But it was already too late.
The sword was like wind and snow, yet it carried a sharp, scorching killing intent.
Before Huiling Sanren could even react, she saw a flash of sword light. Her outstretched arm, her entire arm, fell to the ground, and an agonizing pain, piercing to the bone, surged through her!
"Ah!"
She screamed, only to find that it wasn't over yet. Though the sword light had passed, a chilling, oppressive coldness was rapidly surging from her severed arm towards her dantian.
"No!"
She cried out in terror and desperately tried to stop it, but could only weakly spit out a mouthful of blood.
Her qi and blood reversed, her meridians froze inch by inch, and then shattered!
In mere moments, the Huiling Sanren who had been high and mighty just now knelt on the ground, like a lump of dead mud.
Zhu Wu and the others were stunned. Wasn't the Grand Sovereign supposed to be omnipotent?
Snapping back to reality, he suddenly realized his precarious situation and turned to flee. However, as soon as he turned, Luo Feihua's sword was at his throat.
"Feihua!" Zhu Wu mumbled, begging, "For the sake of our friendship, won't you let me go? I truly only did wrong because I desperately wanted a normal constitution. I really didn't do it on purpose..."
He cowered with his shoulders, looking innocent and timid.
This was his usual demeanor in front of outsiders: unlucky, honest, and unnoticeable, appearing weak. Whenever he displayed such an expression, Luo Feihua, Bai Shengyi, or others would instinctively show him more care.
But this time, he miscalculated.
Luo Feihua brought her sword down without hesitation.
"Swish!"
Before Zhu Wu lost consciousness, he heard her voice, filled with disappointment, say.
"Xi Men Hongchun was struck by lightning for three months in the Lightning Sea to temper the Thunder God Hammer. Brother Chu can go into seclusion for half a year for his saber dao. Wuya is willing to venture alone into the depths of the Boundless Cloud Sea to gather medicinal ingredients. As for A Yi, she pushes every aspect of her cultivation to the extreme."
"Zhu Wu, every single one of us has a clear conscience regarding our talent and achievements. You are not worthy of speaking of friendship with me."
She believed that even if A Yi and Wuya were present, they would agree with her actions.
Yet, even with this thought, the sword in her hand clattered to the ground.
"Alas."
Luo Feiying looked at her sister's reddened eyes, patted her shoulder with helplessness and affection, and hugged her gently.
"Feihua, try to be more open-minded. Who hasn't misjudged someone in their youth?" Luo Feiying comforted her. "It's a good thing you saw his true colors sooner."
She was still too young, valuing friendship too much.
However, as Luo Feiying looked at her sister, she felt that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, the Luo family only needed one of them, and there was no need to sacrifice Feihua's life.
She stepped forward to check on Zhu Wu's condition and respectfully addressed the man in red beside her, "Dean, he still has a breath left. How should we proceed?"
Luo Feihua's sword had, after all, missed his heart, leaving Zhu Wu with his life.
Qin Si said coldly, "Take your people and go to the Zhu family to find Gray Shadow."
Luo Feiying acknowledged with a sound, asked no further questions, instructed Luo Feihua to return to the academy quickly, and then rushed off.
Luo Feihua was about to leave when her gaze fell upon the black-robed woman still struggling on the ground. She couldn't help but ask, "Dean, this woman doesn't seem to be from the Zhu family."
"Of course she isn't."
Qian Ying let out a sneer, stepped forward, and pulled aside the woman's black robe.
"Huiling Sanren, long time no see."
Huiling Sanren's entire body was in such pain that she couldn't control her expression.
If it weren't for her concerns, she would have already transformed into a Hell Wraith and fled!
But she also knew that her current situation was not much better than having her identity as a Hell Wraith exposed.
"Bitch!" she spat out two words through gritted teeth. "You're just two discarded slaves who injured this sovereign by sneak-attacking. If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one."
Qian Ying grabbed her chin, rendering her completely immobile. Her beautiful eyes flickered, and she slapped her across the face.
"Slap!"
"If you can't speak, then you don't need that throat," Qian Ying said nonchalantly as she threw a pill into Huiling Sanren's mouth, forcing her to swallow it.
"Mmm... mmm..."
Huiling Sanren hadn't expected Qian Ying to be so ruthless. Without a word of nonsense, she had attacked. She was both angry and furious, but when she tried to open her mouth, she found she truly couldn't speak, and immediately panicked!
"Mmm mmm..."
"So unpleasant!"
Qian Ying grabbed her clothes, rolled them into a ball, stuffed them into Huiling Sanren's mouth, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands. Looking up, she saw Luo Feihua nearby, her jaw almost touching the ground.
"Little one, what's wrong?" she asked with a smile.
"No, it's nothing." Luo Feihua instinctively took a step back.
A Yi! Do you know how fierce your senior sister is?
This Venerable Qian Ying is completely different from the Qian Ying Venerable she usually sees!
She suddenly understood why even Elder Wen from the main peak and the peak masters of other peaks dared not provoke Venerable Qian Ying.
Qian Ying was unaware that her sudden display of power had given the young girl a small psychological shadow. She beckoned, signaling for someone to escort Luo Feihua back.
Her junior sister didn't have many friends, and this little girl was quite good. She had even spoken up for her junior sister just now, so it was best to protect her.
After Luo Feihua left, Qian Ying turned to look at Qin Si, who had been silent by her side. Seeing his phoenix eyes deep and the ice and snow sword in the air humming ominously, she suddenly felt wary.
The last time Qin Si was this silent, she recalled, he had unleashed a devastating attack that had overturned Grand Sovereign Song Sheng and Xi Xi Lou...
Qian Ying's crimson pupils constricted slightly. "Qin Si, what are you thinking?"
Don't do anything rash again!
Qin Si raised his hand, and the Wuji Canghan Sword transformed into wind and snow and vanished into the air.
"Are we going to find the Supreme Sect in Nuigui City?" his low voice asked, betraying no hint of his thoughts.
Qian Ying's heart throbbed with excitement!
Her mind was being pulled in two extreme directions.
The first thread said: Go! It's such a great opportunity! Dragging the old woman from the Supreme Sect, holding the moral high ground, stir up heaven and earth! Oh, right, you can even avenge your junior sister!
The second thread said: Nonsense! What's the use of venting your anger at the Supreme Sect? It's better to seize the time to capture that shameless traitor, Yun Youyue!
The first thread: But it's not satisfying at all, and it's very stifling.
What's more, Qin Si was still saying, "Not just the Supreme Sect, Qu Jing Sect, Xi Le Sect, we can go and meet them all."
These sects were the prime culprits behind Bai Shengyi's disappearance.
The second thread in Qian Ying's mind instantly snapped under the strain of the first thread!
"Let's go!"
She grabbed the half-dead Huiling Sanren from the ground and, with great gusto, turned to Qin Si and said, "Hurry up, tear open space directly, don't waste time. I've long wanted to go greet Qu Jing Sect and Xi Le Sect!"
The Supreme Sect was one thing; it was their own failure to discover the hidden operative Bai Xia, a strategic misstep. But Qu Jing Sect's Jing Lan and Xi Le Sect harboring Yun Youyue, who stabbed her junior sister in the back after she saved everyone, was truly disgusting!
Especially Yun Youyue!
Qin Si's thin lips curved slightly, and he easily tore open space, slowly saying, "Let's go."
...
Green Prosperity Minor World.
Unlike Qin Si and their tense busyness, Bai Shengyi's life was quite leisurely and comfortable. Of course, it would be even better if there weren't a few "flies" buzzing around her.
"Miss Bai, we meet again."
A familiar voice echoed, followed by a young man in a green robe walking over, fanning himself with a folding fan.
He seemed to believe his appearance was incredibly elegant and dashing, completely oblivious to the fact that his greasy demeanor was almost overwhelming. He closed his fan and bowed to Bai Shengyi with a smile.
"Miss Bai, tomorrow is the selection competition. May I have the opportunity to cooperate with Miss Bai?"