Chapter 32: Ten-Mile Long Sword Kills You

Oh dear, what do we do? Sister Xiaojie, they're coming to kill us.

Erdan, Tiezhu, and Xiaohua all three shivered.

"Leave the bows and crossbows to me, you go first." Ye Xiaojie made a quick decision and bravely stepped forward.

Even though she was trembling uncontrollably, she still chose to cover the rear.

"But, Sister Xiaojie…"

"Oh come on, no more 'buts'—I'll stay behind to cover you, hurry up and go." Ye Xiaojie urged.

"But, Sister Xiaojie, they've surrounded us from all four directions." Erdan said.

Upon hearing that,

Ye Xiaojie looked up and, as expected, the Jade Clear Palace disciples had surrounded them from all four directions.

"Sister Xiaojie, what do we do now?"

"Yes, Sister Xiaojie."

The three of them trembled even more.

Ye Xiaojie immediately came up with a plan and commanded: "Everyone, pick up your bows and crossbows, launch a fierce attack on the east, and break out from there."

"Yes!"

"Good!"

The three suppressed their fear and followed Ye Xiaojie's decision.

Swish swish swish.

Arrow after arrow flew toward the Jade Clear Palace disciples to the east.

Can!

Ye Xiaojie and the others were merely mortals; how could they be a match for Jade Clear Palace cultivators?

The arrows they shot were easily dodged.

Furthermore.

The Jade Clear Palace disciples from the four directions suddenly launched an attack.

"Sister Xiaojie, what do we do? What do we do now?"

"They've all come."

"Don't panic, I'll handle this." Ye Xiaojie comforted the three.

Buzz!

In the blink of an eye, the four Jade Clear Palace members surrounded Ye Xiaojie and the others.

"Why did you ambush and kill my Jade Clear Palace disciples?"

One of them, a Jade Clear Palace disciple with a ferocious face, shouted angrily.

"Sister Xiaojie, what do we do? I'm scared."

"Me too."

The three trembled.

Ye Xiaojie's mind raced: "Our trap was meant for hunting beasts; I never expected you to pass by and cause a tragedy. I'm truly sorry, I apologize."

She tried to soften her stance first, then look for other solutions.

"Do you think a single apology can settle this?"

The Jade Clear Palace disciple licked his lips, looking at Ye Xiaojie and Xiaohua, and said: "Kill the men, keep the women."

The four immediately made a decision.

And Ye Xiaojie and the others naturally understood what these beasts intended.

"I alone am responsible for this; I did it." Ye Xiaojie bravely stepped forward and said: "Let them go; I'll accept whatever punishment you decide—kill me or cut me."

"Sister Xiaojie, we did this together." Erdan and Tiezhu also said.

"You……, go!" Ye Xiaojie almost fainted from anger—why are they stepping up now?

"Sister Xiaojie, we won't abandon you." Xiaohua also said.

Erdan and Tiezhu also nodded firmly.

Ye Xiaojie was speechless: "Hurry up and go!"

"Hmph!"

"How united, but you can't leave—attack."

Immediately, the four Jade Clear Palace members suddenly launched an attack.

Ye Xiaojie gritted her teeth: "Now, none of us can escape."

"We will live and die together with Sister Xiaojie." The three said with firm eyes.

Ye Xiaojie watched the four Jade Clear Palace experts advancing to kill them; the situation truly had no solution—could it be that we really must die?

It's a pity their trap was useless against immortals.

Alas!

Ye Xiaojie let out a long sigh, as if resigned to fate.

And at that moment.

Boom!

A branch shot past her eyes at extreme speed.

Pfft!

That branch, only as thick as a chopstick, actually pierced straight through the Jade Clear Palace disciple's brow.

Thus, one Jade Clear Palace disciple died miserably.

This...

A sudden scene left the Jade Clear Palace disciples, Ye Xiaojiao, and the others all stunned.

How could this happen? Who made a move?

Pfft!

Another tree branch flew by.

Another Jade Clear Palace disciple thus expired.

"Eh? Who made a move?" Ye Xiaojiao and the others looked at each other.

Pfft!

Once again, a tree branch flew by and killed a Jade Clear Palace disciple.

"It... it is the trap set by that person." Sharp-eyed Er Dan saw the situation at a glance.

Immediately.

Everyone also simultaneously looked at the trap set up by Lin Yang.

All that could be seen was a tree branch floating there.

With a swoosh, it flew past.

Pfft!

The last Jade Clear Palace disciple had his brow pierced and died just like that.

"Heavens, why is this like that? Those were clearly just four tree branches casually placed; how could they have such great power?"

"Could it be that person is an immortal?"

Ye Xiaojiao and the others were stunned, mouths agape.

Meanwhile, to the side.

The Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder watched as all six disciples he had brought were killed.

"Damn it!"

"Who exactly, who dared to kill my Jade Clear Palace disciples?"

"Just now you dared act; immediately get out here for me."

However, Lin Yang paid no attention.

"Fine, hiding and hiding, not daring to show your true face, right? Then I'll kill those four."

"Ooh~ ah————"

The Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder let out a ferocious roar, but he merely let out an 'ah' for a moment, then opened his mouth and dared not make a sound.

Because, above his head stood a sword as large as a door panel, formed from condensed spiritual power.

Pointed straight at his brow.

Thud.

"Exalted one, this lowly one has eyes that fail to recognize gold-inlaid jade; just now I was really too loud, offending you."

"I kowtow to you, sorry."

Thus, the Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder knelt on the ground like that.

This scene left Ye Xiaojiao and the others dumbfounded.

Lin Yang descended gracefully, looked at the four and said: "Was it my move, handsome or not?"

"Handsome."

"So handsome."

Er Dan, Tie Zhu, and Xiao Hua nodded repeatedly.

Lin Yang then asked Ye Xiaojiao: "Think about it, become my disciple?"

Upon saying that, it also made Er Dan and the others envy to the point of drooling.

Ye Xiaojiao, however, glanced at Lin Yang and said: "I don't yet know you; on what basis should I take you as my master?"

Upon hearing that.

Lin Yang smiled; this girl truly lives up to the blue trait of being clever and brave, always keeping a sense of wisdom—such a Ye Xiaojiao he likes even more.

Immediately, he also did not rush to take Ye Xiaojiao as a disciple, but instead looked toward the Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder kneeling to the side.

"Exalted one, may I ask why my Jade Clear Palace has not offended you, yet you target our people so?"

With a door-width great sword atop his head, the Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder lowered his posture greatly.

"I heard you seized their fathers to go mine?" Lin Yang asked.

"Mining?" The Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder was obviously startled, then also guessed the whole story, saying: "Wronged, we merely paid them silver and then took them to mine; there was no such thing as capturing them."

Lin Yang turned his head to look at Ye Xiaojiao and asked: "He said they paid silver, and there was no such thing as seizing them."

Ye Xiaojiao angrily stepped forward: "Is this the silver you paid?"

"When you were here it was silver, but after you left it turned into stone—is that silver?"

Ye Xiaojiao threw the stone fragments in her hand at the Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder's face.

Er Dan, Tie Zhu, and Xiao Hua likewise took out a handful of stones from their pockets and placed them before Lin Yang.

Lin Yang was startled.

This Jade Clear Palace is truly inhumane, actually turning stone into silver to swindle ordinary people into mining; they really deserve to die.

Immediately, he turned his head to look at the Jade Clear Palace Grand Elder.

But he at this moment was even more startled than Lin Yang.

"This…?"

"How could this be? These silvers were clearly given personally by the Sect Master; how did they turn into stone?"

Expert, I truly don't know about this matter; I'm just doing my duty impartially, it's nothing to do with me.

Lin Yang narrowed his eyes: "So you're saying it's because of your sect master?"

The Grand Elder of Jade Purity Palace remained silent.

And silence means consent.

Point me in the direction of your Jade Purity Palace.

The Grand Elder of Jade Purity Palace looked doubtful, but he didn't dare defy Lin Yang's words, and still pointed a direction.

Hum!

The sword standing above his head suddenly rose horizontally, extending toward Jade Purity Palace at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this moment!

Inside Jade Purity Palace, the Sect Master was fondly counting spirit stones, which were all silver he had tricked ordinary people into mining by turning stones into ingots—pure profit.

The next second.

Pfft!

A sword extending ten li in length instantly pierced his body.

Furthermore, he brought the Sect Master's corpse back to Lin Yang's presence.

"I didn't kill the wrong person, did I? He's your sect master, right?" Lin Yang asked the Grand Elder of Jade Purity Palace.

Yes... I didn't make a mistake.

The faces of Jade Purity Palace turned pale; the Sect Master was a late-stage Nascent Soul expert, yet he was actually killed by a sword that could extend ten kilometers.

Just how terrifying must the person before us be?

"Expert, spare my life; this matter was solely the sect master's doing, and I have nothing to do with it; please don't kill me."

The Great Long Hair of Jade Purity Palace was scared to the point of almost peeing.

Lin Yang slowly said: "Not bad for admitting your mistake; immediately release all the ordinary people you forced to mine, and make amends through merit."

Yes, yes, yes.

The Grand Elder of Jade Purity Palace repeatedly kowtowed in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Expert, for sparing my life; I'll go do it now."

After the Grand Elder of Jade Purity Palace left, Lin Yang turned to the stunned Ye Xiaodie and said, "Am I handsome? How about considering becoming my disciple?"

However.

Before Ye Xiaodie could answer, a black figure flew down from the sky.

"Uh... I never expected to encounter a medicine guide in a place like this."

"Hehehe..."