Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1267 - 1317: Finally Escaped

The Grand Elder grew more astonished as the fight went on. Although Li Yifei’s strength was still weaker, his combat experience was overwhelmingly formidable. Several times the Grand Elder had the opportunity to seriously injure him, yet Li Yifei always managed to narrowly avoid danger using incredible means. A character like this, once he reached the same level as the Grand Elder, would undoubtedly surpass him.

This realization heightened the Grand Elder’s intent to kill Li Yifei. Previously, Noah’s Ark had cooperated with Li Yifei because his family brought significant benefits to the organization. More importantly, they didn’t think Li Yifei posed much of a threat. If Li Yifei disobeyed, any one of them could take him down in minutes.

But now, even achieving victory was proving so difficult. If Li Yifei managed to escape and returned to Mile City, killing him later would be even harder.

Although Li Yifei was elated to see his strength improve and that he could trade blows evenly with the opponent, he was acutely aware of the current situation. If all four of the enemies joined forces, there was no chance of retaliation.

After dodging one of the Grand Elder’s moves, Li Yifei’s body brushed against Jiang Ningxiang, and he immediately sent her a mental directive: "Take Shanshan and leave now."

Jiang Ningxiang was holding Xu Shanshan but didn’t move, which made Li Yifei anxious. When he came into contact with Jiang Ningxiang again, he repeated the command.

"What about you?" Jiang Ningxiang was clearly prepared this time and questioned back proactively.

"Don’t worry. Once you leave, I can escape easily. I can’t fight all four of them, but getting away is still manageable."

Jiang Ningxiang hesitated again, and Li Yifei grew even more impatient. Suddenly, a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes as he looked behind the Grand Elder.

Li Yifei had maintained a calm demeanor throughout. His sudden action startled the Grand Elder, who, though holding the advantage, instinctively stepped back two paces and glanced behind him.

But there was nothing behind him. The Grand Elder suddenly recalled something crucial and shouted to the other three, "Quickly! Get inside the cave before anything changes!" freewēbnoveℓ.com

Their primary goal for coming here was the contents of the cave. If the cave closed again, their mission would be futile.

Two of them immediately darted toward the cave. Li Yifei urgently sent another mental command to Jiang Ningxiang: "Hurry and go!"

With only two enemies remaining, Jiang Ningxiang finally gritted her teeth, secured Xu Shanshan, and dashed out of the cave, climbing swiftly upward.

As Jiang Ningxiang moved, one of the remaining men lunged toward the cave entrance to intercept her, but Li Yifei struck with a powerful kick, forcing the attacker to fend off the blow instead. In that brief moment, Jiang Ningxiang had vanished from the cave entrance.

"Clan leader Li, I admire your character, but as long as you’re left behind, the rest is irrelevant. Prepare to die."

Now it was two against one again. Facing the Grand Elder alone was already challenging, let alone adding another adversary almost as strong. Li Yifei was under indescribable pressure, and if not for the True Qi from the stone wall invigorating him, he would have already succumbed.

But Li Yifei couldn’t retreat. He needed to secure more time for Jiang Ningxiang. With her current strength, just two minutes would make it impossible for them to catch up to her.

Gritting his teeth, Li Yifei held on under the unimaginable weight of the confrontation.

However, it only lasted three moves before he could no longer withstand their attacks. The Grand Elder delivered a heavy strike that forced Li Yifei back two steps. The other attacker immediately closed in, targeting his exposed vulnerabilities. With two masters coordinating their assault—even without perfect synchronization—their keen eyes easily seized the opportunity presented by Li Yifei’s lapse.

Li Yifei was shocked and quickly crossed both arms to shield his chest.

A muffled crash sounded as a fierce blow landed solidly on Li Yifei’s forearms. His body flew backward, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood mid-air.

This was the first time Li Yifei had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood since attaining the Golden Eagle status. Yet, rather than feeling tragic, he felt a sense of pride for managing to last several moves against two great masters.

As he was already by the cave entrance, the strike sent him flying two or three meters outside the cave, and he began to plummet downwards.

The Grand Elder and the other attacker rushed to the edge of the cave to watch Li Yifei falling. Their faces showed a hint of regret—meeting a rival of equal caliber was rare for masters of their level, and seeing someone like him perish invoked a sense of pity.

"Impressive, kid, truly impressive," the Grand Elder suddenly exclaimed as Li Yifei, leveraging the wind currents between the cliffs, drifted toward the nearby wall and grabbed hold of a dried mountain vine.

The canyon was perennially cold, yet robust vines grew along the cliffs, each around the thickness of an arm and remarkably sturdy.

"Trying to escape like this? No way." The other attacker immediately leaped down, zeroing in on the vine Li Yifei was clutching. He grabbed it, swung it forcefully, and shook it like a whip. The vine detached from the wall, flinging Li Yifei into the air—though Li Yifei stubbornly clung to the vine and avoided falling.

The vine was over 40 to 50 meters long, and the attacker’s ability to swing it was an awe-inspiring display of raw strength.

"Heh, quite tenacious," the attacker chuckled darkly before abruptly slashing the vine with his free hand, severing it cleanly.

"Kid, looks like your luck’s run out!" He tossed aside the severed vine and laughed loudly, watching Li Yifei tumble downward with the broken vine.

The canyon’s depth was immeasurable. Even for a stone, falling would mean shattering to dust upon impact. Li Yifei’s fate seemed sealed.

Yet the laughter abruptly stopped as the severed vine swung like a snake toward the opposite cliff, winding around another sturdy vine. Li Yifei used the momentum to propel himself across the empty space, latching onto the vine on the opposing wall.

"Thanks!" Li Yifei shouted loudly as he began climbing upward with the vine.

The attacker roared in fury and was about to pull out another vine to chase him when the Grand Elder called out urgently, "Enough! Let him go. The cave’s contents are more important."

The group abandoned the pursuit, swiftly following the Grand Elder into the cave.

The powdered remnants of the stone wall were already cleared, revealing a path. Two of their allies had evidently ventured further inside, and the remaining two hastened to join them.

The cave was not large. Inside were stone tables, chairs, and other furnishings, indicating it had once been a dwelling. On the stone wall were small niches containing various boxes.

"These must be important martial arts texts left behind," guessed the Grand Elder.

"We thought the same but didn’t dare touch them. Please examine them first," one of the men said.

The Grand Elder nodded solemnly and approached the wall, carefully extending his hand toward one of the boxes.

The moment his fingers touched the box, it disintegrated into powder, stunning him. As he swept away the dust, his face darkened significantly.

"Ruined. The contents inside have all decayed."

"What?" Another man, incredulous, tried grabbing a different box, which also crumbled into dust immediately.

A gust of wind swept through the cave, and in an instant, all the remaining boxes disintegrated to powder.

"Damn it! How could this happen?" one of the men cursed angrily.

The Grand Elder sighed deeply and said, "These materials have been preserved for centuries. Back then, preservation techniques weren’t advanced, or perhaps no one anticipated it would take so long for someone to open this cave. While the exterior wall was difficult to breach, certain insects likely found their way in, turning the paper into food. Such precious martial arts texts left behind by a master, now reduced to ash—it’s truly lamentable."

Despite combing through the cave for another half an hour, all they found was an inscription on one stone wall: four words reading "Fair and Just." No other traces remained.

After all the effort the Noah’s Ark Organization put into this, including clashing with Li Yifei, they ultimately gained nothing.

Unaware of their failure, Li Yifei swiftly scaled the cliff. The area was still within the range of the Great Formation. He navigated haphazardly, eventually escaping its boundaries.

He immediately called Jiang Ningxiang, and her excited voice answered, "Brother Li, are you alright?"

"I’m fine. Lead Shanshan down the mountain as quickly as possible. Don’t worry about anything else. We’ll regroup later to avoid being chased."

"I’ll feel at ease knowing you’re alright," Jiang Ningxiang replied.

Li Yifei didn’t linger and sped downhill. By dusk, he finally reunited with Jiang Ningxiang.

"Brother Li!" Jiang Ningxiang burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.

Li Yifei hugged her briefly before asking anxiously, "How’s Shanshan?"

"Shifu is still unconscious, but I’ve been using True Qi to heal her. The injuries are serious," Jiang Ningxiang said.

Li Yifei took Xu Shanshan from Jiang Ningxiang’s back, cradling her in his arms. Guiding his True Qi into her body, he frowned deeply; Xu Shanshan’s injuries were severe, but her Innate Vital Energy had protected her critical areas, ensuring her survival.

"Let’s move further down while it’s still dark to avoid being tracked," Li Yifei said.

They dashed through the night until around ten o’clock when they finally found a place to rest. With the darkness and vastness of Mount Kunlun, the enemies were unlikely to find them. For the time being, they were safe.