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Upon entering the backstage area, she found it still deserted. Jiang Yingyue was immediately annoyed. How could she lose track of the place again?
Just as she stood there, she suddenly heard a rustling sound from the side. Jiang Yingyue immediately became alert, and the next second, two people jumped out of the shadows and attacked her.
At the same time, the Qingyun Sword was also drawn. Jiang Yingyue quickly realized that this was probably a delaying tactic by Changyun!
"Where is Changyun? Where is he?" Jiang Yingyue asked while parrying the attacks. It was clear that the two men's martial arts were inferior to hers, but her Qingyun Sword had a rule against killing. The two men did not respond to her, so Jiang Yingyue had no choice but to quickly knock them unconscious and end the battle.
There's no other way out from the back, which means Changyun is most likely still inside the building, or worse, he had enough time to leave through the main entrance.
Just as Jiang Yingyue came out from backstage, unsure of which way to go, her keen ears caught someone speaking on the second floor: "Changyun! Today's adaptation is truly ingenious!"
She dared not delay even for a moment longer, and immediately leaped to the private room on the second floor. Looking through the latticework in the door, she saw about three or four people inside, all of whom looked unfriendly, seemingly so-called officials.
"I heard that Leader Bai also came to watch today's show."
At that moment, Changyun was facing away from the door. Jiang Yingyue was waiting for the right moment to pull him out, but the next second, he walked to the table where the officials were sitting and toasted them one by one. When he finally faced the door, Jiang Yingyue couldn't help but gasp.
At this moment, his face was free of the heavy makeup he wore during his opera performances. Looking at his face, Jiang Yingyue's mind went blank. She desperately hoped she had mistaken him for someone else, but the more carefully she examined him, the more certain she became. No wonder Changyun looked familiar; beneath the heavy makeup was none other than Shen Ci, the very person she had kindly rescued and who had gone to the Bright Moon Sect to study under a master!
All sorts of guesses flooded her mind instantly. At this moment, she didn't want to care about anything anymore. Jiang Yingyue kicked open the door of the private room, and before the people inside could react, she had already rushed to Shen Ci, grabbed his collar tightly, and pulled him out.
On the second-floor corridor, Jiang Yingyue threw Shen Ci to the ground, raised her Qingyun Sword and pointed it at him: "How did you survive?"
Shen Ci seemed to have anticipated her response: "I am a member of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, I don't need to think about this. Besides, don't you already have the answer?" Shen Ci lay on his back on the ground, a bloody smile curling at the corner of his mouth, the firelight illuminating the flickering ferocity in his eyes.
Jiang Yingyue's sword tip pressed against his throat, the cold gleam of the Qingyun sword reflecting in her trembling pupils: "Why?"
"I only came here to seek inspiration for my new play because I heard that the Mingyue Sect was isolated from the world. It just so happens that Alliance Leader Bai is going to clean up your mess. How could I not cooperate?" Shen Ci's words showed no remorse, but rather a hint of pride. "Come on, kill me. What about your Qingyun Sword's rule of not killing? This sword saved me and has already drunk the blood of the entire Mingyue Sect!"
"Aaaaah!" Jiang Yingyue screamed, plunging her sword into Shen Ci's throat, then frantically slashing at his face and body. Blood splattered all over Jiang Yingyue, and at this moment, her eyes were filled only with endless hatred.
Such a commotion naturally attracted many people. The officials who came upon hearing the noise were so frightened that their legs went weak. Soon after, Nanfeng Tower fell into chaos. In this chaos, Jiang Yingyue could feel one person's gaze most clearly. She turned around and looked at the third floor, where Bai Yu was looking at her with a smug look on his face.
“A remnant of the Bright Moon Sect, daring to kill someone in public.” Bai Yu announced her crime calmly, as if he himself were truly guilty. “Shield Bearer.”
A figure slowly emerged from the shadows. The person's physique was almost unreal, and he was fully armed with black armor, holding a massive black shield in his right hand: "Present."
"Execute him on the spot." As soon as Bai Yu said this, the man jumped down from the third floor. The huge difference in their physical strength even shook Jiang Yingyue's confidence.
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