On the mountaintop, Lin Zier wore a trace of relief as she said slowly, "I was worried you wouldn't come, worried you'd be afraid, so I captured a disciple of your Spirit Sword Sect!"
Lin Zier glanced at Duan Qinghong, who had already been tortured until he was barely recognizable at her feet.
"Junior Brother Lin Bai..." Duan Qinghong called weakly to Lin Bai, his voice faint and feeble.
From Duan Qinghong's eyes, Lin Bai saw a trace of pleading.
Duan Qinghong hoped Lin Bai could save him!
Lin Bai said expressionlessly, "Lin Zier, since I've already come, release Senior Brother Duan Qinghong."
"After all, this is only a grudge between you and me!"
"The grudge between us has already dragged too many people into it."
"You release Senior Brother Duan Qinghong, and I'll release Duan Canghai from your sect. How about we exchange them?"
Lin Bai spoke indifferently. His calm face showed no ripples, but deep in his eyes lurked a trace of solemnity.
Duan Canghai urgently shouted at Lin Zier, "Master, Master, save me! Lin Bai crippled me—I'm already a cripple, but I don't want to die! Master, save me!"
Lin Bai said, "If Senior Brother Duan Qinghong dies, Duan Canghai won't be able to live either!"
"Hehe, do you really think I would care about Duan Canghai's life? Let alone now that he's crippled—even if he weren't, I still wouldn't care!" Lin Zier gave a faint cold laugh, then exerted force with her foot and struck downward viciously.
With a sharp crack, Duan Qinghong let out a scream. Blood immediately gushed from his throat, his head lolled to the side, and he lost all signs of life on the spot!
"No!! Duan Qinghong!" When Su Jiannan saw this, his eyes reddened with rage. His entire body trembled