Chapter 351: The Trial of Mount Wutai and the Grandmaster's Guidance

The air in the courtyard of Sanqing Temple crackled with a silence more deafening than the preceding clash of steel. Cairbre Taylor stood firm, one arm securely around Ayu's trembling form, the other holding a thin, black needle between his thumb and forefinger. The needle's tip glinted with a venomous purple light, a testament to the treachery that had just unfolded. Ayu stared at the needle, her face ashen. It had been meant for Cairbre, a fatal strike disguised in a moment of distraction....