The veil fluttered in the evening breeze, and Luo Sha's voice pierced the deathly silence of the teahouse, carrying a ruthless determination to succeed.

Jieyu pressed the short blade at Su Ning's neck a fraction deeper, the cold tip of the blade slicing through her skin, a drop of blood sliding down her neck and into her collar, burning Su Ning's fingertips slightly.

"Master Yin?" Su Ning suddenly chuckled, her voice devoid of any fear. "So all this trouble was just to lure him out."

Jieyu's breath brushed against her ear, and her distinctive fragrance wafted over her: "Miss Su, you are nothing but a pawn. As long as Yin Ye dies tonight, I can make you my disciple."

"After all, you're so beautiful, I naturally wouldn't want to hurt you."

Before the words were finished, the wooden window of the teahouse shattered with a "bang," and a figure in black broke through the window like a night owl. As his clothes fluttered, the force of his attack struck Jieyu's wrist, which was holding a blade.

Unfortunately, Rosa suddenly appeared and blocked Yin Ye's attack.

Seeing this, Yin Ye retreated and stood in opposition to the three.

But he was still holding Su Ning's veil in his hand, his cold gaze sweeping over the two of them before finally settling on Su Ning.

"You're really stupid to have been captured by these two henchmen."

The man's voice was devoid of any emotion, his eyes were as dark as ink, and his lips were expressionless, as if Su Ning was insignificant to him.

Since Yin Ye arrived, Jieyu and Luosha have been on high alert, not daring to relax their guard at all, but Su Ning remained calm and composed.

His tone remained relaxed. "You know those two?"

"Is he your enemy?"

Jieyu couldn't figure out Su Ning's attitude. An ordinary woman would have been terrified by their posture, but Su Ning ignored her. She couldn't help but push the dagger forward again.

Seeing that Su Ning remained calm for the time being, he then shouted at Yin Ye, "Master Yin, that black sandalwood incense was originally prepared for you, but unfortunately, I didn't expect you to not accompany Miss Su to Yueyu Pavilion."

But Yin Ye seemed not to hear Jieyu's words, and only replied to Su Ning with disdain: "Those two are my subordinates, one codenamed Jieyu Flower, and the other codenamed Rakshasa Ghost."

"As for why they wanted to kill us..."

"That's because you, Master, have been incompetent. The Wuxiang Sect is a place where the most capable rise to power. If we kill you, we will naturally become the new Master."

Rosa—no, it should be Rakshasa—answered him first.

Su Ning suddenly remembered what he had said at the restaurant earlier that day; it turned out he was referring to this.

"You Wuxiang Sect truly live up to your reputation as a demonic sect. You're supposed to be a platform master, yet you're being hunted down by your subordinates like this?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Ye merely lifted his eyelids slightly, his dark eyes remaining completely unmoved: "...An incompetent fool dares to covet the position of platform master?"

But these words seemed to ignite the last shred of reason in Jie Yuhua: "Yin Ye! Now that the sect leader has returned, and you've failed in your duties, word has spread throughout the land that you ran away from the Sword Forging Manor with a woman."

"The position of leader belongs to the capable; we simply made the right choice."

"Besides, you're still recovering from serious injuries. Are you sure... you can escape?"

The moment Jieyuhua finished speaking, assassins who had been lying in ambush suddenly jumped out from the surrounding rooftops; these were all his subordinates.

"Die!"

The Rakshasa demon attacked first, and then the surrounding assassins all landed, completely surrounding Yin Ye. The once polite and refined scholar had suddenly transformed into a bloodthirsty Rakshasa demon.

The group rushed forward, each move drawing blood, determined to kill Yin Ye on the spot.

Looking at the chaotic fight before her, Su Ning suddenly asked, "Aren't you going to help him?"

Hearing Su Ning's calm tone, Xie Yuhua gripped the dagger in her hand tighter and asked疑惑地问道, "Who are you talking about?"

"A Rakshasa?"

Jieyuhua's gaze also fell on the fight before her, her tone ethereal: "The stage master's strength should not be underestimated, even if he is injured now."

"But similarly, we also need a bargaining chip to control him."

"The bargaining chip you're talking about, it's not me, is it?"

Su Ning smiled broadly.

As soon as Jieyuhua turned to look at her, her eyes met the other's clear gaze.

"Go, kill that Rakshasa for me!"

Su Ning's eyelashes trembled slightly. Only after the restraints around her waist were released did she stretch out her body and touch the wound on her neck with her fingertips.

"What a heartless woman. Fine, since you're Yin Ye's subordinate, the evil you've done should be compensated to me by the other party."

Su Ning looked at Jieyuhua, who had joined the battle.

The dark light in his eyes flashed and disappeared in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to his former innocent and naive appearance.

The Rakshasa demon clutched his chest; some of the assassins around him had already fallen.

He looked at the master of Youtai who was in complete control of the arena, puzzled, clutching his bleeding chest, and staggered backward.

They had clearly been following this person all the way.

The other side was clearly seriously injured, so how could they possibly still have the strength to fight them?

He thought to himself, why not kidnap Su Ning first? With this woman around, he wouldn't have to worry about the other party not being able to expose their weaknesses.

But he had only taken a few steps back when he bumped into a warm figure.

Looking back, I was surprised to realize it was my confidante.

When he looked up again, Su Ning was standing by the roadside as if watching a commotion, and even greeted him.

He suddenly grabbed Xie Yuhua's hand and angrily rebuked her, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on that woman? We don't need your help here."

But just as he was thinking of taking Jieyuhua away, he realized he had a plan.

The opponent's willow-leaf blade suddenly pierced his chest.

"you!"

The Rakshasa was filled with shock. Just as his body's instincts were about to make him shake off the other party, he saw the blade tip that had penetrated his body rotate a few more times, causing his internal organs to churn in excruciating pain.

"Why...why?" He coughed up a mouthful of black blood, gripping Xie Yuhua's wrist tightly, his eyes filled with resentment and malice. "We were clearly accomplices...you promised me that if we killed Yin Ye, we would be the new Lords of Youtai!"

But the enchanting beauty before him, who seemed to understand his words, could not answer them.

Only after he died unwillingly did the woman suddenly regain her senses.

He saw the bloodstains on his hands and the Rakshasa demon's wide, unwilling eyes as it stared at him, resigned to its fate.

Xie Yuhua was filled with fear. What kind of technique was this that could control others without anyone noticing?

"Yes, it was you! You manipulated me."

She suddenly looked in Su Ning's direction, but Su Ning was only looking behind her.

Having broken through the encirclement, Yin Ye now exudes a bloodthirsty aura.

Now he is like a demon from hell, and the long sword in his hand has pierced through Xie Yuhua's chest.

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