{"id":7546,"date":"2025-10-03T08:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7546"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:10:46","slug":"the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-60\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Male Lead\u00a0Fled On The Spot &#8211; Chapter 60"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui\u2019s heart suddenly settled down.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black nearby finally made a move.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He slowly, step by step, walked up to Chu Xinghui.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui drew his spirit sword, expressionless as he faced the newcomer.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black did not fear the sword in his hand. His eyes first scanned Chu Xinghui\u2019s face, then slowly moved to Xie Liufeng lying in the coffin, and finally looked back at Chu Xinghui, asking: &#8220;Do you know him?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Did Yue Yao not tell this person about his relationship with Xie Liufeng?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui thought for a moment but did not answer.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cDid the senior send Yue Yao to bring me here just to say nonsense?\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black smiled ambiguously: \u201cSharp tongue indeed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui looked at him: \u201cBetter than senior hiding things and saying useless words all along.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black snorted coldly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He stopped wasting time and got to the point: \u201cThere are six stone pillars here, each needing a sacrificial item.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui guessed: \u201cSenior wants me to be one of the sacrifices?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black shook his head: \u201cOf course, I won\u2019t waste a young friend like you on such trivial matters. I have plotted for over a hundred years and collected all six sacrifices. The Sword Sovereign is powerful and elusive, I didn\u2019t know how to lure him, but this time he came himself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cThe last step was to find your identity and capture you. Coincidentally, the last sacrifice I captured knows how to lead you here. Heaven really helps me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He glanced at Yue Yao lying on the ground not far away, his tone tinged with complex amusement: \u201cFound a good sacrifice indeed, solving two hard problems at once.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Hearing this last sentence, Chu Xinghui couldn\u2019t help but frown.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Had Yue Yao already\u2026 become a sacrifice?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">But from his time with her before, except for her strange mood, she didn\u2019t seem controlled.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">If Yue Yao was a sacrifice\u2026 then who were the other five? What had they been sacrificed for?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Calmly, Chu Xinghui kept asking: \u201cSenior goes to such lengths, even offending the Beiyue Sword Sect and Bihai Taohua Island. What exactly is your intention?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black stared gloomily at Chu Xinghui for a while: \u201cTrying to trick me?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui said lightly: \u201cSenior jokes. There are only the two of us awake here. Even if I overheard something, what could I do? Do you think I can escape today? Then you trust me more than I trust myself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black thought for a moment and spoke again: \u201cI don\u2019t mind telling you. The Sword Sovereign\u2019s bones, refined by ascension, plus the fate of the Heavenly Dao\u2019s child\u2026 what else could it be? Naturally, ascension.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui didn\u2019t believe him: \u201cAs far as I know, the ascension path between this world and the upper realm isn\u2019t closed. I see your cultivation is profound, if you want to ascend, just cultivate ascension. Why bother with such crooked ways?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black sneered sarcastically: \u201cYou\u2019ve seen it yourself \u2014 I committed so many heinous crimes against heaven and earth, how could I pass the ascension lightning tribulation?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">A lie.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui instinctively felt ascension was not the man in black\u2019s goal, but since he said this, the man would not reveal more.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Seeing Chu Xinghui silent, the man in black stretched out his hand.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui suddenly interrupted him again: \u201cSenior, there\u2019s one more thing I don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After wasting so much time, the man in black was annoyed: \u201cWhat else?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui stared at him and slowly pointed out his origin: \u201cI heard that the cultivators of Bihai Taohua Island don\u2019t value cultivation levels, and ascension is not part of raising cultivation.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Hearing this, the man in black was silent for a moment.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">His whole face was hidden under the black robe, Chu Xinghui could not see his expression but felt his aura intensify.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui gripped his spirit sword tighter.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in black sneered, revealing clear killing intent: \u201cYou talk too much, truly a waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui stayed alert to his attack and immediately raised his sword to meet him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The two exchanged two swift moves.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">That mention of \u201cBihai Taohua Island\u201d was a trick to test him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was not sure about this person\u2019s origin, he only guessed because he saw Yue Yao\u2019s unusual reaction to him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although the man in the black robe did not respond obviously, his current behavior made Chu\u2019s guess somewhat credible.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The gap in cultivation between the two was too great. Chu Xinghui barely withstood a few moves but still lost and was struck by a palm from the man in the black robe.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui half-kneeling on the ground, covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He looked up and glanced at the man in the black robe not far away.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Perhaps because he was indeed useful to his plan, the man in the black robe did not use his full strength and seemed to be holding back something.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Sensing the smell of blood, a faint movement immediately came from the nearby coffin.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Before the man in the black robe noticed, Chu Xinghui kicked the coffin and closed the lid on Xie Liufeng\u2019s coffin, signaling him not to intervene yet.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He could still bear this kind of pressure now and wanted to try the tricks of the man in the black robe a bit more.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He quickly stood up and fought the man again at the same spot.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">This person seemed to be a magic cultivator, but the spells he used were strange and did not come from common magic sects.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Moreover&#8230; his spiritual power was very mixed. If there really was only one person opposite, Chu Xinghui almost could not believe that these spiritual attacks all came from the same person.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Sensing his spiritual power was about to run out, Chu Xinghui slowly led the man toward Xie Liufeng\u2019s coffin.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He did not act tough and deliberately exposed a flaw.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe immediately seized the opportunity, grabbed Chu Xinghui\u2019s arm, and tried to take him away directly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">At the critical moment, Chu Xinghui kicked the coffin again.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Suddenly, a slanting sword light shot across and sliced off the man in the black robe\u2019s grasp on Chu\u2019s arm entirely.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The severed arm fell to the ground, without a trace of flesh or blood, just a piece of blackened bone wrapped in a sleeve.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng pushed open the coffin lid, sat up from the coffin, lowered his eyes, and leisurely straightened his clothes: \u201cIt\u2019s not good to mess with my people in front of me, is it?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although he had received hints before, seeing Xie Liufeng intact now, Chu Xinghui couldn\u2019t help but call out to him: \u201cXie Liufeng!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng looked up with a smiling face and replied: &#8220;Mm, here I am. Don\u2019t be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui carefully stared at him, confirmed he looked fine, then lowered his head to look at the bone on the ground.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">&#8230;If the man in the black robe was all like this, no wonder he wrapped himself so tightly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">What kind of dark magic could cause such a state?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe looked at his severed arm, then at Xie Liufeng who had just come out of the coffin, with a tone full of shock and anger: \u201cYou&#8230; you\u2019re not dead?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The preparations he had made were obviously aimed at problems with Xie Liufeng\u2019s soul. As long as Xie Liufeng entered here, there would be no mistakes.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng held his sword to shield Chu Xinghui and placed the spirit sword against the man in the black robe\u2019s neck: \u201cSorry, I\u2019m tough to kill.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe looked at Xie Liufeng incredulously for a long time, then suddenly had a flash of insight and turned his cold gaze to Chu Xinghui behind him: \u201cDid you dual cultivate with him?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng\u2019s brow twitched, and he instinctively wanted to defend their innocence.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui grabbed him to stop him from speaking and prompted: &#8220;So what if we did?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe was silent for a while, then sighed heavily: \u201cNo wonder. In that case, I miscalculated, I didn\u2019t expect you two to come together.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After that, he did not speak again.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Seeing he was unwilling to provide more information, Xie Liufeng planned to send him off directly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui stopped him first.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He glanced at Yue Yao, who was unconscious nearby, recalled the oddity he had noticed before, and asked for her sake: &#8220;Where is Cultivator Biyun?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Cultivator Biyun was the current leader of the Bihai Taohua Island in Bihai and also Yue Yao\u2019s missing master.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe sneered hoarsely: \u201cThat female cultivator who obstructed my grand plan\u2014I killed her long ago. What are the chances she could have survived after being missing for so many years? It\u2019s naive and foolish for anyone to believe I have any clue about her. If that little girl is lucky enough to wake up, tell her not to waste her time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">With that, Chu Xinghui did not ask more.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng finally asked the man in the black robe: \u201cDo you have any last words, fellow Cultivator?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The man in the black robe remained silent.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng moved the spirit sword slightly, trying to cut his throat directly, but heard the sound of sword rubbing against bone.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng: &#8220;&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He had forgotten that this person\u2019s body was abnormal.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He could only change tactics and used a burst of spiritual power to scatter the entire skeleton before him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The black-robed bones scattered all over the ground, and a black mist-like thing crawled out from the bones, fleeing quickly into the distance.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng acted swiftly and caught most of the black mist, but a small portion still escaped.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He did not continue the chase but studied the black mist: \u201cSoul fragments, spiritual power, resentment&#8230; mixed with something else. The composition is quite complicated.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui frowned: \u201cWhat exactly is this thing?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng thought for a moment and explained: \u201cYou took the mission at Hanshui Marsh before, you should have some impression of the evil spirits there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui understood his meaning: \u201cResentment-fueled?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng nodded: \u201cThis person\u2019s current existence was no different from that evil spirit&#8230; To completely kill him, we probably have to find the source of his power first.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">In this light, the man in the black robe\u2019s previous talk of ascension was nonsense.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He had become this kind of thing, without a complete soul, unable to possess others\u2014how could he possibly ascend?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng sighed, used spiritual power to cleanse his hand that touched the black mist, then skillfully reached out to take Chu Xinghui\u2019s hand: \u201cThis matter needs long-term consideration. Let\u2019s go home first.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui suddenly refused to let him hold his hand.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He called out his name: \u201cXie Liufeng.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng looked at him with gentle eyes: \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui stepped forward and tightly hugged him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng held his waist and quickly explained: &#8220;I just wanted to see what he was up to, didn\u2019t expect Yue Yao to trick you here. Did I scare you?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui didn\u2019t answer and continued holding him tightly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng was about to say something to comfort him when suddenly Chu Xinghui let out a hiss.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui turned his head in his arms and bit the soft flesh where his neck met his shoulder.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng hugged him and laughed and cried at the same time: &#8220;Hey hey hey, you\u2019re a dog, why are you biting me?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui bit him hard again.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chu Xinghui\u2019s heart suddenly settled down. The man in black nearby finally made a move. He slowly, step by step, walked up to Chu Xinghui. Chu Xinghui drew his spirit sword, expressionless as he faced the newcomer. The man in black did not fear the sword in his hand. 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