"Since you were the ones who acted without righteousness first, why should I stand on ceremony? Must I present my head with both hands to you juniors to count as a hero?"
Seeing Li Dao Hong bind Rao Lin tightly with a Li Dragon tendon while holding a longsword to his throat, Tao Hang was at a loss for a moment. In a sense, he and Rao Lin had fought shoulder to shoulder all this way, and their bond was deep. Moreover, once their great undertaking succeeded, their interests would be tied together, so he could not disregard Rao Lin's life.
"Even so, your head is mine. Reincarnation..."
With a soft murmur, Li Muxue raised her hand and swung her sword, making Li Dao Hong instantly sense murderous intent bearing down on him.
"Reincarnation?"
"Precisely."
Suddenly, Li Muxue's quiet reply came from behind Li Dao Hong. He could not help looking back and saw an unfamiliar woman, yet his intuition told him that she, too, was Li Muxue. Had Mu Bai seen that unfamiliar woman, he would certainly have recognized her. She was Ruohua.
Just as shock filled Li Dao Hong's heart, Ruohua slashed her sword, and Li Muxue swung hers as well. Two brilliant Sword Beams flashed simultaneously. Li Dao Hong's head shot into the air, and a dazzling jet of hot blood spurted high, propelling his head farther away. Rao Lin abruptly regained his freedom of movement as well.
Another streak of sword light flashed before them with a swish. Before Tao Hang could react, he saw Rao Lin's left arm severed cleanly and sent flying.
"You nearly ruined my great undertaking. Losing an arm will serve as your lesson. You are never to restore it!"
Li Muxue coldly sheathed her sword, a chilling gleam in her icy