"You dare!"
A roar.
Qin Xuan instantly regained consciousness.
Wang Yuyan was still there, and he had indeed lost his mind just now, putting her in danger once again.
In an instant, the dark red in Qin Xuan's eyes vanished completely, replaced by clarity.
The fist wind had already blown away the stray hairs from Xueying's forehead; this was the third time Xueying had brushed with death today.
Xueying couldn't react to Qin Xuan's offensive at all.
His eyes couldn't even keep up with Qin Xuan's movements. By the time the iron fist's silhouette appeared in his vision and gradually grew larger, Xueying had resigned himself to fate.
It wasn't until Xue Tu suddenly attacked and took Wang Yuyan hostage that Xueying was saved.
Xueying was so frightened he was beside himself. If it weren't for Xue Tu's timely diversionary tactic, he would have truly met his end here in Luochuan.
Xue Tian still tried to struggle and prop up his broken and battered body, but ultimately failed.
Through his increasingly blurred vision, he saw Qin Xuan, at the critical moment, change direction and head straight for Wang Yuyan.
Xue Tian breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his tensed muscles. His vision faded to black.
"Yuyan!"
"Qin Xuan, if you dare take another step forward," Xue Tu hid behind Wang Yuyan, restraining her with his left hand and gripping her neck with his right, "I'll snap her neck."
"You dare!"
"Let us go! Otherwise, she dies here today."
"Hmph, hmph," Qin Xuan feigned composure and sneered, "So the Yin Ren are nothing but a bunch of oath-breaking scoundrels."
"No need for nonsense."
Xue Tu paid no attention to Qin Xuan's words. It was Xue Tian's order not to touch Wang Yuyan, but with the Heavenly Elder of the Yin Ren lying there, possibly dead or alive, who cared about what he had said?
Nowadays, one simply did whatever it took to survive.
"I know you can kill me in an instant. But as long as you make a move, I can definitely crush this woman's neck. Want to try?"
"You are courting death."
Qin Xuan's tone grew increasingly grim.
"We just want to live!"
Xue Tu's voice was hoarse with desperation.
He just wanted to live. Only by keeping Wang Yuyan alive in his hands could he preserve his own life.
If Wang Yuyan died in his hands, how could Xue Tu withstand the wrath of a furious Grandmaster?
Threats were necessary.
Keeping Wang Yuyan alive was also necessary.
Everything was for the sake of survival.
"Stop the nonsense and give me a straight answer! Are you letting us go or not?"
"Let them go!"
Qin Xuan gritted his teeth, clenching his fists until his knuckles turned white and cracked.
Even though he was confident he could deliver a killing blow, he dared not gamble.
Xue Tu was completely hidden behind Wang Yuyan. For Qin Xuan, a martial artist at the peak of Innate realm, half a step into the Transformation realm, was not much.
But Xue Tu could also easily take Wang Yuyan's life, as simply as crushing an ant.
A few minor Yin Ren thugs were nothing. Since the blood feud from three years ago was showing signs of resolution, he would eventually go to the Yin Ren and settle the score.
But Wang Yuyan was unique.
Qin Xuan asked himself if he could bear to lose Wang Yuyan now.
He could only compromise.
What if he had the strength to sweep aside Grandmasters?
Wang Yuyan was his inverse scale, and also his weakness.
Xue Tu hadn't expected Qin Xuan to agree so readily. He thought Qin Xuan would bargain with him for a while.
"Agreed!"
Xue Tu, holding Wang Yuyan, slowly retreated, about to disappear into the woods behind them.
"Hurry up and go! Take the Heavenly Elder with you."
Xue Tu frowned and barked at the other three.
"Stay where you are!" Xue Tu shouted again at the approaching Qin Xuan, "Otherwise, we'll fight to the death, one life for one life. See if that's the outcome you want."
Qin Xuan halted, daring not to take another step forward.
He worried about Wang Yuyan, and his heart was filled with frustration.
Xueying, carrying the unconscious Xue Tian, caught up. Xue Tu hardened his heart, struck Wang Yuyan's back with his palm, and vanished into the woods.
"No!"
"Xue Tu! Whether in heaven or hell, if I don't kill you, Qin Xuan will not be human!"
A fist print slammed towards the woods.