Chu Qing wore a silver-gray brocade robe with his hair bound in a crown, appearing like a refined gentleman. He looked down at Mu Yunjin with a smile on his lips that seemed harmless, yet his smiling eyes revealed a cold gleam.

“This Prince just happened to enter from Fengue Cliff, never expecting to see you all coming this way from a distance,” Chu Qing said with a ghostly voice.

Mu Yunjin narrowed her eyes, not expecting that after such a smooth journey, there would be a problem at this final step.

“I see. Then Prince Chen, please go on your way. I won’t be keeping you company,” Mu Yunjin glanced coldly at Chu Qing, her fingertips once again gathering spiritual power, preparing to open the seal.

“Hey, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. Don’t be in such a hurry to leave,” Chu Qing flashed beside Mu Yunjin, taking a few steps closer to block her.

Mu Yunjin withdrew her spiritual power, her expression gradually turning cold.

Dealing with Black Robe or Qiuye might be somewhat difficult for her, but handling someone like Chu Qing was not a challenging task.

Seeing that Mu Yunjin was becoming angry, Chu Qing remained fearless, pulling out a folding fan and gently waving it. “Even if you leave this Tiansheng Continent now, you may not necessarily be able to leave Fengue Cliff.”

Mu Yunjin’s eyes sank, and she clenched her fist.

…

…

Chu Qing noticed Mu Yunjin’s subtle expression, and the smile at the corner of his lips grew more intense. “What a coincidence, This Prince has just set up the most exquisite formation in the world at Fengue Cliff, and your allies have just rushed into it…”

“Now, this Prince is kindly reminding you that rather than being trapped in Fengue Cliff without seeing daylight, it’s better to stay here and die more comfortably…”

Mu Yunjin had been somewhat worried, concerned that Chu Qing had set up other tricks at Fengue Cliff.

Unexpectedly, it was a formation.

When it came to formations, Imperial Tutor An was the world’s foremost expert in array formation. They had already arranged to meet with Imperial Tutor An at Fengue Cliff on the first day of the seventh month, and Imperial Tutor An would likely arrive soon.

If Master Feng Xuan could hold out in Fengue Cliff for now, then once Imperial Tutor An arrived, leaving Fengue Cliff should not be a problem.

“Chu Qing, ‘forgetting the pain once the wound is healed’ describes people like you perfectly,” Mu Yunjin gave a cold sneer, once again channeling spiritual power, wanting to open the seal.

While channeling, she turned her head to warn Chu Qing, “If you don’t want to die so early, stay away from me, lest I be accused of taking advantage of your weakness.”

“Wait, there’s one more thing this Prince hasn’t told you,” Chu Qing spoke up.

Mu Yunjin ignored him.

“A few days ago, when I arrived, this Prince had a dream. In the dream, a woman called Leng Yuan asked me to tell you that she lives in the bamboo forest at the westernmost edge, and dared you to find her if you have the courage,” Chu Qing spoke leisurely, raising his eyebrows at Mu Yunjin.

Leng Yuan…

Mu Yunjin seemed to have been struck at a vital point.

She then instinctively looked in the western direction. Now that night had fallen, Mu Yunjin could see no other scenery except for the sound of the waterfall cascading down.

“Who is this Leng Yuan? Do you know her?” Chu Qing looked at Mu Yunjin with interest.

Mu Yunjin’s face turned cold. She ignored Chu Qing, knowing that Chu Qing’s mentioning Leng Yuan at this moment was merely trying to provoke her. If she impulsively ran there, she would certainly fall into Chu Qing’s trap.

Now, this Chu Qing was extremely troublesome…

It would be better to deal with him thoroughly now, rather than leave future troubles.

Thinking of this, Mu Yunjin’s eyes were filled with cold grimness. She didn’t even bother to take out her Phoenix Tail Whip, but drew a dagger from her sleeve, raised her hand, and stabbed towards Chu Qing.

Chu Qing dodged, using his folding fan to block the dagger that Mu Yunjin was thrusting.

Neither of them was using inner strength or mystic arts at this point, only engaging in close combat, one move after another.

Close combat had always been Mu Yunjin’s forte. Now, holding the dagger, she continuously moved her body, nimbly avoiding Chu Qing’s attacks, while her dagger had already slashed several cuts in Chu Qing’s brocade robe.

Chu Qing knew that Mu Yunjin’s martial technique was exquisite, but he hadn’t expected her to be so skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

This woman always came up with new surprises.

The more he thought about it, the more a vicious gleam surfaced in Chu Qing’s eyes.

Mu Yunjin was tired of circling with Chu Qing. Her footwork moved faster and faster. With a curve of her lips, while her right hand was wielding the dagger, her left hand flung out a golden hairpin from within her sleeve…

Although Chu Qing had been guarding against Mu Yunjin’s movements, when he saw her right arm swing the dagger, he instinctively tilted his body to avoid it.

But he hadn’t anticipated that as soon as he tilted, a golden hairpin rapidly flew at him from the front, leaving him with nowhere to dodge.

To the left, there was the golden hairpin.

To the right, there was the dagger.

And now the situation was critical; there was no time to mobilize his inner strength…

“Psst…”

The sound of flesh being torn.

Just as the golden hairpin was about to hit his chest, Chu Qing tilted his body a few more degrees, causing his foot to give way, and he fell sideways to the ground.

At the same time, the golden hairpin missed his heart and instead pierced his collarbone…

In an instant, Chu Qing felt a burning pain near his chest.

He also clearly sensed that there was poison on the golden hairpin.

In just a brief moment, his collarbone felt as if thousands of ants were gnawing at it, making him want to dig out that bone and remove it from his body.

“Does it hurt?” Mu Yunjin smiled at Chu Qing. “If you had let me leave this place earlier, you wouldn’t have to suffer this physical pain, would you?”

Chu Qing sat on the ground and laughed coldly, “Very good, very interesting.”

“Interesting? Would you like me to pierce your other collarbone as well?” Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with contempt.

After speaking, Mu Yunjin weighed the dagger in her hand, walked towards Chu Qing, truly appearing as if she was going to stab through his other collarbone.

Chu Qing, lying on the ground, instinctively retreated two steps.

Mu Yunjin gave Chu Qing a cold look. Just as she was about to strike, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from an area to the east.

Mu Yunjin narrowed her eyes and turned to look.

As soon as she turned sideways, Chu Qing, sitting on the ground, mysteriously hooked the corner of his mouth and reached up to touch the jade crown on his hair…

With a “whoosh,” a sharp arrowhead flew out from within the jade crown, aimed at Mu Yunjin’s chest, and shot out.

Mu Yunjin heard this sound, and her eyes flashed, but she was too close to Chu Qing, and the arrowhead was so fast that she had no time to dodge.

“Pfft…” The arrowhead buried itself in Mu Yunjin’s chest.

Mu Yunjin groaned in pain, her eyebrows tightly furrowed as she looked at Chu Qing with murderous intent.

“Mu Yunjin, this arrowhead is also poisoned!” Chu Qing laughed loudly, enduring the pain in his collarbone as he slowly stood up from the ground.

And at this moment, the footsteps that had appeared earlier also disappeared.

Mu Yunjin pursed her lips. Had she fallen into a trap?

“What happens if it’s poisoned?” Mu Yunjin calmly looked at Chu Qing.

“Death!” Chu Qing simply said one word.

“Oh.” Mu Yunjin likewise replied with one word, her tone carrying a sense of indifference.

Hearing this, Chu Qing began to feel something was amiss. From the time Mu Yunjin was hit by the arrow until now, why hadn’t there been a single drop of blood from her chest?

“Chu Qing, thank you for teaching me a trick just now. It’s the first time I’ve learned that hidden weapons can be concealed in a hair crown,” Mu Yunjin began to laugh.

Amidst her laughter, she gently tugged at the clothes on her chest. With a “ding” sound, the arrowhead that Chu Qing had fired earlier fell out from inside her clothes, making a crisp sound.

“This…” Chu Qing couldn’t believe it.

Then, he saw Mu Yunjin adjust her clothes again, accidentally revealing a black tight-fitting garment underneath.

Chu Qing frowned, staring at the black garment.

Mu Yunjin looked up, seeing Chu Qing staring at the black clothes she was wearing underneath, and spoke unhurriedly, “This is a bulletproof vest given to me by Imperial Tutor An.”

Bulletproof vest…

What kind of thing is that?

Chu Qing listened in confusion, and at the same time, the poison from his collarbone had begun to take effect. Unable to resist, he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Mu Yunjin naturally knew that Chu Qing didn’t understand what a bulletproof vest was, so she bent down and explained with extreme patience, “A bulletproof vest means it can’t be penetrated by knives or guns.”

Hearing these words, a chill ran down Chu Qing’s spine.

After speaking, Mu Yunjin channeled true qi in her palm, and a powerful air current picked up the arrowhead from the ground, turning it over in her palm.

Using one’s methods against them was Mu Yunjin’s principle in dealing with people.

This arrowhead should be returned to its rightful owner…

With that thought, Mu Yunjin hooked the corner of her lips, raised her hand, and aimed the arrowhead in her hand at Chu Qing.

Her battle with Chu Qing had wasted too much time!

“Ah!” A scream rang out in the night.

Along with this scream, a black shadow hurriedly flew from the darkness, grabbed Chu Qing from the ground, and quickly departed.

Mu Yunjin wasn’t sure if the arrowhead had hit Chu Qing’s heart, but the one thing she was certain of was that the arrowhead had hit Chu Qing.

Now, Chu Qing had been poisoned twice in his body at once; if he didn’t die, he would suffer for quite a while.

What a fool!

Of all the people he could have provoked, he chose to provoke her!

……

At this moment, in the darkness, a black-purple figure stood on a stone step, her bright red lips conveying contemptuous mockery, and her ghostly eyes filled with displeasure and killing intent.

This person was Leng Yuan.

“They’re all brainless creatures! Dallying with a woman for so long! It seems that in this world, only this Supreme Deity can take Fuhuan’s life!”

Finally, she slowly continued, “What’s going on with that Chu Qing? Why would he entangle with Fuhuan for so long?”

Beside her, Taoist Qiuye, who had been hiding in the shadows, frowned and said, “Chu Qing’s actions were not part of our plan. This poor Taoist is also puzzled as to why he would do such a thing.”

“Oh? Is that so?” Leng Yuan raised her eyebrows; this answer was somewhat unexpected to her.

When Qiuye and his people had set foot in the Tiansheng Continent, she had sensed it immediately, then found these people and demanded that they obey her.

Otherwise, with her immortal spiritual power and familiarity with the Tiansheng Continent, she could easily annihilate these people with one stroke.

Now these people were sensible enough to submit to her authority, being respectful to her and following her arrangements in everything.

“Take this.” In Leng Yuan’s palm appeared a purple porcelain bottle.

Taoist Qiuye looked at Leng Yuan with a questioning face.

“Take it to cure the poison in Chu Qing’s body. This person is a bit strange. Although he also wants Fuhuan’s life, his heart is not with us. Remember to keep a close eye on him!”

Hearing Leng Yuan’s words, Taoist Qiuye nodded repeatedly, then asked another question, “Why do you call Mu Yunjin ‘Fuhuan’?”

“You don’t need to know. You may leave now,” Leng Yuan said.

Taoist Qiuye’s face stiffened, and he flew away.