Keyboard Immortal

he branch, her figure swaying naturally with the wind. 

Qiu Honglei was shocked.
“What about my companions? Did you kill them all?”

Mosquito Daoist snorted.
“I’ve never had a habit of leaving my enemies unsilenced.”

She felt heat rush towards her face.
Even though those Devil Sect cultivators were individually weaker than her, they all had their unique skills.
When they teamed up against her, it became quite difficult for her to take them out.
She had been in a rush to capture Zu An and Qiu Honglei as well, so she didn’t actually face them directly, but left behind some clones to distract them instead.
Meanwhile, she had pursued the two of them here.

Her original form was a Blackblood Mosquito, which naturally excelled in flight.
In terms of raw speed, she was much faster than humans of the same rank, let alone those who were much weaker than her, like Zu An and Qiu Honglei.

She was also extremely sensitive towards the scent of blood.
Even though the trail of blood they had left behind was faint, it did not escape her notice.

That was why she had easily caught up with them, even though the two of them had run a fair distance away.

“Honglei,” Zu An said quietly, “I’ll do my best to stall her.
Use this chance to get away.
It’s best if you can find your way back to your martial uncle, Lu Sanyuan.
He should be able to ensure your safety.”

Qiu Honglei shook her head, and gently held his hands.
“I’ll face her together with you.”

Zu An grew agitated.
“You’re being foolish! She wants my Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, so she won’t kill me, but she won’t be so polite to you.”

Qiu Honglei still refused to leave.
“I won’t leave you! If worse comes to worst, I’ll wait for you in the afterlife.”

She gave a slight smile as she said these words, her expression poignant yet determined.
She was clearly ready to die.

Mosquito Daoist laughed cruelly from atop the tree.
“What a moving performance! I’ve heard that spouses should face everything together, but your affection for each other seems to go even deeper than that of husband and wife.”

Qiu Honglei’s cheeks, which had turned completely pale from nervousness and fear, reddened slightly.

Noting her bashful appearance, even Mosquito Daoist had to admit that this woman was truly beautiful, no matter how picky she tried to be.

This only made her grow more jealous, which further fueled her rage.
“What a pity—I love to tear lovebirds apart!”

She swooped down at the two of them.

She already knew that Zu An was as slippery as a loach, and that she wouldn’t be able to snag him quickly.
Rather than wasting time, it seemed expedient to deal with Qiu Honglei first.

The two of them had stepped in to save one another earlier, so she knew that Zu An would definitely jump in if she attacked Qiu Honglei.
This would greatly reduce the effectiveness of his blasted movement technique.

Sure enough, when he saw her attacking Qiu Honglei, Zu An gritted his teeth and ran over to help her.

Mosquito Daoist sniffed disdainfully and took a step forward.
She moved so quickly that even Zu An had no time to react.

She suddenly appeared right in front of Zu An and smashed a palm into his chest.
She knew what he was thinking—that she would restrain herself in order not to kill him.

Even though she wasn’t out to kill him, crippling him by taking away his movement ability was no trouble at all.

Forget about someone of the fifth rank—even someone at the peak of the sixth rank would be completely stripped of their ability to fight after being struck by her palm.

Blood spurted out crazily from Zu An’s mouth as multiple ribs snapped.
However, the Primordial Origin Sutra quickly did its job and repaired his injuries.

Mosquito Daoist didn’t spare him another look, and pressed her attack against Qiu Honglei.

“Ah Zu!” Qiu Honglei screamed in horror.
However, she couldn’t afford to be distracted right now.
She quickly took out the Empress Lantern.
The pale yellow light surrounded Mosquito Daoist and substantially slowed her movements.

Mosquito Daoist didn’t panic.
“Hmph, your cultivation is too low.
You cannot harness the lantern’s full power.”

The lantern had been most effective the first time she used it.
At this time, the power of the lantern seemed to have weakened greatly.
It wasn’t able to completely immobilize Mosquito Daoist, but only slowed her movements.

In this way, Qiu Honglei was just barely able to keep up with her speed, and the two of them exchanged several blows.
Even though that lantern had slowed her movements, it couldn’t weaken her keen vision or dull her combat experience.
In a matter of seconds, Mosquito Daoist seized an opening and struck her shoulder with her palm.

Qiu Honglei shrieked in agony as she was sent flying.
Mosquito Daoist was just about to take her life when Zu An’s voice came from off to the side.
“Did you ask for my permission before touching my woman?”