Not Saving Him, Killing You

Pfft!

Kong Ruonan let out a muffled grunt, his movement briefly faltering.

Seizing the opportunity, the black-robed man rushed forward, thrusting his ink-black spear at Kong Ruonan's chest.

Rip!

Though Kong Ruonan avoided a fatal blow, the spear pierced his shoulder, sending up a cascade of blood.

His towering figure fell, crashing onto the ground before the grotto and splashing rainwater everywhere.

Seemingly knowing death was certain, Kong Ruonan showed no fear. He merely sighed deeply and turned his head with difficulty toward the grotto, asking hoarsely, "Why didn't you run just now?"

There was bewilderment in his voice, and guilt as well.

Rain poured down in torrents, turning the ground into mud.

Collapsed on the ground, Kong Ruonan was covered in blood, which gushed from his wounds and stained the ground red.

At the sight of his horrifying wounds, Xiao Yi Xian's heart trembled slightly.

She had long felt unable to bear it and had nearly stepped in to help several times.

But seeing that Xiao Chen had made no move, she could only hold herself back.

Now, hearing his bewildered, guilt-laden words, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes reddened slightly.

"Die!"

Just then, the man wielding the massive axes darted over and swung them viciously down at Kong Ruonan's head.

Just as Kong Ruonan was about to be beheaded-

"Enough!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Xiao Yi Xian flashed in front of Kong Ruonan and raised her purple longsword horizontally to block.

Clang!!!

The descending axes were actually stopped.

Amid a shower of sparks, the man's body jolted to a halt, and he exclaimed in surprise, "An expert!"

Kong Ruonan, who had thought death was certain, froze as well.

This young woman, who looked barely twenty, was actually an expert who had hidden her abilities?

In the distance, the black-robed man and the woman in the red dress exchanged a glance, both frowning slightly.

Beside the campfire inside the grotto, Xiao Chen finally moved, rising from his bamboo chair.

Hearing movement behind her, Xiao Yi Xian turned back and said quietly, a little apprehensive, "Teacher, I want to save him-"

Everyone was taken aback.

Teacher?

Before they could think further, Xiao Chen had already walked out of the grotto. He smiled at Xiao Yi Xian and said, "Do whatever you want to do. You don't need to listen to me in everything."

At his words, Xiao Yi Xian felt a weight lift from her shoulders.

Having acted without permission just now, she had actually been a little afraid of displeasing Xiao Chen.

But now, she no longer worried.

"So you two want to save him?"

The man holding the massive axes asked with a wide grin.

"Not saving him. Killing you."

As Xiao Chen spoke, he pointed at the gravely wounded Kong Ruonan lying on the ground. "Of course, once you're dead, the score can only be settled with him. It'll have nothing to do with us."

The man stared blankly, then blurted out, "You're actually saying that after killing us, you'll pin the blame on Kong Ruonan-"

By the end, he could not help bursting into laughter himself. "Damn it, in all my years of cultivation, this is the first time I've heard anything so arrogant."

The woman in the red dress also covered her mouth and chuckled, saying in a soft, seductive voice, "Young and hot-blooded. No wonder you're so full of confidence and think nothing of anyone."

In their eyes, the title "Teacher" did not mean Xiao Chen was stronger than Xiao Yi Xian.

Perhaps it was some unusual form of address?

Who said a "teacher" had to actually be a teacher?

The black-robed man, however, frowned slightly, his eyes flickering. "May I ask your esteemed name, young friend, and under whom you studied?"

His cautious attitude startled both the axe-wielding man and the woman in red.

Xiao Chen ignored him and merely gazed into the curtain of rain in the night. "These desolate mountains are just the place to bury bones."

Little Gold rolled his eyes.

Now you're putting on airs-

The black-robed man's frown deepened.

But the axe-wielding man had already lost patience. He suddenly swung his axes and charged at Xiao Yi Xian. "You arrogant, conceited lunatic! I'll deal with this little chick first, then split you alive!"

Boom!

The twin axes whirled, like thunderbolts crashing down from the heavens, their force immense.

A mocking curve touched Xiao Chen's lips. A mere Five-Star Dou Emperor dared say such things to Xiao Yi Xian. He truly did not know death when it stared him in the face.

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian could finally unleash her full strength. She thrust her purple longsword forward and swept it across. Like a streak of light, the blade slipped between the descending axes, leaving a grayish-purple slash across the man's chest without the slightest resistance.

This was the swordsmanship Xiao Chen had taught her with his own hands.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed out.

The skin over the man's entire body instantly turned grayish-purple. His eyes bulged as he murmured, "What-is this-

swordsmanship-"

The next instant, it was as though everything inside him had suddenly boiled. Grayish-purple blood blisters erupted densely across his skin, and roiling grayish-purple poisonous mist could even be seen inside them. The terrifying sight made one's hair stand on end.

"Aaaah!!!"

As though subjected to some utterly horrific torment, the axe-wielding man let out a piercing scream that made hearts tremble.

His screams were still echoing when his body dissolved into a puddle of pitch-black blood, leaving not even bones behind.

Kong Ruonan's eyes widened. He almost thought his injuries were so severe that he was hallucinating.

That young woman, who looked so beautiful and kindhearted, had actually poisoned a Five-Star Dou Emperor to death?!

"This-"

The woman in the red dress sucked in a cold breath, her scalp instantly tingling.

Earlier, they had all subconsciously assumed Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian were merely passersby caught up in this affair and had ignored them outright.

Only when Xiao Yi Xian first intervened had they discovered, to their surprise, that this young pair were no ordinary people. Even then, they had not taken them seriously.

After all, their side had three Dou Huang experts!

But now, the woman in red finally understood that this young pair were the most terrifying, ruthless figures present!

This was completely beyond their expectations.

Only Xiao Chen remained utterly calm.

There was even a trace of pity in his eyes.

These fools thought themselves lofty Dou Huang experts, yet they had no idea that Xiao Yi Xian, standing before them, possessed the Woeful Poison Body that made people tremble at its very mention!

"Run!"

The black-robed man's reaction could hardly have been faster. He made an immediate decision, turned, and fled.

Xiao Yi Xian's methods had made him fully realize how dire things were.

How could he dare hesitate any longer?

This was not cowardice, but a cautious move to preserve himself first.

"Think you can escape?"

Xiao Chen's gaze was icy as he glanced at Little Gold on his shoulder.

Little Gold rolled his eyes helplessly.

The next instant, before the red-dressed woman's stunned gaze, the black-robed man, who had already fled a thousand feet away, appeared out of thin air in front of Xiao Chen.

Spatial power?!

The black-robed man's face was also filled with horror.

But before he could react, a streak of golden light shot out, heading straight for his throat.

Pfft!

The black-robed man's throat was pierced, and blood sprayed out.

His eyes bulged as he instinctively lowered his head to look at his throat, murmuring, "I've-run into-a true expert-"

His words were still echoing as he toppled backward, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

Silence fell over the scene.

The woman in the red dress stared blankly.

If Xiao Yi Xian's instant killing of the axe-wielding man had still been within the bounds of her understanding,

then this method of teleporting the black-robed man directly back from a thousand feet away had completely surpassed everything she knew.

A Dou Zun?!

The woman in the red dress felt utterly dazed.