Zhao Qian grinned and said:
"You can... try."
Clang...!
But the moment his words fell, a sword cry rang out, and his eyes were gouged out and his bones stripped.
"Urgh..."
Under the excruciating pain, Zhao Qian slowly doubled over and fell.
Whoosh!
Before he could fall, however, another piercing sound tore through the air. Sword Qi sliced away Zhao Qian's knees, and he plunged headfirst to the ground with a thud.
Watching Zhao Qian groan in agony in a pool of blood, Yuyangzi narrowed his eyes in a smile, then said leisurely:
"Zhao Qian, there is something I forgot to tell you."
At that moment, Zhao Qian was trembling uncontrollably from the pain, unable to say anything.
Yuyangzi immediately continued with a narrow-eyed smile:
"Before we last entered the Ghost Domain, my Ghost Slave had already found your daughter Zhao Linglong's whereabouts."
As he spoke, he turned to glance behind him and said with a sly smile:
"Judging by the time, she should have been brought to Listening Wind Tower by now."
Hearing this, Zhao Qian suddenly braced both hands against the ground and raised his head, his face filled with fury:
"Yuyangzi!!!"
Seeing that he had seized Zhao Qian's weakness, Yuyangzi was immensely pleased with himself.
He folded his arms across his chest and said, beaming:
"Wasn't This Old Man only doing this for fear you would be lonely in the Ghost Domain? Rest assured, This Old Man will use every last method he used on you on Zhao Linglong as well."
"Since Zhao Linglong is your daughter, her perseverance surely won't fall short of yours."
Hearing this, Zhao Qian abruptly raised his hand and plunged it into his chest.
Splurt...!
In an instant, Zhao Qian, who had pierced his own chest, fell headfirst into the pool of