"Grandma, I will never abandon you unless I die." Hua Yue said firmly.

He was an orphan. If the old woman had not adopted him and raised him with great difficulty, he would have died in the wilderness or even been eaten by a wolf. In his mind, his grandmother was his only relative and the person he loved the most. How could he abandon her?

"Haha, you adopted a filial son and grandson. Originally, he had a chance to escape, but unfortunately he chose to die. You can't blame me then." Across from him, a swordsman in black tights laughed sinisterly.

"Let them go, and I'll go with you." The old woman said to the black-clad swordsman.

"No need. Since they are all dead, there is no point in you living. You'd better serve them well." After the black-clothed swordsman said this, he stabbed the old woman with his sword.

Great Swordsman! Hiding outside the earth wall, Mu Hanyan tried her best to conceal her presence, but she was shocked in her heart.

It’s not that she was shocked by his strength. Being able to force Huayue Zirong and Jiang Yuzhe into this state, it wouldn’t be surprising if the other party was a swordsman, let alone a great swordsman. What really surprised Mu Hanyan was that the other party’s target was actually Huayue’s grandmother.

Originally, he thought that it was his enemy who came to visit him, or that Huayue and Zirong had accidentally offended some powerful enemy. He never dreamed that the person who came to visit him was actually Huayue's grandmother.

As far as Mu Hanyan knew, Hua Yue's grandmother was just an ordinary old woman in the village. How could she have such a powerful enemy?

"Kill!" Hua Yue Zirong shouted at the same time and slashed with a sword.

Seeing that both of them were seriously injured, it was difficult for them to be a match for each other. Mu Hanyan moved his hand, pressing the hilt of his sword, ready to strike. After all, as a fellow great swordsman, Mu Hanyan was absolutely confident that he was invincible at the same level, but he was not afraid of him.

At this moment, a strange figure appeared out of nowhere and stabbed the black-clothed swordsman with a sword from behind. The one who could have such a strange body movement was naturally Jiang Yuzhe.

Mu Hanyan quickly stopped. She hadn't seen Jiang Yuzhe before, and she'd thought he'd slipped away on his own, realizing the situation was bad. Now she realized he hadn't left, but was waiting for an opportunity just like she was. Fortunately, she was a bit slow, otherwise the sword would have struck Jiang Yuzhe from behind.

"Hmph, it's you again. Let's see where you can hide this time!" Seeing Jiang Yuzhe's ghostly figure, the black-clothed swordsman was not surprised at all and laughed coldly.

Suddenly, a light appeared in his sleeve, and an invisible ripple appeared outside his body, like a stone falling into a calm lake, causing ripples.

Hua Yue Zirong in front of him and Jiang Yuzhe behind him, the three of them were instantly enveloped by the ripples, and their movements became extremely slow, as if they were stuck in an invisible quagmire. The black-clothed swordsman took a light step and easily avoided the sword tips of the three at the same time, then turned sideways and slashed at Jiang Yuzhe with a sword.

Obviously, he had been on guard against Jiang Yuzhe, or perhaps this sword was originally intended to lure him into action.

Barrier! Mu Hanyan almost cried out in surprise.

No wonder the opponent, with only the strength of a great swordsman, was able to force Huayue and the other two into a desperate situation. She was a little puzzled before, but now she completely understood. It turned out to be because of the barrier.

Mu Hanyan had witnessed the wonders of enchantments on Ye Yanran more than once, but this time, the other party's enchantment gave her a completely different feeling. There was an extremely strange aura within the enchantment. Even outside of it, Mu Hanyan felt her energy flow sluggishly, and her body felt unusually heavy.

Mu Hanyan felt secretly nervous. Fortunately, Jiang Yuzhe had taken action first. Otherwise, if she had taken action, she would definitely not get any advantage in facing this strange barrier.

Seeing that although Jiang Yuzhe was in danger, he should be able to protect himself with his shadowless sword skills, Mu Hanyan resisted the urge to attack and secretly reminded herself: Wait a moment, wait for the best opportunity to attack!

The opponent's barrier was too strange, and Mu Hanyan noticed that the moment the barrier appeared, a strange light flashed from his sleeve. If he guessed correctly, his barrier must be activated by alchemical artifacts, unlike Ye Yanran's, which had many restrictions on its use. If he couldn't kill with one strike, he would likely be killed when the opponent used the barrier again.

Trapped in the barrier, Jiang Yuzhe's face changed. It was too late to stop his hand, and he couldn't stop it. He could only twist his wrist and stab the sword at an extremely strange angle, just blocking in front of him.

With a dragon's roar, although Jiang Yuzhe was not killed by the sword, he was still violently knocked away, and even the long sword in his hand broke into several pieces.

"Yuzhe!" Hua Yue Zirong reached out to catch Jiang Yuzhe, but was also shocked by the powerful force and took several steps back.

"No, I can't deal with him. If you die, don't blame me for being disloyal." Jiang Yuzhe spat out a mouthful of blood, but said with a smile on his face.

"Why didn't you leave?" Zirong asked.

"Do you think I, Jiang Yuzhe, am such an ungrateful person?" Jiang Yuzhe puffed out his chest, but the pain in his internal organs caused him to shrink back immediately.

"Well, it's not in vain that I made this friend. With you as my companions on the road to the underworld, I, Zirong, will die without regrets." Zirong laughed heartily, but her face was pale, and her smile looked unusually tragic.

"Actually, you all should leave." Hua Yue said guiltily, looking at the two of them.

"If it were you, would you leave?" Zirong said with a smile.

Huayue shook her head and said nothing, but her eyes were full of emotion.

Not only were they moved, even Mu Hanyan, who was hiding in the dark, had a warm look in her eyes. And Mu Cheng was full of envy: with such a friend by his side, even if he died, it would be worth it.

"Haha, you two have a deep brotherly love. Well, then I will grant your wish." The black-clothed swordsman laughed and slowly raised the sword in his hand.

Huayue, Zirong, and Jiang Yuzhe looked at each other. They all knew that this time, there might be no chance anymore.

"Who are you?" Hua Yue took a deep breath, gripping his sword tightly as he stood before Zirong and Jiang Yuzhe. He still didn't know their origins, and if he died like this, he would be resigned.

"Tsukiji, did you really not tell him anything?" The black-clad swordsman looked at Huayue's grandmother and asked.

"No." The old woman shook her head and said.

"Very good, considering that you have not completely betrayed the temple, I will leave your body intact to save you from the suffering of burning heart and devouring soul." The black-clothed swordsman nodded and said to the old woman.

"Thank you for your help, but this child is innocent. I hope you can give him a chance to live." The old woman pleaded bitterly with a sad look in her eyes.

"Since I have already mentioned the word 'temple', do you think I will let him go?" The black-clad swordsman said with indifference.