The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

"Last time, you covered my retreat."

Tang Xixue's voice came from the Wuchi Pond.

"This time... we fight side by side."

She rose up stepping on the water.

The deep blue pool water slid down her clothes, like shattered jade splashing.

The surging power of destiny within her body had not yet fully subsided, but she couldn't wait any longer.

She had waited for far too long.

"Senior brother, I will never let you be alone and helpless again."

She remembered the Three Lives Tree in Yaoguang City.

Its roots penetrate deep into the netherworld, and its branches and leaves reach for the heavens.

Legend has it that those who make a wish under the tree will never be separated for three lifetimes.

That day, she stood under the tree, with leaves falling like rain, and her senior brother stood in front of her, his back to her.

He never says sweet words.

He can't even be considered a good person.

He is a ghost doctor, an emperor, and the master of Xuantian Pavilion. His hands are stained with blood, and his heart is filled with daggers.

But his love for her was no less than anyone else's.

This was true before, and it is true now.

"Weave it!"

Jiu Fangzhi suddenly turned around.

His face was as pale as paper, the blood at the corner of his mouth had not yet dried, and the silvery light around him was still burning.

He saw Tangxi Xue walking on water from Wuchi Pond.

For the first time, panic crept into his voice; his composure, which had previously shown a disregard for life and death, shattered into pieces at that moment.

"What are you doing! Your soul is not yet stable; you cannot act rashly..."

"Senior brother."

Tang Xixue interrupted him.

Her voice was calm, but it was a resolute tone that refused to allow anyone else to sacrifice for her.

"You've always been the one protecting me."

This time... it's my turn to protect you.

She looked up, and the light burning in her eyes was so bright and intense that Jiu Fangzhi couldn't utter a single word.

"He's just the Palace Master of Guixu Palace; it's not like I haven't defeated him before. This time, I hope he doesn't run away in defeat!"

The moment she finished speaking, the Snow Soul Fan flew out of her hand.

The pure white folding fan unfolded in mid-air, and the white plum blossoms painted on the fan surface seemed to come alive.

A sudden gust of wind arose, and snow filled the sky.

Countless snowflakes and white plum blossoms swirled and danced in the burst of light.

Each piece carries her forbearance and resentment, and is imbued with a sword intent sharp enough to cleave the void.

The Snow Soul Fan transformed into a beam of white light and landed in her palm.

"Let's make a decision today."

In the next instant, she transformed into a stunningly beautiful figure.

She treads on water, her snow-white robes billowing behind her like a white phoenix rising from the ashes.

The still waters of the pool rippled beneath her feet, each ripple carrying a golden aura of fortune.

That sword cleaved through the sky, carrying with it a flurry of snowflakes, and all the anger and determination she had accumulated over the past twenty years, as it fell headfirst towards the Palace Master of Guixu Palace.

"you!"

The Palace Master of Guixu Palace suddenly raised his hand, and golden energy condensed into a shield in his palm.

The voice emanating from beneath the golden mask carried a mixture of offended rage and a hint of shock at being stung by the light in those eyes.

"How dare you overestimate yourself! You think you're worthy to fight me?"

"You're the one who's unworthy, a defeated opponent who dares to be so insolent before me. You're nothing but a lackey of Heaven's Way! Even your master doesn't dare to confront me directly, how dare you?"

Tang Xixue's response was extremely domineering, just like her sword.

"boom!"

The moment the sword and shield collided, a thousand layers of giant waves exploded in the entire Wuchi.

The deep blue pool water shot into the sky, turning into countless water droplets in mid-air, and then being shaken into water mist by the force of the two people's battle.

The mist was thick, shrouding the entire grotto in a hazy mist.

The fierce battle between the two sides was so intense that no one else could intervene.

The strength of the Palace Master of Guixu Palace is unfathomable, and his cultivation at the tenth rank is now fully revealed.

Each of his palm strikes carried a world-destroying power, and each burst of energy was like a thunderbolt.

"Do you see that? This is the difference between you and the Heavenly Dao."

The cold laughter of the Palace Master of Guixu echoed in the grotto.

"Even if you try your best, it's like an ant trying to shake a tree."

Tangxi Xue's sword light was as white as snow, and Jiu Fangzhi's array patterns were like a net. Even though the two joined forces, they were still suppressed and forced to retreat step by step.

His moves were flawless.

His breathing was not disordered.

He was like a perfect sculpture, an extremely precise fighting machine, seemingly without any weaknesses.

Until Tang Xixue saw that action.

It was an extremely subtle movement, so subtle that she would not have noticed it at all unless she had focused all her attention on the Palace Master of Guixu.

Whenever her sword energy approached his face, his left hand would slightly rise, and his fingertips would unconsciously curl up, as if protecting something.

What are you protecting?

Golden mask.

The golden mask that covered his entire face was never removed in front of anyone, carrying all his majesty and mystery.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

What is hidden beneath that mask?

What is it that makes such an arrogant person instinctively protect something in a life-or-death situation?

"Senior brother!"

Tang Xixue's voice pierced through the whistling sword energy, carrying the excitement and certainty of discovering the prey's weakness.

"Attack him in the face!"

Jiu Fangzhi understood instantly.

He didn't even need to ask why, he didn't need to confirm, he just needed to believe her.

The unspoken understanding between the two of them never needed any further explanation.

"rise!"

The silvery-white array patterns were stained red with blood, weaving into a massive, all-encompassing net that converged on the Palace Master of Guixu Palace from all directions.

"A cornered beast's struggle."

The Palace Master of Guixu Palace snorted coldly and raised his hand to shatter the array patterns.

"You think this little trick can..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

But in that moment of distraction...

Tangxi Xue's sword has arrived.

She poured all her power into this sword strike.

The power of the seven souls returning to their rightful place, all of it was condensed into this one sword strike.

The snow-white sword light left a long trail in the void, tearing and distorting the air wherever it passed, even bending the light beneath its edge.

That sword was aimed straight at the face of the Lord of Guixu Palace.

"you!"

The Palace Master of Guixu Palace involuntarily raised his left hand to protect the mask.

This instantaneous reaction was subconscious and instinctive, faster than his reason.

This subtle movement created a gap in his right-side defense.

Tang Xixue saw the gap.

"Break for me!"

Her sword precisely cut into the gap.

"boom!"

The longsword cleaved through the golden mask.

In that instant, everyone saw the face beneath the mask.