Even so, none of them surrendered.
The School of Blue Jade disciples knew that they wouldn't be spared if they fell into the hands of the three major sects. Since they were going to die either way, they might as well fight with their lives on the line.
Yan Xiu had surrendered enough. Ever since he hardened his spine, he had never thought of bending it again.
This scene shocked the attackers. Once again, they understood why these people were able to kill Xiong Xiao and force him to flee, even abandoning his personal handmaidens.
Everyone stopped their attacks and surrounded the four, giving them a chance to surrender.
"I am the Cave Master of East Arrival Cave. Follow me and kill!" Covered in blood, Yan Xiu let out a deafening roar, as though he wanted to prove something before his death. Amidst the screeching sounds, he brandished his chain axes and charged into the encirclement.
Lai Yuhan and the other two turned their dragon steeds around and charged behind Yan Xiu.
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, the earth shook and the mountains swayed. Tu Sanliang and the rest were about to attack when the ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked and a huge hole appeared. The impact almost threw them off their horses. Their mounts swayed and they quickly steadied themselves.
This created an opportunity for Yan Xiu and the others. The four steeds immediately leapt into the air and jumped out of the encirclement.
Stabilizing his steed, Tu Sanliang shouted angrily, "Don't let a single one of them escape!"
He was the first to jump off his dragon steed and gave chase. Dozens of steeds leapt into the air as the Sword Deviate Sect's flying swords shot out like a torrential storm.
Being in the air, the area of attack instantly increased. The four who leapt off their steeds hurriedly twisted their bodies and brandished their weapons to block the attacks.
Amidst the clanging sounds, the four could defend themselves with all their might, but they couldn't help their dragon steeds block the flying sword attacks from their abdomens.
Amidst a series of 'pu pu' sounds, blood burst out from the abdomens of the four dragon steeds.
Their dragon steeds neighed in pain. The four immediately leapt up and stomped on their steeds' backs. They leapt up and jumped onto the trunk of a large tree to escape.
Yan Xiu, who had just scurried up a big tree, suddenly realized that a black hand was reaching towards him. A strong magical force was suppressing him, making him unable to move. A silhouette wrapped in black cloth carried him and quickly disappeared into the treetop in front of him.
Without their dragon steeds to support them, how could Lai Yuhan and the others escape? The rain of swords shuttling back and forth in the air immediately knocked the three down.
As soon as the two of them landed, several flying swords shot over and nailed them to the ground.
Lai Yuhan, whose thigh and abdomen had been pierced by a flying sword, hopped on one leg. His hair was disheveled and his body was covered in blood. He frantically waved his spear to block the rain of swords.
Hu! A nine-jointed whip tore through the air and wrapped around the spear in Lai Yuhan's hand.
Lan Ye, who was sitting upright on her dragon steed, personally attacked with the nine-segmented whip in her hand. He held onto Lai Yuhan's spearhead tightly.
In such a desperate situation, the consequences could be imagined. More than a dozen flying swords shot towards Lai Yuhan. With a "pu pu" sound, Lai Yuhan's body trembled violently. Blood burst out all over his body. The spear in his hand had already been dragged away, and his body was pierced by the flying swords like a hedgehog.
Swoosh! The dozen or so flying swords were pulled out from his body and returned to their owners' hands.
Lai Yuhan, whose cheeks were puffed up as he held his breath, widened his eyes and staggered a few steps. He stubbornly held on and did not fall.
No one paid any attention to him anymore. Tu Sanliang looked around and bellowed, "Where did the other one go? He can't have gone far without a dragon steed. Search! The Mountain Chieftain has ordered that no one is allowed to escape! "
The dragon steeds immediately scattered in all directions to search. A dragon steed galloped over and directly crashed into Lai Yuhan's chest.
"Pu …" Lai Yuhan violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. His bones creaked as he was sent flying over a dozen meters away, crashing into a large tree. He crashed into the tree, causing leaves to fall from it. His entire body slid down the tree trunk to the ground. He sat cross-legged under the tree, his eyes wide open. His head tilted to the side, and he completely stopped moving.
No one cared about his life or death. Only a few leaves fell on his body and were stained by his fresh blood. Blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth...
Not long after, Xiong Xiao arrived with his troops. He met up with Tu Sanliang, who had ordered his men to search everywhere. Xiong Xiao's first words were to ask, "Have you seen that thief Miao Yi?"
Tu Sanliang cupped his fists and replied, "I have not seen that thief. Most of the people who broke through were killed by us. However, there was a sudden earth-shaking anomaly that allowed East Arrival Cave Master Yan Xiu to escape. However, he has already lost his steed, so he can't have gone far. We are currently searching."
The expression on Xiong Xiao's face was a little violent. It looked like it was really as those people had said. The thief might have really gone to Mount Calming Sea.
He really wanted to kill his way to Mount Calming Sea and kill Miao Yi and Qin Weiwei together. However, they had already made their move. By the time they reached Mount Calming Sea, the other party would have already made preparations. Moreover, his subordinates wouldn't have the guts to attack Mount Calming Sea. After all, Qin Weiwei was Manor Head Yang Qing's daughter.
"Ahhh …" Filled with indignation, Xiong Xiao roared to the heavens.
Between the mountains in the distance, a black shadow wrapped around Yan Xiu and flew over. As soon as it landed, the black shadow pushed Yan Xiu away, who was covered in blood.
The black shadow tore off the black cloth covering its body, revealing its true appearance. It was Yao Ruoxian.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er, who had been hiding in the mountains, ran out to support Yan Xiu. "Master Yan, are you alright?"
Yan Xiu's sorrowful gaze swept across the three of them. When he saw Yao Ruoxian, he wasn't in the mood to think too much about it. He only stared at the two girls and shook his head. Tears streamed down his face as he choked out, "Yan Xiu is useless. Even if I were to die ten thousand times, I wouldn't be able to atone for my sins. I have failed Milord's great trust!"
He was also very unlucky. Miao Yi wasn't around twice, and in the end, Miao Yi had caused East Arrival Cave to be bathed in blood. He was simply a jinx. Just thinking about it made him feel ashamed to face anyone.
Qian'Er anxiously asked, "Master Yan, where are the others?"
Yao Ruoxian stared at Yan Xiu and shook his head. "Judging from the commotion, I'm afraid they're all done for."
Xue'Er also anxiously said, "Master, you saved Master Yan. Why didn't you save the others as well? With your cultivation, you could have saved them. "
Yao Ruoxian glared at her and said, "Little girl, don't say such heartless things. If it weren't for the two of you crying and screaming that he had taught you, and forcing me to save him, I wouldn't have cared about him at all. Do you know how dangerous it was just now? I was almost exposed. If I had been exposed and the news got out, Suppressing Second Hall and Traversing Moon Palace would immediately send their experts to hunt me down. When that happens, wouldn't I have to run for my life? You only care about them, why don't you think about me? I'm not related to them in any way. Why don't you think about my difficulties? "
He turned to look at Yan Xiu and recalled the last scene he saw. The tragic actions of Yan Xiu and the others moved him a little. He couldn't help but sigh, "They would rather die than surrender. They were all heroes. It is indeed a pity that they died. However, the cultivation realm is not a place for heroes. Heroes usually die young."
In one sentence, he described the current state of life and death in the cultivation realm. He had lived for a long time, and had seen a lot after all...
The search area of Tu Sanliang and the others continued to expand, forcing Yao Ruoxian to bring the three of them further away.
After searching for a long time, they still couldn't find Yan Xiu. They could only give up and continue searching. It wasn't worth it to keep going for Yan Xiu. After meeting up with Xiong Xiao, the troops once again rushed to East Arrival Cave.
Looking at the dozens of women lying in a pool of blood, Chen Fei sighed inwardly. Xiong Xiao's actions were too swift this time. He didn't reveal his intentions to anyone, and only gave the order to attack when they were close to East Arrival Cave. He, Chen Fei, couldn't even find a chance to send a message.
There were School of Blue Jade disciples among the troops, and they all had gloomy expressions. They didn't receive any notice from their sect, and could only serve their own masters. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to establish themselves in the future.
After taking a headcount, they realized that they had lost nearly thirty men. Lan Ye shook her head and said, "This East Arrival Cave is truly powerful. Even with such a heavy encirclement, they could still kill so many of us."
"Mountain Chieftain, the little thief Miao Yi is not here. What should we do next?" Tu Sanliang asked from the side, "Should we retreat?"
Xiong Xiao's cold gaze swept across the surroundings, and he said in a deep voice, "If I don't kill the little thief today, I swear I won't let him go so easily." He waved his hand and pointed to the surroundings, "You guys lie in ambush everywhere. I don't believe that the little thief Miao Yi will never return. If you see him return, kill him immediately! Whoever kills Miao Yi will be rewarded with five hundred low-grade Orbs of Will, and be given the position of Cave Master of three Caves! "
As soon as the rewards were announced, everyone's eyes lit up, especially Tu Sanliang and the others. They were the strongest, and the ones with the highest hopes of killing Miao Yi. Being the Cave Master of three Caves, and five hundred low-grade Orbs of Will!
Following Xiong Xiao's order, everyone obeyed, and split up to lie in ambush around East Arrival Cave, waiting for Miao Yi's return.
Meanwhile, Xiong Xiao found an excuse to lead his personal handmaidens, Xia Yu and Qiu He, and galloped away. The troops of the two Mountains didn't suspect anything. No one thought that Xiong Xiao would abandon the troops of the two Mountains and escape.
After leaving the borders of East Arrival Cave, Xiong Xiao immediately led his two handmaidens and galloped towards the borders of Thriving Ten-Thousand Manor. He abandoned all his troops, and officially defected to Suppressing Third Hall.
He couldn't possibly wait until Miao Yi returned. Who knew when Miao Yi would return? If he didn't wait until Miao Yi returned, and the reinforcements of East Arrival Cave arrived instead, then the other party would use the order to deal with him. His own subordinates would probably turn around and deal with him instead.
He had done such a thing under Yang Qing's orders. If his attack failed, he would immediately escape. As for the troops of the two Mountains, since he couldn't bring them with him, he might as well leave them as a backup. He continued to order them to stay behind and deal with Miao Yi. If Miao Yi were to court death and really came back, he might be able to pick up a loophole and kill the little thief.
Under the moonlight, one master and two handmaidens galloped quickly, and had already entered the borders of Thriving Ten-Thousand Manor.
He couldn't help but admit that Xiong Xiao was indeed worthy of being Yang Qing's trusted aide. He did have some skills, and this backup plan was brilliant.
As expected, after midnight, Miao Yi returned with Luo Shuangfei and Yuan Fang, completely unaware of what had happened at East Arrival Cave.
They galloped all the way to East Arrival Cave. Seeing that there was no one guarding the mountain gates, Miao Yi frowned.
Smelling the faint stench of blood, the three of them galloped to the plaza. They were shocked to see a large pool of blood on the ground. Looking around, they saw dozens of female corpses floating in the lotus pond not too far away.
The three of them quickly scanned their surroundings with cold eyes. Even the listless Luo Shuangfei was on full alert, knowing that something had happened.
"Where is Yan Xiu!?" Miao Yi bellowed.
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