Wood chips flew everywhere, and several pieces pierced my hands and body. Only after a wave of pain hit did I come to my senses.
A white patch had formed ahead, while the sky was hazy with blood mist. A piece of clothing and a layer of bloody skin fell to the ground. The slap of it struck my heart. Looking at the faint five-star button on the armband, my eyes reddened. I reached down and picked it up, then used Earth-Shrinking Technique to flee the place!
I never expected that the old man I had known for only two days would self-detonate and die like this. It had been beyond my expectations—and beyond Fu Qingyun and Zu Yun's as well.
The official side's sinister and cunning image had once again been cleansed by its own people. Zhang Dongliang and Linghu Ran had both been iron-blooded old men who had not hesitated to sacrifice their lives for the nation's peace.
I looked back toward the woods. Xie Qingxia's Blood Gourd had been blasted open, leaving a hole through it as it hung precariously from a tree. The jade staff had long since vanished, obviously blown somewhere unknown.
An old woman's arm hung in the bushes, while half a leg still twitched in the snow. I felt no sympathy, only that she had gotten what she deserved. Even in death, Linghu Ran had used a soul explosion to take Xie Qingxia with him. Perhaps it was because Xie Qingxia had been the farthest away just now, her guard the lowest, making it easiest to succeed!
"Xia Yitian! I'll butcher you!" Zu Yun came to his senses and immediately gave chase!
Fu Qingyun also noticed that I was fleeing and rapidly caught up. His brows were knitted tight all the way, as