Chapter 150: Ruthless
He raised his hand, a gesture of approval and control in his eyes, and patted Yi Mingjian's tense, stiff shoulder. "Very good! My good disciple!" Ouyang Longyuan's voice was loud and clear, carrying an undeniable authority. "Tonight's actions are sufficient proof of your sincerity! The lives of you and your sister are now safe!"
A slight smile curved his lips, but there was no warmth in it. "From now on... your teacher... will value you even more!" With that, he gently withdrew the hand that had been patting his shoulder, his robes tracing a clean arc in the wind as he strode away, bringing with them a gust of bloody evening breeze.
The Grandmaster, fanning himself with a goose-shaped fan, glanced at Yi Mingjian and followed closely behind. The young emperor looked at the unconscious Yi Qingxue; the worry in his eyes had vanished, leaving only indifference. He then turned and left with a flourish.
Yi Mingjian's gaze swept over the corpses lying on the ground. The tragic state of Ma Family Village was strikingly similar to the destruction of the Yi Family Mansion. And the culprit behind all of this was Ouyang Longyuan. The thought of the strong ruling was burning like wildfire in his heart. His hands clenched into fists, cracking loudly, but in the end, he still held Yi Qingxue and silently followed behind the others.
The entire front yard of the Ma family was like a bloody battlefield! Only the howling wind could be heard, as if mourning this tragic evening.
The night had turned a hazy, inky black, and the campfire crackled in the woods, illuminating Chunxiang's pale face. She nestled in Xie Yunfeng's arms, her voice weak and barely audible: "Brother Feng, I think I'm sick... My limbs feel so heavy and numb, I can't even stand up."
Xie Yunfeng was taken aback upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes: "You feel the same way? I also feel weak all over and can't muster any strength at all."
Chunxiang struggled to lift her head, her eyes filled with confusion: "Why are you here too..."
"We've been poisoned!" Xie Yunfeng abruptly interrupted her. Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure appeared behind them like a ghost.
Ku Bai Diao, dressed in black with a mask covering his face, spoke only in a hoarse voice that echoed through the forest: "You're right! You were poisoned by my 'Power-Dissipating Powder,' colorless and odorless, which silently dissipated your power." He slowly walked up to the two men, his gaze lingering on Xie Yunfeng's face.
Xie Yunfeng glared at him angrily: "Who are you? We have no grudge against you, why did you do this?"
Ku Baidiao suddenly sneered, his voice filled with a sinister greed: "Because you're good-looking." With that, he leaned down, his devilish fingers reaching towards Xie Yunfeng's handsome cheek.
"Get away! Don't touch me!" Xie Yunfeng tried his best to turn his head to dodge, but his limbs were weak and powerless, and he could only watch helplessly as the other person's hand approached.
"Tsk tsk, that skin, those eyebrows and eyes, so incredibly handsome." Ku Bai Diao smacked his lips, making no attempt to hide his drooling.
Seeing this, Chunxiang struggled with all her might and cursed, "Shameless scoundrel! How dare you use such despicable means!"
Ku Baidiao stood up and coldly glanced at Chunxiang: "Go ahead and curse! Someone will deal with you." Before he finished speaking, he had already hoisted Xie Yunfeng up and thrown him onto the horse.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Xie Yunfeng struggled in vain on horseback, but Ku Baidiao forcibly stuffed a purple pill into his mouth.
"What are you doing?" Ku Bai Diao tightened the reins and chuckled sinisterly, "After you've taken this 'Joyful Union Pill,' you'll know for sure later." With that, he spurred his horse and galloped away, leaving only Xie Yunfeng's fading struggles behind.
Chunxiang crawled laboriously on the ground, crying out in anguish, "Brother Feng... Brother Feng..." Suddenly, a blue shadow blocked her view. She looked up and her eyes widened in fury: "Ling Xueyan!"
Ling Xueyan looked down at her, a cold smile playing on her lips: "Seeing you so pathetic and helpless makes me feel really good!"
Chunxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly understood what was going on. Her voice trembled with anger: "You orchestrated all of this?"
Ling Xueyan gracefully crouched down, her slender fingers lifting Chunxiang's chin: "Not bad! You dare to compete with me for Xie Yunfeng? You think you're worthy? So what if he protects you? Can you defeat me?" Her voice was soft, but her eyes were icy cold.
"What do you want?" Chunxiang's voice was filled with despair.
Ling Xueyan suddenly grabbed her collar, her eyes filled with resentment: "What? I'll make you wish you were dead! I'll make you regret ever knowing Xie Yunfeng!" As soon as she finished speaking, her energy surged around her, activating her ultimate technique, "Floating Rain."
In an instant, Chunxiang's body was lifted into the air by an invisible force, and streams of pure internal energy were forcibly drawn from Chunxiang's body. In a short while, the internal energy in Chunxiang's body was forcibly absorbed and all flowed into Ling Xueyan's body.
In the blink of an eye, Chunxiang's black hair turned to snow, and her beautiful face was marred by deep wrinkles, aging her by decades overnight. Ling Xueyan loosened her grip, slamming the withered and decaying body heavily onto the dust.
Ling Xueyan was still not satisfied: "This little bit of pain is not enough to quell the hatred in my heart." She grabbed Chunxiang's chin and forced a packet of powder down her throat. "This is 'bone-rotting powder'," Ling Xueyan stood up, her tone as cold as frost, "enough to make you mute forever!"
Chunxiang lay on the ground, too weak to even struggle. The powder burned her throat like flames. Chunxiang's eyes were wide open, writhing in silent agony, only able to make a "hoarse" sound in her throat.
Ling Xueyan wasn't satisfied yet. Her gaze swept over Chunxiang's sword, and she suddenly drew it from its sheath. The tip of the sword flashed coldly as it pressed against that aged and distorted face: "Isn't this the face you use to seduce Xie Yunfeng? I'll destroy it now!" As soon as she finished speaking, the sword flashed and slashed wildly across Chunxiang's face. In an instant, Chunxiang's face was slashed into a bloody mess, unrecognizable, and no longer resembled her former self.
Ling Xueyan snorted coldly, threw her sword to the ground, clapped her hands, and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest in a flash.
Following Ling Xueyan's instructions, Ku Baidiao led Xie Yunfeng to the dilapidated mountain god temple.
"What exactly do you want? Let me go!" The effects of the Hehuan Pill in Xie Yunfeng's body surged violently, his blood vessels expanded, his face turned as red as fire, and he frantically tore at his clothes with both hands, but he couldn't gather even a bit of internal energy.
Ku Bai Diao's hoarse voice carried a strange excitement: "What, you're not interested in me? Although I'm a bit old, I can still play along with you."
Xie Yunfeng was already intoxicated by the drug; the mere sound of a woman's voice made him feel unbearably hot, and he stammered, "I...I...you..."
"Hehehe..." Ku Bai Diao laughed even more strangely, thinking to himself: If Ling Xueyan doesn't come soon, I'll have no choice but to reluctantly help him "detoxify".
Just as Ku Baidiao reached out, a sharp shout accompanied by a palm strike came flying through the air: "You audacious thief! How dare you commit such a despicable act in the sacred grounds of the temple!" The palm strike was aimed at Ku Baidiao's back.
In her haste, Ku Bai Diao raised her medicine staff to defend herself. With a clang, the force of the impact sent her staggering into the temple wall. Before she could regain her footing, she kicked a broken rafter at Ling Xueyan and, taking advantage of the momentum, darted out of the temple gate like a cat.
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