"Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul" was too fast.
Fast as lightning.
Before Liu Xian and Sun Zhong could react, he was gone.
By the time they wanted to pursue, it was impossible to catch up.
Of course, at this moment, Liu Xian and Sun Zhong had no intention of pursuing "Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul"; they were both frozen in shock.
Especially Sun Zhong, his face turned incredibly ugly, his whole body trembling, almost to the point of tears.
He kept muttering to himself.
"How, how, how could this happen? Why did it happen? It's impossible! Why didn't Cao Pi use the defensive formation, why did he take my palm head-on, did I kill him!"
Sun Zhong looked towards the mountain forest below.
Countless trees were uprooted, and a deep pit had been gouged into the ground.
Cao Pi lay face down in the pit, covered in dust, motionless, his life or death unknown.
A large pool of blood beneath him looked shocking.
Seeing this, Sun Zhong was almost scared to pee himself!
It's over, it's over, he's doomed!
The sect rules of "Dragon Tiger Heavenly Sect" were incredibly strict!
Although the sect did not prohibit "healthy competition" among disciples, it absolutely forbade "malicious slaughter of fellow disciples."
"Immortal seedlings" like Cao Pi were particularly protected by the sect.
It was foreseeable how furious the high-ranking elders of "Dragon Tiger Heavenly Sect" would be if they knew that Cao Pi had been "ambushed."
The "culprit," Sun Zhong, would be subjected to extreme punishment, a fate worse than death!
Thinking of that terrifying consequence, Sun Zhong felt an urge to pee. He was so scared he was about to wet himself!
At this moment, Liu Xian's sinister voice suddenly sounded.
"Sun Zhong, you actually killed Senior Brother Cao, I'm going back to report to the sect!"
Sun Zhong jumped in fright and quickly grabbed Liu Xian's sleeve, begging.
"Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Liu, don't go, you saw it just now, I didn't do it on purpose, I was trying to snatch the Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul, who knew Cao Pi was so careless and was seriously injured by me..."
Liu Xian sneered.
"Let go, you killed Senior Brother Cao, do you want to kill me to silence me too!"
"I wouldn't dare, I absolutely wouldn't dare!"
Although Sun Zhong usually acted tough and considered himself a "ruthless person," he was actually a flower nurtured in a greenhouse by "Dragon Tiger Heavenly Sect" and had never experienced real storms.
Now that trouble had arisen, Sun Zhong's true nature was exposed.
He ungraciously begged Liu Xian.
"Senior Brother Liu, please help me, you saw it just now, I didn't do it on purpose!"
Sun Zhong's voice was tinged with obvious sobs.
Clearly, he had truly panicked.
Liu Xian seemed to be moved by Sun Zhong's "pitiful appearance."
He gave up the idea of "insisting on leaving" and turned to look at Sun Zhong, sighing deeply.
"It's useless for me to believe you in this matter! If Senior Brother Cao wakes up, and he tells the sect elders that you ambushed him and intentionally wanted to kill him, who do you think the elders will believe, you or him?"
"This..."
Scared by Liu Xian, Sun Zhong panicked even more.
He shouted in his heart, of course the sect elders would trust Cao Ren.
The Cao brothers, the eldest Cao Ang, the second Cao Pi, and the third Cao Zhi, were all immortal seedlings, each with better talent than the last.
The sect elders treasured the Cao brothers immensely, doting on them like precious jewels.
As long as Cao Pi spoke, the sect elders would definitely believe Cao Pi!
If Cao Pi said Sun Zhong was "deliberately killing," then Sun Zhong's fate... would be ten thousand times worse than "accidental manslaughter."
The sect elders would skin him alive, dismember him, and refine his soul!
Creak!
Sun Zhong's face was pale, his teeth chattering, and he felt an even greater urge to pee.
He really wanted to pee!
Seeing this, a cold glint of disdain flashed in Liu Xian's eyes.
Idiot, with your demeanor, you dare compete with Cao Pi!
However, Cao Pi was too unlucky to give me such a good opportunity to strike. If I don't "take advantage of him," I'm disrespecting him!
With that thought, Liu Xian said, seemingly unintentionally.
"This matter is too tricky now. If it weren't for you, Junior Brother Sun, who injured Senior Brother Cao, but instead it was the Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul that injured Senior Brother Cao..."
Sun Zhong's eyes lit up at this.
Bang!
He slapped his thigh heavily and jumped up excitedly.
"Yes, Senior Brother Liu, that's it! Cao Pi wasn't injured by me at all, but by the Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul, it has nothing to do with me!"
This excuse was perfect!
This way, the sect elders' anger would be redirected to the "Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul," and he, Sun Zhong, would smoothly get away!
However, Liu Xian shook his head and said helplessly.
"Junior Brother Sun, don't dream. Such things cannot be hidden. Have you forgotten that Senior Brother Cao isn't completely dead yet? He could wake up at any moment, and when he wakes up, hehe..."
Liu Xian's final "hehe" was filled with killing intent, making one's blood run cold.
Sun Zhong shivered uncontrollably.
His excitement and fervor from before vanished.
Sun Zhong felt the urge to pee again.
That's right, Cao Pi wasn't dead yet, what if he woke up and "the truth was revealed"!
Damn it!
Cao Pi, why are you so annoying!
When you were alive, you fought with me for "Fairy Yue Fei."
Now, even when you're almost dead, you're still not at peace!
Just die!
Hmm!
Right, Cao Pi was a big trouble when he was alive, and if he died, then "everyone would be happy."
A dead Cao Pi is a good Cao Pi!
As this thought emerged, it spread like wild grass, rapidly consuming Sun Zhong's reason.
Soon, Sun Zhong's eyes turned blood red again, and he was worked up again.
Kill, kill, kill!
Killing Cao Pi would make everyone happy.
At this moment, Liu Xian's faint voice drifted over.
"Alas, the Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul has escaped, I'm going to chase him now!"
With that, Liu Xian actually left.
At this time, the "Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul" had long since flown who knew where. What was there to chase!
Liu Xian wasn't going to chase the "Iron Mountain Lean Nascent Soul"; he was merely leaving the scene to create an opportunity for certain matters.
Sun Zhong was already worked up. He glanced around and found no one else nearby. It was the perfect time to silence witnesses.
He let out a sinister laugh.
"Cao Pi, it seems even heaven isn't helping you, die!"
With that, Sun Zhong leaped forward and ferociously attacked the "unconscious" Cao Pi.
Just at this critical moment, a cold and stern voice suddenly rang out.
"Sun Zhong, what are you doing?"
Sun Zhong, who had been ready to kill, instantly sobered up. He shivered uncontrollably, his legs felt hot, and some unknown liquid flowed down.
Sun Zhong, trembling and quaking, looked in the direction of the voice.
"Lord Zhang, when... when did you get here?"
Not far away, Zhang Xin, with a dark and gloomy expression, stood there coldly, his gaze fixed on him like a hawk's.