Chapter 150: Parting Ways

Today, Tianze unexpectedly wore a trace of joy. He had just discovered that half of the Blood-Clothed Mansion had been destroyed.

"The tremor last night! Who on earth was it! What a pity that I couldn't kill him!" Bai Yiifei was safe and sound, a fact that greatly disappointed Tianze.

Tianze's faction also had a good number of subordinates, with dozens stationed right around the area. Naturally, these underlings did not dare to block the two leaders; compared to the four chief commanders, they were mere small fry.

"All of you, follow me. I have something to tell the Crown Prince." The underlings ignored them, but Flame Liuying was not about to let them go, especially since several of these people had been saved by her previously.

The minor underlings were surprised, but they immediately followed orders and trailed behind.

Before long, the dozens of men followed Flame Liuying, the twins, and Wushuang Ghost up the mountaintop.

"Flame Liuying, what is the meaning of this?" The Poison King frowned. The scene before him felt somewhat wrong.

With dozens of men approaching, Tianze no longer remained in hiding.

Two female swordsmen! Could it be them? Upon seeing the young maiden behind Flame Liuying, Tianze's expression grew grave.

"Flame Liuying, who are they?"

A chill emanated through the air, causing the minor underlings to quickly halt their steps.

Flame Liuying had no time to explain; she directly handed the mother gu to Wushuang Ghost.

"This! How do you have this? Could it be that last night it was them?!"

This was truly an unexpected pleasant surprise. Tianze's bitter expression softened, and it was no wonder the gu insects within his body had been so quiet.

Flame Liuying nodded faintly. Only after Tianze took the mother gu did she speak.

"Tianze, I risked my life to retrieve the mother gu for you. From this day onward, our ties are severed, and I, Flame Liuying, no longer owe you anything!"

What?! The dozens of minor underlings were so startled that they hurriedly retreated ten meters.

"Flame Liuying, do not speak nonsense!" The Poison King quickly stepped forward.

Hmph! Tianze lowered his head and sneered coldly. It just so happened that he no longer needed to exercise restraint.

"Flame Liuying, how dare you betray the Crown Prince?" Corpse-Driving Ghost took two steps forward; he had long desired to teach this little bint a lesson.

Wushuang Ghost did not say a word, walking back to Flame Liuying's side and glaring fiercely at Corpse-Driving Ghost!

What, him too?! This time, even Tianze could no longer remain calm.

How could Big Brother do this?! Some of Wushuang Ghost's close friends and old subordinates were likewise shocked!

"Such bitter hatred! Flame Liuying, you bitch, who have you hooked up with?"

Arrogant though Tianze was, he was by no means confident he could defeat those two young maidens! Moreover, Wushuang Ghost alone was enough to flip Corpse-Driving Ghost and the Poison King upside down. As for those retreating minor underlings, Tianze chose to pretend he didn't see them.

Yet, having never enjoyed her yet, how could he possibly be willing to let go?

"Hmph!" With a cold laugh, Flame Liuying turned around and addressed the minor underlings.

"Today, Wushuang Ghost and I are parting ways with Tianze. Will you try to stop us, or will you join us?"

Wushuang Ghost also spoke up: "Those who do not wish to die, step aside. Those who are not afraid of death and wish to follow us, stay."

Hmph! Tianze watched with cold eyes, eager to see who would dare betray him.

This! The dozens of underlings hesitated as well. Powerful though Tianze and his cohorts were, their ways made them deeply disliked!

Soon, the crowd began to choose their sides.

"Good! From now on, you will follow me!" Flame Liuying was quite surprised that twenty men were willing to follow her, though naturally, the majority of them were Wushuang Ghost's close friends and subordinates.

Alas! Seeing that Flame Liuying had no intention of keeping him, the Poison King retreated back behind Tianze.

"You damned wretches, why aren't you coming over here?" Corpse-Driving Ghost cursed angrily! Surprisingly, the vast majority of the men retreated to the sides, indicating they would help neither party.

In the end, only twelve men remained behind him! Tianze was furious enough to explode! He, a dignified Crown Prince, was actually inferior to that cheap bint!

Ah! The underlings on both sides panicked as well; they were no fools. Right now, the strength of Flame Liuying's faction was by no means inferior. The indifferent-looking twins gave Flame Liuying's faction a mysterious and formidable strength, preventing the fence-sitters from hesitating any longer.

"We might as well follow Big Brother Wushuang!"

Compared to the sinister Poison King and Corpse-Driving Ghost, the rank-and-file soldiers respected Wushuang Ghost much more.

With someone taking the lead, the fence-sitters began choosing their sides once more.

"Damned fools, you will regret this!" With the vast majority of men betraying him, Tianze truly exploded.

Roar~

"Attack!" The Crown Prince made his move, and Corpse-Driving Ghost shouted aloud as well.

Alas! The Poison King had no choice but to follow suit.

Over a dozen real and fake iron chains thrust forward, but Zhuanhun and Miepo had already leaped in front of Flame Liuying.

"All of you, fall back!" With that, Flame Liuying also turned and leaped away.

Glancing back, Wushuang Ghost likewise withdrew.

"Ha! Trying to run!" Corpse-Driving Ghost was overjoyed. Without waiting for the corpse soldiers to encircle them, he charged straight toward Flame Liuying.

Clang~ Clatter~ Boom~ Waves of internal energy burst forth, and the iron chains shattered into increasingly shorter segments.

"Damn it!" Tianze was dumbfounded. As expected, he was no match for the two young maidens; they truly lived up to their reputation as the swordsmen who had severely injured Bai Yifei.

Hum~ Clang~~ Several bone-chillingly crisp sounds rang out.

Before Corpse-Driving Ghost even registered them, a sword was already piercing forward from behind.

"Stop!" Flame Liuying couldn't help but cry out!

Phew! Thank goodness! With his neck feeling ice-cold, the Poison King, who had merely been watching from the sidelines, thought he was surely a dead man!

Damn it!

Tianze didn't dare move either; two swords, from left and right, were crossed against his throat. A mere half-second slower, and all three of them would have been bleeding.

"Alright! Let's go!" Glancing at the regretful minor underlings, Flame Liuying smiled with satisfaction.

With a retraction of their swords and a flash, the Six Swordsmen followed closely behind the main group.

Struggling to control the trembling of his body, Tianze slowly forced a smile.

"Ha! What a cheap whore! I wonder who she sold herself to! They won't be arrogant for long!"

After sneering a few times, Tianze turned and returned to the mountain. He needed some quiet; the suffocating killing intent lingered deep within his bones, and he needed time to dispel it.

"Damn it! Truly a cheap bitch!" Cursing fiercely, Corpse-Driving Ghost slipped away as well, terrified of being overheard by the people halfway up the mountain.

Quietly watching the departing group, the Poison King's thoughts churned like crashing waves. "Alas! I hope this time you have truly found a good home!"

After descending the mountain, a stunned Wushuang Ghost could no longer hold back his words. "Those six Yanhuang swords are truly terrifying! In the blink of an eye, even the Crown Prince was subdued!"

Flame Liuying smiled lightly and nodded; she hadn't even seen when they had appeared!

The group of over forty minor soldiers was equally thrilled, feeling profoundly fortunate for their choice. Following Tianze's faction was never about restoring the state; they had simply nowhere else to go or did not know how else to survive.

True to the saying that extreme joy begets sorrow, as soon as Flame Liuying's group returned to her secret stronghold, thousands of blade-wielding and crossbow-bearing soldiers swarmed in from three sides.

Retreating step by step, there was no longer any path of escape around them!

Wushuang Ghost grew furious, wanting to charge directly toward the soldiers a hundred meters away.

"Wushuang Ghost, don't move. I'll go see what they're made of."

Wushuang Ghost nodded. "Very well! Be careful!"

Flame Liuying smiled faintly and walked alone toward the surrounding blade-soldiers, while the twins closely followed behind her, and the four members of Zhengang scattered, following at a moderate distance.

"Ha! Let's see how you escape this time!" A young junior military officer looked excitedly at the three beauties. He didn't dare to monopolize them—the most beautiful one could be presented to the Young Master, but as for the two tender maidens, he wouldn't be polite.

"Father, shouldn't you call Big Sister Twins back?" With thousands of densely packed soldiers and heavy crossbows aimed, little Yan'er grew somewhat nervous.

At this moment, the carriage was hidden in the tree canopy over a hundred meters away, where even opening the window directly allowed a clear view.

"It's fine. Those arrows won't fly up." The gravitational field had already been engaged, so Lin Shu was not worried.

Thinking of Sister Xinying, little Yan'er set her mind at ease. "Hehe! Sister Xin, let the arrow rain fly for a bit before you intercept them later."

[Very well! Let the darling watch a rain of arrows for a moment.] Xinying already understood little Yan'er's intent.

The young officer couldn't help swallowing hard, desperately wishing he could keep this beauty for himself.

Unfortunately, all the soldiers had seen her, and the rules of the Ninth Young Master were exceptionally strict!