Chapter 138 The Lightning-Struck Wood Bracelet Protects Its Master

Chapter 138: The Lightning-Struck Wood Bracelet Protects Its Owner

The Xi family was one of the six major clans in Y City. Xi Youshan was a member of the Xi family and also the woman Shen Chengheng's parents favored for him.

If the people present today could survive and recount what they had witnessed, and if the Xi family learned that he had stood by and watched Xi Youshan fall into the serpent's mouth without lifting a finger, it would undoubtedly have a negative impact on the Shen family.

Because of the incident with Shen Jiaqing and the fallout with the Zhao family, the Shen family's standing was not what it used to be. They absolutely could not afford to offend the Xi family now.

Therefore, he acted, and in doing so, discovered the miraculous life-saving properties of the jade pendant.

Huh... Everyone looked at Xi Youshan as if she were a fool.

Shen Chengheng had just saved her, yet she actually tried to snatch the life-saving jade pendant from her savior. What a vicious and ungrateful wretch.

A few minutes later, Wen Yuke asked, "Have you called the police?"

Shen Chengheng replied, "Yes, the police are on their way. We'll be saved."

They weren't within the developed scenic area of Beidan Mountain but in an undeveloped forest. It would take the police some time to find them. The statement "the police are almost here" was as much to comfort himself as it was to comfort the others.

Half an hour quickly passed. The Black Wind Serpent was still at the cave entrance and hadn't left. The police still hadn't arrived, making everyone's hearts sink even further.

Xi Youshan had calmed down and no longer wanted to snatch Shen Chengheng's jade pendant, but she still clung closely to his side.

Shen Chengheng realized that in the moment of crisis, besides thinking of his own family, the woman he had only glimpsed briefly yesterday—Jiang Peiyao's cousin—also came to his mind.

He said, "Junior Sister Jiang, if I can get out of here safely today, could you give me her contact information?"

Jiang Peiyao immediately understood who "her" referred to.

Jiang Peiyao unconsciously touched the Lightning-Struck Wood Bracelet on her wrist and tactfully refused, "We'll see."

The Lightning-Struck Wood Bracelet had been faintly warm while the Black Wind Serpent was still in the cave. It returned to normal after the serpent left the entrance.

Shen Chengheng said angrily, "Junior Sister Jiang, isn't that a bit too heartless of you!"

Wen Yuke then tugged at Jiang Peiyao's hand, giving her a meaningful look, signaling her to agree for now.

Shen Chengheng currently possessed the life-saving jade pendant. She could agree to his request now and go back on her word later, after they were safely out.

"Ah! You bitch! Get out!" Xi Youshan suddenly lost control of her emotions. Her face twisted with malice as she tried to drive Jiang Peiyao out of the protective circle of the jade pendant's light and out of the cave.

"What are you doing! Don't you know this is murder!" Wen Yuke shouted at her sternly.

"When did I kill anyone?" Xi Youshan laughed coldly and arrogantly, pointing at each person gathered around Shen Chengheng. "Who saw me kill anyone? You? You? You? Or you?"

"No one!" A sinister glint flashed in Xi Youshan's eyes. "Wen Yuke, if you keep spouting nonsense, you can get out too!"

Shen Chengheng, frustrated by Jiang Peiyao's refusal, turned a blind eye to Xi Youshan's actions.

Seeing that Shen Chengheng wasn't stopping her, Xi Youshan became even more frenzied. She called on Chen Shuirong and Lin Lichan to help drive Jiang Peiyao out.

To ensure they could stay safely in the cave, Chen Shuirong and Lin Lichan had no choice but to comply.

Wen Yuke, who had consistently stood by Jiang Peiyao without budging, was also driven out alongside her.

This time, Xi Youshan wasn't afraid of the Wen family causing trouble for her. After all, the dead couldn't testify, and the living were all on her side.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~" The Black Wind Serpent at the cave entrance also witnessed the commotion inside, its eyes filled with mockery.

Fight. Go on. It would be best if you fought your way out of the protective range of the jade pendant's holy light.

Just as Xi Youshan and the others were pushing Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke out of the cave, the Black Wind Serpent suddenly lunged into the cave.

The ones outside the cave could be eaten anytime, but it needed to seize the opportunity to get those inside.

Its forked tongue swiftly coiled around Lin Lichan and swallowed her whole. Immediately after, it was about to devour Xi Youshan.

Everything happened too suddenly. By the time Shen Chengheng and the others reacted, Lin Lichan had already been swallowed by the serpent, and Xi Youshan's body was also coiled up by its tongue.

Trusting in his jade pendant and because Xi Youshan was right in front of him, Shen Chengheng lunged forward and grabbed Xi Youshan's hand.

The jade pendant emitted another burst of white light. Enduring the searing pain, the Black Wind Serpent bit off Xi Youshan's legs in the same instant the light shone and swallowed them.

"Ah!" "It hurts! Ah, it hurts!" Xi Youshan's face turned deathly pale, the pain nearly causing her to faint.

Her agonized screams echoed through the cave.

Both of Xi Youshan's lower legs were gone, blood gushing out. Seeing this, the Black Wind Serpent's appetite was whetted, but due to the presence of the jade pendant, it couldn't eat her.

It had also just noticed that the light emitted by the jade pendant this time was dimmer than the last.

However, there were still two dishes outside the cave.

The Black Wind Serpent turned its head, staring in the direction where Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke were running.

"You can't escape."

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~" Accompanied by gusts of fierce wind, the Black Wind Serpent gave chase from behind.

Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke held hands, running desperately ahead. Jiang Peiyao's bracelet felt slightly warm. Their running was completely unaffected by the fierce wind.

But how could humans outrun a demon beast, even if it was just a low-level one?

In less than half a minute, the Black Wind Serpent appeared on the path about three meters ahead of them.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~" The Black Wind Serpent stared at them with icy coldness.

Even though these two humans before it didn't carry the scent of its offspring, they were part of the group that had killed its descendants. They deserved to die!

Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke exchanged a glance. In the midst of extreme fear and tension, they actually felt a strange sense of calm.

Their lives were about to end here. They had even considered whether to run separately. But if separating meant death and staying together also meant death, then they might as well die together. Even as ghosts, they wouldn't let Xi Youshan and the others off!

Seeing that they weren't kneeling and begging for mercy or wetting themselves like other humans, the Black Wind Serpent was disappointed. It shook its head, opened its bloody maw wide, and lunged at them.

Just as Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke thought they were about to feel pain, the Lightning-Struck Wood Bracelet on Jiang Peiyao's wrist emitted a golden light, blasting the Black Wind Serpent ten meters away.

"Hiss!!!" The Black Wind Serpent spat out a mouthful of blood. Its blood flowed onto the ground, instantly withering the small grass beneath.

It lay limp on the ground, lacking even the strength to move, glaring hatefully in Jiang Peiyao's direction. The power of this light was incomparable to the weak glow of the jade pendant.

The jade pendant's light caused it injury and discomfort, but a single burst of power from this bracelet could very likely kill it.

Fortunately, because these two women didn't have its offspring's blood on them, it hadn't lunged with full force. Otherwise, its life would have been gone.

"Miscalculation! Almost got myself killed!"

About ten meters away, directly opposite it, Jiang Peiyao stared in shock at the bracelet on her wrist. She was still immersed in the joy and awe of having repelled the Black Wind Serpent, unable to snap back to reality.