Jun Huang glanced back and exchanged a meaningful look.
There was no need to risk her life. She just had to find an opportunity...
However, Su Qing had already stepped forward.
He did hate being threatened, and he especially didn't want to do anything like exchanging one life for another.
But if there was no danger involved, then there was nothing to hesitate over.
Let's get this over with quickly.
"Fine, fine, the rumors about you outside were really wrong—terribly wrong."
"You're both brave and resourceful. You'll definitely become a major threat in the future. Today, I'll eliminate you!"
Hall Master Tian Shu watched the youth approach alone as true qi gathered in his palm.
It seemed that in the next moment, he would launch an attack without mercy.
Su Qing was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, he quickened his pace.
Once he approached the other man's attack range, he spoke softly.
A somewhat awkward phrase in an ancient language reached Hall Master Tian Shu's ears.
The gesture Hall Master Tian Shu had been about to use to attack suddenly froze.
He looked at the youth, disbelief in his eyes.
The meaning of that ancient phrase was... Long live the Heaven's Principles Sect!
It was a secret signal known only to core members of the Heaven's Principles Sect. No outsider could possibly know it!
At that moment, Hall Master Tian Shu's mind went blank, and Su Qing closed in.
The youth grabbed the long saber and threw it to the ground, then effortlessly snatched Chen Chu Ci away like a puppet.
With the beauty's warm, soft body in his arms, the hero had successfully rescued her. Jun Huang, who had been about to rush over, was stunned.
Su Qing unhesitatingly threw the talented beauty in his arms toward the Grand Princess.
His freed hand, meanwhile, moved toward Hall Master Tian Shu.
However, he blocked the man's line of sight, deliberately slowing his movements.
Hall Master Tian Shu, who had only just recovered his senses, saw his act of holding back clearly.
Su Qing winked at Hall Master Tian Shu and gave him a meaningful look.
Although he said nothing, there was clearly no need to say anything more now.
Your sacrifice is meaningful. The Heaven's Principles Sect will never forget you!
Fanatical doctrine was, to a certain extent, the easiest thing to exploit.
Hall Master Tian Shu symbolically blocked the attack, then retreated several steps as though he could not withstand it.
He covered his chest, seeming unable to catch his breath for a moment.
Everyone waiting tensely at the doorway saw this scene and exchanged bewildered looks.
Su Qing was quite satisfied with the performance.
If he had not known beforehand, even he probably would not have realized it was an act.
"Young Master Su is a remarkable youth and a true hero. I'm impressed. Being able to meet you today is the fortune of three lifetimes!"
Hall Master Tian Shu covered the spot where he had been struck and spoke in an admiring tone.
He seemed to have been completely won over by the youth's charisma and was preparing to surrender.
Su Qing waved his hand, and several burly men immediately came over.
When they seized Hall Master Tian Shu, he did not put up any resistance.
Ignoring the admiring looks around him, the youth began considering what to do next.
The crisis facing the Chen Family had been temporarily resolved, but it still had not been fully investigated.
However, those matters could be left entirely to the Grand Princess. That would count as one more achievement for her.
After giving a few instructions, he ignored Jun Huang's resentful gaze and walked straight outside.
The boss had many things to consider.
Naturally, such minor matters had to be handled by the employees.
From now on, he had to properly train them.
And helping this Chen Family jewel break free of the Puppet Control Technique was the more urgent matter!
The Realm Protectorate.
"Chu Ci, Chu Ci? Say something!"
Qin Lan Shan looked at her best friend anxiously.
She was naturally overjoyed to see her friend rescued.
But after noticing that something was wrong with her gaze, she realized that a serious problem had occurred.
Chen Chu Ci's gaze was vacant, as though she could not see the friend standing before her at all.
Not only that, her cheeks were as pale as paper, and her entire body was ice-cold.
Her breathing was slower than normal, and one could feel the chill in the air she exhaled.
In this condition, she was clearly not far from death.
"The Heaven's Principles Sect's Puppet Control Technique is indeed formidable, but you needn't be so worried."
"That Hall Master we captured has already given us a solution. Look at this."
Su Qing stepped forward and gently pressed down on the talented woman's head.
Qin Lan Shan saw an ice-blue needle stuck in the back of her friend's neck.
She could not tell what the needle was made of, but she could feel the pure chill emanating from it.
She instinctively reached out to touch it, but the youth slapped her hand away.
"Don't touch things you don't understand. Don't you even understand such a simple principle?"
"This is a Frost Soul Needle. Pure yang energy is needed to melt the cold poison."
"Otherwise, it will cause irreversible damage to the patient's body."
After lecturing the Shopkeeper, Su Qing explained,
"However, this process requires removing her clothes. Otherwise, the cold poison cannot dissipate."
"Ah?!"
After hearing this method of rescue, Qin Lan Shan froze.
Then, a conflicted look appeared on her face.
How could her best friend's pure body be seen by someone else?
Besides, since pure yang energy was required, the person could not be a woman.
"Sister Qin, should I go find someone?"
Su Qing asked.
"Master, you... can you do it?"
After a brief hesitation, Qin Lan Shan asked in a small voice.
"That won't be a problem."
Su Qing nodded readily.
"Will it have any effect on your body?"
Qin Lan Shan's eyes brightened slightly as she asked again.
"It won't have any effect. I'll just need a cup of hot tea afterward... Sister Qin, why are you asking?"
"Don't tell me you want me to do this?"
Su Qing looked troubled, as though he had thought of something.
"Master, if it absolutely has to be a man, then I'll have to trouble you."
Qin Lan Shan pressed her palms together, her voice full of hope.
"Sister Qin, doesn't my purity count as purity too?"
Su Qing sounded somewhat displeased.
"Please, Master. I know you definitely won't stand by and watch someone die~"
Qin Lan Shan immediately hugged his arm and began gently shaking it.
Her voice sounded incredibly sweet and cloying. She was clearly acting spoiled.
Her bright eyes blinked repeatedly, making her look pitiful.
When she had first arrived at the Realm Protectorate, she had still been a dignified Daughter of a Great Clan.
But over the past few days, she had grown increasingly skilled at acting spoiled and playing pitiful.
"Fine."
Looking at her eyes, Su Qing ultimately could not bring himself to refuse.
Clearly, she had figured out that he was soft-hearted rather than forceful.
There was nothing he could do. He could not exactly stand by and watch someone die, could he?
"Master, let me help!"
Qin Lan Shan immediately rose and placed her hands on her best friend's clothes, personally helping her undress.
Her movements were extremely swift, leaving her no time to consider much else.
After all, at a moment between life and death, hesitation would only lower the chances of survival.
Su Qing watched her swift movements with a strange expression.
In less than a minute, the petite talented woman had been stripped completely naked.
The Shopkeeper's skill at undressing people so considerately certainly had great potential!
She would make a capable assistant!!
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