Nangong Wan stood quietly, gazing into the distance.
As if she hadn't noticed a powerful expert appearing beside her.
Because, her heart was already filled with Ye Ce.
Her only thought was to wait for Ye Ce's return to marry her.
"Stay away from my daughter!"
Nangong He let out a weak, angry roar.
He clutched his chest and stood up, wanting to fight Li Yuan Zhenren to the death.
But he was blasted by Nanyang Zhenren, spitting blood.
"Don't worry, we will treat your daughter well and guarantee her comfort." Nanyang Zhenren grinned. They had escaped from that place and had never seen a woman as breathtaking as Nangong Wan.
"Die!"
Shi Haotian drew his sword and charged.
"Scram!"
Fearsome true qi erupted from Li Yuan Zhenren's body, flinging Shi Haotian away. He landed, spitting blood.
"Who exactly are you people? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for doing this?" The Great Elder roared.
Nanyang Zhenren casually waved his hand, and a fallen sword pierced the Great Elder's chest: "We understand heaven better than you!"
"I'll fight you to the death!" The Second Elder formed hand seals, and terrifying true qi exploded within him.
His eyes were bloodshot as he lunged at Nanyang Zhenren.
He intended to self-detonate his dantian and perish with his opponent.
"What you're doing is meaningless, it will only add a splash of red to this world." Nanyang Zhenren sneered. He slapped out from a distance, and the Second Elder's body flew into the air.
*Poof!*
A dull sound echoed.
The Second Elder's body exploded in mid-air.
Blood mist filled the air.
As Nanyang Zhenren had said, a beautiful, tragic red appeared in the world.
"Beauty, are you waiting for someone?" Li Yuan Zhenren asked with a smile.
Nangong Wan said quietly, "I'm waiting for my husband, Ye Ce. He promised to marry me when he returned."
Li Yuan Zhenren said, "He probably won't be back!"
"No, he will definitely come, because he promised me!" Nangong Wan's emotions became agitated. The last thing she wanted to hear was someone saying Ye Ce wouldn't return.
Nanyang Zhenren sneered, "Now that Zhongnan Mountain is in chaos, anyone with sense wouldn't return at this time. I advise you to give up that hope!"
Nangong He's face was filled with pain.
He regretted it!
When Chen Nan left, he should have told his daughter the truth directly.
Let her abandon her wishful thinking.
And now...
He could no longer speak the truth about that matter!
Rather than facing death in pain and betrayal, it was better to let her leave this world filled with hope.
As for whether Chen Nan would return...
Did it still matter?
Let alone if he wouldn't return, even if he did, it would only be to his death!
"Beauty, actually, fellow Daoist Nangong and I can also marry you, and the three of us can even enter the bridal chamber together. Isn't that more fun than two people entering the bridal chamber?" Li Yuan Zhenren revealed a lewd smile.
Nangong Wan: "I am Ye Ce's woman, and no one other than him will ever touch me!"
"Oh, quite a spirited little chili pepper, I like that!" Li Yuan Zhenren grinned, then clenched his hand in the air, and Shi Haotian fell into his palm.
"This should be your senior brother, right? If you obey us, fine. If you refuse, do you believe I'll kill him directly?"
He used Shi Haotian's life to threaten Nangong Wan into submission.
Shi Haotian's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth, shouting, "Junior Sister, don't agree to him! Even if I die, I won't be a bargaining chip for others to threaten you!"
"Remember, I love you more than Ye Ce!"
With that, he reversed his true qi, spat out a mouthful of blood, and it landed on Li Yuan Zhenren's face.
The first prodigy of Huoyun Cave was dead.
But a blissful smile adorned his face.
Because he died for love!
Li Yuan Zhenren, enraged, threw Shi Haotian's corpse away: "I just don't understand. You could have lived, why insist on ending your own lives? Why insist on defying our wishes?"
Elder Wu slowly stood up, propped up by his sword. His face was covered in blood, and he whispered, "In your eyes, are all people spineless cowards?"
"We are all living for the first time, why should we submit to your will?"
"We cultivators ascend against heaven, unwilling to yield even to heaven's will. Who do you think you are?"
As he spoke, powerful auras erupted from his body, and he charged at Nanyang Zhenren with his sword.
"Seeking death!"
Nanyang Zhenren raised his sword and cut Elder Wu in half at the waist!
Li Yuan Zhenren looked at Nangong Wan with a smile: "Beauty, your father is already seriously injured. He raised you with great difficulty. Do you truly intend to watch him die tragically because of you?"
Nangong Wan gazed into the distance, a mournful smile appearing on her face: "Ye Ce, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be your bride anymore!"
"Don't worry, if there's a next life, I'll find you again."
"Want to die? Without our permission, can you die?" Li Yuan Zhenren said dismissively. He pointed at Nangong Wan's back, sealing her acupuncture points and meridians.
He laughed heartily, "Even if you die, you will die beneath us!"
Under normal circumstances, Nangong Wan would be unable to break free from his control.
After all, he was a peak expert at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment.
But.
Her will was firm, and the true qi within her body directly broke through her meridians and acupuncture points, spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"So damn unlucky!"
Li Yuan Zhenren was furious, completely not expecting Nangong Wan's willpower to be so terrifying that she broke through his seal.
"Wan'er!"
"Eldest Miss!"
"Junior Sister!"
The people of Huoyun Cave cried out in despair!
Nangong Wan slowly turned her head, her face pale, as if she were the surrounding snow.
The trace of red at the corner of her mouth added a touch of tragic beauty.
She looked painfully at these familiar yet strange faces.
And at the scene of blood flowing like a river.
"I'm sorry, I've implicated everyone."
"But I don't regret it..."
"Even if I couldn't wait for Ye Ce to return, I was still trying to achieve it!"
"He made me understand the meaning of a moth flying into a flame!"
"They rush forward, not out of foolish ignorance."
"But to pursue the... light within their hearts!"
As she said this, a hint of freedom appeared on her face.
With all her remaining strength, she slowly turned her head, gazing in the direction Chen Nan had left.
She would defend her dream with her life.
No regrets even in death!
Gradually, her consciousness became muddled.
Memories of the past also surfaced in her mind.
But.
Memories without Ye Ce were like a dream to her, nothing to cherish.
But since Ye Ce appeared.
It was like a ray of light shining into her dark life.
It gave her infinite fantasies.
It filled her with anticipation for the unknown tomorrow.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on her face.
Even death held no fear for her!
But at this moment.
A familiar aura flew from the distant mountain forest.
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes: "Ye Ce, is that you, you're back?"