Unfortunately, although the Black Water Snake eventually reacted, she was still a beat too slow. At some point, Chu Luohen had suddenly appeared directly above her head.
The Black Water Snake could not evade him in time. Although she managed to move her head out of the way, she still lost a section of her tail when the Scarless Sword's sword intent swept past.
The Black Water Snake was tenacious enough that, even enduring the agony of a severed tail, she still had the strength to contend with Su Jiu and Chu Luohen.
A quarter of an hour earlier, elsewhere, Jiao Zhen had finally reached Jiao Zhu after clearing away obstacle after obstacle.
"Come with me!" Barely giving Jiao Zhu a chance to speak, Jiao Zhen seized her and dragged her toward their own side.
Unable to bear it any longer, Jiao Zhu wrenched herself free.
"Now that you know exactly what kind of merfolk I am, why are you still bothering with me?"
Jiao Zhen pressed her lips together. "You've merely grown crooked, but you're still my younger sister. After all, blood ties are something we can never erase."
A shrimp soldier tried to take the opportunity to ambush Jiao Zhen, but she had been watching her surroundings all along. How could she possibly let it succeed?
Her spear swept past, severing the shrimp soldier's head from its body.
Jiao Zhu watched with a complicated look in her eyes.
As Jiao Zhen dealt with the enemies around them, Jiao Zhu heard her say, "Jiao Zhu, I hope you remember this: those not of our kind will surely harbor different hearts. There are many things a single contract cannot bind."
"What you're doing now is no different from bargaining with a tiger for its hide. That water snake is no