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Zi Cuiling walked out of the room quietly. She was dressed in purple and walked gracefully, like a faint purple cloud floating in the night sky.

"Lu Yuan, it's up to you tonight."

Zi Cuiling had a deep murderous intent in her heart, and she set out alone to leave Leihuo Dan Pavilion.

In the silence of the night, she quickly walked through the streets of Tianfeng City, her steps light and her eyes flashing with a sharp light.

She knew that only by getting rid of Lu Yuan herself could she get rid of her uneasy mood.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in the darkness and stood in front of her.

It was Su Liyan, holding an ice crystal whip, with a look of vigilance in her eyes.

"Zi Cuiling, where are you going?"

Su Liyan's voice was low and firm. She felt the unusual aura coming from Zi Cuiling.

Zi Cuiling sneered, with a hint of coldness in her eyes: "Su Liyan, you should go back and don't stop me."

Su Liyan was not afraid at all. She tightly grasped the ice whip, ready to stop Zi Cuiling from moving forward: "I can't let you hurt Lu Yuan."

After hearing this, Zi Cuiling could not help but fly into a rage. There was murderous intent in her eyes, and a powerful aura burst out from her body: "Su Liyan, do you want to stop me too?"

After saying that, Zi Cuiling moved, turned into a purple light, and went straight towards Su Liyan.

Under the cover of darkness, the two figures intertwined, and the power of ice and fire surged in the air, making a harsh collision sound.

Su Liyan's ice crystal whip drew icy rays in the air, while Zi Cuiling turned into a purple cloud, extremely agile, sometimes attacking and sometimes dodging.

"Do you think you can stop me?"

Zi Cuiling sneered and blasted a powerful spell towards Su Liyan.

A trace of determination flashed across Su Liyan's face. She gathered the power of the ice crystal whip and swung it violently, dissolving Zi Cuiling's spell into nothingness.

"I can't let you hurt him!"

Su Liyan's voice was full of firmness and determination. She would never allow Zi Cuiling to succeed.

Zi Cuiling became furious upon seeing this, and she launched an even more powerful attack in an attempt to subdue Su Liyan with a quick victory.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Liyan decided to use her strongest ice magic.

She closed her eyes, and with a thought, the cold air around her suddenly condensed. The ice crystal whip made a piercing scream, and the cold air spread, forming a powerful ice pillar, which went straight towards Zi Cuiling.

Zi Cuiling was not afraid at all. Her figure flickered and turned into a purple light. She nimbly dodged the attack of the icicle and then quickly launched an offensive. Her magic spells swept towards Su Liyan like a storm.

Su Liyan responded calmly, waving the ice crystal whip to dissolve Zi Cuiling's attack.

She was determined in her heart and gathered her ice power once again, ready to launch a fatal attack.

At this moment, a voice cut through the night sky: "Enough!"

Lu Yuan's figure suddenly appeared above the battlefield, and the Thunder and Fire Sword flashed like lightning, blocking Zi Cuiling's spell.

When Zi Cuiling saw Lu Yuan appear, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, but then it turned into a sneer.

"Lu Yuan, are you here to intervene as well?"

"Don't even think about leaving alive today!"

Her eyes were shining, and she was ready to launch a more frenzied attack on Lu Yuan and Su Liyan.

Lu Yuan stood there calmly, with the Thunder and Fire Sword in his hand and a firm look in his eyes.

"Zi Cuiling, you have already embarked on a path of no return."

"Let go of the hatred and we can find a way to solve the problem."

After hearing this, Zi Cuiling's heart was filled with waves, and she felt the sincerity in Lu Yuan's words.

"Lu Yuan, I..."

Her voice was trembling, her inner struggle and hatred intertwined.

Seeing this, Su Liyan gently patted Zi Cuiling's shoulder, her eyes full of understanding and compassion. "Sister, let go of the hatred in your heart."

“Together we can find a better way forward.”

Zi Cuiling was silent for a moment, finally she sighed and put down the staff in her hand.

"Maybe... maybe you are right."

Her voice was filled with fatigue and confusion, and she began to realize that hatred could not bring real relief.

Zi Cuiling quietly left Leihuodan Pavilion as scheduled, feeling an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

Ever since the fight with Su Liyan and Lu Yuan, her heart had been stirred and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Hatred used to be everything in her existence, but the conversation and the look that day made her begin to doubt everything she insisted on.

She knew that she needed time to think and find the path that truly belonged to her.

The day after leaving Leihuo Dan Pavilion, Zi Cuiling found a tavern to stay.

She sat in the corner, ordered a glass of sake, and stared at the night outside the window.

The twinkling stars in the distance seem to be telling of endless desolation and loneliness.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted her thoughts.

She looked up and saw that it was Hong Lietian and several disciples of the Ghost Sect who appeared at the door of the tavern.

A hint of vigilance flashed in Zi Cuiling's eyes. She knew that this encounter was not accidental.

Hong Lietian walked up to Zi Cuiling and sneered, "Zi Cuiling, I didn't expect you to still be hiding here. Are you planning to continue to escape?"

Zi Cuiling remained calm in the face of Hong Lietian's ridicule.

"I'm not running away, I'm just thinking about something."

Hong Lietian sneered, "Thinking? What is so moving about you?"

"Are you still struggling with Lu Yuan and Su Liyan?"

Zi Cuiling's eyes shone, "Hong Lietian, what is your purpose in coming to see me again?"

Hong Lietian smiled slightly, "I just want to give you a chance to join the Ghost Sect and fight those people together with me."

Zi Cuiling was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head, "I can't join you. My path is not about hatred and revenge."

After hearing this, Hong Lietian's eyes flashed with displeasure, "If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude."

He waved his hand, and the disciples of the Ghost Sect immediately surrounded Zi Cuiling.

Zi Cuiling stood up calmly. She knew that this encounter was inevitable and she could only face it bravely.

At this moment, a flash of sword light of thunder and fire streaked across the night sky. Hong Lietian and others only felt a flash before their eyes, and then a powerful energy wave hit them, shocking them all back.

Lu Yuan appeared at the door of the tavern, with the Thunder and Fire Sword in his hand, his eyes calm and determined.

"Hong Lietian, how outrageous!"

When Hong Lietian saw Lu Yuan coming, a hint of surprise and vigilance flashed in his eyes.

"Lu Yuan, you are here!"

"The feud between the Ghost Sect and the Black Flame Sect has nothing to do with you, so it's better not to interfere."

Hong Lietian warned.

Lu Yuan sneered, "I won't sit idly by, especially after seeing how you treat an innocent woman."

Zi Cuiling looked at Lu Yuan and felt inexplicably moved.

She never thought that Lu Yuan would help her.

"Lu Yuan, thank you." (End of this chapter)