After he finished speaking, he lunged forward, intending to capture Zi Linling.
The coldness emanating from Zi Linling instantly turned into killing intent.
"Since you're seeking death, I'll oblige!"
She unleashed her Phantom Dragon Step, evading Nie Rufeng's claw and seizing the opportunity to kick him in the stomach.
Nie Rufeng was greatly alarmed. He retreated two steps, dodging Zi Linling's attack, and reached out to grab her ankle.
Zi Linling's eyes turned cold, and she forcefully retracted her leg. Her body, due to the sudden exertion of force, had to rotate rapidly.
"A perfect opportunity!"
Nie Rufeng's eyes lit up. He lunged forward, his palm channeling spiritual energy, aiming to strike Zi Linling's back.
Zi Linling's Phantom Dragon Step activated again beneath her feet.
Nie Rufeng missed, realizing something was wrong. As he was about to change his move, he felt a burning sensation on his face.
"Slap!"
With a crisp sound, he was sent flying backward, crashing into a table and breaking it.
He got up, glaring furiously at Zi Linling. "Bitch, if you won't listen to reason, don't blame me, Nie, for ruthlessly destroying beauty!"
Zi Linling disdained to speak. A scalpel was now in her hand.
Spiritual energy surged, and the scalpel slashed through the air, heading directly for Nie Rufeng's forehead.
Nie Rufeng was shocked. A jade ruyi appeared in his hand.
A massive amount of spiritual energy poured into the jade ruyi, meeting the scalpel.
"Boom!"
The jade ruyi and the scalpel collided, creating a surge of energy.
The surrounding tables and chairs, along with the teapots and teacups on them, shattered, making a clanging sound.
The tea patrons were greatly alarmed.
Everything happened too suddenly; they were completely unprepared.
As a result, many were cut by the flying debris.
"Run!"
Someone shouted.
The tea patrons finally reacted and fled disorderly out of the teahouse.
Although Nie Rufeng blocked Zi Linling's attack, he suffered a heavy blow due to the suddenness of it, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Bitch, you really intend to kill me!"
Zi Linling ignored him, raising her hand to strike again.
Having been caught off guard once, Nie Rufeng dared not be careless.
Therefore, he remained on high alert.
Seeing Zi Linling's blade descend, he quickly gathered his strength.
"Pfft!"
Nie Rufeng coughed up a mouthful of blood, exclaiming in shock, "How can this be?"
He discovered that his spiritual energy was out of control, coursing wildly within him, severely damaging his meridians.
"Die!"
Zi Linling's scalpel was about to fall on Nie Rufeng's forehead.
"No!"
Nie Rufeng cried out and instinctively turned his head. The scalpel struck his shoulder, severing one of his arms.
"Ah!"
Nie Rufeng's pained screams echoed through the teahouse.
"Bitch! You just wait for me!"
He shouted and fled the teahouse.
With his meridians damaged and an arm lost, Nie Rufeng would surely die if he continued fighting.
Thus, he decisively chose to escape.
Zi Linling's eyes turned icy, her killing intent blazing as she pursued him.
Nie Rufeng's actions had crossed her bottom line. Therefore, today, she would surely slay him.
The chase became a spectacle within Qingcheng.
"Eh, isn't that Nie Rufeng, the Holy Son of the Joyous Union Sect, up ahead? Why is someone chasing him?"
"Serves him right! He's a scoundrel who commits all sorts of evil deeds. Nie Rufeng deserves to be hunted!"
"That may be true, but who is so bold as to make an enemy of the Joyous Union Sect?"
"She's so beautiful! Is this the woman chasing Nie Rufeng?"
"It seems Nie Rufeng has encountered a tough opponent this time. Don't you see he's lost an arm?"
"He deserves it! People like him should be cut into a thousand pieces to stop him from harming others!"
"..."
Many people in Qingcheng followed them, filled with righteous indignation.
After all, Nie Rufeng had committed so many wicked deeds that countless people wished they could eat his flesh and drink his blood.