"You... you..."
Tang Yuehua lay in a pool of blood, her hands braced against the floor as her body trembled uncontrollably.
But as the mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, she gritted her teeth and forced herself to remain composed.
Clinging to her dignity, Tang Yuehua demanded, "Do you have any idea where you are?"
"This is Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City, a sacred place of etiquette established by the Heaven Dou Royal Family!"
"No one is allowed to unleash murderous intent or harm anyone inside Moonlight Pavilion!"
"Huh? Rules? A sacred place of etiquette?"
Qian Sha Yu threw his head back and laughed as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
His laughter shook the entire Moonlight Pavilion building.
He walked through the flying splinters, dragging his bloodstained sword, and looked down at Tang Yuehua sprawled at his feet.
His gaze brimmed with contempt.
"Moonlight Pavilion?"
"Just a place that teaches a pack of swine to pretend they're noble."
"As for your 'Heaven Dou rules' and 'Heaven Dou Royal Family'..."
Qian Sha Yu crouched and brought his beautiful yet crazed face close to hers. "Of course I know about them."
"Too bad the powers that ruled the Heaven Dou Empire were wiped out today."
"Every last one of the tens of thousands of Heaven Dou Imperial Guards was slaughtered. Even that brainless old pig Xue Xing is locked up like a dead dog!"
"The entire Heaven Dou Imperial Palace is in my hands."
"The Heaven Dou Empire is about to fall and pass into new hands. Who the fuck cares about your precious Moonlight Pavilion rules?"
"What?!"
His words struck Tang Yuehua like a thunderbolt.
Her pupils contracted sharply, and her mind went blank.
The battle at the palace... the Heaven Dou Royal Family lost?
Tens of thousands of Imperial Guards, wiped out?
How... how could that be possible?
"You... you're lying!"
Tang Yuehua's lips quivered as she shrieked, "The palace had two Super Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect today!"
"And the Four Single-Attribute Clans. Even... even Xiao..."
"And your precious nephew Tang San, right?"
Qian Sha Yu cut her off with a cold laugh.
"Tang Yuehua, younger sister of Tang Xiao and Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang San's aunt. Did I get anything wrong?"
Hearing him recite her name and family ties without missing a detail, Tang Yuehua felt her heart turn to ice.
Terror engulfed her.
"Who are you? How do you know all that?!" Tang Yuehua shrieked.
"Want to know who I am?"
"Fine. I'll satisfy your curiosity."
Qian Sha Yu grinned, his beautiful face twisting into a terrifying smile. He spoke one word at a time. "Remember this. My name is Qian Sha Yu!"
"I'm the enemy Tang San hates most, and the one who'll skin him alive and wipe him out for good."
Tang Yuehua froze.
The face before her was unmistakably Qian Renxue's. She was utterly bewildered.
"Qian Sha Yu? Aren't you Qian Renxue, the young mistress of Spirit Hall?"
"Heh. You tell me."
Amusement and cruelty flickered in Qian Sha Yu's eyes. "Here's some good news for you."
"Your loyal, devoted nephew Tang San put on quite a show in the palace square!"
"I cut down Yang Wudi with one stroke, beheaded Flender of Shrek Academy with another, and split Zhao Wuji in half."
"And your dear nephew Tang San?"
"After watching his companions die and the Four Single-Attribute Clans fall, he fled into a spatial rift like a beaten dog!"
"He left the Four Single-Attribute Clans and tens of thousands of soldiers behind as cannon fodder!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Tang Yuehua's eyes widened as she screamed, "Xiao San would never abandon his companions and run away alone!"
"You're trying to turn us against each other!"
"You're smearing Xiao San's name!"
"His name?" Qian Sha Yu scoffed.
"A hypocrite who never stops preaching virtue? What reputation does he have to smear?"
Tang Yuehua trembled with fear, her voice high and wary. "What have you done to the palace? Where are Xiao San and the others?!"
Though panic-stricken, Tang Yuehua still struggled to maintain her poise.
A cruel smile curled Qian Sha Yu's lips.
He stepped forward and lifted Tang Yuehua's chin with a bloodstained finger. The darkness in his gaze made her breath catch.
"Tsk. I wish I could show you the glorious sight of your precious nephew leaving you all behind and fleeing like a dog with a broken leg!"
With a cold snort, Qian Sha Yu decided he was done talking.
He looked down at Tang Yuehua's graceful figure. There was no pity in his eyes, only cold calculation and brutality.
"As for why I came to Moonlight Pavilion today, it's simple. I came to capture you!"
An evil smile tugged at Qian Sha Yu's mouth. "Doesn't Tang Hao call himself the God of Slaughter? Doesn't Tang San claim to be devoted to his family and loyal to his friends?"
"With you, the Clear Sky Sect's eldest daughter and Tang San's own aunt, as my hostage, I'll see whether they come to save you or keep hiding like fucking cowards!"
"If they come, I'll slaughter father and son right in front of you!"
"And if they don't..."
Killing intent surged in Qian Sha Yu's eyes. "Then you're no use to me. I'll chop you up and feed you to my Slaughter Blood Sword!"
"No... don't!"
"You monster! Let me go!"
Tang Yuehua's face drained of color. She desperately tried to summon her Soul Power and escape.
"Get over here!"
Qian Sha Yu gave her no chance to resist. He swung his right arm.
Clatter!
Several Slaughter Chains formed from thick blood shot from his palm,
wrapping around Tang Yuehua's body like vicious blood-red snakes!
Bone-chilling murderous intent seeped through the chains and into her skin, sealing off the already feeble flow of Soul Power within her.
"Ahhh!"
The blood chains dug into her pale skin and tore through her fine dress. Tang Yuehua cried out in agony.
She writhed helplessly on the floor.
But Qian Sha Yu did not pause.
He did not even bother to pick her up. Gripping the other end of the blood-red chains in one hand, he yanked them as though leading a dog.
Bang!
Tang Yuehua was hoisted off the ground and left dangling in midair like a piece of cargo!
"Time to go, eldest daughter of the Clear Sky Sect."
Qian Sha Yu laughed wildly as the Six-Winged Slaughter Blood Wings spread behind him once more.
Boom!
A blood-red storm ripped the roof off Moonlight Pavilion.
Sword in hand, Qian Sha Yu dragged Tang Yuehua behind him. Bound tight in blood chains, she hung there with despair and humiliation written across her face,
as he streaked away from Moonlight Pavilion like a crimson bolt of lightning, heading straight for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, now sealed off on every side!
On the street below, countless Heaven Dou nobles who had barely survived looked up at the blood-red demon carrying off the mistress of Moonlight Pavilion.
One by one, they dropped to their knees, trembling.
The whole of Heaven Dou City sank into a nightmare of despair!
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