Rumble!
Rumble!
Two ear-splitting explosions rang out, followed by three figures flying through the air.
The first two were clearly Yang Kun and Zhao Tai, their faces blackened and hair disheveled, looking rather bedraggled.
The last was Zhang Jinhua. He had forcibly taken Liu Qiang's blow, leaving his arm broken. His entire aura was weak and listless as he lay on the ground in unbearable pain.
The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.
A moment later!
Once they recovered their senses, their eyes held nothing but shock, along with deep reverence and fear.
Especially when they looked at Eagle Three, their Divine Souls trembled violently.
Earth Fiend Level Five!
This was the ceiling of Soaring Dragon City's combat strength. Who could possibly stand shoulder to shoulder with him?
It was over!
Completely over!
With just one strike, the stronger and weaker side had been obvious at a glance.
They could already imagine what came next: Liu Qiang's one-sided slaughter of them all.
What a joke. Even the strongest among them had already been defeated—what ability did the rest have to resist?
"Father!" Zhang Shiqing hurried forward. "You... how are you?"
Zhang Jinhua's chest had already been soaked in blood, and frothy blood kept spilling from his mouth. Liu Qiang's full-force strike was simply not something he could withstand.
"I-I'm... cough... cough cough... I'm fine..." Zhang Jinhua forced a smile onto his twisted face. "Don't... don't worry about Father... Father... Father is fine..."
"F-Father..." Zhang Shiqing's eyes reddened as her fists slowly clenched. Her voice was cold to the extreme. "I won't let you suffer this humiliation for nothing."
"Rest assured!"
"Absolutely not!"
Zhang Shiqing rose to her feet and turned to look at Qin Jishi. There was a question in her eyes... no... deep within them was a faint trace of pleading, begging him to act.
She knew very well that Yang Kun and Zhao Tai had remained so tough in the face of Black Eagle Prefecture. That could only mean one thing: Qin Jishi possessed an unfathomable background.
World-Saving Pavilion!
Only a disciple of the World-Saving Pavilion could be so fearless and unconstrained.
Sensing Zhang Shiqing's gaze, Qin Jishi chuckled softly without saying a word.
"Shiqing..." Tang Xiulan followed Zhang Shiqing's gaze. When she saw Qin Jishi, anger immediately surged within her. "At a time like this, you're still concerned about this good-for-nothing? It's all because of him! If not for him, would our Zhang Family have ended up like this? He's a complete and utter jinx."
Qin Jishi shrugged and gave Zhang Shiqing a helpless look.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhang Shiqing stood up and walked over to Qin Jishi.
"You don't plan to intervene?"
"It has nothing to do with me!"
"How ungrateful. If it hadn't been for us back then, could you have lived until now?"
"That was Old Man, not me."
"Fine, you won't make a move, is that it? Then I'll go with Sun Baitan. When the time comes, I'll make sure every force in the Azure Wave Imperial Capital knows that you, Qin Jishi, are wearing a hat."
Zhang Shiqing stared at him solemnly. "And it'll be very green—so green it'll blind you."
Qin Jishi: "..."
A woman's heart was the most poisonous!
That saying was indeed true!
Watching Zhang Shiqing's retreating back, the black lines on Qin Jishi's forehead deepened.
"Oh? I refuse to believe this nonsense. You're trying to force me with this method?"
How could Qin Jishi not understand Zhang Shiqing's intentions? She was forcing him to take action.
He had never intended to stand idly by in the first place. After all, he was the Zhang Family's son-in-law in name. Yet now that Zhang Shiqing had pulled this move, she had instead stirred up Qin Jishi's fighting spirit.
I refuse to believe you'll really go with him.
Zhang Shiqing was decisive, without even the slightest hesitation. "Elder Sun, if I agree to your demands, will today's matter be settled?"
Hearing this, Sun Baitan looked at her with amusement. "Of course. This elder's word carries the weight of nine tripods; naturally, I'll keep it."
"Fine!" Zhang Shiqing nodded. "But I have one condition."
"Speak!" This was exactly the outcome Sun Baitan wanted. Everything he had done just now had been to make Zhang Shiqing submit. Before absolute strength, even an icy-pure jade-clean fairy could only crawl beneath his feet.
"Let Qin Jishi live..." Zhang Shiqing's lips curled upward. "Our Zhang Family did not hesitate to tear all pretenses with the Liu Family for his sake, yet he remained unmoved. I want him to live out this life without a shred of dignity, muddleheaded and confused."
"Let him live?" Sun Baitan frowned and glanced at the Liu father and son, clearly hesitant.
"Elder Sun!" Zhang Shiqing continued, "Don't you think that would be more satisfying than killing him?"
Seeing that Sun Baitan was still hesitating, Zhang Shiqing's expression turned cold. "If you refuse my condition, I'll die right in front of you now."
As she spoke, Zhang Shiqing condensed an ice arrow in her palm and was about to strike her forehead.
"Shiqing..."
"Shi... qing..."
"..."
Tang Xiulan and Zhang Jinhua looked at their daughter, their eyes filled only with worry and heart-wrenching pain.
She should not have had to bear this.
She should not!
Sun Baitan had not expected Zhang Shiqing to be so unyielding. He did not want to give up such an excellent Cultivation Cauldron. Just as Zhang Shiqing's hand was about to fall, he abruptly swept his arm...
Bang!
In an instant, a powerful aura knocked Zhang Shiqing back. "Fine... I agree to your condition..."
"Elder Sun... you..." Liu Qiang had not expected things to end this way.
"Patriarch Liu, I merely agreed to let him live. As for how he will live..."
The Liu Family, which had been about to flare up in anger, instantly understood the implication. Savage looks appeared on their faces. "Elder Sun, then I know what to do."
"Little girl, I have agreed to your request and will guarantee that the Zhang Family comes to no harm. Now, will you come with me?" Sun Baitan brazenly licked his dry lips.
"I'll go with you!" Zhang Shiqing lifted her foot and walked forward without looking back.
No matter how the Zhang Family cried out, it was all in vain.
This?
No!
Qin...
Yang Kun and Zhao Tai looked on with deep confusion. They could not understand why Qin Jishi still had not acted.
In that instant, everyone present looked at Qin Jishi with contempt.
His own woman was leaving with another man, yet he remained unmoved. If such a thing happened to any normal person, they would rather die than endure such humiliation.
Qin Jishi frowned!
Fuck!
Was she really doing this?
Qin Jishi had underestimated Zhang Shiqing's resolute determination. She was a strong-willed woman, and he did not doubt in the slightest that if he did not step forward, Zhang Shiqing would definitely leave with Sun Baitan.
Of course, someone as strong-willed as Zhang Shiqing would not submit either. If she truly left this place, she would likely use her life to defend her chastity.
Fuck!
You've got guts!
Qin Jishi raised a brow. No matter what, Zhang Shiqing was his wife in name. Even if there were no feelings between them, she was still his woman. Who dared touch even a single finger of his woman?
Watching Zhang Shiqing approach step by step, Sun Baitan had already begun fantasizing—fantasizing about the scenes he would enjoy after making her his Cultivation Cauldron.
"Shiqing... stop..."
A cold voice resounded through the heavens. "My woman—let's see who dares touch her!"
The sudden change made the entire crowd gasp. Zhang Shiqing stopped in her tracks, the corners of her lips lifting into a smile of a scheme successfully carried out.
Stunned!
Astonished!
Contemptuous!
Amused!
Everyone looked toward the source of the voice, all manner of expressions appearing on their faces.
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