Zhang Yuxian knew nothing of this. Instead, the smile on Lu Ze's lips stirred a sudden, inexplicable anger in him.
"Let her go?"
Zhang Yuxian shot Chao Wendao a question.
"Can you guarantee she won't turn to the Demon Path for revenge once she leaves!?"
"Letting her go means leaving another threat at large!"
With that, a reddish-brown vortex of energy gathered in his hand and instantly took the shape of a long blade.
The young woman and the young man exchanged a glance. The despair in their eyes gave way to each other's reflection.
The young woman opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but under that terrifying pressure, she couldn't get a word out.
"Those who offend an immortal master..."
"Die!"
Just as the blade was about to pierce the two of them,
a massive spatial rift appeared between Zhang Yuxian and the pair.
The reddish-brown blade slipped into it without a sound.
The next moment,
Qin Ming appeared in the center of the Demon Slaying Platform and swept a cold gaze over the crowd.
The bound, black-haired young man looked a little more callow than the mature, steady Li Ang from the Illusion Realm.
And the young woman standing in front of him...
Yes, that look in her eyes could have been cast from the same mold as Sutier's.
Warmth welled up in Qin Ming's chest.
"Li Ang and Sutier? Huh. So what that post said... was actually true?"
Qin Ming muttered to himself. Then he turned and abruptly spotted Zhang Yuxian, still poised to strike.
An anger he couldn't name surged through him.
"Fuck!!!!"
Smack!
Zhang Yuxian went flying. A glaring palm print appeared on his face.
Qin Ming had been so furious that he had slapped him on instinct.
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