I raised my hand and gently patted Bei Yan Yungui's face twice, "Unwilling to kneel to a woman? While this kneel will cost you some dignity, it can save your life and your sister's."

"Do you choose death, or dignity?"

I said coldly, "I hope you choose the former; at least, you'll make me feel like the Yitian Chess Master didn't choose the wrong person."

As I spoke, I pressed the knife against Bei Yan Yungui's neck. "Slitting your throat with a knife is actually very painful, but you can get through it if you grit your teeth."

"As long as you hold on for a minute or two, your dignity will be preserved."

Just as the knife in my hand sank slightly, Bei Yan Yungui finally couldn't hold on any longer. "Don't kill me, I'll kneel!"

I moved the curved blade away. "Your tendons are broken, but it won't stop you from kneeling. Kneel!"

Bei Yan Yungui knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, calling out "Master!" pledging allegiance to Feng Ruoxing.

Bei Yan Yungui knelt so quickly that it made Feng Ruoxing feel embarrassed. The dignified White-Clad Shura, renowned in the world of术道 (Shu Dao, Daoist arts), actually looked at me, at a loss for words.

As I smiled, a sudden gust of wind rose from the flat ground, and a sound like shattering glass came from Bei Yan Yungui's body.

As Bei Yan Yungui fell to the ground in pain, a large amount of purple Qi surged from his body.

Purple Qi!

Emperor's Qi!

As the purple Qi that separated from Bei Yan Yungui surged towards Feng Ruoxing like flowing water, I roared, "Ye Yang, sever the fate, leave half of the Qi for Bei Yan Yungui!"

Ye Yang held his sword horizontally, smeared his fingertip along the blade backwards, instantly coating the sword with blood.

The Evil Soldier Cold Flame also instantly transformed into a bloody light and slashed down, forcibly blocking half of the purple Qi that was surging towards Feng Ruoxing.

As Feng Ruoxing was infused with purple Qi, he swept away his previous restraint, appearing like an emperor descending upon the world. With his hands behind his back, he glanced at Bei Yan Yungui. "This king bestows upon you half of the purple Qi, not to show favor, but to demonstrate power."

"This king gives you the opportunity to take this half of the purple Qi and regroup."

"When this king leaves Trapped Yang River and returns to the Jianghu, you can choose to fight this king again, or surrender."

Bei Yan Yungui pressed his face to the ground and repeatedly said, "I dare not!"

Feng Ruoxing didn't even look at him, turning and leaving. Ye Yang and I followed Feng Ruoxing towards the distance, leaving the Bei Yan siblings there.

What they didn't know was that Cang Jian had been monitoring their every move from the bushes, and everything Cang Jian saw and heard appeared on the mirror in Wang Xiaohuan's hand without any alteration.

Bei Yan Yiyun silently bandaged her younger brother's wounds. Bei Yan Yungui gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, can my leg still be saved?"

"It's too late!" Bei Yan Yiyun shook her head, "We can't make it to the hospital."

"Damn it...damn it..." Bei Yan Yungui punched the stones beside him several times before raising his bloody fist. "I, Bei Yan Yungui, have never suffered such a great loss."

"Sister, you didn't swear allegiance to Feng Ruoxing. Go out and take people to attack Liangjie Tang and arrest all their people. I want Feng Ruoxing and Li Po to kneel before me and beg for mercy."

Bei Yan Yungui roared for a long time, but Bei Yan Yiyun only said one word: "Okay!"

Bei Yan Yungui suddenly changed his mind again: "No! That won't work, we can't let Li Po off so easily."

"Sister, go after them. Don't you have the plague poison left by Dad? Go after Li Po and poison them, kill them."

"I'll go find Mom and have her kill the people from Liangjie Tang."

"We'll take a two-pronged approach; I don't believe we can't destroy Liangjie Tang."

Bei Yan Yiyun said again: "Okay!"

Bei Yan Yungui suddenly said, "Sister, why do you seem to be敷衍 (fū yǎn, going through the motions)? Were you even listening to me?"

Bei Yan Yiyun still said in a calm tone, "I'm not敷衍 (fū yǎn, going through the motions) you."

Bei Yan Yungui completely flew into a rage: "Bei Yan Yiyun, are you going to say something or not? Are you going or not?"

Bei Yan Yiyun's gaze seemed even calmer. "Yungui, can you tell me, what have you accomplished all these years?"

Bei Yan Yungui's face turned red: "What do you mean?"

Bei Yan Yiyun said, "Mom has tried her best to support you, nurture you, even at the cost of..."

"Shut up!" Bei Yan Yungui roared, "Don't say it!"

"If I don't say it, will these things cease to exist?" Bei Yan Yiyun said, "We've all paid so much for you? What are you like now?" 大风小说 (Da Feng Novel)

"Are you any different from someone who just entered the Jianghu?"

"What will happen if the Bei Yan family is handed over to you?"

"Why did Mom and Dad want to hand over the Bei Yan family to you? Just because you're a boy?"

Bei Yan Yungui's eyes were bloodshot: "Bei Yan Yiyun, let me tell you, it's not your turn to lecture and ridicule me in this family!"

"I've worked hard, and I also have self-respect!"

Bei Yan Yiyun shook her head, "You've never worked hard. Without relying on the family, not to mention competing with Li Po, you don't even have the qualifications to fight his subordinates."

Bei Yan Yungui slapped his sister in the face: "Even you look down on me, don't you?"