212 Who is More Ruthless (1/2)
”Gulp, Gulp!”
Listening to Jiang Yi's statement, Zhan Wushuang and Yun Fei blinked and looked at each other while doing the same gulping motion to calm down the surge in their hearts.
In fact, the two of them were trembling and were instinctively terrified. Who was Shui Youlan again? The world's no.1 martial expert! Even the Emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire and the Kings of the Six Major Vassal States had to highly regard this woman. Without considering Jiang Yi—even his father, Jiang Bieli, wouldn't dare to speak to her like this, right?
In fact, Shui Qianrou wasn't strong; her combat skills were crap, and she didn't even know how to use her brain during combat. Why was she undefeated when she traveled down from the Northern Liang Kingdom? Why didn't anyone find trouble with her after she crippled and injured so many people? If she was someone else, she would be dead for 10,000 times already. Wasn't it all because her mother was Shui Youlan?
She was the one who could use a single palm strike to smash that kasaya which belonged to the Great Zen Monastery old monk who had lived for a few centuries!
”Presumptuous!”
”Audacious!”
”You must be tired of living!”
All the ladies from the Water Moon Observatory were instantly enraged by Jiang Yi's manner of speech. Not only did Jiang Yi disrespected Shui Youlan, but he even insulted the entire Water Moon Observatory. If Shui Qianrou wasn't in Jiang Yi's hand, this group of people would have gone out of control.
”Ke-Ke!”
Shui Youlan's image in the sky didn't have any hint of anger, she smiled instead and spoke calmly as she fixed her eyes on Jiang Yi, ”Young man, you have courage; but your temperament is overly steadfast, which might cause your premature death. 'Overly strong but brittle' is an ancient saying that has held true. Take a step back, and the world's opportunities will open up to you. My earlier promise is still valid.”
Shui Youlan's voice echoed throughout the woods. The strange thing was that no one else on the Crystal Stone Plains was about to hear her voice and could only see her image.
Countless people were bewildered. If Shui Youlan congealed her image, it meant that Shui Qianrou was in danger. Yun He gathering an army that had thousands of martial artists was something everyone knew, but the question was—who could harm Shui Qianrou who was part of this army?
”Ke-Ke!”
Jiang Yi laughed again in the Ghost Woods. Shui Youlan's speech might seem calm, but from his perspective, he could hear a threatening tone. Overly firm but brittle? Wasn't she trying to say—if he carried on like this, his life was going to end prematurely?
The Fire Spirit Pearl in Jiang Yi's hand was still glowing, and if Shui Youlan had any weird movements, he was definitely able to take out the Fire Spirit Rock before he was dead.
Shui Youlan was indeed formidable, but she was just an image now. Jiang Yi believed she wouldn't be able to save Shui Qianrou.
Jiang Yi paused for a moment before he spoke again, ”Hostess Shui. I do not know if I am going to die prematurely, but I know if I am dead, Young Lady Shui will definitely be buried with me. If you don't believe me, then go ahead and try!”
”En?”
Jiang Yi's stubbornness finally provoked Shui Youlan's anger as her eyes turn cold while an even stronger pressure came pouring down. Everyone within the 50-kilometer radius of the Ghost Woods felt as though the heaven was collapsing while the earth was shattering. Especially Jiang Yi, Zhan Wushuang, and the others who were in the woods; they could feel as though their bones were breaking, and they wouldn't be able to withstand another second of such pressure before being crushed to death.
Shui Qianrou's delicate body was also trembling from the pressure and was turning pale. Jiang Yi, who stood behind her, even stopped breathing while both his legs were trembling—obviously about to kneel from the overbearing pressure. His expression revealed nothing but discomfort, but he still struggled to squirm his lips and shouted, ”One!”
”Crack!”