Who would have thought that such a simple move would turn out to be the worst possible play? This blunder might well get an entire group of my pieces captured, leaving everyone with the feeling that they had been tricked.
Unfortunately, once a piece was placed, there were no takebacks. It was already impossible to correct the mistake. Sun Qing fled toward Immortal Might Valley, and I had no time to save her, so I let a group of Immortal Cultivators from the Household pursue her. The fact that I did not kill her was already giving her a chance to live. The rest depended on her own luck.
Despite her severe injuries, Sun Qing ran quite fast. Even while being pursued by a group from the Household, she managed to escape the first wave of their encirclement. But Old Whitehead was sinister. Sending the Household's Immortal Cultivators after her was a move that was actually both profound and seasoned. After all, as a sect of the Household, if they did not silence Sun Qing now, the consequences went without saying. But if the Immortal Cultivators of the Cangtian Chaotic Sea had gone instead, they certainly would not have fought to the death. They might even have stopped after making a token effort.
Sun Qing was probably doomed.
That was what I thought, but it did not stop me from killing the Immortal Cultivators who had ambushed me here. The Immortal Cultivators trapped inside were rapidly exhausting their magic power, while those outside were blocked by my Vein-Pattern Sword. It was impossible for anyone inside to escape, and even with a powerhouse like Old Whitehead helping them, it was useless. One group of Immortal Cultivators after another was killed by my Vein-Pattern Sword. Some were burned to ashes, some were