Gu Lingzhi continued to put on a smile, as if the person with a sword hanging on the neck was not her. This frightened Rong Huashang and Pan Yue who were watching from a distance. But given this scenario, what was most strange was the fact that Rong Yuan, who should have the biggest reaction, simply remained composed, as if he had not seen the situation here and was solely concentrating on fighting off the enemies. It’s just that his attacks were too powerful, making the onlookers fearful as they watched.

Pan Luming was still hesitant while Pan Yue’er turned her gaze towards Rong Yuan as she wanted to catch him and use him to threaten Gu Lingzhi. Unexpectedly, before she could make a move, Gu Lingzhi had already read her thoughts and said, “Don’t bother on wasting your efforts if your plan was to catch Rong Yuan and threaten me. Either way we will die together, will I be so foolish so as to trust you again?”

These words were mocking Pan Luming for going back on his words, “So? What are you going to do now? If something were to happen to my husband, I cannot guarantee what I would do.” With that, the Phoenix Sword on...