Chapter Nineteen: Who Gave You Permission to Look Up?

When Zhen Wu told him, Lu Shui nodded.

He had a plan now.

Then Lu Shui looked at the people from the Faceless Sect. Most of them were already bound by chains.

It was time for the next step.

Seeing Lu Shui look their way, the East and West Elders immediately said:

"Young Master, we were blind to your greatness. We only followed the Sect Leader's orders. We're innocent."

"That's right, Young Master. The Sect Leader forced us to do it. She's cruel and ruthless, and we had no choice.

"We're good people. We're willing to work like oxen and horses for you. We'll take care of any dirty or exhausting work." The Left and Right Protectors said in panic.

If this kept up, they would die. They really would die.

If they'd known this man was so terrifying, they never would've made a move.

They'd thought he would be an easy target, but who could've known he was an iron plate?

Lu Shui ignored them. He moved his hand, and everyone trapped by the chains began to gather together. He was going to deal with them all in one strike.

But he needed to get the positioning right.

They naturally guessed what Lu Shui intended.

Now they were even more terrified.

The Left and Right Protectors frantically shook their heads. Then their masks fell to the ground, revealing two beautiful women who looked exactly alike.

"Young Master, look at us. We're peerlessly beautiful, twins from the same womb, and still chaste. As long as you don't kill us, we can..."

Before they could finish, Lu Shui swung his hand. His low voice rang out:

"Sword Breaks Through the Sky."

In that instant, a streak of sword light swept across. Everyone was within its reach, and all those struck by it were cut apart by the sword's power, vanishing into thin air.

Then the sword light broke through the Sealing Array and shot toward the people outside.

Watching it all, Lu Shui said calmly:

"The ancients said that the more beautiful a woman is, the more poisonous she is. Those who approach you with flirtatious intent are the worst of all. If you can kill them, kill them.

"The ancients never lied to me."

With that, Lu Shui walked outside.

As for the ancient he was referring to, of course, it was Mu Xue.

Mu Xue was right. Those two were too devious.

How could two identical people have the nerve to call themselves peerlessly beautiful?

"Peerlessly ugly" would've been more like it.

He had learned this lesson well in his previous life, too.

For example, his mother would find him with a smile and say, "Son, the food I made today is delicious. Try some."

Or Mu Xue would blast open his secret chamber with an obedient look and tell him, "I won't blow up your secret chamber next time."

There was no helping it with his mother. As for Mu Xue, heh.

Actually, there was no helping it with her either.

Lu Shui walked out. Zhen Wu glanced at Zhen Ling.

When Zhen Ling saw Zhen Wu looking over, she instinctively took a step back.

Zhen Wu: "..."

Outside, Sect Leader Tian Nü was still standing, while Elder Bei was still fighting a Liang Family powerhouse not far away.

But neither side was fighting to the death. It was as if they were both just buying time.

Sect Leader Tian Nü frowned. It had been too long.

Elder Nan said quietly:

"Sect Leader, why don't we run?"

Sect Leader Tian Nü shook her head.

"Let's wait a little longer."

"If we don't run now, you'll be stuck taking the blame again." Elder Nan couldn't bear to see it.

Sect Leader Tian Nü lowered her head.

"If we fail to get away, it won't just be taking the blame. Let's wait a little longer and see if the snipe and the clam fight.

"Whatever happens, we'll act according to the situation."

Elder Nan said no more.

But soon, everyone felt a powerful force coming from the Sealing Array.

Sect Leader Tian Nü looked toward the array. A wave of fear washed over her, and her legs gave way. She dropped to her knees, then immediately prostrated herself.

Elder Nan froze for a moment, then understood that this was what it meant to act according to the situation. She followed suit and prostrated herself.

Elder Bei, still fighting, understood as well. Ignoring the enemy, he dropped to his knees and imitated Sect Leader Tian Nü.

Some of Sect Leader Tian Nü's people also knelt and prostrated themselves toward the array.

The others were utterly bewildered. Even Liang Family Fourth Tier had no idea what was going on.

But an opportunity had appeared. He planned to kill Elder Bei.

The moment he moved, a streak of sword light swept across. It struck him in an instant, moving so fast it left everyone stunned.

When the sword light passed, everyone except those kneeling on the ground vanished into thin air.

Sect Leader Tian Nü and the others were profoundly grateful they had been kneeling. But now, they didn't dare lift their heads. That terrifying presence had frightened them all.

It was as if even the slightest movement would bring death.

The Liang Family Members in the distance were stunned, too.

Had a powerhouse from their family really died just like that, for no apparent reason?

Had all those people from the Faceless Sect really just disappeared?

What kind of terrifying being was this?

They were all afraid now.

But they didn't dare run.

At that moment, they saw someone emerge from the array.

The figure was wreathed in a hazy glow, and they couldn't make out his face.

Liang Tie hesitated over whether to speak.

But soon he made up his mind. Whether he lived or died would come down to this.

He couldn't miss this chance.

The person who had come out was naturally Lu Shui. Because he had used Heaven and Earth Power, it now surrounded him, making him impossible for ordinary people to see through.

But when he stepped out, he was also utterly bewildered.

Why were the people from the Faceless Sect kneeling and prostrating themselves?

Weren't they supposed to have been killed by him?

Why were so many of them still alive and well? Which step had gone wrong?

He had already thought it through. The greatest threat was the Faceless Sect. As long as he found where they were, then used more power to strike them down with his sword, only the Liang Family would remain.

The Liang Family didn't have many Fourth Tier cultivators, so they weren't a threat. With half a strike's worth of power left and Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling, he would be the biggest winner in this fight.

But no matter how carefully he had calculated, he'd never imagined the people from the Faceless Sect would kneel and prostrate themselves, escaping disaster.

What was he supposed to do now?

This was beyond the scope of the plan.

The power he had left couldn't possibly kill all these people, especially with three Fourth Tier cultivators in the Faceless Sect and two more in the Liang Family.

Five Fourth Tier cultivators altogether.

And there were plenty of Third Tier cultivators, too.

He couldn't win.

"Tsk. The people from the Faceless Sect are truly devious. They even found a way to break this." Lu Shui felt rather helpless.

Now it all depended on what he did next.

At that moment, Lu Shui saw the Liang Family starting to poke their heads out.

Liang Tie looked at Lu Shui and said respectfully:

"Senior, we are..."

As soon as Liang Tie began to speak, Lu Shui used the power he had left. It surged toward everyone in the Liang Family like a tsunami.

Boom!!!

Liang Tie was naturally the first to take the brunt of it. In an instant, he was sent flying, blood bursting from his mouth, and he was left utterly weak.

The people behind him fared no better. Strong or weak, they all spat blood and collapsed to the ground.

Terror filled their eyes. With just one light blow, they had all been gravely wounded.

This man was terrifying.

But before they could think any further, an emotionless voice rang out from over there, carrying a trace of boundless power:

"I stand here. Who gave you permission to look up at me?

"Kneel."