The battle was fierce, and it wasn't long before Qi Qingqing was injured; she was no match for Shang Ruoyu.
"Shang Ruoyu, you despicable woman, I, Qi Qingqing, swear to be irreconcilable with you!" Qi Qingqing cursed after one of Shang Ruoyu's Sword Qi pierced her right chest.
Shang Ruoyu swung her longsword, suppressing Qi Qingqing with her attacks. "Irreconcilable? Haven't you been irreconcilable with me for a long time? It's not like it started today."
Qi Qingqing was furious; she was at a disadvantage in both words and strength.
As the battle continued, Qi Qingqing's disadvantage became more and more obvious, because she was constantly getting injured, and injuries led to a decline in her condition.
Slamming out a sword strike, Qi Qingqing rapidly approached Qin Chu.
"Damn it!" Qin Chu's body flashed, and he dodged behind Shang Ruoyu. Relying on a woman was a bit shameful, but he had no choice! Qi Qingqing was too vicious and too crazy; if he fought her to the death, he would be seeking his own demise.
"Get lost!" Shang Ruoyu extended her left hand, and a claw-like aura flew out, repelling Qi Qingqing, who was pursuing Qin Chu.
After repelling Qi Qingqing, Shang Ruoyu entered a berserk mode; her hair changed, her fingers changed, and she completely suppressed Qi Qingqing. Sword Qi tore through Qi Qingqing's cloak, and blood continuously splattered from her body.
Qin Chu knew Shang Ruoyu was enraged; her black hair turning silver was a sign that Shang Ruoyu was fighting with all her might.
Previously, Shang Ruoyu hadn't fought with all her might because she wanted to stall for time, waiting for Senior Uncle Tianye and Su Mu to provide support. But Qi Qingqing attacking Qin Chu angered her, leading her to fight to the death!
Shang Ruoyu went mad, and Qi Qingqing couldn't hold on any longer. Even using her Protective Aura was ineffective. In this situation, Qi Qingqing could only retreat.
As Qi Qingqing retreated, Shang Ruoyu chased after her, intent on killing her.
Once the battle moved away from him, Qin Chu flew to follow from a distance. He didn't dare to get too close, and his speed couldn't keep up anyway.
While fleeing, Qi Qingqing felt something was wrong. Two powerful auras appeared in front of her, making her realize that this was another trap, a trap designed to kill her.
After blocking one of Shang Ruoyu's sword strikes, Qi Qingqing changed direction and continued to flee.
"Although it's a bit ruthless, you were shameless first, so there's no other way. Let's resolve this completely this time!" Qin Chu muttered softly, then left Heavenly Sword Mountain. The subsequent battle had nothing to do with him; he just had to wait for the result.
Back at Vermilion Bird Mountain Villa, Qin Chu, Qin Lingxi, and Shangshuyu drank tea and waited for news.
Half an hour later, Senior Uncle Tianye arrived at Vermilion Bird Mountain Villa.
Seeing Senior Uncle Tianye's expression, Qin Chu's heart sank. Senior Uncle Tianye looked grim, meaning things hadn't gone well.
"That Qi Qingqing has too many tricks up her sleeve. After we severely wounded her, she produced a kind of poisonous smoke. Wherever that poisonous smoke passed, all animals and plants died. We couldn't get close to fight, nor could we pursue her, so she escaped. However, Shang Ruoyu struck her Dantian with a sword, and she fled with her Dantian sealed, but her cultivation will definitely regress," Senior Uncle Tianye explained the battle situation.
Qin Chu understood that Qi Qingqing had used the Rakshasa Smoke again. The Rakshasa Smoke was incredibly poisonous, and no one could approach it, which allowed Qi Qingqing to escape.
"According to Shang Ruoyu, this poisonous smoke should have been Qi Qingqing's last trump card for survival. At the time, she threw out many bottles all at once and shattered them all, so it's indeed possible that she has no more poisonous smoke left," Senior Uncle Tianye told Qin Chu.
"It doesn't matter, if she ran, she ran!" Qin Chu said. What could he do in this situation? Qi Qingqing had deep reserves, and it would be difficult to kill her before those reserves were exhausted.
After resting for a night, Qin Chu left Vermilion Bird Mountain Villa and went to the inn where Shang Ruoyu was staying.
After the waiter announced him, Qin Chu arrived at the courtyard where Shang Ruoyu resided.
"Qin Chu, I've disappointed you!" Shang Ruoyu said upon seeing Qin Chu.
"There's no disappointment; you severely wounded her, and that's a good result," Qin Chu said after sitting down.
"You're very understanding, but what you need is to completely eliminate future troubles, and the current situation is not what you wanted at all." Shang Ruoyu shook her head.
"I'm already very grateful to you. You weren't hurt, were you?" Qin Chu asked, looking at Shang Ruoyu.
Shang Ruoyu shook her head and circled Qin Chu once before sitting down.
Shang Ruoyu then told Qin Chu that Qi Qingqing would not be a threat for a short time. A sword strike with her extreme cold Sword Qi had pierced Qi Qingqing's Dantian, causing some of her Dantian's energy to be lost. Even if her injuries recovered, her cultivation would regress, and with the Rakshasa Smoke used up, she likely wouldn't dare to remain on the Saint Martial Continent.
"How do you know she has no more Rakshasa Smoke?" Qin Chu asked, a little puzzled.
"You weren't at the scene then, so you don't know the situation. In that life-or-death moment, Qi Qingqing threw out all the bottles and jars in her Storage Ring and then shattered them. She didn't have time to distinguish which was Rakshasa Smoke and which was healing medicine. She just threw them all out. This situation naturally indicates that she has no more Rakshasa Smoke," Shang Ruoyu explained to Qin Chu.
Qin Chu nodded. Shang Ruoyu was no Jianghu novice; she could make accurate judgments based on the situation.
"Qin Chu, you're not kind. I later went to Heavenly Sword Mountain to look for you, but you had already left. You really don't care about my life or death!" After discussing Qi Qingqing's matter, Shang Ruoyu turned her attention to Qin Chu.
"How could I not care about your life or death? That Qi Qingqing was no match for you at all, and besides, you had two Saint Martial Enforcers assisting you. How could anything happen to you? If I thought that, it would mean I don't trust you," Qin Chu said.
"So that means you care about me a lot!" Shang Ruoyu moved to sit beside Qin Chu.
Qin Chu shifted his chair. "Emperor Shang, please don't be like this. I'm getting married soon."
"What's wrong with getting married? I didn't say I wouldn't let you get married." Shang Ruoyu moved her chair again and still sat next to Qin Chu.
"This isn't fair to you. You are the Emperor of the White Tiger Saint Clan, a Seventh-level Venerable Realm expert. You have your own pride," Qin Chu said.
"Yes, I am the Emperor of the White Tiger Saint Clan, a Seventh-level Venerable. I do have my own pride. Whoever looks down on me, I will kill them, but I won't fuss over these things with you!" Shang Ruoyu said.
Qin Chu scratched his hair. "Then you don't want a future?"
"Future? My future is in my own hands. I have a future as long as I'm alive, and I have a future as long as you are here!" Shang Ruoyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
"I'm getting married. I won't hurt Senior Sister," Qin Chu said.
"I won't hurt innocent people, such as your Senior Sister, but I will make sure I live well. I'm not leaving, do you know why? It's because I care about you somewhat." Shang Ruoyu's expression became very serious.
Qin Chu fell silent. In fact, he felt it. For someone as proud as Shang Ruoyu to stay, it might have initially been due to a misunderstanding, but now it definitely wasn't. But how would the owner of Black Prison view this matter?