Chapter 1099 - 294: Scarlet River Smoke, Love Gu Chaos, Lou Mountain Remnant Moon, Night Souls Shocked (Part 3)

Yun Wuyue retracted her Peacock Plume, a faint smile playing at her lips: "Shi Feiyang, today I’ll let you live a few more days. When at Flying Tiger Pass, I’ll make sure you know, this world isn’t yours to dictate!"

Before she finished speaking, her toes tapped the ground, disappearing into the haze of poisonous mist, leaving only a faint chuckle behind.

Lou Mountain Pass finally returned to silence. Shi Feiyang stared in the direction where Yun Wuyue vanished, his Celestial Frost Blade slightly trembling in his hand.

Guo Xiangyu gently approached, using a cloth to wipe the bloodstain on his forehead: "This Yun Wuyue’s methods are too eerie, you and she..."

Shi Feiyang reversed his hand to grip hers, his gaze as determined as iron: "The entanglements of Jianghu are like a tangled skein, but since I’ve taken this world as my responsibility, even if the road ahead is filled with thorns, I will carve out a peaceable path!" The sunset stretched their shadows long on the battlefield full of devastation, appearing particularly steadfast.

The bloody rain at Lou Mountain Pass had not yet stopped, and the lingering effects of Yun Wuyue’s Love Flower Gu were still present.

Although Su Qinghan’s Gu poison was temporarily suppressed by Shi Feiyang using the Bright Jade Technique, the strange red threads on her jade-white neck still flickered in and out, ready to erupt at any moment. Shi Feiyang knew well that if the antidote wasn’t found quickly, the Emei Female Hero would lose her mind completely.

"This Gu stems from the same origin as the Miaojiang Holy Artifact ’Thousand Mechanisms Guide.’" Guo Xiangyu stared at the red threads on Su Qinghan’s neck, her beautiful eyes filled with worry, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the silver bell on the bamboo knife, "Since Yun Wuyue is Yang Yinglong’s adopted daughter, she surely knows the secret within."

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of concern as she gazed at Shi Feiyang, "But that demoness appears and disappears mysteriously, how could she reveal herself easily?"

Shi Feiyang sheathed the Celestial Frost Blade, ice-blue True Qi swirling in his palm, as if trying to dispel the surrounding bloody air: "The more dangerous a place, the more it hides opportunities. Flying Tiger Pass is the base of the rebels, Yun Wuyue must be strategizing there. We shall strike at the heart!"

His gaze swept over his subordinates, "But we need to split into two groups — Elder Liao and Elder Lie will lead to clear Lou Mountain Pass of the remaining poisoned corpses and secure the rear; the rest will follow me in an assault on Flying Tiger Pass."

Just as everyone was preparing to set out, a bloody messenger pigeon suddenly appeared in the sky.

Blood Rakshasa leapt into the air, using Eagle Claw Technique to seize the pigeon, its leg bound with silk dyed in strange green and purple colors.

Shi Feiyang unfolded it and his pupils constricted instantly — the silk was inscribed with a challenge letter written in poisonous juice, the signature bearing a vividly drawn Peacock Plume.

"Hero Shi indeed lives up to his reputation, Lou Mountain Pass’s battle left this humble woman greatly impressed." The handwriting in the letter was seductive, carrying an enchanting allure, "Three days later at 3:00 AM, Flying Tiger Pass’s ’Broken Soul Cliff’ awaits your arrival. If you wish to save the Emei beauty, remember to come alone."

Guo Xiangyu snatched the silk, the silver bell crashing into rapid sound: "This is clearly a trap! Yun Wuyue is deceitful, how can husband risk danger alone?"

Her voice trembled slightly, her fingertips tightly clutching Shi Feiyang’s sleeve, "Take me with you, I will definitely keep you safe!"

Shi Feiyang gently stroked her hand, but his gaze was fixed on the distant mountains: "Xiangyu, do you think I don’t know it’s a ruse? But Miss Su fell victim to the Gu because of me, I can’t just watch her perish. Moreover, there might be a bigger plot behind Yun Wuyue, if we can uncover the rebel’s layout this time..."

Before he finished speaking, Guo Xiangyu was already on tiptoe, covering his mouth.

"No more talking!" Her eyes were red, her starry eyes full of stubbornness, "If you insist on going, I’ll follow secretly behind you. If you’re in danger, no matter what, I’ll pull you back from the gates of hell!"

She suddenly buried her face in Shi Feiyang’s chest, her voice muffled, "Without you, what does this vast Jianghu matter to me?"

Just then, a disciple from the Heroic Sakura Association yelled: "Not good! Heroine Su has been taken! Not good, come quickly!"

Shi Feiyang hurriedly parted from Guo Xiangyu and ran to see what was happening, only to find that someone had seized the moment when the Heroic Sakura heroes and the Wudang Seven were having dinner, suddenly killed the guards of the Heroic Sakura Association, and kidnapped Su Qinghan.

Shi Feiyang surmised this act was definitely related to Yun Wuyue.

He did not blame the nearby disciples, instead, he comforted them kindly and urged everyone to eat dinner well and rest, not to worry over this matter.

In the deep secret chamber of Flying Tiger Pass, Yun Wuyue toyed with the Peacock Plume, a meaningful smile on her lips.

In the bronze mirror behind her, seventy-two even more horrifying "blood corpses" were reflected, these monstrous creations made from living people had bulging veins all over, their eyes glowed with a bloodthirsty red.

"Shi Feiyang, do you think you alone can break the situation?" Yun Wuyue murmured to the bronze mirror, the blood corpses inside seemed to feel something, emitting low growls, "This ’Thousand Mechanisms Guide’ poison was tailored for you. Once you set foot on Broken Soul Cliff, it will be the beginning of my revenge plan..."

Her laughter reverberated in the chamber, startling the bats on the beams, their flapping wings added a touch of eerie color to the coming life-and-death showdown.

Night had deepened, the camp’s lights gradually dimmed, only the candlelight flickered in Shi Feiyang’s tent. Guo Xiangyu leaned against him, the jasmine scent in her hair mixed with the incense in the tent, weaving a gentle net. She looked up at Shi Feiyang’s sharply defined face, her fingertips lightly tracing the contour of his sword-like brows: "Feiyang, let me go with you to Flying Tiger Pass tomorrow, I can protect you."

Shi Feiyang tightened his embrace around her waist, dropping a kiss on her forehead: "Silly girl, Broken Soul Cliff is extremely perilous, Yun Wuyue’s schemes are many, how can I let you venture into danger?" Guo Xiangyu pouted, tears shining in her starry eyes: "But I’m worried about you...without me by your side, who will bandage your wounds, who will warm your wine? You forget that last time with the Gu poison, if it weren’t for me..."