The laughter had barely begun.
The Flying Jiangshi Girl, who was tearing at the petals, abruptly raised her head.
The mournful expression on her face instantly turned vicious and cold, and her eyes glared at Xu Taiping's clone, filled with killing intent.
Whoosh!
Almost the instant she looked up, her black hair suddenly became like steel needles, all flying forward to shoot at Xu Taiping's clone.
Xu Taiping's clone shattered, dissolving into a cloud of mist.
Seemingly because she had sensed no blood qi, the Flying Jiangshi Girl grew even more frenzied. She threw back her head and let out an agonized howl, her hair whipping wildly.
The five Ancient Yue Sword Sect disciples, who were just about to head downstairs, happened to witness this scene.
"We... we've been set up by that brat!"
Junior Sister Sun cried out.
Whoosh!
But the words had barely left her mouth before countless strands of hair pierced her chest, and blood trickled down them, drop by drop.
"S-Senior Brother."
She reached toward Zhou Xiyu in front of her.
Once Zhou Xiyu reacted, he kicked Junior Sister Sun without another word, then darted upstairs.
Boom! The Flying Jiangshi Girl tore Junior Sister Sun's body to pieces.
Then the Flying Jiangshi Girl's hair began spreading rapidly along the stairs, walls, and floor of the Listening Wind Tower as though it were alive, until it enveloped the entire tower.
The images Xu Taiping could see cut off at that moment.
"With those Ancient Yue Sword Sect disciples there, they should be able to hold out for a while."
Xu Taiping withdrew his awareness, then popped a Qi-Gathering Pill straight into his mouth.
An immense surge of spiritual power instantly filled his nearly depleted meridians.
At the same time, he used the Clone Technique again and handed