"Little sister, be careful!" Having spotted the scene, Li Yunfeng immediately shouted and rushed towards Ye Xin.
Not only him, but also Fang Ziqian and Yang Tianhao, who quickly realized what was happening, were ready to rush forward to the rescue.
However, Zhao Long's Tailong Spear appeared in front of them, blocking the path they were originally planning to use for the rescue, and he scoffed, "What's the rush? Do you think his majesty has no contingent plans for the protection of the empress?"
Hearing Zhao Long's words, Li Yunfeng looked perplexed and turned his gaze towards Ye Xin.
Qin Feiyu, standing a short distance from Ye Xin, had a triumphant expression on his face. Judging from Lin Qian's previous movements, he had confirmed that he was no match for Lin Qian.
But just because he couldn't win a head-on fight, did that mean he couldn't outsmart him?
When Lin Qian had made his move, he first aimed to seize his royal sister, leaving her for Ye Xin to vent his frustrations.
Moreover, the first ones he killed were the princes of Wei Guo and Qiu Country, and finally, his own Five War Generals. Clearly, the reason he did this was that the princes' previous insults towards Ye Xin had left a grudge.
From this, it was evident how much Lin Qian cherished and valued the woman who wielded the power of the stars.
If he could capture this woman, wouldn't Lin Qian obediently comply?
As soon as Ye Xin heard Li Yunfeng's warning, she sensed Qin Feiyu attacking her from behind.
However, Qin Yiyi was holding her tightly in front of her, making it impossible for her to escape.
Thinking of this, Ye Xin clenched her teeth hard and glared fiercely at Qin Yiyi, "Since you insist on holding me back, don't blame me for being ruthless."
With this thought, the stars on her white dress shone even more brilliantly, all pouring into her Starlight Long Sword, making the sword in her hand seem like a dazzling star.
"If you insist on holding me back, then die!" A fierce look flashed in Ye Xin's beautiful eyes as she pointed her Starlight Long Sword at Qin Yiyi.
From the tip of Ye Xin's Starlight Long Sword, a sword qi containing brilliant starlight burst forth, descending on Qin Yiyi like a meteor.
The meteor-like sword qi struck Qin Yiyi hard, and her soul power defense was like a thin sheet of paper in front of the magnificent meteoric sword qi, fragile and easily broken.
Qin Yiyi, terrified, felt the fine Star Sword Qi wreaking havoc within her, her whole body burning like stardust, eventually disintegrating and turning into twinkling sparks that scattered in the air.
The fifth princess of the Qin Dynasty died by Ye Xin's hand.
If the contingency her father had left hadn't been deployed by Zhao Long, she might have had a chance to live.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs.
"Little sister!" Seeing that Ye Xin had actually killed Qin Yiyi, Qin Feiyu's rage seemed to burn fiercely in his chest; he swore that if Ye Xin fell into his hands, he would torture her in every possible way to extinguish the hatred in his heart.
Seeing that Qin Feiyu was closing in and there was no escape, Ye Xin hardened her heart and raised her Starlight Long Sword to pierce her own heart.
Ye Xin would rather die than fall into Qin Feiyu's hands and let Lin Qian be threatened by him.
She could imagine what vile things Qin Feiyu would force Lin Qian to do while holding her hostage.
Ye Xin also believed that no matter what repulsive demands Qin Feiyu made, Lin Qian would comply. To prevent that from happening, it might be better to die.
She would never let Qin Feiyu's sinister plans succeed.
Just as Ye Xin was about to commit suicide, Lin Qian's voice suddenly resonated in her mind, "Xinxin, don't be reckless, there's another function in the Starlight White Dress..."
Lin Qian's voice suddenly echoed in her mind, causing the Starlight Sword, originally plunging into her heart, to pause momentarily, and then she noticed that the scenery in front of her had abruptly changed.
Qin Feiyu, who had been extremely close to her, suddenly appeared very distant, and she was looking down at him from an elevated angle.
At that moment, the figure Qin Feiyu was charging towards was no longer her but instead, Lin Qian, who was encased in a burning Emperor's Robe!
Ye Xin instantly understood what had happened; her position with Lin Qian had been exchanged.
"My Emperor's Robe has a connection with your Starlight White Dress, allowing me to swap places with you within a hundred-mile range whenever I wish."
Lin Qian's explanation made Ye Xin instantly grasp the reason behind it, and tears streamed from her eyes.
He had kept this function a secret to swap places with her whenever she was in danger.
Lin Qian was always ready to take on danger for her!
However, while the situation had been dangerous for Ye Xin originally, now Qin Feiyu should be the one feeling endangered after their positions were swapped!
Initially facing what should have been the back of Ye Xin, Qin Feiyu instead saw Lin Qian's angry face, a jarring shift that left him momentarily unable to react.
"Golden Nine Sword Slash!"
Seeing Lin Qian appear suddenly in front of him, Qin Feiyu didn't dare hold back. Spreading his arms in front of his chest, he drew a circle as Gold Attribute Soul Power poured into the golden sword hovering at the center of his chest.
With Soul Power surging into the golden sword at his chest, streams of golden sword shadows also began to float from the blade, rotating around the central sword body.
As the eight golden sword shadows at Qin Feiyu's chest and the central golden sword swelled with the wind, when he moved backward to increase the distance from Lin Qian, nine huge golden swords already spanned the space between them.
Slightly tilted, the nine golden swords seemed like nine Sword Peaks cascading down towards Lin Qian.
Lin Qian furrowed his brows, a faint trace of crimson gold Thunder appearing in his eyes. The Thunder Night Sword in his hand emitted dragon roars and thunder while the Emperor's Robe he wore fluttered wildly as crimson gold Thunder Soul Power raged uncontrollably within him.
Raising the Thunder Night Sword, Lin Qian's eyes hardened and he yelled in anger, "Scram!"
Following his shout, the Thunder Night Sword in his hand fiercely descended.
Nine complete Divine Dragons, formed from crimson gold Thunder, suddenly surged out from his sword, their clawed fury clashing with the golden swords.
The confronting dragons suddenly opened their jaws wide, crimson gold Thunder cascading out like waterfalls, flowing down the tips of the golden swords.
A crisp shattering sound rang out clearly through the sky. During the breath attack of the nine dragons, Qin Feiyu's killer move had already been broken.
The flying dragons also converged into one, forming a crimson gold Thunder Sword Qi, accompanied by the phantom of a Divine Dragon, as it smashed towards Qin Feiyu.
Just as Lin Qian's Sword Qi was about to collide with him, a swath of pale blue light suddenly gathered into a barrier, blocking in front of Qin Feiyu.
Lin Qian's sword struck hard against that barrier, emitting a deafening sound.