Zhenyue Mountain City, usually strict with its rules, had now become a complete mess.
Mu Shuqing knew very well that the reason she was able to get engaged to Cangshu Qihua was because she was the young lady of Biyun Mountain. But now that something had happened to Biyun Mountain, her value as the Mu family's young lady had somewhat diminished.
Therefore, she had to leave Zhenyue Mountain City before the Cangshu family could react and while they had no time to attend to her. And now, bringing Mu Ran along was an unexpected situation.
Red-haired medicine testers fled in all directions, and black-clad disciples scrambled to capture them everywhere. The so-called hierarchy and order briefly ceased to exist at this moment.
Mu Shuqing looked up into the distance.
There were powerful cultivators fighting there, with lightning flashing, thunder rolling, and golden light surging. One could imagine how fierce the death match was, and it was definitely not something ordinary people could interfere with.
Mu Shuqing gathered her thoughts. Just as she stepped out of the mountain gate, she noticed that the person who should have been following behind her had suddenly stopped.
She turned her head and said, Ranran, you must come with me.
Mu Ran stood stiffly in place, her eyes flickering, yet she was forced to maintain an expressionless look.
Her body and consciousness should have been hypnotized by Cangshu Bai, yet she still relied on her last shred of reason to fight against herself. It was truly pitiful and foolish.
Mu Shuqing said, Cangshu Taotian will not let you go. If you stay, you will die.
The strong never liked to reason, and Cangshu Taotian was no exception.
He would not consider that Cangshu Bai had only broken into Zhenyue Mountain City to save his wife; he would only think it was the fault of Mu Ran, the root cause.
For such a massive Zhenyue Mountain City, if they could not annihilate the chief culprit in one fell swoop, how could they establish a foothold in the cultivation world in the future?
Aunt... I... cannot... leave... him...
Mu Ran used almost all her strength to squeeze out such a stiff sentence through her teeth.
Mu Shuqing walked back, looked at Mu Ran's disguised face, and said calmly, Even if you go back, you cannot help him.
At the same time, a cluster of purple clouds suddenly emerged in the sky above Zhenyue Mountain City. Looking closer, it was a dense crowd of people, and the leader was actually Li Mohan.
Li Mohan now held great power and could not wait to bring Mu Zhizhi back, but when he returned to Biyun Mountain, what he saw was Mu Zhizhi's cold corpse.
Tianyu Palace and Zhenyue Mountain City were allies to begin with, so naturally, they also knew Zhenyue Mountain City's method of dripping blood and burning incense.
In his pain and grief, through a burning stick of incense, he briefly returned to the moment before Mu Zhizhi's death, and Cangshu Bai's face was deeply etched into his memory.
Now that Zhenyue Mountain City had caused such a big commotion, it was impossible for other sects to be completely unaware. However, even as allies, they did not intend to take the initiative to send troops to help Zhenyue Mountain City.
If this rogue cultivator without a sect's backing could really turn Zhenyue Mountain City into a mess and greatly dampen its spirit, it would be a good thing for them.
However, the moment Li Mohan saw Cangshu Bai through the water mirror, he could no longer suppress his anger. He hurried over with his men, determined to take Cangshu Bai's head!
Mu Shuqing frowned slightly. It is the people from Tianyu Palace. They come with ill intentions. Cangshu Bai has entered a dead end. Mu Ran, you can only come with me. Even if you stay here, you will not be of any help.
Mu Ran said word by word, I... can... help.
Mu Shuqing's expression paused slightly.
The battle between Cangshu Bai and Cangshu Taotian was nothing but striking a stone with an egg.
At least that was what Cangshu Taotian thought. However, a mere Cangshu Bai had forced him to use all of his cultivation base to firmly suppress the man under his sword aura.
He looked down from above at the figure whose aura was clearly chaotic and clothes were stained with blood, yet still refused to bend his back even a fraction. For the first time, genuine shock and anger surged in his eyes.
How was this an overconfident egg?
It was clearly a stubborn rock wrapped in heart-burning karmic fire. The moment it crashed into him, it intended to smash even his so-called lofty mountain into pieces.
The stronger Cangshu Bai's resilience was, the more he truly wanted to take Cangshu Bai for his own use.
But unfortunately, it was exactly because of this resilience that Cangshu Bai was destined never to submit to anyone, nor would he be used by anyone.
I really like your temperament more and more, but it is a pity. No matter how rare a blade you are, I must break you today.
The flood dragon had exhausted its strength, turned into a cold fish, and returned to Cangshu Bai's sea of consciousness.
Cangshu Bai's face was full of bloodstains, yet at this very moment, he could still laugh. You are very welcome to try.
The long spear had already cracked with several fissures. Cangshu Bai gripped it tightly with one hand, his knuckles turning white, and blood sliding all the way down the spear shaft.
Cangshu Taotian's long sword slashed down with the force to split mountains and crack stones. He actually forcefully raised his spear to meet it. The harsh, piercing sound of metal clashing exploded. The long spear was pressed into a deadly arc, and his entire body was shaken so hard he staggered backward. A sweet metallic taste surged wildly in his throat, but he gritted his teeth and did not make a single sound.
At this very moment, a fierce murderous intent tore through the air from behind without any warning.
It was Li Mohan.
He had been lying in wait for a long time, just for this moment when Cangshu Bai was exhausted. His long sword thrust straight at the vital point on Cangshu Bai's back, aiming for a one-hit kill.
Cangshu Bai was already heavily injured and firmly pinned down by Cangshu Taotian; he had no strength to turn around and block.
Therefore, he simply did not block.
His right hand holding the spear firmly resisted the sword edge pressing down from Cangshu Taotian. The friction of the metal sparked, his arm bones made crisp sounds of being overwhelmed, and blood gushed wildly down the spear shaft.
At the same time, he turned his body, facing Li Mohan's long sword. His free left hand fiercely met Li Mohan's murderous aura and viciously struck toward the opponent's heart.
The cold tip of the sword pierced through Cangshu Bai's chest without any hindrance.
But Li Mohan did not expect him to trade his life for a life. Caught off guard, he was also shaken by the palm strike landing on his chest, causing him to spit out blood. His body flew backward, and the long sword was forced to withdraw from Cangshu Bai's chest.
Cangshu Bai staggered half a step, holding the spear with one hand to prop himself up on the ground, and pressing firmly against his continuously bleeding chest with the other. Blood overflowed madly from between his fingers, dyeing his fingertips red, and dripping into the dust.
His face was as pale as paper, and his breath was so weak that it could stop at any moment. Yet those eyes still burned with an inextinguishable fire, staring fixedly at the two people in front of him, not taking half a step back.
His stubborn tenacity had actually reached a terrifying level.
Cangshu Taotian was dissatisfied with Li Mohan intervening in this matter, but considering that Li Mohan was now the master of Tianyu Palace, he still gave him some face and did not show his displeasure.
Cangshu Bai, it was you who killed Zhizhi. I want you to die without a whole corpse!
Li Mohan attacked again.
Beside him, Cangshu Taotian's eyes darkened. Unwilling to drag things out any longer, the pressure around his body skyrocketed. He raised his sword and prepared to strike together, planning a pincer attack from the front and back to instantly crush and kill Cangshu Bai on the spot.
But the next moment, a gentle yet firm green spiritual light suddenly burst from the void, enveloping Cangshu Bai within it with a boom.
