Li Xian had already noticed the intention of the Sect Master Qingdai, but it was too late to stop it.
Vines filled the surroundings of the barrier. There were also many vines around the place where Qing Qing had fallen. However, the sword was too fast and had cut through all those vines.
"Li Xian! Put away your sword!!"
As Shen Qing shouted, she threw out the Forget-Me-Not.
But it was still a step too late.
With horrified expressions on Shen Qing's and Li Xian's faces, Li Xian's sword directly pierced through Qing Qing's chest.
Scarlet blood spurted out, instantly staining the sword red.
The moment Qing Qing fell to the ground, the vines produced by the Life - Giver also seemed to lose their vitality and withered instantly. The shriveled branches and vines fell to the ground, making a loud noise.
"Hahahahaha!!"
"Li Xian, it was you who killed Qing Qing. It was you who killed the young sect master of our Green Wood Sect!"
"You're finished!"
The Sect Master Qingdai walked up to Qing Qing's body and kicked his face with her foot. Her expression was full of contempt.
"I'm going to kill you!!" Li Xian's eyes were blood - shot as he charged towards the Sect Master Qingdai.
The sword stained with Qing Qing's blood returned to Li Xian's hand. Holding the sword, his face was crazy as he wanted to fight the Sect Master Qingdai to the death.
But the cultivation of the Sect Master Qingdai was higher than Li Xian's. As soon as the Sect Master Qingdai released her coercion, Li Xian's movements slowed down.
Then, as if the Sect Master Qingdai had discovered something, she flashed in front of Li Xian, raised her hand and pressed Li Xian to the ground.
"Your eyes... are golden..." The Sect Master Qingdai raised her hand and wanted to touch Li Xian's eyes.
Li Xian disgustedly wanted to dodge, but was still forcefully turned his head by the Sect Master Qingdai.
Shen Qing flew over. Her eye sockets were scarlet as she directly launched a deadly attack on the Sect Master Qingdai. The Sect Master Qingdai retracted her hand backward, dodging the Forget - Me - Not.
If she had been a bit slower, her hand would have been chopped off by the Forget - Me - Not.
With the help of Ling Zhou's power, Shen Qing bounced off the coercion of the Sect Master Qingdai and stood in front of Li Xian.
Li Xian broke free from the shackles. In his great anger, his expression became ferocious.
"It's you! You killed him!! I'm going to kill you to avenge Qing Qing!!"
"Humph..." The Sect Master Qingdai sneered, "Was it me? The sword was summoned by you, and the barrier was opened by Shen Qing. Isn't this result caused by you two?!"
Li Xian was almost driven crazy by the shameless words of the Sect Master Qingdai. He tightly held the sword in his hand, and his whole body was surrounded by anger.
"Shameless!!"
The Sect Master Qingdai looked at Li Xian and Shen Qing as if they were ants struggling in despair. Her eyebrows were full of contempt.
"Look at your own hands, covered with the blood of your good brother. Your sword is the murder weapon. You will never be able to get rid of the reputation of a murderer."
"Li Xian, I should thank you for fulfilling me!"
The laughter of the Sect Master Qingdai was lingering, but it was extremely harsh in the ears of Shen Qing and Li Xian.
Elders Lianshan and Lianqiao stood there woodenly, their hands hanging limply on both sides of their bodies. Their numb eyes seemed to sense something, and they both shed tears.
The Life - Giver had returned to the appearance of a small grass and was floating above Qing Qing's broken body.
The Sect Master Qingdai ignored Li Xian and walked towards Qing Qing.
She stretched out her hand and greedily looked at the Life - Giver. "Your master is almost dead. A good bird chooses a tree to perch on. You should understand that you're going to have a new master."
But the two small leaves of the Life - Giver trembled, emitting a great amount of energy and instantly bouncing the Sect Master Qingdai away.
The Sect Master Qingdai was heavily hit to the ground and slid a long distance before stopping. She immediately passed out.
"Qing Qing!"
Shen Qing rushed to Qing Qing's side and helplessly covered his chest with her hands. But the warm blood still flowed out from between Shen Qing's fingernails. Before long, it had dyed Shen Qing's sleeves and skirt red.
"Qing Qing, what should I do? How can I save you..."
Shen Qing's voice trembled as she desperately called Ling Zhou in her mind.
"Master, please teach me how to save Qing Qing. What kind of medicine or precious materials do I need? As long as you say it, I will find a way to get them!"
Ling Zhou's eyes were full of sadness, and his heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness in the face of the passing of life.
"His chest has been pierced into a big hole, little disciple. He can't be saved..."
Although Ling Zhou was very reluctant, he had to let Shen Qing face the reality.
Unexpected changes, birth, old age, illness and death. Even those who practiced immortality could not easily escape.
Shen Qing's tears fell, blurring her vision. Looking at Qing Qing's quiet face, the great pain in her chest made her want to cry, but she couldn't make a sound.
Li Xian stood up from the ground and walked numbly to Qing Qing's side. It was not until he saw Qing Qing's body that he collapsed to his knees.
He couldn't hold the sword steadily in his hand either. The blood - covered sword fell to the ground, making a clear sound.
Li Xian raised his hand. What he saw was the glaring scarlet. Especially when he realized that it was Qing Qing's blood, countless emotions instantly filled his chest.
What made his heart ache the most and was hard to suppress was the emotion called regret.
Li Xian clearly knew that all this was a calculation by the Sect Master Qingdai, but he still couldn't help blaming himself.
If he hadn't forcefully summoned the sword back, Qing Qing wouldn't have been pierced through the chest...
"Li Xian, what should I do? I can't stop Qing Qing's bleeding. What should I do..."
Shen Qing's voice was hoarse. Warm tears dripped on her hands and mixed with Qing Qing's blood.
At this time, Jiang Zhiyun led a group of disciples from the Green Wood Sect to arrive.
When they saw the scene, the disciples looked at each other. It was not until they got closer to the formation that everyone saw Qing Qing lying in a pool of blood, as well as Shen Qing and Li Xian with blood - stained hands.
The Sect Master Qingdai was lying in the distance. Elders Lianshan and Lianqiao looked dull.
To anyone, it seemed that it was Shen Qing and Li Xian who had caused all this.
"Qing Qing!!"
Jiang Zhiyun rushed over and shook Qing Qing's body desperately. After seeing that Qing Qing was unconscious, she threw herself on Qing Qing and cried bitterly.
"Was it you? Did you harm our young sect master?!"
The disciples preconceived and with red - rimmed eyes, coldly questioned Shen Qing and Li Xian.
Although Jiang Zhiyun was crying, she still endured her emotions and loudly explained, "No! It was the sect master!! It was she who did it!!"
"This execution formation is the evidence!!"
The disciples were startled but still doubted, "But... why would the Sect Master Qingdai do this..."
Jiang Zhiyun also really wanted to know why the Sect Master Qingdai had treated Qing Qing like a teacher and a mother before. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have dared to believe that the Sect Master Qingdai would calculate Qing Qing like this.
"I also want to know the answer to this question!"
Jiang Zhiyun raised her head, her eyes full of pain. But in a blink of an eye, determination appeared on her face.
She would never let Qing Qing die silently!
She would get justice from all those who had harmed Qing Qing, even if it was the sect master!