Too Late
He himself may not have thought much of it when he said this, but to others it was like a bolt from the blue, leaving them completely stunned.
Yue Qianchou spoke quite loudly, and the woman standing on the treetop in the woods, as noble as an empress, heard him clearly, yet she still couldn't quite believe it and asked tremblingly, "What did he say his name was?"
The two women behind her were deathly pale, their eyes glazed over as they murmured weakly, "Yue Qianchou, he is Yue Qianchou, a disciple of the 'Punishment Envoy'..." Instantly, the noblewoman's face turned ashen, and she lost all her composure.
"Are you Yue Qianchou?" Old Lady Teng's face was filled with terror.
"Who cares what he's called? He's not leaving here alive today! Old woman, show no mercy, kill him!" Old Monster Teng, having learned his lesson, saw that Yue Qianchou's flying sword had been sheathed, and with a ferocious expression, he brandished his double whips, lashing them out in mid-air.
"Don't want..."
"Stop..."
Several screams rang out simultaneously, but unfortunately, Old Monster Teng had already made his move. This disciple of the 'Punishment Envoy' had already announced his name, yet someone still dared to attack—wasn't that courting death? It wasn't just that Old Monster Teng was courting death; the key was that, given the 'Punishment Envoy's' temper, everyone present would likely be implicated, and none would escape. Old Lady Teng panicked completely. The three women on the treetops were in a state of utter confusion, and the four women stared blankly, forgetting to stop him.
As the vine whip struck, Yue Qianchou narrowed his eyes, and a burst of azure flames surged around him, scattering azure light across the dim sky, shining brightly.
The flames were a deep blue, and a person stood within them—the scene was utterly bizarre. Old Lady Teng and the three women stared in disbelief, overwhelmed with sorrow, wondering how the disciple of the Punishment Envoy could possibly be an ordinary person!
Old Monster Teng was startled by the strange condition of Yue Qianchou. Coupled with the shouts from Old Lady Teng and others in the distance, he sensed something was wrong. Just as he was about to retract his whips, Yue Qianchou flicked his fingers, sending two balls of azure flames hurtling towards him. In a panic, he tried to retract his whips to defend himself, attempting to deflect the incoming flames. However, the moment the whips touched the two balls of azure flames, it was as if they had been doused with kerosene. The azure flames rapidly spread from the tips of the whips down, turning them to ash inch by inch.
"Ah..." Old Monster Teng let out a miserable cry. The vine whips connected to his body could not withstand the pain of being burned by the blue flames. However, he hardened his heart and, before the fire could reach him, the double whips that his arms had transformed into broke off again to protect himself.
After several severed limbs, Old Monster Teng was severely weakened and trembled in pain as he said, "Old woman, my energy is too depleted, I can't fight anymore, kill him for me."
"Shut up!" Old Lady Teng shook her head sadly, her face full of bitterness. The long whip in her hand fell to the ground, and she knelt down silently before Yue Qianchou...
"Old woman, you..." Old Monster Teng finally realized something was wrong, and looked at Yue Qianchou and then at Old Lady Teng with a look of horror.
As the shout rang out, Yue Qianchou immediately spotted the three people on the treetop. Judging from the actions of Old Lady Teng and the others, his identity was no longer a secret. Yue Qianchou suppressed the flames surrounding him, glanced coldly towards the woods, and sneered, "Do I still need to invite you over?"
Three figures swiftly flew through the air, landed, knelt down, and bowed. The woman in the lead said with trepidation, "Wood Lady Mu greets you, sir. We were unaware of your arrival. Please forgive us!"
"Greetings, Demon King!" As soon as the leading woman arrived, Old Monster Teng immediately knelt down and bowed, only to find that the person he was bowing to was his enemy. He was completely stunned. Meanwhile, Old Lady Teng, kneeling beside him, began to weep softly.
The three women were quite powerful, and their speed from arriving to kneeling was so fast that Yue Qianchou didn't even get a clear look at their faces. This left Yue Qianchou, who had originally wanted to see if the three women were pretty, somewhat annoyed. He had no choice but to sheathe his flying sword, condescend to land on the ground, and say in a deep voice, "You three, get up!" He didn't tell Old Monster Teng and Old Lady Teng to get up.
The three of them stood up but dared not look directly at each other. Yue Qianchou had no choice but to say again, "So you are the Demon King Wood Lady Mu who rules this place? I want to see for myself. All three of you, raise your heads!"
"This little demon is none other than Wood Lady Mu," Wood Lady Mu said, bowing. She dared not call herself the Demon King in front of Yue Qianchou. The three women slowly raised their heads, their flustered eyes taking the opportunity to observe Yue Qianchou.
She had a decent temperament and was quite pretty, but unfortunately, she couldn't compare to Bai Suzhen, and her figure wasn't great either, not as good as Wu Lixue or Hundred Charm Demoness. Yue Qianchou came to this conclusion after looking at the three of them. However, it was still quite nice to be able to raise his head so easily, even though he was at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Demon King. If he dared to say such things in the outside Cultivation World, he would definitely be hunted down.
Yue Qianchou turned his gaze, somewhat disappointed, to Old Monster Teng and Old Lady Teng. His expression gradually turned cold; it was time to settle accounts with the couple. He slowly moved to stand in front of them and said coldly, "Old Monster Teng, have I ever seen you before?"
Old Monster Teng shuddered and stammered in panic, "No... no."
"Have I offended you before?"
"No."
"Since I've never seen you before and haven't offended you, why did you want to kill me just because I glanced at you fighting with that Peach Blossom fairy when I passed by?"
"This little demon was confused, this little demon was confused for a moment, I didn't know it was you, sir, please forgive this little demon." Old Monster Teng kowtowed repeatedly. In fact, he still didn't know who Yue Qianchou was, but the actions of Wood Lady Mu and the others had already explained the problem. It was just that he had been bewitched these past few days, pestering that Peach Blossom fairy every day, and hadn't even paid attention to the most important matter in the Demon Ghost Domain.
Wood Lady Mu and the others all fixed their gazes on him. So this was the guy who caused all this trouble. But of all people to mess with, he had to provoke Bi Changchun's disciple. Wasn't he just dragging everyone down with him to their deaths? You could imagine the expressions on the women's faces at this moment.
"I didn't provoke you, you provoked me first, so I'm not wronging you!" Yue Qianchou's tone turned sinister, and his eyes flashed with a blue-green light, making Wood Lady Mu and the others tremble with fear.
"No..." Old Monster Teng replied weakly, then continued to kowtow and beg for mercy!
Yue Qianchou's stern gaze shifted to Old Lady Teng, and he sneered, "I just finished practicing a sword control technique, and I happened to run into you two, so I used it to practice. Did you two think I was no match for you?"
"We dare not... we didn't..." the couple kowtowed in unison.
Regardless of whether the two demons were telling the truth, Yue Qianchou stretched out his palm, and a ball of azure flame burst forth, a powerful heat suddenly spreading outwards. The two kneeling figures immediately collapsed to the ground, feeling as if they were suffocating. Wood Lady Mu and the other two were horrified, involuntarily taking several steps back, their expressions filled with doubt and uncertainty. They all had the same thought: what a powerful flame! Their cultivation at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Realm was so weak that they couldn't even get close.
"Killing you would be as easy as turning my hand!" Yue Qianchou said indifferently, holding the ball of green flame and staring at the two of them.
Now the two of them truly believed it! Old Monster Teng shook his head with a bitter expression, and with great difficulty knelt down in the unbearable heat, he kowtowed and said, "Sir, this matter was caused by me alone, it has nothing to do with Old Lady Teng. This little demon is willing to atone with his death, please, sir, spare Old Lady Teng!"
"Old man!" Old Lady Teng called out with relief as she looked at Old Monster Teng. Her husband was willing to risk his life to save her in the most dangerous moment, and all the unpleasantness of the past vanished instantly. Old Monster Teng was still kowtowing and pleading!
"Too late!" Yue Qianchou uttered two words softly, then swiftly struck the two men with his backhand. A burst of azure flame erupted, instantly engulfing them. In that instant, Old Lady Teng suddenly threw herself onto Old Monster Teng, who was still kowtowing, seemingly trying to shield her man, but all she received in return were two piercing screams. As Yue Qianchou indifferently absorbed the azure flame back into his palm, two puddles of ashes appeared on the ground, which were then swept away by a gust of wind, swirling together.
The Wood Lady Mu Niangzi, shrank sharply, shocked by the domineering power of the Azure Flame, which had instantly reduced Old Lady Teng and Old Monster Teng to ashes...
Who says plants and trees are without feelings! Yue Qianchou stood with his hands behind his back, watching the ashes drift away, then glanced at the fields entwined with green vines, and sneered, "I originally wanted to eradicate you two completely, but considering the deep affection you showed before you died... Hmph! I'll allow you to stay here as ignorant and unfeeling plants and trees, with green vines entwining you until you wither and die, which is my way of showing mercy."
"Wood Lady Mu!" Yue Qianchou slowly turned around and said, "There's a peach tree spirit named Peach Blossom. Please capture her for me, I want her alive..."
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