CHAPTER 272: CHAPTER 267: HEROINE AND DEMONESS

Aside from Ye Chongtian’s voice, everything in the grove was terrifyingly silent, indicating that the person hiding had every intention of not letting his family escape. Ye Lingxian and her husband exchanged a glance, readying their hidden weapons.

Including Ji Nan in the carriage also tensed up, clutching the hidden weapon Ye Qiu had just handed him, his little face taut.

"Whoosh!" A hidden arrow flew towards the carriage, which Ye Lingxian cut down with her sword.

Soon, more and more hidden arrows shot out from the woods; Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian were hard-pressed to fend off hidden weapons coming from all directions, with many arrows already hitting the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Ye Qiu became more anxious, finding it hard to imagine the trials her mother had undergone in her previous life to escape from this orchestrated assassination.

The hidden assailant did not show himself, giving Ye Lingxian and Ye Chongtian no chance to rest. They eyed each other again, and with understanding, Ye Chongtian moved protectively in front of her. Ye Lingxian quickly pulled a medicine bag from her bosom and lit it before launching it with a hidden weapon, causing smoke to billow instantly.

After firing several arrows into the woods, noises of objects falling could be heard, and the hidden arrows noticeably decreased, finally allowing the pair a moment to breathe.

"That’s somewhat impressive." A gentleman in red clothes with a white face emerged from the woods, holding a folded fan in his hand, his silhouette matching the man who fought Qingyi Pavilion disciples a few days ago on the Martial Arts Arena, but now wearing a different face.

His disguise obviously couldn’t fool Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian; they exchanged a glance, and their hearts sank.

"It’s you! Dare I ask why, brother, do you stop us today?" Ye Chongtian asked with a tense face, alert.

"No particular reason, just want your lady and the disciple to stay behind," Thousand Faces sneered, attacking Ye Chongtian swiftly, while the remaining men in the woods also rushed out.

Ye Chongtian confronted Thousand Faces, while Ye Lingxian dealt with his subordinates. Using poison and hidden weapons, she easily countered the group of low-skilled opponents, but Ye Qiu quickly realized her father was no match for Thousand Faces.

Hearing Thousand Faces’ words, Ye Qiu glanced meaningfully at her new junior disciple; the intention to target Ji Nan was clear—he knew his identity. Could it be that in her previous life her mother discovered Ji Nan, which is why Thousand Faces pursued them? Was Ji Nan really captured by the Demon Sect?

What is Ji Nan’s true identity? Could he really be from the Imperial Family? Why does the Demon Sect want him so badly? Ye Qiu was full of doubts, with no evidence, and at this moment, she was most concerned about her parents’ safety.

As one of the four protectors of the Demon Sect, Thousand Faces was not only skilled in disguise but also incredibly proficient in Martial Arts. While Ye Chongtian’s poison and hidden weapons caused some trouble for him, he didn’t appear panicked, seemingly toying with Ye Chongtian.

Once Ye Chongtian ran out of energy or reacted slightly too slow, he would face a deadly attack.

Aside from poison and hidden weapons, both Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian’s Qinggong skills were formidable, but with two children in the carriage, how could they just leave on their own?

Seeing her husband struggling against Thousand Faces, Ye Lingxian sped up her attacks, while inside the carriage, Ye Qiu and Ji Nan also quietly aimed their hidden weapons at the enemies. Although most missed, they indeed caused some trouble for them.

Ye Qiu intended to shoot the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle at Thousand Faces, but his speed was too fast, and her father was too close, so she hesitated to make a move.

"Mother!" Ye Qiu hurriedly called out to her after she had dealt with her subordinates, holding a black cylindrical hidden weapon in her hand.

Upon seeing the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle, Ye Lingxian’s eyes lit up. This item was left by her master, and its internal mechanism was quite complicated. Medicine Valley had yet to uncover its secrets. However, her master had said that this hidden weapon was very powerful, capable of harming even Yin Tianhe, who couldn’t be injured easily.

Yin Tianhe was the third-ranked master on the Hero Ranking. His martial arts were only higher, not lower, than those of the enemy before them. When they left the valley, the couple felt they had no grievances with others and considered their skills and possession of hidden weapons and poison sufficient, so they did not bring the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle. They hadn’t expected that their daughter’s unintentional act would resolve this crisis.

Ye Lingxian took the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle from her daughter and joined the battle with her husband and Thousand Faces, as Ye Chongtian was already at his limit.

"Get away!" Ye Chongtian panicked when he saw his wife helping him. He could sacrifice himself here, but he couldn’t let his wife and two children be involved too.

"I’m afraid it’s too late to run." Thousand Faces sneered again, his folded fan suddenly flaring open, and a row of fine needles shot out, dark and clearly coated with potent poison.

Neither Ye Chongtian nor Ye Lingxian had noticed earlier that this man was also a master of poison and hidden weapons.

Since he himself used poison, Thousand Faces had always been interested in Ye Lingxian. He had heard of the Poisonous Lady title while in the Western Regions and had never accepted it. Now, his task was related to the Poisonous Lady, and Thousand Faces was very excited.

"Brother Tian, be careful!" Ye Lingxian screamed, aiming the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle at Thousand Faces.

Legend said that a Rainy Pear Blossom Needle could only be used once. When triggered, thousands of fine needles spread out like flying pear blossoms, leaving no place to hide.

This hidden weapon had disappeared along with Tang Sect for hundreds of years; nobody nowadays had seen the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle in action, and Thousand Faces thought it was just a common hidden weapon in Ye Lingxian’s hands.

Ye Chongtian and his wife exchanged glances, then left the scene with the fastest speed in his life, before Thousand Faces could react, Ye Lingxian triggered the mechanism.

She felt the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle was indeed as beautiful and powerful as the legend described.

At the moment Ye Lingxian triggered the mechanism, based on his years of experience in the world, Thousand Faces sensed something was wrong, but it was too late already.

Countless poisoned needles attacked him at high speed from all directions, leaving him no place to hide.

At that moment, Thousand Faces waved his folded fan into a blur, but there were just too many needles from the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle, and they were much faster than him; everything happened in an instant.

Ye Qiu could hardly believe that the famous Thousand Faces died under the Rainy Pear Blossom Needle.

But still not convinced, as Demon Sect was always full of tricks, she got off the carriage and poured a bottle of Corpse Dissolving Liquid, which her mother had once given her, over Thousand Faces’ body, ensuring his complete disintegration before she truly eased her mind.