Chapter 92 Kill him
Ning Qi's cultivation level was not as high as Xie Xiyue's, but the other party had a bite stopper on her mouth, which greatly reduced the threat to her. She only needed to defend against her long and sharp nails.
While dodging, Ning Qi glanced at Xie Jingyan out of the corner of her eye. He watched their fight with great interest, clearly enjoying the thrill of them killing each other.
The corpse demons behind him were all restless, making hoarse sounds, but he suppressed them.
Ning Qi used his longsword to block Xie Xiyue's fingernails, then flicked them upwards, splitting her fingernails in two, causing her to cry out in pain.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know it would hurt you." She subconsciously felt guilty looking at the familiar face.
Xie Xiyue bared her teeth, enraged by her, and launched an even fiercer attack. The overflowing demonic energy enveloped her body, and the bite stopper in her mouth actually loosened under her constant struggle.
Ning Qi's heart skipped a beat. She quickly raised her hand and used her sword to block her gaping fangs, feeling her breath spraying on her face.
Xie Xiyue restrained her arms and slammed her to the ground, pressing her teeth against her neck.
Ning Qi felt a sharp pain in her back and struggled on the ground. She pushed her body away with her longsword and looked at the demon group not far away.
Xie Jingyan, seeing that it was about time, shook his head and said, "Utterly vulnerable."
He said to the corpse demons behind him, "Come at me all at once. There's not much food left, so it's first come, first served."
The corpse demons were unable to comprehend his words; they only knew that there was fresh human flesh before them, and they all pounced on the three of them.
A small clump of the demons suddenly flew away, probably to find Xiao Sui.
But even if he appeared here instantly, it would probably be too late; the dark mass of corpse demons was already right in front of him.
At the critical moment, Ning Qi poured her spiritual power into Xie Xiyue's body, calling her name.
Xie Xiyue's dark pupils contracted briefly, a hint of confusion appearing on her face, and a low voice escaped her throat, "Xiao Qi..."
Ning Qi was immediately overjoyed and whispered to her, "Help me."
Xie Xiyue responded with a chuckle.
The horde of corpse demons, reeking of blood, approached Ning Qi and the others, lunging at them. A Ying and A Shen, who were originally dealing with Qian Yu and Zhi Zhi, suddenly turned around and slashed at the corpse demon closest to them.
These corpse demons still showed a desire for human flesh on their faces, their heads already rolling to the ground.
Xie Jingyan frowned. "What's going on?"
Xie Xiyue released Ning Qi and stood up. She used her long fingernails to poke into the eye of a corpse demon that was about to pounce, crushing its eyeball.
"How could you..." Xie Jingyan was still in shock when Xie Xiyue and Ning Qi had already worked together to deal with two or three corpse demons.
The demonic horde floating in mid-air also joined the battle, enveloping the heads of the corpse demons and turning their skulls into a bloody mist.
Ning Qi tried to make contact with these corpse demons and channeled her spiritual power into them.
Most of the corpse demons, like Xie Xiyue, obeyed her will. Some still attacked her, but were quickly blinded by Xie Xiyue.
Seeing that the number of corpse demons had dwindled to less than ten who could obey his commands, Xie Jingyan rushed over in a fit of rage, attempting to continue manipulating them with his demonic energy.
Ning Qi came directly in front of him, imbued the sword with spiritual power, and stabbed it toward his heart.
Xie Jingyan dodged to the side, instantly moved behind her, and struck her in the back with a palm.
The demons swiftly protected Ning Qi's body, withstanding the attack.
Seeing that his first attack had failed, Xie Jingyan launched another series of attacks, which Ning Qi continuously defended with his sword.
Her cultivation level was far inferior to Xie Jingyan's, and she could only barely fight him with the help of the Corpse Demon and the Demon Clan.
As time went by, her spiritual power was about to be exhausted, the surrounding demonic energy was unbearable, the sky was getting darker and darker, the clouds were pressing down low, and there was a faint premonition of a torrential downpour.
Xie Jingyan raised his head in surprise, then looked at Ning Qi and smiled, "I underestimated you. You actually comprehended the Dao in battle, attracting a heavenly tribulation, and are about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."
"Unfortunately, breaking through at this time will surely lead to your death." Xie Jingyan laughed wildly. The sky grew darker and darker, and the originally white sunlight was completely blocked by dark clouds. A strong wind swept around.
"Miss!" Qianyu and Zhizhi noticed the change in the sky and came over to her with concern.
Xie Xiyue also looked at her.
Ning Qi felt a sharp pain in her dantian, and her meridians swelled up, causing her hand holding the sword to tremble slightly.
A familiar spiritual energy enveloped her, supporting her arm as if holding her hand and helping her swing the sword.
It's Xiao Sui; he's already here.
But why doesn't he show himself? Ning Qi had no time to think. With the help of Xiao Sui's spiritual power, she increased the speed of her sword swings, turning defense into offense and repeatedly stabbing at Xie Jingyan's vital points.
"A death throes!" Xie Jingyan commented dismissively.
The spiritual energy in her dantian circulated faster and faster, and a burning sensation rose in her lower abdomen. Her depleted spiritual energy surged again, and she slashed Xie Jingyan's cheek with her sword.
Xie Jingyan also sensed the spiritual power emanating from her, narrowing his eyes. "This aura... is it Xiao Sui? He actually suppressed demonic energy to help you break through. What an idiot. It seems I can wipe you all out today."
"Don't even think about it." Ning Qi's eyes flashed with intense light, and her body was filled with spiritual power like never before.
A faint rumbling sound came from the horizon, as if foreshadowing the upcoming tribulation.
Ning Xi showed no fear, and her swordsmanship became even more exquisite. She felt herself and the sword become one, and she had never been so free and at ease.
Xie Jingyan's expression turned serious. All the corpse demons he had been able to control stopped moving, as if they had received some kind of command and stood there blankly.
The dark clouds hung low, almost pressing down, and a blinding white light flashed into his eyes without warning. Xie Jingyan seized the opportunity to try and take Ning Qi's life.
Ning Qi dodged to the side, grabbed his sword, and slammed into him, pinning him to the ground.
Xie Jingyan's pupils constricted as he watched helplessly as the lightning, imbued with extremely strong spiritual power, struck him.
"Ah!" he screamed in agony, his demonic energy instantly weakened, and white smoke billowed from his body as if strong acid was corroding it.
Ning Qi also felt intense pain, but gentle spiritual energy enveloped her body, constantly giving her strength. She gritted her teeth and tried her best not to cry out.
She held Xie Jingyan down tightly and asked, "Where is Zheng Xinyu?"
"I don't know any Zheng Xinyu," Xie Jingyan shouted.
“The Corpse Demon King of this area,” Ning Qi said, enduring the pain.
A cunning glint flashed in Xie Jingyan's eyes: "I know where she is. She's not dead yet. Let me go, and I'll take you to her!"
"Tell me where she is first." Ning Qi knew that Xie Jingyan, who was able to take over these corpse demons, must have already killed Zheng Xinyu, and she would not let him go.
“Go a few hundred steps west from here, and I’ll take you there.” Xie Jingyan looked at the black clouds, fear in his eyes.
The next bolt of lightning suddenly struck.
The loud rumbling sound caused Ning Qi to experience a brief period of tinnitus.
As sounds gradually became audible, Xie Jingyan let out a painful roar, emitting a foul stench. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that parts of his flesh had rotted away.
He struggled harder, nearly knocking Ning Qi away.
Ning Xi was also in unbearable pain. She wanted to continue torturing Xie Jingyan, but she was afraid that she would be too busy taking care of herself to control him.
She couldn't afford any more complications; she had to eliminate this menace.
She raised her longsword, a resolute glint in her eyes, and as the next bolt of lightning struck, she plunged it fiercely into his throat.
With a "poof," powerful spiritual energy pierced into his body through the sword tip. Xie Jingyan couldn't even scream this time, only making strange "clanging" sounds.
He stared intently, tears of blood streaming from his eyes.
Ning Qi drew her longsword without hesitation, warm blood splattering on her body. She swung the sword and decapitated him, then rolled off without expression and kicked his body away.
The man who caused her to leave her biological parents and forced her to become a scapegoat for the princess died just like that.
She felt that his death was too easy.
Qianyu and Zhizhi tried to approach, but Ningqi stopped them, saying, "There's also Heavenly Thunder, don't come any closer."
She sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and Xiao Sui's spiritual power protected her. The warmth in her dantian helped her fight against the heavenly lightning.
The next few lightning strikes were even more ferocious than the previous ones, as if hundreds of pounds of weight had suddenly pressed down on her. Her back felt like it was being squeezed and deformed, her chest felt tight, and her throat tasted metallic. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
A ray of light seemed to appear overhead, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed. She breathed a sigh of relief and heard many voices calling her, but they were far away. Her vision began to spin, as if she had fallen into a whirlpool.
"Princess, Princess?" Qianyu's face appeared before her, looking slightly younger than she did now. "Why are the dark circles under your eyes so heavy? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Ning Xi turned her head, still somewhat dazed. She heard herself say, "I had a dream. I dreamt that I was in a storybook, and Yan Chongyan was the male lead, while I was just a minor supporting character who had to die to protect him."
Qianyu stared in surprise, then smiled. "Princess, this is just a dream. Huaguang Sect is so safe, and Young Master Yan's cultivation is so high. Why would he need you to take a knife for him? You really love him too much."
"Is that so?" Ning Xi fell silent. The dream was so real that she couldn't help but take it to heart.
After she finished dressing, Zhizhi brought in a food box. "Princess, it's time to deliver lunch to Young Master Yan. Are you ready?"
Ning Xi looked at the exquisitely made-up person in the mirror, nodded, picked up the food box, and said to them, "Let's go."
They went to the Huaguang Sect's training ground. When the others saw her coming, they only dared to look at Yan Chongyan in the center of the field with mocking eyes.
"Brother Yan, this is for you." Ning Qi picked up the food box, vaguely sensing the disdainful gazes around her.
Yan Chongyan wiped the sweat from his face and said sternly, "Princess, I will eat in the dining hall. You don't need to bring me food."
Ning Xi scrutinized the face. Although the appearance matched her aesthetic standards, the expression was too serious and dull, which made it hard to be interested. How could she be so infatuated with such a man, and even want to die for such a cold man in the future?
It's the most absurd thing in the world.
She threw the food box on the ground, glanced at him, and said, "Here you go, eat it or don't."
After saying this, she turned and left with a surprised Qianyu, heading to the palace to request the emperor to annul the engagement.
The emperor disagreed, which made Ning Qi feel uncomfortable, but she also felt that there was no basis for her to do these things for the dream, and that she was probably just overthinking it.
She returned to Huaguang Sect, and unexpectedly, several events surrounding Yan Chongyan overlapped with her dream.
Ning Xi began to believe that her dream was real, and she secretly prepared her escape baggage.
Two months later, on a dark and stormy night, she decisively left Huaguang Sect.
In the period immediately following her escape, she dared not go to Yandu, fearing that she would be caught. She found a small village nearby and lived in a dilapidated house that was uninhabited. Life was more difficult than she had imagined. Not only was the living environment very poor, but she also had to do everything herself.
The person, who never lifted a finger, soon developed many scars on her hands, which ached all day long, causing her unbearable pain.
She gradually began to doubt whether her choice was wrong. Finally, three months later, a disciple dressed in Huaguang Sect robes passed by and stopped at a nearby farmhouse to rest. She secretly eavesdropped by the wall.
They heard that the Demon Lord had attacked the sect, killing many disciples. Senior Brother Yan had fought desperately and was seriously injured, remaining unconscious to this day. They had just returned from seeking medicine from the Valley of Divine Physicians, hoping that the elixir would be effective.
Her dreams were indeed all correct.
Ning Xi suddenly realized that this was the reason she had been on the run for ten years before time reversed.
It all started because she foresaw her own death; she wanted to change her fate; she wanted to live.
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