Jiang Yuyan stared coldly at Su Nianwan, who had just escaped.
A trace of doubt flashed in her mind. She had sealed Su Nianwan’s cultivation level and bound her with ropes—how had she managed to escape?
“Vice sect master…”
Su Nianwan froze in place the moment she saw her, her face turning pale with fear. It was over. With her and Ye Chen’s strength, there was no way they could escape from someone at the Spirit Severing Realm… The pressure was overwhelming.
“Vice sect master, I’ve already told you everything I know. Please, let me go! I really only moved to a new courtyard. There’s no secret at all.”
Su Nianwan quickly explained, pleading for mercy. At that moment, what she feared most was that the “invisible” Ye Chen beside her might be discovered. If that happened, both of them would surely die.
Jiang Yuyan sneered and said coldly, “If you don’t want to talk, I won’t force you. But if you want to leave, that’s absolutely impossible!”
“The vice sect master kidnapping a Personal Disciple—if this gets out, how could I ever hold my place in the sect again?”
From the moment she took Su Nianwan, she had already planned to silence her. There was no way she would let this matter leak. If the other disciples found out, her reputation would suffer a huge blow, and she could even be expelled from the sect.
There was no way Jiang Yuyan would show mercy. Whether Su Nianwan spoke or not, she was going to kill her!
Su Nianwan trembled. Realizing the killing intent in Jiang Yuyan’s words, she took two steps back in fear. Only now did she truly see Jiang Yuyan’s ruthless nature.
But it was too late. Even if she wanted to run now, there was no way out.
“I… I’m the sect master’s Personal Disciple! If you kill me, the sect master won’t let you go!”
Su Nianwan tried to resist.
“Hehe.” Jiang Yuyan sneered. “As long as I don’t admit to it, who would know I was the one who killed you?”
She was confident that when she kidnapped Su Nianwan earlier, no one had seen her. Now, her gaze toward Su Nianwan was like she was already a corpse.
Su Nianwan felt a chill run through her. The moment her aura was locked onto, despair filled her heart. She still had people she couldn’t bear to leave behind, yet she was going to die just like this?
She didn’t even dare to call for help, afraid that the “invisible” Ye Chen would act and lose his life for nothing.
Being able to “see” Ye Chen one last time, knowing how he felt about her, was enough for her.
Even though they had only grown close that one night, their bond already felt as deep as that of a couple who had been together for years.
Su Nianwan gently closed her eyes, ready to accept death. She was also doing it to tell Ye Chen not to save her. He had to get out quickly.
“If you insist on not revealing the secret, then I’ll send you on your way. Such a waste of your talent…”
Jiang Yuyan’s voice was icy, her eyes devoid of emotion.
A disciple with an Earth-grade spiritual Root was rare. Killing her would be a great loss to the sect. But she had to do it.
Jiang Yuyan raised her hand and launched a wave of spiritual energy.
Boom!
A deafening sound rang out!
The spiritual energy attack was completely destroyed by a single sword strike.
“Who’s there?”
Jiang Yuyan’s expression turned dark as she looked warily toward the “empty” space beside Su Nianwan.
Though her attack had been casual, its power wasn’t weak—yet someone had nullified it.
More importantly, she hadn’t sensed anyone else was present.
In the next moment, a flash of sword light appeared before her eyes.
“Courting death…”
Jiang Yuyan lightly waved her hand, and a ripple spread through the air.
Ye Chen’s figure was blasted backward and crashed onto the ground nearby. The spirit-grade immortal sword in his hand clattered to the ground.
The invisibility talisman’s effect was instantly broken!
“So it’s you…”
Jiang Yuyan’s gaze fell on Ye Chen, surprise flickering in her eyes.
She hadn’t expected the intruder to be Ye Chen.
Although this was their first face-to-face encounter, Jiang Yuyan had already secretly investigated Ye Chen before and knew he was the source of the “secret.”
“Senior Brother, are you alright?”
“Don’t worry about me, just run…”
Su Nianwan rushed to his side, voice trembling with sobs.
She never thought Ye Chen would risk his life to save her. While deeply moved, her heart was even more filled with worry.
The difference in strength was just too great. Ye Chen had no chance against Jiang Yuyan. Showing himself now was basically suicide.
“Cough, cough…”
Ye Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his injuries quite severe. He forced a bitter smile.
“Still too weak…” This chapter is updated first at g.com.
He had originally planned to use the invisibility talisman to ambush Jiang Yuyan, but he was almost killed in one strike.
In that instant, Ye Chen truly thought he was going to die.
Thankfully, Jiang Yuyan hadn’t used her full strength, giving him a chance to survive.
Now, he fully realized the enormous gap between them. Even a sneak attack wouldn’t work.
Ye Chen looked at Su Nianwan and waved his hand. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. How could I leave you behind and run?”
Hearing that, Su Nianwan burst into tears. Her heart was overwhelmed with emotion.
“Uuu… Senior Brother…”
She made a silent vow in her heart—if they made it out alive, she would spend the rest of her life repaying Ye Chen’s feelings.
“I was going to find you… and you came to me instead? Tell me, what’s the secret between you and Liu Ruyan? If you tell me honestly, maybe I’ll consider letting the two of you go.”
Jiang Yuyan looked at Ye Chen with interest. She wasn’t in a rush to act and asked curiously.
The reason she had captured Su Nianwan in the first place was to learn about the “secret.”
Now that Ye Chen, the one at the heart of it all, was right in front of her, she was thrilled and eager to get the answer directly.
Ye Chen struggled to his feet, forced a glare at her, and spat out a mouthful of blood. “You think you deserve to know?”
He truly looked down on Jiang Yuyan.
A vice sect master doing such disgraceful things—what a joke.
Jiang Yuyan’s expression darkened instantly. Killing intent surged around her, her eyes fixed on Ye Chen as if she wanted to tear him apart.
She was the dignified vice sect master of the sect, yet these disciples were treating her like she was nothing.
Such humiliation!
“You brat, you’re courting death!” Jiang Yuyan growled, killing intent rising as she prepared to strike.
“The one courting death is you,” Ye Chen said with a fearless gaze.
Then, he took out the Immortal-Slaying Talisman from his storage ring.
This was his trump card—capable of unleashing an attack on par with the Void Refining Realm!
He had originally saved it to use in the future when he sought revenge against the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land, but now, to survive, he had no choice but to use it…
Without hesitation, he infused spiritual energy into the talisman and activated it!