Protect Our Chief-Chapter 475 - 7: Twin Beauties! Gradual Rise_3

The sword qi exploded, and the strands of "Chun Ying’s" fallen hair were lifted by the fierce wind, revealing a face as beautiful as a flower.

However, at this moment, there was not a trace of tenderness in her charming eyes, only bloodthirsty cruelty and obstinacy.

It turned out, this courtesan "Chun Ying" was the true "Flower Scorpion"!

Nevertheless, how could Wang Luqiu’s blade be so easily blocked?

Having awakened her Second Layer Bloodline during the Qi Refining Stage, after advancing to the Spirit Platform Realm, she reached the Third Layer Bloodline. The power of her bloodline was overwhelmingly strong, and coupled with her War Body type bloodline, her strength was far beyond that of a typical Mid-stage Spirit Platform Realm cultivator.

Seeing that Flower Scorpion actually managed to block her sword qi, Wang Luqiu’s eyes sharpened, and the strength in her hands instantly increased to maximum.

"Bang!"

With a dull sound, "Chun Ying" was instantly sent flying by the immense force, her back slamming heavily against the wall on the opposite side of the canopy bed.

With a crash, the wall instantly showed several cracks.

However, Flower Scorpion was still a Mid-stage Spirit Platform Realm cultivator, with rich combat experience. Even as she flew backward, she quickly adjusted her posture and used Profound Qi to cushion the impact, thus not suffering severe injuries.

Nonetheless, she could still feel her sword-wielding right hand starting to go slightly numb, her inner energy and blood surging tumultuously, a metallic taste rising in her throat, and even her internal Profound Qi circulation was somewhat hindered.

She knew that this was due to the vast difference in power, and her face immediately turned grim.

She had expected Academy disciples to hunt her down, but she hadn’t anticipated that the disciple who found her this time would be so formidable. This girl’s displayed power was not like that of an ordinary disciple from the Academy, perhaps...

Flower Scorpion’s mind raced, and suddenly she let out a cold laugh: "I never thought that I, ’Flower Scorpion,’ could prompt a direct disciple of the Academy to personally come after me. I must say, it’s quite an honor."

Wang Luqiu chuckled coldly: "This aunt does not change her name when walking, nor her surname when sitting. Under Master Xuan Yao’s tutelage, I am Wang Luqiu. When you face judgment in the Underworld, remember not to report the wrong name."

Flower Scorpion’s heart trembled.

Her intentions had only been to bluff and ascertain the other’s identity, never expecting that this young girl was genuinely a direct disciple.

Even if only a Spirit Platform Realm direct disciple.

To become a direct disciple at the Academy, all must be exceptionally outstanding in bloodline, intellect, and strength — a true prodigy. Such an opponent was not someone Flower Scorpion could contend with.

However, before she could respond, Wang Luqiu had already swung her blade once more.

"Prepare to die."

A sharp sword qi surged forward, aiming directly at Flower Scorpion’s face, as if about to cleave her in half the next moment.

Flower Scorpion’s face turned pale, and without thinking, she hastily retreated, grabbing the man by the bed and holding a short sword to his neck.

The man was instantly terrified, his face turning white and his body shaking.

Flower Scorpion sneered, her beautiful eyes casting a glance at Wang Luqiu with a tone of threat: "If you move again, I’ll kill him."

However, Wang Luqiu’s expression didn’t change a bit, and the raging sword qi didn’t even tremble, showing no intention of taking back her hand, as if she didn’t care about the man’s life at all.

The blade light brushed through the air, reaching her face in an instant.

Flower Scorpion’s face changed dramatically.

She never expected that this girl wouldn’t even hesitate, offering her no opening to exploit.

No choice, she could only channel her Profound Qi, crossing swords to receive the strike with all her strength.

But this time, she parried even more hurriedly than before, unable to gather her power and Profound Qi in time. As soon as the blade and sword clashed, she was immediately jolted into spewing a mouthful of blood.

Her entire body was sent flying again, breaking through the wall behind her, even tossing the man in her grasp aside.

Countless rubble fell with a thunderous sound.

Flower Scorpion reacted swiftly, flipping up from the ground and shaking off the stones with a backhand swipe, though she remained covered in scattered dirt and dust.

Her delicate face was stained with dust, yet it couldn’t hide the shock and disbelief on her face: "Are you crazy?! As an Academy disciple, how can you be indifferent to the lives of innocent cultivators?!"

Wang Luqiu chuckled coldly: "Look again at what you’re holding."

Flower Scorpion instinctively turned her head, only to see that what lay on the ground beside her was no man, but a humanoid puppet covered in runes!

Her expression changed dramatically: "How could this be?!"

Wang Luqiu’s lips curled into a meaningful smile.

What else could it be? This was of course Wang Luojing’s handiwork.

Since childhood, the two had been influenced by Wang Shouzhe, deeply understanding the necessity of overestimating one’s opponent. Once they discovered Flower Scorpion’s trail, they had already calculated her possible reactions, naturally not leaving such a glaring flaw.

The puppet was a specialty of the Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies, used in conjunction with their illusion techniques to be nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.

Earlier, she hadn’t delivered a fatal blow immediately but gave Flower Scorpion time to speak and react, evidently to stall and give Luojing enough time to move the man and others in Lianhua Tower out of the way.

After all, no matter how disdainful they were of that man, as a direct disciple of the Academy, Wang Luqiu had to consider the Academy’s reputation when acting outside, not leaving anyone grounds for criticism.

Now, with no more unrelated people present, the end of Flower Scorpion was imminent.

At this point, Flower Scorpion finally abandoned any hope of luck.

She raised her hand sharply, using Profound Qi to hurl surrounding rubble towards Wang Luqiu, then attempted to escape under its cover.

However, before she could dive out the window, a purple butterfly suddenly fluttered past her.

Almost imperceptible scales fell, and she felt a sudden dizziness in her mind, causing her to unconsciously fall from mid-air.

Simultaneously, a crisp sound of bells rang from outside the window.

Flower Scorpion looked up instinctively, only to see a ghostly purple figure gracefully flying in the night sky.

With an insect flute in hand and surrounded by purple butterflies, she seemed to float, gliding effortlessly onto the eaves outside the window.

It was Wang Luojing.

As she landed, numerous gigantic Purple Crystal Spirit Peaks surged forth from the case behind her with an engine-like hum, swarming towards Flower Scorpion.

Almost simultaneously, behind Flower Scorpion, Wang Luqiu’s sword light had also arrived.

Flower Scorpion’s face turned deathly pale, her heart sinking to the depths.

With Luojing and Luqiu joining forces, how could Flower Scorpion have any chance of survival? In less than half a quarter of an hour, Flower Scorpion had become a corpse.

The lonely night wind added to the bleakness of her corpse.

"No wonder no one could find Flower Scorpion; who would have thought she’d be hiding in a brothel as a courtesan? Her hobbies are truly peculiar," Wang Luqiu couldn’t help but quip at the scene.

"It might not necessarily be a hobby," Wang Luojing replied casually. "I heard there’s a special dual cultivation technique that can enhance one’s cultivation this way. Maybe that’s what she was practicing."

Wang Luqiu wondered, "Where did you hear that? How come I didn’t know?"

Wang Luojing: "..."

Could she say she "accidentally" heard it while passing by Shui Yue Pavilion? Better save some face for Fourth Brother~ She really couldn’t bring herself to say something so embarrassing.

Nevertheless, both were quite thrilled to have eliminated "Flower Scorpion," ranked 19th on the Black List. Despite having family and direct disciple subsidizes, their fast-track cultivation had been quite costly.

With five thousand academic credits split between them, they could exchange it for quite a few precious elixirs.

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