Yue Tianxia had always been ruthless. After defeating Xiao Man, he didn't hesitate to destroy her Nascent Soul, imprison her to find the whereabouts of the Tongtian Pagoda, and then strip away the Fire Phoenix. Finally, he would hand her over to the Tianling Sect as a favor. Capturing Xiao Man would bring him nothing but benefits!
In the blink of an eye, Jin Ling and Wen Ting attacked Yue Tianxia simultaneously, temporarily forcing him back. But who was Yue Tianxia to be repelled by two junior disciples?
"Wen Ting, is your Beast Taming Sect going to oppose my Heavenly Sword Sect? And you, Jin Ling, don't forget that the Jin family is not your Jin family anymore!"
Jin Ling stood in front of Xiao Man and looked back at her lying on the ground. "Are you okay?"
Xiao Man struggled to get up but fell back to the ground several times. She could only use her sword to support herself, kneeling on the ground. "I'm fine, just a little tired."
"Stubborn!" Jin Ling looked at Yan Yuqing. "What are you waiting for? Take her away."
Yan Yuqing instantly appeared before Xiao Man, picked her up, and was about to flee. However, Yue Tianxia had planned ahead. The entire Shenwu Hall was surrounded. The Heavenly Sword Sect had deployed five Nascent Soul stage cultivators to capture Xiao Man. Yan Yuqing alone was no match for them!
The Enforcement Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect had a clear objective: to capture Xiao Man. Just as they were about to be cornered, a black dragon appeared in the sky above the Heavenly Sword Sect, smashing the Enforcement Elder away. Nangong Yu descended like a celestial being before Yan Yuqing.
Yan Yuqing's eyes lit up, and she threw Xiao Man to him. "Catch your wife!"
Nangong Yu quickly caught Xiao Man and landed steadily on the ground.
The elders of the Tianling Sect and Tianxuan Sect, upon seeing the black dragon, their expressions changed. "The black dragon has appeared!"
Sang Hua frowned, "How is she connected to so many factions?"
"Senior Brother, you know this person?" Linghu Yaqi asked in confusion.
Sang Hua nodded slowly. "I do. She has a close relationship with..."
Sang Hua wanted to say that she had a close relationship with Ze Fang, but remembering that Linghu Yaqi was the sect leader's chosen fiancée for Ze Fang, he swallowed his words. "She has some connection with the sect leader."
"Master has a connection with her, so should we save her or not?"
"If there were no black dragon, we could still intervene. Now that the black dragon has appeared, we cannot save her!" Sang Hua said calmly. "It is rumored that the black dragon is the contract beast of the Demon Lord Yu Ju. When the Demon Lord was suppressed, the black dragon disappeared. Now that the black dragon has reappeared and is connected to her, it's possible that she might have broken the Demon Lord's seal and released his soul."
"Then we should kill her?"
"Even if she is to be killed, that is the Heavenly Sword Sect's business. We cannot act." Sang Hua stared at Xiao Man with a complex expression. "She can die by anyone's hand, but she must not die by ours."
"Why?"
"Didn't I say? She has some connection with the sect leader, so we cannot act against her. Whether she lives or not depends on her own fate!"
"Senior Brother, if we stand by because she has a connection with the sect leader, it is not the style of the Tianxuan Sect. If she is connected to the Demon Lord, then she is evil and should be eliminated."
"Eliminate..." Sang Hua pursed his lips, thinking of how to explain, when Yue Tianxia had already sent Wen Ting and Jin Ling flying and attacked Xiao Man again.
Nangong Yu's expression turned cold. He drew his sword, and with a sound of clashing armor and horses, he struck at Yue Tianxia. Yue Tianxia felt a sense of danger and instinctively dodged. The Shenwu Hall was split in two by this sword strike!
This was perhaps the greatest humiliation in the history of the Heavenly Sword Sect. The Shenwu Hall, which symbolized their status, had been split in two!
"Can you still stand?" Nangong Yu asked Xiao Man gently.
"Yes."
"Rest and recover over there. After I deal with this old fool, I will take you away." Nangong Yu reached out to block Yan Yuqing, who had been knocked back. "Take care of her. I'll be right back."
Yan Yuqing helped Xiao Man. "Little Man, can we get out of here alive?"
Xiao Man looked at Nangong Yu's retreating back and nodded with certainty. "Yes, after all, I've made arrangements."
"I knew it. With your personality, how could you fight unprepared? What are your arrangements?"
"Escape!"
Yan Yuqing almost threw Xiao Man away. The arrangement was to escape, but they had to be able to escape. You must know that there were Golden Core cultivators everywhere, and quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators. Yue Tianxia had gone to great lengths to capture her, deploying five Nascent Soul cultivators!
"There will always be a chance!"
"Alright, then is Nangong Yu a match for that old thief Yue?"
"No." Xiao Man took a pill, sat down on the ground, and began to heal. She had to help him as soon as possible. Nangong Yu alone was no match for him!
Yue Tianxia's anger had already erupted. He had thought capturing Xiao Man would be easy, but unexpected events kept happening. It was one thing for the Jin family to break free from his control, but now even the Beast Taming Sect dared to interfere!
"Kid, who exactly are you?"
"Her husband!" Nangong Yu replied. "Anyone who injures her will be killed without mercy."
"Good, good, good! You think I'm a sick cat just because I haven't shown my true power!" Yue Tianxia no longer suppressed his cultivation. The aura of a peak Transformation God stage cultivator pressed down on everyone like a massive boulder, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Yan Yuqing's forehead was covered in fine sweat. Seeing Nangong Yu's attacks slow down, she felt anxious and looked at Xiao Man, who was still healing.
Yue Ran, without anyone noticing, walked step by step towards Xiao Man. Yan Yuqing stood in front of Xiao Man. "What do you want?"
Yue Ran's gaze fell on Xiao Man, his eyes slightly red. This was the first time he had treated someone sincerely, only to find that his sincerity might not be appreciated.
"You approached me because of my father?"
Xiao Man opened her eyes, looked at Yue Ran, and nodded without hesitation. "Yes!"
Yue Ran shook his head in disbelief. "No, you're lying to me. You're lying to me."
"I'm not!" Xiao Man looked at Yue Ran and said decisively. If hating her would make Yue Ran feel better, she didn't mind him hating her.
"Was all your kindness to me fake?" Yue Ran asked persistently. "Do you have no sincerity towards me at all?"
"No."
Yue Ran tried hard to keep his eyes open to prevent tears from falling. He was not a weak person, but he couldn't control himself. He could feel that Xiao Man's kindness to him was sincere, but that didn't stop Xiao Man from using him!
"So... so..."
"Move aside!" Xiao Man attacked instantly, pushing Yue Ran away and sending the sneak attacker flying. However, her healing was interrupted, and she spat out blood.
Yue Ran fell to the ground. Seeing Xiao Man spit blood, the tears he had held back finally fell. "You still won't admit you care about me! Otherwise, why would you save me? You should have let him kill me!"