The Unparalleled Sword Emperor

"We eight shall join forces. As long as we capture her, she will naturally let us go!" the black-clothed warrior Liu Yuan said through gritted teeth, looking at the other seven, seeking their intentions.

Yan Ji, Su Tingzong, Li Can, and Feng Siyun all remained silent.

Meanwhile, Lin Bai sat down, closed his eyes, and listened to the zither, ignoring Liu Yuan completely.

Upon seeing no response from the others, Liu Yuan’s face showed some anger.

At this moment, the violent-tempered woman said, "Fine, Liu Yuan, since they are unwilling to join forces, I will join you, and that will be enough to capture this woman!"

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Alright!"

"Take action!"

Liu Yuan and the violent-tempered woman exchanged a glance, and the power within them surged. In their combined effort, a mighty force, like a devastating attack, rushed towards the face of Lady Qin Xin.

Just as this force was about to strike Lady Qin Xin, suddenly, a seemingly indestructible transparent stone wall appeared before her, perfectly blocking the attack.

Not a single bit of power harmed Lady Qin Xin.

"What is going on..." The violent-tempered woman and Liu Yuan were both dumbfounded as they looked at Lady Qin Xin. Even though they could fight against a Wending Realm opponent together, they had failed to harm Lady Qin Xin in the slightest.

Lady Qin Xin shook her head with a wry smile and said lightly, "If the two of you want to continue testing, then go ahead!"

The violent-tempered woman gritted her teeth and said, "I just can’t believe it!"

As she spoke, the violent-tempered woman gathered her strength again.

At this time, Yan Ji said, "Enough, don’t waste your energy. If Lady Qin Xin doesn’t want to let us leave, none of us can exit this world!"

The violent-tempered woman was startled and asked, "Yan Ji, what do you mean?"

Yan Ji looked at Lady Qin Xin and said, "Lady Qin Xin, if I’m not mistaken, the world we are in now is a space artifact refined by the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures in the past, right?"

"That artifact is one of the seventy-two Emperor Artifacts on the Barbaric Ancient Continent today and is called the Dried Well Scroll, isn’t it?"

Yan Ji said with a smile.

Lady Qin Xin stopped playing the zither, chuckled, and said, "Young Master Yan Ji is indeed the young clan leader of the Emperor Tribe, truly knowledgeable and well-informed!"

"That’s correct, exactly as Young Master Yan Ji speculated, this place is indeed within the Dried Well Scroll!"

Liu Yuan said coldly, "Emperor Artifact! Dried Well Scroll!"

Yan Ji laughed lightly, "I was right. Inside the Dried Well Scroll is a peculiar space where the warrior who controls the scroll is almost invincible!"

Lady Qin Xin laughed lightly, "Indeed so!"

At that moment, Lady Qin Xin looked at the violent-tempered woman and Liu Yuan, smiled calmly, and said, "You two may attack freely. If you think you can hurt me, then go ahead and try!"

"Perhaps you could attack me a hundred times, and it wouldn’t compare to a single light touch from me!"

As she spoke, Lady Qin Xin pointed a finger below the throne at the violent-tempered woman and Liu Yuan, and suddenly, a powerful force hit their chests, sending them flying several hundred meters away.

Landing a few hundred meters away, the two had pale complexions, looking at Lady Qin Xin with shock and fear.

Although they were not harmed, Lady Qin Xin gave everyone a reminder, clearly and plainly telling Lin Bai and the others that in this place, she was victorious, and if she wanted to kill Lin Bai and the others, it would just be a thought!

Immediately, Su Tingzong and Yan Ji understood that they had become fish on a chopping block!

Lin Bai heard Lady Qin Xin’s zither stop, then laughed and asked, "Although Lady Qin Xin’s music is very melodious, I still want to ask when Lady Qin Xin plans to let us out?"

"I don’t mind; I can stay here and listen to the zither!"

"But seven days later is the Monarch’s Birthday Celebration of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures. We are all here to celebrate the birthday, and if we delay the time and miss the celebration, that would not be good."

Lin Bai asked with a smile.

This question was also what Yan Ji, Su Tingzong, and the others wanted to ask.

They could stay and listen to Lady Qin Xin play the zither for seven days as long as they didn’t miss the Monarch’s Birthday Celebration.

However, Lady Qin Xin’s next words left them all disappointed.

Lady Qin Xin chuckled lightly, "Please, everyone, be patient, and when the time comes, I will naturally let you out!"

Su Tingzong said coldly, "When exactly is that time?"

Lady Qin Xin gave a mysterious smile, "When I see fit, then it is fit!"

"Please do not be anxious, I won’t harm any of you, I just wish to invite you all to listen to the zither and play chess with me!"

Yan Ji and Su Tingzong fell into silence.

At this moment, Lin Bai laughed and said, "Listening to Lady Qin Xin, it seems she plans to let us go after the Monarch’s Birthday Celebration is over!"

"Since it was Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures who invited us to the birthday celebration!"

"Why do your disciples seem unwilling for us to attend the celebration?"

"Is it that you don’t want us to seek artifact refining from the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures?"

Lin Bai asked strangely.

Upon hearing Lin Bai’s question, Lady Qin Xin’s eyes twitched as she looked at Lin Bai and asked, "My friend, what makes you think that I’m planning to wait until after my master’s birthday celebration to let you out?"

Yan Ji and Su Tingzong also curiously looked at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "It’s very simple, Lady Qin Xin. You see, the warriors here are the hottest talents on the present-day Southern Continent and also the ones most likely to win and request artifact refining from the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures this year!"

"By keeping us here, aren’t you blocking us from winning and preventing us from seeking artifact refining from the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures?"

"There is one thing I don’t understand. I’ve been thinking about it, but haven’t found the answer."

Lin Bai asked while looking at Lady Qin Xin.

Lady Qin Xin continued her sweet smile and asked, "What question?"

Lin Bai asked, "Even if Lady Qin Xin traps us here and we can’t attend the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures’ celebration and win the championship, the celebration will still go on. Even if we can’t win, there will be other warriors who will!"

"No matter what, there should always be a winner in the martial arts competition this year!"

"Lady Qin Xin might be able to stop us, but not so many others!"

"Then why does Lady Qin Xin bother to go through this trouble? Letting us win wouldn’t harm the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!"

Lin Bai asked.

"Harm..." Lady Qin Xin gave a mysterious smile, ignoring Lin Bai, and looked down at the ancient zither before her, softly saying, "Let me play a piece for everyone!"

"If any of you wish to play chess, feel free to call me!"

"I will surely accompany you!"

After finishing, Lady Qin Xin no longer cared about the others, focusing only on playing the zither.

In an instant, a silence spread across the world, with only the melodious sound of the zither echoing around.