Hearing Su Mu's voice, Qin Chu walked out of the room.
Su Mu was in front, Qin Chu behind, and the two hurried towards the west of the city.
Feeling that Qin Chu's speed was a bit slow, Su Mu grabbed Qin Chu's arm and flew with him.
Before long, Qin Chu saw some figures.
"The people from Blade God Valley might try to break through in the west of the city. Hou Xiao should be planning to retreat using the mountainous terrain, but the people from Blazing Thunder Saint Family and White Tiger Saint Family should also be there. What Hou Xiao can think of, Shang Shaoyun and Lei Tianfeng will naturally also think of, and so will some others," Su Mu said.
"Then isn't Hou Xiao too foolish?" Qin Chu asked.
"It's not that Hou Xiao is foolish, it's that he has no choice. There's no way out in other directions. Retreating from the west of the city won't lead to total annihilation!" Su Mu told Qin Chu.
Su Mu took Qin Chu and followed far behind the Blade God Valley's forces.
After traveling for a quarter of an hour, Su Mu and Qin Chu trailed the Blade God Valley's forces to the west gate area of Sky Sword City. This was mainly because Sky Sword City occupied a vast area, and the distance from inside the city to outside was quite significant.
Once outside the city, the battle began. From a distance, Qin Chu saw sword and saber glints. The saber glints naturally belonged to Blade God Valley, while the sword glints were from the scouts of the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family.
After a moment, the battle stopped, but before Hou Xiao could lead his forces away, Lei Tianfeng and Shang Shaoyun appeared with the forces of the Blazing Thunder Saint Family and White Tiger Saint Family.
"Hou Xiao, no one can scheme against our Blazing Thunder Saint Family and get away with it!" Lei Tianfeng's face was full of rage. Lei Lie was his kin, and he was killed by Hou Tianjie of Blade God Valley. He would naturally not let this matter rest.
"My White Tiger Saint Family will not suffer in vain either. Kill!" Shang Shaoyun roared and attacked with his Family's forces.
"Break through with all your might! Those who can make it back alive, tell the Valley Master to avenge us!" Hou Xiao roared. He knew that at this point, talking to the opponents was useless. They could only fight, and as many as could survive, would.
The battle began. The people of the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family were besieging, not allowing the Blade God Valley's people to break through. The Blade God Valley's forces fought with all their might for their lives.
Figures constantly fell. The White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family were very strong, but as a top power, Blade God Valley's forces were also extremely formidable. Both sides suffered casualties, though Blade God Valley's forces suffered relatively greater losses.
Half an hour later, when only Hou Xiao remained of the Blade God Valley's forces, the battle stopped. All of Blade God Valley's forces, except for two or three who escaped, were annihilated.
"Shang Shaoyun, Lei Tianfeng, just wait for Blade God Valley's furious retaliation!" Hou Xiao, with his right arm severed and having lost his combat ability, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his left hand.
"Retaliation? We can even destroy the Vermilion Bird Saint Family, so what is your Blade God Valley?" Shang Shaoyun attacked, a sword piercing Hou Xiao's heart, a direct fatal blow.
"Big words. You can't destroy the Vermilion Bird Saint Family. But today, all of you will die!" A group of black-clad figures appeared. The leader wore a black dress and a veil. It was Qin Lingxi!
"Who are you people?" Shang Shaoyun kicked away Hou Xiao's corpse.
"You'll know soon enough. Don't hold back, kill them all!" Qin Lingxi waved her arm.
As Qin Lingxi waved her arm, the group of people in black night-suits attacked. Behind them all were fiery energy wings, some dense, some thinner. Those were the Vermilion Bird bodies of the Vermilion Bird Saint Family.
"You are from the Vermilion Bird Saint Family!" Seeing the fiery wings behind the black-clad figures, Shang Shaoyun recognized who they were, but what did it matter? Qin Lingxi, Qin Longxuan, and the others had no intention of leaving anyone alive.
"One team clears the perimeter, kill all scouts!" Qin Longxuan brandished his battle sword and charged towards Shang Shaoyun, simultaneously issuing a kill order, because the Vermilion Bird Saint Family's identity could not yet be exposed.
Shang Shaoyun and Lei Tianfeng roared, leading their people to fight to the death, but they had just fought a battle with Blade God Valley's people, and many were injured. Even those who weren't injured were greatly depleted, completely unable to withstand the attacks of the Vermilion Bird Saint Family members.
After battling for a little over half an hour, all members of the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family were annihilated. There were no survivors, and some external scouts were also eliminated by the Vermilion Bird Saint Family's forces.
Qin Chu and Su Mu were not discovered. Su Mu had chosen a good hiding spot for Qin Chu, at the top of an ancient tree, so they were not found.
After the Vermilion Bird Saint Family cleared the battlefield and disposed of the bodies, they vanished into the night.
Su Mu took Qin Chu back to the inn. "The deployment was quite thorough. They used the opponent's infighting to ultimately reap the benefits. Very good! By the way, the conflict between Blade God Valley and the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family, you didn't deliberately instigate it, did you? Was all of this planned by you?"
After speaking, Su Mu looked at Qin Chu, his eyes full of shock, because if this conjecture was true, it meant Qin Chu played a crucial role in this battle.
"You could say that! But the people from Blade God Valley are truly despicable. I don't know what cultivation level that Hou Tianjie had, but his character was utterly trash. He was overcome by lust and harbored ill intentions towards my Senior Sister, so I killed him and then threw his body next to the bodies of the Blazing Thunder Saint Family's people," Qin Chu explained.
"Killing the people of the Blazing Thunder Saint Family, White Tiger Saint Family, and Blade God Valley, then gathering their bodies together to create a fake battlefield. Your plan is quite good, but the premise is that you must be able to kill them," Su Mu said.
"Thank you, Senior, for this time." Qin Chu cupped his fists towards Su Mu.
"Thank me for what? Even without this Martial Saint, you would have been safe, because you came out of Sky Sword Mountain, and Sky Sword City was still in its martial restriction period. Before the martial restriction period was over, the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family were already killed. So this transaction was dispensable for you. This Martial Saint gained a huge advantage, and this Martial Saint will remember this favor," Su Mu told Qin Chu.
"Senior is too polite!" Qin Chu said.
Su Mu shook his head, "Tomorrow, the news will spread throughout the world. The White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family have lost both their people and their troops this time, and continuous conflict will follow!"
"Indeed! Some people from Blade God Valley escaped, and Blade God Valley will remember this grudge. The White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family will have to face retaliation, and their losses this time were also enormous," Qin Chu said.
"Doesn't that precisely align with your Vermilion Bird Saint Family's interests!" Su Mu smiled. He could foresee that the Vermilion Bird Saint Family's return was not far off. At that time, there would still be chaos, because the Vermilion Bird Saint Family would surely seek revenge for the annihilation of their Family, and a fight with the White Tiger Saint Family and Blazing Thunder Saint Family was inevitable, also involving the Black Tortoise Saint Family.
Qin Lingxi, Qin Longxuan, and Qin Longfeng returned to Sky Sword City. This time, the Vermilion Bird Saint Family achieved a great victory, and Qin Chu could be called to their side a little later.
