Chapter 125

“You…you…what exactly did you do to me? I was clearly in Yangcheng just now, Gongsun Lan, Red Shoes…Lu Xiaofeng…this…this was all your doing?” At this moment, Jin Jiuling’s mentality completely collapsed. He knew better than anyone the terrible ending he was about to face.

“The Heart-Questioning Mantra is just a little Taoist magic. You can deceive everyone, you can disguise yourself in all sorts of ways, and you can fool everyone. But you can’t deceive your own heart. You can’t deceive Heaven, you can’t betray Heaven. All of this is your own fault.”

You were clever enough to understand the current political climate and the sensitive nature of the 800,000 taels of gold, which gave you an opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Unfortunately, your cunning backfired, costing you your life. Accept your fate; you’re doomed today.

Jin Jiuling knew he was doomed, but he was unwilling to just sit and wait to die. He planned to capture Yue Lingshan to threaten Zhang Lingyu and the others.

He had studied the people present before, and Yue Lingshan was relatively easy to capture and more valuable.

Zhang Lingyu wouldn’t care about Xue Bing; Yue Lingshan was far more valuable.

Jin Jiuling was indeed a man of great hidden talent; his martial arts skills were truly unfathomable.

Even though their conspiracy has been exposed, they quickly recovered and seized the only chance to break the deadlock, their last chance for survival.

His thoughts raced incredibly fast, and his actions were even faster.

With a light step, he thrust out the embroidery needle with a backhand motion. With a “whoosh,” the needle pierced the air, as if it were a powerful crossbow being released from its sheath!

Although the embroidery needle was as light as a feather, it felt as heavy as a hundred pounds when he wielded it.

The moves he used were fierce and sharp, just like wielding a large iron mace.

Although Lu Xiaofeng was the first to intervene, in the blink of an eye, the two had each made more than ten moves.

The supposedly impenetrable Lingxi Finger technique couldn’t gain any advantage against Jin Jiuling, who was wielding only an embroidery needle.

Soon, the only sound in the courtyard could be the whistling of embroidery needles cutting through the air. The sound of the needles cutting through the air was incessant and increasingly rapid. Moreover, it seemed to be moving from east to west, darting and changing, and was ten times faster than a flying bee.

Ye Gucheng, Ximen Chuixue, and Shangguan Haitang all held their positions and did not intend to launch a coordinated attack, but they would not let Jin Jiuling escape either. Surrounded by several top experts, he had no chance of escape now.

However, someone soon noticed something amiss. Jin Jiuling had unknowingly approached Yue Lingshan, who was so engrossed in watching the tiger that she had completely forgotten the danger of it devouring people. Only then did they realize Jin Jiuling’s true intentions.

Unfortunately, before Jin Jiuling could make a move, Dongfang Bai acted. The speed of Dongfang Bai’s move was truly unimaginable. In that split second, she had already pricked Jin Jiuling’s face with a needle, interrupting his path of advance, and then withdrew her arm.

Fortunately, Jin Jiuling’s Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand was mainly intended to restrain Yue Lingshan, not to kill her. He was inevitably a little impetuous and held back, rather than going all in. Otherwise, this needle might have taken his life directly.

Jin Jiuling was greatly alarmed, realizing that he had encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. If the enemy had any chance to make a move, his life would be in immediate danger.

He immediately used the needle as a sword and swiftly thrust out four swords, each aimed at the opponent’s vital points.

Dongfang Bai let out an “Eh” as if in praise, but quickly followed with an arrogant expression, saying, “You’ve got some nerve playing with needles in front of me.”

With a flick to the left, a flick to the right, a flick to the top, and a flick to the bottom, Dongfang Bai deflected all four needles that Jin Jiuling had thrust at him with just a single embroidery needle.

Jin Jiuling watched her move intently. The embroidery needles deflected and parried in all directions, leaving no opening whatsoever. In this critical moment, he was not allowed to retaliate.

Jin Jiuling shouted loudly, suddenly abandoning the needles and unleashing the Great Vajra Palm.

Dongfang Bai held the embroidery needle between his right thumb and forefinger, raising it horizontally to block Jin Jiuling’s Vajra Palm, which contained innate qi. Such a powerful and terrifying palm was actually pierced by a tiny embroidery needle.

In comparison, Dongfang Bai is the real expert in needlework. If it weren’t already confirmed that Jin Jiuling was the Embroidery Thief, she would definitely be the prime suspect.

Jin Jiuling, whose Vajra Palm had been pierced by the opponent’s needle, was bleeding profusely from his palm and his arm was sore and numb. For a moment, he stopped his attack. Before Jin Jiuling could recover, he suddenly saw a white figure flash by, as if something was poking at his eyes.

The speed was too fast; he had neither time to block nor to dodge.

With such ghostly movements, he struck in an instant, and two flying needles pierced Jin Jiuling’s eyes at a speed incomprehensible to ordinary people. Before Jin Jiuling could react, blood flowed continuously from his eyes, and he was clearly blind. Dongfang Bai had returned the favor, turning him into a blind man.

Besides Jin Jiuling’s chaotic state of mind and single-minded focus on capturing Yue Lingshan to escape, it also reveals Dongfang Bai’s terrifying strength.

Because she was a top candidate for the Embroidered Thief, the Eastern Depot was the first to target her. Recently, she has encountered a lot of trouble and pressure, and she is really full of resentment. She hates the Embroidered Thief to the bone, and she came here specifically because of this.

If she had a choice, Dongfang Bai wouldn’t really want to meet Zhang Weihao, because she hadn’t decided what to talk about.

“Ah!!! My eyes, my eyes… Damn it, it’s all your fault, it’s all your fault, Zhang Lingyu, I’m going to kill you, kill you!” Jin Jiuling, who had suddenly lost his eyes, frantically threw punches, but his strength was greatly reduced, and he seemed to be barking like a helpless dog.

Perhaps finding it too noisy, Dongfang Bai directly struck Jin Jiuling’s acupoints from a distance, accurately hitting his mute acupoint and several major acupoints on his body, immobilizing him and silencing him.

Lu Xiaofeng never dared to underestimate Jin Jiuling’s skills. The exchange just now proved the opponent’s true strength. Even if he was not quite a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, he was not far off.

So Lu Xiaofeng and some of the people present guessed who this head maid was. It was most likely that one of them. Only that one could have such terrifying strength. Without a Grandmaster, she could truly be invincible. Just look at her speed and agility; it would be very difficult to defeat her.