Chapter 265
The shrill, terrified screams rose and fell, sending chills down one's spine.
"Run! Run! Help!"
Ning Yue was caught off guard and attacked from both sides. A curved blade slashed her arm, and before she could even look down, another person raised a curved blade and charged at her.
Her eyes widened as she raised her sword to desperately defend herself, her hand going numb from the impact and she nearly lost her grip on the sword.
Upon seeing this, Li Jianxin panicked and shouted, "Junior Sister!"
He tried to go and save her, but he was entangled by the people of the Demon Palace and couldn't get away at all.
Yuan Xiu had to protect the coffin from being snatched away and withstand the attacks of even more people. Let alone saving others, he was barely able to protect himself.
At the critical moment, a silver-white lightning bolt flew from not far away, wrapped around the man's neck, and flung him away.
In the blink of an eye, Tao Tao appeared in front of Ning Yue.
The python whip sent the surrounding enemies flying with incredible speed, carrying a powerful, deep purple internal force. It sent these Demon Palace disciples flying through the air before slamming them heavily to the ground.
As the dust settled, deep craters were visible everywhere, created by the demon palace disciples.
With such a grand display, everyone's shocked gazes fell upon her.
The leader of the Demon Palace was surprised when he saw her inner strength. The other Demon Palace disciples seemed to sense the familiar aura as well, and they stopped and turned their gazes toward her.
Leng Qiao realized something was wrong and rushed over to stand in front of Tao Tao, watching the people warily.
Tao Tao also sensed something was wrong and suddenly remembered that Ning Yue had said the day before yesterday or the day before yesterday that her martial arts style came from the Demon Palace.
Today, the disciples of the Demon Palace looked at each other with such strange and surprised expressions.
There were two people who taught her martial arts. Duan Gan could barely be considered one, and Leng Qiao couldn't possibly be from the Demon Palace, so it must be that little old man.
She should have realized it sooner. With his eerie appearance and the use of corpses as puppets, no one would believe he wasn't practicing some kind of evil or crooked practice.
Suddenly, a sinister voice came from ahead, asking, "Who are you?"
Why do they possess the same internal energy as their palace master, and also martial arts techniques belonging to the Demon Palace?
All eyes were on her. If she gave a bad answer, and they all turned their anger on her, even if the little monk believed her, Ning Yue would never believe her a second time.
Since it's a demon palace, the people there would never be kind-hearted.
"Who am I? I'm your father!"
Tao Tao sneered, and with a flick of her right hand, the silver python whip, carrying a fierce killing intent, lashed directly at his face. The man was startled and hurriedly retreated.
The python whip lashed the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust and causing the ground to sink deep, a sight that made one's heart pound with fear.
Those present couldn't help but think that if this were thrown in someone's face, it would surely split their head open.
His ruthless and vicious nature, along with his arrogant and conceited attitude, is exactly like that of the Palace Master.
Could it be a little apprentice that the Palace Master took in from outside?
Many martial artists, seeing that the Demon Palace disciples hadn't noticed them, quietly retreated.
After retreating to a safe distance, it turned tail and ran, its escape speed faster than a rabbit.
Tao Tao didn't care what they were thinking. She channeled her inner strength into her palm and instantly pulled one of them towards her. With a forceful snap, her neck bone was broken, and blood spurted from her mouth onto the back of her fair hand.
Yuan Xiu and Li Jianxin also realized what was happening. Yuan Xiu was a monk, so he could only guard against killing. Fortunately, Li Jianxin and Ning Yue didn't have this concern. They killed all the disciples of the Demon Palace, and the killing was swift and decisive.
Finally, the leader of the Demon Palace gave Tao Tao a deep look, then led the rest of his people away.
By this time, they were all exhausted, and Yuan Xiu was seriously injured. He sat leaning against the coffin, with large and small wounds on his body from the scimitar, and his face was as pale as paper.
At that moment, Ning Yue pointed the blood-stained sword at her.
She shouted angrily, "Tao Tao! You lied to us! You're actually from the Demon Palace! You've always denied following us, and you're just like those others, after Master Yizhen's relic!"
Li Jianxin also stared at her warily; both of them were treating her as a potential enemy.
He couldn't help but ask, "Miss Tao Tao, who exactly are you? Those Demon Palace disciples left just now, clearly because of you."
Tao Tao said with a grin, "Didn't I say that because I'm his father, a son has to listen to his father? Why are you all so nervous?"
Suddenly, he chuckled, breaking the tense atmosphere and attracting their attention.
The four turned to look and saw Yuan Xiu smiling there, his eyebrows and eyes crinkling, and his smile was simple and honest.
He said, "This humble monk believes that Benefactor Tao is not a member of the Demon Palace."
I had no doubt whatsoever that she was from some kind of demon palace.
She walked over, half-squatted down, and checked his injuries. "Are you alright? The wound looks a bit serious."
His face looked rather pale from blood loss, but he still managed a forced smile and said, "I'm fine, this humble monk feels alright."
She smiled, got up, went to the carriage to get her handbag, and returned to Yuan Xiu's side, saying, "Take off your clothes, I'll treat your wounds."
Ning Yue and Li Jianxin exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion.
In the end, Li Jianxin decided to treat Ning Yue's wound first. Ning Yue's wound was on her arm, and it could be treated without taking off her clothes.
They would carry medicine for injuries with them when they traveled the martial arts world.
Yuan Xiu paused for a moment, clutched his clothes, and hesitated. Tao Tao suddenly stood up and said, "I'll have Li Jianxin come and help you."
"No, no need, this humble monk can manage on his own."
He didn't want to trouble others.
Tao Tao nodded and handed him the medicine and gauze. As a monk, she respected his opinion.
Then he turned around and pulled Leng Qiao to sit down in the carriage to treat her injuries.
As she was working, her gaze inadvertently fell on the coffin. Leng Qiao noticed her unusual behavior and looked at her questioningly.
Tao Tao merely curved her eyebrows slightly and nodded gently, implicitly acknowledging her thoughts.
Leng Qiao's expression showed a hint of surprise, then she suddenly became thoughtful, as if she was plotting something in her mind.
After a short rest, they continued on their way without stopping.
It wasn't until evening that they finally arrived at the foot of Linggui Temple on Yashan Mountain. Looking up at the temple halfway up the mountain, Tao Tao couldn't help but sigh.
"How are we going to get up there?"
She scratched her face in slight frustration, noticing that they were all injured, and realized that she couldn't possibly carry them all by herself.
"This humble monk will go and ask the people in the temple for help. I would be grateful if you could look after things for me."
"Don't worry." Tao Tao waved at him.
As night fell, the three of them stood guard at the foot of the mountain. Ning Yue stared at her suspiciously, worried that she might do something, but also afraid that she was overthinking it.
Thinking about how happy everyone was yesterday, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
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