Chapter 347: Victory Belongs to Ni Daye

Chapter 347: Victory Belongs to Ni Daye

The two sides clashed fiercely, chaos reigning as a battle erupted, echoing through the heavens and earth.

Some were fighting, while others watched, and the mastermind Xu Dong observed from the shadows, waiting for Ni Daye to be killed by the female cultivator Qin Shili.

He had initially imagined that Qin Shili would sweep through the battlefield effortlessly, defeating everyone in her path.

But contrary to his expectations, she was locked in a fierce exchange with Ni Daye.

Moreover, Qin Shili held nothing back, unleashing ice spikes, freezing impacts, and frost sword qi in rapid succession, attacking with all her might.

Yet, she simply couldn’t kill Ni Daye.

It was as if Ni Daye had come prepared, fully familiar with Qin Shili’s moves, countering each barrage seamlessly.

Of course, this so-called countering was just dodging; if Qin Shili utilized her spiritual power, Lin Nuo would find it quite difficult to defeat her.

They were locked in a back-and-forth clash, appearing evenly matched.

As the chilling icy winds swept across the area, the terrain began to freeze over.

The scene was rather spectacular, while the general who had arrived was engaged in combat with Lu’s subordinates, leveraging the power of magical artifacts to hold a slight upper hand.

After some exchanges, the two sides suffered casualties on both ends; the general had brought Qin Shili with him to annihilate the enemies, but he didn’t expect her to be caught up fighting a little punk for so long.

There was no other choice; he had to charge in himself.

Furious, the general bellowed, raising his great sword and smashing forward.

The general was incredibly brave, carving through Lu’s subordinates with the might of his magical artifact, cutting them down in waves.

Many of these burly men fell beneath his might, while Lin Nuo and Qin Shili continued their duel.

This was a performance, but not entirely an act.

Qin Shili swung her sword at Lin Nuo, each strike seemingly intent on killing him, while Lin Nuo evaded and pressed down on her hand, giving her a look.

Lin Nuo: “Is that enough? Are you trying to chop me into pieces or what?”

Qin Shili shook off his hand, her cold eyes sweeping over him:

“Yes.”

Then she resumed her attempts to strike, contemplating whether this wave of Qin Shili was sent by the main character Su Kexin as a deep cover agent to eliminate him, the great villain.

Xu Dong, hidden off to the side, grew impatient, thinking it shouldn’t take so long for a one-shot kill.

Mu Yiting and Lu had gathered their people and escaped, initially planning to capture everyone, but now they could only wait.

What was going on? He had no idea how long this fight would drag on.

Perhaps it was time for him to intervene.

Xu Dong stayed hidden, holding a flying needle in hand.

The only problem was, he was too far away to hit his target cleanly.

So now, he decided to close in for a close-range shot.

Xu Dong’s plan was simple: pretend to support Lin Nuo, then take him by surprise with a poisoned needle and immediately flee. After that, Ni Daye would need to deal with the poison and would be vulnerable to Qin Shili’s strike.

Perfect, that’s exactly what he would do.

Xu Dong rushed out, charging toward Lin Nuo.

He even shouted out loud:

“Ni brother, I’m here to support you!”

Hearing Xu Dong’s voice, Lin Nuo instinctively glanced over.

Oh? Finally showing some life, huh?

Lin Nuo exchanged glances with Qin Shili, signaling her to make a move.

Qin Shili was a rational person; though she was angry with Lin Nuo, she could still distinguish between major and minor matters.

Noise aside, they had a job to do.

Seeing Xu Dong approaching for an attack, Qin Shili quickly switched targets, raising her sword to cut at Xu Dong.

Xu Dong was shocked; these two had been fighting so well, why was she changing her target as soon as he appeared?

Thinking that perhaps Qin Shili was wary of him, he instinctively backed away towards Lin Nuo, still planning to fight alongside him against Qin Shili and find the opportunity to stab him with the poisoned needle.

However, he didn’t expect that suddenly a sharp needle would come flying toward him, striking his body.

A wave of weakness washed over him, his body starting to go numb.

“What the…”

He had no idea where the needle had come from, but instinctively turned his gaze to Lin Nuo.

Could it be him?

Seeing Xu Dong weakened and about to be cut down by Qin Shili, the general yelled out:

“Qin girl, hold your hand! He’s one of us!”

The general was rushing over, but unexpectedly, he was struck by Lin Nuo’s paralysis needle, tumbling into a state of exhaustion.

“You…! You plotted against me!”

The general gritted his teeth, raging in fury, but still turned to plead with Qin Shili,

“Qin girl, he’s the messenger I mentioned before; he’s not our enemy, please don’t kill him.”

“What messenger?” Qin Shili asked coolly, her sword still pointing at Xu Dong.

“It’s what I told you before; we managed to find Ni Daye thanks to his great work, not my scouts.”

The general spoke rapidly, “So, our enemy is Ni Daye.”

“Utter nonsense.”

Qin Shili found this hard to believe, feeling it was an insult.

She pointed her sword at Xu Dong and asked,

“Is that the case?”

“Y-Yes, that’s right.”

To save his skin, Xu Dong chose to confirm it, otherwise he would be cut down by Qin Shili.

He had to expose himself, but revealing it meant he could live; Qin Shili wouldn’t kill him and would continue dealing with Ni Daye. Worst case, he’d just return to being a subordinate.

Little did he expect that Ni Daye had a hidden weapon left, and now he might not escape, waiting to be the scapegoat while Ni Daye slipped away.

So sinister, but kid, you’re still too inexperienced; you think I’d play the scapegoat? I’m an undercover agent; I’ve got people backing me. There’s no way you could succeed.

However…

Qin Shili thrust her sword right through him, causing Xu Dong to spit out a mouthful of blood, grasping Qin Shili’s sword blade.

He raised his head slightly to meet the cold gaze of the girl.

“Y-You, why…”

Yet Qin Shili offered no reply; she pulled out the icy sword, and Xu Dong spat out more blood, collapsing to the ground.

He was dead.

“Qin girl, what have you done?”

The general was shocked; wasn’t it agreed that he was one of their own? Why the sudden attack?!

His friend, who had always provided him useful intel, was now dead at Qin Shili’s hands.

“You… are you severing bridges, ungrateful!”

But a wind man had already rushed to the general’s side, raising a dagger:

“How about you take a ride to the underworld too?”

With that, he plunged the dagger into the general, who fell to the ground, blood spilling from his mouth.

The remaining subordinates of the general panicked, wanting to flee, but Lin Nuo rushed in, eliminating them one by one.

As for Lu’s subordinates, Qin Shili didn’t kill them all, leaving two to escape.

These two were kept back to serve as witnesses.

Xu Dong was an insider; he admitted it himself. Having witnesses was vital. These two subordinates fit the bill, and later Lin Nuo could make them testify.

After all, with Xu Dong suddenly dead, his subordinates could stir unrest. Now that there was proof of him being a traitor, Mu Feng had every reason to clean up his forces.

The scene was a massacre, bodies strewn all over the place.

Lin Nuo felt uneasy and decided to burn them all, flames erupting fiercely.

With just the two of them left, they no longer needed to put on a show.

“Did you just try to kill me?”

“How could I possibly kill you? You seem pretty good at having fun with the young master out there,” Qin Shili replied coldly.