Chapter 191 – Master, do you choose to die or to perish? (32)
However, things were not as simple as Chong Ling had imagined. Lan Ling returned much earlier than he had expected.
It was barely dawn, and the surroundings were so affected by the demonic aura that even the birds were unwilling to sing. A violent storm, filled with fury, swept directly towards the small courtyard where everyone had taken shelter.
The crashing sound of falling debris woke everyone who was cultivating.
“Who injured Yi’er so badly?”
The voice, like a bell, rang in everyone’s ears, filled with overwhelming anger.
This is bad.
Chong Ling’s heart skipped a beat. The sect elders were still some time away from arriving, and he hadn’t expected Lan Ling to return first.
He hurriedly walked out the door and saw a woman standing in the air, her feet on a jade Ruyi scepter. She looked to be in her twenties, wearing a black and white wide robe, her black hair flying behind her. Her delicate features were filled with rage, and the spiritual power emanating from her made Chong Ling feel a twinge of apprehension.
“It’s you?” Lan Ling’s voice, suppressing her anger and filled with contemptuous mockery, came from her slightly narrowed eyes, her spiritual power in her hand stirring restlessly.
“Senior, this is actually a misunderstanding. Your nephew intruded into our courtyard without identifying himself, and our female disciple mistook him for a lecher and drove him out.”
“Heh,” Lan Ling thought of Lan Yi, who was still unconscious, and her anger intensified. “His spiritual roots are shattered, he will never be able to cultivate again, and even standing is difficult. You call that just driving him out?”
Chong Ling hadn’t expected Yan Luo to be so ruthless. He was momentarily at a loss.
“Unless it was intentional, who could casually inflict such severe injuries on Yi’er? Xuanhua Sect, is it? I’ll kill you all today and then pay you a visit!”
A major disaster was imminent! Instinctively, he summoned his magical weapon to set up a defense, quickly thinking of how to respond. A faint voice came from behind him, tinged with annoyance at being disturbed.
“I injured him, so what?”
“You’ll pay with your life!” Seeing a petite figure walk out of the house, Lan Ling gritted her teeth. The jade Ruyi scepter beneath her feet turned into a streak of light, heading directly towards the newcomer with full force.
“Junior Sister Yan Luo, be careful!” Chong Ling tried to help block some of the attack, but he was nearly blown away by the sheer spiritual power as soon as he made contact.
With a thud, Chong Ling got up and instinctively looked towards Yan Luo.
His pupils constricted. He saw the jade Ruyi scepter being caught barehanded by Yun Ze, who had appeared in front of Yan Luo. Yun Ze frowned slightly, blocking the attack.
Seeing this, Lan Ling snorted coldly, raising her hand to command the jade Ruyi to release even more powerful energy, but suddenly felt a pain in her chest.
“Yun Ze, step back.” Yan Luo stood motionless, her voice tinged with irritation, a blue light flashing in her eyes.
She hadn’t moved earlier because this person couldn’t harm her. Moreover, she wanted Yun Ze to experience the strength of those considered powerful outside. With his cultivation level and the augmentation of the Zhengxuan Sword, he could at most struggle a bit but wouldn’t be injured. She hadn’t expected this kid to catch the attack barehanded.
Lan Ling felt the pain in her chest, bewildered, watching the young man who had just taken her attack retreat on Yan Luo’s orders, while her life-bound magical weapon seemed to be imprisoned, freezing, and gradually cracking, shattering into layers and dissipating in the air.
Yan Luo’s spiritual power flared, and blue flames seemed to ignite around her, spreading out from her as the center.
In an instant,
ten thousand miles were frozen.