Chapter 1001: Let Qishao shoulder the flames of fury (2/2)
She flew over, but it was already too late. The fireball sank completely in the water and lit the whole lake aflame like a giant furnace. Han Yunxi finally understood: the seven female corpses, the Qi Sha dagger, and the swordfire, when combined with Gu Qishao himself, was supposed to forge a sword using Yinyang Lake! As long as the sword was completed, the Moye sword spirit would adhere to the new blade.
Abominable! What do they take Gu Qishao for?!
Finally, the proprietress emerged from the forest and landed next to the one-armed man. She looked at the raging flames and smiled. “So pretty.”
“As long as you like it,” the one-armed man replied.
Han Yunxi’s fury dashed to the skies. “Tell me how to stop this or else I’ll kill you both!” She had no idea if there was still time to salvage the situation once the flames died down. This was her only solution.
The proprietress only regarded Han Yunxi with disdain while the man ignored her entirely. Long Feiye caught up to them, his mind filled with doubts. He was very clear that Gu Qishao wouldn’t die; in fact, the man might even take control over the newly forged sword. But how was he supposed to explain this to Han Yunxi? In fact, he’d rather not explain at all and leave it to Gu Qishao himself! It was only fair for Gu Qishao to shoulder his own consequences for hiding the facts from Han Yunxi in the first place!
In the end, Long Feiye just stopped caring to wait for Gu Qishao to emerge from the flames unharmed. His job should be protecting Han Yunxi, so he didn’t mind playing the ignoramus! What he feared wasn’t her tears, but her temper.
“You crazy woman, what do you know of true love?!” Han Yunxi fumed at the proprietress.
She laughed and said, “Are you asking me? Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand.”
“I’ll tell you what true love means!” Han Yunxi was so filled with killing intent that she didn’t even notice Long Feiye’s uncertain expression. She suddenly grabbed Long Feiye’s Profound Frost Sword and made a surprise attack on the one-armed man. He pulled the proprietress out of the way with him, making her laugh even louder.
Han Yunxi kept attacking while Long Feiye shadowed her footsteps but didn’t interfere. He knew that Han Yunxi’s true purpose didn’t lay with using her blade. As expected, the moment the man dodged, Han Yunxi’s other hand released dozens of needles after him. Unlike her old weak and messy shots, this one had speed and purpose. All of them were difficult to evade and perfectly arranged to cover up blind spots. Thus, avoiding one would put the victim in the way of another like an inescapable formation.
The one-armed man was finally alarmed as he realized she was no simple foe. Unfortunately, it was already too late! Two needles hit their mark, then three more as he strove to protect the proprietress. As he landed with her on the ground, his bones began to ache intensely even as he pulled the proprietress behind him.
Han Yunxi and Long Feiye landed as well, the latter demanding of the woman, “Do you love him? Do you understand what true love is? If you do, then tell me how to stop this swordfire. Otherwise, I promise all the bones in his body will shatter into pieces within the time it takes to brew a cup of tea!”
The proprietress was quick at taking bones out of the body, but even her speed couldn’t compare to Han Yunxi’s poisons!
But it was the one-armed man who spoke up instead. “The sword spirit’s already been called out, so it’s impossible to put out the fire. Killing me wouldn’t make a difference.”
“If you die, she’ll definitely have a miserable time of it. I promise!” Han Yunxi grew more ruthless before she said in a sinister tone, “Unless you kill her yourself before you perish!”
Her words stunned the one-armed man as well as Long Feiye. He thought that Han Yunxi had made the wrong gamble at first by poisoning the man instead of the woman since his affections seemed stronger. But she had used this method to threaten the one-armed man instead.
That’s right. If he dies, what becomes of the proprietress?
“You don’t have much time left! If Gu Qishao dies, I’ll make you both pay!” Han Yunxi threatened.
Finally, the one-armed man was spurred into panic. “If you help me treat the poison, I’ll stop the swordfire.”
“You don’t have the right to talk terms with me!” Han Yunxi raged.
The proprietress simply kept smiling like a playful child, or perhaps a heartless spectator to the scene. The one-armed man looked at her with a face full of helpless doting. He had no choice but to lift his sword, yet...