Su Xiaoxiao’s pupils shrank sharply.
She never imagined that Uncle Long, who had watched her grow up, would try to kill her.
Su Xiaoxiao wondered if Uncle Long had mistaken her for someone else or suspected she was an impostor.
“Uncle Long, look closely, it’s me, Xiaoxiao…”
“I know exactly who you are.”
The short, fat elder’s eyes gleamed with cold killing intent as he said: “Xiaoxiao, don’t blame me. Uncle Long doesn’t want to do this, but orders from above say to kill you on sight.”
Su Xiaoxiao’s face paled as she asked: “Whose orders? My sister’s?”
“Heh, the sect leader doesn’t have the authority to order me.” The elder’s blade inched closer to Su Xiaoxiao’s throat.
“Not my sister? Then who?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
The elder smirked: “Saintess, you’re smart, you should be able to guess who in the sect can order me.”
“Could it be…” Su Xiaoxiao’s expression changed drastically, then she shook her head fiercely: “Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
“It seems you’ve figured it out. Xiaoxiao, don’t blame Uncle Long for being ruthless. If I defy the orders from above, I’m as good as dead.” The elder suddenly increased his force.
Swish!
The blade slashed straight at Su Xiaoxiao.
On the other side, Ye Qiu had already dispatched the tall, thin elder. Turning back, he saw the short, fat elder’s blade aimed at Su Xiaoxiao’s throat.
Ye Qiu flicked his finger, unleashing a Six Meridian Divine Sword.
Whoosh!
The sword qi pierced the air, instantly striking the blade.
Clang!
The long blade snapped in half. The elder jumped in fright, glanced at Ye Qiu, then drew a dagger and stabbed at Su Xiaoxiao’s heart.
At that moment, Gu Feng and Yang Qi opened fire on the elder.
Bang!
Bang!
The elder, agile, dodged the bullets, slipped behind Su Xiaoxiao, grabbed her neck with his left hand, and held the dagger under her ear with his right.
“Stop!”
The elder shouted: “Move again, and I’ll kill her.”
Tang Fei, Long Ye, and the others had just paused when Ye Qiu’s voice rang out: “Keep going, kill them all.”
Tang Fei was stunned. Did Ye Qiu not care about Su Xiaoxiao’s life?
The elder, hearing Ye Qiu’s words, showed a surprised expression.
“Kill!”
At Long Ye’s command, gunfire erupted, and dozens of Witch God Sect disciples were killed instantly.
Soon, only the elder holding Su Xiaoxiao remained.
“You’re the last one.”
Ye Qiu pointed at the elder: “Let Su Xiaoxiao go.”
“Hmph, you think I’m stupid? If I let her go, I’m dead.” The elder snorted coldly.
Ye Qiu said: “Release Su Xiaoxiao, and I’ll leave you an intact corpse. If you insist on holding her, I’ll make sure not even your bones remain.”
“Brat, don’t try to scare me! I wasn’t born yesterday!” The elder said: “Su Xiaoxiao is in my hands. If anyone moves, I’ll kill her.”
“If you want to kill her, do it quickly, stop wasting time.” Qilin cursed: “She’s your Witch God Sect’s saintess. If you don’t kill her, I’ll do it later.”
The elder’s face stiffened.
Right, how did he forget? Su Xiaoxiao was from the Witch God Sect.
Damn, he should have grabbed someone else.
The elder shifted his gaze to Yang Qi nearby, planning to target her.
Having fought Yang Qi earlier, he knew her skills were weak, and as a woman, she was easier to capture.
Ye Qiu noticed the elder’s gaze and said coldly: “Old man, I gave you a chance. Since you don’t appreciate it, I don’t mind sending you on your way.”
The elder looked at Ye Qiu and suddenly realized Ye Qiu’s figure had eerily vanished from its spot.
Where did he go?
Sensing danger, the elder prepared to kill Su Xiaoxiao and escape.
But before he could stab the dagger, his right arm was severed by a sword.
“Ah…”
The elder screamed in pain. Then Ye Qiu appeared beside him, sending him flying with a single punch.
As the elder soared through the air, there was a sudden “boom,” and his body exploded midair.
Blood and flesh splattered.
The crowd stood dumbfounded.
“Damn, one punch and he exploded?”
“Awesome!”
“Dr. Ye isn’t human!”
Tang Fei and Long Ye remained calm, having witnessed Ye Qiu punch a supposedly invincible super soldier to death at the northwest secret base.
Killing a person like this was child’s play for Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu glanced at Su Xiaoxiao, whose face was pale, her eyes blank, lost in thought.
“Do you still think these people were arranged by me?”
Ye Qiu said: “This is the third time the Witch God Sect has attacked you, Su Xiaoxiao. Their stance towards you is clear. Are you sure you want to remain loyal to them?”
“Why do they want to kill you?”
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head blankly: “I don’t know.”
“Stop lying!” Qilin shouted: “You’re the Witch God Sect’s saintess. Your own people want to kill you, and you don’t know why?”
“I really don’t know.” Su Xiaoxiao said loudly: “I’ve never betrayed the Witch God Sect. I don’t know why he wanted to kill me.”
“He?” Ye Qiu’s eyes narrowed as he asked: “Who are you talking about? The Witch God Sect’s leader?”
Su Xiaoxiao clamped her mouth shut, refusing to say more.
Ye Qiu continued: “Su Xiaoxiao, I don’t know why the Witch God Sect wants to kill you, but I believe as long as you’re alive, they’ll keep trying.”
“You’d better cooperate with me.”
“Only by cooperating with me do you have a chance to survive.”
Su Xiaoxiao remained silent.
“Think about it carefully!” Ye Qiu left her with that and called Tang Fei and the others aside.
Tang Fei said puzzledly: “Strange, she’s the Witch God Sect’s saintess. Logically, their people should treat her with respect. Why are they trying to kill her one after another?”
Long Ye said: “Those Witch God Sect bastards even kill their own. I suspect they’ve gone mad.”
“They’re already mad.” Qilin said: “Have you ever seen an organization that kills without motive or grudge? The Witch God Sect is like that. They act on whims, without restraint, killing as they please. What are they if not lunatics?”
Ye Qiu instructed: “I don’t know why the Witch God Sect wants to kill Su Xiaoxiao, but I know she must hold some secret, or she knows something about the sect.”
“If she’s willing to cooperate with me, it might yield unexpected results.”
“We’re getting closer to the Witch God Sect’s headquarters, and the dangers will only increase. Long Ye, assign heavy guards to protect Su Xiaoxiao. No matter what, keep her alive.”
Long Ye nodded: “Got it!”
