Su Chen remained asleep with his eyes closed, breathing steadily, as though he had not sensed the changes around him.
Just then, that saber intent shot toward Su Chen, swift as a thunderclap! In an instant, it reached him.
Boom!
A deafening blast rang out, and a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions.
Dust billowed into the air!
The lake churned violently, raising towering waves!
As the dust cleared, a mysterious figure in a black robe hovered in midair, dagger in hand. A golden half-mask covered the figure's face, leaving only the nose and everything below it exposed.
But the dagger was caught between two slender fingers. A closer look revealed that Su Chen had opened his eyes and was staring at the mysterious figure.
The figure's pupils contracted sharply. She decisively released the dagger and turned to flee.
"Kneel!"
Boom!
The mysterious figure, who had been about to flee, suddenly fell to her knees. Startled, she tried to rise, but a terrifying force pinned her down, leaving her unable to move.
Su Chen rose, one hand behind his back and his long silver hair fluttering in the breeze. He walked slowly over to the mysterious figure.
The figure looked at Su Chen, utterly puzzled.
How could this man be so terrifying?
Su Chen reached out and removed the figure's mask, revealing her face.
It was a breathtakingly beautiful face that would make any woman in the world feel inferior. Her eyes, in particular, were blue, as beautiful as the stars of the universe.
No matter how beautiful the woman was, Su Chen's eyes remained undisturbed. To him, what did it matter how beautiful a woman was? In the end, wasn't she still just a pink skeleton?
The woman studied Su Chen. She swore he was the most handsome man she had ever seen, without exception!
Su Chen asked, "Which faction are you from?"
The woman blinked and said nothing.
Su Chen raised an eyebrow, then reached out, gripped her by the throat, and slowly lifted her up.
The woman panicked and hurriedly pointed at her mouth.
Su Chen let go and stared at her. "Mute?"
The woman collapsed to the ground, gulping down fresh air. Hearing Su Chen's question, she hurriedly nodded, then looked at him with a hint of resentment.
What kind of person is he?
Doesn't he know how to cherish a flower and spare the jade?
I'm such a beauty, and he still wants to strangle me? Is he even a man?
The woman grumbled to herself.
Su Chen nodded. "You can't speak, but you can write, right?"
The woman hesitated, then pressed two fingers together, a blue light shining from them. She reached out and traced a few strokes in the air.
Before long, the words "Drunken Immortal Pavilion" appeared in large characters in the air.
"Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"
The corners of Su Chen's lips curled up slightly. He looked at the woman and said, "You're betraying the faction backing you just like that?"
The woman reached out and wrote two more words in the air.
Want to live.
After writing them, she looked at Su Chen and blinked.
She knew that if she concealed it, Su Chen would definitely kill her. She had only wanted to earn some pocket money; she didn't want to die!
Besides, she was still furious. This man was so strong, yet they'd sent her to assassinate him. Did they think she wasn't dying fast enough?
Su Chen laughed. "You want to live? Fine, I'll give you a chance. Take me to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's headquarters, and I'll let you go. How about it?"
The woman blinked, then wrote:
Are you crazy?
The Drunken Immortal Pavilion is a first-rate faction. It's terrifying.
Su Chen smiled faintly. "Just lead the way. Don't concern yourself with anything else."
The woman gave Su Chen a long look, then nodded.
Though she didn't understand why the man before her was so confident, she chose to respect it!
Su Chen turned to look at the sky. "Go back. Everything's fine now."
Xia Meng and a group of Peak Masters and elders were all up in the void.
They had rushed over the instant the woman made her move, but when they saw that Su Chen had already subdued her, they stayed out of sight.
Hearing Su Chen's words, Xia Meng nodded and vanished. The other Peak Masters and elders also dispersed.
Su Chen lowered his head and looked at the woman. "What's your name?"
The woman wrote in the air:
Gu Qingying.
Immortal Realm, Drunken Immortal Pavilion
Su Chen looked at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion before him, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. Then he strode inside. Gu Qingying hesitated behind him for a moment before following.
As soon as Su Chen and Gu Qingying entered the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, everyone inside turned to look at them in unison, seemingly sizing them up.
Just then, an old man came down from upstairs. It was Elder Weng.
Elder Weng first glanced at Gu Qingying, then looked at Su Chen with a smile. "May I ask what brings you two to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"
Su Chen did not answer. Instead, he found a chair and sat down. Only then did he look at Elder Weng and smile. "You sent someone to kill me, and you don't know why I'm here?"
Elder Weng kept smiling. "Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"A misunderstanding?"
Su Chen smiled faintly and pointed at Gu Qingying beside him. "Is she one of your people?"
Elder Weng glanced at Gu Qingying and shook his head. "She is not one of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's people."
"Oh?"
Su Chen put on a very surprised expression. "But she told me herself that she was one of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's people."
Elder Weng shook his head. "Impossible!"
Su Chen smiled. "Could it be that I misunderstood your Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"
Elder Weng nodded. "Yes."
Su Chen laughed. "Then what if I insist that she is one of your people?"
Elder Weng narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.
The atmosphere around them grew somewhat strange.
Elder Weng suddenly shouted, "Guards!"
As soon as he spoke, powerful presences emerged one after another, and the whole world began to tremble violently. In an instant, thousands of experts poured out together, more than a dozen of them with particularly terrifying presences.
They surrounded Su Chen and Gu Qingying as intense killing intent spread through the air!
Elder Weng looked at Su Chen and said coldly, "Then die!"
Gu Qingying edged closer to Su Chen, a little nervous.
"Ha ha... ha ha ha!"
Su Chen suddenly burst out laughing. "Interesting, truly interesting!"
Everyone looked at Su Chen, puzzlement in their eyes. Had he been scared silly?
Elder Weng's face was grave as he stared intently at Su Chen. For some reason, he felt a faint unease.
Su Chen looked at Elder Weng. "Watch closely."
Hum!
A flash of sword light passed, and the heads of thousands of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's experts flew into the air at once!
Blood poured down in a deluge. In a single instant, the entire Drunken Immortal Pavilion was stained red.
Blood flowed like a river!
It was utterly horrifying!
Thud!
G-gone?
Elder Weng's legs gave way, and he fell to his knees. His face was deathly pale, without a trace of color. The next moment, his vision went black, and he foamed at the mouth and fainted, evidently from sheer terror.
At the sight, Gu Qingying too stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded as though struck by lightning.
Thousands of experts, killed in an instant just like that?
Terrifying!
Outrageous!