The heavy smell of blood was hanging in the air, and silence had desenced over the entire group.

Among the bandits and mercenaries which had shown up, not even one had managed to survive.

The members of the Eternal Shadow Palace had expected Jiang Wei to keep at least one or two alive to question them, but it seemed that the young man had no such intentions.

Bai Rouyun was not surprised by this outcome. These bandits and mercenaries were not able to give any helpful information, so killing sooner rather than later was naturally preferable.

"Well, then, let us move on."

Jiang Wei's voice was languid and did not even reveal any hints of his previous ruthlessness as he massacred these people one after another.

The rest of the group did not know how to react. Their faces had turned pale as wax, and their eyes had lost their focus.

They had all known the identity of Bai Rouyun, but they had never expected that the woman had such a powerful companion by her side. According to their guesses, Li Moyun did not approve of her. Hence she should not be given a bodyguard with such strength.

The teacher who had, at first, looked at Bai Rouyun with jealousy and hatred lowered his eyes as a fleeting gleam of panic flashed by.

He had not been behind this attack, but before they sat out from Canglan City, he, too, had made certain preparations in an attempt at keeping Bai Rouyun from arriving at the tournament grounds.

Bai Rouyun had a prominent background, but no one was aware of how legitimate this identity was. The rumors of how Li Moyun had been forced to marry her due to his position as a prince of the empire had clearly stated that marrying Bai Rouyun was not a reward, but a tool to humiliate the man. As such, no man would feel affectionate towards their wife, if she was a constant reminder of such failure.

This belief had further spread after knowing that Li Moyun had locked himself up in closed door cultivation and was not likely to leave his cultivation chamber for a longer period of time, which might even take years.

Any newly wed man would love to get closer to his wife and do his best to ensure the possibility of getting a child, but Li Moyun had locked himself up, so that he would not have to spend time with her. In fact, rumors had it that he was attempting a breakthrough that would make him ascend to another realm, just to escape from his wife.

However, while everyone had their own thoughts, the members of the entourage hurried to get ready for their journey to continue. They did not even consider trying to check these corpses for wealth or loot, they just wanted to escape as swiftly as possible.

Looking at their desperate actions, Jiang Wei felt amused, but he did not intent to keep intimidating them. Instead, he slowly moved back to Bai Rouyun's carriage and was about to enter.

"Did any of the blood splash on you?"

Before he had the time to enter, the voice of Bai Rouyun sounded with a bit of displeasure which made all those present feel their hearts skip a beat and their breathing turn sluggish.

Had this woman not seen how Jiang Wei had used extreme strength to smash these experts? Who did she think she were to sound displeased with him?

However, Jiang Wei, who was the targeted person, did not feel unhappy. Instead he chuckled slightly and shook his head.

"I knew you would not like the smell of blood to infest your carriage, so I made sure that they all died without staining my robes with even a trace."

"Well, then, you can come inside again."

Bai Rouyun's voice sounded as if she would not let him in if his clothes had been dirtied, and such mental strength caused the others to reassess Bai Rouyun.

Even if Jiang Wei was a member of the Eternal Shadow Palace, he had to be among the strongest experts, and he should not be treated like this at all. So what if he smelled of blood? They would still treat him like an emperor, but Bai Rouyun managed to survive even after showing disdain and dislike.

"Why have we not began moving yet?"

Bai Rouyun did not pay attention to the outside, and she did not intend to care about the corpses that were spread all over the ground. She just wanted to move away, as the smell was making her feel uncomfortable.

Her words awoke the others from their dream, and they all rushed to leave.

The entourage was once again on the way, but unlike before, no one were speaking. It seemed that they all had to adjust their mindset and slowly accept the fact that the expert that was following along could kill them with a mere wave of his hand. It was terrifying.

"I am going to take a nap, please keep an eye on our surroundings."

Bai Rouyun was not worried about Jiang Wei, and since she had such an intimidating guardian by her side, she decided to rest her mind. Although she did not need to sleep with her current cultivation base, she still understood that sometimes a rest was needed to clear her mind and ensure that she was in her best possible state.

She did not even wait for Jiang Wei to reply, instead she closed her eyes and leaned against the backrest of her seat.

Her casual behavior could not help but influence Jiang Wei. He had acted ruthless and caused blood to flow like rivers to see if Bai Rouyun was able to accept him, but the result was beyond his expectations.

For some reason, his heart went warm at the thought of how she was able to accept him and not even fear him, even after witnessing his massacre.