Exploiting Weakness

And just like that, Yan Yiyue singlehandedly put out the dramatic scene that Chen Xizi had established with a mere palm clap.

However, she did leave quite some trouble behind as Chen Xizi and his guards were still rooted firm to the ground, frozen from within.

"Quick, let's get out of here before Lord Zi defrosts and unleashes a killing spree in his wake"

"Yes, right away, let's not delay anymore. We have to leave as soon as we can alright"

"Hold on, you don't have to be so tensed up. Remember, we have regulating officers from the Emperor present here, Chen Xizi would know when to exert his power and therefore wouldn't act recklessly"

"Yes, that's true, Brother Ma. But we still have to be worried because of Lord Zi's mentality. It's still better to be safe than sorry"

"Hais, I know. You can set off, I'll stay here instead and I'm convinced nothing overboard will hap…" his words paused right the minute after he ard a crackling sound from where Chen Xizi stood.

A blazing aura spiralled from within him, it appeared to be flames that were still and blue. It was not so easy to remove the attack spell of a Core Formation expert with only the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even presently, though he already struck a talisman, his response speed was no match for the swiftness that Yan Yiyue used in attacking. He could curse inwardly for letting carelessness lead him into making such an erroneous calculation.

He had no one to blame but himself and of course Chen Zhiyu for eliciting emotion from Yan Yiyue in the first place. Next time he saw Chen Zhiyu, he would personally flay him alive in body and soul.

Thankfully, he had a trace of Jade Night Flame powder on him. All he had to do was create a filament of true qi to ignite the power. The filament once it had been immersed with the Jade Night Flame powder, created the blue flame that was burning on Chen Xizi's body just now.

He gritted his teeth and braved against the searing pen that threatened to rip his body apart. It was quite torturing but it brought him a sense of relief that the frost essence in his blood was slowly melting away.

Several minutes after, he was back to his normal self, no longer shackled by the constricting frost essence.

"Hmph! What a lucky bitch, well let's see how much longer you can be lucky and also, Chen Zhiyu!! I'll flay you alive whenever I see you" Chen Xizi's rage flew into the nine heavens, his voice echoed for quite some time before melting out eventually.

Unfortunately, only a few of his guards had a life saving object on them that helped them escape today's calamity. The others who were left behind had already entered full coma, and it was uncertain if they could make it out alive.

After all, inactivity of the brain and heart in normal human study meant a sort of certain death.

Chen Xizi's chariot had already been shattered into stubble by Yan Yiyue earlier on in her rage. The lady was a really fierce one and she made little efforts towards concealing that. In as much as she was being unreasonable with him, it didn't quell Chen Xizi from entertaining thoughts of entering matrimony with her in the end.

But that was for future consideration, and not the present. His issue was the number one adversary he forever would have — Chen Zhiyu.

"I'll wait for you at the clan….Cousin Yu! You can roam or hide if you want to. But bear in mind, I'll let you have literally no rest till you eventually commit suicide like the pile of waste that you are" Chen Xizi burned with inward rage and a bit of gloominess.

He materialized a flying sword in the place of his chariot. As for his guards, they would also be given just one flying sword per person.

So, one by one, each of them pursued after a swiftly driving Chen Xizi who was heading to the Chen Clan's vicinity.

…

Half an incense stick later,

Yan Yiyue, Senior Brother Yu and Senior Sister Tang were flying with a steady pace. As for Chen Zhiyu who was laying weakly in Senior Brother Yu's arms, his faint remained unknown, just drifting between two beautiful and it was given with a blank expression. After all, his bearer was acting under instructions, not like he was wilfully being kind to Chen Zhiyu anyways.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhiyu's mind flashed back to the manner in which Yan Yiyue handed him. Though to the public eye, her actions earlier seemed to have been a well thought out stance against his bullying. However, he could feel the ire, disgust and contempt from her brows arching to her expressions and words.

Yan Yiyue did not like him at all and was only taking care of him because of the marriage plans that were set earlier. In fact, he could tell that the one she wanted to deal with the most was himself and not Chen Xizi but she had probably held her hand and thought of the 'big' picture, hence excluding him from the correctional activity earlier on.

Midway through…

"Let him down for now!" Yan Yiyue came to a halt in midair and spoke abruptly.

"Huh! What are you talking about? Do you want him dead?' Senior Brother Yu being confused asks twice in a session. Though Senior Sister Tang didn't speak anything about it directly, she also had a look of worry in her eyes.

"It's fine, he won't die, just drop him for now, I don't think we need an extra burden to take care of when we arrive in the Gem City" she reassured while stating his reasons clearly.

A flash of realization danced through the eyes of the two and they gave knowing nods. In the end, Chen Zhiyu was a burden and would only drag them down as time went on.

It definitely couldn't be helped as he had neither cultivation nor martial abilities that he could employ during confrontation. Hence, he would easily become a glaring weakness that could be exploited aganst them.