137: Chapter 137 Ji Ruxue

"Hyah!" "Hyah!" "Hyah!" "..."

"Catch her!"

"Don't let her get away!"

"Quickly..."

"Clatter clatter clatter clatter..."

A series of urgent hoofbeats accompanied by shouts of pursuit drifted past his ears.

They quickly charged out of the city gate's vicinity, heading towards the small woods outside the city.

Watching the direction those people had gone, Su Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a flicker of familiarity passing through them.

Could it be them...

As if sensing something, Huang Rong turned her head, her delicate face tilting up slightly as she asked in confusion, "A Xuan, what's wrong?"

Based on her understanding of Su Xuan, those people were definitely connected to him in some way...

Could it be that woman on horseback just now...

Hearing Huang Rong's voice, Su Xuan snapped out of his thoughts. He clenched his fist slightly, then turned to meet Huang Rong's puzzled gaze. "Ronger, you and Fuer find an inn in the city to rest first. I'll be right back."

Having said that, as if afraid those people would get too far away, he didn't wait for Huang Rong's reply. His right foot stepped forward, and he flew off into the distance.

Guo Fu, who had just been covered in a cloud of dust from his departure, had initially wanted to curse a couple of times. Seeing Su Xuan leave, she pulled her thoughts back, pouting as she asked, "Mother~ Why did Su... Su Xuan go?"

Although Huang Rong had repeatedly emphasized that Guo Fu should address Su Xuan as 'Uncle Su', Guo Fu still couldn't bring herself to say it...

Looking into her daughter's large, bright eyes, Huang Rong swallowed the words she had been about to say.

Forget it. There's still plenty of time in the future. Fuer will come around.

Thinking this, Huang Rong gently ruffled Guo Fu's silky hair and said with a soft smile, "Let's go to the inn first. Your Uncle Su has some matters to attend to and will be back later."

With that, not giving Guo Fu another chance to ask questions, she took her daughter's hand and led her towards Yuzhou City.

Meanwhile...

With a few swift movements, Su Xuan arrived at the edge of the woods. Seeing the scene before him, his gaze turned icy.

Ji Ruxue, holding a long sword, was locked in combat with foot soldiers of the Xuanming Cult.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clink!" "Thud!" "..."

Long swords and short blades clashed repeatedly, the sounds of battle unceasing.

Despite Ji Ruxue's formidable martial arts skills, she was ultimately outnumbered. Several wounds already marked her body.

"Clang!"

After parrying another blow, Ji Ruxue finally couldn't hold out any longer and was sent flying backward.

"Thud!"

She slammed hard against the rough, hard trunk of a tree, then fell to the ground, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Not giving Ji Ruxue a chance to catch her breath, the Xuanming Cult foot soldiers closed in rapidly.

"Swish!"

The short blade in their hands struck with ruthless ferocity, aimed directly at Ji Ruxue's neck.

Just as Ji Ruxue was about to meet her end, Su Xuan's figure flashed like a ghost, appearing beside her.

Su Xuan's sudden appearance stunned both Ji Ruxue and the Xuanming Cult members for a moment.

However, they quickly recovered. The Xuanming Cult foot soldier's blade continued its trajectory unabated, chopping straight towards Su Xuan.

Su Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He slightly raised a finger and pointed into the Void Realm.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately, a terrifying, colorless Sword Qi howled forth, instantly piercing through the midst of the Xuanming Cult foot soldiers.

Even the woods behind the Xuanming Cult foot soldiers were instantly flattened in a large swath.

After the Sword Qi was released, the Xuanming Cult foot soldiers seemed to freeze in that moment, becoming motionless.

As Su Xuan turned away, the Xuanming Cult foot soldiers toppled over one after another, their life force extinguished.

Witnessing this scene, Ji Ruxue's beautiful eyes widened in shock. She looked at Su Xuan with disbelief, wanting to say something, but darkness suddenly swept over her vision, and she fainted...

(My sincerest apologies. I've been extremely busy with studies lately and can only manage 1000 to 2000 characters a day.)

(If there's a day when updates stop, Xiao Chen might be going all out to prepare for the college entrance exams.)

(But the story will definitely be completed. Xiao Chen will give this book an ending—it absolutely will not be abandoned...)

(Off to do practice tests now. Goodnight, dear readers...)