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Gu Qianyin quickly said, “I can swear on my Heart Demon. As long as you release Qianxue, I will have my father appoint your father as the Vice Master of the Star Luan Gate. I won’t go back on my word.”
In the Martial Dao world, swearing on one’s Heart Demon is the most binding oath. After all, no one wants their cultivation to be disrupted by a Heart Demon backlash.
However, Tian Wei ignored Gu Qianyin’s words and said directly, “My patience is limited. Are you going to take that elixir or not? Just one word!”
As he spoke, to better intimidate her, Tian Wei snatched a long spear from a nearby guard and thrust it toward Gu Qianxue’s neck. Although he didn’t use much force, he still managed to cut her fair neck, causing blood to flow immediately.
“Qianxue!”
Seeing this, Gu Qianyin’s calm facade shattered, and she screamed in panic.
At this tense moment, no one noticed a figure quietly hiding behind a nearby tree.
Seeing her sister truly hurt, Gu Qianyin lost her composure and quickly said, “No, don’t hurt Qianxue! I’ll take the elixir!”
Without further hesitation, Gu Qianyin opened the lid of the medicine bottle, took out a faintly pink elixir, put it in her mouth, and tilted her head back to swallow it.
Hiding behind the tree, Terra Su witnessed this scene. He had overheard some of the conversation on his way over and had a rough idea of what was happening: these two sisters were being coerced by the young man.
Among them, the masked woman in white had the highest cultivation level, her True Essence at the sixth level of the Condensing Origin Realm. The young man wasn’t far behind, at the fifth level, and even the guards were at the third or fourth level.
However, what caught Terra Su’s attention the most was the name of the masked woman: Gu Qianyin. The name felt familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere in his previous life.
But at this moment, Terra Su couldn’t recall where he had heard it. Seeing Gu Qianyin about to swallow the elixir, he quickly bent down, picked up a stone, and hurled it at her back.
Thud! The stone hit a crucial point on Gu Qianyin’s back with just the right amount of force, causing her to feel a sudden surge of blood and Qi in her abdomen, making her involuntarily spit out the elixir.
“Don’t take that elixir.”
Immediately after, Gu Qianyin heard a voice in her ear.
Then, a figure flashed by, moving swiftly and effortlessly, appearing in front of the unprepared Tian Wei and his men. A barely noticeable sword light flashed, and Tian Wei’s guards were instantly decapitated.
Taking advantage of Tian Wei’s momentary shock, the figure grabbed Gu Qianxue and leaped away, taking her out of Tian Wei’s attack range.
This series of actions seemed to happen in an instant, faster than a single breath!
When Gu Qianyin realized what had happened and saw that Gu Qianxue was safe, her eyes welled up with tears, and her heart, which had felt dead, came back to life.
“Tian Wei, you despicable scoundrel!” Gu Qianyin immediately lunged at Tian Wei, her palm striking toward his face with a fierce wind.
Tian Wei reacted quickly, barely dodging her strike. However, the sharp wind from her palm grazed his face, leaving a long bloodstain.
“Gu Qianyin, we’ll settle this another day!” Tian Wei shouted as he retreated swiftly into the forest, disappearing within moments.
Clearly, Tian Wei knew he couldn’t win a direct confrontation with Gu Qianyin without his hostage, so he chose to flee.
Gu Qianyin looked in the direction Tian Wei had fled but didn’t pursue him. Although she was stronger than Tian Wei by one level, she wasn’t confident she could catch him if he fled at full speed. Moreover, she was worried about her sister and had no desire to chase him.
“Qianxue? What’s wrong with you?”
Turning to look at Gu Qianxue, Gu Qianyin was shocked to see her sister lying on the ground, pale and unconscious. She quickly leaped to her side, shaking her and calling out.
“She’s just temporarily fainted from fright. She’ll regain consciousness soon.”
A calm voice sounded nearby.
Gu Qianyin was stunned. She examined Gu Qianxue and checked her breathing, confirming that she was indeed just temporarily unconscious.
Standing up, Gu Qianyin finally had a chance to look closely at the person who had saved her sister. To her surprise, it was a young man, several years younger than her, with deep, serene eyes that looked at her calmly.
For some reason, Gu Qianyin suddenly felt dizzy. She let out a soft moan, her body weakening and leaning forward, falling right into the young man’s arms.
“I… feel a bit hot…”
Gu Qianyin’s eyes grew hazy under her veil, her body starting to move involuntarily, her hands tugging at her collar.
“No, I can’t do this…”
Her mind was muddled, but a part of her remained clear, realizing her actions were inappropriate. She stopped pulling at her collar.
However, she still felt unbearably hot. Unconsciously, she touched her face and, feeling stifled, tore off her veil.
Instantly, a flawless face was revealed to Terra Su.
She had an exquisitely sculpted face, her features as if carved by an artist, radiating beauty. Her eyes were particularly striking, bright and captivating, like blooming flowers, emitting a brilliance that was hard to look at directly.
Although Terra Su had seen countless beautiful women in his previous life, including many stunning saints and empresses, he was still amazed by Gu Qianyin’s beauty.
She was undoubtedly the most beautiful woman he had seen since his rebirth. Compared to her, Emma Jiang seemed immature, and Princess Mia seemed plain. Her beauty rivaled that of the saints and empresses he had known in his past life.
Moreover, at that moment, Terra Su finally remembered where he had heard her name before.
“Fairy Qianyin, Gu Qianyin!”
“The woman before me will become the renowned Fairy Qianyin of the Cloud Abyss Empire!”
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