Lin Bai halted his sword. Yi Jinse's beautiful eyes widened, her expression stunned. Even now, she had yet to recover from that strike of Lin Bai's.
Even though the sword gleam had already cut her neck and blood was flowing freely, she seemed not to feel it at all. She remained rooted to the spot, utterly motionless.
Had Lin Bai not stopped his sword in time, even if that strike had cleaved Yi Jinse's head from her shoulders, she probably would not have reacted in time.
"Hmph."
Lin Bai gave a soft snort, sheathed his sword, and leaped back onto the Pure Cloud Boat.
Only then did Yi Gu and Yi Jinyi hurry to Yi Jinse's side to examine her injuries. When they found that she had suffered nothing more than flesh wounds, they finally relaxed.
"Brother Lin, this..." Seeing that Yi Jinse was in no danger, Yi Gu breathed a little easier, then looked at Lin Bai in confusion.
"Brother Yi, your third sister seems to have gone a little too far." Lin Bai narrowed his eyes and said with displeasure, "She's tried to kill me time and again. Now she even followed me here and led people to surround and slaughter me."
Yi Gu clearly had not expected matters to turn out this way. For a time, he did not know how to face Lin Bai.
Should he be angry, or should he blame himself?
Only after Lin Bai had gone a considerable distance did Yi Jinyi's expression brighten. She turned and sternly rebuked Yi Jinse, "Eighth Sister, you know the gap between you and those top prodigies now, don't you?"
"The Devil Palace's order has already been delivered to the Pure Cloud Boat. Ma Leiyu has been appointed the Holy Son!"
"And all of you senior experts..."