"Around ten people?!"
"Yes. Their auras vary in strength... with two particularly strong ones!"
"Two particularly strong ones..." Jiang Maodian gritted his teeth, "Damn it, it must be those bastards Xu Lengshi and Yi Shanhe!"
"Senior Brother Jiang, what should we do?"
Jiang Maodian’s expression turned cold,
"They undoubtedly want to take advantage of my weakened state to kill me, which is why they’ve sent so many to ambush and attack me."
"How much have you recovered?"
"I’ve recovered about sixty percent." Jiang Maodian furrowed his brows, "Both Xu Lengshi and Yi Shanhe are at the Eighth-Layer Golden Core. In my current state, I can barely handle one of them. Facing both simultaneously, I’ll quickly fall behind. But the key issue is the presence of others."
He quickly decided on a strategy,
"Junior Sister Manman, take Junior Brother Yinian and escape immediately. Escape through the lake, don’t worry about me."
"But what about you, Senior Brother Jiang?"
Jiang Maodian gritted his teeth, "Their main target is me. But killing me isn’t that easy. Unless they’re ready to perish with me!"
In a critical moment, there isn’t much time to plan carefully.
Fu Manman followed Jiang Maodian’s plan, taking Ai Yinian from the ice house, exiting through the backyard, and diving into the lake, intending to create an ice path for escape.
However, as soon as she entered the lake, she was attacked.
A water arrow shot towards her rapidly. Burdened with Ai Yinian, she had to move with difficulty, forced to leave the lake surface and return to the shore.
After a disturbance on the lake’s surface, a man less than five feet tall emerged. His entire head was entwined with plant-like waterweed,
"I knew you would escape through the water, so I was waiting in advance."
Fu Manman furrowed her brows, surprised they had prepared so thoroughly, even guarding the waterway. Were they truly seeking to exterminate them completely?
In the ice house, Ai Yinian felt unwell and spoke hoarsely,
"Senior Sister Fu, don’t worry about me, just escape on your own. For some reason, I can’t even circulate any celestial energy, I’ll only hold you back."
Fu Manman said nothing, silently staring at the man ahead.
Moments later, celestial energy surged from her, condensing the surrounding moisture into ice needles of various sizes, attacking the man from all directions.
The man, caught off guard by her sudden attack, was shocked and immediately formed a water-like shield with celestial energy to defend himself.
However, when the ice needles made contact with the water shield, they instantly froze it as well.
Fu Manman reacted quickly, bursting the ice shield in the man’s hand. The exploding ice crystals pierced his body, instantly splattering blood. She continued to move, attempting to freeze the blood as well.
"Ice! You’re actually capable of such an Ice Control Divine Technique!"
Realizing he was no match, the man cried out,
"Brother Shaoyuan, help me!"
Soon, a fierce figure rushed over, dispersing the Ice Control Divine Technique used by Fu Manman with a single palm. The figure settled, revealing a man in a dark green robe.
The short man chuckled deeply,
"Little girl, you’re indeed strong. But even strong fists can’t beat four hands."
The man in the dark green robe looked at Fu Manman and asked,
"Where is Fan Wubing?"
Fu Manman replied coldly,
"Why are you looking for him?"
"To avenge my young master."
At this moment, Ai Yinian spoke hoarsely from the side,
"This person is Wei Shaoyuan, a retainer of the City Lord’s Mansion in Weiri City. His young master must be referring to Sun Xiuming. During the recent trial, Sun Xiuming suffered a blow to his mental state and returned home to recover. However, perhaps his mental state completely shattered, affecting his foundation, causing his cultivation to go berserk. As a result, he was expelled from the Eternal Immortal Sect. It seems they’re blaming Senior Brother Fan for this."
Fu Manman furrowed her brows,
"What a ridiculous reason."
Ai Yinian spoke to the man,
"Weiri City is merely a subordinate city to the Eternal Immortal Sect, yet you dare target the disciples of the main sect. If this gets out, it will lead to the entire City Lord’s Mansion being purged overnight. I don’t believe your City Lord, Sun Qingshan, would do something so foolish!"
Wei Shaoyuan sneered coldly,
"So what? As long as we silence all of you, the matter won’t get out. Fan Wubing destroyed my young master’s foundation and must pay for it! Since the Eternal Immortal Sect won’t punish him, I will personally take matters into my own hands!"
"You even reported this to the Eternal Immortal Sect?" Fu Manman asked.
"There was indeed such a matter. But it’s said that the Peak Master of Fate Peak personally adjudicated, determining that it had nothing to do with Senior Brother Fan, instead due to Sun Xiuming’s own weak mental state."
Wei Shaoyuan shouted,
"It’s clearly your Eternal Immortal Sect’s inaction!"
"Nonsense!" Fu Manman didn’t conceal her disdain.
Wei Shaoyuan suddenly attacked. He shattered the ice wall Fu Manman conjured with a punch, his celestial flames flaring up. With each punch and kick, turbulent waves of celestial energy erupted.
These waves of celestial energy exerted strong pressure, preventing Fu Manman from forming ice blocks in the air.
The difference in cultivation levels was evident.
Fu Manman was merely at the Second-Layer Golden Core, and even though she could unleash power beyond that, she was still somewhat lacking compared to Wei Shaoyuan at the Fifth-Layer Golden Core. Moreover, she had to look after Ai Yinian.
Gradually retreating, after a few exchanges, Fu Manman was forced back into the courtyard.
Wei Shaoyuan, full of fierce energy, stepped into the courtyard, thundering,
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In Fu Manman’s eyes, a malice began to rise. This malice was noticed by the nearby Ai Yinian, who trembled as he asked,