Chapter 1012: From Now On, No More Entanglement (Please Subscribe)_1
Zhou Qingruo, upon hearing these voices, swung her personal sword close to Qin Yumo's neck, even grazing her skin and drawing out crimson blood...
Immediately afterward, several waves of spirit force fluctuations burst forth, rapidly approaching the position of Zhou Qingruo and Qin Yumo...
The newcomers turned out to be the female Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect. When they arrived and saw Zhou Qingruo's personal sword paused in front of Qin Yumo's neck, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...
Zhou Qingruo's ice-blue beautiful eyes saw these female elders of the Blood Lotus Sect and couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise...
She had thought that all these female elders had been killed by Qin Yumo, yet unexpectedly, they were still alive!
Her gaze unconsciously swept over the face of Qin Yumo, whose eyes were closed...
Then, she said with an icy tone, "It's good that all of you are unharmed, but the rest we will discuss after I purge our sect!"
Upon hearing this, all the female Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect couldn't help but panic...
Indeed, with Zhou Qingruo's personality, she was not going to easily let Qin Yumo off the hook!
One of the female Elders hurriedly began to console, "Sect Master, please calm yourself first, Yu Mo has not done anything excessive to us!"
Another female disciple of the Blood Lotus Sect also chimed in, "That's right! Please, Sect Master, show leniency. Although Yu Mo has committed many wrongs, it is also because of her that the Blood Lotus Sect has been able to survive until now!"
"If it weren't for Yu Mo's intervention to save us, we would likely have been slain by those demon cultivators, we beg of you to spare her life!"
Hearing these female Elders from the Blood Lotus Sect all pleading for her, the tightly closed-eyed Qin Yumo reopened her bewitching eyes...
She locked her gaze onto the female Elders with an extremely complex look, and coldly said, "Shut up, I don't need you to beg for mercy on my behalf!"
She hadn't expected that after all her wrongdoings, these female Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect would still plead for her!
But, if she were spared because of their pleas, wouldn't that mean she truly was in the wrong?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingruo's ice-blue eyes remained unmoved, and she coldly declared, "You should know my character well; conspiring with demon cultivators constitutes one of the greatest crimes in the Blood Lotus Sect and must not be forgiven!"
Even if the person in question were her once most beloved disciple, she would still execute them personally!
The female Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect heard these words and exchanged glances, almost in an incredible synchrony, they knelt to the ground...
They all spoke as though ready to face death, "Sect Master, if Yu Mo is guilty, then the blame falls hardest on us; if we had not been lacking in strength, how could we have let demon cultivators slaughter our disciples within the Blood Lotus Sect!"
"If you are determined to kill Yu Mo, then kill us irresponsible Elders first!"
"Sect Master! If you cannot spare Yu Mo, then let us face punishment together!"
They also felt deeply ashamed of this affair; if they themselves had not been merely at the realm of Daluo Golden Immortals and thus unable to protect the Blood Lotus Sect from the powerhouses of other sects, Qin Yumo would not have had to resort to conspiring with demon cultivators!
What's more, even when they had become an obstacle to Qin Yumo, she had not resorted to killing them but had merely manipulated them through her means!
Zhou Qingruo, seeing this, had her exquisite face turn icy cold, and she gripped her trembling personal sword tightly...
Then, she said, "Do you truly think I wouldn't dare?"
They knew her character well and yet still committed such deeds!
After the words dropped, she lifted her personal sword, which emitted a cold gleam, as a tremendous ripple of energy suddenly exploded forth...
Just before she would strike, she again shouted coldly, "I'm giving you one chance, get out of my way!!"
The female Elders of the Blood Lotus Sect, despite feeling the imposing might from Zhou Qingruo, remained kneeling on the ground, not showing the slightest hint of wavering...
Qin Yumo, on the other hand, stood completely dumbfounded...
Deep within, he scolded himself, "Are you all fools? Knowing the character of my master, he would definitely not spare me..."
Just when things were going awry, Xu Sheng, who had just finished off a demon cultivator, and a woman wearing a pale blue robe beside him came over together...
The former took a glance at the Blood Lotus Sect female elders and Qin Yumo, kneeling on the ground, and could roughly guess the situation...
He spoke softly, "Miss Qingruo, please think it over carefully before making a decision to avoid any regrets later!"
The woman beside him blinked her beautiful eyes and suggested with a smile, "Qingruo, if you can't bear to do it, then let me handle it!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingruo fell into silence...
Then, she directed her icy gaze towards the woman next to Xu Sheng, and asked coldly, "How did you get here?"
The questioned woman didn't get angry and licked her thin lips, "What? Does Qingruo not welcome me? If I hadn't arrived in time, he would have died at the hands of that demon cultivator!"
Xu Sheng heard this and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth...
But he had to concede; her words were indeed the truth. Even a second late, and he would have perished in the Yellow Springs!
Zhou Qingruo huffed coldly, "Duanmu Lian, this is a matter of the Blood Lotus Sect, outsiders should not meddle indiscriminately!"
Duanmu Lian mockingly wiped her eyes, "Outsider? Qingruo, your words truly hurt, haven't we known each other for at least a thousand years? By rights, we should be considered good friends," she said.
Zhou Qingruo was not in the mood for a war of words, "Get out!"
Immediately after, she refocused her gaze on the Blood Lotus Sect female elders kneeling on the ground, her voice cold, "I will ask one last time, do you truly wish to die willingly for her sake?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than the female elders began to explain, "Sect Master, we are not willing to die, rather, all that Yu Mo has done was for the sect!"
"Yu Mo may not have achieved great feats, but she has endured hardship; her contributions to the sect should not be negated just because she cooperated with a demon cultivator!"
Even one of the female elders took a deep breath and said earnestly, "In truth, when compared to Yu Mo, you, Sect Master, have far from fulfilled the responsibilities of the Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect these past years!"
These blunt words made Zhou Qingruo freeze...
Even Qin Yumo was shocked by these words, never expecting them to go so far to plead for her...
Instantly, the entire space fell into utter silence...
After a long moment, Zhou Qingruo let out a self-mocking laugh, "Heh, heh."
The personal sword she had been gripping tightly in her hand loosened...
Seeing this, the Blood Lotus Sect female elders felt like they could anticipate what was coming...
Sure enough, Zhou Qingruo said indifferently, "I understand. Since all of you believe that I, as Sect Master, have not fulfilled my duties, from this day forward, I shall have no more ties to the Blood Lotus Sect..."
"As for Qin Yumo, I will not kill her."
This would be the last bit of tenderness she would leave for the Blood Lotus Sect...
If she didn't execute Qin Yumo, she would be violating her own principles as the Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect...
This was the only action she could take...
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