"Stop!"
"Old Moon-Worshipper, your auntie advises you to give up on escaping while you still can! We three are the most capable disciples of the Flame Immortal of Yuhang. If you get away, how will we ever face our master again?"
"Surrender now, and your auntie might even give you a quick death. Otherwise, we'll kill you and leave you for the crows!"
Just before the Moon-Worshipping Cult Master could escape across the moat around the Nanzhao Palace, A'Nu hurried ahead of him and blocked his way.
"!!"
The Moon-Worshipping Cult Master was startled. He turned around, intending to charge back into the Nanzhao Palace.
"Ling'er, he's here!"
"Moon-Worshipping Cult Master, you can't escape! Surrender at once!"
But just then, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er, her expression cold, also hurried out of the palace. The two blocked the Moon-Worshipper's retreat, trapping him in the middle of the palace bridge.
"Hahaha!"
"Ten years..."
"I've endured for ten years. If I hadn't been worried that the Witch Queen had left a bastard child in this world, I wouldn't have had to wait until now!"
"But since you insist on backing me into a corner, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
"Nanzhao belongs to me. Every tribe in all of Miaojiang will bow their heads to me—"
"!!"
As he spoke, the Moon-Worshipping Cult Master was about to attack, but—
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To Li Xiaoyao and A'Nu's utter surprise, Zhao Ling'er suddenly struck without a word. Before the Moon-Worshipping Cult Master could act, and before the two of them could prepare, she unleashed powerful spiritual energy through the Celestial Snake Staff and fired a thunder spell at the old Moon-Worshipper. The terrible bolt of lightning struck him squarely, making his hair and beard stand on end, with even a few scorched patches showing?