After being reminded by the two burly men, Chen Guang, who had already wavered, immediately retreated. His eyes turned extremely gloomy, and his tone became extremely unfriendly.
"You little bitch, how dare you trick me!"
"You two are so noisy."
Zhao Shuning summoned her spiritual power, which transformed into a sharp blade. Before the two men could even let out a scream, the blade formed by her spiritual power slit their throats. Her actions were swift and decisive, and her strikes were ruthless.
The dying woman on the ground shrank back in terror at the sight. Chen Guang, seeing this, thought Zhao Shuning in front of him was even more terrifying than a Shura from hell.
"Aren't you a person of the righteous path? But you kill without batting an eye."
"They almost killed me just now."
"But you should have given them a chance, a chance to live."
Zhao Shuning sneered. "Did they give me a chance to live when they said those words? They thought that as a spiritual pharmacist, I would never lay a hand on two ordinary people. They were terribly wrong. Let me tell you, those so - called morals are for constraining oneself, not for binding others."
"Moreover, I'm really not a person of the righteous path. Those words won't work on me."
In her previous life, wasn't Ye Ling a person of the righteous path? She trusted her subordinates and always considered the common people. When did she ever put her own interests and safety first? But what was the result?
The common people revolted just to take her head. Those people she had loved so much were easily instigated by the four great families. When they led their troops to surround the palace, did they ever think that the woman in the center was the empress who had tried her best to protect them? No! They didn't. They were blinded by bloodlust. All they could see were the wealth, interests, and power in the palace.
Since that was the case, now that she had been reborn as Zhao Shuning, why should she follow the same old path? She would never let go of those who betrayed her or tried to kill her. She would make them pay with their lives. So what?
No one was qualified to persuade Zhao Shuning to be kind and magnanimous if they hadn't experienced what she had. Saving the girl on the ground was out of kindness in her heart, but killing those two men wasn't out of malice.
Chen Guang said, "You're the most ruthless girl I've ever met in my life, Zhao Shuning."
Zhao Shuning burst into laughter, a care - free laugh.
"Really? That's a pity. This is the first time you've seen me, and it will also be the last."
A blood - thirsty smile curled up on Zhao Shuning's lips. She hadn't thought about so many things for a long time.
"You think the mistress of this black market will let you go, and what about the new Ghost - faced Yama? A girl like you will surely become a thorn in their side. Sooner or later, you won't be able to escape."
"Really? We'll talk about that later. I, Zhao Shuning, never think about the future when I do things."
If she couldn't live happily now, did she still have to think about how to be aggrieved in the future?
The sharp sword in Zhao Shuning's hand disappeared out of thin air. She began to murmur incantations. A huge and gorgeous phoenix spread its wings behind her.
"Phoenix Soul!"
"Empress Ye Ling!"
"Who on earth are you!"
A deep chill flashed in Zhao Shuning's eyes.
"Who I am and what I'm going to do, you can go and ask Yama in the underworld."
Zhao Shuning gathered all her strength to form a new seal. Then she raised her hands above her head, and a red lotus slowly emerged between her eyebrows.
The phoenix spread its wings and soared into the sky, circling continuously. The moment Zhao Shuning opened her eyes, it suddenly swooped down on Chen Guang.
Chen Guang quickly unfolded his protective magical artifact. Layer upon layer of the diamond shield quickly closed up.
A new flame ignited in Zhao Shuning's palm. It wasn't the flame of an alchemist but the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
As soon as the Karma Fire appeared, the diamond shield quickly turned red. In just an instant, screams and wails came from inside the diamond shield.
The diamond shield quickly peeled off, revealing Chen Guang's body. At this moment, his body was severely burned, and his face was covered with deep imprints left by the pieces of the diamond shield.
The diamond shield fell.
Chen Guang had gone mad.
"You little bitch, I'll kill you."
Zhao Shuning closed her eyes calmly. When Chen Guang rushed towards her with all his might, a huge red lotus appeared in front of Zhao Shuning. Then it completely swallowed Chen Guang up.
The whole action was smooth and seamless.
Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, thanks to the red lotus given by her master for protection. Otherwise, she really didn't know how to deal with Chen Guang's charge just now.
Exhausted, Zhao Shuning plopped down on the ground. She was really exhausted.
At this moment, Yan Ruyu in the cave on Qingyun Peak frowned. Feng Zhan immediately asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
Yan Ruyu shook her head. "It's okay. I just swallowed something dirty."
Chen Guang disappeared, vanished without a trace. Zhao Shuning knew he would never come back.
So, she used her last bit of strength to remove the spiritual power shield in the alley. She slowly walked up to the girl, plopped down on the ground, and fainted.
Just as Zhao Shuning was about to close her eyes, she saw a very beautiful woman. The woman swayed her body and walked towards her.
The woman was voluptuous and coquettish. As she walked towards Zhao Shuning, she held a round fan in her hand and gently waved it in front of her chest.
"Damn it, am I this unlucky?"
She had fought and set up the seal just to avoid being discovered by the big shots in this black market. Judging from the woman's figure in front of her, Zhao Shuning already knew who it was. But at this moment, she no longer had the strength to struggle. She closed her eyes and completely passed out.
The woman walking towards Zhao Shuning was Rong Yan, the mistress of this black market. There were four or five men following behind her. Among them, the lowest - level one was a sixth - rank spiritual pharmacist, but they were only worthy of following behind Rong Yan.
After Rong Yan approached, she gently lifted the fainted Zhao Shuning's face.
"This little girl is not simple. Take her back to Chunhui Pavilion first. Consider it me doing a favor for Yan Xun. His master will have to return this favor in the future."
Because he was worried, Yan Xun still asked someone to check the alley when he left the black market. Just then, he happened to run into the patrolling Rong Yan. After some interrogation, Rong Yan got this information.
However, what surprised Rong Yan was that although this little girl was only a fourth - stage spiritual pharmacist of the Mysterious Rank, the spiritual power shield she had set up just now was so mysterious that even she couldn't see through it.
"Mistress, there's another girl over there. What should we do with her?"
"Take her back too. I have something to ask them when they wake up."
"Mistress, what about these corpses?"
"Throw them into the mass grave and burn them. They're really a disgrace to our black market."
Rong Yan swayed her soft body and slowly walked out of the alley. Only this time, there were two more people behind her.