Ye Qiu asked Yang Qi, “Did Su Xiaoxiao say anything else besides wanting to see me?”
Yang Qi shook her head, “She only insisted on seeing you.”
Ye Qiu said to Kylin, “Come with me, and later take me to find the iron box.”
“Alright,” Kylin nodded in agreement.
Ye Qiu left the tent and found Su Xiaoxiao.
At that moment, Su Xiaoxiao was completely bound with ropes.
“What’s going on here?” Ye Qiu asked.
Gu Feng said, “Yang Qi was worried she’d escape, so she tied her up.”
Yang Qi looked uneasy, fearing Ye Qiu would blame her, but instead, Ye Qiu said, “Well done!”
Yang Qi was stunned.
Kylin saw Su Xiaoxiao and asked Ye Qiu in confusion, “Isn’t she a doctor from your hospital? Why did you tie her up?”
Ye Qiu said, “Her doctor identity is just a disguise. Her real identity is the Saintess of the Witch God Sect.”
“What?”
Kylin’s eyes flashed with killing intent. He drew a dagger and approached Su Xiaoxiao, intent on killing her.
“Stop!” Ye Qiu shouted.
Kylin acted as if he hadn’t heard, continuing to move toward Su Xiaoxiao.
“Kylin, I told you to stop!” Ye Qiu shouted again.
Only then did Kylin halt, saying, “Every scum from the Witch God Sect deserves to die. If it weren’t for them, Jiuqiansui wouldn’t be dead. Ye Qiu, let me kill her to avenge Jiuqiansui.”
Ye Qiu said, “Now’s not the time to kill her. As the Saintess of the Witch God Sect, she knows more about them than you or I do. Keeping her alive is useful.”
“I don’t care! As long as they’re from the Witch God Sect, I’ll kill every one I see, and if there’s two, I’ll kill them both.”
Ignoring the warning, Kylin, dagger in hand, advanced toward Su Xiaoxiao with murderous intent.
Su Xiaoxiao’s pretty face paled; she could tell Kylin genuinely wanted to kill her.
“Kylin, are you defying my orders and disregarding Dragon Gate’s rules?”
Ye Qiu spoke, pulling out the Master Token.
Seeing the token, Kylin’s expression stiffened. He dropped to his knees and said respectfully, “I pay my respects to the Master.”
“We’re brothers, no need for formalities.”
Ye Qiu helped Kylin up, saying, “I understand how you feel. To be honest, I also want to wipe out the Witch God Sect right now.”
“But Su Xiaoxiao is different.”
“Though she’s the Saintess of the Witch God Sect, she hasn’t colluded with their evil deeds. She’s treated many patients at Jiangzhou Hospital, which counts as doing good. I hope she can turn back from her path.”
“Besides, she’s useful to me right now.”
“Think about it, having the Witch God Sect’s Saintess in our hands is like holding a hostage.”
“Kylin, if you’re set on killing her, wait until we’ve destroyed the Witch God Sect.”
“Deal?”
Kylin pointed his dagger at Su Xiaoxiao and said coldly, “You wait. Once the Witch God Sect is gone, I’ll end you.”
Su Xiaoxiao shrank back, her face full of innocence.
Ye Qiu asked, “Why did you want to see me?”
“Ye Qiu, let me go,” Su Xiaoxiao said.
Ye Qiu remained unmoved, saying, “Su Xiaoxiao, if you cooperate with me and tell me everything you know, I’ll not only let you go but also give you a chance to live.”
“No way!” Su Xiaoxiao said, “I swore before that I’d live as a member of the Witch God Sect and die as one of their ghosts.”
“Ye Qiu, you’d better give up on that idea. I won’t tell you anything about the Witch God Sect.”
“I’d rather die than betray them.”
Ye Qiu sneered, “Even if you don’t tell me, it doesn’t matter. I’m already in Miaojiang, and this time, I’ll eradicate the Witch God Sect.”
“And I’ll slaughter their disciples right in front of you.”
“Let’s see how long you can keep up that tough act.”
With that, Ye Qiu turned to leave.
“Bastard, let me go! Where are you going? Hey, don’t walk away…”
Bang!
A gunshot suddenly rang out from the forest.
Su Xiaoxiao quickly turned her head, seeing a bullet whistling toward her, just five metres away.
“Ah—”
Su Xiaoxiao screamed in terror.
At that moment, Ye Qiu’s figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking the bullet with his body.
“Clang!”
The bullet hit Ye Qiu and was deflected instantly.
At the same time.
Tang Fei shouted, “Who the hell fired that shot? Show yourself!”
Long Ye rushed over, saying, “It wasn’t one of ours.”
Tang Fei’s expression changed, and as he prepared to send men to catch the shooter, Kylin had already charged out.
“Old Tang, protect Su Xiaoxiao. I’ll be right back,” Ye Qiu said, then dashed off like lightning.
“Stay alert!”
At Tang Fei’s command, dozens of soldiers with guns surrounded Su Xiaoxiao, guarding her carefully.
Su Xiaoxiao stared in the direction Ye Qiu had vanished, lost in thought.
He used his body to block a bullet for me. What’s he up to?
Does he think I’ll owe him and tell him about the Witch God Sect?
Hmph, I won’t fall for it!
Just then, several more gunshots echoed from deep in the forest.
A few minutes later, Ye Qiu and Kylin returned.
Ye Qiu was carrying a man’s corpse, which he tossed in front of Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the body and felt a jolt.
The corpse was of a man around thirty, with slightly curly hair, a beard, and a muscular build. His arm bore a black snake tattoo.
It was a distinctive mark of Witch God Sect disciples.
“Do you know him?” Ye Qiu asked.
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head.
“You’d better tell the truth,” Kylin barked.
Su Xiaoxiao pouted, “There are so many disciples in the sect. How could I know them all?”
Ye Qiu said, “It’s obvious the bullet was aimed at you.”
“I’m curious. You’re the Saintess of the Witch God Sect, so why would a disciple shoot at you?”
“How should I know!” Su Xiaoxiao huffed, “If you’re so curious, why didn’t you ask him before you killed him?”
“I wanted to, but unfortunately, he killed himself,” Ye Qiu explained. “When Kylin and I went to catch him, he knew he had no way out and took poison to end it.”
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the corpse again. There were indeed no wounds on the body.
Ye Qiu said, “Su Xiaoxiao, I suggest you cooperate with me. That way, I can keep you alive. Otherwise, you might end up dead at the hands of your own people.”
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t budge, “Ye Qiu, you’ll get nothing from me.”
Since he couldn’t get answers, Ye Qiu stopped asking and said to the others, “Kylin, take me to find the item.”
“Old Tang, send a helicopter to take Qinglong back.”
“Long Ye, organise the team and follow me.”
“Listen up, everyone. If we encounter anyone from the Witch God Sect on the way, kill them without mercy!”
