Chapter 33
There was not only Su Qin, but also Cheng Meihua and a group of sorry-looking noble ladies. There were a few useless playboys among them. In total, there were about twenty plus of them.
The people who detained them were seven eighth- and ninth-grade Mystic Soldiers who did not have high cultivation. However, that person—dressed in black clothing and carrying a bow, appearing with them and standing to one side by himself—was clearly not an ordinary cultivator.
Ye Qianli’s eyes were all focused on this person. From the giant black bow on his back, that previous ghostly black arrow was most likely released by him.
“Ye Qianli, ignore them. Retreat.” At the same time, Grand Secretary Bai—who had also seen the situation clearly—shouted loudly instead. After all, to him, this choice was very simple. The hostages were a bunch of trash! Ye Qianli, however, would definitely be the pillar of the dynasty in the future. Who was more important? Even a fool would understand.
“If you take another step back, she’ll die at once.” However, right after Grand Secretary Bai finished speaking, that person with the bow pointed at Su Qin while that ninth-rank Mystic Soldier—who was restraining Su Qin by himself—cooperated and kicked Su Qin onto her knees towards Ye Qianli.
Plop!
Su Qin, who was suddenly kneeling on the ground, had a face full of humiliation. However, those eyes that were looking at Ye Qianli were exceptionally bright. “Li’er, they said that as long as you willingly become a hostage, they will release all of us.”
“That’s right. Ye Qianli, promise them! You have to save us.” These people who were already scared out of their wits shamelessly said to Ye Qianli too.
“Ye Qianli, retreat! This is an order. These people deserve to die. You don’t have to pay attention to them. The reason why they fell into the enemy’s hands was all because they didn’t listen to orders and fled in the chaos.” Grand Secretary Bai was afraid that Ye Qianli would act foolishly so he hurriedly explained aloud.
Because in Ye Qianli’s current standing position, she could take a step back and enter the protective circle of the Sacred Palace. Therefore, she held the deciding factor. As long as she wanted to retreat, no one could do anything to her.
However, if she did not retreat, Grand Secretary Bai would not be able to pull her away either, unless he left his current position. However, this position he was in was very important. If he moved even a little—without the authority to, it might cause serious consequences. He could not take the risk.
As for those imperial guards, it was useless even if they made a move. They were no match for that person with the bow at all. If they attacked stubbornly, they would only die in vain.
“Ye Qianli, you…” Su Qin panicked when she heard Grand Secretary Bai’s words. However, Cheng Meihua—who was by the side—suddenly intercepted and said, “Li’er, it’s not that your mother didn’t listen to commands. She wanted to go and find you. So Li’er, you can ignore us, but you can’t ignore your mother.”
However, as soon as Cheng Meihua said that, she didn’t believe these words herself, let alone Ye Qianli. Hence, the latter didn’t respond at all. However, she didn’t immediately retreat to a safe zone either.
“I’ll give you three breaths of time to make a decision. Take your mother’s place, or bear witness to her death.” At the same time, the person with the bow announced indifferently.
Ye Qianli looked at him with a calm expression. No one knew what she was thinking, including the extremely anxious Grand Secretary Bai! This was because she didn’t look like she wanted to save anyone, but she didn’t look like she wanted to retreat either.
“One.”
“Two.”
“Ye Qianli, how dare you not save me?” Seeing that three breaths were about to pass, Su Qin could not help but glare at Ye Qianli with wide eyes. She did not believe that the latter would dare to not save her.
Even at this point, in Su Qin’s eyes and heart, even if she had accused Ye Qianli of everything she did; it was all because Ye Qianli did not explain things to her clearly. It was only because she had a bad temper that she had brought trouble on herself.
Furthermore, she was her mother! The mother who had given birth to her, Ye Qianli, and raised her, Ye Qianli! Even if she had done something wrong, she was still a mother with contributions. If Ye Qianli did not save her, that would be considered disgraceful behavior! She would be crazy and heartless.
“Three.” However, Su Qin had just finished her angry questioning when the person carrying the bow had already finished counting. That ninth-rank Mystic Soldier standing behind Su Qin had already raised the large machete in his hand high up.
“You are really worse than a beast!” Su Qin glared at Ye Qianli angrily. There was only disgust in her eyes! Wrath without any other emotions. She did not seem to be afraid of death either.
In fact, she really wasn’t that fearful of death. As the mistress of the Northern Territory Prince’s permanent residence where there were constant wars, Su Qin wasn’t completely useless. In fact, she was even a person with military accomplishments.
The reason why she had been captured today was of course not because she wanted to look for Ye Qianli, but because she wanted to look for Su Lianhua. When she saw that the temporary medical building was being attacked heavily, she wholeheartedly wanted to save her dearest niece.
Therefore, at this moment, if Ye Qianli really did not save her, other than wrath and loathing deep within her heart for this unfeeling daughter; she really did not have much fear.
However…
Slash!
Just when Su Qin thought that she was going to die for sure, she heard a spurting sound beside her ear. She only felt a hot liquid spilling down the top of her head, but she did not feel any pain.
At this moment…!
What Su Qin did not know was that behind her—behind them captives, the seven Mystic Soldiers had all been beheaded evenly.
Hot blood was gushing out from the necks of these people. There was a charred smell diffusing in the air. Those seven people had already died.
As for Ye Qianli?
Under Grand Secretary Bai’s shock, she had already come to stand beside that person with the bow and blocked his viable path to kill the hostages.
“The talent cultivator of the Nine Mystical Extraordinary Fire is indeed astounding.” The person with the bow stared at the young girl in front of him. He was still amazed by that scene just now. He could clearly see that those were nine fire blades that flashed out in an instant and killed seven of his subordinates with precision.
Swift and mysterious! A perfect assassination! Even a professional assassin like him could not detect it beforehand. How did she do it?
After all, as long as she used the power of her innate talent, with her newly awakened state, she should have nowhere to hide in front of him—this professional assassin who was about to awaken his second innate talent.
“But your action is tantamount to rejecting the exchanging of hostages.” As the person with the bow was speaking, he raised his hand holding onto an arrow that was exactly the same as the pitch-black arrow from before. However, as of this moment, this arrow had yet to display its tail feathers. After all, it hadn’t been activated yet.
“Is that so?” Ye Qianli smiled. With a flip of her hand, she took out the magic box. The moment the latter appeared, the bowman’s pupils shrank slightly. He thought that this was some formidable artifact, but in the end…
He discovered that this thing did not have a hint of spiritual aura at all. Its appearance was even cruder, and the lines on it were even more careless than a child’s scribble.
However, what the bowman didn’t know was that the reason Ye Qianli was able to utilize her Innate Talent Aura earlier and went unnoticed by him was that she actually relied on this ugly thing that was utterly inconspicuous in his opinion.
The magic box.
Since it came from the ancient battlefield where many gods had died, it was extremely mysterious and powerful! How could an ordinary person see through it? At the very least, even Rong Mo—who had ‘brushed shoulders’ with it before—had not noticed its uniqueness, much less this Black Tortoise Dynasty assassin.
“Magic box, change!”
Ye Qianli let out a clear shout, and the magic box instantly emitted a divine seven-colored light. In an instant!
Bang!