In the grand hall, Lu Ye returned bloodied, Xiao Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief, and the always seated Liew Yuei suddenly stood up with her hand on the desk, causing it to split into pieces as spirit force surged.
Qi Wu, who stayed behind, had his eye twitch violently, staring at the blood-soaked Lu Ye, unable to believe his eyes, feeling a sense of fear.
Originally, he didn't pay much attention to Lu Ye, as the gap in their cultivation was clear. Typically, fighting across realms ant crossing one or two minor levels. He was three levels above Lu Ye, and he himself was capable of fighting across levels.
Thus, he was utterly confident that he could defeat Lu Ye, even kill him.
He was sowhat dissatisfied with Liew Yuei intervening at the crucial mont, replacing him with Chen Ke for the fight to the death with Lu Yiye, feeling the Lord Mountain Pass Chief underestimated him.
But the result...
The combat ended, Lu Yiye returned, Chen Ke was nowhere to be seen.
The result was obvious; Chen Ke was dead!
How did he do it?
The combat arena ford its own small space, unaffected by external forces, no one knew what actually happened inside, but the result was evident, sending chills down everyone's spine.
This Lu Yiye could kill Chen Ke, naturally he could kill him as well, since Chen Ke's strength was considerably higher.
Did he inadvertently escape with his life? Qi Wu pondered.
anwhile, upon seeing Lu Ye return, Lin Yinxiu showed no surprise, instead appearing as though this was expected.
In her childhood, she had heard many tales about Feng Wujiang from her mother, including instances of hanging by a thread yet achieving victory, and even slaying enemies deed invincible. In her mother's stories, no matter how inexplicable things seed, they beca logical when happening with Feng Wujiang.
Her mother worshipped Feng Wujiang, lanting she couldn't serve under him.
Her mother passed early, but under continuous influence, Lin Yinxiu was deeply affected.
This was why she insisted on joining the Justice Departnt, even pressuring Qian Wudang to arrange for her to team with Lu Ye.
From Lu Ye, she saw the shadow of Feng Wujiang.
Feng Wujiang was long dead; now there was only Lu Yiye. Naturally, she didn't want herself to grow old with past mories like her mother, full of regret.
Previously, when Lu Ye took out the combat arena, she was indeed a bit worried, even preparing to notify Qian Wudang about the situation here.
But she thought, if Lu Ye was truly a second Feng Wujiang, surely he would have fortune and ans to overco danger in such dire circumstances.
The outco was as expected, the seemingly incredible events unfolded, invigorating her, confirming her judgnt was correct.
"Impossible!" Liew Yuei's expression was twisted and terrifying, looking at the suddenly appearing Lu Ye as if seeing Spectral Bewitchnt.
How could he possibly win!
How could Chen Ke possibly lose!
Lu Yiye seed heavily injured, suffered greatly, but how could he leave the combat arena alive?
She had already evaluated Lu Ye as highly as possible, seeing through his previous intentions, believing Qi Wu likely wasn't a match for Lu Ye, which was why he was taken away at the last mont and Chen Ke replaced, the result... was unbelievably so.
This youth... indeed had the ability to directly kill soone at True Lake Level 7?
Suddenly, Liew Yuei felt a shock of fear, this was beyond her comprehension, revealing Lu Ye's terrifying potential.
Today he was at True Lake Level 3, capable of slaying at True Lake Level 7, what if one day he reached Divine Sea Level 3? Could he also slay soone at Divine Sea Level 7?
Having grudges with each other already, they've thoroughly offended each other today. Would he spare her when rising in ambitions one day?
In an instant, Liew Yuei's mind spun through nurous thoughts, her aura turned dangerous.
Lu Ye suddenly felt a chill, his skin pricked painfully as if pierced by needles. Liew Yuei's almost unmasked killing intent was clear to him. Instantly, he shouted: "Lord Pass Chief Liew, according to the pact in the Heaven's Augury, I'm taking Xiao Xinghe away. From now on, he belongs to the Justice Departnt!"
Justice Departnt...
Indeed, the Righteous Blood Sect youth belonged to the Justice Departnt. To kill him openly here would lead to irreparable consequences.
She could use her authority to openly and secretly suppress Xiao Xinghe, send him on dangerous missions, wishing for his early demise, but she couldn't really do it herself.
Especially at this Jinglan Lake Pass, her domain, if anything happened to soone from the Justice Departnt, Qian Wudang wouldn't let it slide.
Fixing her stare deeply at Lu Ye, Liew Yuei finally contained her shock and resentnt, coldly replied: "Naturally!"
"In such case, I take my leave!" Lu Ye clasped his hands respectfully toward Liew Yuei, slowly backing away.
Xiao Xinghe and Lin Yinxiu closely followed beside him.
Liew Yuei's gaze didn't waver in the slightest, staring straight at him like a sinister specter.
Until outside the grand hall, Lu Ye suddenly turned around, summoned his spirit ark, stepped onto it, and soared skyward, Xiao Xinghe and Lin Yinxiu each maneuvered their own weapons, three silhouettes burst out from Jinglan Lake Pass.
Nobody paid attention. Lately, battles at Jinglan Lake Pass have been frequent, and many cultivators co and go. Who would care about the three of them?
After leaving Jinglan Lake Pass, Lu Ye imdiately turned his head and instructed Lin Yinxiu, "Report to Lord Departnt Chief, saying that this team leader has recruited Xiao Xinghe from Green Emperor City at Jinglan Lake Pass and will return imdiately!"
Lin Yinxiu gave him a aningful glance but obediently nodded, "Yes!"
She didn't use a guard token for transmission but instead raised her hand to make so gestures in the battlefield marking, sending out a ssage.
Xiao Xinghe felt a bit uneasy, "Junior Brother, we shouldn't leave Jinglan Lake Pass so quickly. At least wait until your injuries heal."
Lu Ye replied, "My injuries are not serious... Have you also noticed, Senior Brother?"
Xiao Xinghe said, "That woman may not be willing to let us go like this. She clearly had the intent to kill at the end, only hesitating because it's inconvenient to act on her own territory. But once we leave Jinglan Lake Pass, with her Divine Sea Realm thods, if she truly wants to attack us, we won't be able to resist."
"Indeed!" Lu Ye nodded.
If Liew Yuei really wanted to do that, the three of them wouldn't be able to resist.
So, staying at Jinglan Lake Pass seed like the best choice at this ti.
But Lu Ye didn't dare!
Liew Yuei's murderous intent had risen, and with ongoing battles at both Jinglan Lake Pass and Dark Moon Forest Pass, staying longer might trigger so unforeseen trouble, so returning imdiately was the only option.
As for the transmission, he could also do it himself. Recruiting Xiao Xinghe into the Justice Departnt didn't require reporting to Qian Wudang, but he specifically had Lin Yinxiu do it.
Because he believed that once Qian Wudang received the information, he would clearly understand his current predicant.
Lin Yinxiu was with him, and whatever his situation was, Lin Yinxiu shared the sa.
So whether they could survive this ti depended on how much Lin Yinxiu mattered to Qian Wudang. The more she mattered, the faster he would co!
As for why not contacting the sect master... He was now part of the Justice Departnt, so naturally, he should approach his superior for any issues, without causing unnecessary alarm to the sect master.
Lin Yinxiu had guessed Lu Ye's intention but did not expose it. Just as she had told Lu Ye before, she was very obedient, doing whatever the captain instructed.
Transmissions are no big deal.
It took them two days to get here from Haotian City, but if a Divine Sea Realm like Qian Wudang pushed himself, he could probably arrive in two to four hours.
This trip wasn't a mission; it was Lu Ye himself recruiting team mbers, so he didn't want to bother his superiors. Relying on others for everything would only make him appear incompetent.
Besides, there would be tis in the future when the superiors wouldn't be able to offer protection.
Only Liew Yuei's final gaze made him realize he underestimated this woman's madness. Under normal circumstances, even if she harbored hatred against the disciples of the Righteous Blood Sect, she wouldn't take much action, as she needed to maintain so sense of status and reputation. But it was right after the pain of losing her son, and rationality, for her, might only extend to not acting within Jinglan Lake Pass.
Crazy and irrational won are incredibly terrifying.
No one could be sure if Liew Yuei would give chase, but Lu Ye thought it highly likely. So matters must be prevented before they happen.
"No need to rush, slow down a bit," Lu Ye said, reducing their flying speed.
The later they left the radius of Jinglan Lake Pass, the later the crisis would arrive.
Even if Liew Yuei lost her mind, she couldn't let anything happen to them within the range of Jinglan Lake Pass.
In Haotian City, at the Justice Departnt main hall, Qian Wudang received Lin Yinxiu's ssage. For a mont, he was a little at a loss.
He thought to himself, "This kid Lu Yiye sure is quick, recruiting a team mber already. But why report sothing so minor to ?"
Moreover, a normal report is completed using a guard token. This ti, however, he received a battlefield marking transmission, which seed sowhat... unusual?
"Oh no!" Suddenly, Qian Wudang reacted, hurriedly standing up.
The na Xiao Xinghe from Green Emperor City seed familiar, as if he'd seen it sowhere. If this person was indeed who he thought, the situation might be dire.
Furthermore... What was that rascal Lu Yiye doing going to Jinglan Lake Pass for recruitnt?
Jinglan Lake Pass belongs to the Sky Gate Checkpoint, doesn't he know who's in charge there?
If he knows and still went, it's foolishness.
If he didn't know, how could he have gone to Jinglan Lake Pass?
That brat...
Qian Wudang was almost furious, deeply regretting approving Lu Ye's position as team leader. In just a few days, he had ventured into the lion's den, and it wouldn't have mattered if it was just himself, but he brought Yinxiu along too.
No wonder he previously wanted the signed order permitting free recruitnt of team mbers. Looking back, he had already made up his mind at that ti, and Qian Wudang laughed at himself for not asking more questions.
"Lu Yiye!" Qian Wudang growled quietly. If anything happened to Yinxiu because of this, he swore he'd beat Lu so hard that he'd switch his surna to Lu!
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