Qin Chu's eyes were filled with shock after hearing Shang Ruoyu's words. His Saint Bone was his biggest secret, how did Shang Ruoyu discover it?
"When you fell from the flying beast carriage, you used the Saint Fire Sword Wings, which means you are a Vermilion Bird Saint Clan member. Vermilion Bird Bloodline, condensing Saint Bone..." Shang Ruoyu looked at Qin Chu with murderous intent, which then disappeared, replaced by contemplation.
"You're safe now, can I leave? Lest you and the Black Prison Master cause unpleasantness with our Saint Martial Continent!" Qin Chu had a bad premonition.
"Leave? You're thinking too much. The Black Prison Warden is indeed formidable, but if I don't show my face, what can he do? If he wants revenge, he needs to find someone first!" Shang Ruoyu said.
Qin Chu exhaled, "I think things should end here. Why complicate matters and make them impossible to resolve?"
"End here... You're thinking too much. Shang Zhengtang and Shang Zhenghai, two seventh-tier venerable cultivators of my White Tiger Saint Clan, both perished on the Saint Martial Continent. Do you think I'll let it go? How would I establish myself in the Jianghu then?" Hearing Qin Chu tell her to stop, Shang Ruoyu became enraged and kicked Qin Chu.
"You're too damn despicable! You just wait to suffer!" Kicked once, Qin Chu's anger was hard to suppress. He couldn't defeat Shang Ruoyu now, so he had no choice. If he had the ability, Qin Chu would strip her naked and then whip her with a small branch.
"Go!" After kicking Qin Chu again, Shang Ruoyu suppressed Qin Chu with Origin Qi and continued flying. She didn't dare to stay in one place for long now.
Qin Chu had no power to resist and was like a lamb to the slaughter, only able to be manipulated by Shang Ruoyu. Whatever Shang Ruoyu said, he could only obey.
Shang Ruoyu moved on and off, avoiding pursuit, and recovering from her injuries while on the run. Her injuries were severe; if she hadn't captured Qin Chu in time, she might have perished at the hands of the Black Prison Master.
At the battlefield of Xuanwu Saint Mountain, Su Mu failed. Zhen Beixuan escaped into the True Xuan Space, and because of his lack of understanding of the True Xuan Space, Zhen Beixuan got away.
Besides Zhen Beixuan, all other King-tier cultivators of the Xuanwu Saint Clan were slain by King Meiying; Shang Zhenghai of the White Tiger Saint Clan was slain by Shangshu Tianye, and two other Elders of the White Tiger Saint Clan, formerly under Shang Tianhua, were also killed. The rest of the forces escaped because Shang Zhenghai had previously set up a small teleportation array, saving the lives of some of the White Tiger Saint Clan members.
This battle was won, but the Black Prison Master, Shangshu Tianye, and others were not happy, not because Zhen Beixuan escaped, but because Qin Chu fell into Shang Ruoyu's hands.
"Since things have come to this, we'll observe the situation. If anything happens to Qin Chu, I will go to Youwu Continent and eliminate Shang Ruoyu and all the forces of the White Tiger Saint Clan."
After speaking, the Black Prison Master got into the flying beast carriage, which had a crack carved by Shang Ruoyu, and then left directly, not waiting for anyone else. He was furious and wouldn't have a good face even if he stayed with others.
"Everyone, please don't mind. The Grand Law Enforcement Officer raised Qin Chu for more than ten years, and today Qin Chu was captured in front of him. He is very angry," Shangshu Tianye said.
"Understood. If he were with us, he couldn't vent his anger well, nor could he direct it at us," Mei Tianling said.
"Law Enforcement Officer Su, King Meiying, you handle the aftermath of Xuanwu Saint Mountain! Take some resources they are not worthy of and use them to support those who should be supported," Shangshu Tianye said to Su Mu and King Meiying. He was also troubled now. Qin Chu had an accident right under his nose; how would he explain it to his daughter when he returned?
Qin Chu was taken by Shang Ruoyu, running around. She didn't want her whereabouts to be traced, didn't want to capsize again, and was also thinking about how to deal with Qin Chu while healing. If Qin Chu were an ordinary cultivator, she would release him after ensuring her own safety, but Qin Chu having a Saint Bone was different. King-grade Saint Blood is extremely rare, one in ten thousand even among Saint Clans, let alone having a Saint Bone derived from it.
If it weren't for her connection with the Black Prison Master, Shang Ruoyu would have many ways to deal with Qin Chu, such as stripping his Bloodline or extracting his Saint Bone. But now she couldn't. If she killed Qin Chu, the Black Prison Master would definitely pursue her relentlessly.
Shang Ruoyu wouldn't care about an ordinary seventh-tier venerable cultivator, but the Black Prison Master was different. The Black Prison Master's territory was not on the Saint Martial Continent, but elsewhere. The Black Prison was renowned throughout the world, renowned across the Seven Martial Continents. If the Black Prison Master truly got angry, Shang Ruoyu would really have a hard time. This was Shang Ruoyu's dilemma.
Another thing that angered Shang Ruoyu was that the Black Prison Master's fist Qi was too overbearing. Her injuries were difficult to recover from; her Meridians, after being reconnected, would break again, causing her injuries to recur.
"Why are you wandering around like this? Hurry to the Boundless Sea Domain. You cross the sea to return to Youwu Continent, and I'll go home. We'll go our separate ways." Being dragged around by Shang Ruoyu, Qin Chu was genuinely annoyed. This life had no end; as long as Shang Ruoyu didn't leave, she wouldn't release him.
"I am injured and cannot cross the Boundless Sea Domain. I must first find a stable place to heal. Behave yourself. My condition is not good; I might not be able to defeat a seventh-tier venerable cultivator, but dealing with you is no problem at all," Shang Ruoyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu was speechless. What could he do in this situation? He could only endure it.
"Behave yourself. You are my protective charm now. I presume your status in the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan is very high. The Black Prison Master cannot watch you die and then owe the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan a debt of guilt." Shang Ruoyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
"Haha! Your deduction is very accurate, but it doesn't apply to me. Twenty years ago, the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan was defeated under the attack of your White Tiger Saint Clan and the Blazing Thunder Saint Clan. My parents' whereabouts are unknown. I am an orphan raised by others in the deep mountains. I've never even seen my parents. What high status do I have? Now you should be wondering how I got involved with the Saint Martial Law Enforcement. That's because I am an Alchemist and have a good relationship with President Mei of the Alchemist Guild. It just so happened that they were taking action, and I also treated the Black Prison Master to a meal once. He felt he owed me a favor for that meal, so he brought me to watch the excitement. Do you understand the situation now? So, bothering me is truly useless!" Qin Chu refuted Shang Ruoyu's words. His words were a mix of truth and falsehood. He felt that a figure like Shang Ruoyu wouldn't pay attention to him; if she did, she would focus on cultivators of the Saint Martial Law Enforcement's caliber.
In fact, Qin Chu's guess was correct. Shang Ruoyu had been on the Saint Martial Continent for a short time, and Shang Zhenghai had only reported information about Advanced cultivators and major situations to her; there was no mention of Qin Chu in the information.
"How did you get by? How did you not make a name for yourself?" Shang Ruoyu stood up and pulled Qin Chu, kicking him. But this time, she was careless and didn't suppress Qin Chu with Origin Qi energy. In this situation, Qin Chu erupted; there was no reason to be beaten without fighting back.