Dark Force? Die, bastard!

Chen Mo, standing nearby, was stunned.

Li Wenyu was the County Deputy's only son, and an outstanding inner disciple of Returning Dragon Abbey... and Young Master Mingxi had simply swung his saber at him?

A suffocating pressure bore down on Chen Mo.

But Chen Mo was twenty, after all. She had traveled the martial world with her father and knew that, from the moment Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall accepted the Xie Household's funding, they had been in the same boat.

The Xie Household had no way out tonight, and neither... did the Chen Household!

Chen Mo could only hope the Xie Household succeeded tonight. The only thing she could do... was lend the young master her strength.

With that thought, Chen Mo drew her sword with a clang and pointed it at Mai Qiuyun beside the carriage. "I've long heard that Miss Qiuyun reached Manifest Force at just seventeen. Allow me to learn a few moves from you today."

Mai Qiuyun frowned.

Her father had repeatedly warned her not to associate openly with Li Wenyu, and to maintain respect and courtesy toward Xie An in public.

Especially at such a critical moment tonight, Mai Wenshan had repeatedly scolded her not to rush into choosing sides. There would still be time once the Xie Household's success or failure became clear.

She had just seen the scene descend into chaos, and knowing that Li Wenyu had boarded Hua Qianxiong's carriage earlier, Mai Qiuyun had feared he might be in danger. In the end, she had ignored her father's words and slipped away from Mai Wenshan to join Li Wenyu.

But Mai Qiuyun had never imagined that Li Wenyu intended to intercept and kill Xie An.

That had startled her too.

On second thought, though, it was nothing.

The Xie Household wanted to