Published: February 24, 2025
On the summit's sky, Shen Qingfeng had already entered the Ice Clear Hall.
Before long, Shen Subing stepped out of the hall with a grim expression, a surge of anger burning in her chest, "That Tan Yun, what else can he do besides causing me trouble!"
"You should go and see if they can call off the decisive battle. Currently, only you can save Tan Yun," Shen Qingfeng suggested.
Hearing this, Shen Subing became even more furious, "If it weren't for Qingqiu, I would truly want to kill Tan Yun myself!"
"......"
One hour later.
The Spirit Vessel, carrying Shen Subing, Shen Qingfeng, and the herb garden disciples, descended in the center of the training ground.
"This little girl actually came, but what can she do now? Does she think she can stop us? Hmph!" Lu Wu, among the disciples under the gate, muttered to himself before joining the other nine elders to greet her, bowing respectfully, "Subordinate pays respects to the Chief!"
The reason the ten great elders gathered here was that everyone knew about the complex relationship between Tan Yun and Shen Qingqiu, Shen Qingfeng, and Shen Subing, speculating that the Chief would likely make an appearance.
Only the third elder was absent, and the disciples did not need to think too much to know that he was probably busy helping his nephew Pang He!
Tan Yun was a person whose every action could affect the whole situation! After all, if Tan Yun died, Shen Qingqiu would also die. Unless, one day, Tan Yun could truly achieve greatness, then the deadly vow made by Shen Qingqiu would be lifted.
Within just over an hour prior, all disciples and elders of the Danmai had heard about the decisive battle between Tan Yun, Gao Yang Wushuang, and Ouyang Qian.
"Disciples pay respects to the Chief!" More than sixty thousand disciples of the Danmai shouted in unison, kneeling to Shen Subing.
"Everyone, get up." After Shen Subing allowed everyone to rise, she ignored Tan Yun; at this moment, she was deeply afraid that if she looked at Tan Yun a moment longer, she would not be able to help but strike him down.
Shen Subing directly approached Gao Yang Wushuang and Ouyang Qian, asking, "Tan Yun is still useful to me, Chief. Can you willingly give up this decisive battle?"
"This..." Gao Yang Wushuang was about to speak when Tan Yun interrupted, "Reporting to the Chief, I have something to say."
"Speak!" Shen Subing's voice was as cold as ice.
"I obey," Tan Yun spoke with neither arrogance nor humility, "Chief, you have always been fair and strict. Since I have agreed to the decisive battle, I hope you can grant it."
"You little brat, hold your tongue!" Shen Qingfeng was truly annoyed.
Upon hearing this, as the respected figure of Danmai, even if Shen Subing did not want Tan Yun to die, and did not want his death to implicate Shen Qingqiu, but since the person involved said so, how could she still obstruct the decisive battle in front of all the disciples and elders?
Anger burned fiercely in Shen Subing's chest; her lips slightly moved, and a voice full of murderous intent reached Tan Yun's ears, "You don't know what's good for you! If your life were not tied to Qingqiu's, I would truly want to strike you down myself!"
"Day, Shen Xiaoniu, I won't argue with you!" Tan Yun felt displeased in his heart but still maintained a respectful demeanor, saying earnestly, "Reporting to the Chief, since I entered the Spirit Mountain Herb Garden, I have endured enough ridicule and insults from the alchemical disciples."
"Although I hold a lowly status as a disposable disciple, I absolutely will not allow others to humiliate me, which is why I beat Li Ziquan twice."
"Later, his brother Li Zian tried to kill me, so I took him down!"
"Not long ago, Ye Ling, in order to avenge Li Zian, deliberately slandered me, hoping to provoke me into a battle with him. As a result, I killed him!"
"And today..." Tan Yun paused, lifting his head to gaze at Gao Yang Wushuang and Ouyang Qian, his voice turning cold, "They want to kill me to avenge Ye Ling, but I will prove with my strength that those who wish to kill me, I will kill them instead!"