31.2

Ji Yunhe could not think of a reason. She watched Qing Shu go crazy and viciously attack Lin Haoqing. He was able to resist at first, but after a while it became clear he was no match for her. After all, Qing Shu was a powerful demon who lived a very long time. Throughout the years serving Lin Canglan, no one knew how many battles she had won, or how many people she had killed.

Lin Haoqing was not nearly as experienced in combat. Ji Yunhe had no choice but to go help. No matter what Lin Haoqing had done today, or what he might do in the future, she already picked a path and she would follow it to the end.

Once she made up her mind, she immediately struck her own acupoints. Her blood flow reversed throughout her body and her limbs grew numb and senseless. The "fight fire with fire" method gave her temporary relief from the unbearable pain in her body.

This way of relieving pain was very dangerous. If she could not kill Qing Shu within three stances, her body would destroy itself and she would die a horrible death. No more delays, she gripped her sword and lunged at Qing Shu.

Qing Shu felt the murderous aura coming from behind and backflipped into the air, avoiding Ji Yunhe's attack. Ji Yunhe changed her stance immediately and flew up after Qing Shu, aiming for her lower vitals. Qing Shu had no choice but to turn around, receiving Ji Yunhe's killing blow with her back.

The force from Ji Yunhe's sword sent Qing Shu flying while blood gushed from her wound, but it did not hinder her from making a counter strike. Her body flipped in the air, and she shot toward Ji Yunhe like a speeding arrow. Ji Yunhe had no way to avoid it, but then Lin Haoqing abruptly kicked her in the bend of the knee.

Ji Yunhe fell down and instinctively leaned back against the floor, her sword raising up into the air. It sliced the entire length of Qing Shu's body as she flew over her.

Her blood spilled all over Ji Yunhe's face. Ji Yunhe immediately struck her acupoints again, releasing what she had previously blocked.

Her blood flow returned to normal and the pain came back. She weakly turned her head and looked at Qing Shu. A demon that had roamed proudly all her life, now laid in a corner of the room covered in blood.

Qing Shu's clothes and face looked terrifying where the sword left its mark. She wanted to stand up again but no longer had the strength. Her gaze left Ji Yunhe and Lin Haoqing, and fell on Lin Canglan's body.

"You shouldn't have done this," Qing Shu said weakly.

"If only you knew what your father was doing. Everything… was for you and for the great cause. You shouldn't have destroyed his work."

Great cause? Ji Yunhe looked at Qing Shu. She could not respond, but Lin Haoqing could. He looked at Qing Shu coldly.

"And his great cause has ruined half of my life."

"Naive..."

Qing Shu did not move her gaze from Lin Canglan again nor did she speak again. She watched her master until her last breath, then her body turned into a puff of fine dust. This was how demons died. The more powerful they were, the less they left behind. Li Shu was like this as well. Ji Yunhe was puzzled. It was clear that her demonic power was about the same as Li Shu.

Before Li Shu died, he single handedly broke the seal of the Ten Square Formation. The fox demon, Qing Shu… her power should be much stronger than what was seen in today's combat...

She said Lin Canglan had a great cause... what was it? No one could answer her. But the pain in the chest grew so intense that she could not help but let out a groan. She knelt on the ground and clutched at her heart. Lin Canglan died, Qing Shu also died, who else in this world would know the whereabouts of the antidotes?

She had told Changyi earlier that she wanted to visit the bottom of the sea in the future, but who knew... today would be her last day. Future... she had no future...