Seeing this woman, Qin Chu was excited inside.
All along, Qin Chu didn't think anyone could save him, because Qian Lingwu was too strong. She was a sixth-rank King Realm Cultivator, and there were no King Realm Cultivators in the Azure Cloud Sect. Who could save him? The only sixth-rank Cultivator he had seen was the female demon Cultivator who appeared in the Ancient King's Ruins, but he didn't know where she was, and besides, she had no reason or justification to save him.
But now there was a chance, because this woman and Qian Lingwu had a conflict, and the two were bound to fight. This was his opportunity.
"Who are you? May I know your name?" A bright light appeared in Qian Lingwu's beautiful eyes. She knew she had met an opponent, because the woman in the purple silk dress in front of her was just like her, a sixth-rank King Realm Cultivator.
"My name is..." The woman in the purple silk dress looked a little dazed, then looked at Qin Chu, "My name is Zihuan!"
Qian Lingwu sized up Zihuan and then spoke, "The Heavenly Fragrance Valley area is within the territory of my Qian Dynasty. For you to say you're occupying it just like that is very inappropriate, and you've also killed people from my Qian Dynasty."
"Do you think it's inappropriate just because you say so? When I came here, there was no one here, so this is my territory. Whoever tries to seize it, I kill!" Zihuan's words were impolite. Qian Lingwu immediately began to question her and implied she wanted the territory, so Zihuan naturally wouldn't acknowledge it.
"Let's fight! You go and stand aside. This Princess doesn't have time to deal with you. Be careful!" Qian Lingwu pulled out the long spear from her back and at the same time threw the animal sinew in her hand, telling Qin Chu to move aside.
You bastard! The chance finally came, Qin Chu was excited and quickly slipped away, at the same time untying the animal sinew from his ankle. However, Qian Lingwu telling him to be careful was something he hadn't expected.
The battle began, Qian Lingwu's long spear swung, thrusting towards Zihuan.
A green curved saber appeared in Zihuan's right hand, and she began to fight Qian Lingwu. The two fought from the ground to the sky, and then from the sky back to the ground.
The sound of energy explosions continuously emanated. Qin Chu constantly retreated. If he were hit by the explosive spear light and saber Qi, he would die!
Qin Chu was thinking of a way to escape. He felt that entering the underground tunnel was useless. Those people from the Qian Dynasty, seeing Qian Lingwu tying him with animal sinews, would definitely catch him if they saw him run. He couldn't see their cultivation, so he definitely couldn't beat them. Running from another place wouldn't work either. If Qian Lingwu pursued him, he wouldn't be able to escape. His only hope now was for Zihuan to defeat Qian Lingwu, or at least gain the upper hand. At that time, if he ran behind Zihuan, he would be safe.
The battle between Qian Lingwu and Zihuan continued.
Qin Chu could tell that in terms of the domineering nature of attacks, Qian Lingwu had the advantage. Her long spear swept across, her attacks were very imposing, and her flexible body wielding the long spear indeed had a unique charm; but Zihuan was also not bad. The curved saber in her hand was very sharp when slashing. Besides slashing, the curved saber also cut and hooked when swung... it was unpredictable and varied, and her movement technique was also incredibly agile.
"Who exactly are you?" Qian Lingwu was very puzzled. How could a sixth-rank Cultivator suddenly appear in this area? This was very unusual.
"Who I am is not important. What's important is that you cannot come and seize my territory!" Zihuan said.
"This Princess will come again another day." The battle had been going on for a quarter of an hour, and the two sides were evenly matched. At this point, Qian Lingwu's body flashed and she retreated. She felt it would be difficult to determine a winner.
Run! Qin Chu knew he had to run. If he didn't run now, he would be captured by Qian Lingwu again.
Qin Chu used the Spirit Shadow Steps and ran towards the direction behind Zihuan.
"You're dizzy, it's dangerous!" Seeing Qin Chu run towards Zihuan, Qian Lingwu chased after him. She didn't want Qin Chu to die at Zihuan's hands.
At this moment, Zihuan drew her saber, blocking Qian Lingwu's pursuit of Qin Chu, allowing Qin Chu to run behind her, "What's wrong with you? So disheveled!"
"I didn't want to be, but her King Realm Cultivation is too high. If she wants to catch me, I can't stop her," Qin Chu said with a wry smile.
At this point, Qian Lingwu was a little confused, because according to the conversation between Qin Chu and Zihuan, the two clearly knew each other, and Zihuan blocking her with a saber also meant she didn't want her to catch Qin Chu again.
"Qin Chu, how dare you play tricks? You knew her, and then deliberately didn't say anything?" Looking at Qin Chu, anger appeared on Qian Lingwu's face. No one had ever plotted against her like this before.
"I do know her, but before I saw her, I didn't know who the person who killed Duke Cao was, the person you mentioned. Besides, I didn't want to come in the first place, I wanted to find an opportunity to escape in your palace. It was you who wanted to bring me here, so there's no such thing as me playing tricks on you. Beautiful lady, you need to help me one more time!" After speaking a few words to Qian Lingwu, Qin Chu looked at Zihuan.
Zihuan nodded at Qin Chu, "Although we've only met once, our fate is not shallow. With me here, she can't touch you!"
Qian Lingwu was enraged. Coming here this time, not only did she not solve the problem of Heavenly Fragrance Valley, but she also lost her captive. She couldn't tolerate this and wielded her spear to fight again.
The battle began, and Zihuan paid attention to protecting Qin Chu. A stream of Origin Qi energy landed on Qin Chu, keeping him behind her at all times.
The enraged Qian Lingwu fought to the death. Before, she had only been testing for a while and then stopped, but now it was no longer a test. She was unwilling to suffer a loss; she was unwilling to lose Qin Chu.
"You want to play hard, do you? Fine, I'll retreat for now, hide Qin Chu well, and then come back. You won't get this territory!" Fighting while carrying Qin Chu, Zihuan felt somewhat constrained, so she decided not to fight anymore. She enveloped Qin Chu with Origin Qi energy and began to retreat.
Qian Lingwu naturally pursued, and once the pursuit began, there was a difference in speed.
Zihuan's speed had the advantage. She flew with Qin Chu, and even widened the distance between herself and Qian Lingwu. Although the distance wasn't great, as time went on, this distance gap would become more apparent.
"Qin Chu, you bastard!" Knowing she couldn't catch up, Qian Lingwu stopped and cursed at Qin Chu. She was very angry. She felt that she had been very good to Qin Chu recently, but Qin Chu had run to her opponent's side. She felt this was a betrayal.
Zihuan carried Qin Chu and ran for a while, passing through the blockade of the Four Great Sects and reaching a safe area.
"Thank you, beautiful lady. This is the second time you've helped me. Qin Chu will always remember this." Qin Chu bowed to Zihuan. He was sincerely grateful to Zihuan. To save him after only one meeting was already a great favor.
"You're welcome. You helped me when I was in my most difficult time and even gave me Medicinal Pills. I remember that. I originally planned to stabilize myself and then go to Azure Cloud Sect to see you. How were you captured?" Zihuan asked, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu told Zihuan what happened after he left the Ancient King's Ruins, without any concealment. For no other reason than he felt Zihuan was trustworthy. A person who could give him the Azure King's Token and was willing to save him was worth trusting.