Nan Chaoyu came back to her senses and quickly rushed forward with her sword in hand.
Old Master Xie failed to take down Mu Qihan with one move and didn't get entangled. He dodged Nan Chaoyu's strike and charged towards another group of people.
Apparently, this was his initial target!
"Damn it, we've fallen into a trap!" Nan Chaoyu cursed under her breath. Without bothering to check on Mu Qihan, she turned around and rushed towards the other side.
But Old Master Xie was too fast. He grabbed a person and quickly retreated.
Nan Chaoyu was about to pursue when someone blocked her way!
"Xie Zhenming!"
Xie Zhenming, who had disappeared outside the city and hadn't shown up all this time, suddenly blocked her path from somewhere.
Nan Chaoyu paused in her steps and watched helplessly as Old Master Xie disappeared with the captive!
"Nan Chaoyu, I advise you to mind your own business. Our Xie Family has set its eyes on Dream Sea City. If you leave now, the Xie Family will not pester you out of respect for the Holy Light Empire. But if you insist on meddling, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Arrogant fool!" Nan Chaoyu was worried about the hostage in Old Master Xie's hands. She drew her sword and struck with a fierce move.
Xie Zhenming repelled Nan Chaoyu's attack with a palm strike. A strange arc curled up at the corner of his mouth as he quickly retreated, saying, "Nan Chaoyu, enjoy the revenge of the Xie Family!"
How could Nan Chaoyu let him slip away right under her nose? She gathered her energy to pursue, but then felt something was wrong.
Suddenly, there was a slight clicking sound in her ear, as if something had closed!
"Girl, this is a mechanism seal. You can't get out!"
The voice of Long Yi in her mind carried a hint of solemnity as he explained, "This kind of mechanism seal can only be broken by finding the eye of the formation and destroying it one by one. Otherwise, even a person with high cultivation can't break it. Unless there is a Saint, but as far as I know, there are no Saints on your continent!"
Listening to Long Yi's explanation, Nan Chaoyu's heart sank.
It was really unexpected that such a small Xie Family would have such a thing!
But Nan Chaoyu didn't believe in this evil. She tapped her toe and flew into the air, then slashed hard at the barrier in front of her.
"Bang!" She was pushed back by a powerful force, but the barrier remained intact.
"Girl, when have I ever lied to you? You still don't believe me!"
Long Yi's grumpy voice came. Nan Chaoyu twitched the corner of her mouth and ignored him.
"Miss Nan, are you okay?"
As Nan Chaoyu landed, she saw a hint of worry on Mu Qihan's cold and handsome face. She quickly shook her head and asked, "I'm fine. How about you?"
"I'm fine too. Thank you..."
"Princess, please save my husband!"
Before Mu Qihan could finish his words, he was interrupted by a shrill voice!
Nan Chaoyu's sleeve was suddenly grabbed. She frowned and looked over.
The person who grabbed her sleeve was a young woman in a white dress. She was a mid - level cultivator with good talent.
"Was the person just taken away by that old Xie your husband?"
"Yes, Princess. I beg you to save him. You have such high cultivation. You must be able to save him. You can't just stand by and do nothing!"
Hearing this, Mu Qihan subconsciously frowned and looked at the woman who was holding Nan Chaoyu's sleeve. "Miss Nan is also trapped here. How can she save him?"
"Isn't she also a Spiritualist? Didn't she break the barrier just now?"
The woman seemed to have grabbed a life - saving straw and held onto Nan Chaoyu tightly. "Princess, am I right?"
Looking at the woman's expectant eyes, Nan Chaoyu found it hard to say no. But she couldn't deceive her either, so she could only shake her head. "I can't get out of this barrier this time!"
As she said this, her heart felt heavy.
Although she didn't know what evil skills the Xie father and son had practiced, that person was surely doomed!
Hearing this, the woman blankly let go of her hand and looked at Nan Chaoyu in disbelief. "How could this be? You're so powerful. It can't be!"
Everyone looked at her state and felt a bit of pity in their hearts.
Watching the closest person disappear right in front of one's eyes, knowing that the situation was grim but being helpless. This feeling was too cruel!
However, those who weren't taken away secretly felt a bit of relief. If this princess hadn't rushed here quickly, they might have ended up like the person who was taken away.
Nan Chaoyu sighed. But it wasn't a good idea to be trapped here all the time. After thinking for a while, she said, "Everyone, please stay calm. This barrier is not an ordinary one. Let's pool our wisdom. Everyone, check separately to see if there's a way to open it!"
Because of Nan Chaoyu's strength, everyone trusted her words. There were more than twenty people present, and they all went to check separately.
Seeing that everyone had gone to check, Nan Chaoyu also chose a direction and was about to go. Mu Qihan followed her!
Unexpectedly, this scene irritated that woman.
The moment Nan Chaoyu turned around, the woman quickly drew a dagger and stabbed at Nan Chaoyu's back, saying, "You must not want to save my husband. If you hadn't gone to save this outsider just now, my husband wouldn't have been taken away. You die!"
Nan Chaoyu was fully focused on the barrier and was completely defenseless against the person behind her. Even though she was a Spiritualist, with her vital point exposed, if this knife went in, she would either die or be seriously injured!
Seeing the tip of the knife about to pierce into Nan Chaoyu's back, a ferocious smile appeared on the woman's face.
Finally, she could avenge her husband!
Suddenly, a slender hand reached out from the side and tightly grasped the dagger.
"Repaying kindness with enmity. If it weren't for her, you'd be in the same situation as your husband by now!"
Mu Qihan held the dagger with one hand and pushed the woman to the ground with a palm strike from the other!
Nan Chaoyu suddenly turned around and saw Mu Qihan holding the dagger with a calm face. Blood flowed from between his fingers and quickly stained a patch of the ground!
"Are you crazy? Don't you want your hand anymore?" Nan Chaoyu's eyes turned red. She stepped forward and carefully pried open his five fingers to take out the dagger.
Mu Qihan let her do as she pleased without any resistance.
Actually, at that moment, he didn't know why he did it.
There were clearly better ways to save her, but at that moment, he couldn't think of anything. It was almost an instinctive action.
It was as if it was an inborn instinct to protect her and prevent her from getting hurt!
He lowered his head to look at the wound on his hand.
The woman's full - force strike would have cut off his five fingers if it weren't for the protection of his internal energy.
Even so, the wound was so deep that the bone was visible and extremely horrifying!
Nan Chaoyu couldn't hold back anymore. She gently put down Mu Qihan's hand and walked quickly towards the woman.
She reached out and grabbed the woman's collar, lifting her up.
"Let me tell you, if it weren't for this man, do you really think I like to meddle in your business?"
"Whether you live or die, whether Dream Sea City belongs to the Li family or the Xie family, I don't care. Why should I save a heartless and ungrateful villain like you!"
"Remember, if anything happens to him, even if your husband is lucky enough to survive, I'll kill him myself!"
After Nan Chaoyu finished speaking, she threw the woman to the ground and didn't look at her again.