Lu Wushuang had sparred with Xiang Qingcheng many times and knew that Xiang Qingcheng definitely hadn't reached such a staggering level.
"You lot stay outside. Don't cause any more trouble. I'm going in to bring Qingcheng back." Lu Wushuang gritted her teeth and reached out, grabbing Cao Dong, the injured man she had dragged out of the Black Prison. She stepped into the teleportation array with him. Cao Dong's face filled with terror. His magical power had already been far inferior to Lu Wushuang's, and now that he was injured, how could he possibly withstand her? Caught completely off guard, he was subdued at once.
"Dongfang!" The moment Lu Wushuang appeared in Misty Hall, she saw Xiang Qingcheng's clothes stained with blood as a Misty Sword Embryo slashed toward her through the air. It was identical to the Sword Embryo Lu Xiaotian had faced in the past, except that its aura was even more ethereal and otherworldly. Xiang Qingcheng stood her ground, calling out toward the distance with a sorrowful expression. Two crystalline tears slid from her eyes.
"Qingcheng, retreat!" Lu Wushuang saw the Sword Embryo split, sending another streak of sword light slashing toward her, and jumped in fright. Xiang Qingcheng was already teetering on the brink beneath that seemingly weightless strike. If this continued, something terrible was bound to happen. Gritting her teeth, Lu Wushuang hurled Cao Dong, whom she was carrying, at the Sword Embryo.
"Shhk—" Amid a shrill scream, Cao Dong, who had luckily escaped back earlier, was cleaved in two by a single strike from the Misty Sword Embryo.
Seizing the chance, Lu Wushuang grabbed Xiang Qingcheng by the shoulder and pulled her into a rapid retreat!
Just as they were about to reach the teleportation array, Lu Wushuang still couldn't fend off the incoming