After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 433 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Sensing the woman's movements and the soft sobs that followed, Jiang Liqian paused for a moment. Her spiritual power surged outward, and purple lightning instantly shattered all the iron chains binding her hands and feet, leaving only the Xuanling iron ring around her neck intact.

She explained to her, "You have some trouble with your neck. I'll untie it for you once we're out, so don't worry."

The woman didn't say anything, but simply hugged her neck even tighter.

Xu Youan watched this scene with a chilling coldness and deep sorrow in his eyes. He so wished that his senior sister could get rid of that useless woman and come back to his side. They could happily stroll through the market together again, and when she got tired of them, she could leave without caring about the suffering of others or the life and death of insignificant people.

This place is inherently a chaotic mix of good and evil, and each place has its own rules of operation, doesn't it?

But he knew sadly that he couldn't stop his senior sister's decision, just as he had before, and just as he had now.

That's just the way she is.

If she weren't that kind of person, the moon wouldn't have shone its light on him.

So without any hesitation, he immediately stood with her on the front line, using a huge immobilization array to freeze the chaotic and screaming crowd, clearing a path for her to leave.

However, while they moved quickly, the black market guards were even faster. Before they could even escape the crowd gathered below the platform, they were surrounded by the guards.

The two sides were on the verge of conflict, while onlookers watched from a distance, whispering amongst themselves, afraid of being implicated, yet unable to contain their curiosity, wanting to know what had happened.

"Who dares to cause trouble here?" The lead guard pointed his sword at Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan, his expression turning cold.

Xu Youan was about to step forward when Jiang Liqian stopped him behind her.

Jiang Liqian showed no fear of these people, her gaze sweeping over them with disdain: "Excuse me, I'm not here to cause trouble, but to rescue my sister." At this point, her expression shifted, her mockery carrying a condescending pressure, her smile forced and insincere. "I wonder, gentlemen, how did my sister come to be in this state, captured and auctioned off here? Is it because I have no one to rely on?"

As she fell to the ground, the black-robed man, who had just been kicked down by Jiang Liqian and coughed up a mouthful of blood, angrily got up and cursed, "Nonsense! She's just talking nonsense! Where did her sister come from? A mermaid, how could she be her sister? She just wants my things to exchange for spirit stones!"

"Quickly, grab this bitch! I'm going to teach her a lesson! Get her now!"

The lead guard was quite perceptive. Although everyone was dressed in black robes and their faces were obscured, he could still sense their demeanor and overly composed attitude.

Such people are either scions of noble families, disciples of sects, or at the very least, disciples of powerful rogue cultivators from various factions.

Her cultivation level is only at the Golden Core stage; the real fear is that she might be dragging out the old monster behind her.

Although they are not afraid of all sorts of strange and powerful people, they would prefer to avoid trouble as much as possible. After all, offending too many people would not do them any good.

As the guard leader sized up Jiang Liqian, Jiang Liqian was also secretly comparing the fastest possible way to break out of the encirclement.

She and her junior brother were both at the Golden Core stage, while at least half of the guards opposite them were at the Nascent Soul stage, and some had even reached the Divine Transformation stage. Jiang Liqian didn't know if there were any guards at the Divine Transformation stage or above hiding behind them, watching this place at all times, but she knew that she absolutely could not lose here.

It's impossible for her not to feel some regret for her impulsiveness. Her only regret was not being able to get her junior brother out of the way first and putting him in danger with her. But what she couldn't bear even more was seeing a weak and innocent woman being sold off like a commodity right before her eyes.

Even if she wasn't human, but just a shark.

The lead guard tightened his grip on his sword, his warning serious: "Put down that merman, and I can let you leave alive, but from now on, you are not allowed to enter this place again, or you will be killed without mercy."

The black-robed man who had been kicked away was displeased.

Why are these guards so ruthless and merciless to others, ready to attack at any moment, yet so tolerant of these two ignorant brats, even agreeing to let them leave here alive?

Did he get kicked for nothing just now?

"No, you can't let them go!" he shouted, jumping up and down, filled with resentment and indignation. "They all know that breaking the rules here means death, so why are they an exception? Are the rules here just for show, and it's just a toilet..."

Before the man in black could finish speaking, a thin red line suddenly appeared on his throat. The line grew wider and deeper, and before anyone could react, a head rolled to the ground with a "glug," and countless drops of blood gushed from the severed neck, drenching the passersby beside him.

After a brief silence, a piercing scream shattered the dusty market.

Then screams rang out one after another, and the crowd was thrown into chaos. Some timid people fainted from fright, while others couldn't help but turn away and vomit profusely.

The head of the black-robed man had been crushed by the feet of the fleeing, screaming crowd, and sticky liquid kept flowing out of the cracks, a terrifying and disgusting sight.

Jiang Liqian reacted the fastest. Basically, the moment she sensed the killing intent, she used the Spirit Suppressing Pearl to block in front of her and Xu Youan.

Xu Youan didn't hesitate for a second, and a defensive formation instantly surrounded the two of them.

However, to their surprise, the person lurking in the shadows wasn't there to kill them, but rather to make an example of them. Such ruthless methods would likely have terrified most people.

Unfortunately, they ran into Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan.

One of them remained expressionless, but instantly spread out his divine sense, trying to find the hiding place of the person by following the direction of the killing intent; the other had only a colder and more ruthless killing intent in his eyes, which he was desperately suppressing, for fear that the person next to him would find out.

The person hidden in the shadows let out a soft "hmm" and made a gesture to the leading guard with great interest.

Upon receiving the order, the guard didn't waste any more words. He waved his hand and led his men to rush towards Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan.

Every move was aimed directly at the opponent's Achilles' heel.

Jiang Liqian summoned the Flowing Snow Floating Light Belt to protect the woman on her back, while the Spirit Suppressing Pearl transformed into thirty-six afterimages, mercilessly putting the guards in dire straits.