Chapter 722 Rescuing the Hostages

Just as Duanmu Song said, if Duanmu Fei and his brother were killed, then Duanmu Song would have no hope for the rest of his life, and would definitely devote all his energy to revenge. Murong Zhu was not afraid of a head-on confrontation, but was afraid that a master like Duanmu Song would hide in the dark and attack continuously. The Murong family was large and powerful, with many low-level disciples, and it was impossible for them to hide in Murong City forever. Sooner or later, his family and descendants would be killed one by one by Duanmu Song.

Thinking of this, Murong Zhu was in a dilemma, and said in a timid tone: "Duanmu Song, do you really not care about their lives?"

Duanmu Song deliberately turned cold, and no longer looked at Duanmu Lin and Duanmu Lin in Murong Zhu's hands, but said in a flat voice: "You can kill or cut them, what are you talking about?"

Seeing that Duanmu Song was unmoved, Murong Zhu knew that his plan had failed. It seemed that he could only get rid of Duanmu Song first to eliminate the trouble forever. Ximen Ying next to him also said: "Brother Murong, put those two people aside first. There are only two foundation-building cultivators left in the whole Duanmu City. No one dares to save people under our noses. Get rid of Duanmu Song first."

Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Fei can't be killed now. If they are killed now, Duanmu Song will definitely go crazy. Keeping Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Fei as hostages can not only contain Duanmu Song, but also keep them to force the whereabouts of the book. If they were killed in advance, what if Duanmu Song was desperate and destroyed the book directly? Wouldn't it be a waste of effort?

Ximen Ying was having a harder time dealing with it. Murong Zhu threw Duanmu Fei and his brother aside, then sacrificed his own spiritual weapon to join the battle and teamed up with Ximen Ying to deal with Duanmu Song. He had set restrictions on Duanmu Fei and his brother. The methods of the foundation-building cultivators were not easy for the Qi-refining cultivators to break free from. There were no other foundation-building cultivators in the entire Duanmu City, so who could come to rescue them?

The five people in the field were divided into two battle groups. The fight became more and more intense, with swords flying all over the sky. The surrounding trees and houses were affected by the battle and soon turned into ruins.

Duanmu Song had already given up. He knew that this battle was related to the life and death of the Duanmu family. As long as he lost, the entire Duanmu family would be completely hopeless. He exerted his full potential to the extreme, risking his life to fight to the death, leaving no room for retreat. Ximen Ying and Murong Zhu joined forces, but they could not overwhelm each other in momentum.

However, Ximen Ying and Murong Zhu were not in a hurry. They knew very well that Duanmu Song was completely overdrawing his vitality. Such a fighting style could not last long. Only the two of them could survive the initial period. Duanmu Song would become weaker and weaker, and victory was a matter of time.

On the other side of the battlefield, Duanmu Tong and the masked monk of the fourth level of foundation building were also fighting evenly. Duanmu Tong had the same idea as Duanmu Song. He also knew that this battle was related to the survival of the Duanmu family, so he did not hold back when he attacked. It was a fighting style of both sides losing and exchanging lives. Although the masked monk had a higher cultivation level, he could not do anything for a while.

Duanmu Fei and his sister were thrown behind a broken wall, watching the two old men fighting desperately. The situation was getting more and more critical, but they were restricted and could not help, could not make a sound, and could not even move. They were anxious and helpless.

What should they do? Are they just going to watch their grandfather being killed by the enemy? Is the Duanmu family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, going to disappear like smoke?

Just when the Duanmu family was already feeling desperate, suddenly, a figure came from a distance. Before everyone could react, he grabbed Duanmu Fei and his sister on the ground and threw them behind.

This figure was Qingyang. In fact, he had approached the backyard as early as when Murong Zhu and Duanmu Song were talking, but he did not show up immediately because the situation was unclear. When Murong Zhu also joined the battle and the attention of both sides was attracted by the battle, he suddenly appeared on the battlefield and snatched Duanmu Fei and his sister back to avoid being taken hostage by the other side again.

Duanmu Song said that before, not because he didn't care about Duanmu Fei's siblings, or didn't value the lives of his grandchildren, but because he had to make a choice out of helplessness. Once he softened his heart, it would be a disaster. If you want to defeat the enemy, you can't be led by the nose by the enemy, so rescuing the two hostages, Duanmu Fei's siblings, is the first thing Qingyang has to do.

At this time, the guard Duanmu Zhong had also followed. When he saw Qingyang throwing Duanmu Fei's siblings back, he quickly caught them and ran away with them under his armpits. He couldn't get involved in the battle between the foundation-building cultivators. Protecting the young master and the young lady was the most important thing.

Qingyang's move was too fast. Ximen Ying and Murong Zhu had never expected that another foundation-building cultivator would suddenly appear in the Duanmu family. By the time they reacted, Duanmu Fei and her brother had been rescued by Qingyang. Looking at the sudden appearance of Qingyang, Murong Zhu's face was full of shock and he said in surprise: "Why is there another foundation-building cultivator, Brother Ximen, we may have miscalculated this time."

Ximen Ying was even more shocked. Duanmu Song had unexpectedly solved the poison of the Soul-Erosion Powder and his strength had recovered by more than half. Now a helper in the foundation-building period suddenly appeared in the Duanmu family. Could it be that all this was a trap set by Duanmu Song to lure them in?

After all, Ximen Ying was a master who had practiced for many years. Although he was surprised in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He said in a deep voice: "This person's cultivation is not high, only the third level of foundation-building, it is not very difficult to deal with, and now that things have come to this, do we still have a way out?"

Ximen Ying's words reminded Murong Zhu that they had completely offended the Duanmu family and had no way out. They had no choice but to go all the way. Moreover, this person was not very strong. A third-level foundation-building cultivator could not make any waves in front of the two mid-stage foundation-building cultivators.

Thinking of this, Murong Zhu said, "Brother is right. This kid overestimates his own abilities. A small early-stage foundation-building cultivator dares to interfere in our affairs. Let's get rid of him together."

"Well, I'll hold Duanmu Song back first. You go and get rid of that kid first and then help me. After all, this is the Duanmu family's place. I don't know when something will happen. It's better to fight quickly." Ximen Ying said.

Ximen Ying and Murong Zhu quickly discussed the countermeasures. Ximen Ying used a few strong attacks to hold Duanmu Song back, while Murong Zhu took this opportunity to leave the battlefield and pounced towards Qingyang.

As for the rescued Duanmu Fei siblings, they could not take care of them for the time being. The foundation-building cultivators present were the key to success or failure. As long as they could kill the three people in front of them, Duanmu Fei siblings would be captured sooner or later. But if their mission failed this time, they would not be able to take care of anything else.