The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1127 - 614: Eliminating Traitors

Rumble...

In the cold wind, the appearance of the Green Jade Flying Sword was beyond many people’s expectations. The fractured ice surface emerged with water, and under the powerful "wind pressure" of the flying sword, a straight indentation appeared.

Jin Jian floated in mid-air, the priest robe embroidered with gold thread fluttering in the wind.

She gripped the magic wand tightly with both hands, holding it vertically in front of her, her small face tense. The golden eye at the top of the wand swirled around fearfully.

Facing Qi Yuchun’s "remount thrust," Jin Jian felt the surrounding air being locked in place, pressing towards her.

And just as Qi Yuchun’s great spear was about to pierce Jin Jian’s chest, he abruptly retracted the spear, rotating the black shaft to block the flying sword that was cutting towards his neck.

"Ding!"

A slight collision sound followed by an explosion of white turbulent air waves spreading out in a ring.

Qi Yuchun felt as if electricity ran through his body, staring fixedly at the Taoist figure swiftly flying from the distant lake surface.

His eyes were sharp, suddenly shouting: "Is the Heavenly Master Mansion also going to interfere in the Royal Family’s struggle?"

Yu Xiu ignored him, simply rotating her wrist, the flying Green Jade Flying Sword circled the lake like a cruise missile, gathering energy, and once again came to attack the two!

"If not dead, then hold on together!" Qi Yuchun roared angrily, setting Ren Kun down. At this time, the Earth God Mage’s mana slightly recovered, nowhere near daring to underestimate the situation.

The two joined forces to resist Yu Xiu and Jin Jian, the two priests.

However, compared to the exhausted pair, Yu Xiu was clearly in peak condition, combined with the intent to escape, within mere dozens of exchanges, the Kuangfu Society duo found themselves with new wounds.

"That fierce woman..." Qi Yuchun’s heart chilled, realizing that if they delayed any longer, waiting for Zhao Douan, Ji Yue, and others to arrive, they both might perish here. With this thought, the former Commander of the imperial guard’s eyes flashed with determination, brutally sweeping the great spear, suddenly dragging Ren Kun towards the two women, while he raised the great spear high, fiercely striking the lake surface.

"Boom!"

With all his might, the surging lake water rose into massive waves.

"Damn you..." Ren Kun was caught off guard, cursing as the flying sword magnified in his pupils. Not having time to curse Qi Yuchun further, he quickly bit his tongue, spraying out vital blood, a virtual shadow of the Earth God guarding him, then Ren Kun’s skin along with his clothes rapidly turned to "stone," freezing himself into a stone statue within almost the blink of an eye.

The stone statue fell rapidly to the lake under the pull of gravity.

"Humph!"

Yu Xiu snorted coldly, her eyes electric, the flying sword crazily circled the stone statue, sparks flying, within moments, the surface of the stone statue was shaved thin, exposing blood-soaked flesh beneath.

Large amounts of mana leaked out, creating cracks on the stone surface, Jin Jian blinked and thrust out the magic wand.

The brown branches at the end of the wand extended wildly, binding the broken stone statue.

And at this time, the high waves fell, Qi Yuchun was nowhere to be seen.

The battle ended, Jin Jian exhaled deeply, feeling like she’d brushed with death. She looked at Yu Xiu in confusion: "Second Senior Sister, why are you here?"

After all, Second Senior Sister had strong principles. By rights, she shouldn’t be involved in this matter.

Yu Xiu remained expressionless, glancing at her irritably: "Worried about you, of course."

At this moment, Yu Xiu turned her gaze towards Zhao Douan, who was approaching on a piece of bamboo, her eyes cold.

The female Taoist was very dissatisfied with Zhao Douan’s despicable act of coercively involving her by using Jin Jian.

Zhao Douan was now drenched, yet his rosy face was full of vitality. Meeting the Taoist’s gaze, he smiled: "Priest, calm down. As I know, Ren Kun was a magician listed on the wanted list in the Heavenly Master Mansion, dealing with him is completely in accordance with regulations, not against the taboo. Moreover, it can be considered a significant achievement."

Yu Xiu was choked by his words, momentarily losing her temper, realizing this Zhao fellow always found justification for his schemes.

At this moment, a red-clad, black-haired woman suddenly emerged from the surging lake waters.

Ji Yue surfaced from the water stained with yellow earth, said: "No discovery, my lord."

Zhao Douan’s smile faded.

It’s not surprising that Xu Jianwen disappeared after being struck to the bottom of the lake. At this moment, he recalled when he first crossed over, Zhuang Xiaocheng being saved by the Earth God’s hand in the Southern Suburb Bamboo Forest.

He glanced coldly at Ren Kun, barely hanging on in stone form, realizing it must have been the opponent who cast a spell at the critical moment, whisking Xu Jianwen away.

However...

Feeling the Dragon Essence’s mystical sensation from within his Qi Sea, he vaguely sensed Xu Jianwen’s presence.

"Ji Yue stays, I’ll be right back."

Zhao Douan left these words, his bamboo swiftly shooting out like an arrow, chasing in a certain direction.

His grip on the Chasing Saber tightened, murderous intent brewing in his heart... if possible, he would never let Xu Jianwen escape.

But possessing the Dragon Essence, he mustn’t speak of it to outsiders.

As for the fleeing Qi Yuchun, he didn’t care much, merely a brainless martial artist, not a major threat... well, mainly Qi Yuchun’s thick blood made him hard to kill.

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... 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

A few miles away.

On a desolate mountain, the land suddenly opened into a large mouth, spitting out the heavily wounded Xu Jianwen.

"Cough... cough cough..."

At this moment, Xu Jianwen was in a dire state, his robe nearly shredded, hair disheveled, covered in blood and dirt. He struggled to turn over, slowly tearing open his chest’s outer garment, revealing the ancient Heart Protecting Mirror, split in half, resembling the craftsmanship of the Daqi period from six hundred years ago.