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Shen You finally understood that even though he had reached the third rank, Bi Lin Lang Jun's attitude towards him was simply to ignore him.

However, when he tried to gather his strength to pose a threat to Bilin Langjun.

With a flick of his finger, the Jade Scale Gentleman nipped the threat in the bud.

At this moment, the serpentine pupils of the Jade Scale Gentleman were still staring intently at him, revealing for the first time an inquiring look.

Despite the throbbing pain from her rapidly beating heart, Shen You tried to remain calm and said, "I am Shen You, a Qingyi apprentice at Renxin Hall!"

Unlike facing Huang Yaoshi, who, even if stronger, Shen You wouldn't be too worried about him suddenly killing him, facing Bi Lin Lang Jun made Shen You feel as if he might die a miserable death at the other's hands at any moment.

The Jade Scale Gentleman has already killed so many young girls in the city, so killing one more of his mere apprentice in blue robes is nothing to him.

"Shen You..."

Bilin Langjun seemed to have returned to normal, and his tone of voice returned to its usual gentle and soothing manner.

"...Why have you come here?"

But facing such a normal-looking man, Shen You felt even more apprehensive, and he noticed that his palms were slightly sweaty.

"That girl over there..."

Shen You gestured in Xiao Hui's direction, "She's my little sister! I'm going to take her back no matter what!"

"I see..." Bi Lin Lang Jun showed an expression of understanding.

"To do something crazy for someone important..."

"I understand your actions; I completely empathize with you..."

He looked at Shen You with a somewhat forlorn gaze.

"However, the thing that makes me smarter than you is that I won't do things against my will..."

"What do you mean by 'reluctantly'?" Shen You gritted his teeth, glaring at Bi Lin Lang Jun. He sensed a chill in Bi Lin Lang Jun's words, a chill that made him uneasy.

"Things that are forced upon us...like..."

The Jade Scale Gentleman raised his hand, and the illusory green python stood tall, rising to a height of two or three meters, looking down at him.

That's the power.

In many ways, they are indistinguishable from real monsters.

"...With such meager strength..."

The Jade Scale Gentleman continued in a soft, feminine voice:

"...yet you still dare to stand before me, utterly reckless!"

In that instant, Shen You felt a strong threat and flew backward.

Just then, the green python above his head descended and flew towards him.

The green python opened its slightly ethereal, blood-red maw, as if it were about to swallow him whole.

Different, completely different!

While Wan Du could only unleash a force as small as a spider's web, Bi Lin Lang Jun's Green Python Force had already come to life!

"This is what a third-grade expert looks like!"

Shen You felt a chill run down her spine. "How am I supposed to fight him?!"

As the green python approached, Shen You roared and swung his broadsword upwards with all his might, the blade flashing with a bloody light.

Chilianzhan!

Having reached the third rank, the ultimate technique is even more powerful, and I unleash it with all my might once again!

boom--!

The crimson light was instantly shattered by the green python phantom.

You must know, that last strike just now directly killed Wan Du!

Shen You gritted his teeth, suppressing the despair surging in his heart, and suddenly rolled over. A phantom image of a scorpion appeared on his tailbone, and with the "scorpion tail swing" technique, he unleashed a second crimson blood light.

Crimson Serpent Double Slash!

This is a brilliant move to turn defeat into victory. Its greatest advantage, besides its immense power, is its ability to catch the enemy off guard, thus revealing a weakness and giving the user a chance to survive.

Even when facing a third-rank Wan Du with a second-rank opponent, this move had given him a slight advantage.

But at this moment, facing the enormous green python, the second beam of blood light was like a bubble, easily shattered once again.

The deafening roar seemed to shatter Shen You's inner voice as well.

Each time you become stronger, you discover that there are always stronger opponents out there.

Enemies who can easily crush you in this world seem to exist forever and will never decrease.

Shen You roared, his body flashing with phantom images. In the most adverse situation, he resolutely unleashed the "Golden Centipede Hundred-Section Strike" at the green python in front of him.

The "Golden Snake Hand" is mixed with the "Tongbei Fist" and incorporated into the "Golden Centipede Hundred-Section Strike".

This was Shen You's life potential, forced out of him as he was on the verge of death.

But it still didn't work.

Countless fist shadows crashed into the green python, shattering easily once again with only a series of soft popping sounds.

boom!

The green python completely broke through Shen You's defenses and slammed into Shen You's chest.

At the last moment, Shen You activated the "Golden Toad Technique," causing his chest to swell for a moment, which finally saved him from being killed in one blow. However, his body was blasted away like a broken sack.

Upon landing on the ground, Shen You couldn't help but gush blood from her mouth.

He couldn't even remember the last time he had suffered such a serious injury.

The Jade-Scaled Gentleman before me is surprisingly powerful. Is he truly a third-rank official?

"Look..." the Jade Scale Gentleman said softly from ahead, "If you truly want to save her, if you truly care for her, then you should choose a smarter approach..."

He waved his hand again, and the countless demonic snakes on the wall released their grip, allowing Xiao Hui to fall from the wall. A demonic snake, carrying Xiao Hui, swam to him.

Bi Lin Lang Jun bent down and gently cradled Xiao Hui in his arms, then looked at Shen You with compassionate eyes and continued:

"Because of your impulsiveness and folly... now all your hopes are dashed..."

The man with the green scales turned around and walked towards the lotus buds that were about to bloom in the small pool of black water.

"Stop...stop..."

Shen You barely managed to lift himself up from the ground, gritting his teeth and shouting. But even with such a slight movement, he spat out two more mouthfuls of blood.

"Upon discovering that someone important was threatened, you rushed over without a second thought..."

The man with the green scales continued speaking, as if addressing Shen You, yet also as if talking to himself:

"Irrational actions only bring temporary emotional release, but also permanent mistakes and regrets..."

"I'm different from you..."

"At that moment, I didn't act impulsively. I restrained myself and stood in front of her, watching her being killed... watching her blood slowly flow from her body, her empty eyes no longer holding any warmth... my heart shattered along with her..."

But I still held onto a sliver of hope!

"Hope...is the most important thing!"

As Shen You listened to Bi Lin Lang Jun's words, his eyes slowly widened. He realized that he seemed to have misunderstood Bi Lin Lang Jun all along, and not only him, but everyone else had misunderstood him…

Could it be that the Jade Scale Gentleman killed everyone and refined elixirs not for himself, but for another important person?

He restrained his impulse back then and let that person die before his eyes, but now he is doing everything he can to salvage the last glimmer of hope that he managed to preserve.

He didn't just harm people.

He was simply killing a thousand people to save one!

he……

The voice of the Jade Scale Gentleman continued:

"I have endured for a hundred years for this day..."

"A century of hard work and planning has finally yielded fruitful results today..."

"This is... my hope!"

He grabbed Xiao Hui and threw her into the dark pool.