Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

Chapter 116 The Demon Blade Unsheathed
The moon is out.

Above the Gobi Desert, amidst yellow sand and green oasis.

Dust billowed up as two black dots came running from afar at incredible speed, transforming into two human figures in no time.

One wore a wide white robe, the other a short black jacket.

It was Ren Shaoyang and Ding An, but the two of them no longer had their usual smiles; their faces were weathered and they remained silent.

"Crippled man, how come the little beggar runs so fast?" Ding An licked his lips, his voice a little hoarse.

Ren Shaoyang glanced at the distant, snow-capped mountains, his eyes flashing, and slowly said, "The little beggar's movement technique is 'Crimson in the Wind'."

"Blood in the wind?" Ding An muttered to himself several times, then his expression suddenly changed drastically. "The Blood Blade Ancestor's unique skill? But he didn't die at your hands; this skill has been lost!"

“He died by my hand, but he once used ‘Blood in the Wind’ in front of us.”

"Yeah, so what?"

Ren Shaoyang said, enunciating each word clearly, "Hongxiu has learned it and used it!"

Ding An was stunned, and swallowed hard: "No, no way."

"Even when she couldn't use her internal energy, she still created the 'Time is Gold' throwing knife technique. Now that she has such terrifying internal energy, wouldn't replicating her martial arts be a piece of cake?"

Ding An sighed: "If the little beggar is still as mischievous as usual, I'm not worried. The key is, didn't you see the wise look in her eyes when she left?"

Ren Shaoyang nodded: "His eyes are unfocused, he's in a daze."

"That's right. No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, without a clever mind to guide you, isn't it fraught with danger?"

Ren Shaoyang was silent for a moment, then shouted, "Chase!"

Five miles away from them, a winding stream flowed down from the distant snow-capped mountains, its water crystal clear and gurgling incessantly.

"Wow!"

He lifted his head from the stream, his wet black hair drawing an arc in the air.

Hongxiu looked around cautiously with innocent eyes, like a little animal, before burying her head in her drink and gulping it down, making gurgling noises in her throat.

After drinking for a while, I felt my stomach rumbling with water, so I let out a satisfied "Ha!" and jumped up.

Suddenly, her ears grew larger and fanned themselves like palm-leaf fans. Then she chuckled, her body swayed, and she vanished like a streak of blood in the night.

The next moment, Ren Shaoyang stood where the little beggar had just drunk water and said with a wry smile, "That brat."

Ding An sighed: "Listen to the wind for miles, observe the leaves on distant mountains, and discern the good and evil in people's hearts! My God, how come I never realized that this little beggar was so difficult to deal with before?"

“She used to be on our side!” Ren Shaoyang said helplessly. “She’s difficult to deal with. So, we shouldn’t pursue her?”

"Chase him!" Ding'an roared as he ran, "We'll chase him to the ends of the earth!"
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"Outside the long pavilion, along the ancient road, fragrant grasses stretch to the horizon."

The little beggar hummed a song as he walked, kicking the pebbles on the ground.

As they were singing, they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves.

"drive!"

"drive!"

In the moonlight, six figures could be seen running towards them from afar.

The little beggar raised his lifeless yet pure eyes and looked at the person who had come.

These people were all carrying guns and clubs, dressed in very shabby clothes, and looked strangely shaped.

In short, he's not a good person.

The six people all showed surprise when they saw a girl dressed in red with a curved sword at her waist standing in front of them.

The one-eyed leader, with one eye darting around, grinned and said, "God has been kind to us! To find such tender women so late at night!"

Upon hearing this, the others burst into laughter.

Hongxiu tilted her head and looked at them, her eyes pure, like a fawn in the forest.

Seeing that the little girl was acting like a silly roe deer, not only not running away but also curiously craning her neck to look at her, everyone couldn't help but have a strange feeling: "Damn, is she an idiot?"

The one-eyed leader snorted, "So what if she's an idiot? Third brother, fourth brother! You two grab her, I'm going to do her right here!"

"Should we do it here?"

The one-eyed leader glanced sideways at him: "You think it can't be done?"

"Boss, it's windy, my butt's freezing!"

The one-eyed boss rolled his eyes again: "Yeah, last time I was so cold I couldn't even poop, I was so angry I just stabbed that woman to death!"

"Haha, Tibetan women are all dirty, how can they be as fair and tender as this?"

"Boss, this girl is obviously a virgin. You got the first taste, can I have a second?"

The one-eyed leader laughed heartily: "Anything is fine, anything is fine!"

At this moment, someone said, "Boss, this girl is carrying a knife, is she a disciple of the nearby 'Heavenly Blade Sect'?"

"Hmph, look at her, all simple-minded, how could she possibly know martial arts?" The one-eyed leader sneered, waving his hand, "Grab her!"

The third and fourth brothers dismounted, not even drawing their weapons, and lewdly stretched out their hands: "Little girl, come here!"

Hongxiu: (O _ O)

"Ah~!!"

The third brother's screams woke everyone up!

Then you see that silly-looking girl in red, expressionless, grabbing the third brother's face.

The third brother was flailing his arms and legs, struggling, when suddenly he felt a tremendous force, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, burst out from the girl's fair palm. His cheek bones cracked, and he felt excruciating pain. For a moment, he saw stars, and a rush of blood to his mouth and nose.

Everyone was startled, because they saw the girl in red casually pinch and crush the third brother's face like a withered leaf!
Blood and brain matter gushed out of her hands.

Hongxiu glanced at it curiously, then frowned and turned to look at the fourth brother.

"Oh my god! Ghost!"

The fourth brother met her lifeless gaze and felt a chill run from his tailbone to the top of his head. His face turned ashen, and he turned to run. Suddenly, he felt a jolt in his back as he was struck by something. It felt like the body of a dead man, but the impact was like a battering ram. He was sent flying several meters away, hot blood spurting from his mouth. He died in mid-air.

The little beggar clapped his hands and turned to look at the remaining four people.

The four men who had originally intended to defile Hongxiu were now terrified, like snakes and rats. When she suddenly looked over, the one-eyed man shouted, "Take a rope and lasso her!"

The other three immediately realized what was happening, and suddenly shook the ropes, shouting "Go!" Three ropes flew behind Hongxiu, then circled back as if they came to life, wrapping around her twice.

"Haha, I knew she was an idiot!"

The one-eyed leader was already on horseback, ready to escape, when he suddenly saw the little beggar letting himself be tied up with the rope, and he was overjoyed.

He quickly turned his horse around, drew his sword, and slashed at her!

The blow was powerful and heavy, striking the little beggar squarely in the neck.

With a "bang", sparks flew everywhere.

The one-eyed man thought this strike would surely behead her, but to his surprise, when the blade touched him, it felt like hitting iron or stone. His tiger's mouth split open, and he couldn't hold on any longer; the long sword flew away suddenly.

Hongxiu twisted her neck, then braced herself with her arms, and with a "whoosh," the rope flew off like a butterfly.

Upon seeing this, the one-eyed man cried out, "A ghost!"

Just then, a loud "clang" was heard.

The sky and earth were all red.

The one-eyed man's head flew into the air with a "poof," and his body lay limp on the ground like a dead snake.

Upon seeing this, the three people in the distance hurriedly turned around and tried to run away.

The sky was ablaze with red once more.

The two men were running when they were torn into eight pieces, blood flowing everywhere and their internal organs spilling out.

The remaining person, witnessing such a terrifying scene, felt his legs go weak and fell to the ground, screaming in terror.

Suddenly, the blood-red wind seemed to circle around him.

Then he saw the little beggar's pure, lifeless eyes appear before him.

The man's screams grew increasingly shrill.

Do you know where the Flower Palace is?

Hongxiu finally spoke, but her voice was no longer as clear and energetic as before; instead, it was much rougher and carried a more mature and cold tone.

"I...I don't know!" the man screamed, covering his face. "Where is the Flower Palace? I don't know! Don't kill me!"

"it is good."

The little beggar nodded and turned to leave.

The man was startled, then suddenly saw the red figure leaving ahead seem to move slightly.

"laugh"!
The man's entire body exploded, his flesh and blood turning into a pulp that scattered across the sky and earth!
In an instant, a crimson passage was paved.

A girl's low murmur drifted from afar: "Yaoyue, Wei Wuya, the cripple doesn't like them, they need to be eliminated."

The murmurs faded into the wind.

Ren Shaoyang's figure, carrying Ding An on his back, appeared in the distance.

He reached out repeatedly, and sword threads shot out in a flash, his figure appearing twenty feet away.

Upon arriving here, all I saw was a scene of utter chaos, and I happened not to hear the little beggar's murmurs.

"This dismemberment technique is truly 'blood-red in the wind'." After examining each corpse, Ding An couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "In less than a day, the little beggar's mastery of this technique has far surpassed that of the Blood Blade Ancestor."

"But where is the little beggar going?"

Hearing Ding An's question, Ren Shaoyang didn't know how to answer. He pursed his lips and looked up at the moon in the sky.

I tried hard to recall the signs of Hongxiu's behavior during this period.

Outside Yichang City, he fought against Yaoyue, and the little beggar sometimes frowned and sometimes widened his eyes.

The image of the moon, carved by a beggar, was created during an air force battle outside Luzhou.

She said she didn't want to wear white, she wanted to wear red.

At the same time, he also recalled the conversation they had when they watched the moon that night.
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Shao Yang pointed to the moon and said, "Look at that moon. Yesterday it was round, but today it has a missing piece. The part that is not lit is called the 'Dead Soul'."

The little beggar squinted for a while, then asked, "What about the moon without waning?"

“That’s called the ‘born soul’,” Ren Shaoyang laughed. “It is born as a full moon, and then dies, until it is gone. This cycle repeats every month.”

The little beggar wrinkled his nose and sighed, "The moon is really pitiful."

Ren Shaoyang said, "As the saying goes, 'Moonlight is born from what the sun shines on, and the moon is born from what the sun obscures.' The moon is there, and its phases change because of the sun."

Hongxiu asked earnestly, "Then will the moon die too?"

Ren Shaoyang said, "The moon will not die."

The little beggar stubbornly asked, "Will the person named Moon die?"

Ren Shaoyang said helplessly, "Fine, fine, I'll die, I'll die by your hand!"

Hongxiu then grinned and burst into laughter.
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"Ding'an."

"Have!"

Ding An straightened up.

Ren Shaoyang's expression was solemn as he said seriously, "The little beggar is going to kill Yaoyue."

"Clam?"

"Stop pretending to be a toad, let's hurry to the Flower Palace!"

(End of this chapter)