Xue Ying and Murong Yanran’s expressions changed slightly. Any one of these eight people had a higher cultivation than both of them, let alone eight of them.
It seemed that escape was impossible today.
“The person you want to kill is me, she has nothing to do with it,” Murong Yanran pointed at Xue Ying. “Let her leave.”
A tall figure in front spoke in a hoarse, ancient voice, “Killing one person is killing, killing two is also killing. We don’t mind killing one more. He just happened to be here, so he can only blame his bad luck.”
Xue Ying was indeed a little scared, but if she were to abandon Murong Yanran and flee alone, she couldn’t do it.
At this moment, the tall figure gave an order: “Kill!”
As the words fell, several people fell to the ground one after another.
The tall figure looked around in panic. He heard the sound of whistling through the air. He instinctively dodged a few times, but was still shot through the abdomen and fell to the ground, dead!
Xue Ying and Murong Yanran looked at each other in disbelief! Then they looked around again.
They had thought they were doomed just now, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, all their opponents were dead.
What happened?
“Did you do it?” Murong Yanran asked Xue Ying.
“No, how could I possibly do it so silently…” Xue Ying’s eyes suddenly lit up. “I do know someone who can do it, but…”
But didn’t he go to Hongmeng Southern Sea?
As she spoke, Xue Ying boldly stepped forward and examined the wounds of those people. They were all pierced by a surge of energy through the chest or the center of the forehead.
This way of dying was familiar to her.
Xue Ying’s heart pounded, and she nervously looked around.
Seeing her expression, Murong Yanran seemed to know who had made the move.
“Sister Xue, do you know who saved us?” Murong Yanran walked over and asked.
“I, I’m not sure,” Xue Ying replied vaguely.
It had to be said that Xue Ying’s guess was accurate.
It was indeed Mo Qi. He had activated the Qiankun Mirror and, on a whim, wanted to see what the Heavenly Rank Academy was like. Unexpectedly, by sheer coincidence, he saw a group of people surrounding Murong Yanran and Xue Ying, masked, either for robbery or assassination, certainly up to no good.
Then he intervened to save them.
He didn’t think much of it, assuming that these two beautiful girls had attracted too much attention, drawing a few lustful students who prepared to commit a masked crime.
Or perhaps it was remnants of the Taihe Sect coming to assassinate Xue Ying.
He hadn’t thought about Murong Yanran at all!
He also didn’t want to greet them, wanting to maintain a little mystery!
It felt quite amusing.
Murong Yanran pulled down the masks of those people one by one.
She revealed a look of “as expected.”
This was because she recognized one of them as Yu Chi Du, the steward of the Nangong family.
Meanwhile, Xue Ying continued to look around distractedly, then wandered around the edge of the forest dejectedly, but did not see the person she wanted to see.
Murong Yanran followed her: “Sister Xue, what’s wrong? Did you lose something?”
“Um… no, I was just looking around.”
“…”
Murong Yanran suddenly stopped: “Sister Xue, I want to leave the academy.”
Xue Ying was startled and immediately stopped, looking at her in horror: “You just saw it, these people are definitely going to hunt you down. But within the academy, they have some scruples and dare not act recklessly. However, once you step outside the gate, you will undoubtedly be surrounded and trapped everywhere. I think going out would be suicide.”
“It doesn’t matter, I’m just a walking corpse even if I’m alive,” Murong Yanran said with a bitter smile.
After speaking, she turned to leave.
Xue Ying immediately said, “Don’t you have a husband?”
After saying it, she was startled herself.
What was wrong with her to say something like that?
She thought that someone infatuated would not abandon their object of infatuation under any circumstances.
Murong Yanran stopped and sighed, “That was all my one-sided wish from beginning to end. Now I…”
Xue Ying suddenly moved and knocked her unconscious.
Then, Xue Ying carried her back to her residence.
But it was still not safe in the residence. Xue Ying went to find Xing Mian, hoping for protection from the academy.
Xing Mian found it amusing: “This is her personal grudge. If every student brings their family feuds into the academy, can our Heavenly Rank Academy manage it all?”
Xue Ying also felt it was excessive, but at this point, she was at her wit’s end and couldn’t think of anyone else to ask for help.
Seeing Xing Mian’s firm stance, Xue Ying felt it was basically hopeless, but she was still a little unwilling. She said, “She is Teacher Mo’s wife, a family member of the academy’s teachers. You wouldn’t ignore that, would you?”
Xing Mian was stunned!
Teacher Mo was quite the charmer!
After a moment of thought, Xing Mian sent Xiao Yin to protect Murong Yanran.
In the Nangong family, Nangong Zhendong was furious upon learning that the assassins he sent to kill Murong Yanran had been killed in return. He prepared to send another group, when a guest named Jiang Chu came forward and said, “It’s not easy to act directly within the academy. We can change our approach…”
Then he whispered in Nangong Zhendong’s ear: “We just need to do this and this…”
Nangong Zhendong nodded repeatedly as he listened.
At this time, another servant came to report that the traces of Cang Shan and Murong He had been found in the Nine God Realm.
Nangong Zhendong immediately ordered a full pursuit of Murong He and Cang Shan.
On Peng Qu Island, at the Sun Moon Sect, the selection competition for the Inner Cabinet Elders finally arrived.
Many people were watching Mo Qi, thinking he was doomed today.
Mo Qi stood in the crowd, feeling a chill down his spine!
His mind was filled with thoughts.
If he left the Sun Moon Sect, all problems would be solved, and there would be no more worries.
But he later discovered that the foundation of the Sun Moon Sect far exceeded his imagination. Rooting himself here might be better than climbing step by step.
Therefore, he decided not to give up on the Sun Moon Sect!
But I don’t give up on the Sun Moon Sect, yet the Sun Moon Sect intends to give up on me!
How disheartening!
Fortunately, it seemed Linghu Xiaoxian hadn’t given up on him. Seeing Mo Qi standing alone, she walked over and asked with some concern, “Are you really going to fight?”
Mo Qi rolled his eyes: “The arrow is already on the string, do you think I’m not going to shoot?”
Linghu Xiaoxian felt her question was a bit redundant and, refusing to admit fault, said, “Then let me ask another question, are you determined to seek death?”
Mo Qi’s eyelids twitched: “Thank you for your blessing.”
Only then did Linghu Xiaoxian realize that he was genuinely a little nervous.
Her heart softened, and she said, “If it’s really impossible, just surrender early. Even if they want your life, they won’t attack after you surrender, right?”
A total of eight people participated in the competition. The method of combat was a two-on-two elimination. The loser of each match was eliminated until the final two were decided.
And Elder Xiong, whether through some method or good luck, was matched against Mo Qi in the first round!
Was this fate?
Mo Qi didn’t believe it.
Linghu Xiaoxian also didn’t believe it and shouted, “Cheating, cheating, you’re cheating!”
“Alas,” a round of boos came from the surroundings. “This kind of cheating is acceptable, because in the end, strength is what matters.”
“Are you scared? If you’re scared, go back, don’t embarrass yourself here.”
Linghu Xiaoxian was furious and grabbed someone who spoke, preparing to beat them up.
Mo Qi quickly went up and stopped her: “Calm down, people will think you’re my hired thug!”
“I don’t care if you die,” Linghu Xiaoxian said angrily and walked away.
Mo Qi and Elder Xiong both stood on the stage.
Elder Xiong had a look of “you cannot escape your destiny,” as if Mo Qi were already a corpse.
Below, the undercurrents surged.
Elder Liang, Liang Sanjin, Elder Guo, Elder Sikong, Yao Dong, and others stared intently at Mo Qi, wishing they could go up and kill him themselves.
But they all believed it was unnecessary.
Elder Xiong was enough to deal with him.
He was doomed to die no matter what!
Elder Xiong, as if afraid of causing trouble, said to the audience and the referee Elder Li below the stage, “This match, Mo Qi and I have agreed that there will be no distinction between life and death. Please bear witness for me.”
“Yes, we know. Kill him with all your might, it’s fine. We’ll take responsibility for anything that happens,” people below responded.
Elder Xiong nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Mo Qi and said, “You agree too, right?”
“Alas!” A sigh came from the surroundings. “You shouldn’t have asked him. If you ask him, would he still dare to accept the challenge? Is he an idiot?”
Mo Qi said word by word, “I agree.”
The surroundings fell into a dead silence!
Did I hear wrong?
Is this person really an idiot?
What a pity, such an idiot is gone!
Mo Qi had thought it through clearly. Since he was already on stage, he should treat life and death with indifference, otherwise, he would be mocked even if he was killed.
He had to put on a brave face, as if he were ready to die!
Elder Liang couldn’t stand it anymore. He could no longer bear to see Mo Qi alive, so he shouted onto the stage, “Stop dawdling, hurry up and fight!”
Elder Xiong no longer hesitated and immediately unleashed his “Purple Jade Cushion.”
It was divided into three layers from the edge to the center, and they began to rotate.
The outermost layer rotated clockwise, with heavenly fire raining down;
The middle layer rotated counterclockwise, with ice and snow attacking;
The innermost layer rotated clockwise, with heavenly lightning descending.