"Take them!"
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flashing within.
The five Golden Immortals struck again, launching even fiercer attacks at the two women. After only three moves, Piper Willow's right arm was sliced open by a streak of sword-qi, leaving a gruesome wound.
"Ding dong! Ding dong!"
Just then, the guqin music sounded again. Even though the five Golden Immortals were on guard, their minds still blurred for a moment when they heard it, and their attacks stalled—giving the two women a brief chance to catch their breath.
"You sneaky rat, come out and face me!"
At that moment, the middle-aged man let out a thunderous roar—each word boomed like thunder, forcibly suppressing the guqin music.
At the same time, the five Golden Immortals snapped back to normal.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Blows landed in rapid succession, yuan-qi exploding everywhere. The two women's faces grew increasingly strained.
Meanwhile, the middle-aged man kept shouting, trying to suppress the guqin music.
"What are you ghosts yelling about in the middle of the night? Can't people get some sleep?"
Just then, a sudden voice rang out, and a handsome young man appeared atop the City Lord's Mansion wall—none other than Ian Song.
Actually, he'd noticed the two women fall into the ambush from the start, but hadn't planned to intervene right away. Only when he saw they couldn't hold out any longer did he step in—after all, they were fellow ascenders, and he couldn't just watch them get killed.
Next, Ian pointed at the five Golden Immortals attacking Queenie Green and Piper Willow and cursed, "And you five—grown men bullying two women, aren't you ashamed? Knock it off, now!"
"Scram! Or we'll take you down too!"
The middle-aged man turned and shouted at Ian.
Ian arched a brow. "Oh? You dare act this arrogant on my turf? Looks like you don't take me seriously at all!"
The middle-aged man's expression darkened with anger. "Ignorant brat, are you leaving or not?"
Just then—