In the blink of an eye, green spiritual power spread silently.

I saw two leaf vines with sharp thorns, suddenly burst out from the ground under Qiao Nai's feet, and wrapped directly towards him!

This is a high-level yellow-level move in the Wood Spirit Technique, and its power is not weaker than the "Swimming Dragon Technique". Once the victim is entangled by the vines covered with green thorns, there is no doubt that he will be killed with his skin and flesh torn apart.

Stifled to suffocation.

Qiao Nai was wearing body protection skills at the moment.

But his mind was still stuck in the words that his cousin had just yelled, and his eyes were full of extreme shock and self-doubt.

It turns out that my cousin has always thought this way.

It turns out that I like swordsmanship, is there anything wrong with that?

Since he was a child, among the cousins ​​in the family, he has taken great care of his only cousin. If there is anything delicious or fun, he will think of his cousin immediately.

However, for the future livelihood and development of the family, Qiao Qian, the patriarch of the Qiao family, has always invested all his resources in Qiao Nai, the most talented and promising among the younger generation, but has never taken the initiative to deal with the even more outstanding Qiao Rui.

Go and find out.

Yes, Qiao Rui's understanding of spiritual arts far exceeds that of monks of the same age, but the Qiao family has never formally tested her qualifications and abilities.

"Young women, just marry a rich man in the future. The family resources are limited, so you can only take care of your brothers first. This is your fate. Xiao Rui, don't bear grudges against your father."

This is what Qiao Nai's uncle once said to his biological daughter.

Only Qiao Nai knew that her cousin had secretly started to ask a certain Lingyue disciple about how to get started in spiritual practice by chance.

Sure enough, with the help of the mysterious female cultivator, within two years, my cousin chose to run away from home. She came to Lingyue and successfully passed the entrance examination of the sect.

Back then, Lingyue didn't charge any fees, and the entry barrier was very low. Driven by the right time, location, and people, Qiao Rui finally escaped from the family that made her feel suffocated and desperate, and came to the fantasy land she dreamed of.

.

Qiao Nai was deeply impressed. After that, the family's attitude towards her affairs was actually indifferent! And his uncle, Qiao Rui's biological father, was also disappointed and said that "women will not be able to stay when they grow up."

And after that, he put all his energy on Qiao Rui's other brothers and never came to Lingyue to look for her once.

Over the years, because she has been worried about her cousin, Qiao Nai has been exchanging letters with her almost continuously. And he is also the only member of the Qiao family with whom Qiao Rui still maintains normal contact.

Jian Zong and Lingyue are tied to the already fragile family relationship between the brothers and sisters.

Thinking back on all this, Qiao Nai felt depressed beyond words.

As a junior, what ability do I have to change the decisions of my elders?

Could it be that this is what that guy Zhou Feng once told me, the cycle of good and evil, and the retribution of cause and effect?

Thinking about it, I have indeed done a lot of evil things.

The two-leaf vine technique tied up the light shield around the body, emitting a "hissing——" sound.

Qiao Nai's earth spiritual power was bound by Qiao Rui's wood spiritual power, and it was threatening to crack and collapse.

"Xiao Rui. If, if you still can't let go of this matter, then fine."

Under the shocked and horrified looks of her and Yuan Qiuyu,

Qiao Nai removed the body protection technique.

Hiss——

The leaves and vines had no obstruction and instantly wrapped around his body.

Severe pain came, and Qiao Nai's shoulders, thighs, waist, and chest were all strangled by thorny thorns, and the hooks had already penetrated into the flesh.

“Uhhh——!!!”

Qiao Nai roared, gritted his teeth to hold back the huge pain, and said hoarsely:

"I...can't stop the family's decision,

But if this can make you let go of your grudge, my cousin is willing to...

Trade your life for it.

Xiao Rui, this can be regarded as... my compensation to you on behalf of my elders."

"……cousin!!"

At this moment, Qiao Rui was so frightened by his actions that her pretty face turned pale.

The blood stains caused by the vines were visible to the naked eye. She wanted to put away her spiritual magic, but it was too late.

She thought that her cousin would be like other sword cultivators. Even if the enemy he encountered was herself, he would take action without hesitation. Who would have thought that his feelings for her would be like this...

nothing left.

Yes, as a junior, what can he do about family matters?

Can you turn things around on your own? Tell your elders that everything you say and do is wrong?

That's not realistic.

His anger was simply due to his extreme disappointment at unequal treatment. Qiao Nai was not wrong on this point.

"Brother Qiao!!"

But two screams were heard. On one side, two disciples of the Yutian Sword Sect had just finished cleaning the battlefield at Su'e Peak. They kept searching here and finally found Qiao Nai, who had already turned into a bloody man.

The two men rushed over from left to right, holding spiritual swords at the same time to cut off the thorns and vines on his body.

"Senior Brother Qiao, are you okay!! I'm going to help you get rid of this bitch!" A foundation-building monk raised his spiritual sword angrily, looked at Qiao Rui, and muttered something.

"No, Aguang, she... is my cousin... please."

Qiao Nai fell into the arms of another Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator. His face was covered with blood and his flesh and blood were mutilated. But even in this situation, he still tried his best to hold the arm of his fellow disciple.

Grip hard, hard.

"Senior Brother Qiao...this..."

The two sword cultivators looked at each other, both of them extremely surprised.

Normally, Qiao Nai treats the two of them quite well. After leaving Zhou Feng and Cong Xin's three-person team, they are Qiao Nai's new targets. But at this moment, in the war, they encountered such a

It really makes it difficult for them to make a decision.

The two female cultivators on the opposite side are obviously empty of spiritual power and have no fighting ability. The young girl has been crying and is the cousin mentioned by Senior Brother Qiao; and the other one is obviously the Morning Star of this Peak. If they are let go...

"Hey, Ah Guang, let's retreat.

The battlefield is so huge, no one knows who is missing.

You see, they have no intention of taking action, so let’s just pretend we didn’t see anything. After all, Brother Qiao’s life is at stake, and we have to go back to find a doctor to treat him.”

The young male cultivator who hugged Qiao Nai gave him a few words of advice.

Time was running out, so the male disciple named A Guang nodded and put away the flying sword despite being troubled.

The two of them carried Qiao Nai on their shoulders and left without leaving any words.

After the tea time, all the swordsmanship disciples of Su'e Peak evacuated this place and continued to attack other peaks.

Seeing that the crisis was gone for the time being, Qiao Rui slumped on the ground as if she had lost all her strength, looked at Yuan Qiuyu helplessly, and said in a daze:

"Senior sister, I...did I do the right thing...?"

Yuan Qiuyu sighed, stretched out his arm with difficulty, and patted her shoulder.

"Junior Sister Qiao, you are right.

This time, you are Lingyue's pride.

If we can all survive this war, I will definitely report it to the leader."

"You, on behalf of Yifeng, saved my name as the 'Morning Star' for the glory of Lingyue."

"Senior sister...but I...I feel so uncomfortable! I'm in so much pain...I don't understand, I don't understand...Why do humans kill each other like this? Cousin..."

"He probably didn't do anything wrong.

because,

——This is what war is like."
Chapter completed!