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Ye Qingzhu's words made Jiang Yingyue hesitate for a moment, but the arrow was still shot out. Immediately afterwards, the pipa in Xuan's hand emitted a clear sound, and an invisible giant wave overturned the two of them to the ground.
"This kid's pipa playing is surprisingly good." Ye Qingzhu hadn't experienced his skill back at Tingyu Tower, but now he figured he probably wanted revenge for how Jiang Yingyue had tricked him. Just as Ye Qingzhu was about to get up, Jiang Yingyue turned back and questioned, "What are you doing?"
Ye Qingzhu was somewhat bewildered, but Jiang Yingyue stood up, looking down at her without even trying to help Ye Qingzhu up: "Why are you interfering with me?"
"Interference?" Ye Qingzhu also stood up, looking into Jiang Yingyue's eyes. "His hand is already on the bowstring; shooting another arrow would just be a waste of arrows."
Jiang Yingyue was equally adamant: "Waste? If you hadn't stopped me, that arrow would have already pierced his arm."
"You were distracted by the music..." Ye Qingzhu was about to remind Jiang Yingyue, but she interrupted him directly.
“I’ve been observing you since just now. It seems that the person’s music has made you indecisive and hindered me at every turn.” Jiang Yingyue frowned and looked at Ye Qingzhu with an almost icy gaze. “I know this is not your wish, but I have to move forward, so… I’m sorry.”
"Are you insane!" Seeing Jiang Yingyue about to raise her bow and point it at him, Ye Qingzhu felt a surge of anger. "Look at yourself carefully, who's the one being affected? Has your hatred clouded your judgment?!"
Jiang Yingyue did not stop because of Ye Qingzhu's words. Seeing this, she also tightened her grip on the silver whip in her hand: "Fine, if you want to hit me, I will hit you until you submit today!"
Ignoring the musicians present, the two engaged in a fierce, evenly matched battle. At this moment, the zither in Ning's hands seemed to play a battle song for their battlefield, the killing intent within the music fully embodying their spirit. Xuan Ze stood not far away, ready to take their lives at any moment. Victory would surely be theirs if they fought each other to exhaustion.
In the heat of battle, both women gradually lost their reason, left only with an ever-burning rage within them, like puppets performing a play, unable to extricate themselves. They gradually forgot their purpose and their goal; only the other remained before them, and the other became their obstacle.
Ning watched the spectacle unfold before her with unhurried ease. Now, their fate was sealed: to be killed by the other side or by Xuan.
Seeing that Ye Qingzhu was at a disadvantage, and Jiang Yingyue was about to seize the opportunity to stab her with an arrow, she could only dodge to the side, but Jiang Yingyue stabbed the bell she was wearing.
As the bell shattered, an extremely piercing sound filled the entire Heavenly Alliance. Even Ning had to stop playing the zither and cover her ears. That sound was the key that awakened the two of them. The intense stimulation pulled their consciousness back. When the noise subsided, they returned to their original state.
In fact, they recovered even faster than the musicians.
When Ning opened her eyes again, she saw Jiang Yingyue pointing her bow at her, while Ye Qingzhu was controlling Xuan from behind. The situation was reversed in an instant.
"You've really gone to great lengths to lay the groundwork; you almost succeeded." Jiang Yingyue said. At least now, her anger was no longer blind, but genuinely directed at the person in front of her who had caused her and Qingzhu to kill each other. "From the moment I started fighting the Shield Bearer, you were playing the zither. What made you willing to sacrifice your comrade to kill me with your own hands?"
Ning smiled gently: "You're overthinking it, Jiang Yingyue. Couldn't I have used it for the Shield Envoy? To provoke his anger and get rid of you? It's just a pity that the Bell Envoy couldn't stop Ye Qingzhu. What a waste."
Jiang Yingyue was not surprised by this answer. Looking at Ning's fearless expression, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you think there's any point in lying now?"
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