Su Jiu did not turn around. With her next strike, she killed the woman facing her.
To avoid being harmed, that strand of divine sense instantly leaped out of the woman's sea of consciousness, then turned to flee.
Su Jiu had anticipated its escape and took a Thunder-Attracting Formation straight out of her Storage Bag.
Lightning flashed, and the strand of divine sense dissipated completely before Su Jiu...
At that same moment, in a room belonging to an aristocratic clan, a man abruptly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood, making his already bloodless face look even more sickly.
A woman in the same room hurried over, worry in her eyes. "You can't keep going like this!"
The man shook his head coldly, disregarding her concern. "It's nothing."
"Must you take her life just because that person ordered you to? When all is said and done, we have no grudge against her..."
"Even if we had none before, now... we do." Killing intent flashed through the male cultivator's eyes. Clearly, he would not let the matter rest.
"But she..."
"My mind is made up. Say no more." The man paused, seemingly realizing how harsh he had been, and softened his voice a little. "Stay out of this. Leave for now. I need to regulate my breathing and heal."
With that, the man closed his eyes again and slowly entered meditative absorption.
The woman pressed her lips together but did not leave immediately. Instead, she stood there, gazing steadily at him for a long while. Only after some time did she release a lingering sigh and withdraw without a sound.
The man opened his eyes, a chilling coldness in them, as though a thin layer of ice had formed there.
"What a useless fool, failing even at