Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 82: Why Are You Running? Am I That Fierce?

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Why Are You Running? Am I That Fierce?

"You three."

After killing the two men, Ye Tianling swung his sword again, severing their fingers and snatching their Qiankun Rings. Only then did he turn to look at Su Qingyun, Xu Hanyan, and Yang Rushuang.

The three of them grew quite anxious under his gaze.

"S-Senior Brother Ye."

The three of them called out almost in unison.

Su Qingyun and Xu Hanyan were genuinely afraid, but Ouyang Ruoxue was only putting on an act.

At that moment, Ouyang Ruoxue was still reeling from the shock of Ye Tianling’s battle power. ’Where does this kind of power come from? He clearly didn’t use his Soul or even his Sword Essence!’

’Is this purely physical strength?’

’If so, has Ye Tianling’s body already become this powerful?’

Her mind was filled with questions, but for now, she could only deal with Ye Tianling cautiously. ’This little brat is more heaven-defying and difficult to handle than I imagined.’

An assassin from Blood Killing Heaven, one who had never failed, had been slain by this little brat in a single exchange.

And it was obvious that the beginning of the fight was just Ye Tianling testing the waters.

Ouyang Ruoxue had figured this out as well.

"Kneel. Kowtow and apologize, and I’ll let you live! What are your duties, and where are you right now?"

Ye Tianling said coldly.

If they were ordinary disciples, it would be normal to kneel and accept punishment from a senior brother.

Ye Tianling was doing this specifically to target Xu Hanyan and Yang Rushuang.

Xu Hanyan was a Demon Beast that even Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent couldn’t see through.

And Yang Rushuang’s true identity was none other than Ouyang Ruoxue, the one who had previously hunted Que Xinyan and conspired with Ye Cangqian.

THUD—

Su Qingyun was the first to kneel, sincerely admitting his mistake.

Compared to his life, kneeling was not unacceptable.

Xu Hanyan looked a bit dumbfounded. She knelt down with a dazed look, her eyes betraying a sense of unease as she peeked fearfully at Ye Tianling.

Ouyang Ruoxue, however, hesitated. She was proud. Even disguised as a maid, she was unwilling to kneel.

But if she didn’t, she was sure that with Ye Tianling’s ’viciousness,’ he would definitely strike.

If that happened, her identity would surely be exposed, and she might even alert the upper echelons of the Nine Swords Sect.

But to kneel... ’With my noble status, is this aboriginal, this ant with a lowly bloodline, even worthy?’

"It seems you have other ideas and don’t want to kneel. In that case, you can die!"

Ye Tianling pointed his sword directly at Ouyang Ruoxue, his killing intent instantly manifesting.

Locked on by the Fiery Sun Sword, the manifestation of the Dugu Sword Intent sent a chill through Ouyang Ruoxue’s heart. ’This little whelp’s battle power is astonishing,’ she thought. ’To think he could make me feel a trace of coldness.’

"Senior Brother Ye, I... I just joined the Sect this morning and was only assigned to the Medicinal Garden a moment ago. I don’t know anything about the Sect yet... Is... is that also my fault?"

Ouyang Ruoxue said ’pitifully.’ With her outstanding looks and sweet voice, playing the victim with such a ’coquettish’ tone, any normal person would surely not blame her further.

But Ye Tianling completely ignored this. "You and Xu Hanyan are currently my maids. Do you know what a maid is? A servant! I can chop off your heads whenever I want! When I tell you to kneel, you kneel. Enough nonsense! If you don’t want to kneel, then die!"

Ye Tianling snorted coldly, clearly growing ’impatient.’

"I... I’ll kneel."

Ouyang Ruoxue was filled with extreme hatred, but for the sake of killing Que Xinyan and probing Ye Tianling’s trump cards, she could only grit her teeth and accept it.

She hypnotized herself in her mind: ’I am Yang Rushuang, just an Outer Disciple, just a Maid. I am not Ouyang Ruoxue! This aboriginal with a lowly bloodline will be dead soon. I won’t lower myself to the level of this ant!’

Ouyang Ruoxue repeated this sentence over and over in her mind. But unexpectedly, because her obsession was so strong, it was as if she were saying these words directly to Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent sensed it all, and he sneered inwardly but did not expose her.

’With such a beauty by my side, if I don’t do a few... ’amorous’ things, how could I justify all her scheming?’

Ouyang Ruoxue knelt. Only then did Ye Tianling retract his killing intent. He walked over and reached out with a hand covered in blood and scabs, moving to caress her face.

Ouyang Ruoxue instinctively wanted to pull away. She was filled with disgust and rage, but having already suffered the first indignity, she didn’t want all her efforts to be in vain. So, she forcefully suppressed her ’nausea’ and did not resist.

Ye Tianling’s hand patted Ouyang Ruoxue’s pretty face twice. "Hm, for a maid, your looks aren’t bad. Your skin is radiant and spiritual. Not bad, not bad."

Ye Tianling’s words startled Xu Hanyan. Her face paled, and she trembled slightly as she knelt there.

A chill ran down Su Qingyun’s spine as well.

Su Muye and Ye Zhengyun, on the other hand, felt much more at ease now.

Compared to the scene before them, the ’targeting’ they had suffered earlier seemed insignificant.

At this moment, the two of them even felt a strange, misplaced sense of ’honor’ and ’schadenfreude.’

Just then, however, Ye Tianling’s hand suddenly reached inside Ouyang Ruoxue’s collar.

"S-Senior Brother Ye, please... please have some self-respect."

Ouyang Ruoxue felt her blood boil, her Bloodline Power nearly erupting out of control. Her body shot backward as she spoke with a trembling voice.

To hold back her rage and killing intent, and to mask her blazing fury, she forced tears into her eyes, making her look utterly pitiful and wronged.

"Hm. Self-respect."

Ye Tianling nodded, not pushing Ouyang Ruoxue any further.

He knew he had pushed things far enough.

If he went any further, Ouyang Ruoxue would definitely retaliate, and then they would truly have to tear off all pretenses.

In that case, he would be the one to suffer a loss in the end.

"Get up. Follow me to the Medicinal Garden. The work there will be handled by the four of you: Su Muye, Ye Zhengyun, Su Qingyun, and Tang Siyu. Xu Hanyan and Yang Rushuang will follow and serve me. Any questions?"

"N-No problem."

Su Qingyun felt a wave of relief. He hadn’t been punished or beaten; he felt incredibly lucky.

Su Muye and the other two were just as relieved. All they had to do was work! As long as they did their jobs well, Senior Brother Ye wouldn’t make things difficult for them.

Among the three, Tang Siyu was the most relieved. She knew she was not unattractive, and many of her senior and junior brothers secretly admired her. But when faced with Ye Tianling, she was terrified, deathly afraid that he would take a liking to her and then molest her.

Therefore, not having to act as Ye Tianling’s maid, she breathed a complete sigh of relief.

However, the sense of crisis remained. After all, she was still working in the Medicinal Garden...

"You can all get up now. You don’t have to kneel in the future either," Ye Tianling said indifferently.

"Yes, yes—"

The six of them responded at once.

"Where is there a pool? Take me there. I need to wash up."

Ye Tianling said directly to Xu Hanyan and Yang Rushuang.

Yang Rushuang didn’t know much about the Nine Swords Sect, so she could only answer truthfully, "I’m new to the Sect and don’t know my way around. My apologies, Senior Brother Ye."

Xu Hanyan said, "Senior Brother Ye, I know where a pool is."

Ye Tianling nodded. He then had Xu Hanyan lead the way, bringing Ouyang Ruoxue along with them to the pool.

The pool was located in a grand canyon within a valley, about twenty kilometers outside the Medicinal Garden.

The water in the canyon was crystal clear and possessed a spiritual quality. It could almost be considered half a Spiritual Spring.

When Ye Tianling’s group of three arrived, two Inner Sect Disciples were practicing their swordsmanship and sparring in the water by the spring’s edge.

Both of them had also reached the First Heaven of Sword Spirit.

But upon seeing Ye Tianling approach, the expressions of the two changed. They immediately bowed respectfully and then fled in a hurry.

Their eyes, their expressions—it was as if they had seen Yama himself.

"What are you running for? Am I that scary? It’s not like I’d chop off your heads and use them as chamber pots!"