"Yong Xiaoheng, listen to me, it's not what you see, all of this..."
Zhu Ziyi hurriedly came over and leaned closer, wanting to explain to Yong Heng.
Yong Heng glared at him, his eyes bloodshot, and roared, "Get out of my way!"
Zhu Ziyi's hand stopped, and he really dared not go any further.
When Zhang Bo and Abbot Shangde realized something was wrong, they rushed over immediately.
"Your Highness!"
"Greetings, Fourth Prince!"
Yong Heng took a good look at these people.
In public,
One is a compassionate and enlightened monk who saves all sentient beings.
One was someone who had taken care of him since childhood, a humble and kind person whom he regarded as an elder.
One was someone he grew up with, simple-minded, even honest and kind, whom he considered a brother.
He had considered everyone, but he never imagined it would be these people who were completely unrelated to him!
They all pretend to be respectable people in public, but behind the scenes they do things that are worse than animals!
"Yong Xiaoheng..."
"Don't call me that. I can't bear to be called that by the infamous Black Wind Bandit!"
Zhang Bo and Shang De gave Yong Heng a knowing look. Yong Heng noticed and scoffed, "What?"
"Are you so eager to kill me?"
Zhu Ziyi looked at Yong Heng and said, "As long as you promise not to tell anyone, I won't kill you."
"Oh!"
"You yourself are so filthy, do you think I would be like you, Zhu Ziyi!"
Yong Heng's words were tantamount to a declaration of war.
"Then I'm sorry, Yongheng!"
Now that things have come to this point, no one can stop him!
Zhu Ziyi reached out to grab Yong Heng, who nimbly dodged and swiftly drew his flying sword. However, he was quickly defeated as Zhu Ziyi's sword came hurtling towards him.
"Clang!"
Gu Xi's sword blocked Yong Heng's path, and Gu Xi and Tu Er also revealed themselves at this moment.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Zhu Ziyi's expression turned panicked, and he demanded sharply, "Who are you?"
Gu Xi looked at Zhu Ziyi as if he were an inanimate object, "Do you, a monster who is neither human nor ghost, deserve to know?"
The word "monster" struck a nerve with Zhu Ziyi. He abandoned his sword and a completely black bead appeared in his palm, surrounded by wisps of black mist.
Gu Xi and the others couldn't figure out the origin of the bead, so for a moment, no one dared to be careless and they all took out their weapons.
The black bead gradually turned blood red, and it seemed as if wisps of blood energy were flowing around it.
"You, all of you, may die!"
In an instant, the red bead released tremendous energy.
In just a moment, Gu Xi noticed something was wrong.
"Tu'er, this thing can actually affect the soul!"
"Be careful, and finish this quickly!"
"good!"
Yu Jin Sword, Crimson Nether Spear, Azure Feather Sword—Gu Xi and the others revealed their natal magical weapons.
Wan Ke and Yong Heng dealt with Zhang Bo and Shang De, while Gu Xi used her cultivation to briefly withstand the power of the bead. Tu Er reached out to snatch the red bead from Zhu Ziyi's hand.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Zhu Ziyi knew he was no match for them, but he also knew they were wary of the bead in his hand. He glanced at the distance behind him, took the bead and ran backward. He pressed something and disappeared instantly!
Zhang Bo and Shang De had absolutely no chance of winning against Wan Ke and her group!
Tu Er cursed irritably, "That kid actually got away! That's really strange!"
He kicked Uncle Zhang on the ground and said, "Hey, tell me quickly, where did he run off to?"
Uncle Zhang and the others remained silent.
"You won't talk, huh? Then you might as well all die!"
Just as he was about to finish them off with one palm strike, Gu Xi stopped him.
"Don't worry, we'll deal with it together later!"
After saying that, he glanced at the two men who were already at their last gasp and said softly, "Besides the General's Mansion, where else can he escape to?"
Sure enough, after Gu Xi finished speaking, the expressions of the two people changed slightly.
"Let's go to the General of the State's mansion! I want to see what he's holding in his hand!"
......
Chu Yu and Hua were getting impatient waiting for a while before there was finally some movement!
Just then, Zhu Ziyi suddenly tumbled out from the left side of the artificial hill in a disheveled state. Just as he was about to enter the cave in the artificial hill, a sword was suddenly placed against his neck.
Zhu Ziyi's heart pounded like a drum, but he pretended to be calm and looked ahead along the sword.
"Is it you?"
Hua looked at Zhu Ziyi, who was wearing a mask, and said in a sharp voice, "Should I call you Zhu Ziyi or Black Wind Bandit?"
With just one sentence, he shut down all of Zhu Ziyi's excuses.
He knew he was probably doomed today, but if he accepted his fate, he wouldn't be Zhu Ziyi!
Clutching the beads tightly in his hand, his empty eyes, peering through the mask, stared intently at the flowers, muttering incantations:
I offer my soul as a sacrifice, not seeking rebirth or an afterlife, but only seeking to perish together with you!
"Liao Liao, step back!"
After Zhu Ziyi finished speaking, the bead in his hand seemed to have a mind of its own, quickly devouring his soul, and then freezing in the air, attempting to devour Chu Yuhe and Hua's souls with it as the center!
With a slight parting of her red lips, she said, "I'm not overestimating myself!"
After speaking, he sat down on the ground and began to pluck the strings of the Broken Illusion Zither, with notes flowing out one after another.
The sound of a flowery zither is the best way to ward off evil spirits.
Before Zhu Ziyi's sacrifice was even complete, the blood-red bead turned pitch black and finally fell quietly into Chu Yu's palm.
"Ghost Tears Pearl!"
Hua and Gu Xi, who had rushed over, were all surprised to hear what Chu Yu said, but now was not the time to talk about that.
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