Everyone in the Sword Sect looked up sharply at the old man, their expressions a mixture of shock, solemnity, and a hint of fear.
"Who is he? He seems incredibly strong!"
This person's intentions are clearly hostile!
"What's the panic? Our ancestor is here!"
"You forgot? The Ancestor took Senior Brother Jianxin and the others to participate in the Five Sects Grand Competition!"
"Holy crap! I forgot!"
On the other side.
Su Chen seemed to sense something, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Jianxin was taken aback and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Su Chen looked at Jianxin, "I have some things to take care of. You take them to the Setting Sun Sect first."
Before Jianxin could speak, Su Chen had already vanished from the spot.
Xu Hanhan approached Jianxin, her eyes full of confusion, and asked, "Why did Ancestor leave? Did something happen?"
The other three also came over; clearly, they were also curious about what had happened.
Jianxin shook his head. "I don't know either. He told us to go to the Setting Sun Sect first."
Sword Sect.
Chen Wuhen frowned, a sense of unease rising in his heart. He turned to look at Xue Ying and said in a deep voice, "Is this the trouble you were talking about?"
Xue Ying stared intently at the old man, her fists clenching involuntarily, ignoring Chen Wuhen.
The old man looked calmly at Xue Ying. "Miss, the clan leader is very angry and hopes you will come back with me."
Xue Ying said coldly, "You came really fast."
The old man remained expressionless. "Miss, why don't you understand the clan leader's good intentions?"
Xue Ying retorted angrily, "Good intentions? He's making me marry someone I don't like. Does he even care about my feelings?"
The old man said, " Young Master Xu a man of good character, handsome, well-connected, and possesses extraordinary talent in cultivation. I truly don't know what he could possibly be that wouldn't make Miss like him."
Xue Ying sneered, "Heh, I just don't like him, so what?"
"Sigh~"
The old man sighed helplessly, then turned indifferent. "All I need to do now is take you back. Whether you like him or not is none of my business."
Tears streamed down Xue Ying's cheeks. "Can't I just take control of my own life?"
The old man said coldly, "There's nothing I can do. Who told you, Miss, to be born into such a powerful Lineage? In such Lineage, one's life is no longer one's own to decide."
Sorrow flickered in Xue Ying's eyes, "If I could, I would rather not have been born into this Lineage!"
The old man remained expressionless and did not speak.
A moment later, Xue Ying looked at the old man and said hoarsely, "I will not go back with you, you... kill me!"
The old man said calmly, "Kill you? No, no, no, I wouldn't dare. If I killed you, I wouldn't survive myself."
As he spoke, he began to feel a headache coming on. "Your unwillingness to come back with me puts me in a difficult position."
After speaking, he glanced at Chen Wuhen, then looked at the entire Sword Sect. "I wonder, is this place important to Miss?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Ying's face turned pale. "What do you want to do?"
The old man calmly said, "If you don't come back with me, this is the only way I can do."
Xue Ying's face was filled with anger, "You're despicable!"
The old man said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do about it. It's your own fault for not wanting to come back with me."
Xue Ying clenched her teeth tightly, her eyes filled with anger.
Time ticked by, and Xue Ying gradually loosened her clenched hands. Then, with all her remaining strength, she said, "I... I'll go back with you, but you can't hurt anyone here! Otherwise..."
As she spoke, a resolute glint appeared in her eyes, "Otherwise, I'll kill myself!"
A smile appeared on the old man's face. "As long as you're willing to come back with me, Miss, I certainly won't harm anyone here."
Xue Ying's expression darkened, but without further hesitation, she took a step forward.
But just then, Chen Wuhen suddenly stood in front of her.
Xue Ying stopped in her tracks, completely stunned. "Sect Master..."
Chen Wuhen shook his head and said, "I will not let him take you away."
Although he didn't know what had happened to Xue Ying and her Lineage, after listening to their conversation, he roughly understood what was going on.
Upon hearing this, Xue Ying's vision blurred instantly, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Only here did she truly experience what it felt like to be cared for.
She forced a smile. "Sect Master, I'm fine. Let him take me away."
Chen Wuhen shook his head decisively, "Impossible! Don't try to fool me!"
"Snort!"
At this moment, the old man suddenly let out a cold snort, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body, instantly pressing down on Chen Wuhen.
Chen Wuhen had no ability to resist and immediately knelt down.
Upon seeing this, Xue Ying's expression changed, and she glared angrily at the old man, "What are you doing!"
The old man said coldly, "You ant-like creature dares to try and stop the young lady from returning? How laughable!"
Chen Wuhen's face was pale and bloodless, but there was no fear in his eyes. "Unless you kill me, don't even think about taking Xue Ying away!"
"Hahaha!"
The old man, instead of getting angry, laughed, then his expression immediately turned cold, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes. "Fine, I'll grant your wish!"
As he spoke, he was about to make his move.
But at that moment, Xue Ying stepped directly in front of Chen Wuhen, saying, "If you dare to kill him, then kill me first!"
The old man's face was ashen, and a terrifying aura surged from his body, yet he did not make a move.
Xue Ying turned to Chen Wuhen, her voice filled with concern, "Sect Master, are you alright?"
Chen Wuhen shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Xue Ying said, "It's good that you're alright. I'll go back with him then."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wuhen said, "No! If the Ancestor finds out that you went back with him, he will definitely blame me. Therefore, you cannot go back!"
Xue Ying said, "But... but you'll lose your life! The Sword Sect might even be destroyed!"
Chen Wuhen calmly replied, "It doesn't matter."
"Okay, okay!"
At this point, the old man could no longer contain himself. "You don't really think I wouldn't dare kill you, do you?"
Xue Ying suddenly looked at the old man, "You..."
Before she could even utter a word, a terrifying force instantly pinned her to the spot, rendering her unable to move an inch.
Xue Ying's face was as pale as paper.
She never expected that the old man would actually dare to lay a hand on her!
The old man looked coldly at Chen Wuhen, "Want to die? Fine, I'll grant your wish!"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and pointed it at Chen Wuhen.
The next moment!
A gigantic finger formed from Immortal Qi slammed down towards Chen Wuhen. The finger contained an extremely terrifying power, and everything in its path was annihilated!
Absolutely terrifying!
Upon seeing this giant finger, everyone from the Sword Sect turned pale, a suffocating feeling surged into their hearts, and the fear in their eyes almost materialized!
Chen Wuhen's face was ashen; he was prepared for death.
Xue Ying retorted angrily, "How dare you!"
At this critical moment, a figure in white stood in front of Chen Wuhen...