When Zhao Ling and her group arrived at the small house, they immediately heard the commotion coming from the woods behind the small house. They immediately rushed towards the scene and saw the fight between the corpse puppets and Yan Xing's group.
He Qing looked at Yan Xing who was dressed fully in black with a black mask covering his face and said, "Senior sister, don't you find his silhouette familiar?"
Zhao Ling narrowed her eyes and replied, "very familiar but from the way he is dealing with that corpse, he should be an expert too. Probably heir to some sect".
Zhao Ling looked at the black mask Yan Xing is wearing and continued, "A black mask with vine carvings, if I am not mistaken, he must be the young sect leader of Black Sword sect and the other one with cloth mask should be his only junior brother. The rest must be the shadow guards meant to protect him".
"I have heard that he is a genius among his peers, but I have never seen him before. It is said that he is quite mysterious, I didn't expect to see him here", said the young man who came with Zhao Ling and He Qing.
"But how comes they are here too?", He Qing said, somewhat confused.
"That, I don't know but, first, let's help them get rid of these things", Zhao Ling said as she rushed forward.
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Yan Xing was surprised, but he quickly collected himself and chopped off the corpse puppet head, then he turned around to see the owner of that fiery red whip.
To Yan Xing's surprise, the owner of that fiery red whip turned out to be the lady he saw in the Lan City a month ago when he and his uncle along with the Black Eagle Cavalry were returning to the capital after defeating the Khusafs.
He didn't expect to see her here in this situation, not to mention that her presence here means that she belongs to the medicine valley.
The organization that acts as a guardian against 'that sect'!
The lady was wearing a red robe and a veil covered half of her face. Her moves were neat and swift as she dealt with the corpse puppet. After looking carefully, Yan Xing realized that her weapon was not a whip but a soft red silk ribbon.
To be able to use silk ribbon as a weapon was quite rare, not to mention its difficulty. Even though Yan Xing had already guessed that she might be an expert when he first saw her in the Lan city, he was still surprised to witness her battle prowess in person.
The red silk ribbon in her hand danced in the air as it pulled out the heads of the corpse puppets.
With the addition of three more persons, Yan Xing's group was able to catch a breath. Jingsheng also noticed the arrival of three more people and, just like Yan Xing, he guessed that they might be from the medicine valley. And the moment he saw the red figure fighting and dodging nimbly among the corpse puppets, he threw a glance at Yan Xing who slightly nodded his head, confirming his guess.
Both Yan Xing and Zhao Ling's group didn't say anything to each other, they were focused on dealing with the corpse puppets first.
Within no time, the corpse puppets were lying on the ground. Some were headless and some had a bloody wound on their left chest.
Yan Xing flicked away the blood on his sword and sheathed it back into his waist belt. Then he turned his attention towards the lady in red and said, "Thank you for your timely assistance, we are the disciples of the Black sword sect".
Yan Xing cupped his hand and said. He didn't directly introduce himself.
Zhao Ling knew that the man in front of him wasn't willing to disclose his name and position in the sect, which is what she wanted too. She cupped her hand and replied, "It was our duty as the disciples of the Medicine Valley. We are responsible for eliminating them and watching them, but this time it was our negligence and things had escalated to this point. Forgive me if I am rude, but may I ask how the disciples of the Black sword sect appeared here?"
Yan Xing didn't mind Zhao Ling's question, "We received a message from one of the Elders from our sect requesting reinforcement. But he mentioned that we were not to alert others, so our numbers are limited".
Zhao Ling understood that too. They too want to avoid alerting those hiding in the dark, so she had to personally come with only two of his juniors.
"So, it turned out to be the same us as. We, too, received the same message from one of our disciples. Since it's like this, why don't we search for them together?" Zhao Ling suggested.
Yan Xing had no qualms regarding her suggestion, so he nodded his head and agreed. "Then, let's not waste time anymore. I had a feeling that they might not be in an optimistic situation".
"Wait a moment", Zhao Ling said and motioned towards He Qing and the young man standing behind her.
Under the astonishing eyes of Yan Xing's group, the three of them took out a small porcelain bottle from their bodies and started to sprinkle some powder on the corpse puppets. And within no time, the corpse puppets turned into a pool of puddles and quickly disappeared into the ground.
The ground was void of corpse puppets within a few minutes.
"It's the corroding powder from medicine valley", Zhao Ling explained noticing their astonished looks.
Yan Xing looked at the porcelain bottle in Zhao Ling's hand with interest. It was his first time witnessing such a thing, and to think that a small amount of powder could achieve this feat piqued his interest.
"May I ask the lady, if the corroding powder can be sold to us", Yan Xing asked with a trace of expectation in his eyes.
Zhao Ling was taken aback by Yan Xing's words. She noticed the trace of expectation flashing past his eyes.
Those pair of inky black eyes were extremely familiar to Zhao Ling.