"Fine, then don't let them leave. It's all up to you anyway."
Hearing this, Er Zhu felt confused, but he didn't overthink it and agreed.
After all, nothing else mattered now, as long as Li Mei was safe.
"Luo Feng, you killed so many people from my Qingcheng Pavilion. Now it's time to give us an explanation!"
Just as Er Zhu was about to help Li Mei leave, a man's roar suddenly appeared from mid-air.
The two looked up and saw a shadowy figure faintly visible in the trees before them.
The figure was cloaked in black, and even Er Zhu couldn't make out the person's true face!
"Do whatever you want quickly, I don't have much time to play around with you."
Upon hearing the name Qingcheng Pavilion, Er Zhu pulled Li Mei behind him and impatiently shouted at the figure.
It was good that people from Qingcheng Pavilion had arrived; he could teach them a lesson, which would also remove one less force to contend with.
"Kill you and avenge the fallen assassins of Qingcheng Pavilion!"
Instantly, accompanied by the man's roar, Er Zhu saw a flash of light charging towards him at incredible speed!
The man was so fast that even Er Zhu couldn't see how he moved!
*Swish...*
A flash of light, a spurt of blood directly splashed onto Li Mei's face, and Li Mei was utterly terrified!
"Er Zhu, how are you? Where are you hurt?"
Ignoring the blood on her face, Li Mei kept shaking Er Zhu's arm, but Er Zhu never answered!
"Hahaha, I thought this kid was so capable, but it turns out he's just average!"
Not far away, the assassin from Qingcheng Pavilion, thinking Er Zhu was injured and therefore speechless, burst into laughter, his eyes filled with triumph and contempt.
He had even arranged for many subordinates to ambush here, and yet he had avenged them with a single strike!
*Bang!*
"Huh?"
Just as the man was about to make another move, there was a sudden loud noise in front of him. He looked down, his eyes wide with shock!
Luo Feng was not injured; the blood splattered was from his subordinate!
Under attack, Luo Feng had still managed to locate and kill the assassin hidden in the corner, his speed and skill surpassing his own!
"Ah!"
At this moment, Li Mei also saw the corpse lying at her feet, and she screamed, her eyes filled with fear and shock!
She was right behind Er Zhu, but at such close proximity, she hadn't even sensed how Er Zhu had moved!
This speed and skill far exceeded the limits of human capability!
"Do you still want to fight?"
Er Zhu wiped the blood from his Minghong Saber, his cold gaze fixed on the assassin before him.
He admitted that the assassin's skills were excellent, even reaching the realm of perfection!
However, compared to him, the inheritor of the River God, it was still not enough!
He had now reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and there were very few people in all of China who could match him!
"You must die today!"
Er Zhu's unharmed state further enraged the assassin. With a furious roar, he charged at Er Zhu again!
"Er Zhu, be careful!"
Seeing the flash of light slicing through the air, Li Mei shouted a warning, but Er Zhu seemed not to hear, standing calmly in place.
*Screech...*
Blood gushed out like a fountain, and Er Zhu and Li Mei's white shirts were instantly stained crimson!
The assassin tilted his head, staring at Er Zhu with wide, shocked eyes, blood streaming from his neck!
That's right, Er Zhu had struck first before the assassin could make his move!
Therefore, although Er Zhu was covered in blood, not a single drop of it was his own!
And the arrogant Qingcheng Pavilion assassin hadn't even seen how Er Zhu moved before he died by the Minghong Saber!
*Bang!*
The assassin fell heavily to the ground, his expression still one of shock and fear!
As one of the Ten Great Elders of Qingcheng Pavilion, he had thought he would return victorious this time, only to unexpectedly die at Er Zhu's hands!
Er Zhu glanced disdainfully at the assassin. Just then, rustling sounds came from the surrounding bushes!
*Whoosh...*
Er Zhu threw the Minghong Saber directly. The saber flew rapidly, and within seconds, cries of agony were heard!
Now, nourished by Er Zhu's spiritual energy, the Minghong Saber possessed a spirit, capable of killing all enemies based on their aura!
Red blood, like crimson ribbons, arced through the air, dyeing the small green grass on the ground completely red!
Accompanied by increasingly piteous cries, Li Mei had already fainted from fright. Thus, only Er Zhu alone witnessed this miraculous scene!
*Ding!*
The Minghong Saber, having eliminated all the assassins, automatically returned to Er Zhu's hand. At this moment, the saber was blood-red, with drops of crimson blood falling to the ground!
Er Zhu calmly wiped all the blood from the Minghong Saber before leaving with Li Mei. As they departed, the scene returned to tranquility.
There were not many traces of the fight at the scene, especially in the darkness, but the strong scent of blood lingering in the air seemed to tell the world what had just transpired here!
At this moment, the three women, seeing that Er Zhu and Li Mei hadn't returned, were about to go look for them when they saw Er Zhu returning, carrying Li Mei, shirtless.
Li Mei's top had also been removed, and she was only draped in Er Zhu's suit jacket.
Seeing this, various inappropriate images spontaneously appeared in the minds of the three women. Little did they know, they were thinking too much.
Er Zhu had removed his and Li Mei's shirts to prevent the bloodstains from frightening them. Besides, in their current precarious situation, he was in no state of mind for such things.
"Er Zhu, you two..."
Wang Xiaomei stepped forward, her eyes teary. She wanted to question him, but seeing Li Mei in Er Zhu's arms, she couldn't bring herself to speak.
All the past moments instantly flashed through her mind. She had never imagined that the dignified head of the Wang family would be defeated by a widowed woman from a small mountain village!
Lin Qingqing and Liu Yan were naturally unwilling, but the situation had come to this, and they could only endure.
"Think whatever you want. We need to rest."
Er Zhu glanced at the three women's sorrowful eyes and instantly understood their thoughts, but at this moment, he was too lazy to explain such things.
Furthermore, in his opinion, letting them assume the worst wasn't bad; it would save these women from constantly pestering him.
"Okay." The three women had wanted to question him, but recalling what Er Zhu had just told them, they could only nod in agreement.
As pursuers, they had the right to question Er Zhu, but as Er Zhu's friends, they had no such right!
Let alone just Li Mei, even if Er Zhu found more women, they had no right to question him!
Tears of pain streamed down like a broken string of pearls. Gazing at Er Zhu's retreating back, the three women's eyes were filled with despair...