Feint.
It turned out that after Liang Can realized he was no match for Duo Lisha, he had no intention of confronting her head-on.
His target was Nangong Qianyu.
By the time Duo Lisha realized this, Liang Can had already transformed into a blood shadow and appeared before Nangong Qianyu.
"Not good!"
Duo Lisha's expression tensed.
She never imagined that Liang Can's full-force strike was merely a diversion.
But now, she was still a considerable distance from Nangong Qianyu. Even at her fastest, she wouldn't be able to stop Liang Can, who was already within striking distance.
If Nangong Qianyu truly fell into Liang Can's hands, Duo Lisha couldn't bear to imagine the consequences. The fundamental reason for this situation was her own carelessness.
After all, with Duo Lisha's strength, as long as she wasn't overconfident, Liang Can would have had no chance.
At this moment, a blood-colored hand, gradually enlarging, appeared before Nangong Qianyu's eyes. In this instant, she felt fear and helplessness.
Before this giant hand, she felt her own insignificance.
Just as everyone thought all was lost, the necklace on Nangong Qianyu's neck suddenly emitted a soft white light.
Within this white light, Nangong Qianyu felt a familiar aura.
Warm and peaceful!
Bathed in the white radiance, a circular barrier appeared around Nangong Qianyu.
The giant red hand struck directly onto the barrier.
The moment it made contact with the barrier, Liang Can felt a terrifying recoil force travel through his arm and directly into his body.
Bang!
With a dull thud, Liang Can was sent flying backward as if he had been hit by a large truck. In mid-air, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, and his consciousness began to blur.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
After his body crashed through several large trees, he fell heavily to the ground. The violent impact jolted his already blurring consciousness back into awareness.
Looking at Liang Can's miserable state in the distance, Nangong Qianyu instinctively clutched the necklace at her throat. Her expression was somewhat dazed, but a gentle, spring-like smile curved her lips.
"He was always here!"
Nangong Qianyu murmured softly.
At this moment, Duo Lisha also arrived beside Nangong Qianyu. Seeing that she was unharmed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, she would have been beyond forgiveness.
"Miss Qianyu, I was careless and startled you. I beg for your punishment!" Duo Lisha knelt before Nangong Qianyu, her head bowed, her voice filled with apprehension.
She had always been clear about her identity.
Although Nangong Qianyu treated her like a sister, she herself could not forget.
She was an Shadow Guard!
And Nangong Qianyu.
Was the Master!
"Sister Lisha, you don't need to be like this. This can't entirely..."
Just as Nangong Qianyu was about to help Duo Lisha up, a voice with a hint of coldness suddenly appeared in the air.
"Indeed, she deserves punishment!"
Hearing this voice, Duo Lisha's delicate body trembled, and she knelt down on her other leg, not daring to speak.
Not far away, two figures were slowly walking towards them.
It was Ye Ming and Fang Junxue.
A moment later, Ye Ming arrived beside Nangong Qianyu and said gently, "Were you frightened just now?"
After saying this, Ye Ming expected her to rush into his arms for comfort. However, Nangong Qianyu did not seem as fragile as he had imagined.
"Hmph! Don't underestimate me! It was much more terrifying last time when we crossed the space tunnel!" Nangong Qianyu said proudly.
"Oh? Is that so?" Ye Ming smiled, patted her head, and said, "It seems I underestimated you!"
"The previous ordeal seems to be starting to have an effect," Ye Ming thought to himself.
Then he turned his gaze to Duo Lisha, who was kneeling on the ground, his smile fading, and said indifferently, "Duo Lisha, you have disappointed me this time!"
Although Ye Ming's words were gentle, Duo Lisha felt a chill that seeped into her soul.
She did not dare to look up, nor did she defend herself: "I ask Master God to mete out punishment!"
This time, she used the title "Master God," not "Young Master."
"With your strength, you could have matched even a Martial Emperor!" Ye Ming pointed to Liang Can in the distance and said calmly, "But that person was only at the Martial Ancestor realm, and he almost captured Qianyu from you. It seems that after staying in a comfortable environment for too long, you have almost lost your vigilance in the Western Underworld."
It should be known that in the past, such a thing would never have happened to Duo Lisha.
As Ye Ming said, the comfortable environment had caused Duo Lisha's subconscious to relax.
"Ye Ming, it was Liang Can who was too cunning. Can you not blame Sister Lisha?" Nangong Qianyu pulled on Ye Ming's arm and pleaded softly for Duo Lisha, "Besides, I wasn't hurt in the end, was I?"
"Thank you, Miss Qianyu, for pleading for me, but I deeply understand that this mistake is unforgivable." She then looked up at Ye Ming, her eyes filled with determination: "I ask Master God to mete out punishment!"
"Ye Ming, I..."
Nangong Qianyu was about to say something more but was stopped by a raised hand: "Duo Lisha must bear the consequences of her mistake. This incident is a wake-up call for her, and it's not entirely a bad thing!"
"Duo Lisha, go to Shadow and accept your punishment. You were trained by him, and he will decide how to deal with you!" Ye Ming said.
"Yes!"
"Go!"
After Duo Lisha left, Nangong Qianyu said with some worry, "Ye Ming, what kind of punishment will Sister Lisha endure?"
"I don't know!"
Ye Ming was not lying with this statement.
After all, he had been away from the Heavenly Mandate Divine Palace for three years, and he clearly did not know the specific reward and punishment system within it.
"Alright, it's time to settle the score with them!"
Looking at the two embarrassed master and disciple lying on the ground, the women suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
When they first met, this master and disciple pair were extremely arrogant.
Especially Feng Yi, his gaze had never left the women. If it weren't for Duo Lisha's intervention, it was conceivable what the consequences would have been if Nangong Qianyu and the others had fallen into his hands.
"Little friend Ye!"
At this moment, Hua Tianmin, who had been observing the battle, walked towards Ye Ming.
If one were to consider the cause of this incident, Hua Tianmin was quite involved. After all, it was he who reported Ye Ming's matter to the Provincial Capital's Ancient Martial Arts Association.
However, as the highest-ranking official in Minghai City, his actions were understandable.
"Elder Hua, are these the people you invited?" Ye Ming asked expressionlessly.
Through the necklace on Nangong Qianyu's neck, Ye Ming had seen everything that had happened previously.
Therefore, he was also aware of the words Feng Yi had spoken earlier.
"Little friend Ye, I also didn't expect the people sent down from above to be so aggressive," Hua Tianmin said with some helplessness.
He had originally thought that someone would be sent to investigate Ye Ming's intentions and to restrain him.
However, as soon as Liang Can and his disciple arrived, they immediately resorted to arrest, with no intention of investigation. This arbitrary approach left Hua Tianmin very confused.
This action clearly did not align with standard operating procedures.
Could there be some hidden reason he was unaware of?