Volume 1, Chapter 44: Li Shiyao's Ultimate Move

"Qinghan, any progress last night?"

Seeing Ye Qinghan washing up, Su Cheng hurried over.

"None at all. Qinghan feels she has no malicious intent."

"I think so too."

Su Cheng pondered, turning his back and sitting back down at the stone table beneath the tree."This disciple believes it would be better to either kill her or drive her away. We cannot keep her in the Lingxian Palace any longer."

Ye Qinghan felt that killing her was the best course of action, but out of respect for her master, she still wished not to put him in a difficult position.

[Setting aside whether killing someone like Dongfang Jue is even feasible, doing so might trigger a butterfly effect that rewrites the future I know.]

[Taking Ye Qinghan in was already a tremendous stretch; I must find a way to send Dongfang Jue to the Tiandao Pavilion.]

[Calculating the timeline, that fellow Cheng Liang's fourth disciple should be appearing soon, yet my original second disciple Ye Qinghan is by my side, and the third disciple Dongfang Jue is also here in the Lingxian Palace...]

"Qinghan, do you have any way to make Dongfang Jue go to the Tiandao Pavilion?"

"I do, but why must she go to the Tiandao Pavilion?"

Heh, the moment Master sees her, without a word of explanation, he'll slap her right across the face! Give it two days tops, and she'll be heading straight to the Tiandao Pavilion!

[Hiss... How should I put this? I can hardly tell my disciple that I possess the ability to foresee the future...]

"Qinghan, her fated companion is Cheng Liang. If Master were to forcibly intervene, it might go against the will of heaven. While Master fears nothing, I worry it might implicate your path of immortality."

Ye Qinghan's fox-like eyes narrowed slightly. If that was the case, most of what Master claimed about knowing people's destinies was likely a fabrication, and all of this stemmed from her...

Yet, what did Master mean by "whether killing Dongfang Jue is even feasible"? Given her own cultivation level, if a hundred scoundrels like Dongfang Jue came, she could kill a hundred of them!

How could it not be feasible?

"If that is the case, leave it to Qinghan. Qinghan will definitely deliver her safely to the Tiandao Pavilion."

Sensing that someone was approaching the door, Dongfang Jue quickly sat up and feigned sleep. She had heard every single word of the conversation between Ye Qinghan and Su Cheng just now.

Her fated companion was Cheng Liang?

Cheng Liang had indeed been very kind to her, but Dongfang Jue always felt something was amiss. The way Cheng Liang treated her felt like an act—somewhat exaggerated?

Even when she secretly stood behind Cheng Liang and looked at him, Dongfang Jue had the eerie sensation that he already knew she was there, and that everything he did was merely performed for her to see.

"Get up."

Standing beside the bed, Ye Qinghan delivered a light swat to her bottom, though she didn't use any real force.

"Hmm? Sister Qinghan?"

Putting on a sleepy, bleary-eyed expression, Dongfang Jue let out a yawn, acting thoroughly indolent.

"Time to go. Out."

"Where to?"

Ye Qinghan couldn't be bothered with idle chatter and landed another slap on the soft curve...

Little golden head cautiously poked in from outside the doorway, wearing an expression of pure, adorable dazedness.

"Good morning, Sister Qinghan. Good morning, Sister Dongfang."

Ye Qinghan nodded toward Li Shiyao, then scooped up the entirety of Dongfang Jue's garments and flung them straight into Dongfang Jue's face...

"Sister Qinghan, Shiyao wants to sleep with you too."

"You can sleep with Sister Dongfang. Sister prefers sleeping alone."

"Why?"

"When I sleep, I hold the Lingshuang Sword. If you aren't afraid, you're welcome to try." Ye Qinghan narrowed her eyes slightly, a single gaze nearly terrifying Li Shiyao to the point of incontinence...

"Uh... Shiyao is a big girl now! I'll sleep by myself!"

Ye Qinghan felt she was becoming increasingly adept at handling Li Shiyao—at least she could now smoothly bring a conversation to an end!

However, what Ye Qinghan hadn't anticipated was that, the moment her guard was down, Li Shiyao mustered up her courage and went straight to find the Master.

Though the golden-haired little idiot was treated like a tiny toddler by Ye Qinghan, she wasn't short in the slightest!

Standing before Su Cheng, she radiated an aggressive aura, looking precisely like someone arriving to collect a debt...

Ye Qinghan stood at a height of 178 centimeters, with a tall stature and a naturally alluring charm that naturally granted her such striking beauty. No matter how much she ate, she never gained weight—completely unreasonable!

Li Shiyao did not possess that naturally alluring charm, yet she still stood at an impressive 175 centimeters, with a voluptuous figure and the face of a gentle, matronly saint. Most of the time, however, she wore a dazed expression, making her look entirely like a bullied little punching bag.

Standing before Su Cheng, Li Shiyao tilted her head, maintaining a distinctly un-clever expression, and launched straight into an interrogation.

"Didn't you promise me you would let Sister Qinghan go?"

Su Cheng blinked, hesitating for a long moment, completely at a loss for words...

[Hey, this is the Lingxian Palace! Do you think this is still some vegetable market from back in the day?]

"And if I refuse to let her go, what will you do?"

[Dongfang Jue was one thing! Now even a little idiot like you wants to bully me?]

"Then Shiyao begs you, please let Sister Qinghan go, okay?"

Just as Su Cheng was about to speak, he saw the color in Li Shiyao's eyes suddenly shift, a fierce, ruthless gleam flashing within them!

In an instant, a long sword lunged fiercely out from beneath her flowing water-sleeve, moving with blistering speed straight toward Su Cheng's face!

[Crap! This little idiot! She's trying to kill me!]

Su Cheng scrambled backward in panic as Li Shiyao unleashed a flurry of consecutive combos, driving Su Cheng all the way from the threshold of Ye Qinghan's bedchamber to the entrance of the Spirit Pool Hall!

Su Cheng was strong, but his opponent was an assassin!

She gave Su Cheng zero opportunity to cast any spells, unleashing forty-three continuous sword strikes as the Sect Master was chased and hacked across the grounds...

"Sacred Blood Liberation, Crimson Cloud Sword!"

In a flash, fresh blood enveloped the blade. Knowing Su Cheng's formidable strength, Li Shiyao had no intention of giving him even a single moment to catch his breath!

She had to eliminate this bad guy who bullied her sister, and she had to do it in one go!

Truth be told, Li Shiyao was genuinely risking her life this time. Compared to dealing with ferocious beasts in the secret realm, she now looked as though she possessed the spirit of a god of slaughter!

Her mind was entirely consumed by the thought of hacking Su Cheng to death!

Her mind screamed only for more speed! Faster! Faster still!

Sword after sword rained down. Lacking a weapon, Su Cheng could only dodge back and forth. The moment he tried to form a hand seal, another thrust would come lunging at him!

"No—wait! Hey!"

Li Shiyao spared no more words. With a flick of her wrist, her sword gave a light, deft twist, slicing a clean hole right through Su Cheng's long robe...

Just a fraction of an inch!

Yet, compared to his robe, right now she only wanted to carve a hole straight through Su Cheng himself!

Imagining the torment Sister Qinghan must have suffered at the hands of this wicked master, Li Shiyao pushed all caution to the wind!

"Sacred Blood Liberation! Demon-Slaying Sword Array!"

Instantly, sacred blood surged from her wrists, transforming into a restraining sword array that trapped Su Cheng within its boundaries!

Su Cheng felt completely numb!

He had imagined countless ways to die, but he honestly never expected to perish at the hands of this little idiot!

The Demon-Slaying Sword Array suppressed Su Cheng's movements, making him feel as though he were sinking into a quagmire. Facing the ultimate, fully-charged sword strike from Li Shiyao, he was left utterly defenseless.

With no other choice, Su Cheng had no option but to summon the Chaos Clock to ward off the attack. However, given Su Cheng's current level of cultivation, this Chaos Clock could only be used once.

The method of use was simply to find an opportune moment to hurl it outward and neutralize a single attack.

Actually, Su Cheng felt he might be able to use it a second time—provided he could manage to go pick the thrown Chaos Clock back up afterward...

Watching Li Shiyao soar toward him with her sword, the overwhelming sword Qi forced Su Cheng to squeeze his eyes shut, and he could only hurl the clock blindly in her direction...

Su Cheng was fortunate; it did indeed block the blow, and even repelled Li Shiyao, buying him a momentary reprieve...

"Oh no!"

Just as Su Cheng thought he had narrowly escaped catastrophe, he watched in horror as the Li Shiyao right before his eyes dissolved into a pool of blood! It was a decoy!

And at that very moment, Li Shiyao's true body stood directly behind Su Cheng. This single sword strike represented the absolute pinnacle of her strength!

"Even if every drop of my blood drains away, I will drag you down with me! I'll return Sister Qinghan to freedom!"

Instantly, even more sacred blood was extracted, and Li Shiyao floated suspended in mid-air like a sacrificial offering, confronting the ultimate Demon-Slaying Holy Sword forged from her own sacred blood!

The grand ultimate move that Ye Qinghan had missed out on witnessing was now unfurled directly before Su Cheng's eyes...