Although Su Jin came to kill someone, seeing Yuan Qi's pained expression, she still went over and swiftly chopped down the man-eating flower.
The man-eating flower will devour a person's flesh bit by bit, and the pain is no less than being slowly sliced to death.
Yuan Qi struggled to crawl out of the man-eating flower and saw Su Jin staring at him with a sinister look, the knife in her hand gleaming blindingly in the blazing sun.
"Don't kill me! Didn't you say you didn't want to harm the disciples of Phoenix Pavilion? At worst, I won't reveal your identity."
Why should I believe you?
Yuan Qi's eyes darted around, and he said firmly, "You can trust me, because even if I don't tell you today, you can't hide it for long! We already found out that you're not Su Danu, and the Master already knows. The Master hasn't taken action because he doesn't want to alert the enemy. It's only a matter of time before he finds out your true identity."
"He knows?" Su Jinxia was slightly taken aback, but Shen Qianxue had not revealed a word about it.
"Of course, your tricks for hiding your identity are nothing more than this."
"If Shen Qianxue didn't want to alert the enemy, why did Yang Jiaoruo set up such a big scheme to kill me?" Su Jin was skeptical and didn't think Shen Qianxue was thinking that way.
Yuan Qi propped himself up slightly, standing up unsteadily. "My lord's thoughts are just my guess, but if it's not to appease you, then what is it for?"
Su Jin fell silent. Why?
She wasn't sure.
"Of course, it's also possible that the Lord is tormented by love and can't bear to part with you. But have you ever considered that you're not just a fake identity? You're a member of the Glass Society, a spy, an enemy. Although I don't know what your purpose is, if one day you hurt the Lord's sincere heart because of this, you will die a much more miserable death! The Phoenix Lord is not someone who can be fooled or who is soft-hearted. You only saw his gentleness, but you didn't see his cruel side."
The key to killing someone is to destroy their spirit; Yuan Qi's psychological warfare was very effective.
A deep unease rose between Su Jin's brows; this was what she feared most.
She had forced herself not to think about it before, but now that it was laid bare before her, she couldn't help but panic.
He was increasingly unable to understand what Shen Qianxue was thinking.
Su Jin clenched her fists nervously, "I... I didn't mean to hurt him, and I certainly didn't mean to hurt Phoenix Pavilion."
Yuan Qi stood up and angrily accused, "But you just killed two disciples of my Phoenix Pavilion. No matter what the cause was, it is an indisputable fact that they died at your hands."
Su Jin down...
Speechless.
A gust of wind suddenly rose, and Su Jin gazed in the direction of the Glass Society. She had her responsibilities as the Glass Master, and if all went well, she might be able to return in the near future.
Goodbye, I don't know when or how.
They don't even know if they'll have a chance to explain everything.
Shen Qianxue, you must hate her.
Su Jin was so distracted that she didn't notice Yuan Qi had already come up behind her.
Yuan Qi narrowed his eyes, steeled his resolve, raised his foot, and kicked Su Jin off the cliff.
Su Jin's body plummeted like a kite with a broken string, her eyes filled with the other person's resolute expression.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what your purpose is. I can't let you continue to do evil."
Yuan Qi's feelings were also complicated, but he still chose to kill without hesitation, even though Su Jinxia had saved him a second before and had even thought about letting him go.
Yuan Qi took a deep breath, gripped his severed hand, and limped back.
He didn't notice that behind him, without Su Jin's suppression, several carnivorous flowers quietly rose up, swaying gracefully in the air, as if discussing who would get the food.
Three days later.
Shen Qianxue finally returned to Phoenix Pavilion.
"Brother Xue, wait for me! What's the rush?"
Behind Shen Qianxue, a pretty girl jogged along, lifting her skirt, sweating profusely, but still couldn't keep up with the man's brisk pace.
Qu Yi, Fu Gang, and Li Hei were already waiting at the mountain gate. Su Jin couldn't be found for a long time, so the captain had to send a message to Shen Qianxue to report the matter.
Qu Yi hurriedly went to greet him, his face grave. "My lord, you've finally returned."
Shen Qianxue's expression was cold and resolute as she asked directly, "What's the situation now?"
"We haven't seen her for four days."
Shen Qianxue suddenly stopped. He had only been gone for less than five days, which meant that Su Jinxia had an accident the day after he left?
Fu Gang and Li Hei were so anxious that they couldn't help but step forward and say, "Master, Miss Su may be in danger. Please let us go in to find her. We promise to find her and make sure she is safe before we leave. We will absolutely not interfere with the other disciples' competition."
Mai Zizi caught up and noticed that everyone looked unwell. She asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"
Mai Zizi had a vague feeling that Shen Qianxue had neglected something very important because she went to save her.
"Take Miss back to her room to rest."
Shen Qianxue gave the order and quickly went to the room temporarily arranged for the competition.
"I...I'm not going back! Tell me what's wrong!"
Mai Zizi stomped her feet and roared angrily.
They didn't say a word the whole way back, rushing back day and night, it was terrifying!
"Miss Zizi, please don't disturb the master. It's not too late to ask after things are over." The disciples all followed Shen Qianxue away, leaving only one person to escort Mai Zizi back.
Mai Zizi glared at him defiantly, then sat down on the steps. "I'm not leaving. I'll just wait here!"
The disciple had no choice but to stay by her side.
Inside the room, Shen Qianxue sat at the head of the table, his eyes cold and his face expressionless, but his large hands were clenched tightly, revealing his unease at that moment.
"Let's start from the beginning and tell you exactly what happened."
Qu Yi said, "On the second night after you left, the barrier between the poisonous insect area and the wild animal area was damaged, and the poisonous creatures inexplicably went on a rampage. A large number of poisonous insects invaded the wild animal area. The guards I sent to protect Miss Su were also attacked. In a moment of carelessness, they lost track of her. Afterwards, I sent many people to search for her, but we could not find any trace of Miss Su. Her signal arrow was never fired."
So, she might be safe; this was Qu Yi's last hope.
"How did the competition go?" Shen Qianxue asked next.
"Due to the attack by the poisonous creatures, a large number of disciples were poisoned and eliminated. However, Third Master lit the insect-attracting incense early on, and now the poisonous insects have basically gone back, and the barrier has been repaired," the captain replied.
How many people are left?
"There should be fewer than twenty people left!"
"Go find Third Master, send out a signal to stop the competition, and have all disciples leave the mountain-protecting formation." Shen Qianxue made a decisive decision.
Qu Yi was surprised, not expecting that Shen Qianxue would stop the match directly because of this.
A moment later, Shen Wenmao arrived and immediately began cursing as he entered, "You brat, you want to stop the competition over something like this? You've completely disregarded the rules of Phoenix Pavilion!"
"Third Master! You still haven't given me an explanation regarding the breached barrier in the poisonous insect zone and the rioting of poisonous creatures!"
Shen Qianxue's brows were sharp, and her voice was filled with anger and an unyielding rebuke.
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