Chapter 71: Shangguan Ying

Chapter 71: Shangguan Ying

Ziyang Imperial Capital, Outer City.

Inside a lavish mansion, Shangguan Ying, dressed in a light pink ruqun, had a look of utter panic on her doll-like face.

She sat timidly in the corner of the wall, hugging her legs and burying her head in her knees, sobbing helplessly, "Please, don't come over, don't touch me."

Tears soaked her ruqun.

That delicate and lovely appearance only served to further ignite the fire in the heart of the Sun Family's Eldest Young Master!

"They say the two sisters of the Shangguan Family are both peerless beauties, equal in every way!" The Eldest Young Master of the Sun Family pinched his chin, greedily eyeing Shangguan Ying as he marveled, "But in my eyes, you, the younger sister, are far more beautiful than your elder sister!"

Most of the beauties he had seen before were quite mature, more dignified and elegant.

Unlike Shangguan Ying, who was young but already had an exceptionally graceful figure.

Crucially, she also possessed an exquisite, jade-carved face.

This unique beauty made him unable to stop himself from wanting to possess her!

Hearing this, Shangguan Ying's delicate body trembled even more violently. Her sobbing was stifled, and her terrified throat felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand, leaving her unable to even speak.

The Eldest Young Master of the Sun Family sighed in disappointment, "It's just a pity that with the Innate Nether Eyes, it's said one must maintain a pure physique for them to continuously evolve and for the probability of predicting fortune and misfortune to grow stronger."

"My strength can only be considered average for this trip into the Dragon Blood Secret Realm. If I encounter a death trap, it will be hard to survive. My life is currently in the hands of you, an Innate Nether Eyes possessor."

"Otherwise, hehe..."

It was true he loved beauty, but he wouldn't gamble with his own life.

The stronger Shangguan Ying's ability to predict fortune and misfortune, the greater his chances of obtaining an Opportunity within the Dragon Blood Secret Realm.

It wouldn't be too late to take her for himself after returning from the Dragon Blood Secret Realm!

The terrified Shangguan Ying looked up, her clear, large eyes watery and her eyelids swollen from crying.

She summoned her courage and spoke up, "I will work hard to find opportunities for you. After we leave the Dragon Blood Secret Realm, can you let me go? I promise I won't tell anyone that you kidnapped me."

The Eldest Young Master of the Sun Family sneered, "Even if I don't let you go, what can the Shangguan Family do to me?"

He stared at Shangguan Ying's doll-like face, his greed intensifying, "You still want to bargain with me? Do you think you have the right to do so now?"

Staring at the Shangguan Ying before him, the Eldest Young Master of the Sun Family swallowed hard and slowly approached with a sinister grin, "However, I won't treat you poorly!"

"As long as you submit to me, I will help you achieve a Breakthrough in your Realm with the opportunities I obtain in the future."

"Not only will I not harm you, I might even release you, or even go to the Shangguan Family to propose a formal marriage and make you my primary wife!"

Shangguan Ying shook her head in terror, deeply resistant, "No, I don't want to marry you!"

"Don't come over, don't touch me!"

She had already tried hard to convince herself not to anger Sun Hongbo.

But as soon as she looked up and saw Sun Hongbo's unremarkable face, she couldn't help but feel disgusted.

She was both afraid and disgusted!

Sun Hongbo's mouth twitched, displeased by Shangguan Ying's look of loathing, "Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being merciless!"

He reached out to grab Shangguan Ying's slender shoulders.

Shangguan Ying dodged, and his hand caught nothing but air.

"Immobilize!"

Sun Hongbo raised his hand, using his Yuan Qi to seal the mansion.

Shangguan Ying, caught within it, was unable to move, as if a binding technique had been cast upon her.

She wanted to cry but had no tears left.

"Father!"

"Sister!"

"Where are you? I'm so scared, please come save me!"

Shangguan Ying broke into a sorrowful wail.

Sun Hongbo became increasingly excited. Staring at Shangguan Ying's trembling chest, he said feverishly, "Scream! Scream as loud as you can! This is the Outer City; even if you scream until your throat is raw, no one can save you!"

Just as Shangguan Ying was about to end her own life in grief and indignation, a wind blade came whistling in.

Puchi!

The wind blade was like a knife, easily slicing into flesh.

Half of Sun Hongbo's right arm fell to the ground with a thud.

Blood gushed out, and pain followed. Sun Hongbo roared in terror, "Guards! Where have all the guards gone!?"

Bang—

The mansion doors were kicked open from the outside.

A dozen corpses of Sun Family guards crashed to the ground, completely devoid of life, dead as could be!

Qin Xuan walked in openly, a smile as pleasant as a spring breeze on his face, "Sun Hongbo, you truly have a lot of nerve. In broad daylight, in the heart of the Imperial Capital, you actually dare to kidnap a daughter of the Shangguan Family!"

Sun Hongbo's eyes filled with shock, "It's you!?"

He knew Qin Xuan and knew that Chen Yuan had died at his hands on Vermilion Bird Royal Street today.

But he never would have dreamed that in just one night, Qin Xuan would be able to find this place.

One must know that the kidnapping plan for Shangguan Ying had been meticulously calculated.

Every trace had been wiped clean.

Even the Head of the Shangguan Family was still kept in the dark, not knowing where Shangguan Ying was!

How did Qin Xuan get the news?

He tried his best to calm himself, stopping the blood gushing from his severed arm. He stared at Qin Xuan and said in a slowing voice, "It's not just my Sun Family targeting the Shangguan Family. You won't gain anything by standing up for them; you'll only end up dead!"

"As long as you stop now, I promise to turn hostility into friendship between you and the other families."

"I'm even willing to give you this top-tier little beauty right here!"

As he spoke, he pointed at Shangguan Ying, "As long as you let me use the Innate Nether Eyes when my Sun Family needs them."

The Dragon Blood Secret Realm was about to open.

With Shangguan Ying and her Innate Nether Eyes by his side, he could turn misfortune into fortune.

And obtain massive benefits in the Secret Realm.

He could give the little beauty Shangguan Ying to Qin Xuan, but he could not lose the Innate Nether Eyes.

"She is indeed a beauty." Qin Xuan nodded slowly in appraisal, then shifted his gaze to Sun Hongbo with a smile playing on his lips, "I don't have your particular fetishes. Since I'm here, I'm naturally taking Shangguan Ying away in one piece!"

Having successfully stalled for time, Sun Hongbo let out a mocking sneer, "You've been tricked!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a magnificent and vast power erupted within the mansion.

A powerful figure of the Saint Realm stepped out from the shattered void.

Shangguan Ying was Shangguan Zhong's beloved daughter; since the Sun Family dared to kidnap her, how could they not have a backup plan?

This Saint had been hiding in the shadows all along, waiting for a critical situation to take Shangguan Ying and escape through a pre-carved void tunnel.

At this moment, the Saint had no intention of leaving.

A mere Yin-Yang Realm, even with a Sacred Artifact, was absolutely no match for him!

With a Saint backing him up, Sun Hongbo's soft demeanor vanished, replaced by furious shouting, "Qin Xuan, you are too arrogant! To dare come to the heart of the Imperial Capital all alone!"

"Even if you, a Yin-Yang Realm, hold a Sacred Artifact, you are still an ant in the eyes of a Saint!"

"Today, I will cut off your head and imprison your Divine Soul. I want you to see with your own eyes that even if I throw your head into the Shangguan Family, no one will stand up for you!"

"You're just working for nothing and seeking your own death!"

Sun Hongbo turned to the Sun Family's Enshrined Elder and urged, "Senior, please strike!"

The Sun Family's Saint Enshrined Elder released a heaven-shaking Aura. Just by appearing, a mountain-like pressure suddenly bore down on Qin Xuan.

It made Qin Xuan, who was in the Yin-Yang Realm, feel as if he were carrying a massive mountain, and cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.

"A mere Yin-Yang Realm dares to act wildly in the heart of the Imperial Capital? Do you really think your Yaochi Sacred Land is invincible in this world?!"

The Saint Enshrined Elder snorted coldly. With a wave of his hand, a giant palm that covered the sky tore through space, reaching for Qin Xuan's Physical Body from all directions.

Qin Xuan looked up with difficulty, his gaze fixed coldly on the Saint before him, his eyes becoming increasingly indifferent.

The Saint Realm Enshrined Elder's killing intent was fully exposed, "Die for this Saint!"

The giant palm, shrouded in thick flames, lunged forward aggressively, intending to crush Qin Xuan into meat paste with one strike.

Just as the dark giant palm was about to close, a cold scolding voice rang out from within the ancient prison-suppressing tower, "A mere Late Stage Saint dares to act fierce before this seat!?"

The crisp voice sounded like a high-and-mighty deity looking down on an ant.

The Sun Family's Enshrined Elder felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his entire body trembling like a sieve.

It was her!

She wasn't dead yet?!

The Sun Family's Enshrined Elder's face was full of terror. This voice was too familiar to him—so familiar that it had made him unable to sleep for countless days and nights.

"I let you escape once before; don't even think about running away today!"

Leng Li's voice was freezing cold.

Grains of ice crystals appeared above Qin Xuan's head.

The moment the azure ice crystals appeared, even the space itself seemed to freeze.

The space became transparent and fragile, as if it would shatter at a touch.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The ice crystals shot toward the Sun Family's Saint like swift meteors.

Like lightning dispelling the darkness, the Sun Family Enshrined Elder's methods were not worth mentioning before Leng Li.

The giant palm that covered the sky shattered instantly upon contact with the ice crystals, turning into endless dust.

The ice crystals continued their unstoppable momentum,

Easily piercing through that body which even a Sacred Artifact would find hard to shake.

The Sun Family Saint looked down in terror at his riddled body, murmuring in disbelief, "Impossible, how could you be this strong!?"

Crackle—

His last words scattered with the wind as the body of this Late Stage Saint Enshrined Elder, who was honored as a guest of the Sun Family, shattered like ice into pieces and fell to the ground, crumbling into dust.

A light breeze blew, and the ice crystals turned into blue smoke and vanished.

Not even a trace of residue remained.

Gulp!

Sun Hongbo swallowed hard in terror and fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing to Qin Xuan like he was pounding garlic, "Young Master Qin, I was wrong! Please, in your great mercy, spare my pathetic life! I am willing to serve you as a slave!"

He never dreamed that this fellow Qin Xuan had another trump card!

To be able to easily obliterate someone in the Saint Realm, didn't that mean there was a Peak Saint Realm standing behind him?

No, it was possible there was a Saint King Realm protecting him in secret.

With such a background, let alone him, even if his father came, he wouldn't necessarily be able to do anything to Qin Xuan!

"You are too weak; you aren't even worthy of being my slave."

Qin Xuan stepped forward and picked Sun Hongbo up as easily as if he were a child.

Sun Hongbo's face turned beet red as he gasped in terror, "I know the whereabouts of the other Shangguan Family members! I'm willing to defect to you! I'll tell you everything I know!"

"If I kill you, the memories in your head will still be known to me!"

Qin Xuan's Yuan Qi probed into Sun Hongbo's mind, directly executing the cold-blooded Soul Searching Technique.

Ten breaths later, he exerted a slight force with his palm, directly snapping Sun Hongbo's neck. He tossed him aside in disgust and commanded Leng Li, "Erase all traces of this place!"

Grains of ice crystals slowly emerged, covering all the corpses on the ground with a layer of crystalline frost.

With a slight vibration, all the corpses, including Sun Hongbo's, were cleaned away along with their Divine Souls.