283: You're just going to wait here to die.

Huangfu Rui was stunned by her sudden action. He felt an immense dread toward Huangfu Yunyan; this woman was ruthless, treating both herself and others with the same cruelty.

Even at a time like this, she was still thinking about plotting against Jiang Shuwan.

"No, I know you hold a grudge, but right now even I can't beat Jiang Shuwan. With your cultivation level, how can you deal with her?"

Make her lose a layer of skin?

How?

Don't let it be us who ends up losing our skin when the time comes.

Huangfu Yunyan let out a cold snort, her tone carrying a hint of disdain. "Brawn over brains. I may not match her in strength, but the most invisible killers in this world aren't those weapons or Cultivation Techniques."

"The lethality of language is far stronger than any divine Sharp Weapon."

"Good grief, it looks like you've already calculated everything in your mind." Looking at her confident appearance, Huangfu Rui couldn't help but feel a sudden skip in his heartbeat.

He knew Huangfu Yunyan all too well. Every time she showed this kind of smile, it meant someone was about to be unlucky. Past experience told him that this woman was full of wicked ideas and was definitely up to no good.

Only this time, Huangfu Rui really couldn't figure it out. Jiang Shuwan was incredibly powerful and ruthless. What method could Huangfu Yunyan possibly have to make her stumble?

Huangfu Yunyan didn't answer his question directly. Instead, she pointed at the dense clusters of light points surrounding Yin Feng Valley on the map and said with a smile, "Look at these people. They are all those whose heaven ranking ticketss were snatched by Feng Ming. They have no grudge against us. If we use these people to kill Jiang Shuwan before we head in..."

"When Feng Ming eventually comes out of Wangyue Spring alive, won't he be devastated?"

Huangfu Rui was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but start laughing. "That's a great idea. If it can really be done, it would be so satisfying. But the problem is, those people aren't fools; they might not actually dare to move against Jiang Shuwan."

"Feng Ming is powerful. If he settles scores with them later, they probably won't be able to handle it."

"Even if they all believe Feng Ming will die in Wangyue Spring, Jiang Shuwan's own strength is right there. Never mind that there are four or five hundred of them, how many would actually dare to go head-to-head with Jiang Shuwan?"

Huangfu Yunyan acted as if she had long expected him to say this, a confident smile appearing on her face. "Indeed, their strength is such that they wouldn't dare to easily attack Jiang Shuwan. Therefore, we need to give them a reason they can't refuse."

"Jiang Shuwan is strong, but if four or five hundred people attack together, she might not be able to cope."

"You..." Looking at her self-assured manner, Huangfu Rui couldn't help but be stunned.

He really couldn't understand what trump card Huangfu Yunyan had that could make those people risk offending Feng Ming just to attack Jiang Shuwan.

Just as Huangfu Rui was filled with doubt and completely baffled, a sudden change occurred.

A soft 'crack' was heard as a thin layer of frost suddenly condensed on the ground, and a bone-chilling cold instantly permeated the area.

Following that, a white silhouette slowly emerged from the dense forest in the distance. Her steps were light, and she was surrounded by a cold mist. Everywhere she passed, even the air seemed to be frozen.

Who else could it be but Jiang Shuwan?

Jiang Shuwan stopped her pace, her icy gaze falling upon Huangfu Yunyan and Huangfu Rui. Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was like ten-thousand-year-old ice, carrying a piercing chill: "Why have you stopped running? Have you decided how you want to die?"

Seeing this, Huangfu Yunyan didn't show the slightest fear. Instead, she straightened her back, a provocative smile appearing on her face. "Jiang Shuwan, do you really think you can kill us?"

The corners of Jiang Shuwan's mouth curled into a cold arc, her tone carrying intense killing intent: "Whether I can or not, won't we know if we try?"

As she spoke, the ice beneath her feet instantly spread out like a tide, rapidly covering the ground toward Huangfu Yunyan and Huangfu Rui. Wherever it passed, the vegetation was frozen into ice crystals.

Huangfu Yunyan did not retreat. Instead, she let out a sharp, cold snort. "Jiang Shuwan, even if you can kill us, so what! Since you won't let us have it easy, don't think you're leaving here alive either!"

Before her voice had even faded, she suddenly flipped her hand, pulled out a small dark green bottle from her bosom, and threw it toward Jiang Shuwan without hesitation.

Jiang Shuwan had long been wary of her. Seeing her suddenly throw something, her eyes sharpened, and she raised her hand with a wave without hesitation.

In an instant, a thick ice wall appeared out of thin air, blocking her path.

The small dark green bottle slammed hard against the ice wall with a crisp 'crack' and shattered instantly. The liquid inside splashed out, turning into a large cloud of green mist that spread through the air.

Jiang Shuwan smelled a pungent, foul odor. Her heart tightened, fearing it was some kind of vicious poisonous smoke. She dared not be careless and quickly waved her hand again, condensing a thick layer of ice crystals around the green mist to completely enclose and isolate it.

Just as she was standing ready for a fight, she heard Huangfu Yunyan's mocking voice: "Tch, what are you so nervous about? It's just emetic powder. Haven't you seen it before?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shuwan was momentarily stunned. She carefully sniffed the foul smell, and it was indeed exactly like the legendary emetic powder.

This emetic powder was a most ordinary medicinal powder. It wasn't poisonous at all; its only effect was to make people unable to stop vomiting.

One could even say it didn't count as a poison at all; it was merely a prank prop that could be bought in any ordinary pharmacy.

Seeing that she had been on guard for so long only for the opponent to throw out emetic powder, Jiang Shuwan's brows furrowed tightly. Her gaze toward Huangfu Yunyan was filled with confusion: "Going to such great lengths to use such a lowly method, is it just to stall for time?"

Huangfu Yunyan smiled sinisterly: "Of course not!"

Jiang Shuwan hadn't figured out Huangfu Yunyan's goal, but the foul smell around her was getting stronger, making her feel nauseous until she couldn't help but start dry-heaving.

Although this stuff wasn't poisonous, it smelled terrible, which was why it could induce vomiting.

Jiang Shuwan patted her chest, suppressing the churning in her stomach.

"Hmph, no matter what your goal is, you can go explain it in the Hall of the Yama."

With that, the ice crystals beneath Jiang Shuwan's feet surged, forming sharp ice spikes that swept toward Huangfu Yunyan and Huangfu Rui.

Huangfu Yunyan immediately turned around and shouted: "Go!"

Following that, she vanished from the spot.

Jiang Shuwan also sensed that Huangfu Yunyan had been taken into a storage ring, but she didn't understand why the other party had done so.

At this moment, Huangfu Rui also let out a cold laugh. "Jiang Shuwan, just stay here and wait for death."

After saying that, he jumped straight off the cliff.