The last man wet himself outright in terror. "M-my, my lord, s-spare my life!"
"Give me one reason not to kill you!"
"I know a secret! If you spare me, my lord, I'll tell you!"
"Let's hear it. If it's worth something, I can spare your life!"
"Our sect master is having an affair with Elder Hu's wife. I discovered it by accident!" Having said this, the disciple looked at Xu Qingtong with hope written across his face.
Xu Qingtong waited a while, but nothing more followed. He could only frown and ask, "That's it?"
"That's it!" the disciple said.
Slash! Xu Qingtong was so angry that he failed to restrain himself. He raised his hand and sliced off the disciple's head, but did not collect the man's soul. That counted as showing him every possible kindness.
With no one controlling it, the Nirvana Imprisonment-Killing Formation gradually stopped functioning. Only after Xu Qingtong put away the Formation Flags, Formation Disc, and other formation implements were Du Siwen and the others fully revealed.
"Senior Sister, how did you get trapped in the formation?" Xu Qingtong asked as Du Siwen approached.
Embarrassment showed on Du Siwen's face as she stammered, "It was all my fault for chasing credit and advancing rashly. I wanted to reach Zhangdian Town sooner. As a result, I let my guard down for a moment, and a few scoundrels lured us here into an ambush. If you hadn't arrived in time, Little Junior Brother, our lives might well have been in danger!"
Just then, Ding Jiayue and Chen Qian arrived as well. Seeing everyone unharmed, they inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. They did not know what had just happened, but the black-clothed men lying on the ground led them to guess that there must have been a