Chapter 673: 623 Junior female fellow student?
The man stared dumbfoundedly at Yan Shuangzi, shock overwhelming his heart.
He never imagined that in his lifetime, he would see her again...
The woman's beautiful and alluring face once wore a smile as she politely called him senior brother.
But now her face was as cold as frost, and astonishing murderous intent emanated from her pitch-black eyes!
Her eyes?
Had... had her eyes been restored?
"Uh." The pain awakened the stunned man.
Yan Shuangzi gently exerted force underfoot, stepping down on the man's head.
Yet the man couldn't move, not even qualified to resist.
Because at the moment of his shock, five thin red threads had already fallen onto his body.
An overwhelming energy surged into his body along the red threads, causing chaos within his Divine Power!
The Water Flow Armor quietly disintegrated, leaving his head unprotected.
Pain no longer mattered.
If she wished, she could easily crush his head.
"Junior... Junior Sister..." The man spoke tremulously, terrified to the extreme.
Under the control of the Evil Technique·Silk Thread, he couldn't even close his lips, and his words came out garbled.
"Junior Sister?" Yan Shuangzi's eyes were icy as she gradually applied force underfoot.
"Ah!!" The man screamed, his head deformed from the grinding, "M-My lady... please, no, I beg you..."
Crying and pleas did not alleviate Yan Shuangzi's hatred.
The events she experienced at Sword Ridge Peak were something she could never let go of.
When Yan Shuangzi realized that the people of Sword Ridge Peak were beyond saving, willing to serve Lord Beifeng with closed eyes and ears, she felt utter despair.
And anger.
She could only escape, but it was in vain.
The man groveling at her feet now was one of the team members sent to capture her back then.
That very team was the one that escorted her back to the peak, where she was punished and publicly humiliated.
Yan Shuangzi would never forget that day.
Nor would she forget the scenes during her escape.
She fled in distress, hunted down and wounded all over, trying to reason and even pleading desperately.
All she saw were the cold faces of fellow disciples and brother-sister.
Indifference was not the most heart-wrenching.
What truly pierced Yan Shuangzi's heart was the mocking smile on the faces of a few.
"Crack!"
The crisp sound of bones echoed.
Yan Shuangzi stomped and ground the man's head underfoot, unable to suppress the violent rage in her heart.
"Ah! Aaaahhh..." The man wailed miserably.
"Why did you laugh at me back then?" Yan Shuangzi looked at the wailing man underfoot.
Her voice was soft, not like a question.
Of course, she already knew the answer.
Those words were merely born of anger, born of hatred.
"Crack! Crack..."
The crisp sound of bone fractures was enough to make one's teeth ache.
Yan Shuangzi couldn't control the rage in her heart, nor her strength underfoot.
The wailing ceased abruptly.
Blood stained the pristine snow red.
Even with a body much stronger than ordinary, without the protection of Water Flow Armor, Vast River could only die humbly beneath her feet.
Yan Shuangzi's chest heaved violently as she gazed down at the bones beneath her.
Suddenly, she realized something, clarity returning to her eyes.
Turning around, she saw a face with a gentle expression.
No hint of reproach.
In his hand, he still held a cluster of black mist.
Within it surfaced a face full of terror.
Yan Shuangzi looked regretful, parted her lips, "I..."
"It's okay, no need to hold back." Lu Ran weighed the black mist cluster in his hand, causing the Dead Soul within to tumble up and down, "I'm here."
Yan Shuangzi's expression turned complex as she looked into Lu Ran's eyes.
After a long time, she bent down to remove the Divine Power Bead Chain from the man, lightly uttering "hm" in acknowledgment.
Lu Ran then activated the Transmission Mirror and stepped inside.
Yan Shuangzi took the Divine Power Bead Chain, grabbed the corpse's ankle, and dragged it into the Transmission Mirror.
Behind the mirror lay a natural cave.
The cave was pitch black.
With night vision, Yan Shuangzi saw the young man already sitting on the ground, leaning against the stone wall.
"Sit." Lu Ran, with one hand holding the black mist cluster, patted the ground beside him.
Yan Shuangzi casually tossed the corpse aside, strode over, leaned against the stone wall, and slid down to sit.
"Here." Lu Ran, holding the Soul Prison, placed it before Yan Shuangzi's face.
The Soul Fire ignited silently.
"Ah! Ahhhh! Aaahhhh..." The screams echoed within the cave, far more harrowing than before.
Yan Shuangzi raised her hands, holding Lu Ran's arm and hand, quietly watching the man tortured within the Soul Prison.
The ghostly Soul Fire burned for a full 60 seconds.
For Yan Shuangzi, each second was a release of anger, while the Dead Soul inside was tormented beyond recognition.
The spiritual burning and torment far surpassed the piercing and corrosive agony of the flesh by a hundredfold, thousandfold in its horror.
The Soul Fire finally extinguished, and in the darkness, came the Emperor Robe youth's order, "Silence."
"Mmm... ugh..."
The imprisoned Dead Soul wished for peace but couldn't stop crying, its face twisted to the point of dislocation.
"Can you interrogate?" Lu Ran asked softly.
"Yes!" Yan Shuangzi's palm tightened slightly, clutching his hand.
"Alright." Lu Ran leaned his head back against the stone wall, communicating with the Big Nightmare.
The Nightmare Guardian leading another team was still searching through the icy snow; now they could stop.
"How many of you escaped?"
"Woo, woo..." The dead soul was still trembling, unable to control its sobbing.
"Do you still want to be burned?" Yan Shuangzi's tone was icy.
In a daze, Lu Ran almost thought it was the Big Nightmare interrogating.
These two women, even their voices were so similar.
"Twenty! Twenty-two people... later gathered more than ten, totaling... a total of thirty-seven people." The captive hurriedly replied.
"Be specific."
"35 North Wind believers, 2 slaves, disciples of Ice Butterfly, they were captured while escaping, grabbed..." The captive responded hastily.
"How many Sea Realm?" Yan Shuangzi frowned slightly.
"6 Sea Realm! 6..."
"Is he here?" Yan Shuangzi said in a low voice.
"Him?" The captive was momentarily stunned, then quickly reacted, "Elder Xing? Yes, yes! We escaped with him."
Yan Shuangzi couldn't help but clench her fists.
Lu Ran said nothing, the Yangyang Sea naturally wouldn't care about the River Realm's little strength.
Yan Shuangzi quickly reacted.
She hurriedly loosened her grasp, gently rubbing his hand bones, "I only saw the corpses of 8 Sea Realm believers on Sword Ridge Peak.
9 escaped, what about the Sea Realm ones?"
"Don't know!" The man responded tremulously, "That night was too chaotic, the Peak Master fell into a deviation, my junior sister... uh ah! AAAH..."
Soul Fire rekindled.
Lu Ran turned slightly, looking at the soul tormented in the palm of his hand, "Who is your junior sister?"
"I'm, I'm sorry, hiss... lord, don't, I beg you don't burn again aaah..."
Lu Ran was almost laughing out of anger!
Really hard to understand how this person has the face to still call this title.
Yan Shuangzi silently listened to the screams until Lu Ran withdrew his divine power, then she asked, "Is your hiding place over here?
Were you lying on the mountain peak as a lookout?"
The captive, afraid of being tortured again, poured out intel in a rush, "Yes! That night, we fled north non-stop, kept flying!
Until we flew here, there is a Black Lotus clan here, they almost don't move much.
Elder Xing commanded us to clear out an area, using the surrounding Black Lotus as guards."
"Hmph." Lu Ran curled his lips.
A bit clever indeed.
With the Black Lotus clan surrounding the outskirts, anyone approaching would be drawn attention by the giant lotus.
On the other hand, if the Black Lotus detected a target, they would actively attack, which could alert the remnants of Sword Ridge Peak that enemies are intruding here.
It proves that this method works!
Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi are the best examples, the sentries did indeed first discover the two.
Unfortunately Lu Ran was too quick in killing, and his gaze too sharp.
The man situated far away on the mountain peak couldn't clearly see Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi's specific appearance, yet the two saw the man clearly.
Yan Shuangzi said coldly, "How many sentries like you are there?"
"16! Elder Pang personally selected 16 Black Lotuses, letting us hide near the lotuses, on day and night duty. If we detect the Peak Master attacking, report back immediately."
Upon hearing the name "Elder Pang," Yan Shuangzi's fierce spirit arose once more.
When she first became an Evil Shadow, she was this fierce and violent, making Lu Ran unable to sleep.
It took a long time to truly become a silent shadow.
Now hearing news about Sword Ridge Peak people again, Yan Shuangzi reverted to her past state.
Yan Shuangzi: "From where you are, to your hiding place, exactly how far? In which direction?"
"Hiding place is in the northwest, around twenty to thirty kilometers! Hidden inside the mountains, very secretive, I'll take you, I'll take you..."
"That far?"
"Yes, yes, Elder Xing instructs us to create a storm upon detection or summon the North Wind Divine Blade..."
Lu Ran snorted coldly inside.
A good Elder Xing, truly cherishes life!
Specially leaving twenty to thirty kilometers for escape, right?
These North Wind disciples are truly hopeless, so servile, being manipulated by Elder Xing to be obedient, willing to die.
"Hoo~"
Lu Ran suddenly raised another hand, performing the Evil Technique·Mirror Flower Moon.
At this time, Deng Yuxiang already led another team back to the designated cave, upon seeing the Mirror open, she immediately instructed the group to step into it.
In the dark environment, Lu Ran's voice echoed, "Nightmare, you take Elder Bai and the others back to Cloud Sea Cliff first, gather battle units, meet in the Council Hall!
I and Evil Shadow will first circle around the enemy's hideout."
"Circle around?" Deng Yuxiang was a bit puzzled.
"Yes, I and Evil Shadow will clear the sentries outside first, leave none." Lu Ran opened another Transmission Mirror directly to Cloud Sea Cliff, "Have everyone ready!
Inside the enemy hiding place there are 6 Sea Realm, at that time, not one should be let go!"
"Yes." Deng Yuxiang suppressed the desire to question, immediately took the order, and left with the team.
Lu Ran weighed the black mist in hand, asking, "Where's the nearest sentry post to you?"
"West, lord, it's to the west!"
Lu Ran looked at Yan Shuangzi, "Shall I eat?"
"Yes." Yan Shuangzi nodded slightly, her icy gaze falling on the Soul Prison Team, looking at the increasingly fearful face.
Goodbye,
Never see again.
Providing a bit of nourishment for the master's growth is your final value.
"Eat? What... wait! Lord, please wait..."
The black mist broke apart, the desperate voice of the dead soul vanished with it.
Lu Ran didn't bother opening his eyes, feeling the dead soul being absorbed into his pupils, he stood up and opened a Transmission Mirror.
Yan Shuangzi immediately stood up and followed.
The two of them returned to the snowy mountain peak one after the other.
Although the man's body had been taken away, the bleeding marks in the snow remained.
Lu Ran glanced at the blood-drenched ground, then turned his head westward, focusing far ahead.
Peak Master of Sword Ridge Peak...
You didn't destroy the sect thoroughly enough.
I will!
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