Lu Chen’s pupils suddenly constricted as he instinctively reached out to block.
But the Xu Yueru, who had seemed like a chick in his eyes, was now someone who could claim his life!
Without any spiritual power in his body, he only had his physical strength to rely on.
Yet at this moment, he had fallen to the ground, and even if his body was strong, how could his fontanel withstand Xu Yueru’s grasp?
Just then, a graceful figure rushed over and fiercely threw herself onto Lu Chen!
"Ah!!!"
Qin Yaotiao screamed in agony as Xu Yueru’s claw dug directly into her back!
"Young master, quick... run!"
If even Lu Chen couldn’t bear it, how could Qin Yaotiao?
But even so, Qin Yaotiao still threw herself over selflessly and told Lu Chen to run!
Lu Chen’s eyes were bloodshot with rage.
There was no chance of escaping, and besides, how could he possibly abandon Qin Yaotiao, the woman who made his heart ache!
"Die for me!"
Qin Yaotiao had ensured that Lu Chen remained unharmed, and her scapula had caught Xu Yueru’s fingernails; she couldn’t pull them out!
Right beneath his eyes, Lu Chen saw it all crystal clear.
This was a chance Qin Yaotiao found at the potential cost of losing her life!
From beneath him, he violently pulled out a fire poker from his waist and thrust it fiercely into Xu Yueru’s chest!
Crack!
With all the strength in his body, Lu Chen drove the fire poker through her chest, smashing Xu Yueru’s ribs and protruding from her back!
"Heh... heh..."
Xu Yueru couldn’t believe it, blood bubbles forming in her mouth, unable to utter a word, instinctively grabbing the fire poker.
But the primal force inside her could no longer continue!
Not to mention reaching the Soul Refinement Realm, such an injury was undoubtedly fatal even before reaching the Marrow Refinement Realm!
In just three breaths, Xu Yueru’s hand drooped down.
And her body leaned against Qin Yaotiao without falling to the ground.
Lu Chen kicked her away, but Xu Yueru’s fingers were still embedded in Qin Yaotiao’s shoulder blade!
"Yaotiao, Yaotiao!"
Lu Chen, fearing that Qin Yaotiao would pass out and die, kept shouting her name in her ear, while he held Xu Yueru’s hand, crushing her finger bones one by one, to make it easier to pull her hand out!
"Young... young master! It hurts... it hurts so much!"
Finally, Qin Yaotiao awoke, speaking with difficulty and in broken sentences.
Lu Chen cried like rain, "It’s okay now, it’s okay, I remember there’s a small town below Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, hold on, I’ll take you there to get treated!"
"Young master, I know... I know..."
Qin Yaotiao was just weak and had lost some blood and energy, it wasn’t a serious injury.
Hearing her response, Lu Chen wept for joy, "Wait for me, I’ll take all the money from their bodies!"
Below Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, it was all martial artists coming and going.
Indeed, there were extraordinary individuals.
Having gone to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain several times to complete family tasks, he was very familiar with the situation there.
There, there was nothing that money couldn’t do!
Worried that he didn’t have enough money, Lu Chen searched both Xu Yueru and Lu Tianming, indeed finding a good amount of gold and silver notes.
Then he carried Qin Yaotiao on his back and ran wildly in that direction.
Actually, there was another choice, which was to enter Yuzhou City.
But Lu Chen knew that Xu Yueru had an organization behind her, and he had just killed Lu Tianming.
Being powerless, going to Yuzhou City was certain death!
On the contrary, Ten Thousand Demon Mountain was the clear choice.
Fortunately, Qin Yaotiao wasn’t in grave danger for the moment, enough to last the thirty miles distance!
...
"The Chairman and Zheng Tong still haven’t returned. They agreed to meet in the small woods to get something. Go check there in case something has happened," a Soul Refinement Realm martial artist instructed in a guesthouse in Yuzhou City.
"Yes, Vice-Chairman!"
In front of him, a Marrow Refinement Realm martial artist quickly rushed out, blending into the night!
Meanwhile, those ten-plus Lu Family martial artists passed by the small woods.
"There’s a smell of blood!"
"Let’s go inside and see if Lu Tianming has killed someone."
"Haha, if that’s the case, aren’t we in luck? We can just take the money and leave without doing anything!"
"Let’s go and see, seeing is believing after all!"
The warriors were extremely excited.
If Lu Chen died outside Yuzhou City, it would be the best news for them.
They would not have to carry the stigma of breaking rules for the Lu Family; those who wanted to leave could go, and those who wanted to stay could still stay in Yuzhou City!
However, when they followed the scent of blood to the spot, they were instantly stunned.
The barely clothed Xu Yueru, with her broken brassiere, one towering chest collapsed to the side, a bleeding hole still gushing fresh blood – obviously, she hadn’t been dead for long.
Next to her, there was a headless corpse. By the clothing, it was clearly Lu Tianming of the Marrow Refinement Realm!
"How could Lu Tianming and Xu Yueru be here?"
"And Xu Yueru... seems to be undressing!"
"This..."
The crowd looked at each other, stunned by the shocking scene.
Whether it was Lu Tianming’s death or Xu Yueru’s state, if people came to know about this, the Lu Family might be in for a storm of blood and violence!
"We shouldn’t stay here long, let’s run!"
"Run where? Where else can we go?"
"To Ten Thousand Demon Mountain! It’s crowded there; people from all factions are there. Let’s go and talk about it then!"
Shortly after they left, another Marrow Refinement Realm martial artist arrived at the scene!