C33 Cold Through the Chest

In a few moments, the figure that had deflected the rain with her Genuine Qi slashed diagonally to the right of Qi Qiqi.

"Palace Lord!" Ye Zhen looked at the Snow Qilin behind Qi Qiqi and asked, "Is the young Grand Master alright?"

Ye Zhen's tone was a little unstable as his battle with Hwa Tianji had consumed a lot of his energy.

"It should be fine. Senior Sister Lo said it wasn't serious."

"That's good then."

Without any hesitation, Ye Zhen believed in Lo Qing's judgement.

"Martial Uncle Ye..." Qi Qiqi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Did you fight with Hwa Tianji?"

"No, I didn't fight with him. I was the one who ran while he chased me."

It was hard to fight him but she was able to avoid his attack? Qi Qiqi said with a strange expression on her face.

"You are quite... Hmm, despicable."

...""

Ye Zhen stared at Qi Qiqi and did not say a word.

However, Qi Qiqi could somehow see a trace of embarrassment from his rigid expression.

As if she had discovered something interesting, Qi Qiqi could not help but chuckle.

..." Palace Lord, what are you laughing at?"

"N-Nothing. It was just that... I suddenly felt that you weren't as scary as I had imagined."

Why am I laughing? Qi Qiqi's cheeks were flushed red.

But... why? In the past, no matter how hard she tried, she could not see through that rigid face, but this time...

"Are you afraid of me?"

"Of course. What reason do you have not to be afraid?"

Qi Qiqi sighed and answered frankly.

"... I sit high in the position of Palace Lord, and you are my second-in-command, watching me all the time, but your cultivation is higher than mine, and your wrist is better than mine... How can I not be afraid? "

The fact that Ye Zhen was better than her put a lot of pressure on Qi Qiqi. She couldn't help but wonder if the other party was displeased with the fact that he had to submit to someone even though he was clearly more capable. As time passed, the other party became more and more fearful and uneasy. In fact, she would even guess if the other party's words and actions had any special meaning.

This suspicion was enough to destroy the relationship between the two, and in fact it was.

Even so, Qi Qiqi felt that this was understandable. After all, it was normal to feel inferior in front of a good subordinate, and inferiority complexes made people suspicious. It was such a simple logic.

"I have never thought about it."

Although Qi Qiqi did not say it out loud, Ye Zhen clearly understood the reason behind her words.

"If you don't tell me, how would I know?" Qi Qiqi laughed self-deprecatingly. "No, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

Ye Zhen remained silent as he did not know how to respond.

There were some things that could only be solved by oneself. Outsiders could only do nothing about it.

It must be mentioned that this crisis had forced her to cooperate with Ye Zhen, allowing them to understand each other better than before.

If such a thing were to happen again, would she directly ask Ye Zhen for help?

Qi Qiqi did not dare to say whether it was true or not, but there must be a precedent. Since there was already such a precedent, Qi Qiqi felt that there was a high chance that she could put down her prejudices in the face of danger and discuss it with Ye Zhen.

"Where is Martial Nephew Luo?"

The sudden question interrupted Qi Qiqi's thoughts. She had almost forgotten about Lo Qing.

"Senior Sister Lo has stayed behind to defend against the pursuing troops!" Qi Qiqi hesitated. "Martial Uncle Ye, do you think Sister Luo won't be able to get rid of Heavenly Sword Sect?"

"Hmm..." Ye Zhen pondered for a moment before replying, "That's not very possible. With Martial Nephew Luo's current strength, even if he were to fight with me for a hundred rounds in a row, he would still be defeated. Since Hwa Tianji is not present, then no one in the Heavenly Sword Sect will be able to stop Martial Nephew Luo."

At this moment, Qi Qiqi remembered something and quickly said:

"But the young Grand Master said that another person at Heaven Stage intervened. She was injured by another person at Heaven Stage."

"What!"

Ye Zhen exclaimed as he revealed a rare expression of disbelief.

"Don't shout so loudly! You're going deaf!"

The cry of surprise carried with it a burst of Genuine Qi, causing Qi Qiqi to feel dissatisfied.

"... Sorry."

Qi Qiqi rolled her eyes at the other party and did not pursue the matter any further. After all, her reaction when she found out about this matter was not much better than Ye Zhen's.

Moreover, there was something even more surprising that was yet to come.

"I heard from the young master that the Heaven Stage is called Luo Hong... There's only one person in the Heaven Stage who calls Luo Hong..."

Ye Zhen interrupted Qi Qiqi's words in a hurry and asked her back in a serious tone:

"Do you mean that Heaven Stage is the Commander of the Country Suppressing Guard, Luo Hong?"

"That's what the young Martial Ancestor said."

"Impossible..." Ye Zhen muttered as he lowered his gaze.

It was not impossible for him to be shaken to such an extent.

Country Suppressing Guard - A force of martial cultivators directly under the command of the Emperor of Hua Dynasty. In terms of scale, it surpassed the combined strength of the five great sects, but its actual combat strength was only about the average level of the five great sects.

Of course, it was also stronger than the current Heavenly Jade Palace.

However, what truly made Qi Qiqi curious was that the Country Suppressing Guard was originally established by the first Duke of Hua Dynasty in order to contend with all the sects in the martial arts world. Since that was the case, how could the Heavenly Sword Sect ask the Country Suppressing Guard to help?

"... Could it be that the Heavenly Sword Sect has sided with the imperial court? "

..."" The Country Suppressing Guard is someone from the imperial court. It was not surprising that he would join hands with the Heavenly Sword Sect to deal with the Heavenly Jade Palace. After all, the matter from five years ago was still there.

The assassination of the Emperor five years ago had made the Imperial Court hate the Five Great Sects.

"Really, then what did you say is impossible?"

"I'm saying that it is impossible for Luo Hong to attack the Heavenly Jade Palace."

"Why?" Qi Qiqi felt inexplicably uneasy.

After a moment of silence, Ye Zhen said with a complicated tone:

..."Lo Qing saved Luo Hong's life!"

"What?!"

Qi Qiqi's eyes widened in shock.

A green arc of light flashed in the darkness, and blood sprayed in all directions.

"Ugh!"

Liang Bozhong's face contorted, and he instantly distanced himself from Lo Qing. However, he left behind a broken arm that was still holding a long sword, and it fell in front of Lo Qing.

Liang Bozhong fell to one knee and held his right shoulder as he breathed heavily. Even so, the blood continued to flow from his fingers and dye his clothes red in an instant.

"General Manager Liang!"

The unknown elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect guarded Lo Qing who was standing in the rain with a sword in his hand. At the same time, he helped Liang Bozhong, who had lost an arm, up.

Lo Qing, who had seen everything, still did not move.

The gray and green long sword was washed by the pouring rain. Not a single trace of blood could stay on the sword for a long time.

The rain fell down Lo Qing's face and gathered into beads on her chin before dripping. Although her expression was still cold, her breathing was clearly out of sync, which proved that she was not at ease.

The surrounding area was filled with injured Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, and the two elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect who rushed over to support Liang Zhongbo on the way were both injured to varying degrees.

Compared with Heavenly Sword Sect, which had suffered heavy losses, the price that Lo Qing paid was much lower.

Liang Bozhong allowed others to help him up. He took a deep breath and asked with a trembling voice:

"Lo Qing, what exactly are your intentions?! If you only want to buy some time for Qi Qiqi, there is no need for you to fight to the death! You could have gotten rid of us long ago. Why are you still here? Do you want to kill us?"

Lo Qing lowered his gaze and suddenly said indifferently:

..."I'm waiting for someone."

"Wait for who?"

"Someone who wants me to atone for my crimes." Lo Qing raised an indistinct bitter smile.

"What the hell!"

Liang Bozhong cursed in anger, but he did not do anything else. Perhaps he felt that he did not have the strength to fight against Lo Qing, who had all four of his limbs intact, so he did not make a move.

Unsure of what to do, Liang Bozhong suddenly revealed an expression of realization and said in shock and doubt:

"Could it be that you are waiting for Sect Master Hua!"

Lo Qing remained silent, and Liang Bozhong seemed to have taken it as a silent consent.

..." What exactly do you want?"

"His death." Her tone was calm, but the meaning behind it was far-reaching.

"What a joke! Do you really think you can kill me?"

This sentence resounded in the sky, but at the same time, it also made people feel as if it was exploding next to their ears, without any sense of distance.

No, it was right behind them.

Lo Qing instinctively wanted to turn around, but -

The cold touch penetrated his body and blood shot out.