After Nangong Yu left Feihua Tower, he went to Tianji Pavilion, his face dark, signaling his troubled mood. He really couldn't bear to see Xiao Man smile so gently and charmingly at other men, especially at a man who harbored different feelings for her.
Wuxiang saw Nangong Yu's grim expression and asked, "Pavilion Master, who has angered you?"
Nangong Yu glanced at Wuxiang and said, "How is the investigation into Jiuyulou coming along?"
"During this period, we found and eliminated twelve of Jiuyulou's strongholds. Additionally, another force has been secretly pursuing Jiuyulou. However, the楼主 of Jiuyulou has still not been found, and the top five ranked assassins escaped."
"Find them, search high and low to find them. I want to see just how capable Jiuyulou is!"
At this moment, a humming sound was heard. Nangong Yu and Wuxiang exchanged a glance and immediately rose to enter the Treasure Pavilion.
The Tianqian Sword trembled, as if struggling, its humming sound seeming to respond to something.
"Tianqian is moving again!" Wuxiang said in surprise.
"What on earth is happening?" Nangong Yu stepped forward and reached out to grasp Tianqian's scabbard.
Dugu Man was dead; he was certain of this. After all, her corpse was in the underground palace of Yunqi Imperial Palace.
Tianqian's abnormal movement, did it signify a new owner? But didn't Tianqian only have one master every hundred years?
Suddenly, Tianqian transformed into a stream of light and shot out through the window. Nangong Yu was startled and immediately pursued Tianqian.
This sword was going to find its master. By following it, he would find out what was going on.
At this moment, Xiao Man was particularly disheveled. She was not a match for Pojun in the first place, but to kill her, Pojun had also brought many assassins from Jiuyulou. Amidst the siege of numerous assassins, fighting so many of them with only a dagger and some defensive poisons, Xiao Man was already covered in wounds.
If only she had Tianqian in her hand.
With Tianqian, even if she wasn't a match, she had a fifty percent chance of escaping. But now, she couldn't even break through the encirclement.
Pojun's attacks became increasingly fierce and ruthless. Xiao Man fumbled, but was wounded in the wrist by Pojun's stab. Her dagger flew out of her hand. Seeing Pojun's sword about to pierce her throat, Xiao Man's pupils contracted. She refused to die here. Her great revenge was not yet avenged; she absolutely could not die here!
Suddenly, a white light shot towards Pojun's chest. Pojun was shocked and quickly withdrew his sword to block. He discovered that the attacker was a sword. After forcing Pojun back, the sword flew back to Xiao Man's side. Xiao Man reached out and gripped the hilt, a devastatingly beautiful smile appearing on her lips.
"Tianqian, it's been a long time."
The sword hummed and trembled incessantly, as if craving blood. Xiao Man moved her wrist, holding the sword to meet the attack. With Tianqian in hand, Xiao Man seemed to have transformed into a different person, full of killing intent, like a Rakshasa with a beautiful face. Every move and stance carried immense murderous intent.
"Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens!" Xiao Man's face was pale, but her killing intent grew more intense. With her internal energy, using Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens, if she couldn't kill her opponent, she would have no chance to fight back. Yet, she still used it.
Because she was already at the end of her rope.
If it were only Pojun, she might have been able to escape after using Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens. But under the siege of so many people, escaping was not an easy matter.
Xiao Man broke through the encirclement and immediately tried to escape. However, her physical strength was depleted more than she had expected. She fell to the ground, and Pojun was already catching up behind her.
Xiao Man, leaning on the sword, stood up shakily. Pojun's cold eyes held no emotion. It had to be said, Xiao Man was the most troublesome woman he had ever pursued. But he still could not let Xiao Man go.
He thrust his sword towards Xiao Man without hesitation. Xiao Man wanted to dodge but was too weak to do so. Was this the end?
The sword pierced her chest, and pain spread through her entire body, as if returning to that day. Her family's blood stained the ground. Her marrow was purged, she was humiliated, and her body was engulfed in flames. Xiao Man's body swayed, about to fall.
No, she couldn't die yet!
Clinging to a breath in her chest, Xiao Man raised her hand and shot out a hidden dart.
Unexpectedly, Pojun was prepared. Her hidden dart would only trigger on contact. Pojun directly dodged Xiao Man's projectile and pushed his sword forward again. The long sword passed through her body. A look of despair flashed in Xiao Man's eyes.
For some reason, at this moment, Xiao Man wasn't thinking of Murong Shengrui, whom she hated to the bone, nor her family. Instead, she thought of Nangong Yu. She had accidentally pushed Prince Qin down the stairs; was Prince Qin still angry with her?
"Xiao Man!"
A familiar voice called out, seeming to tremble. Xiao Man turned her head to look in the direction of the voice, a apologetic smile appearing on her face. "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I really didn't do it on purpose."
The moment he saw Xiao Man fall, rage consumed Nangong Yu's reason. He rushed towards Pojun without regard for anything else.
With murderous intent and ruthless methods, Pojun realized for the first time that the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion was Prince Qin, Nangong Yu. What was even more terrifying was that facing the furious Nangong Yu, he couldn't even fight back.
Ye Qing was once again dragged out in the middle of the night.
"I say, what are you doing? Do you have to drag people out in the middle of the night?"
"Doctor Ye, hurry and save them. If it's too late, it will be too late!" Wuxiang was anxious. He never expected that after chasing Tianqian out, they would encounter Xiao Man being besieged and killed by Jiuyulou!
"Save who? What, is Nangong Yu dying?"
"Close to it!" This was the first time Wuxiang had seen Nangong Yu in such a terrifying state. If Xiao Man truly died, he couldn't even imagine what Nangong Yu would do.
"Assassinated?"
"It's a long story. Save the person first." Wuxiang pushed him into the room. Ye Qing then saw Nangong Yu covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot. His exceptionally handsome face, stained with blood, now resembled a reborn Asura.
"Why are you covered in blood..." Ye Qing took two steps forward and saw someone lying on the bed. Her face was as pale as paper, and her clothes were already stained red with blood, making it impossible to tell their original color. It was none other than Xiao Man.
Ye Qing's body stiffened, then he stepped forward, immediately opened his medicine box, took out a bottle of medicine from the bottom layer, poured out all the pills inside, and fed them into Xiao Man's mouth.
After feeding her the medicine, Ye Qing immediately went to examine Xiao Man's injuries. He found that Xiao Man's chest had been pierced. His handsome eyes were chillingly cold. The hand holding the medicine trembled slightly. He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then began to treat Xiao Man's injuries.
Since Xiao Man was a woman, Wuxiang could only turn away. Nangong Yu sat silently by the bed, holding Xiao Man's hand, constantly channeling his internal energy into her.
There was only one thought in his mind: he did not want Xiao Man to die. He wanted Xiao Man to live well!