XIAO SHUXIANG'S

463 - Target [Revised]

In the Middle Sky Empire, precisely in the Earth-Stake Party-Seeing a red-clothed man who was fighting against two old swordsmen. The man used a fox mask to hide his face, he was none other than Gong Zitao.

The outer disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect loved Ling Qing Zhu very much and he hated Xiao Shuxiang so much that he reached his bone marrow.

The way to fight now, it looked like he was expressing all his frustration to the Guardian Protector of the girl he loved so much.

With the Soul Freezing Sword in his hand, Gong Zitao became hard to defeat. The few disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect who were fighting not far from where he was were seemed to frown.

They were curious about the identity of the fox-masked figure wearing the Soul Freezing Sword. This was because the figure sword technique was similar to the sword technique of the Heaven Pagoda Sect disciples.

Gong Zitao was clearly suspected.

YOKOW...!!

Ling Qin Qi used his right hand and knee to rest on the ground. He panted and then vomited blood. The attack just barely made his body fall apart if he was not nimble to dodge.

"Are you okay?!" Ling Jian Tou exclaimed, he fended off the attack of the Skull Sword Party disciple and then gave him a powerful kick. He then helped Ling Qin Qi stand up.

"I was off guard earlier.." Ling Qin Qi rubbed the blood on his lips wearing the back of his left hand. "There are two people among the enemies whose sword techniques are like those of our sect. Is this possible, Brother?"

Ling Qin Qi said, "I don't really want to think anything like that, but my feelings are really uncomfortable. My heart and mind are like saying the same thing, 'There are traitors among our brothers and sisters'."

"I also feel it and it is no mistake that their sword techniques belong to our sect."

"But who are these two? Does Brother know?"

Ling Jian Tou shook his head, "I have no suspicions on anyone among the brothers. It's just that I suspect that the chaos that is happening now and that the sect once experienced-has a relationship with Xiao Shuxiang."

Ling Jian Tou said. "This is just my guess, but since the young man's arrival - a lot of things have happened. The first time our sect was attacked, then came a group of warriors named Blood Scarlet. The Skull Sword Party had indeed become a terrible scourge for this empire, but ever since the appearance of the Blood-devil Scarlet the party had grown more and more. Especially now, the disciples of the Skull Sword Party were as if they were not afraid of death. They could somehow learn the devil technique. No matter how hard we fight and slash the opponent's head, they can still come back to life."

Ling Jian Tou lowered his gaze and said, "I don't know what else to do. There is a big difference between the swordsman from our side and the swordsman who is the opponent. If you want to be honest, the chances for us to win are slim.."

Ling Jian Tou spread his gaze around. The atmosphere around him was gripping and filled with the sound of clashing swords, loud thumping, as well as an endless commotion.

"Sister.."

?!

Ling Jian Tou. His right arm was touched by the white-haired girl beside him, Ling Qin Qi looked pale.

!!

He flinched and immediately touched the girl's forehead while asking her about her condition. Ling Qin Qi said in a soft tone of voice that he was fine.

".. Brother, if you believe this victory we cannot achieve, does it mean all of us.. Going dead?" ling Qin Qi's voice trembled, he was like he was having trouble breathing.

"Ling Qin Qi, you're not okay..! What's wrong with you?!"

Ling Qin Qi's sword suddenly slipped out of his hand and fell just like that on the ground. His gaze blurred along with cold sweat pouring down his cheeks. He had almost collapsed had his body not been held back by Ling Jian Tou.

!!

Ling Jian Tou was surprised, he was very anxious to see Ling Qin Qi's deteriorating condition. Moreover, this white-haired girl regurgitated blood with watery eyes.

"Sister.. L'm.. Fear.."

"You don't cry..! Nothing will happen to you" Ling Jian Tou sheathed his sword and then took Ling Qin Qi's sword. He started holding the girl and taking her to a safe place.

Ling Jian Tou jumped up and retraced easily on a tree branch, he made the same move while holding Ling Qin Qin and warning the girl not to fall asleep.

"Keep talking, you don't fall asleep."

"Sister.."

"Don't just call me, say something. Anything! You can't stop talking. Let's strengthen yourself..!"

!!

A flash of light shot out from the front of Ling Jian Tou, he dodged the lesion and was surprised to find out that the light was an attack.

The tree he was treading on exploded when he was hit by that light lesion. His condition was like he had just been struck by lightning. Ling Jian Tou set his foot on some leaves at the top of another tree. His facial expression was serious with eyes looking forward.

"Qin Qi, you don't sleep."

"I.. Not afraid of dying Big Brother.." Ling Qin Qi's voice sounded soft, his face was really bad and almost as pale as the undead. He continued his words with great difficulty.

".. I'm not afraid of dying. L'm.. Just scared.. Our residence is controlled.. By the wicked. Many people whose lives will suffer.."

Ling Jian Tou looked at the face of the girl in his carriage without lowering his vigilance in the slightest. He grew up with Ling Qin Qi, so knew very well how this girl was.

'Ling Qin Qi has never changed'.

He had just wanted to say that when a light shot back, and this time there was another light coming from behind his body.

["Brother Jian Tou.!"]

A cry rang out, Ling Jian Tou lowered his head and saw a man dressed in white garbed with red wister flowers standing under the tree he was in. He went down while asking Ling Qin Qi to hold on as much as possible.

The man was none other than a disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect, a brother-in-law of Ling Jian Tou and Ling Qin Qi himself.

["I saw you leave earlier and soon followed. There's something I have to say, but what's with Ling Qin Qi?"]

"He.. Looks like it's got poison. Do you know a place where we can treat him?"

["I know. Quickly follow me.!"]

!?

Ling Jian Tou darted and followed his fellow disciple from behind. There are things that you want to tell him, but compared to that.. Ling Qin Qi had to be treated first, at least the girl was able to come out of her critical period.

"Don't fall asleep, Qin Qi..! You have to hold on. You heard me, right? Keep your eyes open..!"

Ling Qin Qi nodded weakly, he could still hear Ling Jian Tou's voice even though his lips were already too faint to speak. His entire body was really hard to move, his heart rate was hunting and his stamina had been greatly reduced.

["I was told by the Black Flow swordsman we've met. This is about the disciples of the Skull Sword Party,"]

The Sky Pagoda Sect disciple started talking without slowing down his speed. Ling Jian Tou who was carrying Ling Qin Qin shot side by side with him.

"What did he find?"

["The opponent has no heart. The internal organs were most likely their weakness. The swordsman says this is a demonic technique, but we can still turn things around if we know where their heart is and destroy it"]

!!

This was information that was really needed, Ling Jian Tou felt a look of hope after hearing the remarks from his fellow-colleagues.

[".. Right now some cultivators started looking for suspicious places around here. The Black Flow Swordsman said that the likely location of the opponent's heart was not too far away. However, the internal organs are vulnerable, so they cannot be placed in any place, especially far from the supervision of their owners."]

"If he's sure, then it must be. The ones closer to the knowledge of the Forbidden Technique and such were only those from the Black Stream. We're gonna help him,"

Fellow teacher Ling Jian Tou nodded. They began to drift down when they found the location of the wounded warriors being treated.

Brother-in-law Ling Jian Tou immediately summoned a senior cultivator who had the ability of an Alchemist. Ling Qin Qi was carefully put to sleep on a long table made of bamboo.

Ling Qin Qi's breathing was weak, he was in the worst state due to falling asleep. Even Ling Jian Tou and his fellow students were shocked to not realize when this girl had turned a blind eye.

"Ling Qin Qi..?! Qin Qi..?!" Ling Jian Tou patted the weakly lying girl's cheek gently before him, he tried to call Ling Qin Qi and ask him to get up.

He began to look at the senior cultivator before him and spontaneously held the cultivator's arm quite firmly. He asked for help so that whatever happened, his younger brother-in-law should be able to be saved.

The disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect who was with him said that Ling Jian Tou would not have to worry, [".. Ling Qin Qi has a strong life spirit, he can definitely recover back."]

The moment Ling Jian Tou was calmed down by his fellow-Cultivator senior who had Alchemist talent began to check on Ling Qin Qi's condition.

It actually didn't take long to know what poison was lodged in the girl's body, this was because there were previously some warriors and cultivators who were experiencing symptoms like this.

Ling Qin Qi was exposed to the poison 'Sun Scale', a type of poison that is actually not deadly if the victim's body is not exposed to sunlight. However, that did not mean Ling Qin Qi did not need to be treated.

He should still get treatment. Because otherwise, as the night begins to turn morning and she is exposed to the sunlight - something bad is bound to happen.

["Brother, let Ling Qin Qi be treated. We have to go now. This battle line can get worse if we don't move,"]

Ling Jian Tou nodded, he shouldn't have been selfish with more concern for Ling Qin Qi than the others. Many people who needed help, Ling Qin Qi himself definitely did not want to be considered a burden either. The girl was far more concerned with the safety of many people than her own life.

Ling Jian Tou and his fellow students began to move. They tried to trace every place suspected of being the location of the enemy's weak point. The two helped the warriors while occasionally fending off the incoming stray attacks.

On the other hand, the fierce fight that Gong Zitao had fought was still ongoing. However not for long, a figure in a red fox masked black robe appeared suddenly behind his opponent.

Just one move, the figure's hand pierced through the chest of a sect elder and shocked anyone including Gong Zitao himself.

A groan of pain rang out from the elder's mouth. Quickly, his skin turned black and gave off an aroma like charred flesh burning. For a moment, people's breath was stuck in their throats.

!!

Obviously this is very surprising. Opponent Gong Zitao was a cultivator who was already in the practice of a Sky Level Grand Master. Cultivators who should not be killed were that easy, let alone with just one attack.

"Qian Kun's.."

Even Gong Zitao's gaze meant that he didn't expect this either. If from the beginning the figure in front of him intervenes, then everything will be finished.

"Let's go, this is enough. Time to go to the Eastern Continent."

!!

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