Chapter 218 - 216. Be Prepared To Die I

Third-person POV

After Murong Qing finished her wish, the leader of the black-cloaked men nodded his head and turned to Hong er.

"Back off," he instructed.

His disciples dragged Murong Qing out from the magic circles and took 10 steps away from the magic circles.

He placed his palm on top of Hong er's head and whispered a few words under his breath. a second later, a blast of black flames flared up around Hong er's magic circle. Hong er raised her head and looked to her front with her hollow eyes.

"Your…Majesty Emperor…" Hong er whispered in her heart as more blood trickled down from her eye sockets.

Weisheng suddenly stopped in his track when he heard that familiar voice whispered his name. He turned his body left and right and looked around for the source of the voice.

"HONG ER! HONG ER!" Weisheng called Hong er's name at the top of his voice.

Yet, he could only hear his voice echoed through the forest. He bit his lips till blood started to sip out, he knew he was in wrong. He blamed himself for whatever happened to Hong er.

"Hong er! Where are you?!" Weisheng cried out her name.

Then he suddenly felt a surge of power rushed to his heart. He gripped his chest and wheezed as he fell onto his knees.

"I-I have to find Hong er….Hong er ah….Hong er… wait for me…" Weisheng crawled with his other hand.

On the other side, the black flames around Hong er grew fiercer and fully engulfed Hong er's whole body. The black flames didn't burn her skin, however, the pain was still there. Hong could only hopelessly resign to her fate, she closed her eyes and the corner of her lips arched into a gentle smile.

"I'm sorry…Sheng ge," she whispered before she lost her consciousness.

Weisheng widened his eyes and struggled for air as he suddenly felt a huge part of his heart fade away like a speck of dust blown by a slight breeze. Half of his power that was unsealed by the previous breakdown was now completely free.

His bloody red eyes were ignited with black flames. The whispers that he heard when he almost killed Xue Lang reappeared in his brain, however, this time was louder and more malicious.

He always had a hard time to control his full power when he was young therefore his power was sealed by combining the power of several powerful mages around the world. All these years, he was learning to control his power and it succeeded to some point.

Unless he was angered or overwhelmed with grief. And the only few people that can cause him to go berserk are his family and his beloved wife.

Just as he was about to lose his sanity to his evil power, he swung his fist across his cheek. The impact of the punch immediately caused the evil Qi that was about to devour him to dissipate. As his whole evil Qi suddenly retreated from his body, his vision darkened and his body fell to the ground with blood streamed down his nose.

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Xu Tingfeng swung Guan Dao and 5 head fell to the ground with their eyes still wide open.

"Tch, he really wants to kill me no matter what huh." Xu Tingfeng gritted his teeth.

His hands never stop swinging his Guan Dao towards the never-ending soldiers. Bai Huiqing stood behind him watching over his back. Together, they fought side by side, protecting each other's back.

"Feng ge! It is best if we escape from here as soon as possible. Another wave of them is coming towards us. At this rate, even we can't hold on." Xu Yongzheng spoke hurriedly with his back facing Xu Tingfeng.

Xu Tingfeng knitted his brows and just when he was about to nod his head, he heard a loud gasp from behind him. He looked to his behind and saw Bai Huiqing sitting on the ground with tears pouring down her eyes.

"What's wrong?!" Xu Tingfeng asked with a panicked voice.

Xu Yongzheng also glanced over them as Xu Tingfeng's voice caught his attention. He widened his eyes when he saw how pale Bai Huiqing's face got, yet he couldn't help her as his hands were full from handling the persistent soldiers in front of him.

"Yongzheng! Take over!" Xu Tingfeng commanded with his deep voice.

"Aye!" Xu Yongzheng leaped to Xu Tingfeng's side and killed the soldiers that were approaching them.

"Qing er! Are you okay?!" Xu Tingfeng asked Bai Huiqing whilst shaking her body to bring her back from her daze.

"My daughter….Hong er ahh... I can't feel her…. I don't feel any of her life force, Tingfeng ah! My daughter!" Bai Huiqing grabbed Xu Tingfeng's hands that were holding her and cried.

Xu Tingfeng's body froze in shock. When Bai Huiqing gave birth to Hong er, she placed a magic spell on Hong er so she could know whenever her daughter is alive or not. And now, the string that connects her to Hong er's soul suddenly broke.

"Ho-Hong er… Our Hong er…" Xu Tingfeng mumbled in disbelief.

His hands gripped Bai Huiqing's arms tighter, however, Bai Huiqing didn't even flinch from Xu Tingfeng's grip. The pain in her arms couldn't compare to the pain in her heart.

"Liu Weisheng, I will kill you!" Xu Tingfeng roared as his golden eyes glinted in fury.

Xu Yongzheng could hear their conversation loud and clear, he still couldn't believe that Hong er was truly dead. He knew that Hong er is a very strong person but he also aware, no matter how strong one's power is, there would always be one's end.

Then he caught a glimpse of reflected light from the corner of his eyes. He quickly stretched out his hand towards Xu Tingfeng.

"Feng ge! Watch out!" Xu Yongzheng bellowed.

Before Xu Tingfeng could turn his head around to see what happened, he felt himself get pushed to the side. A thumping sound of a body fell to the ground was heard despite the roars of the soldiers.

His heart stopped as soon as his eyes laid on the woman that was laying lifelessly in front of him. He reached out his trembling hand towards the woman with an arrow deeply penetrated into her head.

He picked her up and pulled her close to his embrace. Tears pour down from his eyes as he hugged her tighter.

"AAAHHHHH!" a fiery red fire ignited the whole capital city as Xu Tingfeng let out a howl of anguish.

Xu Yongzheng clenched his jaw in rage. He roared at the soldiers and mercilessly slashed their heads off. Rain showered the capital city to extinguish the flaring fire, Xu Tingfeng's eyes turned to the water mages on top of the watchtower. Their bodies suddenly engulfed in fire and burnt them to death in a second.

With a single move of his hand, the arrow in Bai Huiqing's eye was cut off, leaving only a tiny piece of arrowhead that was still in her head.

"Yongzheng, I will take my leave." Xu Tingfeng carried Bai Huiqing on his back and tied her body to his body with a cloth.

"Uncle Shu is currently in this city, you know where to find him!" Xu Yongzheng shouted.

"En." Xu Tingfeng only nodded his head without looking at Xu Yongzheng.

Xu Tingfeng took off by using his qinggong. Then a large group of soldiers swarmed around Xu Tingfeng and blocked his way. With a war cry, they charged towards the anguished Xu Tingfeng.

"Qing er, hold on me. This would be a bit shaky." Xu Tingfeng whispered to Bai Huiqing as if she could hear him.

A Guan Dao materialized in his right hand while his left hand was holding on Bai Huiqing. He clenched and spun his Guan Dao with all the strength that he had. The movement of the soldiers around him abruptly stopped before blood gushed out from their neck.

The soldiers that were not killed from his strike took a few steps back as they became hesitant to face the golden-eyed monster in front of them. Xu Tingfeng looked up to them with his glowing golden eyes and glowered.

"Be prepared to die."