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Chapter 115 I'll Only Save You Once

Yun Ruoyu shouted, "Help! Help!" But there was no response from outside. Yun Ruoyu's expression changed: "What did you do to my disciples?"

Xie Shenglin laughed, "Sect Master Yun, you don't really think I dared to come to Heavenly Sword Mountain alone, do you? Your disciples are all being served very well by my Xie family's retainers. Now, it's time for me to serve you..."

Yun Ruoyu had already sat up, her fingers forming a sword, and thrust it towards Xie Shengling's eyes. Although her longsword was not at hand, the power of her finger sword was clearly greater than that of a real sword. Xie Shengling never expected that she would still possess such skill despite being injured, and dared not take the blow head-on, taking a few steps back to avoid it.

"Elder Ge, your sect leader's martial arts seem quite different from what you described. You wouldn't be conspiring with her to assassinate me, would you?"

Ge Changqing was even more astonished than Xie Shenglin: "Sect Master, you... you actually mastered the ninth level of the Guanghan Technique? How could this be... weren't you stuck at the eighth level, unable to break through no matter what?"

A fleeting image of the absurd scene by the Sword Spring flashed through Yun Ruoyu's mind, and her face involuntarily flushed red. Then, remembering her current situation, she said angrily:

"Ge Changqing, how dare you call me 'Sect Master'? You colluded with outsiders to overthrow the foundation of my Heavenly Sword Sect. After you die, how will you face our sect's founders in the afterlife?"

Ge Changqing sneered: "The foundation of the Heavenly Sword Sect? I think it's the foundation of your Yun clan. Just because you have the Yun clan behind you, Master passed the position of sect leader to you. Why? I'm clearly smarter than you, more diligent than you, and more suitable for the position of sect leader!"

"So what if you secretly mastered the ninth level of the Guanghan Skill behind my back? Circumstances are beyond our control! After tonight, the Tianjian Sect will undergo a complete transformation! You should just obediently follow Young Master Xie. For a woman as naive as you, a man is your best destiny."

Yun Ruoyu was so angry with Ge Changqing that she couldn't speak. Taking advantage of her unstable state of mind, Xie Shenglin pounced on her.

Since absorbing the cold energy from Yue Feng's body, Yun Ruoyu's cultivation of the Guanghan Skill has reached its peak. Xie Shenglin tried more than a dozen martial arts techniques, but could not defeat her. Instead, due to inhaling a large amount of cold energy, his meridians were slightly damaged, and his true energy flow was obstructed.

At this critical moment, he no longer cared whether Ge Changqing would be ruthless and called her to come forward to help him, so that they could subdue Yun Ruoyu together.

Just as Ge Changqing was about to make a move after hearing Xie Shengling's call, someone behind him called out, "Master!"

Ge Changqing turned around and saw that it was her prized disciple, Shi Lin. She frowned and asked, "Lin'er, what are you doing here? Didn't that Yue fellow fall for it?"

Shi Lin shook her head: "I've already lured that guy surnamed Yue into a trap. I... I'm worried about Master, so I came to check on him."

Ge Changqing smiled with a hint of relief: "Good child, you can't get involved in what's happening here. Just stand back and watch, don't get caught up in it. You are the future sect leader of our Heavenly Sword Sect, you can't afford to make a mistake here."

Instead of backing down, Shi Lin stepped forward and grasped Ge Changqing's hand: "Master, do you really have to go this far? Sect Master Yun has already mastered the ninth level of the Guanghan Technique. With her leading our Heavenly Sword Sect, and with you assisting us, the mere Xie family..."

"Snapped!"

Ge Changqing slapped Shi Lin across the face, sending her flying sideways.

"You worthless brat, what nonsense did you spout? Do you even remember whose disciple you are? Do you remember who embarrassed us, master and disciple? If you utter another word of this treacherous nonsense, I'll just kill you with one blow!"

Shi Lin lay sprawled on the ground, her body trembling uncontrollably, whether from pain, humiliation, or something else, it was unclear.

Her full head of black hair was disheveled, and the loose strands covered her face, obscuring her expression. Only drops of blood could be seen dripping from her chin, and there seemed to be low sobs coming from behind her hair.

At this moment, Xie Shengling shouted, "Ge Changqing! Did you think you could just eat my Great Rejuvenation Pill for free?! If you don't come to help, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"

Ge Changqing was filled with displeasure, yet dared not disobey Xie Shengling's command. Just as she was about to turn away, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure she could never forget, even in death. That figure appeared out of thin air in front of Shi Lin, looking down at her with an unusually calm tone:

"You've done what you were supposed to do, leave the rest to me."

Shi Lin trembled violently, and her sobs grew louder. Yue Feng bent down and patted her shoulder, then straightened up, looking at Ge Changqing as if he were already dead.

Ge Changqing muttered, "Impossible... The Xie family has so many retainers, how could they not stop you? Where are they?"

Yue Feng pointed to the ground below: "I'll wait for you down there."

Ge Changqing sized up Yue Feng, then suddenly calmed down and said, "Even if you kill all those useless trash, what then? They're just at their last gasp. What makes them comparable to me, whose internal injuries have fully healed?"

As if to answer Ge Changqing's question, Yue Feng took out a throwing knife from his pocket. The knife was about three inches long, with a black handle and a silver-white blade.

Ge Changqing stared at the throwing knife in astonishment, then a name suddenly came to mind. She glared at Yue Feng in disbelief and exclaimed, "You are…!"

Ge Changqing only managed to utter two words before a cold glint flashed in her eyes. Instantly, a sharp pain shot through her chest, and her entire body shuddered. She slowly lowered her head, and there stood the throwing knife, perfectly positioned in her heart, as if it had been there since the beginning of time.

Blood stained Ge Changqing's clothes at the chest, and pain contorted the muscles in her face. She struggled to turn her neck, pleadingly saying to Shi Lin, "Lin'er..."

Shi Lin suddenly jumped up from the ground and ran towards Ge Changqing with tears streaming down her face. When she got close, Ge Changqing suddenly struck out with both palms, one hitting Shi Lin's chest and the other hitting her lower abdomen.

Shi Lin never imagined that Ge Changqing would still attack her at this point, and with such malice. In an instant, all her thoughts were extinguished.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, a figure in blue suddenly blocked her way. Ge Changqing's palm strike hit the figure, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to cause the slightest ripple.

Yue Feng gently pushed Shi Lin's shoulder, causing her to stagger back a few steps and fall to the ground with a thud.

"Learn from this, I'll only save you this once."

Shi Lin stared blankly as Ge Changqing's face gradually stiffened in the night, his boundless resentment solidified on it. His eyes, now devoid of any light, remained fixed on her, as if he would haunt her even as a ghost.

Shi Lin was suddenly gripped by immense fear, unable to move, barely able to breathe. Just then, a hand with distinct knuckles pressed against Ge Changqing's face, pushing her body over. Ge Changqing's face was buried in the dew-dampened earth, never to be seen again.

Yue Feng snorted dismissively and strode into Yun Ruoyu's boudoir.

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