The Wind Kept Blowing
Wu Baoru shifted rapidly, alternating between pale and red, clearly showing her anger after being spoken to like that in public. However, the situation was beyond her control; with a single order, the other side could indeed wipe out her entire force. After hesitating for a moment, she turned and walked towards the restless Liu Zhengguang, seemingly genuinely intending to stop him.
"Master Wu, tell them to let me go, tell them to let me go! I'm going to kill this adulterous couple, I'm going to kill this adulterous pair..." Liu Zhengguang roared incessantly. Qu Ping'er stood not far away, her eyes blurry with tears, but her silver teeth still stubbornly bit her red lips, which were already oozing blood.
Yue Qianchou's face grew increasingly gloomy, his eyes narrowed as he stared at Liu Zhengguang, exuding a chilling aura.
"Zhengguang, shut up!" Wu Baoru shouted, but his figure suddenly flashed and he quickly rushed to Qu Ping'er's side. He grabbed her neck with his left hand and placed the long sword in his right hand against her neck, looking as if he was about to cut Qu Ping'er's head off her neck.
Qu Ping'er immediately felt difficulty breathing. Her pretty face was pinched and lifted slightly, and finally, two sad tears slid from the corners of her eyes and dripped down her face. Perhaps knowing that she was about to die, although her head was pinched up, she couldn't help but look at Yue Qianchou with two sad eyes, full of deep regret.
That pitiful face would break anyone's heart. Yue Qianchou, however, was unusually calm, as if Qu Ping'er's life or death had nothing to do with him. He slowly raised his hand, touched his nose, stared at Wu Baoru, and asked in a completely emotionless tone, "Wu Baoru, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to use her to threaten me?"
Wu Baoru Qu Ping'er's life firmly in his hands, Wu Baoru turned around and shielded her in front of him, looking at Yue Qianchou sinister smile, "Young brat, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, don't try to play these tricks on me. Since you're here for this girl, don't pretend you don't care. Quickly tell them to move aside and let us leave, that's the right thing to do. Maybe I'll be in a good mood and let this girl go."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengguang became displeased and immediately shouted, "Master Wu, we cannot let this slut go! Kill this adulterer!"
"Shut up!" Wu Baoru turned around and shouted fiercely, her face full of disappointment. Ever since this child fell ill, he had become increasingly unable to control his temper. What kind of time was this to be acting on emotion? After scolding him, she turned back to Yue Qianchou and said with a sinister smile, "Yue Qianchou, quickly tell them to move aside. My patience is limited."
When had Yue Qianchou ever been threatened like this? He glanced at Qu Ping'er, who was struggling to breathe, and said calmly, "You old codger, it's not your place to bargain with me. Considering that you and my late master were from the same sect, I'll give you two choices out of old friendship. One, you kill her right now, and then I'll kill you both. Two, you release her, and I'll let you leave."
Wu Baoru glanced at Qu Ping'er. He certainly wouldn't dare kill her; she was now everyone's lifeline. After a moment's thought, he shouted, "I choose the second option, but your words are just empty promises. How can we believe you?"
Yue Qianchou that Qu Ping'er's face had turned somewhat pale, Yue Qianchou's facial muscles twitched, and he raised a hand, saying, "I swear, if you release Qu Ping'er safely, I will let you leave; otherwise, I will be punished by heaven. Wu Baoru you're not there by then, you'll all pay with your lives!"
He turned to Guan Yu and said, "If they still don't release the people after I count to three, I will kill them all without mercy! One... two..." He then began counting, giving the other party no time to prepare.
"I agree!" Wu Baoru hurriedly shouted, genuinely afraid the other party would count to three. He had no choice; Yue Qianchou hadn't given them any time to consider, and besides, the other party had already sworn an oath. One should know that a cultivator's oath would come true if broken, so what was there to worry about?
Wu Baoru released her grip and shoved Qu Ping'er out of the Qingguang Sect crowd, causing her to fall to the ground. At this moment, Bi Zicong and Tan Fei nodded, then rushed over, helped her up, and quickly returned to Yue Qianchou's side. Yue Qianchou gave the two of them a relieved look.
"Yue Qianchou, it's time to fulfill your vow," Wu Baoru shouted.
"Of course!" Yue Qianchou waved his hand at the black-clad man diagonally opposite him and said, "Make way for them and let them leave!" The black-clad man obeyed immediately and quickly made way. Qingguang Sect and the others were delighted and retreated cautiously towards the gap with their swords drawn.
Guan Yu sat upright on his horse, Red Hare, watching the Qingguang Sect members gradually retreat. His face grew even redder with anger. His painstakingly trained "Black Society" army had only just begun, and this was the result. How could he not be furious?
Guan Yu said unwillingly, "Boss, are we just going to let them go like this?"
Yue Qianchou glanced at him and said leisurely, "I've already sworn an oath, what do you expect me to do? Do you really expect me to break my oath and be punished by heaven? Humph!" After saying that, he turned around and suddenly added, "I have sworn an oath, but as for whether you have sworn an oath or not, I don't know. Anyway, that's no longer my business."
Upon hearing this, the Qingguang Sect disciples who had not yet completely withdrawn immediately changed their expressions. Wu Baoru angrily cursed, "Yue Qianchou, you scoundrel will surely die a horrible death... Let's go!" The Qingguang Sect members immediately disregarded everything and desperately flew away on their swords.
Guan Yu's eyes lit up, he chuckled, and waved his hand, saying, "Leave no one alive, kill them all!" The Company Commander received the order, pointed his finger, and shouted, "Battle formation, annihilation!"
Military orders are absolute. Dozens of black-clad men at the late Nascent Soul were the first to fly away, quickly giving chase. The remaining black-clad men followed in an orderly fashion. After the group of black figures roared away, only a few people remained. Guan Yu had always felt that Qu Ping'er looked familiar, and now he remembered that she was the woman he had seen at Hundred Flower Inn years ago. He immediately smiled and said, "Red Hare, let's follow them and take a look."
Red Hare was quite intelligent and could understand Guan Yu's words. It didn't require much control. With a long neigh, its powerful body suddenly stood up, its two front hooves scratching at the air before suddenly lowering them. Using the momentum, it quickly ran towards the direction of the black-clad pursuers. Its four shiny black hooves flashed, creating a gust of wind around them. By the time they reacted, Red Hare's huge body had already carried Guan Yu dozens of meters away. It was incredibly fast!
Looking again, a horse carrying a rider was galloping through the mountains as if it were flat ground. Regardless of the steepness of the mountains and the danger of the roads, it just kept running in a straight line, getting faster and faster, and gradually turning into a black dot and disappearing. It seemed that no obstacle could stop it.
Bi Zicong and the other three looked at each other in astonishment, wondering, "What kind of horse is this? It has such a fast running speed. Even a cultivator who has just reached the Foundation Establishment Realm could not run as fast as it on the ground Sword Flight!"
Yue Qianchou glanced at it, revealing a disdainful look. In truth, he also envied Guan Yu for having such a fine horse and had long wanted to own it. He believed that riding this thing around would be very cool.
Unfortunately, that little beast holds a grudge and still remembers the time I kicked it. It usually won't let me get close, let alone ride it. So I can only watch enviously as Guan Yu rides that magnificent beast around in Utopia. Alas! What a tragedy!
Looking back at Qu Ping'er beside him, he saw glistening tears streaming down her pretty face, yet she bit her lip hard to suppress a sob. Her lips were already bright red, clearly from biting them very tightly. The large footprint left by Liu Zhengguang was still clearly visible on the abdomen of her white clothes.
Yue Qianchou opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but didn't. He really didn't know what to say. Finally, he couldn't bear to watch anymore, so he sighed and said, "You four keep an eye on things for me. I'll go check it out."
After the four nodded in agreement, the longsword sprang from its sheath, tracing an arc in the air, carrying him swiftly away. Though he could disappear for a brief moment, the man on the sword, like the weeping woman on the ground, was filled with inexplicable sorrow and speechless heartache, forced to fly rapidly through the air, letting the fierce wind continue to tear at his face...
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