This lord of Beiluo City was clearly already dead.
During the day, a massive army from the Church of the Luminous God had launched an assault on Beiluo City, but Beiluo City was a key stronghold of the Ink Cult, filled with powerful experts and not so easily taken. The city lord in particular had been truly formidable to deal with.
The Church had been racking their brains over how to seize Beiluo City when, in the dead of night, Blood Concubine brought the Beiluo City lord's severed head before Li Feiyu.
Li Feiyu was still staring blankly, lost in thought, when Blood Concubine's figure gradually dissolved into the darkness, her voice drifting back faintly: "Before dawn, they won't discover what happened over there. You know what you need to do — I shouldn't have to spell it out for you, should I?"
"Wait." Li Feiyu called out. At this point, she harbored no more suspicion toward Blood Concubine.
This woman, famous throughout the world and feared by countless men, had truly been subdued by that person.
Blood Concubine's fading figure materialized once more. "What else?"
Li Feiyu said, "What that person asked you to do couldn't have been limited to just killing this one man, could it?"
The smile on Blood Concubine's face slowly faded. She suddenly looked away, tilting her head with a soft scoff. "That's exactly why I hate clever women!"
Li Feiyu raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that she had indeed guessed correctly. Without any courtesy, she pressed on: "Then what were his complete orders to you?"
Blood Concubine looked thoroughly displeased, dawdling for quite a while before finally speaking: "Master said I'm to coordinate with your operations. You provide the targets, and I'll eliminate the obstacles in your path."
"Master…" Li Feiyu's lips twitched ever so slightly. What kind of earth-shattering abilities must that person possess to have not only subdued this woman but also gotten her to willingly call him "Master"?
After all, this woman was one of the most powerful figures in the world.
She suppressed her shock and nodded slightly. "Very well. Then how am I supposed to contact you? You should at least leave me some way to reach you."
"Fine, fine." Blood Concubine tossed a communication bead over like a petulant child throwing a tantrum.
Li Feiyu caught it, her expression one of satisfaction. Looking at this longtime rival, she couldn't help but say: "I never imagined that a woman like you would bow to a man. Is his charm really that great? Or is it that he satisfies you in some… other way?"
It was meant as nothing more than a jest, but the moment the words left her mouth, Li Feiyu's body went rigid. In her field of vision, Blood Concubine's figure suddenly blurred. The next instant, a wave of chill swept over her entire body.
Blood Concubine's voice came from behind her, light and ghostly, her breath stirring the hair at the back of Li Feiyu's head: "Master's power is beyond anything you could imagine. Watch your tongue — if Master overhears, he'll be angry. And if he's angry, I'll suffer the consequences. And if I suffer, you won't fare any better!"
Li Feiyu had one hand on her sword, her entire body taut. Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down her forehead. She wanted to move, but as if trapped in a nightmare, her body was frozen, utterly immovable.
A long time passed before she finally spun around.
Blood Concubine was nowhere to be seen behind her. The woman had vanished at some unknown point.
A cold wind blew, and only then did Li Feiyu realize her clothes were drenched in sweat.
"Phew…" She let out a long breath, like a drowning person breaking the surface. Her legs went weak and she nearly collapsed to the ground. Recalling everything that had just happened, her eyes couldn't help but tremble.
Blood Concubine's strength… had it really grown to such an extent?
Over the years, she and Blood Concubine had clashed openly and schemed covertly many times — they were old rivals. Blood Concubine's blood-path secret techniques were certainly bizarre and difficult to contend with, but her own strength was no less impressive; they had always been fairly evenly matched.
And for cultivators at their level, further dramatic improvement was almost impossible. At most, years of cultivation could make one's power a bit more refined.
The last time she had fought Blood Concubine was a year ago, and she had won by half a move.
Yet the strength Blood Concubine had displayed tonight gave her an overwhelming sense that she could not put up any resistance.
If Blood Concubine had wanted to kill her just now, Li Feiyu knew she would have had no ability to escape.
One year, and she had grown so much — this was absolutely not Blood Concubine's own achievement.
No wonder Blood Concubine obeyed that person's every command. No wonder she was willing to debase herself enough to call him Master. It seemed the benefits his essence blood could bring to Blood Concubine were beyond imagination.
She steadied the turbulent thoughts in her mind and quietly counted herself fortunate.
Such a powerful Blood Concubine, because of that person, now stood on the Church's side.
If she cooperated with Blood Concubine in secret, they could certainly eliminate a great number of experts blocking the Church army's advance. This war might prove far easier than anticipated.
Composing herself, Li Feiyu hurried away.
Before dawn broke, the assault on Beiluo City had to begin — this was the best opportunity to take the city!
While the two women met under the cover of night, Yang Kai had already slipped back into Dawnlight without a sound.
At the outskirts of the city, he made his way with practiced ease to find Mu, who lived in seclusion there.