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Underworld Guide made a quick decision. It was too late to salvage the situation here. No matter—Lie’s emergence has already triggered the chain. The bloodshed at the burial ground and the sacred temple will have set my plans into motion.
He dodged Yue Hongling’s strike in a flash, his form twisting into a streak of gray light, heading straight for the sacred mountain.
Zhao Changhe’s Dragon Bird struck empty air, but his mind remained sharp. He and his weapon were one, and Dragon Bird responded instinctively. A crescent-shaped saber arc followed Underworld Guide’s retreat, Army Breaker roaring toward him.
Underworld Guide twisted midair, narrowly avoiding the blade arc, though it still grazed him, sending a spray of blood into the air.
Yue Hongling, visibly fatigued, murmured, “A shame… If I’d had more strength, I could have struck him again while he was exposed.”
Zhao Changhe, leaning on his saber for support, turned to Yue Hongling with a smile. She was covered in blood, her body battered, yet to him, she had never looked more stunning.
In the past, he had always felt the need to prove himself, to be the one supporting her. But now,...
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