That’s right, the golden shadow that Wuhua flung from his sleeve was none other than Ye Qiu’s own little brother, the Second Prince of Great Zhou, Wu Qianfan!
Ye Qiu’s heart jolted with shock. In his haste he hurriedly shifted his fist stance and caught Wu Qianfan with both arms.
The very next instant, Ye Qiu flew into a towering rage.
Wu Qianfan was barely breathing, grievously wounded and on the verge of death, clinging to life by a single thread.
“Benefactor Ye, if you continue to tangle with this humble monk, I fear the prince will not survive.”
“This monk can see that you are a man of mercy. Surely you would not stand by and let him die?”
“Farewell for now. We shall meet again.”
Wuhua finished speaking with a gentle smile, then turned and left with Wei Wuji’s primordial spirit in tow.
Ye Qiu stared at Wuhua’s retreating back, killing intent thick in his eyes. Had Wu Qianfan not been hanging by a thread, he would have kept both Wuhua and Wei Wuji here today no matter the cost.
“Bald donkey, pray I never see you again, or I’ll never let you off.”
Ye Qiu could only watch Wuhua leave. Then he immediately used his movement technique to return at full speed to the place where they had fought moments ago.
Long-brow Daoist, Mo Tianji, Lin Big Bird, and Yun Xi all hurried over.
“Little brat, did you finish off Wuhua and Wei Wuji? Not bad at all, taking out two geniuses in such a short time. Fucking impressive…”
Before Long-brow could finish, Ye Qiu said grimly, “They got away.”
“They got away?” Long-brow was stunned, then furious. “How the hell did you let them escape?”
“Those two are no good people. Letting them go is like releasing tigers back into the mountains. The trouble they’ll cause later will be endless.”
“And also…”
“Enough,” Ye Qiu cut him off irritably. “Do you think I wanted to let them go?”
“When I was chasing them, that bastard Wuhua suddenly threw Wu Qianfan at me.”
“If I had kept pursuing, Wu Qianfan would have died.”
Long-brow glanced at Wu Qianfan in Ye Qiu’s arms and asked, “What happened to him?”
“Very badly injured,” Ye Qiu replied. He gently laid Wu Qianfan on the ground and began examining his wounds.
Very quickly, thick killing intent appeared once more on Ye Qiu’s face.
After his examination he discovered that all four of Wu Qianfan’s limbs were broken, his inner energy completely exhausted, several dozen meridians severed, his clothes soaked in blood, and he was barely conscious.
Moreover, his five viscera and six bowels were ruptured. Most critically, inside his dantian lingered an extremely yin and extremely soft energy that was constantly devouring his life force.
Ye Qiu pressed a palm to Wu Qianfan’s dantian and sent a surge of vast true qi rushing in. Yet the moment his true qi touched that yin-soft energy, it was instantly swallowed whole.
“Hm?”
Ye Qiu’s brow rose in surprise.
That yin-soft energy had bizarrely condensed around Wu Qianfan’s dantian and refused to dissipate.
“How is he injured this severely?” Long-brow asked in shock.
“Wuhua did it,” Mo Tianji answered.
“What? Wuhua did this?” Long-brow could hardly believe it. “Junior brother, you must be mistaken. Wuhua is a Buddhist monk. How could he be so heavy-handed?”
“And from what I can see, Wu Qianfan clearly had his energy drained first, then his limbs broken and meridians severed.”
“Buddhist disciples are supposed to be compassionate. Wuhua wouldn’t be that ruthless, would he?”
Mo Tianji said gravely, “Senior brother, if you think all monks are compassionate, you’re wrong, and you’re especially wrong about the monks of Great Leiyin Temple.”
“Wu Qianfan’s limbs were shattered by Vajra Fist, his meridians severed by Immaterial Flower-Piercing Finger, and his inner organs damaged by Great Strength Dragon-Tiger Fist.”
“All of these are techniques of Great Leiyin Temple.”
Long-brow still found it hard to accept. “Are the monks of Great Leiyin Temple really that vicious?”
Mo Tianji replied, “The people of Great Leiyin Temple may be monks, but they are different from other monks.”
“They speak all sorts of Buddhist holy words and preach against killing, yet in truth they eat meat, drink wine, and slaughter without mercy.”
“As for compassion, that does not exist for them. After all, they are not the orthodox lineage of Mount Ling.”
Long-brow frowned. “Great Leiyin Temple is not the orthodox lineage of Mount Ling? What do you mean?”
“We’ll explain in detail later,” Mo Tianji said. “Right now let’s treat the prince first.” He took out a pill and fed it to Wu Qianfan. In the blink of an eye, the prince’s broken limbs and external wounds healed completely.
“Big brother, the prince’s external injuries are healed and my energy will recover, but I cannot reconnect his severed meridians. I’m afraid we’ll need you to do it,” Mo Tianji said.
Long-brow laughed. “The little brat is a Medical Saint. Reconnecting meridians is child’s play for him.”
Ye Qiu said, “The meridians are not the problem. The problem is that inside Wu Qianfan’s dantian there is an extremely yin and soft palm force devouring his life force.”
“Oh?” Mo Tianji was startled. He took Wu Qianfan’s pulse, examined briefly, and his expression changed.
“He was struck by Great Radiance Palm,” Mo Tianji said.
“What?” Yun Xi exclaimed. “It seems Wuhua really wanted to kill him!”
Mo Tianji nodded slightly.
Lin Big Bird cursed, “What a vicious method.”
Ye Qiu and Long-brow both looked puzzled.
“Junior brother, what is this Great Radiance Palm? Explain it to me,” Long-brow couldn’t help asking.
Mo Tianji said, “Great Radiance Palm is an ultimate technique of Mount Ling. Don’t be fooled by its upright and righteous-sounding name; it is in fact an extremely vicious palm art.”
“When it strikes, the force is supremely yang and rigid, but once it enters the body it transforms into supreme yin and softness and devours the victim’s life force.”
“Normally, anyone struck by it would die very quickly, yet Wu Qianfan did not.”
“I suspect that after Wuhua knocked him unconscious, he deliberately used Great Radiance Palm and held back his strength, leaving the palm force in Wu Qianfan’s dantian to slowly consume his vitality.”
“Wuhua’s purpose was to torture him. At this rate, without treatment, Wu Qianfan would suffer for two or three days before dying.”
Long-brow cursed, “That Wuhua looks so kind and gentle, but his heart is this malicious. Hmph, next time I see him, this poor Daoist will definitely kill him.”
“Senior brother, I advise you not to fight Wuhua. You are not his match,” Mo Tianji said.
Yun Xi added, “The people of Great Leiyin Temple are not to be provoked. They have many experts, every one of them vindictive. Even our Azure Cloud Sword Sect would rather not cross them lightly.”
Ye Qiu asked Mo Tianji, “Is there any way to neutralise this palm force inside Wu Qianfan’s dantian?”
