81: Your Majesty, I apologize.

In Hanyue Valley, the atmosphere instantly froze.

Chu Qianqian looked at her "dear sister," who slowly stepped out from the shadows with a seductive smile on her face.

She then looked at the handsome stranger beside her, whose aura was restrained, and her brows could not help but furrow tightly.

In her heart, there wasn't the slightest joy of a sisters' reunion.

Instead, it was replaced by intense wariness and displeasure.

With a condescending, scrutinizing gaze, she was the first to speak and demand:

"Chu Qianqian, how did you know I was here?"

Immediately after, her gaze fell upon Lu Yi, and her tone became even more hostile:

"And... you have quite the nerve! To even bring some wild man here in the middle of the night!"

"Giggle, giggle..."

Chu Qianqian didn't care about her superior attitude; instead, she covered her mouth and giggled seductively:

"You don't need to worry about how I found out."

Her smile suddenly vanished, and her eyes became filled with aggression.

"All you need to know is that today... I'm here to capture you."

"Capture me?"

Hearing this, Chu Qianqian couldn't quite figure it out.

When did this Trash sister of hers, with mediocre talent and low cultivation... become so confident?

Could it be because... Her gaze fell upon Lu Yi once again.

She carefully sized Lu Yi up from head to toe:

His looks were indeed exceptionally rare in the world; even she herself had been momentarily stunned when she first saw him.

But his aura was restrained to the extreme, making it impossible to see his depth, and by his age, he seemed to be around the same as her.

Thus, she subconsciously came to a conclusion:

Just a pretty face who was all show and no substance.

Having figured this out, a cold sneer appeared on Chu Qianqian's face.

She let out a cold laugh and instinctively began to mock:

"What? You don't have the ability to beat me yourself, so you brought a man from your Hehuan Sect?"

"Could it be that you plan to... use a Honey Trap?"

Then, her eyes, filled with contempt, swept back and forth between Lu Yi and Chu Qianqian.

She continued in a slightly arrogant tone:

"Chu Qianqian, I advise you to stop judging others by your own standards!"

"Do you think all women in the world are like you, dissolute and shameless?"

These words, filled with personal attacks and extreme bitterness, accurately struck all of Chu Qianqian's sore spots!

"You...!"

Chu Qianqian was instantly fuming with rage!

Her pretty face, which had still held a seductive smile, instantly flushed deep red!

"Chu Qianqian! I think your mouth really needs a slapping!"

She roared, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to circulate her spiritual energy to rush forward and fight Chu Qianqian to the death!

However, a strong and powerful arm reached out just in time and stopped her.

"Calm down."

Lu Yi helplessly grabbed her wrist and advised:

"If you could beat her, why would you have asked me to come here?"

Being stopped by Lu Yi, Chu Qianqian also calmed down slightly.

She knew that she was indeed no match for her sister.

Although she stopped, she was still shaking with anger.

Gritting her teeth, she pointed at the arrogant Chu Qianqian above the Cold Pond and said to Lu Yi:

"Help me capture her! No need to hold back!"

She added in a ruthless tone:

"As long as you don't kill her, you can do whatever you want with her!"

"Sigh..."

Lu Yi sighed helplessly and took a step forward, moving out from behind Chu Qianqian.

He looked at Chu Qianqian opposite him, who was full of pride, holding a long sword, and still looking at him like he was a "pretty face."

He politely cupped his hands and said:

"In that case... Saintess, my apologies."

Before his voice had even faded...

The aura on Lu Yi's body, which had been restrained, suddenly shifted!

A terrifying pressure belonging to an Undying Realm expert descended with a boom, like an awakening ancient Vicious Beast!

He no longer hid anything; his figure was like lightning, carrying that dazzling Power of the Stars as he struck out boldly, aiming a palm directly at Chu Qianqian above the Cold Pond!

Chu Qianqian hadn't taken Lu Yi, this "pretty face," seriously at all.

But when she felt that terrifying pressure rushing at her, making even her breathing stall...

A look of shock finally appeared on her cold face!

Her pupils shrank, and she cried out in shock!

"Undying Realm?! This... how is this possible?!"

This pressure was indeed a genuine Undying Realm!

Shock aside, Chu Qianqian's reaction was not slow at all.

She was, after all, a Saintess trained with all the resources of the Yaochi Holy Land, and her combat experience was also incredibly rich.

She gave a delicate shout, and the Half-step Guiyi Realm spiritual energy within her body surged wildly; her long sword flourished, and Ice Crystal Barriers instantly condensed in front of her!

"Boom—!"

Lu Yi's seemingly casual palm strike collided violently with the Ice Crystal Barrier.

The Ice Crystal Barrier only held for less than a breath before it shattered inch by inch with a "crack!"

Chu Qianqian was sent flying back by that overbearing palm force, stepping out over ten ripples on the surface of the Cold Pond before she barely managed to steady herself.

She only felt the blood and Qi in her body churning, and her arm holding the sword was slightly numb.

"You... who exactly are you?!"

She forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart and demanded sharply:

"My Yaochi Holy Land has no grievances or enmity with you. Why would you collude with this Demoness and make an enemy of my Yaochi Holy Land?!"

Lu Yi shook his head and said indifferently:

"I'm just doing a small favor as requested by your sister. This matter is my personal action; you don't need to escalate it to the level of Sects and factions, though I can't stop you if you insist."

Before his voice had even faded, his second wave of attack had already launched!

This time, he no longer held back; the starlight across the sky seemed to be drawn in, gathering on his fist.

With a single punch, the air in the entire Hanyue Valley seemed to be sucked dry!

Seeing this, Chu Qianqian was both shocked and enraged.

She was shocked that the opponent's strength was powerful to a level she found difficult to comprehend!

She was enraged by where her shameless sister had managed to hook up with such a terrifying expert!

In her heart, she was even more convinced of Chu Qianqian's image as an indiscreet woman!

Facing Lu Yi's continuous onslaught, Chu Qianqian could only grit her teeth and push her cultivation to the limit.

Her figure was ethereal, and her sword technique was sharp as she attempted to rely on the Yaochi Holy Land's exquisite footwork to contend with Lu Yi.

However, under the absolute suppression of the Undying Realm's strength, all her resistance appeared pale and powerless.

No matter how hard she fought, she couldn't change the fact that she was being suppressed and beaten by Lu Yi.