The sprays of blood stunned Fang Xing, and Ye Wanqing as well.
These people had once been this man's companions. Even if they were utterly evil and their sins beyond forgiveness, his actions were still chilling.
Su Jiu watched it all coldly. From her first glimpse of him, she had known he was a villain willing to sacrifice anything for himself. To people like him, the word "companions" was nothing but a joke.
His sword rose and fell without hesitation. Before long, all his companions had truly met their end in the Yellow Springs.
Ignoring the blood splashed all over him, he looked straight at Su Jiu. "May I leave now?"
Su Jiu made a gesture, indicating he could do as he pleased.
He stared at Su Jiu for a long while, seemingly trying to determine whether she meant it, then lowered his head and pondered briefly. "Fellow Daoist Su comes from a truly upright and reputable sect. Surely you wouldn't strike at me in secret."
He had certainly placed an imposing crown of righteousness on Su Jiu's head, hoping to rule out an attack from behind. Faced with that crown, however, Su Jiu merely smiled faintly, the meaning hidden in her smile impossible to read.
Uncertain, he quietly took out several talismans to guard against Su Jiu suddenly changing her mind.
He turned away and gradually moved beyond Su Jiu's reach, one step, then another, until he was almost out of sight.
An Ice Spike suddenly rose beside Su Jiu.
Ye Wanqing, who had been standing nearby all along, saw this and her pupils abruptly contracted. Pressing her lips together, she caught Su Jiu's arm, a trace of pity flickering in her eyes. "He said earlier that he has a wife and child at home. Since he wants to