None of the people present could have expected that this white-clad woman would strike so ruthlessly, killing a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse just like that.
Beside her, Wan Xiangtian was completely dumbfounded.
“No… impossible! That was a Nascent Soul Realm!”
In the entire Southern Region’s younger generation, the most powerful had only just stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm not long ago.
How could someone so easily dispose of a Nascent Soul Realm expert!
Even Qin Mu was stunned.
He knew Miss Ruoshuang was powerful, but he never imagined she was this powerful—killing a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator as if it were nothing.
At that moment, the Gu Tribe’s imperial guards hurried over.
After all, Wan Xiangtian was a member of Ghost Elephant Mountain.
If he were killed in the village, it would be hard to give an explanation to Ghost Elephant Mountain.
A guard went to the dark shadow, probed, then sighed.
The kill was thorough—not even a trace of the soul remained.
The killing of a Ghost Elephant Mountain member was not a trivial matter.
Soon, a red-haired youth rushed over.
“It’s Commander Twelve! He’s at the Nascent Soul Realm middle stage—can he suppress that white-clad woman?”
“Hard to say. That white-clad woman killed a Nascent Soul Realm with a single strike. Her strength must be at least Nascent Soul Realm late stage. Commander Twelve might not be able to handle her.”
Commander Twelve glanced at the dark corpse that had long lost all signs of life, then looked at Qin Ruoshuang and said,
“Milady, although you are not a member of our Gu Tribe, for such an action, please provide a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, we will have to handle this according to the rules.”
Commander Twelve sensed Qin Ruoshuang’s aura and was not fully confident in capturing her.
Because not long ago, a disturbance occurred in the village of one of the Gu Tribe’s Six Great Elders.
Some commanders had gone there, and others were on standby as a precaution.
Now, there were very few who could be spared.
Knowing that Miss Ruoshuang didn’t like to talk, and given her personality, she might anger this Commander Twelve, Qin Mu quickly pulled Miss Ruoshuang back and said,
“Greetings, Commander Twelve. Just now, this person provoked us first, so we struck back. However, my sister didn’t know her own strength, and…”
Before Qin Mu could finish, Wan Xiangtian saw the Gu Tribe’s Commander Twelve arrive and immediately ran over, pointing at Qin Mu and Qin Ruoshuang.
“Commander Twelve! They want my life! You can’t let them off! If anything happens to me, my cousin won’t let you off! Don’t forget, my cousin, the Eldest Young Master of Ghost Elephant Mountain, is here!”
Hearing Wan Xiangtian’s words, Commander Twelve frowned.
The words made sense.
On one side, a person of unknown origin but formidable strength; on the other, a member of a powerful faction like Ghost Elephant Mountain.
Which side was more important?
It was hard to tell at the moment.
Able to reach such terrifying cultivation at this age, the power behind her must not be weak.
Qin Mu watched Commander Twelve fall silent.
‘Trouble. Commander Twelve wouldn’t side with Wan Xiangtian, would he? If that happens, it’ll be problematic.’
After all, no matter how powerful the Seven Star Sect was, it was in the Eastern Region.
As the saying goes, a mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake.
Ghost Elephant Mountain was a local force in the Southern Region.
Wan Xiangtian pointed at Qin Mu and said fiercely,
“Just wait. You hit me and think you can run? It’s not that easy. I’ll flay you alive…”
Shing! A flash of white light passed, and then a scream rang out.
“Ah!”
A severed arm fell to the ground—it was exactly the hand Wan Xiangtian had been pointing at Qin Mu.
Commander Twelve broke out in a cold sweat.
He hadn’t even seen when the strike was made!
But he knew who did it.
Qin Ruoshuang’s face was calm.
She slowly lowered the sword she had been holding.
Just now, with one stroke, she had severed Wan Xiangtian’s arm.
“Say one more word, and the next sword will take your life.”
Qin Ruoshuang’s tone was not only icy, but even her gaze seemed capable of freezing one’s blood.
For her, speaking or cursing at her was fine, but she couldn’t tolerate someone saying bad things about Mu’er in front of her.
Commander Twelve immediately sealed Wan Xiangtian’s acupoints to stop the bleeding, then took out a pill and made him swallow it.
“Carry Young Master Wan to the medical hall! Hurry!”
Several guards carried Wan Xiangtian and flew away.
Commander Twelve looked at Qin Ruoshuang.
According to the rules, he should first capture her.
But now it seemed he couldn’t defeat her at all.
How could he capture her?
“Milady, as for the consequences of what you did today, we will not get involved.”
Under the circumstances, Commander Twelve had no choice but to throw this problem back to Qin Mu and the others.
When Ghost Elephant Mountain comes looking for trouble, they can say it’s none of their business.
With that, Commander Twelve also left, because looking at that white-clad woman was genuinely terrifying—too cold!
As soon as Commander Twelve left, the surrounding crowd dispersed instantly.
After all, no one knew if Ghost Elephant Mountain, when cornered, would bite anyone.
Just moments ago, there was a sea of people; now, in the blink of an eye, no one was in sight.
Qin Mu didn’t know how to describe it.
But that was fine.
Fewer people meant a wider view.
It would be easier to find Miss Mengyu.
According to Qin Mu’s experience, Lu Shuanger, as the High Priest’s personal disciple, must be staying in a decent place.
He spotted a gorgeously decorated pavilion.
Qin Mu asked, and sure enough, Lu Shuanger was there.
Since Lu Shuanger had arranged it in advance, someone quickly led them to a room door.
“Miss Shuanger is inside.”
With that, the maid left.
Even though the maid was pretty, Qin Mu didn’t dare take a second look.
If Miss Ruoshuang weren’t around, he might have looked a few more times.
Qin Mu stepped forward and pushed the door open.
“Hehe, Miss Ruoshuang, after you!”
Qin Ruoshuang stepped inside, and Qin Mu followed closely.
“Huo! You’re finally here!”
Lu Shuanger saw the two enter, waved her hand, and said,
“Over here, over here!”
Qin Mu saw Miss Mengyu’s figure.
At that moment, Miss Mengyu was looking at him with a smile in her beautiful eyes.
He trotted over happily and obediently sat down beside Miss Mengyu.
Lu Shuanger looked at Qin Mu and suddenly asked,
“By the way, Qin Mu, it got noisy outside just now. Do you know what happened?”
‘Of course I know, because I was one of the parties involved.’
“Didn’t you push open the window and look?”
From the position of this room, if you pushed open the window, you could see the place where he had been earlier.
“No, I was just chatting with Sister Mengyu. I didn’t push open the window to look. Besides, it probably wasn’t anything big.”
Lu Shuanger’s master was at the Tribulation Stage.
Who would dare cause trouble under the nose of a Tribulation Stage cultivator?
“It’s nothing. Someone just killed a member of Ghost Elephant Mountain.”
“Huo! That person really has guts. Ghost Elephant Mountain is not weak. Who killed him?”
“Well… far away as the sky’s edge, yet right before your eyes…”
As Qin Mu spoke, his gaze shifted toward Miss Ruoshuang.
Lu Shuanger saw the guilty look in Qin Mu’s eyes and felt a jolt.
“Qin Mu, don’t tell me… this matter has something to do with you…”