Behind Huang Xiao lay an abyss ten thousand fathoms deep. In an instant, his body vanished from the mountaintop, leaving only the howling mountain wind.
After Huang Xiao disappeared, Du Tianchou let out a scream, then fled swiftly toward Liang Lie.
Zhao Xin'er did not pursue Du Tianchou. She stood dazed at the cliff's edge. The valley below was bottomless and shrouded in thick mist. How could she possibly see Huang Xiao?
Just then, Jiang Ying hurried over, his face filled with terror. He had managed to break free of Liang Lie because Liang Lie had seen that Zhao Xin'er had recovered most of her power, and Du Tianchou was no longer her match. With Jiang Ying keeping him occupied as well, the two of them would gain nothing by continuing. That was why he had stopped pressing Jiang Ying and engaging him. Jiang Ying's thoughts were entirely on Huang Xiao, and he hurried to the cliff's edge the moment he found an opening. Yet all he saw was the bottomless valley.
"It's over, it's over!" Jiang Ying's face was ashen. How had everything turned out this way? He had believed that, with his power, protecting Huang Xiao would pose no problem whatsoever. That was also why he had considered this assignment an absolute godsend. Yet now that blessing had become his calamity.
How could anyone survive a fall from here? With Huang Xiao dead, his own old life would probably be forfeit as well.
"Hahaha!" Liang Lie laughed, though anger still rang in his laughter. "This is the price of sticking your neck out! You ruined the Peaceful Heaven Sect's plans. Taking your martial nephew's life was letting you off lightly. I, Liang Lie, will remember you. You had better prepare to face the Peaceful Heaven Sect's wrath!"
Jiang