Zhong Qing (Cherish) - Chap 21

Chen Xiao’s Jifeng hovered low in the sky above. It was obviously very curious about Qin Yun. It tilted its head and looked at the only guide. Occasionally, it flew down and swept the other person’s hair with its wings.

Zhongyan was a little unhappy when he saw it. His desire to monopolise Qin Yun was getting deeper and deeper, especially since Qin Yun had now become his professional rhinestone paster…

Chen Xiao couldn’t see Zhongyan, but he always felt that the way Jifeng was flying was a bit strange. Of course, Qin Yun couldn’t say that His Majesty’s dragon was fluttering around his eagle like it was chasing a butterfly, so he could only keep looking at Moschery.

The latter only lightly swept a glance and just ignored it.

The three of them had all been on the front line, so they were no strangers to sneak attacks. Chen Xiao hid in a high place and slowly drew the machete from behind.

“Me four, and you three?” He gestured to Moschery, and His Majesty the Emperor responded directly with a ‘swap’ gesture.

Chen Xiao curled his lips and gestured ‘OK’ in a compromising manner.

Qin Yun was very nervous. It was the first time for him to cooperate with two high-level sentinels alone, not to mention that one of them was a god-level.

Chen Xiao moved very quickly. Before the nearest sentinel had time to react, he covered his mouth and slit his throat. Moschery followed closely behind, drew out his long sword and slashed the head decisively.

Chen Xiao pouted and said frantically, “…You’re really not ordinary in terms of brutality. The splattering brain matter is quite disgusting, you know!”

Moschery quickly pulled out the sword and said coldly, “It’s a better way to die.”

Chen Xiao felt helpless. Half of his face was sprayed with blood. He wiped it away while preparing to kill the next target. Moschery moved faster than him and had already killed the second target.

Qin Yun maintained a vigilant kneeling position on the spot. He watched the two people’s movements closely and did not dare to let his guard down at all.

Chen Xiao’s scimitar juggled in his hand, and it collided with a more petite sentinel. As he swung his blade, the opponent deftly dodged the attack.

“Huh…” Chen Xiao only realised something was wrong when he felt his hands and feet were numb. He saw the other party raised the silenced gun and pointed it at his head. When the other party was about to pull the trigger, the person was shot in the shoulder by a golden ‘arrow’.

The sentinel huddled on the ground in pain, and the hat on the head fell off. Only then did Chen Xiao realise that the other person was a woman. The ‘arrow’ was equivalent to Qin Yun’s mental power. As long as he wanted to, it could stay in the other person’s body and not disappear.

“Withdraw your consciousness attack!” Qin Yun sternly said in one direction, “If you don’t want your sentinel to have a mental breakdown!”

After a few seconds, Chen Xiao’s paralysis in his hands and feet gradually disappeared. He rubbed his wrists and picked up his scimitar from the ground when he was slammed on his waist by someone who rushed out of nowhere.

“Alice!” The sentinel, lying on the ground, cried out in pain.

Chen Xiao grabbed the person’s hand and lifted it up, revealing a doll face with a stubborn expression underneath.

“…” Qin Yun was stunned, “She is still underage?!”

Chen Xiao twitched his nose with a strange expression, “Already been marked…” He looked at the female sentinel lying on the ground, “Your guide?”

The other party’s black hair was as long as a waterfall, and delicate features with a hint of arrogance. Qin Yun saw the blood seeping from her waist and realised that the sentinel had been seriously injured earlier.

Alice suddenly struggled violently, and Chen Xiao unexpectedly failed to hold her back.

“Maggie!” Alice’s mental power wrapped around Qin Yun’s ‘arrow’. She gritted her teeth and said, “Pull it out!”

Qin Yun didn’t move; Alice’s level was significantly higher than his, and the pressure from her consciousness cloud was quite uncomfortable. He diverted a bit of attention to look at Chen Xiao, only to discover that he wasn’t faring much better either.

Whether it was a guide or a sentinel, as long as they had marked each other, incredible potential would be unleashed when the other was in danger. The deeper the mark, the stronger the combat power. Qin Yun had encountered similar situations during training sessions with Moschery before.

His consciousness went berserk… Qin Yun’s brain clearly noticed this. The sweat on his forehead rolled down to his chin, and the whites of his eyes were stained with a thick golden colour.

The guiding tendrils that controlled Chen Xiao were being disintegrated bit by bit by Qin Yun’s mental power. Maggie tried to stand up but was restrained by Qin Yun’s ‘arrow’ on her shoulder, unable to move at all.

Alice’s face was pale, and there was a blood-red haze in her eyes. Chen Xiao, who had regained his mobility, knocked her unconscious with the handle of his knife without hesitation.

“What a scary person…” Chen Xiao showed a frightened expression. He was about to pick up Alice, but Maggie suddenly yanked his collar.

“Let her go.” Qin Yun had removed the ‘arrow’ on her shoulder, and she was gritting her teeth and covering the wound while holding on to her feet.

“Don’t think that I won’t kill you because you are a woman.” Chen Xiao frowned, “If I were you, I would just be a prisoner and don’t ask for anything.”

Maggie did not let go. Her expression was calm and without any fear, “I know how to find the spaceship out of here. I will go with you, but only if you return her to me.”

Qin Yun and Chen Xiao looked at each other, and Qin Yun couldn’t help but ask, “What is the level of mark between you and her…”

“The final mark.” Maggie glanced at him, “Alice is my woman.”

Qin Yun: “…” It was really a complicated feeling to hear a woman say that this woman was her woman…

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes, “I remember there is a rule in Olympus that sentinels and guides on the battlefield are not allowed to make final marks so as not to cause one party to die in battle and the other to follow suit.”

“So what.” Maggie sneered. She looked at Chen Xiao with a contemptuous expression, “She and I are 100% matched. Of course I can do it if I want to.”

Chen Xiao: “…”

Qin Yun especially sympathised with him, “If only you had the same boldness with General Lane…”

After Moschery dealt with his side, he turned around and found that Qin Yun was missing. The Emperor’s face became very ugly, making Zhongyan not dare to play with his rhinestone bones in broad daylight.

Fortunately, his guide didn’t go far.

“You’re back?” Qin Yun looked at Moschery with excitement, then realised the context seemed off. He quickly corrected himself, “Ah, no… I’m the one who’s back.”

Moschery snorted, looked behind him, and motioned Chen Xiao to explain with his eyes.

“The captured prisoners have done the final mark. If the sentinel dies, the guide will not survive.” Chen Xiao was a little impressed to see Maggie was still able to carry Alice with such serious injuries, “They know where the aircraft to flee is…”

Moschery said coldly, “Olympus will not allow marked partners to go to the battlefield.” His eyes fell on Maggie’s waist, “What’s wrong with your wound?”

Maggie obviously didn’t expect that the other party would ask such a direct question. She looked at Moschery calmly and compromised, “I will explain, but you have to take us with you.”

Moschery sneered, “You’re in no position to negotiate. Get your identity straight, sentinel; we’re not Olympus; we don’t need disobedient captives.”

Maggie’s figure trembled, and for the first time, she revealed a slightly frightened and vulnerable expression. In a hoarse voice, she said, “We don’t want to go to Eta Star… please.” She lowered her posture with difficulty and said, “Take us away.”

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A new storyline will be opened soon XD

Notes:
So I think from the white colt arc the story differs from the manhua, where there are bits here and there that’s not there in the manhua or the fact that Chris (the rescued researcher is not actually an old man)
I’m actually quite confused because I keep trying to match the manhua back and forth and later I’m just whatevs and translate it as I usually do. Since I already finished translating all the 2nd arc (red bean), I will be able to give a consistent update of 2-3x/week update for now~