Chapter 1041: I Don't Care Who You Are

Just then, a gentle breeze swept through, and the White-stripe had already appeared in the sky.

The Yellow-stripe glanced to the side but did not see the other figures.

The White-stripe spoke: "That rogue's origins are unknown, and we don't know how many accomplices they have. Red-stripe's identity is sensitive, so I let him leave first. Orange-stripe didn't want to get too deeply involved, so he also left."

The Yellow-stripe frowned. He wasn't surprised by Red-stripe's departure, as it would be a huge problem if his identity were exposed.

However, Orange-stripe's departure displeased him. Why did that guy leave so quickly?

The White-stripe looked down at the battlefield below and said in a deep voice, "Why aren't you attacking?"

"That person seems to be Yun Jianyue's disciple, the Saintess of the Demonic Cult." The Yellow-stripe offered a simple introduction that already revealed his apprehension.

After hearing his words, the White-stripe also remained silent for a long time. A moment later, he said, "Today's matter is too significant. That rogue's whereabouts are unknown. This woman is setting fires here to attract attention; she's most likely that person's accomplice. Let's capture her to force the rogue out, just make sure not to harm her life."

The Yellow-stripe hesitated: "For us to attack her is somewhat unreasonable."

The Jianghu (martial world) has its own rules: the older generation fights among themselves, and the younger generation fights among themselves. No one says anything about who wins or loses.

But if the older generation attacks the younger generation, it's clearly bullying those junior to them.

No matter how talented a junior is, they can't compare to old monsters who have cultivated for decades or even centuries.

The key is, if you attack someone's junior, and you also have juniors, then others can retaliate against your juniors without restraint. What's more, people in the martial world will even think they did well afterward.

He could only say perfunctorily, "Let's see what Green-stripe does; he should be fine."

They had always referred to each other by code names, and did not know each other's true identities.

At this moment, Qiu Honglei was already trapped by the thorny cage. The cage was rapidly shrinking, making it impossible for her to move even an inch.

The Green-stripe elder revealed a faint smile and was about to speak, when suddenly he saw the woman pick up a lantern, remove its cover, and then gently blow on it.

A burst of flames shot out, and the surrounding thorny bushes instantly ignited.

In the blink of an eye, the young woman had already escaped.

The White-stripe in the sky snorted, clearly displeased with his companion's incompetence, who couldn't even capture a young girl.

He raised a finger, and a cold gleam shot towards the young woman.

The cold gleam was too fast; only a few people in the field could make out that it was a thin piece of ice.

The Yellow-stripe knew clearly that although this ice shard looked like it would shatter on impact, its power was immense. If hit, one's vital energy would be cut off, freezing them instantly, rendering them unable to move.

Of course, this ice shard strike wasn't lethal, which probably indicated some apprehension about Yun Jianyue, who stood behind the young woman.

He was just talking big moments ago, but when it came to action, he still held back.

Qiu Honglei had just escaped from the thorny cage and was still poisoned. At this moment, she felt dizzy all over; how could she possibly dodge a master's strike?

"It's over!" Seeing the cold gleam instantly appear before her, her heart turned cold.

Her only thought was whether A'Zu had successfully escaped.

However, the imagined severe pain did not come. Instead, there was a crisp clang as the ice shard shattered, and she was pulled into a warm embrace.

"A'Zu!" Qiu Honglei was instantly surprised and delighted. She was very familiar with his scent and could recognize him even without opening her eyes.

Zu An put his arm around her waist, shielding her behind him: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

At the same time, he breathed a long sigh of relief, thankful he had arrived in time.

Just then, the Green-stripe elder burst into laughter: "It seems you are indeed working together. I almost let you escape just now, but it won't be that easy now."

After speaking, he waved both palms. The flowers, grass, and trees all around rustled. Soon, all the leaves detached themselves and spun rapidly as they shot towards the two people.

A few startled birds, flapping frantically, flew into the area haphazardly and instantly exploded into a mist of blood.

Every leaf was now like a sharp blade. The sky was filled with leaves, like a massive meat grinder.

"Hold your hand!" The Yellow-stripe by his side was greatly alarmed. If Yun Jianyue's beloved disciple were really torn to shreds here, those present would likely face the most horrific retaliation.

Unfortunately, the leaves were too fast. In an instant, they had surged around the two people in the center, leaving no time to stop them.

Zu An snorted coldly. With a clear cry of a phoenix, a phoenix-shaped flame rose, and the incredibly sharp leaves immediately burst into flames, no longer controlled by the Green-stripe elder.

Then, Zu An, carrying the burning leaves, transformed into a flaming meteor and charged forward.

The Yellow-stripe was originally watching the show, but he never expected the opponent to charge directly at him. He cursed under his breath, then a golden brick visibly expanded and flew towards the opponent.

At this moment, the White-stripe in the sky also saw the opponent carrying those burning leaves, charging towards him as if they were burning feathers.

He snorted coldly: "Overestimating yourself."

He raised his hand, and a small blizzard immediately appeared around him.

It instantly extinguished the flames all over the opponent's body.

However, he couldn't be happy, and instead let out a sound of surprise.

Because the figure before him seemed to have vanished without a trace in an instant.

The hairs on his body stood on end. He quickly enveloped himself in the blizzard, guarding against a possible attack from behind.

But there was nothing. The opponent seemed to have disappeared.

The Yellow-stripe had the same feeling. He sent his brick flying, knocking the opponent away, but felt no impact whatsoever.

That empty feeling was as if he had struck nothing at all.

He also thought the opponent had adopted a flanking strategy, and quickly held his breath, concentrating on defending against an imminent attack.

As the two men stood as if facing a great enemy, the Green-stripe elder's pupils contracted.

Because he felt scorching flames rushing towards him.

He quickly crossed his arms in front of his chest, and a huge shield soon appeared before him.

Although the shield was made of wood and was countered by fire-element attacks, his defensive skill was extraordinary. It could at least hold out for a while, and by then, his companions would have arrived. With their combined strength, they would surely be able to kill the opponent on the spot.

However, when he glanced sideways with his peripheral vision and saw that the other two were also dealing with the same fiery enemy, he was startled: "Why are there three identical people?"

Just then, a mist of blood burst from his chest, followed by an intense pain from his back.

He immediately realized he had been ambushed.

Without time to think about how the opponent had gotten behind him, he quickly reached back and grabbed the hand that had stabbed him in the back.

Then, countless vines wrapped around the opponent's body.

At the same time, he repeated his trick: the thorns on the vines pierced the opponent's skin, injecting venom.

"Is that all?" Zu An tilted his head. As his muscles tensed, the vines immediately snapped inch by inch.

Only a few white marks were left on his skin; the thorns hadn't even pierced it.

The Green-stripe elder was stunned.

At this moment, White-stripe and Yellow-stripe finally reacted, and both charged over.

Zu An lightly tapped his foot and returned to Qiu Honglei's side. With one hand gripping the Green-stripe elder's shoulder, he said coldly, "Don't move, or I won't be polite to your companion."

He secretly rejoiced, thankful that the other Grandmaster wasn't present and Han Fengqiu seemed to have left too. He had just used the Sunflower Phantom technique to create three indistinguishable figures to attack all three simultaneously, which caught them off guard.

White-stripe and Yellow-stripe indeed stopped, evidently hesitant to act due to their companion.

At this moment, the Green-stripe elder finally reacted and rebuked, "You brat, if you know what's good for you, release me quickly. We might still spare your life."

"What if I don't?" Zu An said indifferently.

The elder burst into laughter: "Hmph, what arrogance! With a few of us here, no one in the entire Cloud County is allowed to be this formidable. Do you know who I am—"

Before he could finish, Zu An's hand, resting on his shoulder, squeezed hard, and a surge of force burst directly from his palm.

Crack! Crackle! Snap!

"Ah!" The Green-stripe elder shrieked. Countless bones in his body instantly shattered, and his meridians were mostly severed. Even if he survived, he would likely be crippled.

He was both shocked and enraged, never imagining the opponent would dare to strike so brutally: "You brat, how dare you, how dare you do this to me! I'll cut you into a thousand... *whimpers*!"

Rage points from Yu Xuantao +888 +888 +888...

He roared at Zu An, but unfortunately, his jaw was dislocated midway through, leaving him unable to speak, only able to whimper.

"I don't care who you are!" Zu An said indifferently.

This guy had just tried to take advantage of Tang Tian'er, and now he had attacked Qiu Honglei. Naturally, Zu An showed no mercy.

However, the opponent's identity still surprised him.

Someone from the Yu family. It seemed the Yu family was indeed not good news.