This sword of yours may trap him for life.

Ren Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained expressionless: "I can save him."

Yuan Feng narrowed his eyes, his scrutiny becoming more and more profound: "What's your name?"

"Ren Xuan."

"Ren Xuan..." Yuan Feng frowned slightly and repeated the name in a low voice. This name was inexplicably familiar.

After a long while, the young man spoke again: "I don't want to use Fang Cun's things. If you give me your heart in exchange for yours, I will trust you."

Ren Xuangao sighed silently in his heart. Heart transplant? I didn't know I had this skill?!

But at this moment, reality no longer allowed him to hesitate. Whether the heart transplant could be successful was one thing, but whether he dared to write a blank check was another.

Ren Xuan vowed: "Okay, but you have to let our people in first."

Yuan Feng didn't even hesitate and shook his head: "No. Tonight, I promised Fang Cun that no one will be allowed to enter the Sutra Library."

Ren Xuan's mouth twitched, and he felt numb. Boss, if you are so trustworthy, why are you a villain?

His eyes swept over Tang Wuyong and Yin Shuwei in the formation.

Chasing souls and seeking essence, anyone who steps into the formation will die, but strangely, there is no massacre scene with corpses everywhere as he remembered.

Yuan Feng did not kill anyone casually, and his brother is still alive.

Things have changed.

Ren Xuan was three parts doubtful and four parts tentative. He spoke slowly, "You killed so many people, aren't you afraid that your brother will see you?"

As soon as the words fell, the air instantly turned cold.

Yuan Feng's eyes were sharp as a blade, but his tone was serious as if he was explaining: "They were the ones who attacked me first, and I didn't kill them indiscriminately."

As he finished speaking, the blood line instantly spread and wrapped around the two corpses in the formation.

Flames rose and the corpse turned into ashes in an instant, as clean as if it had never existed.

Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly - Tsk, the speed with which they destroyed the body was as if they were afraid of being reported after doing something bad.

What’s even more strange is that this guy… Yuan Feng in Blood-stained Clothes, doesn’t want to kill anyone.

Ren Xuan pinched the hilt of his knife and spoke tentatively, "Since neither you nor I want to kill anyone, how about this - the formation is the boundary, I won't enter the Sutra Library, and you don't care what I do outside the formation, how about that?"

Yuan Feng thought for a moment, raised his eyes and nodded coldly: "Okay."

After a pause, he added, "Keep your voice down and don't disturb us while we're reading."

Ren Xuan: “…”

...You are noble.

···

Eastern battlefield.

What Bai Xiao said was absolutely right. The more Lu Xiyun tried to restrain himself, the more he became restricted, trapped in his own shackles, and placed himself in danger.

The more you endure, the more aggrieved you will feel, and the more you will be beaten.

This time, Lu Xiyun was knocked over by one blow and hit hard against the broken wall.

The bricks on the wall shattered, and the young man wiped the blood from his lips. He endured it for a moment, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Lu Xiyun gritted his teeth and angrily shouted, "Lu Yingfeng, you bastard! It's fine if you died alone! But you still want to drag Brother Xie down with you!!!"

The black robe was still suspended in the air, silent and without a trace of human energy, just mechanically executing the next round of attacks.

The life certificate Xie Lingyan carried became a heavy burden on the young man. Lu Xiyun could only defend himself, without any offensive moves.

If we keep fighting like this, we will be exhausted to death sooner or later.

Fang Luoling was watching from above with his eyes wide open. He couldn't help but slap his thigh and curse loudly: "Boy! You held back too hard! If you keep doing this, you're going to get beaten to death later!!"

Lu Xiyun coughed up blood and angrily shouted, "Let him die! I'll settle the score with him after he dies!"

Fang Luoling almost couldn't catch her breath: "Your bad temper, is it because of Xiao Xie?!"

It's a pity that Xie Lingyan wasn't there, otherwise City Lord Xie would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot - "When I was in charge, his personality was so good! It's all because of that bastard Qin Shu! !"

Fang Luoling suddenly turned around and waved at Bai Xiao: "Brother, I can't hold on any longer! Find a solution quickly!!"

However, before he could finish his words, a small figure suddenly rushed into the battlefield, as fast as the wind and as ruthless as if he was willing to risk his life.

The young man gripped the knife tightly in his hand and chopped it randomly without any method, but he managed to drive back several approaching evil spirits.

Standing in front of Lu Xiyun, the young man tightly grasped the hilt of the knife, his breath rapid enough to make his Adam's apple roll, but his voice was extremely stubborn: "Brother, don't be afraid, Xiaoyi will protect you in a while!"

Lu Xiyun didn't react for a moment. Normally, shouldn't he be the one doing this kind of thing?

Now it's his turn to be protected by a little brat?

The young man swung his sword without any strategy, and with pure brute force he forced the black-robed puppet back a full twenty meters.

Fang Luoling's eyes widened: "Oh, this brat—he's quite ruthless!"

The black-robed puppet was filled with yin energy and was forced to retreat, but it stabilized its body in an instant and counterattacked.

Bai Xiao glanced at the battlefield, then at Xie Lingyan, his tone indifferent: "The puppet is injured, but your energy is dissipating faster. 'It' is stealing your energy. Lu Xiyun can't kill 'it' unless—it kills you first."

Xie Lingyan's expression remained unchanged, and her tone was calm: "If I die, could you maintain the barrier for me?"

Bai Xiao shook his head: "I can, but he can't."

He glanced at Bai Xiao's figure indifferently, and his tone revealed a bit of undisguised disdain: "Your foundation is too poor, Junior Brother."

The battle situation is difficult to break and the deadlock has no solution.

Xie Lingyan died, the barrier collapsed, and a tide of corpses immediately poured into the city;

Xie Lingyan is alive, the battle is unstoppable, and the tide of corpses will eventually devour Yinshu;

In front of the Xiao residence, the young man tightly grasped the knife. Although the knife flashed chaotically, he managed to carve out a chance to breathe.

Xie Lingyan lowered his eyes in thought, then suddenly said, "Senior, are you really not capable of possessing another's body?"

Bai Xiao's eyes darkened and he sneered, "What do you want to say?"

Xie Lingyan smiled faintly: "Then I know how to do it. Senior, how about helping me out for once?"

Bai Xiao narrowed his eyes, finally understanding Xie Lingyan's intention. After a moment, he sneered, "Okay, very good. You're gambling with your life."

Xie Lingyan didn't answer, but only looked up at the barrier in the distance that was about to collapse. Her eyes were cold, as if she saw through the smoke of the battlefield and saw a more distant future. "My life can be gambled. But the lives of the people in Yinshu City cannot be gambled."

···

When Tang Wuyong and his men arrived, the scene before him almost made him think that he had run to the wrong battlefield.

On the ruins of the Xiao residence, a woman in a red dress was circling around Lu Xiyun, smiling brightly and speaking in an undisguised infatuated tone.

"That's a cool move! Senior Brother, it's a shame you didn't learn swordsmanship back then!"

The next moment, her face changed slightly, and she shouted anxiously, "Hey hey hey! Senior Brother, you're really strong with this move! Don't hurt 'it'! If 'it' is hurt, it will take away Xiao Xie's energy again!"

Immediately, she smiled again: "Yes, yes, brother! That's it, just hold him back!"

Lu Xiyun's temples were throbbing, and he said in a cold tone, "Fang Luoling, if you don't want to help, just stop bothering me."

Fang Luoling spread his hands, looking innocent: "Brother, I dismantled your puppet and summoned you out, so how could I have any extra energy?"

Then, she tilted her head, a sly smile on her lips: "Brother, you should seize this opportunity, turn over a new leaf, and reincarnate quickly. If you can get to the next life soon, I will pledge my love to you."

Lu Xiyun paused and glanced at her coldly: "..."

The corners of Tang Wuyong's mouth twitched, and he wondered if he had stumbled into some strange Shura field.

But now was not the time to focus on these things. Tang Wuyong suppressed his doubts and stepped forward quickly: "City Lord, Fourth Master, what happened to Prince Lu? He looks strange! And who is that woman in the red dress?"

Xie Lingyan said in a cold tone, "Didn't I tell you to lead your men to defend the Sutra Library? What are you doing here?"

Tang Wuyong paused and replied truthfully, "General Ren has taken over that area. His men have altered the ground structure and used formations to divert underground water. It seems they intend to flood the Sutra Library's key mechanisms."

Xie Lingyan didn't take it seriously, and simply nodded slightly. "In an emergency, we should make the necessary arrangements. It's better to drown them than let them fall into the hands of Master Yan."

Bai Xiao said urgently, "Forget about it! Guard Tang, summon troops immediately and seal off the sixteen passages between the inner and outer cities! Brother, we can't continue to maintain the barrier on our own like this!"

Xie Lingyan didn't object, but added calmly, "Focus on defending the four northwest gates. If the other passages can't be defended, temporarily evacuate the people to the northwest."

Tang Wuyong accepted the order and left quickly with his men without saying a word.

The gates of hell were wide open, corpses were pouring in, and the huge barrier between the inner and outer cities finally began to dim, as if it would collapse at any time.

Lu Xiyun slashed through the charging corpses with a single blow of his sword, then landed gracefully on the ruins. He glanced indifferently at Xie Lingyan, who had rushed over, before sheathing his sword. He spoke calmly, "This kid has a good foundation. I can hold on for a while. Now, what do you want to do?"

Xie Lingyan's eyes were steady, his calmness revealing a resoluteness: "Xiyun is much more powerful than his brother. Senior, you can kill 'it'."

Lu Xiyun raised his eyes coldly: "Boy, do you want to die?"

Xie Lingyan shook his head: "I don't want to, but at this point, there's no other way."

Fang Luoling had been enjoying the show, but upon hearing this, he looked up at Xie Lingyan, his tone tinged with regret, "Xiao Xie, look carefully. This kid would rather die than touch that puppet."

Her tone was gentle, with a feeling that seemed to penetrate time. Her eyes fell on Lu Xiyun, but it was as if she was looking through him into the distant past: "This sword of yours may trap him for life."

Her eyes were dark, with a hint of sadness that was hard to conceal: "You can be a little selfish."

Xie Lingyan lowered her eyes slightly and said in a calm voice, "So, was Senior selfish back then?"

Fang Luoling paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "You are too smart, I can't beat you in an argument."

Fang Luoling sighed softly, lost in the moment, moved by her own feelings. "It's not easy to find someone willing to sacrifice everything for you in this life. Back then, I was just as affectionate towards my senior brother."

Xie Lingyan was choked by these words, and her eyebrows jumped.

He said, why did what Old City Lord Fang said sound a little off since just now?

Xie Lingyan: "Senior... you seem to have misunderstood something..."

Fang Luoling waved her hands lightly, looking very confident: "If you like it, then you like it! What's wrong with men? I'm a very open-minded person!!"

Xie Lingyan rubbed his brows helplessly: "..."

Dear senior, please stop inciting me. We are not lovers and I cannot sympathize with you.

A blue firework exploded in the southern sky. After a brief flash of light, the entire south fell into silence.

The south gate was broken.

The defeated Silver Pivot Guards rushed in from the south gate, trying desperately to merge into the inner city defense, but the suppression of the battle map and the siege of the zombies made their progress difficult.

In the end, only Tang Wuyong and a dozen remaining soldiers staggered back to the inner city.

The bloodstains spread all the way, and the area outside the South City had become a Shura field.

Xie Lingyan's eyes were solemn, and he looked at Lu Xiyun without hesitation: "Senior, there is no time."

Fang Luoling's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately stood between the two of them: "Brother, wait! Let's think of a solution!"

Xie Lingyan's voice suddenly deepened. "Senior, you are also the city lord. You should know how many people are being slaughtered right now, and how many are about to die."