Long Fei Ye's sword was pointed at Duanmu Yao. As a fellow swordsman, Duanmu Yao immediately sensed his murderous aura! Han Yunxi couldn't help but shudder despite being an outsider to the martial arts world. It had been a long time since she'd felt Long Fei Ye's icy aura.
Long Fei Ye wanted Duanmu Yao's life?
Han Yunxi was very surprised. If Long Fei Ye killed Duanmu Yao, how would he explain it to Elder Kenzō when he ascended Celestial Mountain?
Duanmu Yao was so frightened that she didn't even care about her ruined face. How dare he?
The two maids beside her quickly drew their swords. Even though they were also expert swordsmen, they were no match for Long Fei Ye's sword aura. Long Fei Ye swept them away with a sweep of his sword.
Duanmu Yao wanted to take the opportunity to flee, but Long Fei Ye's sword quickly blocked her path. Duanmu Yao glanced at the forest out of the corner of her eye. She looked puzzled, but quickly looked away.
"Long Fei Ye, don't you dare!" she shouted.
Why wouldn't he dare?
He didn't waste a single word. He viciously stabbed his sword into Duanmu Yao's dantian!
Duanmu Yao's eyes widened in disbelief. "Long Fei Ye, you …"
However, Long Fei Ye didn't continue to stab his sword. Instead, he pulled it out. With one hand holding Han Yunxi and the other holding his sword, he leaned back to stab at the attacker behind him!
He only had one foot on the ground, so his body was almost parallel to the ground.
Han Yunxi's waist was also held. Her entire body leaned back in the same motion as Long Fei Ye. However, she saw an incomparably sharp sword in front of her!
If Long Fei Ye had been just a bit slower, or if she had been just a bit slower, the sword would have pierced her from behind.
Someone had ambushed her! That was close!
The sword of the assailant was threatening Han Yunxi. As long as it slashed down, it was very likely that Han Yunxi would be split into two halves.
Long Fei Ye leaned back and stabbed his sword towards the man's abdomen. As long as he stabbed down, the sneak attacker's abdomen would be pierced.
Who … was the mastermind behind this?
Both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi could see him, but his face was obscured by his black robes and face mask.
Long Fei Ye knew about the ambush in the forest, so he didn't take it to heart. However, the ambusher behind them had killed his way out of the forest and came to their back. The distance was not short. Long Fei Ye didn't notice it until the murderous aura approached.
There was no doubt that the attacker was not simple!
The people from the City of Daughters had already left. What kind of expert would be colluding with Duanmu Yao and dare to make Long Fei Ye an enemy?
Han Yunxi was about to silently shoot out her hidden needles when the sneak attacker sneered. "Esteemed Wangfei, swords don't have eyes, but Old Man does. If you move again, you'll have to bear the consequences!"
He thought that Han Yunxi would be afraid, but who knew that Han Yunxi would be very calm and sigh. "Ai, what can this Wangfei do when faced with such a shameless sneak attack? I'll just admit defeat! "
"You!"
The sneak attacker was furious. Just as he was about to move, Long Fei Ye warned, "Bear the consequences!"
The sneak attacker really didn't dare to move. Just like that, the three of them kept each other in check, facing each other in silence.
Duanmu Yao clutched her bleeding wound and fell to the ground, paralyzed. But she still nervously watched this scene, even her breathing became cautious.
White mist pervaded the forest, the verdant lake, everything was silent. Silence filled the entire sky and earth.
Life and death hung in the balance of a single sword and a single thought.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye's nerves were stretched taut, but the sneak attacker and Duanmu Yao were even more nervous.
Although the two sides seemed to be keeping each other in check, Long Fei Ye had the upper hand as long as he was willing to sacrifice Han Yunxi. He could easily kill the sneak attacker with a single strike.
Suddenly, Duanmu Yao cried out, "Senior brother, kill him! He's Cang Qiuzi! If you kill him, we'll both pretend nothing happened today. I won't mention a word to master! "
That's right, the sneak attacker was Cang Qiuzi.
Duanmu Yao had invited him here to kill Han Yunxi. Everything was well planned and foolproof, but she never expected Cang Qiuzi to stay put even after Long Fei Ye was about to kill her.
A cold smile rose to Long Feiye's lips. He had long guessed that Cang Qiuzi was the culprit. The City of Daughters would never cooperate with Carefree City, so only Cang Qiuzi had the ability to sneak up on him from behind.
Long Fei Ye ignored Duanmu Yao and said Coldly, "Whether you live or die, Martial Uncle Cang can choose for yourself, right?"
"Of course I live! Your martial uncle fears death the most, heheh, "Cang Qiuzi took off his face mask and chuckled. But his heart was secretly alarmed. He never expected Long Fei Ye to sense his sneak attack. How long had it been since they last met? His martial arts had improved so much despite his injuries.
"Since you're afraid, you should act like you're afraid," Long Fei Ye looked up at Cang Qiuzi, but his tone was as domineering as ever.
Cang Qiuzi couldn't gain the upper hand with words, so he'd been tricked again. Impatiently, he said, "Old Man, when you count to three, we'll withdraw our swords together!"
"Together," Long Fei Ye said. If Cang Qiuzi shouted alone, he'd be in control of time. He and Han Yunxi would be in a passive position.
Withdrawing their swords together meant breaking the stalemate and beginning a new round of competition. There was no room for error.
Long Fei Ye and Cang Qiuzi were both prepared. Han Yunxi was secretly preparing her poison needles as well. Duanmu Yao watched from the sidelines, so nervous that she didn't even notice her own tears. What should I do now?
Who's going to save me now that I've offended both sides? I don't want to die!
"One!"
As soon as he spoke, Long Feiye's sword awn flared up. Cang Qiuzi's blade clattered and vibrated. Han Yunxi stared closely at all of Cang Qiuzi's weak points from her angle. Duanmu Yao used all of her strength to clutch her wound with one hand and push herself up from the ground with the other.
"Two!"
The sword awn on Long Feiye's blade converged at the tip, causing Cang Qiuzi's blade to stop shaking violently. Han Yunxi chose a key acupoint to attack while Duanmu Yao was already kneeling on the ground.
The count of three was about to be called out. Long Fei Ye and Cang Qiuzi were about to withdraw their swords and begin a new round of fighting. Since they were evenly matched, the first to seize the opportunity would be the victor!
Everyone was waiting for the count of three. Even Long Fei Ye and Cang Qiuzi were waiting for each other to decide the victor.
"Three!"
Neither Long Fei Ye nor Cang Qiuzi went back on their word and withdrew their swords! As soon as the threat to Cang Qiuzi's abdomen was removed, he stabbed again with killing intent. At the same time, the threat to Han Yunxi was gone as well. Long Fei Ye simply dragged her off the ground, causing both of them to crash to the ground.
Long Fei Ye's sword was now filled with power. With a toss, it flew towards Duanmu Yao while his legs caught Cang Qiuzi's blade between them. Cang Qiuzi abandoned his weapon to dodge Han Yunxi's poison needles and somersaulted into the air to kick away Long Fei Ye's sword.
Long Fei Ye immediately rose to his feet and lashed out with his whip, wrapping it around Duanmu Yao's waist. But Cang Qiuzi grabbed Duanmu Yao's arm at the same time.
Once again, the two of them fell into a stalemate.
Long Fei Ye wanted Duanmu Yao dead, while Cang Qiuzi wanted her alive.
But Duanmu Yao didn't have the capital to keep them in a stalemate for long.
Long Feiye's whip tightened even more. Her wound was already bleeding profusely to begin with, but now it was gushing out like a fountain.
She couldn't care less about her appearance, couldn't care less about her Dantian, she cried and shouted, "Let me go, let me go! Master won't let you off! Save me, ah … save me, master … "
Han Yunxi stood behind Long Fei Ye, her eyes narrowed as she aimed for Cang Qiuzi's head. If she could get rid of Cang Qiuzi here and now, their trip to Celestial Mountain would go much smoother.
But as soon as Han Yunxi's poison needles left her mouth, a stone suddenly flew out of the mist and deflected Han Yunxi's needles.
"Who's there?!"
Long Fei Ye cried out in alarm. While he was distracted, Cang Qiuzi immediately pulled Duanmu Yao away and led her into the mist. Han Yunxi didn't hesitate to poison the mist.
Although she couldn't use lethal poisons on a large area of the mist, it was enough to keep Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao in place. As long as she could pin them down, it wouldn't be too late to find them later.
Everything had happened so suddenly that life and death had been decided in a split second. But Han Yunxi didn't feel any lingering fear, nor did she panic.
She was calm, collected, and cool. She stared at the mist with a solemn expression, so serious that even Long Fei Ye didn't dare to disturb her.
She was trying to think of a way to find Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao in the mist.
She couldn't be sure where they'd stop, but she was certain they'd stop. They'd be poisoned and wouldn't be able to walk out of the mist.
She thought of a solution as she waited.
Long Fei Ye waited in silence, but Han Yunxi suddenly turned to him with a face full of fear. "Long Fei Ye, someone's cured the poison!"
"What?" Long Fei Ye was alarmed.
"Someone's cured the poison! All of the poison in the mist has been cured! They even have help, and it's a poison expert! "
Han Yunxi explained as she poisoned them again.
But her opponent seemed to be targeting her on purpose. She poisoned them as well, but it didn't take long for the poison to be cured. After repeating the process multiple times, Han Yunxi gave up. Any further attempts would be futile.
"Jun Yi Xie?" Han Yunxi muttered to herself.
"Doesn't seem like it." Long Fei Ye looked back at the stone that had ambushed them. Anyone who could hit the needle with such precision from such a distance had to have extraordinary skills.
Based on what Long Fei Ye knew of Jun Yi Xie, it couldn't be him unless his martial arts had improved.
A complicated look flickered past Long Fei Ye's eyes before he murmured, "The person who saved Jun Yi Xie …"
"His master …" Han Yunxi's expression was complicated as well.
Although they still had no idea who had saved Jun Yi Xie from Fishery Island, there was only one suspect: the former head of the Hundred Poisons Sect and Jun Yi Xie's master.
The spy from Medicine City who'd infiltrated the Hundred Poisons Sect had been killed recently, so there was still no progress on the case.
"Duanmu Yao's connections are so extensive!" Han Yunxi laughed coldly.
Long Fei Ye glanced at the unconscious Grand Concubine Yi as if pondering over something.
At this moment, Han Yunxi suddenly sensed poison in the mist. Without a doubt, the enemy had used poison. "Long Fei Ye," she muttered, "They want to trap us here until we die!"
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