Imperial Treasure-Chapter 722 - 447: Flesh and Blood

Just as expected!!

Whoosh!

That plunging shadow... it aimed straight for Ming Lanyuan...

With incredible speed, like an eagle, like an arrow, at least tens of thousands!

Ming Lanyuan was startled and wanted to retreat, but it was too late.

She couldn’t move as fast as the birds.

And these birds...

were Black Crows.

Tens of thousands of Black Crows plunged down like this, under the shocked gazes of Yue Beiqing and the others...

Whoosh~

While Ye Zixu was on high alert, Zhuang Ziliu was already kneeling on the ground, begging with utmost reverence and lowliness, "Master, I implore you to save my sister, please...

The Black Crows ignored him, bypassing him and splitting into more than a dozen groups, encircling the entire small building... Bang! Bang! Bang!

They boldly broke through windows and doors!

They enveloped the entire small building in darkness, leaving no crevice untouched!

Within three breaths, these Black Crows perched on the roof, windowsills, door frames...

And they circled around and around in flight...

Making it impossible for anyone to see what was really inside.

Meanwhile.

Ming Lanyuan, who was unharmed, looked at her empty hands and turned to Yue Beiqing to say, "They... took it away."

They took away the weapons.

It was a scene that appeared almost magical and enchanting, beyond anyone’s imagination.

And then there was the "Master" that Zhuang Ziliu was calling out... it completely dragged everything into a realm of unnatural forces.

Monster?

Gong Jiu and the others were silent as the grave, unable to utter a single word.

That woman, has she come again?

Inside the room, on the open living room floor, Sui Yi sat cross-legged, with Zhuang Ziyi in front of him, already stripped of her Rongwei Armor, neatly folded, with the helmet placed on top.

She sat quietly, not even frowning as the glass windows shattered, and the fierce and eerie Black Crows flooded in, as they flew through the house, zipping in front of and behind her...

After a while, they quieted, obediently perching on the tables and chairs...

Not daring to squawk.

On the chair right across from Sui Yi, sat a person who hooked that weapon with two fingers, casually placing it beside the chair.

Legs crossed.

Coldly looking at her.

"I guess, this time you must be asking me for something,"

Her voice was so flippant, so mocking...

Sui Yi looked up at her.

"What do you need me to do?"

Wu Jue snickered, "What can you do for me with that wreck of a body?"

"But you came,"

"I came to take what I want, and..." holding her chin with one hand, she smiled, "to take a look at your miserable state... to cheer myself up."

Her maliciousness was beyond words.

Sui Yi stopped talking, stopped looking at her, raised his hand, and reached over Zhuang Ziyi’s back, attempting to pick her up...

Clearly, he intended to leave.

"Where are you going?" Wu Jue narrowed her eyes.

"Taking her away."

If she would not save her, what was the point of staying?

Wu Jue’s expression darkened, she flicked her eyelid, "Ah~ Seeing that you’ve touched such an ugly person, wearing a coffin face, I thought there was a deep affection, but I didn’t expect you wouldn’t even beg me once..."

Sui Yi turned to look at her.

"I said, anything I can do..."

"Everything?"

"Yes."

Wu Jue stared at her intently, as if for a long while, yet as if it was just a breath, she turned her face away, her fingers played with the weapon, spinning it, appearing somewhat disinterested, "You make it too easy for me to achieve... Getting it too easily isn’t fun."

Sui Yi did not speak, but suddenly a flash of cold light crossed before his eyes...

Shick!!!

The sword was plunged into her shoulder... pinning both her and the sword against the wall...

Bang!

Gong Jiu and the others were shocked to see the blade penetrate the wall, a sword’s length of the blade just exposed.

The tip was covered in blood.

Gong Jiu and the other two made to rush inside...

Ye Zixu was the fastest, but was stopped by Zhuang Ziliu!

Bang!

Both were forced three steps back, Zhuang Ziliu flung his sleeve, expressionless, "If she gets angry, we’ll all die."

Sui Yi might not die, but Gong Jiu and the others certainly would, and their actions might implicate Sui Yi.

Gong Jiu and the others realized the situation, yet they couldn’t help feeling unwilling. What was that woman doing inside? Another heart-piercing situation? Sick!

Ye Zixu clenched his weapon tightly, it was not the first time he had seen this person, but each time, he felt immense horror.

And the relationship between Sui Yi and her... seemed very enigmatic.

Inside the room, Sui Yi, pinned to the wall, only slightly furrowed her brow, looking at Wu Jue who held the sword, she asked, "Does this sword count as part of the price I must pay?"

Her attitude was too rational and objective.

Wu Jue instead laughed.

"Actually, this is the necessary means to save her."

"Method?"

"Haven’t you heard the saying, ’What is lacking, supply’?"

Rongwei Armor costs one’s essence blood and vitality to attain superhuman strength. The greater the enhancement, the more life force is drained until one turns into a withered carcass...

If it hadn’t been for Sui Yi’s swift sword that directly killed Zhuang Ziyi, the last thing she would’ve seen was his completely shriveled, dried-up remains.

There was no second possibility.

Wu Jue released her grip on the sword, pointing at Zhuang Ziyi’s body on the ground, and said indifferently, "Blood for blood, flesh for flesh..."

She paused, then looked at Sui Yi with a bizarre smile, "Life for life..."

"I’m too lazy to do it myself, you go ahead," she said.

Then she sat in a chair, smilingly watching Sui Yi.

Sui Yi paused for a moment, then grasped the sword firmly.

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Gong Jiu and the others had been waiting outside for about four or five minutes, already getting impatient. Naturally, Yue Beiqing and his group wouldn’t dare let those from the Grand Hall approach this place, nor would they allow students to return to school at this time, so the Beijing University campus remained relatively quiet.

Only the distant bell tower was ringing its bells.

Gong Jiu was about to rush over to peer through the windows at the scene inside when suddenly...

Whoosh!

The black crows burst into noise and took flight in a great flock...

Gong Jiu, who had been about to peer through the window, jumped with fright.

Instinctively, she stepped back...

The commotion of black crows startled the people, but what happened next truly terrified them.

Because...

All ten thousand black crows took flight...

They whirled rapidly around the building, forming a vortex of black crows.

What was even more horrifying was that the house was burning! Not burning with flames, but scorching from within... being destroyed from the inside out...

No smoke, no gases, just burning.

Monsters, indeed!

Ming Lanyuan and the others couldn’t be any more Spartan.

What kind of monster exactly was their master!

"Our Imperial Guard system has never mentioned this person! How about your side?" Xiao Yu asked frowningly, knowing that some terrifying figures in this world are unknown to the public, their information sealed away in the most confidential files of special departments like the Imperial Guards.

She didn’t have the clearance to access that information, but perhaps Yue Beiqing and his group could.

But their answer was--no.

"If I knew who this person was... I wouldn’t be this scared," Yue Beiqing said with a flickering gaze, turning to Ming Lanyuan to ask, "What about you?"

Ming Lanyuan shook his head, "Perhaps, but my clearance isn’t high enough... maybe we can ask the Claw Master; he has arrived," he suggested.

Then they saw the Spartan expression on the face of the Claw Master, one of the masters of the Imperial Guard system.

Okay, it seems unnecessary to ask now.

As the scorching continued, the entire building turned into a blackened and charred structure that seemed on the brink of collapse...

Whoosh! Ten thousand black crows flew away...

Soaring massively towards the sky...

Gong Jiu and the others were concerned for Sui Yi’s safety, yet their intuition told them she hadn’t died.

Indeed.

Footsteps approached.

Zhuang Ziliu looked toward The Gate, which was no longer there...

Someone appeared, walking against the scorching black walls...

Amidst the raucous cawing of black crows, her complexion stood out starkly against the pitch-black background.

She looked at Zhuang Ziliu.

"You know the places she likes... go in, take her away..." she said only this, her voice hoarse and weary.

At that moment, Zhuang Ziliu could hardly believe it, yet was filled with joy. He dashed up the stairs, but as he passed by Sui Yi... he smelled a strong scent of blood. Nevertheless, the smell of scorch from the burning house quickly overpowered it, and, concerned for Zhuang Ziyi, he rushed past her... and charged inside.

Sui Yi descended the steps bit by bit before heading to the long stone bench in the yard in front of the house and sat down...

Yhan Qingwu noticed that Sui Yi’s left sleeve covered her hand... which seemed somewhat empty...

Startled, she subconsciously reached out towards her...

"It’s best not to touch her, or you’ll cry..."

A sudden cool voice made Yhan Qingwu turn her head. A woman was walking up the path...

It was strange. The school was supposed to be sealed off, and this unfamiliar-faced person--how did she get here?

What was even more peculiar—she held a cup of drink in one hand, sipping it, and carried another drink in a bag with her other hand.

As if she had just come for a stroll.

As if she was just an ordinary student.

But with such looks and temperament, how could she possibly be ordinary?

Ming Lanyuan and the others reacted with vigilance at first.

And Yhan Qingwu and her group were also cautious... though they did not show it outwardly.

Jiang Chenyu, always on the fringe of their group, ambiguous in morality, was one of the secrets that Sui Yi had never strictly disclosed.

Previously missing for so long, she now suddenly appeared again, and at such a time, in such a place...

Jiang Chenyu had already walked up and handed the drink she was holding to Gong Jiu, who subconsciously accepted it.

Then, Jiang Chenyu approached Sui Yi, took out the other cup from the bag, and removed the lid.

"Do you still have the strength to drink?"

Sui Yi looked at her, tilted her head, pulled a slight grin, and stretched out her right hand to receive the drink.

"Thank you," she said.

"You’re welcome," Jiang Chenyu replied indifferently, not looking at the others. however, Ming Lanyuan suddenly said, "I remember who she is now."

"Medical system code number 11, a newly emerged rare medical expert, whose reputation has spread across eighteen provinces’ high society, including families from our Capital City like the Cao Family... she’s their honored guest, occupying a very unique position. Yet, she rarely makes appearances elsewhere, I’ve only stumbled upon her information a few days ago while reviewing files... just to mention, I could only access part of her data, the rest was sealed," he revealed. (To be Continued. If you like this book, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)