Chapter 81: Dying by Your Hand, I Am Redeemed

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Could it be that this little girl was telling the truth, and she was Li Baobao, the Miss Li of the Li Chamber of Commerce? Yu Shanshan secretly thought that this was bad; wasn’t this person too prone to causing trouble? Kidnapping someone and extorting a huge sum of money was one thing, but to actually also…

Yu Shanshan was truly both ashamed and annoyed; how could this be? It was simply a disgrace to the Tianlan Empire. A wave of inexplicable anger rose in her heart, and she fiercely squeezed the horse’s belly, infusing Fighting Qi into Flying Snow. Flying Snow’s speed, which was already extremely fast, suddenly increased by a few more degrees.

“Lei, stop right now, or don’t blame me for being rude.” Yu Shanshan shouted angrily. Under the stimulation of her pure Fighting Qi, her voice condensed without scattering as it chased after the horse, clearly falling into Lei Qing’s ears.

“If you tell me to stop and I stop, wouldn’t I lose a lot of face?” Lei Qing turned his head and retorted, but one look made his soul fly away in fright. The distance between them, originally dozens of feet, was now less than twenty feet. Clearly, the divine white horse beneath her crotch was no ordinary creature either.

He thought to himself, stop? Don’t be kidding. If he was caught by that tyrant Yu Shanshan, the lightest punishment would be being humiliated and then castrated. By then, it would truly be a fate worse than death.

He hurriedly stimulated his Fighting Qi again, increasing the horse’s speed. At the same time, he threatened Wuzhui viciously, “Wuzhui, oh Wuzhui, if you really get caught by that mare behind you, just wait for me to cut off your bird with one sword and stop you from becoming a big pervert.”

Zuo Qianqian had not wasted the past month either. Besides cultivating her Fighting Qi and Fighting Techniques diligently, she had devoted a lot of energy to archery, for which she had built a solid foundation since childhood. Close combat was not her strength. Sneak attacks or long-range archery suited her style best.

Seeing Yu Shanshan was about to catch up, she hurriedly drew her short bow and fired three arrows in a row. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the arrows pierced the air one after another, emitting sharp whistling sounds. With the Assassin’s Heart Sutra left to her by her grandfather, as well as an extremely valuable Nether System Crystal Core, her cultivation had advanced to High-stage Black Iron in less than half a year, making her half a little expert.

But clearly, Yu Shanshan was no ordinary person. Her Fighting Qi was thick and powerful. With a casual shake of the Shattered Star Spear in her hand, two spear flowers bloomed. Ding, ding, two arrows were shattered. With another skillful reach of her hand, she caught a sharp arrow heading straight for her chest.

With a cold sneer at the corner of her mouth, she channeled the Ice Fighting Qi from her body into the sharp arrow and flicked her hand to throw it out. Her Fighting Qi cultivation was unfathomable. That three-edged sharp arrow exuded an icy aura, cutting through the sky like a meteor and shooting towards the warhorse in front. It was fast and fierce, much more powerful than the arrows shot by Zuo Qianqian.

Lei Qing sensed the Ice Arrow whistling towards him and hurriedly pulled the horse’s head to dodge. But he was half a beat too slow. The sharp arrow, carrying pure Ice Fighting Qi, thudded into Wuzhui’s buttocks.

If it had been a stab, Wuzhui would definitely have burst into speed due to the pain. But Yu Shanshan’s move was superb, and her calculation was ingenious. The icy cold air instantly invaded Wuzhui’s body, freezing his meridians and some of his flesh.

Wuzhui let out a long neigh and collapsed to the ground. Unable to withstand the momentum of the charge, his body crushed who knows how many flowers and plants as he slid forward for several feet.

Lei Qing was also impressive; in such a critical moment, he could still react. He turned back, picked up Zuo Qianqian, performed a somersault, and landed on the grass, staggering only twice before standing firm.

His expression was somewhat ugly. Relying on his Fighting Qi cultivation and skills, if he used Thunder Flash to burst away, he could certainly explode with a speed no less than Wuzhui’s galloping speed in a short time. But with that method, the consumption of Fighting Qi would be extremely intense, and he couldn’t sustain it for long.

In short, while carrying Zuo Qianqian and on this flower-filled grassland where there was nowhere to hide, trying to outrun Yu Shanshan’s precious horse was purely a fool’s dream.

Since he could not escape, there was only one path left to take. Lei Qing faced Yu Shanshan, who was riding her white horse and galloping over. His expression was as calm as water, and his eyes were filled with incomparable firmness and determination as he set Zuo Qianqian down.

“Clang!”

His single arm drew the Treasure Sword Lian Zhan, and he stared dead at Yu Shanshan.

The spring breeze blew over, causing his black cloak to sway in the wind. Floating dandelions swirled around him like snowflakes.

That single arm, that single sword, that upright and majestic posture, that sharp yet slightly weathered look in his eyes, and that faint expression of sorrow. It made Zuo Qianqian, who was watching from the side, feel her girlish heart thump with excitement. She thought to herself that Brother Lei was indeed really handsome and truly manly. Even in a desperate situation, he never gave up.

The galloping horse stepped on the turf and arrived in a few breaths. Seeing this, Yu Shanshan sneered repeatedly; this guy was on the verge of death, yet he still dared to act cool there. She raised her white, slender, and flawless jade hand, placed the Shattered Star Spear at an angle on the horse’s head, and assumed a long spear thrusting stance.

For a moment, Lei Qing became even more solemn, and his aura greatly increased.

He threw Lian Zhan onto the ground, raised his hand, and shouted loudly, “I surrender.”

Those three words were spoken with sonorous force and a piercing momentum that reached the clouds.

When Zuo Qianqian heard this, she nearly fainted. And Yu Shanshan seemed to be startled by those three words, which were like weapons of mass destruction, and hurriedly pulled on the horse’s head.

Fortunately, Flying Snow was a precious horse with quick reflexes. Under Yu Shanshan’s strong restraint, it let out a neigh, and its front hooves rose high until it was nearly upright before coming to a stop.

Smack~ Flying Snow’s pair of iron hooves stomped heavily in front of Lei Qing, its eyes red as it stared at Lei Qing with extreme unfriendliness. It seemed to sense the dissatisfaction and anger in its Master’s heart.

“Do you think that if you surrender, the matter between us can be written off?” It was only at this moment that Yu Shanshan truly vented the anger she could no longer suppress in her chest. “Lei Qing, only if you die can my innocence be washed clean. Go to hell for me.” That evil anger had been pent up in her chest for seven or eight months.

Yu Shanshan’s lovely face was filled with murderous intent. Riding the horse from a high position, the tip of the Shattered Star Spear stabbed straight towards Lei Qing’s chest like a meteor.

“No.” Zuo Qianqian cried out in panic and lunged to block in front of Lei Qing.

But with Lei Qing’s temperament, how could he let a little girl take the disaster for him? He extended his single arm, spun her behind him, and used his chest to directly meet the tip of Yu Shanshan’s spear.

At the same time, he quietly gazed at Yu Shanshan with eyes that looked somewhat weathered and tired. There was some apology, and some inexplicable complexity. But even more than that, there was heartache and pity.

Deep down, Yu Shanshan was impossible to just stab him to death and be done with it. At this critical moment, she was naturally looking at Lei Qing’s eyes. But she was left flustered by the look in his eyes. The spear tip, which she originally intended to stop just at his chest, trembled. She lost her usual powerful control and precision.

With a soft puff~

The sharp spear tip pierced Lei Qing’s rhinoceros leather armor and nailed into his chest. A smear of blood splashed out along the blood groove.

Zuo Qianqian was dumbfounded, and Yu Shanshan was also dumbfounded. But Lei Qing was dumbfounded too. Originally, he thought that even if Yu Shanshan hated him to the extreme, she wouldn’t just stab him to death right away, because how could that vent her anger?

At the very least, she would have to ramble for a bit, scolding and humiliating him. By then, Lei Qing would have been able to use his glib tongue to talk his way to survival.

All that momentum and those eyes before were just to pave the way for that subsequent speech.

He never expected that Yu Shanshan would start stabbing after saying just one sentence. But what he expected even less was that he had outsmarted himself. That final look was on point, but it purely messed with the sensitive heart of that young lady.

Yu Shanshan was also dumbfounded, not expecting that she would lose control at the very last moment. And that Lei Qing, that idiot, that fool, clearly her thrust wasn’t fast, yet he didn’t even dodge. He… what was the meaning of that look in his eyes? He… could it be that he really wanted to die by her hand?

The cold Ice Fighting Qi invaded his heart and lungs directly. Coupled with the blood loss, his face turned incredibly pale.

Lei Qing gently extended his single arm and grasped the shaft of the Shattered Star Spear. His eyes were still calm and dazed as he stared fixedly at Yu Shanshan. With a hoarse and difficult voice, he said, “Shanshan, to… to be able to die, die, die by your hand. I, I count it as… re, redemption…”

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