Seeing that Sun Yifan had made up his mind and could no longer change it, the deputy could only grit his teeth and wave his hand, saying, "Collect the troops, and retreat."
I looked up and shouted, "Sun Yifan, get down here, I..."
Before I finished shouting, I suddenly heard a gunshot from the bottom of the mountain. Ye Jin was shot on the spot. I watched a stream of blood spurt out from the back of Ye Jin's heart. Ye Jin also instantly became powerless, loosened his grip and fell off the cliff.
Soon, the dull sound of Ye Jin hitting the ground could be heard from the bottom of the mountain. Sun Yifan also shouted angrily, "Who fired the gun?"
A large number of black-robed sorcerers emerged from the cliff. The leader clasped his fists towards Sun Yifan and said, "Captain Sun, I am truly sorry. The Xuanjing Division Elders Council has issued an order that Wu Zhao must be eliminated and there will be no leniency."
"Murder Hall?" Sun Yifan gritted his teeth and said, "Are you going to make me break my promise?"
The leader of the Killing Hall said calmly: "The reputation of Leader Sun in the art of magic is certainly important, but it is insignificant compared to the plan of protecting the way. This is also the original words of the Elders. Please do not interfere in the affairs of the Killing Hall."
“Hahahahaha…” Sun Yifan laughed loudly, “The original words of the Council of Elders? Do the Council of Elders have the ability to predict the future? Do they know what I, Sun Yifan, will do before I even leave?”
The leader of the Killing Hall shook his head and said, "The Council of Elders naturally doesn't have the ability to predict the future, but that Lord knows everything, so the Council of Elders sent us here to ambush in advance. If Leader Sun feels embarrassed, then please leave first!"
As soon as the leader of the Killing Hall finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Shoot!" without caring whether Sun Yifan agreed or not.
As soon as the other party finished speaking, I immediately loosened my grip and fell straight down the cliff. As soon as my body left the original position, the place where I had stood was completely covered by dense bullets, and a large number of rocks flew up like rain. The bullets flashing with sparks were chasing my body, lining up from the air. Every inch I fell, the whistling bullets followed me one point closer, always chasing me above my head.
As I was falling, I seemed to hear Xiao Baitang's screams, and I also seemed to see Shen Fengyin fighting with someone... But it was too late for me to look at the situation around me. The only thing I could do was to find a way to avoid falling to my death on the spot.
I was about to activate the Mysterious Ice Armor to dissipate the force of my landing, but I didn't expect a white shadow to suddenly jump up from the bushes on the ground and knock me to the side in mid-air. I felt as if my body was being pushed away by someone, which also dissipated the force of my fall from the sky. Before my body could fall again, the white shadow jumped under me and lifted me up in mid-air.
“Bai Ze…” When the exclamation from Xuan Jingsi came over, I could see clearly Ye Jin who caught me.
There was still a gunshot wound on Ye Jin's back, but the wound was not deep. The firearm had no killing power against the divine beast. Ye Jin pretended to be shot, but in fact, he wanted to cover up his tracks and transform himself into Bai Ze in the bushes to save me from danger.
When the leader of the Killing Hall saw me being lifted up by Ye Jin, he immediately shouted, "Encircle and kill those four women with all your strength. Don't let Wu Zhao escape!"
The leader of the Killing Hall knew very well that it would be extremely difficult to stop Bai Ze with his current manpower, but as long as they entangled Lu Xiaoying and a few others, I would not be able to leave peacefully and would have to rush back to save them. At that time, they would have enough time to keep Ye Jin and me together.
When I turned around, the disciples of the Killing Hall had already formed several encirclements, surrounding Lu Xiaoying and the others. Lu Xiaoying was still able to hold on, but Shen Fengyin and Xiao Baitang, who were protecting Guan Qingyan, were already in a tough fight, and the situation was precarious.
I patted Ye Jin on the body and said, "Save Guan Qingyan first."
When Ye Jin ran towards Guan Qingyan, the leader of the Killing Hall grinned and said, "Attack Lu Xiaoying with all your strength and cut her into pieces!"
A large number of experts immediately swarmed towards Lu Xiaoying, and Lu Xiaoying also shouted loudly: "Wu Zhao, you must break through with all your strength! Only when you leave can we be safe."
Guan Qingyan and the others were on the edge of the encirclement. If I rushed in, I could take them away. However, Lu Xiaoying seemed to be a lone soldier deep in the enemy's territory. Apart from herself, there was no one to help her resist the opponent. She could only move towards the cliff step by step to prevent the opponent from attacking from behind.
However, the closer she got to the cliff, the deeper she would sink until she could no longer break out.
"Turn around!" I had no choice but to turn around and rush towards Lu Xiaoying, but Sun Yifan, who was standing on the mountain, gave a cold order: "Disciples of the Demon Slayer Hall, listen up, help Wu Zhao break through, and protect Lu Xiaoying's safety at all costs."
At Sun Yifan's command, a large number of disciples from the Demon Slayer Hall immediately joined the battle and fought mercilessly with the Killer Hall. The two sides' attacks were so ruthless that it didn't seem like a fight between fellow disciples, but rather a desperate fight between two sworn enemies. After just one encounter, nearly twenty people were killed.
The leader of the Killing Hall shouted, "Sun Yifan, are you crazy? Do you want to betray the Xuanjing Division?"
Sun Yifan responded calmly: "No one in this world can make me, Sun Yifan, break my promise, not even the Council of Elders. As for whether I betrayed the Xuan Jing Division, you have no say."
The murderer hall master frantically took out a talisman for communication from his body, pointed it at the talisman and shouted angrily: "Sun Yifan betrayed..."
"You'd better not use those things. I will explain some things to the elders myself." In the short sentence, Sun Yifan floated up from the cliff and flew towards the direction of the Killing Hall like a white cloud falling into a stream. When he finished the last word, he was already standing in front of the Killing Hall's leader, and the sharp sword in his hand went straight to the Killing Hall's leader's throat to block it.
The latter let go of the talisman in his hand, took a few steps and flew backwards several feet, avoiding the opponent's sword. While fighting back, he shouted loudly: "All sorcerers above the first rank go to surround and kill Guan Qingyan!"
"Go—" I slapped Ye Jin hard.
I could see that the leader of the Killing Hall didn't want to fight Sun Yifan head-on, so he deliberately let Lu Xiaoying go and changed his main target to Guan Qingyan and the other three.
Although the pressure on Lu Xiaoying was suddenly reduced, he was still in a passive position. However, Sun Yifan's offensive towards the leader of the Killing Hall was obviously weakened.
The leader of the Killing Hall shouted for the second time: "Make way for Wu Zhao to get out, and surround and kill Guan Qingyan and the others with all your strength."
The disciples of the Killing Hall simply made a gap in the encirclement, forcing Guan Qingyan and the others into a dead end.
The meaning of the leader of the Killing Hall couldn't be simpler:
If you, Sun Yifan, want to marry Lu Xiaoying, that’s fine. I will surround her but not kill her.
If you, Sun Yifan, want to release Wu Zhao and fulfill your promise, that’s fine. I will take the initiative to make way for him.
However, I must keep Guan Qingyan, Tang Xiner and the other two. With the three of them, Wu Zhao will definitely break into the encirclement. Even if he temporarily gives up the three women, he will have to go back to save them sooner or later. With these three people, I can be invincible.
More importantly, I have given you, Sun Yifan, the maximum face possible, and you cannot go any further.
I clearly understood what the other party meant, but I couldn't just walk away like that.
I pulled out the Rakshasa from Ye Jin: "Brother, let's rush over together."
As Ye Jin roared, his whole body burst with vigor, and the rolling waves of energy instantly connected with the Xuanming Qi in my body, which was nothing more than the unity of man and horse, and man and sword. When Ye Jin rushed in with all his strength, that was when I burst out with my strongest sword.
After one strike of the sword, either I would lead the three of them out of the encirclement, or I would be captured alive together with the three of them, or be beheaded on the spot.
When Ye Jin and I roared in anger, Lu Xiaoying also shouted with all her might: "Sun Yifan, save them!"
Although Sun Yifan was still pressing the leader of the Killing Hall, he was just pestering him without fighting. His calm voice, empowered by his inner strength, spread across the mountains: "Xiaoying, I have fulfilled my promise to you. I have no reason to help you rescue others."
Lu Xiaoying was silent for only a second or two, then he let out a long roar and rushed towards the Xuanjing Division masters who surrounded him. The leader of the Killing Hall laughed and said, "Form a formation, Tianluo Soul Lock. Don't hurt our distinguished guest!"
The murderer emphasized the word "distinguished guest" very much, obviously to make his attitude clear to Sun Yifan, and also to force me to make a choice.
I held the knife high above my head with both hands, but I couldn't draw it.
Guan Qingyan, Xiao Baitang, and Lu Xiaoying were all trapped, but they were scattered on my left and right. After my blow, they might not be able to fight anymore, and Ye Jin could only lead us to escape. Even if my blow was effective, I could only save one of them. Where should I swing my sword
Lu Xiaoying suddenly shouted, "Wu Zhao, lead Qingyan and Xiao Baitang to break through. I won't die!"
Yes, Lu Xiaoying will not die! At least she will be fine in the short term.
"Kill—" I suddenly turned the blade and roared. Ye Jin used all his strength to lead me to rush towards the enemy camp.
A large number of masters from the Xuanjing Division were also gathering in formation, and the distance between us was getting closer and closer. I suddenly slashed forward with a knife, and the rolling knife waves raised by Luosha were like waves crashing on the shore and rolling towards the enemy formation. Dozens of Xuanjing Division masters also waved their palms at the same time. The combined palm power was also rising steadily, and in a blink of an eye, it became a wave of air that was stronger than the knife shadow, and it rolled towards us with the momentum of a river bursting its banks and rolling thousands of miles.
From the moment I slashed with my sword, I knew I had lost. The warlocks of the Mirror Division had clearly formed a battle formation, concentrating all their strength in one place, as if they were one person fighting against me.
If they didn't have a battle formation, I might be able to break through the hundreds of Killing Hall Warlocks, but in front of the battle formation, I didn't have the slightest chance to fight back.
Just by looking at the scale of our Qi surges, I knew they could crush me completely with the force of a mountain. (To be continued)