"You just wait!"
After saying that, the person never responded again, and the previously overcast sky gradually cleared up, returning to its usual azure blue.
Xu Jinhuan rested her chin on her hand and said thoughtfully.
"It seems there are still limitations. I wonder if I can drag that trash here once I gather all the faith power of the entire continent together..."
After saying that, Xu Jinhuan wiped the blood off her longsword. She stared expressionlessly at the two corpses in front of her, kicked aside the head blocking her way, and looked into the distance.
"There's another road here, but I don't know where it leads."
Since he was already there, Xu Jinhuan took his long sword and walked towards the secret passage. The passage was narrow at first, but it gradually became wider after walking for a while.
"Waaaaah"
At the same time, the woman's sorrowful cries gradually reached Xu Jinhuan's ears.
Following the sound, Xu Jinhuan quickly arrived at a man-made cave.
"Sister Qingqing, are we going to die too? Baihua and Baimei were taken away by that old Taoist priest yesterday and have never come back."
"Yu'er, don't worry. My aunt and uncle have been kind to me. Even if I die, I will protect you before I die."
"Sister Qingqing, I'm sorry. I was provoked by others before and always felt that our parents favored you, so I couldn't help but bully you."
I truly mistook a pearl for a fish eye. If I were alive, I would definitely treat you as my own sister.
As soon as Xu Jinhuan entered, she saw two girls hugging and crying in the iron cage. Without disturbing them, she simply and decisively cut the chains of the cell.
"Click"
The sound of the iron lock hitting the ground successfully pulled the two girls out of their grief.
"Sister Qingqing, am I seeing things? The lock broke by itself?" Wu Yu'er said in surprise.
A flicker of excitement crossed her cousin Li Qingqing's eyes. "Yu'er, we have a chance to live!"
Wu Yu'er raised her wrist, revealing the iron ring on it, and sighed deeply.
"Sister Qingqing, I can't escape, but you can. You can run out and call for help first. Maybe I'll have a chance to survive."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqing frowned deeply. "Yu'er, I can't abandon you. If something happens to you here, how heartbroken your aunt and uncle will be!"
As if she had thought of something, Wu Yu'er took a jade pendant from her waist and then bit her fingertip to write a few lines of blood.
"Sister Qingqing, with these two things, your parents will definitely not blame you. If I really suffer misfortune, please help me fulfill my filial duty to your parents."
After Wu Yu'er finished speaking, she was about to hand the item to Li Qingqing when she saw the other party impatiently snatch it away.
"Hahaha, Wu Yu'er, you're so adorably silly!" Li Qingqing looked at the contents of the blood letter with satisfaction and smiled as she spoke.
Wu Yu'er looked at Li Qingqing blankly, seemingly not understanding why the other party's attitude had suddenly changed so drastically.
When Li Qingqing saw Wu Yu'er's appearance, she was furious. She grabbed Wu Yu'er's collar and said viciously.
"I really hate your naivety. Your friend is right. Ever since I entered the Martial Academy, I've wanted to replace you!"
Being kidnapped this time is not a disaster for me, but a stroke of luck. So even if it means submitting to that ugly old Taoist priest, as long as it leads to my death, I would gladly accept it.
Li Qingqing's words reminded Wu Yu'er of that night when her cousin was suddenly called away by the old Taoist priest and didn't return until the next morning. At that time, her cousin said that the old Taoist priest had taken some blood from her and even showed her his wound.
Bai Mei and the others seemed to have understood something at the time, and they had secretly warned themselves to be careful of their cousin. But not long after, the two of them were also taken away by the old Taoist priest and never came back.
"Li Qingqing, my Wu family has treated you well!" Wu Yu'er recalled the events of the past few days and looked at Li Qingqing with eyes full of fury.
Li Qingqing sneered, "So what? As long as you're around, no matter how good you are to me, you can't truly treat me the same way you treat yourself. In the eyes of outsiders, I'm still just a poor relative of the Wu family!"
Li Qingqing took out a dagger hidden in her sleeve and walked to Wu Yu'er's side with malice. "Yu'er, didn't you say you made a mistake before? Now is the time for you to atone for your sins."
"Be good, and I can finish quickly too. Close your eyes, it won't hurt anymore soon."
Because she was restrained by the iron rings, Wu Yu'er could only lean against the wall in fear, watching Li Qingqing's dagger get closer and closer.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered that the day before she was abducted by the old Taoist priest and his gang, her mother had taken them to the Jinhuan Temple in the slums of the western suburbs.
Although Wu Yu'er didn't believe in these things, her mother was a steadfast and loving believer, and she would go to worship at any temple or Taoist monastery that was said to be efficacious.
In an instant, the four words "Jin Huan Shan Shen" filled Wu Yu'er's mind, and she blurted out, "Please, Jin Huan Shan Shen, save me!"
The invisible Xu Jinhuan instantly sensed an extremely strong power of faith, ten times stronger than that of an ordinary person. She glanced at Wu Yu'er with some surprise, thinking, "She's quite a talent."
Li Qingqing, who was standing to the side, was taken aback when she heard this. She laughed for a while and said, "My dear sister, you are really naive and a little foolish."
At times like these, instead of praying to Buddha or gods, people turn to a bunch of fake gods concocted by the lower classes.
In my opinion, this so-called "God of Joy and Kindness" is nothing but a clown!
As soon as Li Qingqing finished speaking, she felt a cool sensation on her neck. She subconsciously touched it and saw that her hand was covered in blood. Then her gaze suddenly shifted and began to descend rapidly.
It turned out that Xu Jinhuan had chopped off her head with a single blow.
"Blabulationers, kill!" Xu Jinhuan's voice rang out in the cell.
Wu Yu'er's back was covered in cold sweat. She looked at Li Qingqing, whose head had fallen to the ground, in disbelief. Recalling the voice that had just appeared, she knelt on the ground and asked respectfully.
"Are you a benevolent and joyful deity?"
Xu Jinhuan did not appear, but simply said, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yu'er immediately kowtowed, saying as she did so, "Thank you, benevolent deity, for saving me. When I return home, I will definitely tell my parents about this and repay your kindness."
Xu Jinhuan glanced at the remaining empty cells and asked, "Are there any other living people here?"
Wu Yu'er shook her head. "Besides me, there's no one else."
After saying that, she looked at Li Qingqing, who was still staring blankly in death, and said with a self-deprecating tone.
"I used to think we were just lucky and that the old Taoist priest hadn't been watching us. Now I realize that she had planned this all along."
Xu Jinhuan had no time for her sorrows and said calmly, "But now it is you who is alive. Take your jade pendant and the blood letter and leave with me."
Wu Yu'er nodded, obediently packed her things, and pointed to another secret passage not far away.
"My Lord, that's where I often stay. Many people who go there never come back. Could you come with me to take a look?"
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