"I will not die."
Shen Huairu sighed, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will take good care of all the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect."
"I am always at ease with my junior sister's composure."
"Senior brother, take care!" After saying that, Shen Huai carried Nangong Ling'er on his back and left, leading a group of Tianjian Sect disciples. At this time, the Tianmojian disciples who came with Wen Xiao, although they wanted to stop him, could not move forward because Liu Jiantang was still blocking the way. He did not know what would happen today, but his grief and anger turned into power. At this moment, he began to kill.
As he brandished his sword, he shouted, "Shen Huairu, from this day forward, you are the seventy-eighth generation leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect. My lifelong wish has been to protect the Heavenly Sword Sect. If you protect the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, then you have protected the Heavenly Sword Sect!"
Shen Huairu did not turn around; she knew what Liu Jiantang meant.
At this moment, thousands of demon disciples from the Heavenly Demon Abyss were fighting with Liu Jiantang. Liu Jiantang originally wanted to stay and buy time for the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, but now he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only quell his rage through fighting and killing.
Liu Jiantang's sword intent was at its peak, but Wen Xiao had not returned and his whereabouts were unknown.
Shen Huairu knew that this was not over yet. She could not stay in the Heavenly Sword Sect. The only way out was to find another way. She knew Liu Jiantang's determination and knew that if Wen Xiao realized what was going on, none of these people would be able to leave. Sure enough, not long after Shen Huairu left with her people, Wen Xiao returned looking dejected.
He seemed like a different person, no longer in the mood to care about the Heavenly Sword Sect. He just stood at a distance, quietly staring at Liu Jiantang, lost in thought.
After Shen Huairu led her disciples down the mountain, they searched for Bai Yao and Xiao Yuhan, but the two seemed to have vanished into thin air. Shen Huairu dared not linger and led the group into Lingsu City.
Half a day later, Nangong Ling'er woke up and asked, "Senior Sister, where is Senior Brother Liu?"
"Senior brother is covering the rear. He's at the Heavenly Sword Sect, so Wen Xiao won't come after us."
Nangong Ling'er frowned, somewhat angrily, "So you just left him here?"
“Junior Sister, this is how it should be done at a time like this,” Shen Huairu said expressionlessly.
"Senior sister, you've really become so cold-hearted..."
Upon hearing this, even the usually calm Shen Huairu couldn't help but be moved. "Junior Sister, if Senior Brother Liu dies and such a situation occurs again, then it will be my turn, and then Xiao Yuhan's turn. This is the rule. Not to mention a sect, even a family, in a time of crisis, if the elders are not there, the younger ones will take their place. Junior Sister, you are no longer the little girl you were back then. Master and your seniors are long gone. Now it is our turn to give everything for the younger generation. You will have your day sooner or later too."
Hearing this, Nangong Ling'er's eyes reddened. She thought of her senior brother's serious demeanor, yet he was the one who couldn't do anything with her. Among the five deacons and thirteen guardian elders of the entire Heavenly Sword Sect, she was the weakest, but she was the most senior among the eighteen elders.
Thinking of how the Heavenly Sword Sect is now in ruins and displaced, she felt extremely distressed. "Senior Sister, why did we come to Lingsu City?"
"With so many people around, it's not easy to spot our tracks."
"But what if we're discovered..." Thinking of this, Nangong Ling'er looked at Shen Huairu with some disbelief.
"Junior sister, don't look at me like that. If the Heavenly Demon Abyss doesn't care about the lives of these ordinary people, they will die sooner or later even without the Heavenly Sword Sect. If their goal is to take over the Central Plains, they won't wantonly slaughter the people. We still have a glimmer of hope."
Nangong Ling'er shook her head in disbelief, "Senior sister, this isn't how you do things."
“Junior sister, they might not even come after us. If they are really determined to kill us, what’s the point of hiding in Lingsu City? I just hope that as soon as we see any glimmer of hope, we will move towards it. The Great Yan Dynasty still has considerable strength, and there is also the Blood Lotus Sect in the city. We may not be in a dead end. If you think I’m wrong, then after we’ve settled these disciples, I’ll go with you to our deaths!”
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