Hoo hoo hoo.
Both their speeds had been pushed to the absolute limit.
However, it was evident that Shangguan Xue'er was still a considerable distance behind, which in turn had dragged Ye Fei down, significantly reducing his own speed.
If it were just Ye Fei alone, he was confident he could evade the pursuit of these individuals.
"Ye, Ye Fei, I can't go on, why don't you leave first!"
"I am, after all, a young lady of the Shangguan family, and our family is on very close terms with the Murong family. They wouldn't dare to do anything serious to me!"
Shangguan Xue'er panted, saying.
"No, I absolutely won't abandon you!"
"Don't you dare give up!"
"I'll carry you and run!"
Ye Fei was resolute. He directly put an arm around Shangguan Xue'er and continued to run forward.
Swish, swish.
Due to their reduced speed, the leading guards who were originally pursuing them from behind immediately caught sight of Ye Fei and the two of them.
"Don't run!"
"You two, stop right there!"
Qian Dong, who was at the very back, instantly perked up upon hearing the guards' words and shouted.
"Chase them!"
"Quickly, they're just ahead!"
"If you successfully capture them today, I will reward you handsomely!"
"But if you fail again, come to me with your heads!"
These guards immediately stiffened and resumed their full-speed pursuit.
Seeing them closing in, Ye Fei had already arrived at a thicket overgrown with weeds.
Then, the two of them darted in and hid.
"Listen, I'll ambush them in a moment. Once my ambush is successful, we'll have no choice but to fight them to the death!"
"Fortunately, I've already managed to send a message to my family for reinforcements. They should find us soon."
"So our only task for now is to protect ourselves and await the arrival of reinforcements!"
"Of course, you don't need to be too nervous. After all, I still have a life-saving treasure on me."
"If it comes to it, I'll use this treasure to repel them!"
As he spoke, the guards and Qian Dong were getting closer and closer to Ye Fei and the two.
Upon approaching, Ye Fei finally got a clear look at their numbers.
Among the five people, the tallest one had a cultivation of the mid-stage of Qi Condensation Level Seven, while the other three were all at the peak of Qi Condensation Level Six.
As for Qian Dong, he was negligible.
"I'll deal with the purple-robed guard, the one with the highest cultivation at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation Level Seven. Your task is to contain the other three first."
"Can you do it?"
"Don't worry, I have a powerful hidden weapon here that can deal with him completely."
Ye Fei explained.
"I have no problem, I can do it!"
"You can rest assured and leave your back to me!"
Shangguan Xue'er said seriously.
"Good, then it's settled!"
"Get ready, I'm going to ambush him!"
Ye Fei whispered again.
When they had their backs turned to Ye Fei and were searching, Ye Fei quickly drew his long sword and silently moved behind the purple-robed guard.
With a swish, the whistling sound of the sword was finally detected by the purple-robed guard in time.
Then, Ye Fei's sword was stopped at a position just two centimeters from his back.
"Good lad, you're quite something!"
"You actually dare to try and ambush me!"
"See if I don't kill you!"
The purple-robed guard flung Ye Fei's sword aside and was about to strike Ye Fei.
As for the other three guards, they no longer cared about anything else and engaged Shangguan Xue'er in combat.
"Hmph, who kills whom is not yet decided!"
"I advise you not to speak so confidently, lest you be slapped in the face!"
"Take this move!"
Ye Fei, with a swish, directly activated the Profound Heaven Art, his primal energy erupting forth. His sword, engulfed in surging sword energy, clashed with the purple-robed guard.
Ye Fei's moves were agile, and under the purple-robed guard's powerful attacks, he managed to hold his ground.
"Not bad. It's rare for a young person to last more than three moves against me!"
"If you hadn't offended our young master, I truly wouldn't bear to kill you!"
The purple-robed guard said with admiration.
"If I didn't have some exceptional abilities, I wouldn't dare to be so arrogant!"
"Again!"
Ye Fei was extremely excited. This was arguably the strongest martial artist he had encountered so far.
He became stronger when faced with a stronger opponent.
This time, he was determined to fight to the death!
"Kid, you've got a mouth full of big talk!"
"I haven't even used my ultimate move yet. From now on, I'll get serious. Let's see if you can still withstand my onslaught!"
"Take my sword!"
Ye Fei's expression turned stern, and he directly mobilized the surrounding spiritual energy to serve him.
This was the most potent aspect of the Profound Heaven Art.
The spiritual energy around the purple-robed guard was completely drained and converged onto Ye Fei's long sword.
Boom, boom, boom.
Due to the immense primal energy, the long sword emitted a rustling sound.
The purple-robed guard couldn't help but feel shocked.
It was truly terrifying!
If Ye Fei's cultivation level were just two levels higher, he might have truly been killed by him.
The slightest hint of contempt the purple-robed guard had initially felt vanished completely after Ye Fei unleashed this move.
"You brat, it seems I really need to go all out against you!"
"Come on, I won't hold back!"
The purple-robed guard raised his weapon, shifted through a few stances, and then clashed with Ye Fei once more.
Clang.
Their attacks collided.
Ye Fei's hands went numb from the immense force, and he almost dropped his weapon.
However, the purple-robed guard was once again stunned.
He had expected that after his move, Ye Fei would be severely injured and lose his ability to fight.
But he never imagined that Ye Fei wouldn't even sustain a scratch!
This was simply a great insult to him!
"Little beast, I underestimated you too much before!"
"You die now!"
This time, the purple-robed guard went all out, engaging Ye Fei in an exceptionally fierce duel!
They fought fiercely, and the surrounding plants and trees suffered collateral damage.
Finally, Ye Fei was struck on the back by a sword from the purple-robed guard!
Gurgle.
Ye Fei then spat out a mouthful of blood.
But Ye Fei dared not delay for a moment. He immediately unleashed consecutive Cloud-Piercing Steps and vanished from the purple-robed guard's sight in the blink of an eye.
The purple-robed guard, who was preparing to continue his attack, was surprised to find his target had suddenly disappeared.