She first escaped this immediate predicament, and then tried to apologize to her senior sister, shifting all the blame onto Cheng Qiang.
Regardless of the circumstances, the loss of more than a dozen drug slaves is enormous, and she cannot possibly take the blame for it.
Her movements were extremely fast, covering ten zhang in a single leap. As she jumped across a stream, a burst of true energy attacked her from behind.
*Pfft...* This burst of true energy pierced straight through her chest, exploding into a cloud of blood mist on her body.
She screamed and fell into the stream with a splash...
Ye Xingchen walked over, reached out and pulled her out, then tossed her aside.
Nie Yun gasped for breath, staring at Ye Xingchen in terror as if she had seen a ghost.
She was considered one of the best disciples of Mount Futu, with exceptional talent. She possessed three of the six unique skills of Mount Futu. Although her strength was average, she was more than capable of dealing with a Celestial Phenomenon expert.
But all her methods seemed to be ineffective against Ye Xingchen, which was the most incomprehensible thing to her.
"Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?" Ye Xingchen asked, staring at Nie Yunyou.
"Spare...spare me," Nieyun managed to utter.
In front of Ye Xingchen, she had completely lost the will to resist; her will had been utterly destroyed.
She really couldn't understand how someone could be so strong.
"Are you afraid of dying?" Ye Xingchen looked at Nie Qu with some surprise, and said with a smile, "I thought you weren't afraid of anything."
"I think your senior sister must have told you before she left that you shouldn't mess with me, right?"
"Yes...yes." Nieyun stammered, a pleading look on her face. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed Senior Sister and caused you trouble. Please...please forgive me this time. I promise I'll never do it again."
"I have warned Futu Mountain not to mess with me more than once," Ye Xingchen sighed. "But you don't listen. You belong to one of the three major forces outside the realm of civilization, and you think too highly of yourself."
"But Mount Futu has been detached from the world for a long time, so you probably don't know that there are many people in this world that you can no longer afford to offend."
“Ye Xingchen, I… am an inner disciple of Mount Futu, and I am under the protection of Mount Futu.” Nie Yun composed himself: “I think you wouldn’t want to make enemies with Mount Futu, would you? Releasing me would be beneficial for you, otherwise…”
"Otherwise what? Are you trying to tell me that if I don't let you go, I will be relentlessly hunted down by Mount Futu, right?"
"Yes...yes." Nieyun nodded hesitantly, unsure whether her threats would work.
But after all, she was a disciple of Mount Futu, and an outstanding disciple who was deeply loved by her master.
If Ye Xingchen really killed her, Futu Mountain would definitely not stand idly by. She felt that Ye Xingchen would not take such a big risk.
"Where is Gu Manyun?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"We lured you into this trap, and she was taken away from here. Several people led her out of the mountains from Qinghedang." Nieyun answered honestly, and she was indeed relieved.
The fact that Ye Xingchen could ask her questions in a normal way shows that Ye Xingchen didn't want to make things too big, which would allow her to live.
“Very good.” Ye Xingchen nodded, and suddenly he waved his right hand, and a tree branch flew up.
*Thud...* The branch pierced through Nieyun's chest.
Nie Yun stared blankly at Ye Xingchen, a look of disbelief on her face.
She couldn't believe that Ye Xingchen would disregard the Floating Mountain behind her and directly try to kill her.
“You…you…” Nieyun pointed at Ye Xingchen, and large mouthfuls of blood foam spilled from the corner of her mouth.
"Go in peace, you don't need to worry about anything else," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"Are you really not afraid of our Futu Mountain? Do you really want to be our enemy?" Nieyun stared intently at Ye Xingchen, her expression full of resentment.
Ye Xingchen originally thought that he wouldn't dare to touch her because of her identity as a member of Futu Mountain, but he didn't expect that she would act without any regard for the consequences.
"First of all, Futu Mountain certainly won't risk everything to avenge such a stupid disciple as you," Ye Xingchen sneered. "Secondly, even if things really come to a head, do you really think Futu Mountain can gain any advantage in my hands?"
"Their sudden entry into the world to support powerful forces must be because they have discerned the secrets of heaven and want to seize the initiative to establish themselves in the secular world. I don't think they would damage their own foundation for a fool like you."
Thump... Nieyun fell to the ground, twisting and struggling several times before becoming still. Her eyes were wide open, and she died with extreme resentment.
Ye Xingchen wasted no time. After all, Gu Manyun was still in the enemy's hands. He flashed and headed towards Qinghedang.
Deep within this forest lies a reed marshland with crystal-clear river water, hence the name Qinghedang (Clear River Marsh).
This place is deep in the forest, overgrown with weeds, and the reeds that have grown to two meters tall have almost completely covered the small river.
Ye Xingchen followed the trail, but upon arriving here, he suddenly lost all traces of everyone.
Ye Xingchen frowned slightly. He stood there and looked around. He saw layers of invisible black energy pressing down from all directions.
This is demonic energy, because the aura it contains is extremely heavy, giving people a very strong sense of oppression.
Could something else be occupying this place? Ye Xingchen stopped here, and his divine sense spread out in all directions.
Suddenly, he smelled a bloody scent from the bushes on one side. Ye Xingchen rushed over, parted the bushes, and his brows furrowed tightly.
There was a corpse in the grass, or more accurately, a corpse whose body had been half-eaten off by the powerful bite of some creature.
The blood trail followed the grass all the way forward, with bits of flesh and organs scattered along the way, making the whole scene look extremely gruesome.
Ye Xingchen's heart tightened, and he quickly followed the trail of blood. He was certain that something in this place had already reached a certain level of cultivation, and if he didn't get there in time, Gu Manyun might be in danger.
Following the trail, they arrived at a mountainous area where the trees were all ancient and towering, exuding an unusually yin aura, almost identical to the demonic power emanating from the area just now.
We've arrived; this is the lair of that thing.
Before them lay a massive cave, its entrance unusually smooth, surrounded by a jumble of white bones.
Besides the skeleton, there was also a shed snakeskin, which belonged to a python and was as thick as a water bucket.
I understand now. It's a snake that has achieved a high level of cultivation. This snake skin is the best evidence. This kind of thing is very rare.
Ye Xingchen reached out and grasped Chixiao in his hand, then entered the cave without a second thought.
The entrance to the cave was unusually smooth, but there were many skeletons piled up around it, and some of the skeletons even had the uniforms of Japanese officers on them.
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