Borrowing a Sword to Kill

"Whoosh!"

The night wind carried a trace of chill as it rustled Lin Xuan's coarse cloth robes and sent the long hair that had once fallen neatly behind him flying in all directions.

Amid the darkness, only those eyes remained incomparably calm, like the life-devouring night itself, sending a chill through anyone who looked upon them.

Not far ahead of Lin Xuan, behind the Lin Clan's encampment, two women were desperately fleeing. If Lin Dong had been there, he would have recognized them at once as Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan of the Myriad Gold Commerce.

However, Liu Xuan Su, usually mature and alluring, now had disheveled hair and several tears in her dress. Xia Zhilan was in slightly better shape, but blood still trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Several powerful cultivators were relentlessly pursuing Liu Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan. Two of them were as strong as Liu Xuan Su, while the rest were all Lesser Core Formation Realm experts.

Liu Xuan Su's injuries had already hindered her, and with someone else in tow, her escape became even slower.

Seeing the pursuers rapidly closing in, a resolute look flashed across Liu Xuan Su's beautiful face. She actually stopped on her own, pushing Xia Zhilan away as she spoke in a deep voice.

"Zhilan, run! Escape deeper inside—go as far as you can!"

"Aunt Su, I..."

Xia Zhilan looked at Liu Xuan Su's resolute expression, tears filling her beautiful eyes as grief and indignation shone within them.

This time, the Myriad Gold Commerce had only come to join in the excitement and see whether they could obtain any treasures. It would not have mattered if they found nothing. After all, the Myriad Gold Commerce had started in trade; even if they could not obtain something themselves, they could simply buy it with money and resell it afterward.

Yet Liu Xuan Su, Xia Zhilan, and the others had never expected the Blood Wolf Gang to be so thoroughly prepared. They intended to eliminate the Myriad Gold Commerce in one stroke within the Sky Flame Mountain Range, then swallow up all their assets.

To that end, Yue Shan had even invited no fewer than three Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm experts. Xia Wanjin alone was no match for them. Had the Myriad Gold Commerce not been wealthy enough for Xia Wanjin to spend a fortune on a low-grade spiritual treasure for saving his life, as well as a high-grade martial art, he would likely have been severely injured the moment they clashed.

Even so, defeat and death were only a matter of time. In fact, if Yue Shan and the others had not wanted to avoid damaging that spiritual treasure, Xia Wanjin could never have held back four Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm experts long enough for Liu Xuan Su to escape with Xia Zhilan.

"Zhilan, remember—stay alive. Do you understand?"

Liu Xuan Su gently stroked Xia Zhilan's cheek, a heart-wrenching tenderness flashing across her face before she forcefully shoved Xia Zhilan away.

Holding a longsword, Liu Xuan Su did not retreat. Instead, she stood where she was and waited for the pursuers to arrive.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Very soon, several figures appeared before Liu Xuan Su. Looking at the mature beauty's patches of snow-white skin revealed through her torn dress, cruel glints flashed in the eyes of those vicious men.

"Manager Su, are you planning to come back with us brothers? Don't worry, we'll make sure to take very good care of you!"

"Haha!!"

Watching those grinning figures, Liu Xuan Su's eyes flickered with cold light. She merely tightened her bloodstained jade-like hand around the longsword.

Seeing that Liu Xuan Su remained silent, the vicious men grew even more arrogant, their gazes becoming increasingly unrestrained. Yet they did not rush to attack.

These desperadoes were ruthless, but that did not mean they truly feared death. A Minor Perfection of Core Formation Realm expert determined to die could still pose a grave threat in a desperate counterattack.

Besides, they had prepared for this long ago, so there was no need to hurry.

"Manager Su, how about this? Cripple your Origin Power yourself and keep us brothers company. Then, later on, we won't bully that little beauty. What do you say?"

Suddenly, the Minor Perfection of Core Formation Realm expert at the front erupted with a sharp gleam in his eyes. A savage, tyrannical grin spread across his face as he raised a hand and pointed behind Liu Xuan Su.

Liu Xuan Su did not move upon hearing this. She merely watched the men before her warily, especially the Minor Perfection of Core Formation Realm expert in the lead.

But then, as if sensing something, Liu Xuan Su's expression changed slightly. She turned her head and saw that Xia Zhilan, whom she had sent away, had already been captured by a Lesser Core Formation Realm expert.

"Zhilan!"

Liu Xuan Su cried out. She had not expected these men to refrain from attacking her merely to stall her while they had secretly sent someone after Xia Zhilan.

"Manager Su, what do you think? Why not consider our brothers' proposal?"

As Liu Xuan Su's face darkened, the vicious man in the lead's eyes gleamed. His greedy gaze looked as though he wanted to devour Liu Xuan Su alive on the spot.

For vicious criminals like them, such a beauty was an opportunity that came only once in a lifetime. Now that they had finally found a chance to taste her sweetness, they naturally could not wait.

Liu Xuan Su stared at the man with an incomparably ugly expression, then looked toward the subdued Xia Zhilan. When Xia Zhilan saw Liu Xuan Su looking at her, she shook her head forcefully.

"Hehe, Manager Su, if you still refuse to decide, then don't blame me for not cherishing this little beauty!"

The vicious man impatiently urged her on. But at that moment, a cold wind swept in, followed by an icy voice sounding beside his ear.

"Unfortunately, you'll never have that chance!"

"Whoosh!"

A shadow flashed past. The next moment, Liu Xuan Su discovered that a figure in white had appeared atop the tree branches.

After glancing at the men, Lin Xuan turned his gaze toward Liu Xuan Su, then fixed it upon the token at her waist.

"Myriad Gold Commerce?"

After murmuring to himself, Lin Xuan raised his hand and drew inward. In the next instant, Liu Xuan Su felt a force surge through the longsword in her hand, and it immediately flew from her grasp.

Lin Xuan looked indifferently at several men he had seen during the day, a frigid killing intent rising from his body.

"Since you're courting death, I'll grant you your wish!"

In the next instant, under the terrified gaze of the Minor Perfection of Core Formation Realm expert in the lead, the sharp sword that had been in Liu Xuan Su's hand transformed directly into a black dragon, dancing through the air.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Clang!

Several flashes of sword light swept past. Before Liu Xuan Su could react, she heard a Sword Cry. Then she saw that her sword had been driven into the ground beside her, its blade trembling without end.