"You little bastard! You killed so many of our Shadow Guard, and now you think you can run?"
Of the three true martial realm experts, the burly man with the highest cultivation, at the true martial realm eighth layer, bellowed furiously. He was the fastest of them, only a few thousand meters behind Qin Hao.
For a true martial realm expert, a few thousand meters could be crossed in an instant.
"There's no time!"
Lingxiaozi's voice was anxious. "Qin Hao, you're far slower than they are. In a few breaths at most, that eighth-layer expert will catch you."
Qin Hao's heart sank at those words, and he instinctively glanced in the direction Qin Yuntian and Liu Wei had fled.
In the darkness, Qin Hao could barely make out two figures sprinting away. Fortunately, he had slaughtered almost all the Shadow Guard at the Shadow Guard Headquarters, leaving none to pursue them.
All three true martial realm experts were coming straight for Qin Hao, with no intention of chasing Qin Yuntian or Liu Wei.
Seeing this, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind instantly became much calmer.
As long as his father and Liu Wei were safe, everything he had done would be worth it.
"Senior Lingxiaozi, this is the path I chose. I have no regrets. If I can't even protect my own family, what's the point of cultivating the martial way?"
Qin Hao's voice was firm. "If I could, I would storm the Imperial Palace right now and rescue my mother, even if it meant my death."
"You..."
Lingxiaozi froze. He had never expected Qin Hao to say such things. More importantly, he heard an utterly unwavering resolve and will in those words.
Lingxiaozi could not understand this. Ultimately, he was a sword spirit. Though he