Chapter 180 - 171: The Last Princess; Throat Slit Before Palace Gates
"I've never had the fortune to meet the Rain Master, so I didn't know the Rain Master is a princess..." Xie Lian said.
On the other side, Xuan Ji gritted her teeth, "What... did you do... why... can't... I move?!"
The Rain Master pulled her eyes away from Pei Ming and said gently, "I've brought the YuLong* Sword."
"The YuLong Sword?" Xie Lian wondered.
"It's the sacred guardian sword of the Kingdom of YuShi, wielded by all of its rulers in history. After the Rain Master ascended, she forged it as a spiritual device, and, naturally, possessed the power to stupefy the people of YuShi. Xuan Ji was a traitor, fear and guilt still consumed her heart, so of course she could do naught but obey.
The Rain Master told her not to move, and so she couldn't move. Rong Guang exclaimed, "If you can't move, I'll do it myself!" Then, just as he was about to stab Pei Ming again, before his blade even pierced half an inch there was an explosion of red smoke, and CLUNK! The sword that pierced Pei Ming's chest disappeared. A tiny blade no longer than a finger fell to the ground, and Rong Guang yelled furiously, "WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY CAN'T I MOVE EITHER??"
Xie Lian and the others finally stopped watching from afar, and walked out. Hua Cheng glanced at that tiny toy-like MingGuang sword on the ground and smirked, "Much better."
"Let him go, Xuan Ji." The Rain Master said.
Xuan Ji's hands started to drop uncontrollably from Pei Ming's neck, but she refused to yield, her hands quivering, "I WON'T! I ALREADY CAUGHT HIM, I WON'T LET HIM GO!"
"If you must grab hold of something to feel better, why not pick up what you've tossed away, and hold it in your hands anew?" The Rain Master said.
The powers of that sacred guardian sword was too strong after all, and Xuan Ji was forcibly yanked off, falling back to the ground, unkempt and miserable, "What right do you have to discipline me? Do you really take yourself for the ruler of the kingdom? I think you've forgotten how your queenship came to be! I WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE YOU! I WON'T!"