Chapter 19: Staging a Rescue

“Ah! Get away!”

“Don’t touch me with your filthy hands. Do you not know who I am?”

“I am the second young miss of the prestigious Song family. How dare you… Ah! Ah! Ah! Get away! I will have you killed!”

“…” Xie Jiuniang knew that Song Bao’er would not die so easily. She came with her parents, intending to pretend to rescue her, but from afar, she witnessed this dramatic scene unfolding.

The male cultivator who had returned, along with the two deceased ones, were biological brothers. He had originally planned to wait until nightfall when Song Bao’er had left, hoping to retrieve his brothers’ bodies.

Unexpectedly, he saw Song Bao’er tied up hanging from a tree.

What a rare opportunity!

The male cultivator’s initial thought was to kill her for revenge, but upon getting closer and noticing the young lady’s appearance, lust overcame him.

Once he had her under his control, he could not resist groping her indecently.

Lust truly leads to ruin. If you cannot ruin others, you will ruin yourself!

Xie Jiuniang inwardly sighed but outwardly feigned innocence: “Oh dear, Father, Mother, it seems someone is calling for help from the woods up ahead.”

“Really? Let your father take a look.” Xie Shen cooperated seamlessly, immediately releasing his Foundation Establishment profound pressure, “You scoundrel! Quickly release that young lady!”

The would-be assailant, startled, regained his senses slightly but did not wish to let Song Bao’er go before fleeing.

He abruptly raised his dagger, aiming for Song Bao’er’s throat.

Seeing the imminent danger, Xie Shen prepared to intervene.

Xie Jiuniang’s heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively held her father back, hastily transmitting her voice, “She will not die. Father, do not approach. Just put on a show.”

Sure enough. When faced with the fatal attack, Song Bao’er’s body suddenly burst out with a powerful pressure.

The male cultivator was blasted away a dozen zhang, and then with a “bang,” he crashed to the ground and died instantly.

Witnessing this, Xie Shen felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, his daughter had held him back! Otherwise, if he had rushed up to save her just now, he would have been seriously injured, if not dead!

“Who is it? Who dares to kill a junior of my esteemed Song family?!”

A powerful illusory figure flew out from Song Bao’er’s body.

It was the soul of a Deity Transformation stage powerhouse.

The three members of the Xie Family were very close by and was instantly noticed by the Song Family cultivator.

Xie Shen hurriedly shielded his wife and daughter behind him, then took out a token representing his identity and respectfully saluted the Song cultivator’s Deity Transformation expert.

“I greet Daoist Song. I am Xie Shen of the main lineage from Xie Clan of Yunmu City. We were on our way to Xian City when we heard cries for help and came over without ill intent…”

This was indeed true.

He had genuinely wanted to rush over and save her but was just a step too late.

Xie Jiuniang and Mo Lan nodded in agreement, their expressions sincere.

“The Xie Clan of Yunmu City? Yunmu City, hm…”

The Song cultivator scrutinized the three of them, then surveyed the scene once more, believing Xie Shen’s account about ninety percent.

Although there was a hint of suspicion, Xie Shen had brought his wife and daughter along, so the suspicion was not great.

Had the Xie Family not been an established clan, the Song cultivator would have likely wiped them out with a mere wave of his hand.

Song Bao’er, still shaken, immediately rushed towards her elder, “Great-Grandfather, sob, sob, Bao’er was wrong. Bao’er should not have run away from home, sob, sob.”

As the Song cultivator currently lacked a physical form, he waved his hand before Song Bao’er could embrace him, enveloping her in a gentle force.

Xie Jiuniang blinked and spoke in a soft and tender voice, “Sister, do not be afraid. The bad guy has been killed.”

Mo Lan followed consolingly, “Miss Song, don’t be scared. You’re safe now.”

Saying this, she carefully took out a peach-colored cloak and, seeing the Song cultivator had restrained his pressure, walked over and kindly draped it over Song Bao’er, like tending to a junior family member.

Song Bao’er was wearing a close-fitting inner armor. Earlier, that male cultivator had actually stabbed at her heart, which might not have necessarily triggered the seal.

At this time, the Song cultivator’s spirit was, after all, just a soul sealed within Song Bao’er’s body. Once the seal was triggered, the soul would not last long before dissipating.

Now, they were out in the wilderness. Night had fallen, and the city gates were closed. For the time being, only the Xie family could care for Song Bao’er. This Xie Shen’s aura is upright and seems to be trustworthy.

The Song cultivator said, “Young Xie, I shall entrust my Bao’er to your wife’s care for a time. The Song Family will promptly dispatch people to Xian City to retrieve her. As long as she remains safe during this period, the Song family will reward you generously.”

“Please rest assured, my lord. I shall do my utmost,” Xie Shen solemnly vowed.

The Song cultivator instructed Song Bao’er a few words, tapped her brow, and vanished.

Xie Jiuniang inwardly rolled her eyes.

The Song family’s elder still had their guard up against them. Before his soul dissipated, he left a spirit imprint on Song Bao’er.

If anything happened to Song Bao’er, the Song Family would immediately know.

Fortunately, once they reached Xian City, Xie Jiuniang planned to be a good girl and not cause any trouble before joining the sect.  

She had originally planned to pretend to be a passerby the next day, helping the disheveled Song Bao’er enter the city, then find a way to squeeze some benefits out of her.

She did not expect that male cultivator to return.

With things developing this way, it seemed better than her original plan. The Song Family’s reward would surely be generous, right?

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