Her despair arose not only from being violated and tormented, not only from the fear of death. What crushed her most was that the very person her father had entrusted with her care had handed her over to the Chasing Wind Sect.
Slap! Slap!
The hawk-nosed man struck Wen Jing twice across the face.
“Little girl, you had better cooperate. Then you will suffer less pain. If you please me well enough, you might even escape death. Do you understand?” The hawk-nosed man grinned ferociously.
“You will never succeed!” Wen Jing stared back with resolute eyes.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she bit through her own tongue, seeking a quick death.
Boom!
At that instant, a tremendous explosion erupted.
Both the hawk-nosed man and Han Gaofeng looked up at the sound.
They saw the courtyard gate, shattered by a kick, fly into the yard along with the guards who had been stationed there.
“Who dares!”
Han Gaofeng roared. Who would dare cause trouble here, and by attacking outright?
Under the gaze of Han Gaofeng, the hawk-nosed man, and the other Chasing Wind Sect disciples in the courtyard, Lin Yun strode in boldly, carrying the corpse of the sect’s Third Elder.
“Are you all so determined to die?”
Lin Yun’s voice rang out like a great bell. Waves of sound surged forth like towering tidal waves, cracking the walls of the entire mansion and sending debris flying.
With the roar, Lin Yun hurled the Third Elder’s corpse down with a heavy thud into the centre of the courtyard.
“Third Elder!”
The hawk-nosed man and the disciples all paled in horror upon seeing the lifeless body. Shock crashed through them like a storm.
How could this be? How was the Third Elder killed?
Had this young man done it?
Even Han Gaofeng staggered back several steps in fright at the sight of the corpse.
This was the esteemed Third Elder of the Chasing Wind Sect, and he was dead.
Wen Jing opened her eyes at the noise.
When she saw Lin Yun and the dead Third Elder, she froze completely.
Lin Yun, burning with anger, fixed his gaze on the hawk-nosed man.
Seeing Wen Jing with her clothes torn and dishevelled, and the man beside her, his fury blazed even hotter.
“Scum. I spared your life a few days ago, yet you did not treasure it. You threw away the chance I gave you.” Cold light flashed in Lin Yun’s eyes.
Lin Yun had not wished to kill anyone in this world. Now he realised he had been too naive. Mercy had no place in a cultivation realm like this.
The hawk-nosed man felt Lin Yun’s gaze upon him. Instantly his blood seemed to freeze. He felt as though he had plunged into an abyss of eternal ice.
A single look that could make him prefer death. How terrifying.
“I… I am from the Chasing Wind Sect. If you touch me, the sect will hunt you to the ends of the earth!” The hawk-nosed man blustered, though fear gnawed within.
At such a moment, he could only invoke the sect’s name to frighten Lin Yun.
“Never mind your Chasing Wind Sect. Even if the Haifeng Emperor himself stood here, he would not dare defy me.”
“Die.”
Lin Yun waved his hand. A terrifying surge of force struck the hawk-nosed man instantly.
Bang.
The man exploded into a mist of blood.
Blood splattered in all directions.
The remaining Chasing Wind Sect members and Han Gaofeng were so terrified they dared not move.
Dead silence fell over the scene. A chilling atmosphere filled the courtyard.
Lin Yun walked to Wen Jing.
“Wen Jing, I am sorry. I meant to save you, yet I delivered you into a den of wolves.” As he spoke, he helped her to her feet.
“Waaah.”
Wen Jing threw herself into his arms and wept bitterly. All the pain and grievance in her heart could no longer be held back. They burst forth in this moment.
In this world, she had no one left she could trust.
Yet Lin Yun, a stranger she had met only once, had come to rescue her again.
“It is over now. Leave the rest to me. Since I said I would protect you, I will keep my word. No one in the entire world can harm you.” Lin Yun gently patted her back to comfort her.
As he spoke, he circulated his inner force and examined her injuries.
Discovering the damage from her bitten tongue, he channelled powerful inner force into her body to heal her.
Her wounds recovered swiftly.
“Wait for me.”
With those words, Lin Yun turned to Han Gaofeng. Killing intent flashed once more in his eyes.
“Han Gaofeng, do you know the kind of person I despise most? Those who betray trust.” Lin Yun’s voice was cold as frost.
From his earlier probing of the Third Elder’s memories, Lin Yun already knew what Han Gaofeng had said after the elder arrived.
