Chapter 263: Always Her!

Ling Qingwu's angry face turned iron‑blue.

She tried to calm herself, then haughtily said, "I, Ling Qingwu, am the daughter of Qingyun Sword Immortal and a top‑ten wind‑and‑cloud figure of the Sword Sect; Ye Qingran is nothing but a waste without even a Spiritual Root! How could I be inferior to her? Between us, whom will you choose, National Master? You must think it through carefully."

Ling Qingwu plans to reason with her.

After all, regarding status and position, she is far more outstanding than Ye Qingran!

Fu Hanxiu's mouth corners curled lazily, "The sword path you pride yourself on is no match before her; if she is a waste, aren't you even worse than a waste?"

Ling Qingwu, seething with anger, trembles all over.

She also doesn't know where Ye Qingran learned such swordsmanship. Clearly there is no Mysterious Force Wave, yet she remains so strong. This is also one reason she is eager to eliminate Ye Qingran.

After all, with one fewer person more outstanding than her in the world, she can gain an extra share of attention!

"As for my choice…" Fu Hanxiu's drifting gaze falls on Ye Qingran's face, "It has always been her."

Ye Qingran meets that gaze, her heart jumps, she feels as if her head is submerged, a wave of suffocation, and she hurriedly averts her eyes.

Seeing that further words are useless, Ling Qingwu squints, "National Master, since you have already made your choice, I can only say… what a pity!"

As she speaks, her gaze lands on Ye Qingran, eyes filled with dark ferocity, "Since that's the case, Ye Qingran, just wait to collect the corpse of your child!"

As soon as the words finish, Ling Qingwu, still seething, is about to dress when a gust of fierce wind strikes, then a massive force hits her body, shattering the window and hurling her outside.

Whoosh~

A deafening crash, Ling Qingwu crashes onto the street below; some people, unable to dodge, are struck on the head and tumble to the ground.

"Which one is so short‑sighted…"

The swearing voice abruptly stops after seeing the person's appearance and near‑naked body.

……

"National Master!"

Ye Qingran lets out a low shout and runs to the window to look down.

He throws Ling Qingwu outside; she will surely be furious and embarrassed, and might end up implicating Xiao Hu!

"Don't worry, I'm here." Fu Hanxiu gives Ye Qingran a deep look. His eyes seem magical; when she meets his gaze, she inexplicably relaxes.

Thrown out of the room so abruptly, Ling Qingwu is almost naked; countless eyes stare at her, making her feel especially ashamed.

She blocks her chest with both hands, looks up at the third‑floor window, her face twisted into a snarling grimace, eyes ablaze with raging fire.

"Ye Qingran, it seems you no longer want that Wild Offspring's life, right?"

Ling Qingwu shouts loudly.

At this moment, a Sword Sect disciple drapes a cloak over her, covering the exposed modesty.

Ye Qingran is speechless.

Clearly it was the National Master who threw her out, how can the blame fall on her? Just because she's not a handsome man?

"National Master, Xiao Hu is still in her hands; I need more time to hold her back. You've now provoked her; if she takes out her anger on Xiao Hu, I won't let you go unpunished!"

Ye Qingran bites her teeth, her tone turning a bit colder.

She bows low, allowing Ling Qingwu and the others to bully her—what for? Isn't it to stall Ling Qingwu, giving her subordinates enough time to find Xiao Hu?

The National Master has shattered her plan! That makes her very angry!

Seeing her distrust him so, Fu Hanxiu can't help but become a bit irritated, and says gravely, "You distrust me like that? Do you really think I'm reckless?"

Ye Qingran twitches her lips.

She doesn't think he's reckless; rather, she believes Xiao Hu and he have no kinship, and he has no reason to sacrifice anything to save Xiao Hu.

Fu Hanxiu doesn't want to hear Ye Qingran's words. In short, this woman doesn't consider him one of her own. Must she be so stubborn, refusing to treat him as a support?

At that moment, a faint flash glints in the distant sky, and a glimmer passes through Fu Hanxiu's eyes.

Ye Qingran and Fu Hanxiu both emerge from the room; Ling Qingwu looks at Ye Qingran with a gaze full of madness.

Since her goal cannot be achieved, Ye Qingran shouldn't expect to be comfortable!

"Ye Qingran, I know it was hard for you to find that Wild Offspring, but a Wild Offspring is a Wild Offspring; it has no right to live in this world, so I have decided to erase it from this world!"

Ling Qingwu wears a wildly arrogant expression, not worrying at all about the consequences of her actions.

After all, it's just a Wild Offspring.

Even if she kills it, what of it? Everyone will only think she did well!

As for the National Master…

This child isn't his; even if he continues to protect Ye Qingran, the child's death is just that—dead. What else can he do? Kill her? No, he wouldn't dare! After all, her father is Qingyun Sword Immortal! She is a Wind and Cloud Disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, backed by the entire Xuan Yuan Sword Sect!

Who dares to move Ling Qingwu?

As she speaks, a firework‑like object appears in her hand.

Ye Qingran's pupils contract.

That's used to launch a Signal Bomb!

She hurriedly says, "Ling Qingwu, if you have something to say, can't you say it properly?"

Looking at the Signal Bomb in her hand, Ye Huanhuan's face shows a cruel smile.

Is that Wild Offspring about to die? Ye Qingran spent five years, painstakingly searching, finally finding it, and hasn't yet had a chance to make up for those five years of regret, and now that Wild Offspring is about to leave her!

This time, it's a complete, thorough departure!

Ye Qingran, you must be in great pain, right?

However, the more Ye Qingran suffers, the happier she becomes!

Thinking, Ye Huanhuan can't help but assume a lofty posture, speaking in a benevolent tone, "Sister, why don't you kneel and kowtow to my senior sister; perhaps she will show great mercy and spare your… Wild Offspring's life?"

Other Xuan Yuan disciples also show a pitying smile, "Just Ye Qingran, kneel, kowtow, and your Wild Offspring can be saved!"

Ye Qingran gives Ye Huanhuan a cold, sideways glance.

As long as she gets a bit more time, her people can locate Xiao Hu!

Speaking, she bumped Fu Hanxiu with her arm, hoping this guy could lend a hand.

Who would have thought he would absolutely not move.

Ye Qingran was furious. Indeed, not his child, he wasn't worried at all. If the one kidnapped today were Fu Qianchen, he'd probably be dying of anxiety.

Fu Hanxiu turned his head to look at her, seeing the woman's eyes spitting fire, an expression as if she wanted to bite him to death, he helplessly shook his head and transmitted: "Xiao Hu has already been found!"

What?

Ye Qingran's gaze suddenly froze, looking at Fu Hanxiu's expression full of shock.

He said, Xiao Hu has been found?

"Did you receive the signal from your subordinates?"

Fu Hanxiu lightly nodded.

Ye Qingran closed her eyes, took a long breath. When she opened them again, she also saw the light signal sent by her subordinates, as if confirming this news to her.

The heart she had been holding finally let go.

Xiao Hu, it's alright!

Her gaze changed from its former obedience, becoming cold and sharp, like a hawk.

Ling Qingwu didn't notice Ye Qingran's change, "Ye Qingran, what my junior brothers and sisters said is correct; if you kowtow to me, I might still be able to soften and smile!"

Saying that, she began to wait for Ye Qingran to kneel and beg for mercy.

In the future, when Ye Qingran is mentioned, everyone will recall that she once kowtowed and begged for mercy from Ling Qingwu.

How interesting!

After waiting a long time, seeing no movement from Ye Qingran, Ling Qingwu couldn't help but frown.

"Ye Qingran, I think you don't want your son to live, right?"

"Yes, of course! I want him to live better than anyone!"

"Then why aren't you hurrying?"

"Not needed!"

"Not needed? Good, excellent!" Ling Qingwu flashed a provocative smile at Ye Qingran, "Ye Qingran, if you refuse to kowtow to me, then I will now send your wild offspring son to the west!"

Then without hesitation she launched the Signal Bomb, which exploded in midair.

"Ye Qingran, my people, upon receiving the signal, will act… now, your Wild Offspring, is already dead! Hahaha~"

Ling Qingwu laughed loudly to the heavens, feeling extremely refreshed.