"As expected, it's because of this."
Understanding filled Red Coral's face. Then, she put on an expression that said she did not know whether she should laugh or cry. She stared at the jade slit ring in her hand with a complicated look.
She had obtained this item the day before yesterday. During a meticulously planned quest to steal the tribute, a few of Black Rose's sisters had stolen an important tribute from Purple Sun Sect during the chaos. She had snatched this jade slit ring from one of the Blessed Realm elites who seemed to have some status.
In the beginning, she had only cast a quick glance at it before tossing it into her Universe Bag. Then, when she returned to the city, she was attacked viciously by Purple Sun Sect.
The people from Purple Sun Sect seemed to know her general location. They sent a large group of people to the government-made road, forest, and crossroads. Every single time she changed directions, she would be discovered very quickly.
In the beginning, Red Coral thought that Purple Sun Sect had flown into a rage out of humiliation and decided to take revenge on Black Rose Clan, but as time passed, she gradually felt that something was off.
The other members of Black Rose Clan were not attacked. She was the only one who received the treatment of an empress. No matter where she went, she ran into people from Purple Sun Sect. At that time, she found it strange and wondered why Purple Sun Sect hated her so much.
But she still didn't connect it to the jade pendant in her Qiankun Bag that she had almost forgotten!
She firmly believed that the other party had somehow found out about her identity as the mastermind, and that was why he was so desperate to take revenge and kill her …
She hid for two consecutive days, but in the end, she still accidentally fell into Purple Sun Sect's encirclement. Once she fought with her life on the line, she sacrificed a few of her sisters and broke out of the encirclement while heavily injured.
All the way to the Ancient Tomb in Yangzhou.
When Red Coral thought about how she had been chased for two days for no reason and how her sisters had sacrificed themselves fearlessly because of the normal jade slit ring in her hand, she felt that she had been wronged, but at the same time, she was also incredibly curious about the secret hidden in the jade slit ring.
When she saw the regretful expressions on the faces of the man with the fan and his group, Red Coral quickly spoke up.
"Wait!"
"Don't even think about it. Our people are guarding the entrance to the ancient tomb. It's impossible for you to stall for time and escape." While the man fanned himself, he interrupted Red Coral's words with a frivolous smile. "But if I want to be ruthless against a beautiful and charming woman like you … Heh, I really can't bear to do it."
"Since I'm going to die anyway, why don't you tell me before I die what secrets this thing has? What are its uses? Don't make me a muddled ghost."
Red Coral was not angry at all. Instead, a cunning look flashed in her eyes.
"Confused ghost? Humph, you're the one who thinks I'm muddle-headed! "
The man with the fan chuckled.
"You want to pry its secrets out of me? Do you think I would tell you? "
When Red Coral heard this, she knew that she had no chance. She rolled her eyes resentfully and turned her face to the side in a fit of pique. Her small actions were incredibly charming and alluring, and she gave off the air of a young woman.
Soon, Red Coral turned her head around.
"If I return this thing to you, will you let me go?"
"…"
The man with the fan was stunned, and his eyes sparkled.
"Toss the item over first. I'll check its authenticity." He did not dare to easily agree to Red Coral's conditions.
Even though his main goal this time was to retrieve the jade slit ring, over the past two days, Purple Sun Sect had wasted a lot of manpower and money chasing after Red Coral. If he let her go because of one casual sentence, how was he supposed to establish himself in the sect in the future?!
Letting Red Coral go was clearly unrealistic.
"Promise me that as long as I hand over the real jade pendant, you'll let me go, and I'll return it to you immediately!"
Red Coral looked around with her round eyes and stated her conditions.
"Then forget it. If I let you go, I won't be able to explain myself."
The man with the fan's words made Red Coral's final bit of hope disappear completely.
However …
Even if this was a game, if he hardened his heart and killed a beautiful woman who could not fight back, it would be the same as wasting his life when he faced her real face. After thinking about it, the man with the fan looked at the person beside him.
"Phantom Jade, take action! Everyone else, be on guard. Don't let her run away because she's up to no good! "
The group instantly became wary.
As for Phantom Jade, he shrugged in resignation and stepped forward.
He seemed to be the only one who could do this sort of thing.
Red Coral might be a woman, but she was not weak. Aside from being in Blessed Realm, her fierce high-tier saber technique, Dual Flight of the Mandarin Ducks, was ranked second in Black Rose Clan, and she was only second to the clan leader, Black Rose. She was not someone normal Blessed Realm players could handle.
"Lass, it's best if you give up on your fearless resistance …"
Phantom Jade stared at Red Coral. With a flick of his wrist, a black and shiny metal whip fell from his hand to the ground. His gaze focused, and his presence became incredibly astonishing.
Red Coral seemed to have completely given up on fighting back. She bit down on her bottom lip and did not even draw her weapon. She stared at Phantom Jade, who was slowly approaching her. Her chest heaved violently, and she slowly closed her eyes.
Phantom Jade gritted his teeth.
In his eyes, he was the one who had a harder time fighting against Red Coral.
He had to admit it.
The girl's body and face were incredibly alluring. She had the face of an angel and the body of a devil. She was the type of woman who knew how to control her femininity, and it was very difficult for men to kill her.
With every step he took, Phantom Jade had to stop.
Later on, he could only intentionally avoid looking at Red Coral's expression and brace himself to carry out the execution!
Time seemed to have suddenly slowed down.
Ten feet …
Eight feet, five feet, four feet, three and a half feet …
The air was frozen by the stagnant atmosphere. It was so quiet that the people in the area could practically hear their heartbeats and breathing.
As the distance between them shortened, Red Coral entered Phantom Jade's attack range with her arms crossed over her chest. The hesitation on Phantom Jade's face disappeared, and there was only wariness and murderous intent in his eyes.
Once Phantom Jade entered his attack range, Red Coral quietly put the jade slit ring back into her Universe Bag. She loosened her grip and was prepared to grab her saber at any moment to save herself.
'Close my eyes and wait for death?
What a joke.
No matter what, the people from Black Rose Clan would not close their eyes and wait for death. No matter what sort of terrible situation they were in, they would rather die in battle.
However, from the moment Red Coral was surrounded, she still had one thought in her head.
Aside from the people from Purple Sun Sect, there was also a strange player who was sparring with a Stone Giant alone in the hall!
Even though she did not pay much attention to him when she first arrived, once she logged in, the man with the fan and his group had inadvertently looked at him with gazes and reactions, and she was certain that there was something strange about the person in the corner.
But …
Since the time they spent together was too short and she did not personally witness it, she could not be certain whether the two sides had quarreled or clashed against each other.
But!
She did have some hope in her heart.
Hence!
Her words and gentle actions just now might have seemed as if she was talking to the people from Purple Sun Sect, but in truth, she was showing it to the young man in the corner.
Unfortunately, her plan seemed to have gone awry. Even when Phantom Jade drew close to her, he did not show any intention to help her because she was being treated unfairly.
"You cowardly man!"
Red Coral gritted her teeth and completely gave up on her hope. She intended to fight to the death!
At that moment, a lackadaisical voice traveled into her ears from not too far away. "Since you can't make a deal, beautiful, why don't we make a deal?"
When he heard this, the man with the fan froze.
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