Chapter 75: The Cursed Hell (1/2)

“Qin Yu, just you wait. I swear here and now, I will wipe out your Qin clan!”

This was what Mu Rongrui said when he fled the canyon.

Qin Yu stood outside the entrance of the canyon, bathed in crimson light, while fire burned in his eyes. His delicate face was ice cold, and he crazily emitted a torrent of cold wind that roared thunderously.

“Da Ge, what… what happened to you?”

Mu Rongyue chased forward, and she felt as though she was going to be frozen, even as she stood a few inches away. Something seemed off with Qin Yu. Thus despite the danger of being frozen, she forcefully came forward and asked worriedly.

Qin Yu’s body trembled for a short while, and the Demonic Blood Devouring Sword in his hands disappeared. The crimson light surrounding his body faded along with it.

“Phew.” He let out a sigh. “The Demonic Blood Devouring Sword was behaving strangely.”

“Behaving strangely? Could it be that the Sword was trying to take over control of your body? It looked like you were not yourself just now.” Mu Rongyue was more worried than before, “If this is the case, Da Ge, don’t use the Sword hastily next time. If anything were to happen… Sigh, this does not make any sense. Didn’t you say that you had already wiped the Demonic Spirit of the sword from the face of this Earth?”

“Exactly, the Sword’s Demonic Spirit was already exterminated by me. How could it be…?” Qin Yu himself was confused over what was happening. It seems like he had to study the sword when he goes back.

At the same time, this served as a reminder that this sword could not be used hastily. In the event that the sword was used, precautions have to be made. As he was chasing Mu Rongrui, he overused his strength, and a devious trace of consciousness took advantage of that very moment to rush into his sea of consciousness. Thankfully, the Earth Spirit Pearl in his Sea of Consciousness blocked that devious trace of consciousness for just long enough for him to react. Otherwise, the consequences would have been severe.

When he reacted and tried to deal with the intruding consciousness, it had already disappeared without any trace, leaving Qin Yu with no chance to strike.

Could it be that there was another Demonic Spirit within the Sword? A Demonic Spirit that exists in the form of a trace of consciousness. A Demonic Spirit in that form was hard to guard against and deal with.

It was exactly due to the untimely appearance of this problem that Mu Rongrui could luckily escape this time around.

“It’s a pity, letting that jerk run away.” Qin Yu sighed regretfully. He felt even more regret for his failed plan of receiving a huge amount of Energy Fireflies.

“Da Ge, let it be. There wasn’t any merit to catching him anyway.” Mu Rongyue said quietly. It was obvious she was not confident of this.

Qin Yu turned over and looked at Mu Rongyue, and spoke in a bland tone: “Xiao Yue, I know what you’re thinking of. You don’t want me to kill him. But I have to remind you, your benevolence will cause the deaths of many, including yourself. Think about it.” After he finished speaking, Qin Yu coldly turned and walked away, towards the direction of the canyon.

“Da Ge, I…” Mu Rongyue knew that Qin Yu was unhappy and her heart fell. She wanted to explain herself, but she did not know how to go about it.

She knew in her heart that showing any benevolence in a fight of life and death was a taboo. She was not a benevolent person as well, but when facing Mu Rongrui, who was from the same clan as her, she really couldn’t bring herself to be so ruthless.

Qin Yu returned to face Ruo Feng, and stared down at him with an icy cold gaze. The pressure from his gaze forced Ruo Feng to kneel on the floor, and he hung his head low, not daring to lift his head up for even a centimeter.

“During our journey here, I already knew that there was someone questionable in our midst, and that person was you! We did not meet anybody else during the journey, and yet we encountered an ambush just as we entered the canyon. What’s more, the leader of the ambush, Mu Rongrui, correctly guessed my identity. Xiao Yue and Qing Yun couldn’t be a problem. The only thing I didn’t expect was that you would sneak an attack on Qing Yun instead of me.”

“I have to say, you were very lucky, if you had sneaked an attack on me, you would have already been a dead man.”

Qin Yu’s words were not meant to scare him, and they were actually the truth. He was already cautious of Ruo Feng, and if Ruo Feng did try to attack him, death was his only outcome.

Cold sweat dripped from Ruo Feng, and he was immensely grateful for his prior decision. He knew Qin Yu was strong and hence he did not choose to attack him. Mu Rongyue was a princess, and he didn’t have the guts to act upon her as well. Therefore, the only option left was the unlucky Qing Yun.

“I am curious. Since you were their mole, you should have a way to contact them. You could’ve contacted them to tell them our location, especially during the period of time when I was injured. That was the best period for you to strike. Why wait till now?” Qin Yu probed further.

Ruo Feng raised his head up slowly, bitterness forming on his face “Young Master Qin, from the bottom of my heart, I didn’t want to risk my life for them. I was reluctant to listen to their bidding. But in the past few days, they have been forcing my hand. They gave me an ultimatum and threatened to sell my sister to a brothel. That was why I had to do what I did. Young Master Qin, I beg you. You can kill me, but please save my sister. You have to save my sister. Please, I beg of you.”

Ruo Feng kneeled on the ground, tears freely flowing down his face as he kowtowed.

Qin Yu let out a sigh. “Don’t worry, I will not kill you. If I wanted to kill you, you would’ve already become a corpse. Stay alive and return to save your sister.”

As he finished his sentence, he turned around and walked towards Qing Yun. Qing Yun’s injury has stabilized, but she still remained sitting on the ground, deep in meditation. She was injured, after all.

“Ruo Feng, get up.” Mu Rongyue came over and helped Ruo Feng up.

“Princess, I’m sorry, I…” Ruo Feng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Mu Rongyue.

“It’s enough, I know you were being forced against your will. Stay alive, we will save your sister once we are out together.” Mu Rongyue consoled her subordinate.

“Thank you, Princess.” Ruo Feng went on his knees and kowtowed again.

“Go apologize to Miss Qing. Hopefully, she can forgive you.” As Mu Rongyue looked over at the meditating Qing Yun, a tinge of jealousy brewed inside her. Reminded of how Qin Yu was concerned about Qing Yun and how Qin Yu was unhappy with her previously, her heart sank.

“Yes, princess.” Ruo Feng naturally did not know what Mu Rongyue was feeling at this moment. He was only focused on following Mu Rongyue’s commands and went to apologize to Qing Yun. After all, he did sneak attack Qing Yun earlier, causing her to be wounded.

“Phew.” Qing Yun let out a breath of air as she finished meditating.

“How are you feeling?” Qin Yu asked softly behind her.

“I’m alright. Won’t die from this.” Qing Yun stood up slowly and turned around. The soft gaze from her sparkling eyes landed on Qin Yu, and she said softly, “Thank you, you saved me once again.”

Qin Yu smiled in return, “It was no trouble at all. Since you are fine now, let’s leave this place.”

“Sure.” Qing Yun nodded in return. Just as she was about to take her first step, Ruo Feng came in like the wind and knelt down in front of her.

Qing Yun shook her head, speaking blandly, “I already know of your reasons, so I wouldn’t blame you. Stay alive, return and save your sister.”

Finishing her words, Qing Yun took a step forward, brushing beside Ruo Feng and ignoring him. Even though she said that she would not blame Ruo Feng, deep down she still felt uncomfortable.

“Let’s go.” Qin Yu said to Qing Yun, as he followed her.