When Nangong Yu arrived with his men, he saw Xiao Man stagger and fall towards the ground. In that instant, fear gripped his heart. He wanted to shout but couldn't, wanted to call out but couldn't. Pain spread from his heart to his limbs.
The greatsword maiden turned to look, only to see Xiao Man falling towards the ground like a leaf in the wind. Her eyes instantly filled with boundless rage: "A'man! You people deserve to die, all of you deserve to die!"
With a roar, the greatsword in the maiden's hand split the ground, creating a crack. Qiu Ziqiu's hair bun was also blown apart by the surging air, leaving her disheveled and in a sorry state.
Yet, this was not the end. The maiden, clearly in a berserk state, wielded the heavy greatsword as if it were weightless, frantically slashing at Qiu Ziqiu. Qiu Ziqiu was stunned by the killing intent emanating from the maiden. Throughout their journey, they had faced death countless times, but had never seen this person go berserk. Yet, she was berserk now!
Qiu Ziqiu's proud swordsmanship was no match for her. All schemes and tricks were paper tigers in the face of absolute power. Qiu Ziqiu understood that he was no match for her!
"Retreat!"
"Kill you, kill you!"
Dugu Mingyu reached out to catch the falling Xiao Man. Before his hand could touch her, Xiao Man was caught by a figure exuding a terrifying killing intent. Even though he was a veteran of countless battles, he was struck motionless.
"Xiao Man." Nangong Yu's hands trembled. He removed the mask from Xiao Man's face and felt for her breath. At this moment, Xiao Man coughed twice and spat out a mouthful of blood. Nangong Yu felt his heart sink back into his chest.
Xiao Man woke up and her gaze immediately went to Dugu Mingyu. Seeing that Dugu Mingyu was unharmed, she let out a sigh of relief. However, when her eyes landed on the berserk maiden, she immediately struggled to sit up.
"We must stop her..."
As soon as Xiao Man spoke, she coughed up another mouthful of blood.
"Don't move recklessly."
Nangong Yu placed one hand on Xiao Man's back, channeling internal energy into her body.
Xiao Man reached out and picked up her sword.
She couldn't let Dugu Luo continue to be berserk; she would die.
"Young lady, A'luo has already gone berserk. You should have your people retreat, otherwise, she will see them as enemies."
"No, I must stop her, or she will die."
"Once she goes berserk, only my sister can stop her. But my sister..." Dugu Mingyu turned his head, suppressing the tears that were about to fall. His sister was dead, and was A'luo also beyond saving?
Xiao Man struggled to stand up. Nangong Yu grabbed her arm: "Are you trying to throw your life away?"
Xiao Man looked at the familiar mask before her. She had no time to ask him why he was here, but at this moment, she had to stop Dugu Luo's suicidal fighting style!
"Pavilion Master Qin, please take care of him for me. If anything happens to me, take him to Cloud City to my brother, and let my brother take care of him." With that, Xiao Man pushed Nangong Yu away, took a deep breath, and rushed forward. Su Dan Novel Network
Nangong Yu was both angry and hateful, yet he could do nothing about Xiao Man. He also took a breath and chased after her. To subdue the berserk woman, they had to deal with that eunuch first!
Nangong Yu's eyes were cold and merciless. After rescuing Qiu Ziqiu from Dugu Luo's grasp, Xiao Man took the opportunity to engage Dugu Luo, fending off her attacks while simultaneously inserting silver needles into her vital acupoints.
"Who are you?" Qiu Ziqiu's voice was somewhat sharp and extremely irritable. Why did everyone have to ruin his plans!
"The one who's here to take your life!" Nangong Yu's voice was deep, his eyes full of killing intent, his sword restless, always eager to drink blood.
The two figures collided and quickly separated. Both attacked with killing moves, both with the resolve to kill. However, Qiu Ziqiu now lacked his usual composure, only his disheveled state remained.
Nangong Yu, filled with killing intent, showed no mercy in his attacks. Under his assault, Qiu Ziqiu was reduced to passive defense.
Xiao Man endured the pain and grappled with Dugu Luo. However, several times, the opponent's greatsword sent her silver needles flying. Her sword was broken again. Xiao Man, feeling helpless, threw away the broken sword and charged directly at Dugu Luo.
Nangong Yu's peripheral vision never left Xiao Man. Seeing Xiao Man abandon her sword and rush towards the berserk maiden, he panicked and, forgetting about killing Qiu Ziqiu, rushed towards Xiao Man.
Xiao Man's body staggered: "A'luo."
At the sound of "A'luo," the maiden's sword paused for a moment, then, without hesitation, slashed down at Xiao Man.
"No!"
Nangong Yu's heart shattered. At this moment, he finally understood that all his excuses were just that – excuses!
In their repeated encounters, he had fallen for her, fallen in love. But he had denied it again and again, believing Xiao Man was merely an antidote to his poison. All his good feelings were simply because he needed Xiao Man to alleviate the pain of his poison's outbreaks.
When everyone thought Xiao Man was doomed to die, the massive sword stopped steadily above Xiao Man's head. Xiao Man's fingers tapped the center of Dugu Luo's brow, a smile of victory on her lips.
"A'luo, be good."
The maiden's sword fell to the ground, and Xiao Man collapsed into A'luo's arms. Both fell to the ground, unconscious.
Nangong Yu was greatly alarmed and quickly helped Xiao Man up. Xiao Man's injuries were urgent. Such injuries, he feared, could only be treated by Ye Qing!
"Return to Yang Pass!"
After entering Cloud City, Chu Qingge repeatedly tried to enter the General's Mansion but was always thrown out by the guards. Helpless, she could only wait by the gate of the General's Mansion, hoping to intercept Xiao Luo when he entered or exited.
For some reason, Xiao Luo had been restless all day, as if something was about to happen. His heart felt heavy.
"Young General, are you alright?" Deputy General Lu Wei looked at the disoriented Xiao Luo with confusion and asked cautiously. He had never seen their young general look so dejected.
"What is it?" Xiao Luo snapped back to attention, looked at Lu Wei, and asked, bewildered.
"Are you tired? Perhaps we should call it a day." Several generals spoke up. Xiao Luo's state today was truly not good.
Xiao Luo waved his hand: "My apologies, everyone. I'm feeling a bit unwell today."
"Then rest well at the General's Mansion. We shall take our leave." The generals all withdrew. For some reason, Xiao Luo's heart was filled with unease. Thinking it was due to lack of rest in the past two days, he intended to rest for a while, but then heard a great commotion at the entrance.
"What's happening outside?"
"Reporting to the General, it's a young beggar. She's been here for several days, insisting on breaking in, claiming to be an old acquaintance of yours, and that her surname is Chu. I'll have someone chase her away immediately." The butler said quickly.
Xiao Luo rubbed his temples: "Don't hurt her. Give her a few taels of silver and send her away."
"Yes, General."