"You are Yu Lingxin?"
The black robed man looked at the lady and shook his head lightly. "When I exterminated your Yu Family in the past, only you, the eldest daughter of the Yu Family, were left out. The whereabouts of the Mysterious Principles Clasp and the twists and turns over the past ten over years—it was inevitable that they would land on you. Although this person was seeking death, he had indeed done a meritorious deed sending you information."
"The only pity is, his credit cannot offset his fault."
"Tonight, are you planning to surrender and return with me?"
"Or are you planning to put up a stubborn resistance and let us cut off your limbs and leave with a human swine?"
His tone was calm, as though the person standing in front of him was neither a living person nor a martial arts expert.
She was just a pig and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. He did not seem to care at all.
The woman called Yu Lingxin didn't speak as she put the box back into her chest pocket.
She only looked at the other party steadily, as if she wanted to see the other party's true identity from that masked face.
In the end, she could not help but sigh. "That year, I was still young. Just like tonight, you came in the middle of the night and dressed in black. You killed anyone you saw… maidservants, servants, disciples, followers, brothers and teachers of the clan, my parents—all 371 members of the Yu clan died at your hands overnight."
"What's laughable is that in these ten years, I have never truly found out your true identities."
"You're asking me about my choice tonight?"
"The answer is simple… Tonight, I will kill all of you!!!"
As the woman spoke, the blade had already torn through the night sky. A thunderclap exploded. As she attacked, a torrential downpour followed.
What flew even faster than the rain was blood!
Yu Lingxin's movements were extremely treacherous, but what was truly shocking was the saber in her hand.
The blade rose without any wind, and it fell without a trace. Only her killing intent was vividly displayed.
Before the man in black could react, a blade had pierced through his heart.
As the vital energy surged, it annihilated all his life force.
"It really is the Jade Soul Killing Technique!"
The remaining eight men in black scattered in all directions in an instant. They did not even spare a glance at the person on their side who had just died.
On a tree beside Su Mo, the man in black who spoke just now was standing on the treetop. His body swayed with the wind. Even though it was raining heavily, his voice did not change at all. It was clearly heard by everyone.
"You dare to think that you will persevere with just the Jade Soul Killing Technique? I was able to kill your Yu clan in the past, so I can naturally kill you today!"
With a flick of his wrist, the remaining seven men in black suddenly attacked at the same time.
In an instant, the sky was filled with stars. Under this torrential rain, it was even harder to distinguish them.
However, the saber beam pierced through the obstruction of the rain curtain and isolated the starlight that filled the sky within a foot of him.
A devastating battle broke out on this rainy night.
Su Mo realized that he was indeed an outsider.
If he had not been in the forest, the person on the verge of death would not have been so foolish as to hand over the box to him. He should not have appeared here tonight.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for him to leave now.
A few men in black attacked Yu Lingxin at the same time, but the man in black standing on the treetop seemed to envelop himself with his Qi.
If there were any abnormal movements, it would definitely be extremely powerful.
Su Mo's mouth twitched and he sighed. "What is this?"
Since he could not leave for a while, Su Mo did not bother to leave. He looked at the people fighting in the rain and frowned.
Yuling Xin's martial arts were very good.
From the way she attacked, other than the person on the treetop, none of these men in black were her match.
However, she was still outnumbered and at a disadvantage in the end.
Even so, her martial arts and saber techniques were clean and efficient, and she was hell-bent on killing. Every time she wielded her saber, she intended to take a life.
However, as they fought, she was inevitably injured.
After being injured, her movements would definitely be affected and her martial arts skills would naturally be reduced. She would gradually fall into a disadvantageous position.
At this moment, there was no blood on her blade and no red marks on her body.
They were washed away by the heavy rain.
One could tell from her every step that she was not as relaxed as she looked.
"You used the Mysterious Principles Clasp as bait to lure those four idiots to snatch it. Unfortunately… Although your martial arts skills are good, it is still difficult for two fists to fight against four hands."
"So… Now, where is your hidden trump card?"
"Is it this little escort master?"
The man in black on the treetop spoke again. This time, he pointed his spear at Su Mo.
Su Mo was stunned for a moment. He quickly shook his head. "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not familiar with her."
"…"
The man in black was stunned. He did not expect Su Mo to say that.
Looking at Yu Lingxin, he felt a little confused.
There were many things that could be said about what happened tonight, but this Su Mo… Why did he feel like he was not involved with what happened tonight?
"Him?"
Yu Lingxin's gaze was fierce as she gently wiped away the traces of blood at the corner of her mouth that was dripping down along with the rainwater. She smiled lightly. "He's just a little escort master who got involved by mistake… As for what I'm relying on?"
She took out the brocade box from her bosom and said, "The Mysterious Principles Clasp is right here. Whether it's real or fake, why don't you guys take a gamble?"
With that, she suddenly flung the brocade box into the air.
What followed closely was a blade aura that cut through the rain!
The saber qi chased after the box and was about to shatter it in the blink of an eye.
At that instant, a black-clothed person immediately soared into the air and chased after the embroidered case. With a wave of his hand, he destroyed the blade qi and reached out to grab the embroidered case.
"I got it!!!"
He let out a low cry.
A hint of coldness flashed across Yu Lingxin's eyes. She sighed lightly, but there was an indescribable disappointment.
Right at this instant, a myriad of light rays suddenly shot out from within the box, and the person that held the box hadn't even descended to the ground when blood gushed from his entire body.
Before he landed, he was already dead!
What was so special about that box?
There was actually a dangerous hidden weapon, but he did not know how to activate it the moment he got hold of it from the opponent.
But no matter what, if this move was used well, it would be extremely dangerous.
The pupils of the man in black above the treetop constricted. "Impermanent Rain Needle! Little girl, you have such vicious thoughts!! Unfortunately, you have underestimated our style. What else do you have to rely on now?"
But just as the black-clothed person finished speaking, Yu Lingxin suddenly tapped three fingers on her body.
"Mutual destruction!? Stop!!!"
The pupils of the black-clothed person on the treetop constricted, and at this instant, he suddenly leaped up. The blade light in his hand streaked across the sky and descended straight towards Su Mo. "If you don't stop, this person will die because of you!!!"