Duan Zhengchun and Duan Yanqing clashed fiercely. After fifty or sixty exchanges, Duan Zhengchun was in grave danger. Seeing this, A Zhu drew her sword and joined the fight.
In just ten exchanges, she had Duan Yanqing drenched in cold sweat. He drove her back with a strike of Yiyang Finger, then leaped away to flee.
"You villain, don't run! Give me back my brother!" A Zhu cried.
She gathered her internal energy in her palm and pulled hard, drawing Duan Yanqing back. Then she jabbed a finger through the air, sealing his acupoints.
Duan Zhengchun stared in shock. "A Zhu, your martial arts..."
"Brother Xiao taught me," A Zhu said, beaming.
"I see," Duan Zhengchun said.
Then he turned to Duan Yanqing. "Duan Yanqing, what have you done to Yu'er?"
"I've already killed that brat," Duan Yanqing said.
"What? I'll kill you!" Duan Zhengchun roared in fury.
"Come on, then! If I so much as flinch, I'm not worthy of being the leader of the Four Great Evils," Duan Yanqing said.
Dao Baifeng spoke up. "Crown Prince Yanqing, surely you jest. What would you gain by killing Yu'er? I think you must have said that out of anger."
"Hmph. You're clever, but don't expect me to tell you where Duan Yu is," Duan Yanqing said.
Dao Baifeng turned to the others. "Please leave us for a moment. Let me try to reason with Crown Prince Yanqing."
"Will that work?" Duan Zhengchun asked.
"Do you have another way?" Dao Baifeng replied.
Helpless, Duan Zhengchun could only lead A Zhu, Xiao Feng, and the others out.
Once they had left, Dao Baifeng said to Duan Yanqing, "Outside Heavenly Dragon Temple, beneath the bodhi tree."
Duan Yanqing shuddered. "What do you know?"
Dao Baifeng told him the exact date and hour of