Only her voice was heard, but her figure remained unseen.
Yet, everyone knew that this voice belonged to the leader of the Brahman, the fourth-ranked super expert on the Divine List—
Dragon Lady!
“The Dragon Lady is here, run!”
Xiao Jiu shouted loudly. The renowned Champion Marquis of the Northern Territory could no longer maintain his composure at this moment.
A tenth-ranked Asaman on the Divine List had nearly caused their demise. How could they face the fourth-ranked Dragon Lady?
Everyone fled frantically towards the Northern Territory.
“Hmph, you killed my people and still think you can escape? You’re dreaming,” the Dragon Lady’s voice rang out again.
Ye Qiu couldn’t help but glance back. Seven hundred metres away, a golden figure was approaching.
Her speed was astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, she was already three hundred metres away.
Ye Qiu was horrified.
Despite the vast distance, the Dragon Lady could hear their conversation and project her voice clearly into their ears. Her abilities were nothing short of extraordinary.
Ye Qiu and the others fled desperately.
“She’s coming,” Ye Qiu said, keeping an eye on the Dragon Lady’s movements while running.
After covering two kilometres, the Dragon Lady was only a hundred metres behind them.
Her voice was cold as ice: “A bunch of rats, daring to kill so many of my subordinates. None of you will escape today!”
“Leave your lives behind!”
“I’ll use your heads to honour the spirits of my fallen subordinates!”
While fleeing, Xiao Jiu said to Ye Qiu and the others, “I’m injured and will only slow you down.”
“You go first.”
“I’ll hold the Dragon Lady back to buy you time to escape!”
Hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.
The Champion Marquis was truly loyal and righteous!
“No way!” Ye Wudi immediately refused. “Xiao Jiu, even if you weren’t injured, you couldn’t stop the Dragon Lady alone.”
“Stop talking and run, or we’ll all die here today,” Xiao Jiu said. “You’ve already saved me once. I can’t drag you down again.”
“If I can buy you a chance to live, even if it costs my life, it’ll be worth it.”
“Go now.”
Everyone was touched beyond words.
Xiao Jiu was risking his life to give them a chance to survive, a selfless act of unparalleled loyalty.
If the timing weren’t so dire, they would have wanted to swear brotherhood with him.
Ye Qiu was also moved, but he knew that if Xiao Jiu stayed behind, he would surely die.
The Brahman had sent so many experts to kill Xiao Jiu. Now that the Dragon Lady herself had arrived, she would never let him live.
Moreover, Xiao Jiu could not die.
If Xiao Jiu died, the Northern Territory would descend into chaos.
Xiao Jiu had to live!
With this in mind, Ye Qiu made a snap decision: “Qinglong, Qilin, you escort the Champion Marquis and go first. I’ll cover the rear.”
Would Xiao Jiu agree to leave if Ye Qiu stayed behind?
Ye Qiu turned to Xiao Jiu and said, “Hurry and go…”
“Alright.” Xiao Jiu sped up his escape, not even waiting for Ye Qiu to finish speaking.
Ye Qiu stared at Xiao Jiu’s retreating figure, dumbfounded.
So much for loyalty and righteousness?
What an eye-opener!
“Qinglong, you escort the Champion Marquis. I’ll stay to help Ye Qiu,” Qilin said, then turned and fired a shot at the Dragon Lady.
Bang!
The bullet whistled towards her.
The Dragon Lady, now only a few dozen metres away, saw the bullet coming and slapped it away.
Crack!
The bullet shattered into pieces.
“Damn, this woman is too monstrous!” Qilin exclaimed in shock.
He realised the Dragon Lady was utterly ruthless.
“Ye Qiu, you’re the expert at dealing with women. I’ll make my escape first!” Qilin said, diving into the snowstorm.
Only Ye Wudi remained by Ye Qiu’s side.
“Third Uncle, you won’t abandon me too, will you?” Ye Qiu asked.
Ye Wudi said solemnly, “Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you. If we die, we die together.”
Finally, someone reliable.
Ye Wudi added, “If there’s a chance later, you go first. Leave this to me.”
“Leave it to you?” Ye Qiu asked. “Third Uncle, can you beat her?”
Ye Wudi shook his head. “I can’t, but you’re my elder brother’s only son. Even if it costs my life, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Ye Qiu was touched and stopped in his tracks.
He would stand with Ye Wudi to hold off the Dragon Lady, buying time for Xiao Jiu and the others to escape.
Ye Qiu turned to face the Dragon Lady.
Whoosh!
In an instant, she appeared just ten metres away.
Ye Qiu sized her up.
The Dragon Lady was tall, about one metre seventy, with long, flowing hair.
She wore a golden robe that resembled armour, embroidered with large, intricate cloud patterns in gold thread.
Her feet were clad in golden leather boots.
Cold and magnificent.
Her attire was that of a warrior goddess.
The only pity was the golden mask covering her face, revealing only a pair of cold, almond-shaped eyes, hiding her true appearance.
Ye Qiu’s gaze lingered on her. After a while, he asked Ye Wudi, “How old do you think she is?”
Ye Wudi replied, “At least forty or fifty, considering the Divine List was compiled by my elder brother back then.”
Their voices weren’t hushed, and they made no effort to avoid the Dragon Lady.
As soon as Ye Wudi spoke, Ye Qiu keenly sensed the killing intent emanating from her intensify.
“I don’t think so,” Ye Qiu said. “I think the Dragon Lady is young.”
At that, the murderous aura from her noticeably weakened.
“That’s impossible,” Ye Wudi said. “She’s a Divine List expert, long established. She can’t possibly be young.”
Whoa.
Her killing intent surged again, stronger than before.
“If we go by the timeline of the Divine List, she shouldn’t be young, but for some reason, I have a feeling she’s young, and…”
Ye Qiu paused.
“And what?” the Dragon Lady herself asked.
Ye Qiu hadn’t expected her to take an interest in the topic. He smiled and said, “And I think you’re beautiful.”
The coldness in her eyes softened slightly.
Ye Qiu couldn’t help but marvel—however powerful a woman, she still loved to be called beautiful.
Curiosity got the better of him.
Ye Qiu quietly activated his Heavenly Eye.
He wanted to see what this fourth-ranked Divine List expert truly looked like.
But when his gaze landed on the golden mask, it was blocked.
He couldn’t see through it.
“Strange. If she’s young and beautiful, why wear a mask?”
Ye Qiu was puzzled.
At that moment, Ye Wudi said, “If you ask me, she’s probably an old, ugly hag. Have you ever seen a young, beautiful woman wear a mask all the time?”
Oh no, Third Uncle, you clueless man…
Boom!
The Dragon Lady struck.
