Chapter 586: What Did You Do?

The Peach Wood Sword shot toward Su Qing’s face. She sneered as several vines shot into the air again. Two of them wrapped around the sword, while the others stabbed toward Master Wen’s face.

"How dare you!" Master Wen gritted his teeth. He first threw a handful of talismans at the vines, then viciously swung his Peach Wood Sword, chopping at the two vines that were attacking it.

A sharp CLANG! rang out, followed by a CRACK! Master Wen’s eyes flew wide open. He saw that his Peach Wood Sword... had cracked!

That’s right. The moment the Peach Wood Sword touched the vines, it had actually cracked.

This left Master Wen utterly stunned. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and stumbled backward uncontrollably. The Peach Wood Sword slipped from his grasp.

The instant the sword hit the ground, it shattered into three pieces.

"You!" Master Wen was aghast. This Peach Wood Sword had been with him for so many years. Although he had never actually captured any spirits or demons with it, his skills were no joke. Just based on the blessings he had imbued it with, there was no way the sword should be this brittle. And what’s more, his opponent had shattered it with a mere vine!

Master Wen found this completely unacceptable.

Clutching his chest, Master Wen looked at Su Qing, who was standing not far away. By now, the little paper figures he had sent out had been crumpled into small wads of paper, tossed pitifully into a corner, completely useless. The talismans had also been shredded into scraps by Su Qing’s vines and were scattered all over the floor. The vines danced menacingly around Su Qing, while she just stood silently in their midst, watching him coldly.

At that moment, Master Wen suddenly felt the gap between his power and Su Qing’s. He had never imagined that this young girl could be even more powerful than him.

’No wonder, no wonder at all!’

’So this is how my disciples fell to her!’

Master Wen looked at Su Qing with a furious expression, then suddenly started to laugh. He wasn’t as strong as this little girl, but that didn’t matter. He still had an ace up his sleeve.

"Little girl, I admit I’m outmatched." Master Wen took a deep breath, some of the anger on his face fading, replaced by a hint of arrogance. "But if you don’t surrender today, I may very well lose my life, but so will your family."

Su Qing raised an eyebrow. "It seems you have a backup plan."

"Of course," Master Wen sneered. "If I didn’t have a backup plan, I’d be finished at your hands today, wouldn’t I?"

"Oh?" Su Qing gave a faint smile and said, "So, I should be scared then?"

"Heh, what do you think?" Master Wen smiled faintly. "Believe it or not, with a single thought, the family member you care about will die."

"I don’t believe you." Su Qing smiled faintly, her eyes filled with an icy chill as she looked at Master Wen.

"Heh heh." Master Wen took a deep breath and got up from the floor. Seeing Brother Liu and his men still standing outside the main hall in a daze, he ordered, "Go, bring the girl from the side room over here."

"Hurry up! Do as the Master says!" Brother Liu’s heart had sunk when he saw Master Wen losing to Su Qing. But now, hearing Master Wen mention the Gu Worms, his confidence surged back. He knew that Master Wen hadn’t just sent Gu Worms after Su Qing; he had also secretly infested other people with them. This was one of Master Wen’s greatest skills. ’With these hostages,’ he thought, ’once Su Qing understands how terrifying the Gu Worms are, she won’t dare to make a reckless move.’

’Then, I can get my revenge.’

"Oh, oh, okay." After getting kicked twice by Brother Liu, his men scrambled to the side room and dragged out a groggy Su Mei.

"This is your cousin, right?" Master Wen looked at Su Qing. She had already retracted her vines, but he didn’t dare make any sudden moves. In his eyes, Su Qing’s vines were terrifyingly bizarre. He had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation.

"Heh, you’re all quite skilled to have even captured her," Su Qing said coolly, looking at Su Mei being held up by two men.

"Su... Su Qing." Su Mei was completely dazed. For the past few days, she had been having her blood sucked by those horrible insects. Although she hadn’t died from blood loss, she wasn’t in good shape. She felt that if this continued, she would definitely die. Now, seeing Su Qing, even though she knew Su Qing hated her, she couldn’t stop herself from crying out for help. "Please, save me! These people... they’re demons! They’re using those disgusting bugs to suck my blood... I... I’m going to die! Please... save me!"

Su Qing glanced at Su Mei impassively and said nothing. To be honest, she really didn’t care if Su Mei lived or died. Her cousin had brought this situation entirely upon herself. If Su Mei hadn’t come to Beijing with ulterior motives, she wouldn’t have been dragged into this mess. Besides, Su Qing was one hundred percent certain Su Mei had come with a plan; otherwise, how could these people possibly know they were related?

Seeing Su Qing remain indifferent to her pleas, Su Mei panicked. She struggled, trying to get closer to Su Qing. "Su Qing, I’m begging you, save me!"

Master Wen chuckled. "Little girl, your cousin is begging you for help."

"Didn’t you say she would die with just a thought from you? I don’t believe you," Su Qing said with a faint smile.

"Su Qing, you... how can you be so cruel!" Hearing Su Qing’s words, Su Mei’s eyes widened. She was actually daring that demon to kill her!

Su Mei looked at Master Wen, her heart filled with terror.

"You don’t believe me!" Master Wen narrowed his eyes. "Fine. I’ll give you a little demonstration. I hope you don’t panic too much in a moment."

’Heh,’ Master Wen sneered inwardly. ’My Gu Worms might not be able to handle this damn girl Su Qing, but they can still deal with ordinary people, can’t they?’

With that thought, Master Wen tried to activate the Mother Gu in his body, intending to make Su Mei harm herself to give Su Qing a shock.

Su Qing’s expression was serene. She smiled as she watched Master Wen, not looking the least bit anxious.

Master Wen’s face suddenly changed. He could clearly feel the Mother Gu inside him, but... could someone please tell him why he couldn’t activate it?

Refusing to believe it, Master Wen tried to activate the Mother Gu again.

But still, there was no response.

’No, what’s happening? Why isn’t the Mother Gu in my body reacting at all?’

At this thought, Master Wen stared at Su Qing in astonishment. "You damn girl, what did you do?"