"Hmm? Where's the peaceful exchange of hostages? Has she lost her mind so quickly … "Fang Zhengzhi pursed his lips. He wasn't too surprised by Qian Ye's sudden outburst.
After all, this meant that what he said earlier had crossed Qian Ye's line, and it also meant that his guess was getting closer and closer to the truth.
In fact, Fang Zhengzhi had no choice, because he couldn't think of a second way to reveal the truth. In that case, he could only provoke and test Qian Ye's line over and over again. If Qian Ye could still tolerate it, he would go deeper.
Until she couldn't take it anymore.
Of course, there were rewards to be gained from this, but there were risks as well. For example, he was about to suffer Qian Ye's wrath.
Seeing that Qian Ye was charging towards him, he pulled Ping Yang behind him with one hand and lifted Cang Yue up with the Traceless Sword with his other hand to block in front of him.
Crack! Qian Ye stopped two steps away from Cang Yue. Her face was extremely cold. It was obvious that she was truly furious this time.
However, even under such circumstances, she was still worried about Cang Yue's life.
"Leader, are you feeling guilty? Or am I right? In fact, Leader Lan didn't pass the position of Leader of Ling Yun Tower to you. Instead, she passed it to Yu Er. You couldn't accept it, so you killed Leader Lan while she was injured. Then, you sealed Yu Er with a fake order from Leader Lan! "Fang Zhengzhi continued.
"Fang Zhengzhi, do you really think you can threaten me with Cang Yue?" Qian Ye looked at Cang Yue, then at Fang Zhengzhi. The two golden pearls in her hands were spinning continuously.
At the same time, the two ladies in white who were lying on the ground moved. They dashed to Lin Mubai's side and attacked him at the same time.
Lin Mubai chose to resist the pincer attack of the two Sage State Ling Yun Tower disciples. However, his resistance did not last long. After all, Lin Mubai was already severely injured.
"Bam!" A dull sound was heard.
With a few golden dragons tumbling, Lin Mubai was once again restrained.
"Fang Zhengzhi, don't worry about me. I know you have tried your best. Bring Ping Yang away!" Lin Mubai shouted at Fang Zhengzhi, his face pale.
Fang Zhengzhi chose to ignore Lin Mubai's words.
Firstly, even if he wanted to leave now, it wouldn't be easy. Secondly, he was willing to leave, but would Ping Yang leave Lin Mubai alone and follow him?
On the surface, the situation seemed to have returned to its original state. However, Fang Zhengzhi knew very well that Cang Yue was not much of a threat in his hands.
This was because as long as Lin Mubai was still in Ling Yun Tower's hands, Fang Zhengzhi could not ignore Lin Mubai's life and he could not kill Cang Yue right now.
In this way, not only would Cang Yue not be a threat, but she would also become a sharp knife that could fall at any time.
Of course, on the other hand, Lin Mubai was also not much of a threat to Fang Zhengzhi in Qian Ye's hands.
That was because if Qian Ye really wanted Lin Mubai dead, Lin Mubai would have died more than a thousand times. Apart from that, the most important thing was that …
Fang Zhengzhi had not lost yet!
In other words, as long as Fang Zhengzhi was not defeated, he would still be a threat to Ling Yun Tower. In this case, Lin Mubai would still be safe for the time being.
"I never thought of using a hostage to threaten you. After all, I had already agreed to exchange hostages with you, but you broke your promise." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
"Alright, let Cang Yue go!" Qian Ye spoke again.
"I have no objections. If you didn't act rashly because of what I said and wanted to silence me for fear of exposing your plot against Leader Lan, the exchange would have been completed a long time ago," said Fang Zhengzhi calmly.
"Fang Zhengzhi, I have to admit that you have a sharp tongue. However, your baseless guesses are useless!"
"Then why didn't you let me continue? Based on my guess … "
Bam!
A dull thud rang out, interrupting Fang Zhengzhi's words. That was the sound of Lin Mubai falling to the ground in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
As for why Lin Mubai fell in front of Fang Zhengzhi …
That wasn't a complicated question.
It was because Qian Ye had intervened personally. Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to continue guessing, she decisively turned around and tossed Lin Mubai to the two women in white.
Fang Zhengzhi had to admit that she was very sincere.
Fang Zhengzhi rarely saw one party being so sincere and decisive when exchanging hostages. She didn't even wait before tossing the hostage to the other party.
In order to repay Qian Ye's sincerity, Fang Zhengzhi had to be more generous.
Of course, Fang Zhengzhi had to be a little more generous. Without hesitation, he lifted his leg and kicked Cang Yue's butt.
"Plop!" Cang Yue fell flat on her face.
This undoubtedly caused Cang Yue's expression to turn extremely ugly. However, regardless of whether her expression was ugly or not, her current posture was not very elegant. Hence, Cang Yue immediately jumped up from the ground.
"Fang Zhengzhi, I'm going to kill you!"
"You already know the truth, yet you're unwilling to admit it. You're just a lowly servant who betrayed your master for glory. You're not qualified to kill me!" Fang Zhengzhi pursed his lips and looked at Cang Yue in disdain.
"You …" Cang Yue was obviously infuriated.
"Kill Fang Zhengzhi!" Qian Ye was clearly not interested in listening to Fang Zhengzhi's "speculation" anymore. She interrupted their conversation and her eyes turned completely golden in an instant.
Above her head, the nine golden stars shone even more brilliantly. Golden specks of light sprinkled down on Qian Ye's body, making her look like she was bathing in a golden rain.
"Yes!" The disciples of Ling Yun Tower who were lying on the ground raised their heads after hearing Qian Ye's order, and their bodies glowed with different lights.
In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang, and Lin Mubai in the middle. Their swords were gleaming with a cold light.
"Oh, are they going to fight to the death?" Fang Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes at this moment. He could tell that Qian Ye was going to lead the disciples of Ling Yun Tower to fight him to the death.
That seemed a little too much, because if Qian Ye really brought all the disciples of Ling Yun Tower together, the battle would be dangerous.
After all, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower relied on their ability to fuse their powers together. However, that didn't mean that they only had one trick up their sleeves.
Ling Yun Tower couldn't be compared to Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
In terms of the number of disciples, Ling Yun Tower did not have many. However, in terms of strength, Nine Pinnacles Mountain could not compare to them.
Apart from the injured disciples, there were still more than 100 disciples standing in front of Ling Yun Tower. The weakest of them was in the Rebirth State, and there were almost 20 disciples in the Sage State.
This kind of strength could not be said to be not terrifying.
Most importantly, Ling Yun Tower still had Qian Ye. No one knew how powerful Qian Ye, the current leader of Ling Yun Tower, was.
The unknown was always a variable.
Qian Ye didn't know how powerful Fang Zhengzhi was, which made her worried. At the same time, Fang Zhengzhi didn't know how powerful Qian Ye was either.
He wasn't confident of winning, and there were still unknown dangers.
What should he do?
Fang Zhengzhi's style was simple. Don't be a coward, fight first!
If he couldn't win, he would run!
It was a straightforward choice.
After all, there was no such thing as a guaranteed victory in this world. That was because even the most meticulous planning could lead to unforeseen accidents.
For example, if you were walking alone in a lush forest, who would be able to guess whether a ferocious beast would suddenly jump out from the bushes in front of you, or whether a few bare-armed men brandishing heavy swords would press you down to the ground?
Nobody could be sure of such things.
If you tried to take a detour because of the unknown, you would never be able to walk out of the forest. Therefore, there were plenty of times when one had to look into the bushes with one's face.
"Kill!" With a furious roar, Fang Zhengzhi charged forward. His body was instantly covered with a black armor and black flames burned on his body.
The Traceless Sword in his hand glowed with a purple light and instantly turned into a purple dragon that slashed at Qian Ye's head.
"…" Cang Yue's eyes widened. She could clearly sense Fang Zhengzhi's intense murderous intent as she was standing next to Qian Ye. However, she didn't expect Fang Zhengzhi to make the first move, and even take the initiative to attack.
Cang Yue wasn't the only one who didn't expect this. The disciples of Ling Yun Tower didn't expect this either.
After all, anyone in their right mind would choose to defend first, and then take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement.
However, Fang Zhengzhi didn't seem to realize that.
He charged straight at Qian Ye, not even bothering to greet her. As soon as he charged, he went straight to the point.
"What the hell is this guy thinking?!"
"How can you fight like this?"
The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were really shocked. If they didn't know that Fang Zhengzhi was extremely intelligent, they would have suspected that this impulsive fellow in front of them was an imposter.
However …
Fang Zhengzhi wasn't the only one who was impulsive.
The moment Fang Zhengzhi dashed out, Ping Yang also moved. Her red dress fluttered in the wind and her clear eyes were burning with flames. She swung the Blazing Qilin Spear in her hand and the flames turned into a golden ray of light.
It was a very concentrated golden light.
The moment the golden light shone, it flew towards Qian Ye. This was shocking and surprising to everyone.
After all, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower could understand why Fang Zhengzhi would charge at Qian Ye, but Ping Yang, who had just become a Sage, also charged at Qian Ye …
This was somewhat inconceivable!
As for Ping Yang …
She didn't seem to notice the expressions of the disciples of Ling Yun Tower. She shouted the same thing as Fang Zhengzhi and followed closely behind Qian Ye.
"Kill!" The Blazing Qilin Spear stabbed at Qian Ye's throat, and the concentrated golden light was faintly visible in the dazzling golden radiance.
At this moment, Qian Ye also smiled.
However, it was a cold smile, and it was as cold as ice. For the first time, Qian Ye felt like she was being bullied over and over again.
As the leader of Ling Yun Tower and a superior presence in the Holy Region, she was ignored over and over again. Moreover, Ping Yang, who had just become a Sage, dared to challenge her authority.
This was intolerable!
Crack! There was a loud explosion.
The golden bead that Qian Ye was holding in the center of her left palm completely exploded at this moment. In the instant that the golden bead exploded, an astonishingly rich green light surged out of her palm at an almost insane speed.
In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi felt that Qian Ye seemed to be controlling a terrifyingly powerful force. Even he couldn't break it with his sword.
"Rumble!" The ground cracked open at this moment, and a gigantic rock emerged from the ground. It was covered in moss in a split second.
The moss quickly turned into small trees with tender shoots. It was as if all living things were growing. In the blink of an eye, the small trees began to turn lush green, turning into ancient trees that reached the heavens.
Mountains, waterfalls, ponds, gigantic trees …
This was what Fang Zhengzhi could see. As for Ling Yun Tower, it had completely disappeared. Of course, apart from the mountains and waterfalls in front of him, there was also a dazed figure beside him. It was obvious that she had lost her mind.
It was none other than Ping Yang.
"Hmm? Where's Qian Ye? " Ping Yang held the Blazing Qilin Spear and blinked. Then, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was also in a daze.
"Is this an illusion?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't answer Ping Yang's question right away. Instead, he looked around because he had a very strange feeling.
He felt like he was in a strange space. There were mountains and rivers, but there was no Ling Yun Tower. Normally, this should be some kind of illusion.
That was because humans couldn't teleport so far away in a split second. However, the things in front of him and the space in front of him seemed to be real.
Just like what he saw, the moss gave birth to buds, the buds grew into small trees, and the small trees became ancient trees. Everything was a natural law of growth.
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