Chapter 61 When Spring Comes and Flowers Bloom (1/2)

It was a desperate move, but it was the only way.

Ye Liuyun did all that he could to make any last changes.

At the same time, he no longer had any possibility of change.

Shen Lian's disappearing sword aura was the only thing that was out of his expectation.

With the help of the Ice Jade, he did not have to worry about Shen Lian's Deity Vanquishing Sword. However, Being and Non-Being of the Sword Aura caught him off guard and he was out of means.

This was not within his prediction. No one would have thought that sword aura could disappear into thin air without a trace.

Ye Liuyun did his best, but Shen Lian was beyond his comprehension. His palm strike did not hit the sword aura, but instead, it hit a body. The sword aura too landed on this young body.

As he acted hastily, the palm strength from Ye Liuyun's strike was not strong enough.

He retracted a great deal of the strength in the nick of time, but it could still break the person's heart meridian, and at the same time, the sword aura pierced the person from behind.

The sword aura exploded and was propelled forward by the momentum, thus canceling out Ye Liuyun's palm strength. The young body fell into Ye Liuyun's arms.

The scent of her hair rushed into his nose, followed by the scent of blood.

At the crucial moment, Xiao Zhu had blocked the sword aura for Ye Liuyun with her body.

Xiao Zhu did not know why she acted this way. She was not sure if Ye Liuyun was able to dodge from the sword aura, to begin with. After sensing extreme danger the moment Shen Lian raised his hand, she subconsciously protected Ye Liuyun with her body.

This was the first time Shen Lian killed a person in his past or the current lifetime, a woman no less.

Of course, it was hard to say whether Ye Liuyun's palm strike or Shen Lian's sword aura dealt the fatal blow.

At that point, Xiao Zhu was not dead yet.

Shen Lian was not sure if Xiao Zhu was considered to be someone who should be killed.

Morally, Xiao Zhu was a witch who killed without batting an eye.

Despite being the Eldest Young Lady of Guiyun Peak, she was arrogant and unreasonable. Out of her selfish desires, she killed Li Zhuang and his team from the Shun Feng Escorts.

Shen Lian was not particularly fond of her but he did not intend to kill her.

He did not do it on purpose. No one would have thought that Xiao Zhu would sacrifice herself and blocked the sword aura for Ye Liuyun.

Plenty of people in this world would gladly sacrifice themselves for Ye Liuyun.

At least the sword servants in Mingjian Peak, like Jian Shisan and Jian Shisi, would voluntarily lay their lives down for Ye Liuyun.

However, to speak of those who would not die for Ye Liuyun, Xiao Zhu would definitely be on the list. There was probably no one else who hated Ye Liuyun as much as Xiao Zhu.

Shen Lian was shocked, but Ye Liuyun was not sure what he felt about it.

He did not even think about revenging against Shen Lian. The sword that he controlled with his essential Qi fell into the lake. Ye Liuyun did not have time to think about the precious weapon.

Xiao Zhu had a certain level of attainment in terms of martial arts, so she did not die immediately.

Ye Liuyun instilled a great deal of his essential Qi into Xiao Zhu and managed to preserve her last breath.

”Sorry,” Xiao Zhu collapsed onto Ye Liuyun and apologized.

Only Ye Liuyun would understand the reason behind Xiao Zhu's apology. Over the past years, Xiao Zhu had been acting against him. There were a few times where he was almost killed by her.

”Don't speak. Let's head back to the peak. Mingjian Peak has the best medicine, we can definitely stabilize your injuries.” Ye Liuyun suppressed his emotions and forced himself to be calm.

”I know how badly injured I am, not even the Daluo immortals can save me now. Would you listen to me, please?” Xiao Zhu struggled with her sentence.

Shen Lian did not know what to do in this situation.

He was not in the wrong, yet he felt guilty.