Su Jiu had to admit that she was genuinely a little stunned.
She could only marvel at how deftly this woman wielded a borrowed blade to kill-and how many people willingly became the blade in her hand.
On reflection, it made sense. Shen Qingyue was gifted; after all, she had awakened her innate ability while still at the Golden Core Stage and learned Withered Wood Blooms Again. Her luck was good, too. Word had it that she always found rare natural treasures in all manner of secret realms. Most importantly, someone this capable was also one of the Four Great Beauties of the Azure Mist Continent.
She even held the title of the Azure Tide Sect's foremost beauty.
Seen in that light, having so many followers was perfectly normal.
Most crucially, she was no fool. Otherwise, so many people would never have willingly devoted themselves to becoming the blade in her hand.
Tong Qi told Su Jiu that even with Ice Veil Peak backing her, going up against Shen Qingyue would mean killing a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of her own.
The corner of Su Jiu's mouth twitched. "We have neither grudges nor grievances. Why would I go up against her?"
Tong Qi glanced at Xia Jue without speaking, merely hiding his face behind his fan and curling his lips in a deliberately mysterious smile.
While Su Jiu and Tong Qi conversed through private voice transmissions, Shen Qingyue was talking to Xia Jue, showing no intention of paying any attention to her other two fellow disciples.
Still, there was little anyone could fault her for.
From their conversation, it was not hard to discern that Shen Qingyue had only been able to enter the secret realm this time thanks to her two rogue cultivator friends.
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