Blood dripped from her arm.
"Sect Leader!"
Lan Qingqing, Caixia, and Leng watched Gu Qianying in this state, their voices choked with emotion.
At this moment, the three of them had the same thought: they had no regrets dying for such a master.
"Qianying!"
Nangong Xuanning's cries grew louder.
The little girl hiding in her embrace clutched her mother's skirt and looked at Gu Qianying.
Her small mind was filled with everything her mother had told her before.
Her mother had said that in this world, she admired one woman the most, a woman who made her mother envious but whom she could never become.
Her mother had told her that this woman was named Gu Qianying, her aunt.
She was the bravest person in this world.
Innocent and pure eyes gained a hint of admiration.
She stretched out her thin, skeletal arms towards where Gu Qianying stood.
As if Gu Qianying were right in front of her.
Aunt, I want to learn from you too, to become the bravest person.
As if making a decision, Gu Zi Yi let go of her mother.
Nangong Xuanning, whose entire attention was on Gu Qianying, did not notice that her daughter seemed to have changed.
Meanwhile, Meng Shi, with red eyes, held the young emperor in her arms and covered his eyes.
She could not stop Gu Qianying's decision and was heartbroken.
Meanwhile, Nangong Cong looked at the blood dripping from Gu Qianying's feet.
He was very pleased and in a good mood.
"That's right, Sect Leader Gu does care about her subordinates. I truly admire her...
At this moment, Gu Qianying turned sideways to face Nangong Cong. From Nangong Cong's perspective, only Gu Qianying's profile was visible.
The wind picked up.
Gu Qianying turned swiftly, and the hand holding the dagger was flung towards Nangong Cong.
Nangong Cong, who was basking in his triumph, saw a sharp dagger rapidly enlarge in his pupils.
His eyes widened in shock, and he instinctively retreated.
Just then, the weather changed drastically. A clear day instantly turned into a sky covered with dark clouds.
Amidst lightning and thunder.
A person and an object appeared not far above the sky.
A massive flood dragon, circling in the air.
On the flood dragon's back stood a man in a white robe, with a pair of horns on his head.
He held a long sword.
The flood dragon carried him, opening its cavernous mouth, and let out a heaven-shattering roar amidst the flashing lightning and rumbling thunder.
At this, a group of young men in white robes appeared on the palace walls.
These people appeared all at once, each holding a sword in their hands.
"Flood Dragon! It's a flood dragon! Everyone be careful!"
Amu's appearance caused an uproar among those present.
The commander of the Imperial Guards shouted.
Nangong Cong raised his palm and struck the dagger that was about to stab him, knocking it to the ground.
As the flood dragon's massive tail swung towards him, he grabbed the eunuch behind him to use as a shield for self-preservation.
The eunuch was flung far away by the giant dragon's tail, like a kite with a broken string, smashing down heavily from mid-air, spitting blood, and instantly losing his life.
Meanwhile, the stout, tall men standing behind Lan Qingqing, Caixia, Nangong Xuanning and her daughter, and Leng, were pierced through their vital points by a sword from a young man in a white robe, dying on the spot. The items they held all fell to the ground.
Lan Qingqing, Caixia, Nangong Xuanning and her daughter, and Leng, five people, were successfully rescued by several young men in white robes.
"Want to leave? Heh, nothing is easy!"
Nangong Cong unleashed a powerful blast with his palm.
A faint glow appeared around him.
The closest young man in white robes and Nangong Xuanning, whom he was supporting, were hit by the blast and sent flying backward.
However, Gu Zi Yi, who was being held by Nangong Xuanning, was separated from her.
"Daughter!"
Nangong Xuanning's pupils widened.
"Mother...!"
Little Zi Yi, seeing her mother flying backward, was very worried and fearful that she had let go of her mother's hand.
She stood there trembling, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, a large hand reached out and lifted her up.
Little Zi Yi turned her head to look at the person holding her, her face turning pale with fright.
At this, Lan Qingqing, Caixia, and Leng, three people, were supported by the young men in white robes and flew towards Gu Qianying.
Looking at the figures slowly flying backward in mid-air.
Gu Qianying's pupils narrowed.
She leaped up, stepping on the wind, and flew towards the slowly descending figures.
Nangong Xuanning's lips bled, and as she was about to crash to the ground, helpless, she closed her eyes in resignation.
Suddenly, a slender arm tightly embraced her.
She opened her eyes and saw Gu Qianying's exquisite face.
"Qianying!"
Her eyes immediately turned red, and Nangong Xuanning hugged Gu Qianying's neck.
Gu Qianying held her with one arm, spun, and landed steadily. As she put her down, Nangong Xuanning suddenly remembered her daughter.
"Qianying... hurry and save your niece."
Nangong Xuanning pointed to where Gu Zi Yi was standing. Seeing that Gu Zi Yi had been captured by Nangong Cong, her eyes turned red with tears.
"Zi Yi was captured, she was captured!"
Nangong Xuanning was very anxious.
At this moment, Lan Qingqing, Caixia, and Leng also arrived in front of Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying looked at the three people covered in injuries. Although she was very worried about Little Zi Yi, she could not ignore them.
She walked forward and looked at the three before her: "Are you alright? Are you seriously injured?"
Lan Qingqing wiped away her tears, Caixia clutched her aching shoulder, and Leng's white robe was so stained with blood that its original color was unrecognizable, yet he stood tall.
The three shook their heads and said in unison, "Your subordinates are fine."
At this moment, Amu the flood dragon and Bai Ze had already dealt with more than half of the Imperial Guards.
The lightning continued.
Amu the flood dragon angrily swung its giant tail.
The Imperial Guards present were all flung away by him one by one.
Bai Ze, holding his long sword, killed countless people.
Blood flowed like a river.
Just then, a river eight zhang high surged from not far away.
On the river, there was a massive beast, and on its back stood a woman in luxurious attire with white hair.
Everyone who saw the beast with a body larger than half the sky, eight heads, eight faces, a tiger's body, and eight legs and eight tails, showed expressions of shock.
"It's the Water God Tian Wu divine beast, everyone be careful!"
Among those present, Bai Ze was the first to recognize the massive beast.
He sheathed his sword and retreated, flying backward.
The "flood" river did not touch him at all.
However, Amu the flood dragon, circling in the air, was annihilated by the fierce river like most of the people present.
Nangong Cong, holding Gu Zi Yi and the leader of the Imperial Guards behind him, fled at an extremely fast speed.
The two of them flew, stepping on stone pillars, avoiding the river that surged beneath their feet.
On the other side.
The few white-robed youths behind Gu Qianying could not dodge and were submerged under the river.
Gu Qianying's eyes turned cold. She held the Chixue Saber and slashed horizontally, chanting an incantation.
Purple light rose around her.
She drew a circle on the ground, creating a prison, and placed herself and those behind her within the barrier.
Amidst the flooding of the imperial palace.
Gu Qianying and the others were safe.
"Qianying, Zi Yi... she's still in Nangong Cong's hands, what should we do?"
Without her daughter by her side, Nangong Xuanning panicked.
She grabbed Gu Qianying's arm, not knowing what to do.
Gu Qianying followed her gaze to search for Gu Zi Yi's figure.
When she saw Gu Zi Yi being held by Nangong Cong and not falling into the river, she felt a sense of relief.
Regardless, Gu Zi Yi was safe for now.
Her clear eyes retracted from Nangong Cong. When she turned her gaze, she saw Amu the flood dragon, who had been annihilated by the surging river, swinging its giant tail and flying out of the rapids into the air.
The lightning and wind had stopped.
He flew furiously in the air.
However, when the woman riding the Tian Wu divine beast leaped from the divine beast.
The Tian Wu divine beast, with its eight heads, eight faces, tiger's body, and eight legs and eight tails, exhaling clouds of mist, turned and pounced on Amu the flood dragon.
Amu the flood dragon, having just emerged from the water and not yet rested, was entangled by the Tian Wu divine beast.
"Roar..."
Roars continued.
Between the two beasts, they tore and fought.
The eight heads and eight faces all ferociously bit into Amu the flood dragon.
The eight legs and eight tails coiled around Amu the flood dragon's entire body.
This prevented Amu the flood dragon, who wanted to struggle free, from moving an inch.
Green blood flowed from Amu the flood dragon's body.
In several places where it bled, the skin and bone were exposed.
"Amu!"
Gu Qianying's cold eyes narrowed.
She tightened her grip on the Chixue Saber, wanting to leave the barrier to help the flood dragon, but was drawn by the little girl's cries.
"Aunt... Aunt..."
A faint voice reached her ears.
"Bang!"
A loud crash.
Amu the flood dragon was heavily smashed to the ground.
Its body was riddled with holes, bleeding green.
With a flash of golden light, Amu the flood dragon transformed into human form.
As a human, he lay on the ground, on the verge of death.
"This little girl is quite good-looking."
Wulala Nayixiu, grabbing Gu Zi Yi by the back of her collar, lifted her high. She smiled at Gu Qianying: "Gu Qianying, this little doll is not bad."
Gu Zi Yi's small hands clung to Wulala Yixiu's arm, trying to make the terrifying woman release her.
But she was like a struggling mouse, at the mercy of others.
"Let her go!"