At this moment, Li Changfeng suddenly noticed that Zhou Zhiruo's face looked unwell and asked worriedly, "Zhiruo! What's wrong?"
Zhou Zhiruo forced a smile upon hearing this, "Brother Feng! I'm fine!"
Li Changfeng frowned upon hearing this. He was certain that Zhou Zhiruo had something on her mind, but she didn't want to tell him right now. Li Changfeng didn't want to force her to say it either, so he could only keep it to himself and wait until the day Zhou Zhiruo wanted to tell him.
Hua Xinglian noticed that Zhou Zhiruo's expression was off and immediately understood what she was thinking. She transmitted her voice, "Zhiruo! You're worried about breaking the sect rules, aren't you?"
Zhou Zhiruo was visibly surprised upon hearing this and transmitted her voice, "Xinglian! How did you know?!"
Hua Xinglian sighed upon hearing this and transmitted her voice, "I share almost the same rule as you, so how could I not know it? Do you know what kind of punishment you would receive for violating this rule?"
Zhou Zhiruo's face darkened upon hearing this. "At worst, I'll be killed by having my skull shattered; at best, I'll suffer the agony of being torn to pieces. If I don't die, this matter will be wiped clean..."
Hua Xinglian was shocked upon hearing this. "You want to take a gamble? You absolutely mustn't do that! Even though there were extenuating circumstances and you'll be treated leniently, you'll still be subjected to a thousand cuts! Do you think you can withstand that?"
Zhou Zhiruo's face hardened with determination upon hearing this, "I will definitely get through this! I still want to live a good life with Brother Feng!"
Hua Xinglian looked worried upon hearing this, "Are you crazy! Why didn't you tell Li Changfeng! Wouldn't it be better to let her share the burden?"
"No! You can't tell him! I don't want him to be hunted down by the Emei Sect!! I want to handle this myself, please don't tell him!"
Hua Xinglian's face darkened upon hearing this. "Zhiruo! Are you really going to do this? Have you considered how much he will blame himself when he finds out about this?!"
"I know! But... this is how I protect him. He's always been the one protecting me, why is it my turn to do this now!"
Hua Xinglian remained silent upon hearing this. She understood Zhou Zhiruo's determination, but she was still conflicted about whether to tell Li Changfeng. At the same time, she vaguely recalled a famous female senior in the martial arts world saying, "What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it?"
At this moment, Li Changfeng also noticed their secret telepathic communication, and felt a mix of emotions. "Zhiruo! What's wrong with you? Is there something you can't tell me? This is really putting me in a difficult position!"
At this moment, the three of them, each with their own thoughts, slowly arrived outside a palace, only to find two groups of people fighting fiercely outside the palace.
Zhou Zhiruo and Hua Xinglian were shocked to see this. They realized that one of the groups was actually an alliance of Emei and Yihua, while the people they were fighting were a group from Tangmen. Their leaders were fighting fiercely and neither could gain the upper hand for a while.
The disciples of Yihua and Emei were completely overwhelmed. The Tang Clan disciples had a strong battle formation and extremely fast movement, making it impossible for the disciples of the two sects to catch up. Many of their disciples were killed by the Tang Clan's constant kiting tactics.
Zhou Zhiruo and Hua Xinglian gritted their teeth and rushed forward, intending to help them. Li Changfeng followed without hesitation, as the Tang Clan was his mortal enemy!
Zhou Zhiruo suddenly rushed to the side, her whole body bursting with true energy, and used the third move of the Emei Swordplay, "Golden Summit Nine Forms". One after another, powerful and continuous true energy gathered in the sword, and suddenly unleashed nine powerful and continuous sword energies.
It transformed into nine powerful and continuous golden sword lights, each containing a hidden, resonant Latent Force. Wherever it passed, the sword energy was fierce and relentlessly attacked the group of Tang Sect disciples, its power extremely ferocious!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
A series of fierce whooshing sounds rang out as Zhou Zhiruo's nine powerful and continuous golden sword lights slashed fiercely at the group of Tang Clan disciples. The sword energy was so sharp that it cleaved the unsuspecting Tang Clan disciples in half, instantly killing or injuring twenty or thirty of them.
However, Hua Xinglian's attack became even more ruthless. Her true energy erupted, and she used the second move of the "Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees" technique, "Three Points into the Wood Flower Shifting Grafting." Streams of pink true energy gathered around her, and her whole body emitted a faint and charming floral fragrance. This scent gave people a feeling of tingling numbness.
Then, he unleashed a powerful palm strike with both hands, creating an eighty-foot-long blue and red palm print. The palm force was thick and continuous, emanating a heavy and majestic aura like a hundred-year-old flowering tree, and it suddenly attacked the group of Tang Sect disciples with great power!
"Boom!"
A violent explosion rang out as Hua Xinglian's eighty-foot-long blue and red palm print slammed into the unsuspecting Tang Clan disciples. The powerful palm force exploded on the spot, killing nearly fifty people instantly. An unusual fragrance also made them feel weak and limp.
Seeing this, the Emei and Yihua disciples behind them suddenly attacked, killing the weak Tang Clan disciples. Their sneak attack resulted in the deaths of nearly a hundred Tang Clan members, enraging several Tang Clan elders.
"Damn it! Where did those two bitches come from! They ruined our good time!!"
At this moment, the Women's Alliance also spotted the two. Jingling Shitai was overjoyed to see Zhou Zhiruo, "Zhiruo! You're back! I was worried something had happened to you disciples since we hadn't heard from you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly went to Jingling Shitai's side and said solemnly, "These damned Tang Clan disciples killed many of our disciples. I was only able to be rescued because of Li Changfeng!"
Hua Xinglian slowly addressed their elders, saying, "We're the same! We're all from that damned Tang Clan!"
Upon hearing this, the two leaders' faces immediately darkened. "What a bunch of the Western Shu Tang Clan! How dare they act so presumptuously in the Southern Emperor Province! They're practically courting death!"
The elder leading the Tang Clan scoffed, "What's so great about the Southern Emperor Province! It's nothing special. They were all wiped out by our Tang Clan!"
At this moment, Li Changfeng slowly walked out, grinning maliciously, "Is that so? I remember I killed quite a few Tang Clan members, only one crippled elder escaped. Is he in here? I want to kill him again!"