw Ye Chen, and said, “You’s likely to provoke those guys at any time, they could surround you.”

“Then how about I let you handle them?” Ye Chen suggested.

“No need to be so polite. Such a fun activity is better suited for you to enjoy leisurely.”

Ye Chen gave a faint laugh when he heard this.

They quickly crossed over the mountain peak to get halfway up the next. They didn’t encounter any of Ci Ye’s men again; presumably, they knew they couldn’t catch up in time and saw no need to engage in a hard fight with the disciples of the New City Sect.

The sky was gradually becoming overcast, darkness was about to set in, Ye Chen observed.

Ye Chen had someone prepare food and walked over to Ling’er nearby and said, “Regret following me here, don’t you?”

Ling’er scoffed and continued eating.

“Don’t be so stubborn, prioritize your own safety. Don’t always think about stabbing others. It’s not fun. Protecting your life is crucial, especially your face. It’s priceless; if it were to get hurt, you wouldn’t be able to get married.”

Ling’er kept eating, listening to his words.

“Life is the most important. You only have one, and there are no second chances. If we lose Yang Jing, we can recapture him, but if you can’t protect your face, one slash and you’re destined for nunhood. If you’re crippled or paralysed who’s going to take care of you for a lifetime?”

“Have you said enough!”

“I’m just a bit brutal because I care for you. So, take care of yourself.”

Ye Chen rose and greeted Can Mo, saying, “Don’t worry about me. I have fewer people with me, it shouldn’t be too hard to shake them off.”

“And what about Yang Jing’s fifty some underlings?”

“Ah, Killing them is out of the question. Since it’s like this, let’s just let them be. You folks in New City, you’ve never slaughtered indiscriminately. If I slaughter these people like sheep, I’ll have trouble sleeping in my next life.”

Hearing this, Can Mo chuckled.

“Ah, the situation is what it is, we can’t let them drag us down. If something goes wrong, they might endanger all of us. That wouldn’t be worth it. So, let’s let them go. How to do it, I’ll figure out later,” Ye Chen continued, “I don’t know if we’ll be able to evade those people. If they catch up to you, make good use of Yang Jing. Consider him a lifeline.”

Can Mo nodded.

“We’ll be okay. As long as they realize Yang Jing isn’t with me, they’ll have no reason to engage in a deathmatch with me. However, once they realize Yang Jing is with you, they’ll find a way to get to you. Be careful.”

“Okay.”

“Let’s have our disciples rest. We’ll take action after midnight. At that time, you all go down the left side of the mountain. Once you’ve gone down, I’ll descend from the right. I’ll alert them, hopefully, they’ll take the bait.”

Can Mo nodded again.

“Well, rest up.”

Ye Chen wasn’t confident either, but they had to split up now. If they didn’t split up tonight, they could face being attacked from both sides tomorrow, which would be very dangerous. They had fewer people than the others initially. After much consideration, splitting up seemed better. If they could divert them, it would buy some time for their people.

No matter if it could be successful, he had to find a way first.

The night slowly settled in peacefully.

Ling’er brought over some food for Ye Chen, which caught him off guard. He asked, “Bringing me food? You’re worried about me, aren’t you?”

“Do you want it or not?”

“Of course, I want it. But, I’ve never seen you be this nice to me. Could it be you’re starting to take interest in me?”

Ling’er scoffed again as she heard this.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you become a widow at such a young age.”

…

San Gui found Da Gui: “Boss, they’ve stopped to rest halfway up the mountain.”

Da Gui received a message from Ci Ye, planning to hurry over and help them surround the people from the New City Sect. But strangely, a group of leopard-bodied, boar-headed creatures with long tusks suddenly sprung out from the forest. There were so many of them that he was caught off guard, not knowing what had happened. If it weren’t for their large number, they would have taken a substantial loss.

But the appearance of these bizarre creatures caused them to miss their opportunity to besiege the New City Sect. They spent over two hours fighting off the swarm of odd things.

San Gui said, “What were all those things!”

“Don’t know.” Si Gui replied.

“Seems like there’s some unclean stuff in these mountains.” San Gui surmised.

“How are Ci Ye and his men?” Da Gui asked.

“They didn’t manage to rescue Yang Jing. Since we couldn’t make it there, they gave up.” One disciple reported.

“We didn’t mean not to help. We really ran into trouble, that’s why we couldn’t get there in time. If we could have, we would have rushed over already.” Da Gui explained.

San Gui said, “We have plenty of opportunities. Although we’ve failed once, we have more people than they do, and we can surround them on the mountain from front and back tomorrow.”

Si Gui declared, “As long as they stop to rest, we can coordinate with Ci Ye and his men tomorrow, and there won’t be anywhere for them to escape to on the mountain.”