Xiu Qiyu, who was caught in the endless slaughter, was also awakened. His silver eyes, filled with boundless killing intent, looked coldly at Hua Mu on the eagle, and a chilling smile appeared on his lips.
That smile nearly made Hua Mu fall off the eagle; his heart felt as if it were frozen solid. Now he was absolutely certain that this person was Xiu Qiyu. Who else but Xiu Qiyu could possess such an intense, almost tangible, killing intent? Who else but Xiu Qiyu could make him instinctively feel fear?
Things seem to be getting more and more complicated now.
Xiu Qiyu glanced at Ye Xiruo, who was lying in his arms with a pale face, and Qing Zhiyi, who was sitting on the ground looking exhausted. These were the most important people to him.
The silver sword light enveloped the entire courtyard in an instant. At this moment, Xiu Qiyu unleashed all his power without holding back.
Those men in black were Hua Mu's carefully trained assassins, and their strength was naturally not weak. However, when they encountered Xiu Qiyu, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, they quickly died without resistance under the terrifying sword light.
Hua Mu remained silent, unaware that Xiu Qiyu had already flown into the air, only fifty meters away. Hua Mu's pupils contracted violently, her legs trembling. She hurriedly urged her eagle to fly away, but the eagle beneath her cried out in despair and trembled as it was about to fall.
Xiu Qiyu's eyes were devoid of any emotion; the snow-white sword light reflected in his pupils, making his ordinary face even more striking.
With this sword strike, Hua Mu would surely die; no one could withstand Xiu Qiyu's sword strike head-on.
Hua Mu acted decisively, jumping off the eagle and throwing a handful of dark pills at Xiu Qiyu.
"Be careful!" Hua Rong exclaimed in alarm. He knew all too well the power of these things—poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs, and explosive bombs mixed together; even if one didn't die, one would be severely injured. He wasn't worried about Xiu Qiyu, but he was worried about Ye Xiruo, who was completely defenseless.
Once those highly toxic substances explode, Ye Xiruo will have almost no chance of survival.
Hua Rong didn't have time to kill Hua Mu. Carrying Qing Zhiyi on her back, she ran forward as fast as she could.
Xiu Qiyu never expected Hua Mu to be so despicable. The sword light in his hand could not be stopped, and the silver sword light quickly intertwined with those black pills.
Xiu Qiyu threw away the sword in his hand and retreated quickly.
The pale green gas quickly spread through the air. Xiu Qiyu hurriedly raised her true qi shield, but it was being rapidly corroded. At this rate, Xiu Qiyu's face turned extremely pale.
He held Ye Xiruo tightly in his arms: "Little Yezi, I won't let you die."
Xiu Qiyu, who had fallen to the ground, struggled to maintain his true qi shield, but the despair in his heart continued to grow. If he had known that Hua Mu had such a thing, he would never have taken Xiao Yezi on such a risk.
Qingzhiyi sat to one side, and Huarong supported him: "Do you have the antidote?"
"It's too late. The only thing that can help is taking the antidote pill beforehand. Once the true qi shield breaks, even a god can't save you." Hua Rong was also in despair at this moment. Although he hadn't known Xiao Yezi and Ice Face for long, he truly considered them friends. Was the tragedy about to repeat itself?
"Hua Mu, I will fight you to the death."
"You'd better worry about the person in your arms." Hua Mu's voice sounded like a cold, venomous tongue in the dark night, sending chills down one's spine.
Qingzhiyi's face turned even paler, and blood stained half of his body. Oh no, it was from running just now.
Hua Rong quickly took out Blood-Restoring Pills and Youth-Rejuvenating Pills and stuffed them all into Qing Zhiyi's mouth: "Don't let anything happen to you."
"I won't die." Qing Zhiyi's smile was tinged with bitterness. Senior Brother, you absolutely cannot be hurt.
"Die! Die! I never thought I'd actually have the chance to kill the most outstanding genius on the continent." Hua Mu's voice revealed a hint of wild, exhilarating pleasure.
It was as if he could already see Xiu Qiyu and Ye Xiruo poisoned, bleeding from all seven orifices, dying tragically in front of him.
"Shut up!" Hua Rong and Xiu Qiyu shouted at the same time.
Hua Mu rapidly calculated in her mind the impact of Xiu Qiyu's death on the entire continent, as well as the benefits she would gain. The distorted smile on her pale face continued to widen.
"Your smile is so ugly, and you keep smiling. It's disgusting."
A mesmerizing and gorgeous voice suddenly appeared in everyone's minds.
The group exchanged glances, confirming that they weren't hallucinating.
"Senior, who is passing by? Help! I am Hua Rong. I will give you any amount of money you want."
"Hiding your head and showing your tail." Hua Mu was currently immersed in the pleasure of Xiu Qiyu's imminent death at his hands, and did not pay much attention to the sudden voice.
He bought these poisons at a high price from Medicine King Valley. So what if he's a Golden Core expert? He'll still die if he gets poisoned.
The next moment, a bright red handprint appeared on Hua Mu's face. Hua Mu was completely unaware of it, let alone able to resist.
At this moment, Xiu Qiyu, Qing Zhiyi, and Hua Rong all became serious. This was a master, at least a powerful being at the Nascent Soul stage or above.
"Senior, it's fate that we've met. Can you save us?"
"Saving people is nowhere near as fast as killing them!" The languid and elegant voice revealed a hint of nonchalant madness and bloodlust.
Hua Mu was now fully awake. A flash of resentment crossed her eyes as she bowed and said, "This junior was confused for a moment. Please forgive me, senior."
Xiu Qiyu's true energy shield was getting thinner and thinner, as if it was about to disappear. Hua Rong and Qing Zhiyi held their breath, determined to hold on!
The poison was far too potent, but if the moment truly came, Qingzhiyi would rush to his aid without hesitation; her senior brother absolutely could not be harmed.
"Excuse me, who do you think you are to speak to me like that?"
"I am Hana Mu."
"People of the Hua family, didn't Old Man Hua teach you to respect your elders?" The voice was clearly young, but it emphasized the word "elder."
"Oh no!" Qing Zhiyi exclaimed in alarm, and despite her serious injuries, she lunged forward.
Hua Rong held Qing Zhiyi tightly, saying, "No."
Hua Rong even closed his eyes, filled with pain and resentment. He didn't even dare to open his eyes, didn't dare to see Xiu Qiyu and Ye Xiruo dying painfully in front of him.
After a while, Hua Rong felt the person in her arms suddenly fall backward, and she quickly opened her eyes: "Qing Zhiyi, wake up."
Xiu Qiyu lay to one side, the bloodstains on his snow-white robes were glaringly obvious, but he was still breathing.
Ye Xiruo's small body was wrapped in a transparent balloon, and her face seemed to have regained some color.
Hua Mu lay sprawled to one side, her fate unknown. What exactly happened in that brief moment?
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