Elsewhere, Lin Yue shielded a young man in white behind her as though protecting a chick. As far as she knew, he should be Li Taibai, one of the Bingzhou Twin Heroes. The sword dragon circling above his head undoubtedly confirmed his identity.
Who had ambushed Yu Huajin?
Yu Daiwei could not make sense of it.
Until Yu Huajin let out a furious roar. "Nian Yuexian!"
What a familiar scene.
More than half a year ago, when she had been rushing toward Startled Waves Lake Pass, Zhao Cheng had blocked her path. While she had been speaking with Zhao Cheng, Nian Yuexian had ambushed her in exactly this manner. That time, Nian Yuexian had shown mercy and spared her life.
But this time was different.
Yu Huajin could clearly feel her life force rapidly draining away!
Pain and rage made Yu Huajin's eyeballs tremble violently. She simply could not believe that Nian Yuexian would truly kill her!
Indeed, after severely injuring her last time, Nian Yuexian had warned her not to come within a hundred li of Lu Yiye. But how could she have taken such a threat seriously? Before acting, someone like her would naturally investigate Nian Yuexian's whereabouts. Nian Yuexian could not possibly guard Lu Yiye in secret every moment of every day, could she?
As far as she knew, Nian Yuexian had been exploring the Earth Rift for some time and had yet to return. She should not have been here at all.
Yet she had infiltrated this place long ago and remained hidden without making a move, waiting only for the instant Yu Huajin acted to launch a fatal ambush!
Her timing had been impeccable. Although Yu Huajin's condition had declined, she was still a Divine Sea Tier Nine cultivator. The previous ambush had succeeded because