The fierce wind danced wildly, sweeping over the four figures standing atop the city wall, leaving them with a chill, as if they were on a snow-capped mountain or in an icy abyss.
"Good, let's see if you have the ability!"
Just as Leng Wuhuan was about to raise his saber, Dongfang Xu reached out and stopped him.
"Wait a moment, I have to ask clearly about my grandmother!"
"If your grandmother knew that you tacitly allowed me to kill Dongfang Jing, how would you explain it?" Leng Wuhuan stroked Dongfang Xu's slender shoulder, his long saber pointing directly at the vast, empty sky. "Since ancient times, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters, are not bound by worldly affairs, and must sever everything to reach the pinnacle! Once the arrow is loosed, there is no turning back."
Dongfang Xu followed the direction of the saber blade. At that spot was a huge park, the place where countless illusions had appeared when she had spoken to Ji Fu earlier. In that instant, she had understood what she wanted, but, just as Leng Wuhuan had said, there was no medicine for regret for the mistakes made, nor was there anyone who could alter fate.
"Dongfang Xu, as the dignified eldest daughter of the Dongfang clan, are you going to let this man devour your clan's honor? Your grandmother was a figure who looked down upon the world, do you truly wish to be an unfilial descendant!"
Ren Yuanhao, observing everything, had already captured a hint of regret in Dongfang Xu's eyes. Moreover, he knew that Dongfang Jing was not dead, and all mistakes could still be remedied.
"Dongfang Xu, your sister is still alive. Isn't it obvious that everything points to this fact since Ren Yuanhao appeared here? You still have room for regret!"
Ji Fu spoke again. After all, she and Dongfang Xu shared the same life and the same fate. These words, spoken by her, were more convincing than if Ren Yuanhao had said them.
"Shut up!"
Leng Wuhuan gripped his saber with his backhand, and the blade instantly flashed a white light in the cold wind!
At that very moment, Han Yan, who had been lying limply on the ground, seemed to have found strength from nowhere. She leaped forward, just managing to block Ji Fu. The long saber plunged into her back, and blood splattered, like maple leaves falling all over the city.
"Han Yan!"
Ji Fu's eyes changed. A strange and unfathomable power instantly unsealed the acupoints that had been blocked on her body. She flipped her hand forward, catching the dying Han Yan in her embrace. Blood stained her, like red plum blossoms blooming on the snow.
"Miss, don't be sad,"
Han Yan tried to wipe her mistress's tears with her only remaining hand, but her hand had barely risen halfway before it fell to the ground like a candle in the wind. Ji Fu reached out and tightly held Han Yan's hand, as if she could see the life force seeping away from the girl who had grown up with her.
"Miss, Han Yan has never, never treated you as a master, but as a confidante. They say one would go through thick and thin for a friend, and I think I have achieved that."
As she spoke, Han Yan coughed up more blood, her pupils gradually becoming unfocused. "Miss, do you remember when I accidentally fell off a cliff as a child, and you searched for me desperately for an afternoon? My whole body was cut by the thorny vines, and your blood flowed. That time, you saved me from the clutches of death. And from that moment on, I vowed that I would burn myself out completely to protect you. I, I have done it~"
As soon as her words fell, Han Yan's entire body withered, and the flame of life finally burned to its last moment. Ji Fu carefully placed Han Yan down and suddenly stood up.
"Yes, you kept your promise~ I will make that man pay the price~"
"Hahaha! Price? What can a pampered and dull rich young lady like you do to me?"
Leng Wuhuan pointed his long saber, and Ji Fu looked up abruptly!
The moment she looked up, two golden eyes like sharp swords slashed towards Leng Wuhuan.
For some reason, Leng Wuhuan felt his knees go weak. Ji Fu, whom he could have easily crushed just moments ago, had completely changed her demeanor, becoming like a supreme empress. Just a cold and majestic gaze was enough to make him unable to move!
—Holy crap? Is this the Ji Fu I know? This aura, it's like an empress personally arriving!
Leng Wuhuan initially thought this power wouldn't last long, but after ten seconds, not only did the power show no signs of weakening, it became even more intense, and the pressure exerted on him grew layer by layer!
A flicker of fear and surprise finally flashed in his eyes.
He looked up, and Ji Fu merely said, "Kneel down." His head and knees involuntarily pressed down, as if invisible forces on either side were pushing his head and kicking his legs!
He tried to resist, even attempting to use his special ability, the Instantaneous Slash, to cut off the head of the woman towering above him, but all his true energy was completely suppressed by the two golden gazes. Not only could he not use his special ability, but even taking two steps was problematic.
"Kneel down!"
Ji Fu's tone was like millennia-old profound ice. After a few seconds, Leng Wuhuan could no longer withstand this terrifying pressure and, like a dead dog, knelt before Ji Fu and Han Yan.
"Kowtow!"
Leng Wuhuan desperately tried to control his neck, but his strength couldn't even control the consciousness of his own body. His body suddenly lurched downward, and his head struck the cold city wall with a sound that shook the heavens.
Dong!
And just as Ren Yuanhao thought Ji Fu had gained absolute dominance, the power on Ji Fu's body suddenly vanished like a dragon drinking water. As the force on Leng Wuhuan disappeared, he shot towards Ji Fu, who had disgraced him, like a missile!
"Bastard!"
Ren Yuanhao was farther away from Ji Fu at this moment. He wanted to fly to her rescue, but it was impossible to be faster than Leng Wuhuan, who possessed the Instantaneous Slash ability.
At that very moment, Leng Wuhuan's saber-wielding motion suddenly turned into a slideshow before Ren Yuanhao's eyes. An even more powerful pressure suddenly came from the direction of the Royal Griffin!
"It's Grandma's 'Instant'! "
Both Dongfang Xu and Ren Yuanhao looked towards the griffin. They saw an old man in a golden robe, leaning on a cane, looking down at the world as if he were a sovereign.
"Kid, why aren't you acting?"
Receiving the order, Ren Yuanhao's long saber swept through the air. The Heavenly Blaze Saber Technique twisted and turned. As the blade passed, Leng Wuhuan's body was instantly cut in half!
But at that moment, a clap of thunder suddenly sounded from the sky. As lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and in just an instant, a torrential downpour fell. When they came to their senses, Leng Wuhuan's corpse and Dongfang Xu had vanished from the cold city wall!
The rain poured down, coming and going at will, and a reverberation, like thunder, suddenly came from the sky.
"Dongfang Ji, you killed my disciple, and I will hold your granddaughter responsible for this debt!"