What If He Won't Let Me Go?

Sang Ying tore off a petal from the Ice Lotus and tossed it to Liu Wu.

Seeing her completely indifferent attitude, everyone felt she was wasting her talents.

Liu Wu took the petals, which were still chilled, and could tell almost immediately that they were the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus without even needing to look closely.

"You took out such a valuable item so easily, aren't you afraid I'll just steal it?" Liu Wu was no longer as lazy as when he was talking to Third Young Master Zhao, and his expression became much more serious.

Sang Ying replied, "It's fine if you steal things and run away, as long as you don't interfere with Zhao San. Besides, you don't seem like the kind of person who would break their promise."

His cultivation level alone was comparable to everyone present. If he really wanted to do something bad, he wouldn't need to waste his breath arguing with Zhao San.

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu's expression softened considerably. "Throw that Ice Lotus over here."

Fang Chi and Hai Tingzhou both looked at Sang Ying simultaneously, their eyes filled with hesitation.

Sang Ying noticed their worry, but still went along with Liu Wu's words and tossed the jade box to him.

Upon receiving the jade box, Liu Wu immediately put it into his Storage Bag, as if afraid of being seen by others.

"I will protect you until you leave Gleaming Gold Island. In addition, I agree to three conditions. As long as it does not violate the Heavenly Dao or harm the innocent, I will do what you say." His tone was firm, and as soon as he finished speaking, a golden mark appeared on his brow.

Clearly, this is a Heart Demon Oath!

Having received Liu Wu's assurance, Sang Ying and the other two breathed a sigh of relief. However, Zhao San and his group looked even more grim.

"Liu Wu, I'll remember you!" Third Young Master Zhao was furious at being betrayed so suddenly.

If he weren't being held hostage, he would definitely teach Liu Wu a lesson!

However, no sooner had he finished uttering those harsh words than Fang Chi tightened his grip on the blade, and a third bloody gash quickly appeared on his neck.

"Have you thought it through? You have no more trump cards now. If you retreat a hundred feet away immediately and leave Su Fuyun behind, I might spare your young master's life." Saying he would spare Zhao San's life was actually also sparing theirs.

After Sang Ying finished speaking, the group opposite her exchanged glances. Finally, the short man gritted his teeth and spoke up, "Fine, we'll step aside! But let me make this clear: our young master possesses a treasure given to him by the family head. If anything happens to him, the family head will surely find the real culprit. If you don't want to die, don't try anything funny!"

"No need for you to worry about that," Sang Ying retorted, and then had Hai Tingzhou take over Su Fuyun's care.

This time, she will never let Su Fuyun, this scourge, get away with it again!

Fortunately, the person on the other end was also clever, keeping Su Fuyun firmly under control from beginning to end, and she was unable to escape despite her several struggles.

When Hai Tingzhou went to arrest her, she tried to escape, but was eventually captured by Zhao San's men and handed over to Hai Tingzhou.

After handing over the person, Zhao San's men indeed retreated a mile away as promised. At that distance, even if they wanted to chase after her, they probably wouldn't be able to catch up with Sang Ying anytime soon.

Everyone was relieved.

"My men have all left. Now you should release me, right?" Zhao San urged impatiently.

The swordsman's blade was getting closer and closer to him.

Sang Ying gave Fang Chi a wink, and taking advantage of Zhao San's inattention, the other man struck him hard on the back of the neck.

The other person instantly collapsed to the ground.

Seeing that he had fainted, Hai Tingzhou was still a little worried. "If we just let him go like this, won't he come back to cause trouble again?"

"He'll definitely cause trouble." Although Sang Ying hadn't known Zhao San for long, she could tell he was vindictive. If he didn't have that Law Treasure, Sang Ying would actually prefer to eliminate him completely.

However, these scions of the Aristocratic Clan possessed numerous life-saving treasures, and Sang Ying was not the only one involved in this matter, so she dared not take the risk.

After a moment's thought, Sang Ying said, "Release him first..."

"What if he comes back for revenge?" Fang Chi asked anxiously.

Sang Ying continued, "It's not his place to retaliate. We'll detain him once we get back to Haizhou City. Hai Tingzhou has now obtained the token, and his status as heir is a done deal. Zhao San has offended the Hai Household heir, which is tantamount to offending the entire Hai Household."

"Fang Chi and I will also take this opportunity to inform the sect. The Hai Household will then lead the way to ask the Zhao Household head how he raised his son. For a so-called treasure, he dared to attack the direct disciples of two major sects and the heir of a powerful Aristocratic Clan..."

Sang Ying didn't say anything more, but Hai Tingzhou immediately understood. "At that time, I'm afraid his father will not only not help him, but may even personally teach him a lesson! In that case, without an elder in the family to stand up for him, this kid won't be able to do anything to us with his little abilities!"

Upon hearing Fang Chi clasped his hands together and said, "Alright, let's do it this way!"

With that, the three of them tied Zhao San up and even set up a trap to throw him inside. They were sure he wouldn't be able to escape, but he wouldn't be in any danger either.

Meanwhile, Liu Wu, who had been holding Su Fuyun and watching Sang Ying and the other two discuss how to deal with Zhao San, shook his head inwardly upon seeing this: Is this what disciples from major sects are like? They really are ruthless!

After dealing with Zhao San, the group quickly left the area and found a cave on the other side of Gleaming Gold Island.

Although it's not as comfortable as the previous cave, the day we leave the island isn't far off, so making do for a few more days won't hurt.

Once everything was settled, Sang Ying began preparing to deal with Su Fuyun.

Almost the moment Sang Ying's gaze fell on Su Fuyun, she was startled.

Sang Ying stepped forward and grabbed her, then greeted the other two, saying, "I'm going out to deal with this person."

Hai Tingzhou glanced at her with slight concern. He knew Su Fuyun's identity; after all, when Immortal Venerable Yanchen announced his acceptance of a disciple to the world, he had heard quite a bit about it, even though he hadn't visited the Flowing Light Sword Sect.

He was somewhat worried that if Sang Ying laid a hand on Su Fuyun, Immortal Venerable Yanchen would probably not let her off the hook.

But these were no longer things for Sang Ying to consider. Today's events had taught Sang Ying a lesson—some people, if left unchecked, would only bring you endless trouble.

She used to be too weak, preoccupied with Su Fuyun's "protagonist" status and always hesitant. Now that she's dragged her friends into this mess, Sang Ying can no longer tolerate her!

Sang Ying grabbed Su Fuyun and dragged her into the depths of the dense forest. No matter how much Gu Huaiwei begged for mercy or brought up Gu Huaiwei, Sang Ying did not stop.

After confirming that no one was around, Sang Ying threw her to the ground.

"Junior Sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong. It was all Zhao San's fault for forcing me to do this. I didn't want to do it, please believe me!" Su Fuyun knelt before Sang Ying, looking humble and pitiful.

Sang Ying watched coldly, then drew her sword.

Su Fuyun stared intently at the sword in her hand, as if looking at some venomous snake or ferocious beast, and unconsciously crawled back.

"You can't kill me, you can't kill me! Master left a mark on me, he'll know if anything happens to me!" Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Su Fuyun could only use Gu Huaiwei, she didn't believe Sang Ying wouldn't be afraid.

Even after she said that, Sang Ying's sword drew ever closer. "You were killed by the Demon Beast in the dense forest, and your body was never recovered. What does that have to do with me? How can you say that I killed you?"

The longsword gleamed coldly and was already close to Su Fuyun's eyes.

"Master will not let you get away with this!" Su Fuyun cried out in alarm.

Sang Ying's sword was already falling down on him.

"So what if you won't let me go?"