Before Shen Yunhao could answer Nie Qingshuang's angry question, Mo Yan, who was suppressed in the formation, let out a deliberately distorted laugh.
"Explanation? What's there to explain?"
She raised her pale yet deliberately seductive face, her gaze sweeping over the crowd with disdain before finally settling on Shen Yunhao. Her tone was full of sarcasm, "Nothing more than a pathetic worm used and manipulated by me! Tsk tsk tsk, now that you mention it, I haven't even had a chance to properly thank you, my dear... pawn?"
However, faced with these sharp and vicious words, Shen Yunhao simply turned his head expressionlessly and glanced at her indifferently, as if looking at an unreasonable child.
"Are you done?" His tone even carried a hint of impatience. "If you're done, shut your mouth and get out of here..."
Everyone: "..."
Mo Yan was so angered by his nonchalant attitude that she choked on her words. Forgetting all about pretending to be a great demon, she shrieked, "Bastard! Who do you think you are! How dare you speak to me like that! If it weren't for me back then..."
"I'm your brother!"
Shen Yunhao interrupted her, his tone serious, as if stating an undeniable fact.
Everyone: "..."
Speechless 2.0 PLUS. What the heck, even the older brother is here?
"Brother my ass!" The girl's face turned red with anger, and her feigned wicked aura vanished. She cursed, "If I hadn't been in a good mood and spared your life back then, you would have been dead long ago! You wouldn't have had the chance to act all high and mighty here, pretending to be some big brother to me! You're utterly ridiculous!"
Shen Yunhao, too lazy to pay attention to her blustering but cowardly shouting, turned back to face Nie Qingshuang, whose face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot, clasped his hands in a deep bow, and spoke sincerely:
"Lord of the Palace, although breaking the seal was an accident, but..." He paused, raised his head, his gaze clear and calm, his voice resounding, "I, Shen Yunhao, have never regretted rescuing my sister! If she is truly guilty, then I, as her brother, will bear the responsibility!"
He emphasized the word "sister" with great force, as if it were a heavy hammer blow to everyone's heart.
Mo Yan, who was in the formation, had all her arrogance instantly drained away and shut her mouth, as if something had struck the softest part of her heart.
She slowly and helplessly lowered her head, leaving behind only a heartbreaking sense of loneliness and silence.
Seeing this scene and hearing Shen Yunhao's unwavering declaration, Nie Qingshuang was so angry she almost laughed, and a chill suddenly rose around her.
"Very well! So you never regret it! In that case, I will personally clean house today and take down this wicked child who colludes with demons and disobeys his elders!"
She appeared furious, but her mind was racing.
As long as we strike first, ostensibly to "clean house," but in reality to subdue Shen Yunhao and bring him back to Guanghan Palace, the matter of releasing the Demon Vine can be a big or small issue, but at the very least, we can save his life!
As for how to handle the situation afterward, it's better to discuss it behind closed doors than to be forced into a dead end in front of everyone.
Ouyang Jingfeng, being such a person, naturally saw through Nie Qingshuang's plan at a glance, but he did not say anything to stop her.
He was actually happy to see it happen. Shen Yunhao had a special identity and a complicated background. If Guanghan Palace could take him away and deal with him on its own, it would save his Cangqiong Sword Pavilion a lot of trouble, and he wouldn't have to offend both Guanghan Palace and Beihai Dragon Palace at the same time.
However, just as Nie Qingshuang was about to make her move, Shen Yunhao slowly shook his head, a calm smile appearing on his face.
"There's no need for you to trouble yourself, Lord Palace Master," he said softly. "Since I dared to stand up and admit to this today, I've already prepared myself... not to return alive!"
These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over her, causing Nie Qingshuang to freeze in place, while Ning Yuyao below trembled slightly and couldn't help but bite her lip.
After Shen Yunhao finished speaking, he turned to Ouyang Jingfeng, clasped his hands in a fist salute again, and said something astonishing: "No one will come to save me today. If Pavilion Master Ouyang is worried, he may trap me in this formation as well! Whether I live or die is up to fate, and I will have no complaints!"
“This…” Ouyang Jingfeng was completely stunned.
He had seen people surrender and confess before, but he had never seen anyone completely cut off their own path to survival like this before!
Unexpectedly, Mo Yan, who had just fallen silent in the formation, seemed to be provoked into complete despair by these words. He suddenly raised his head and screamed wildly:
"Bullshit! Old man, just kill him already! Stop dawdling! Don't let me see this pretentious brat again! He's disgusting! If you dare let him in, I'll risk my own soul to turn your Wanren City into ruins!"
"Self-destructing soul?!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the high-ranking members of the righteous path darkened!
Mo Yan is now a true half-step Tai Xu. If she were to recklessly self-destruct her soul, the power would be enough to destroy the world!
Even if the Myriad Swords Returning to Flow Formation can barely withstand it, it will inevitably suffer severe damage, causing the Azure Sky Sword Pavilion to pay an extremely high price.
However, faced with this threat that would make all the powerful figures hesitate to act, Shen Yunhao remained unfazed, and his tone was completely unchanged. He calmly said to Ouyang Jingfeng:
"Please rest assured, Pavilion Master Ouyang, as long as I am allowed to enter, I can guarantee that she will not self-destruct!"
"What the hell? What guarantees do you have?!"
Mo Yan was furious again, shouting, "You really think you're someone important? Let me tell you! All these years I've submitted to you only to use you to escape the pursuit of the righteous path! A mere ant in the Soul Condensation Realm dares to speak so arrogantly here!"
Shen Yunhao ignored her shouts as if he hadn't heard them at all. He simply looked at Ouyang Jingfeng and continued, "Is the Pavilion Master perhaps worried that I might use the power of the Vast Ocean Heart to secretly heal her and help her recover?"
After saying that, to everyone's astonishment, he raised his hand and pointed to his brow, took out the Heart of the Vast Ocean, and pushed it toward Nie Qingshuang on the other side without hesitation!
Not only that, he also took off the Ink Cloud Copper Ring from his finger and casually tossed it toward the Sword-Asking Platform below.
"you?!"
Nie Qingshuang subconsciously caught the Heart of the Vast Sea, only to find it incredibly heavy, as if she had caught the cause and effect of the entire North Sea. She was completely stunned!
Shen Yunhao clasped his hands slightly in greeting and sighed, "I'll trouble Palace Master Nie. If there's an opportunity in the future, please return this item to the Fourth Princess of the North Sea Dragon Palace. I... have failed Sister Li'er's trust..."
After saying that, he turned to Ouyang Jingfeng again, opened his arms to indicate that he had nothing left on him: "Sect Master Ouyang, the divine artifact has been handed over, and the storage ring has been discarded. Now, can you rest assured?"
Looking at the young man before him, who had shed all his external possessions and was now only wielding the Guixue Sword and wearing a green robe, Ouyang Jingfeng was momentarily speechless, vaguely sensing a sense of unease.
He wasn't too worried about Shen Yunhao using the Vast Ocean Heart to heal the Demon Vine. With the great array suppressing it, even if the injury healed, it would be impossible for him to escape.
He just felt that the whole thing was absurd and bizarre, which made him subconsciously reluctant to lock Shen Yunhao up. He even hoped that Nie Qingshuang would take this troublemaker away as soon as possible to avoid any further complications.
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