Slaughter the City!!

Flying through the air—a Heavenly Dominion expert!

"Someone at my grandpa's level!"

Qi Lin frowned.

He looked down and saw that there were thousands of people from the Xiao Clan, with who knew how many Profound Sea and Earth Yang experts among them!

Clearly, the Xiao Clan was determined to claim the Ice Mystic Crystal vein.

Though his grandpa had always been confident, seeing their enemies pressing down on Mystic City like a vast ocean still left Qi Lin somewhat worried.

But he was far too young. When the experts of the older generation clashed, being powerless to help was only natural.

"Get in!"

In no time, Tang Wenwan opened a secret chamber inside the cabin and hurriedly said to Qi Lin and Qi Tianlong, "Don't worry. He can't do anything to me."

She came from the Tang Clan of the Divine Capital and was also a high-ranking Great Cang official. By rights, she should be fine.

Without another word, Qi Lin took Qi Tianlong's hand and stepped into the secret chamber.

The chamber was tiny. Qi Tianlong looked terrified. "This is so scary. I'm going to faint. Little brother, save me..."

"Big sis, don't make a sound. I'm here, so don't be afraid."

Qi Lin hurriedly shielded her behind him.

Facing the cabin, he peered out through an extremely narrow crack.

No clan soul, but he's got spirit. Extra points!

Looking at her little brother's steadfast back, Qi Tianlong regarded him approvingly and made her assessment in secret.

Bang!

The next instant, a tall, burly figure, like a small mountain, landed heavily on the cloud ship.

The entire cloud ship shook with a great rumble.

"Xiao Baidao!"

Tang Wenwan fixed the newcomer with an icy stare and said coldly, "Why have you come aboard my Evil-Warding Bureau's cloud ship?"

The man was exceptionally tall and bald, with a hooked nose, long, narrow eyes and a sinister face...

"An order from the Yongding General Bureau of the Divine Capital: evil persons are causing trouble in Mystic City. The entire city is confined."

As the burly middle-aged man spoke, he rubbed his prominent nose, sharp as a sword's edge, and eyed Tang Wenwan sidelong.

His gaze traveled down from her red lips, as though conducting a carpet search, missing nothing along the way.

His invasive stare sent a chill through Tang Wenwan's entire body.

She snorted coldly. "I am the head of Mystic City's Evil-Warding Bureau, subordinate to the Evil-Warding General Bureau in the Divine Capital. I was dispatched by the General Bureau and am not subject to Mystic City's confinement order."

"Is that so?"

Xiao Baidao raised an eyebrow and gave her a strange look.

Suddenly!

He flashed forward, his towering body appearing right in front of Tang Wenwan.

Bang!

His enormous palm slammed across her face.

When a Heavenly Dominion Realm expert struck, his True Essence descended like the hand of heaven. Even someone at the peak of Earth Yang would struggle to resist.

Bang!

Tang Wenwan took the slap squarely across the face and crashed onto the deck. Half her face was crimson, and blood even began to seep out.

"Xiao Baidao, you!"

Fury burned in Tang Wenwan's chest.

Before she could get up, Xiao Baidao grabbed her by the long hair and dragged her up in front of him, his hooked nose nearly stabbing into Tang Wenwan's face!

"You bitch surnamed Tang." Xiao Baidao's voice was viciously cold. "I heard that after Ye Jianxiong and Su Fengxuan were killed and crippled, you personally dismantled Green Jade Hall for that evil person. What are you trying to do? Lure that evil person into killing more of our Xiao Clan's people and damaging our clan's strength, so you can profit from behind the scenes?"

With her hair being yanked, blood had already begun to seep from Tang Wenwan's scalp. Naturally, it hurt terribly.

Even so, she sneered and glared at Xiao Baidao. "That's right! I can't stand the sight of you. Your Xiao Clan deserves to die more than anyone else in the Divine Capital."

Xiao Baidao froze, evidently not expecting Tang Wenwan to be so fierce.

But then he broke into a vicious grin, his eyes suddenly full of amusement.

"They say a woman widowed for ten years is like someone who hasn't drunk water for ten years, dying of thirst."

As he spoke, he licked his thick lips.

"What do you mean...?" Tang Wenwan's expression changed again.

Xiao Baidao didn't answer. Instead, he abruptly tightened his grip on her hair and dragged her toward the inner cabin!

"Xiao Baidao!!"

Tang Wenwan suddenly drew a dagger and pressed it to her own throat. "If you don't stop right now, I'll die here on the spot. No matter where you hide for the rest of your life, my brother will make sure you die a miserable death!"

The burly bald man stopped in his tracks at once.

He looked at Tang Wenwan, somewhat speechless. "Your man's been dead for so long. What's wrong with indulging yourself a little?"

"You're not good enough for me!" Tang Wenwan spat.

"Heh. That's a nasty thing to say."

Xiao Baidao glanced at her bloodstained dagger and released her hair through gritted teeth. Then he said cheerfully, "I'm in no hurry. I'm patient. A melon forced off the vine isn't sweet. I'd much rather see you despise me but have no choice except to cater to my every whim."

"You might have a chance in your next life, so hurry up and get reincarnated."

Tang Wenwan got to her feet, still panting heavily.

Hearing that, Xiao Baidao shook his head and laughed.

"Just wait." He turned and headed out. "There's no woman I've set my sights on that I can't get my hands on."

Seeing that this harbinger of death was finally leaving, Tang Wenwan swallowed her anger and chose not to respond.

But then!

Xiao Baidao reached the bow without disembarking and looked down at Mystic City.

"Do you know why my Xiao Clan has sealed off this city but still hasn't made a move?" He rubbed his prominent nose again and gave a sinister smile.

Tang Wenwan watched him coldly and again chose not to answer.

Xiao Baidao shrugged. "That old evil person kept a low profile for years, yet he dared to talk so wildly. That makes it likely he has accomplices. Our Xiao Clan came to mine the vein, and our experts can't stay here in large numbers for long. Naturally, it's best to catch them all in one net. Don't you agree?"

"Using Qi Tianji as bait to fish them out?" Tang Wenwan said.

"That's right." Xiao Baidao nodded.

"You're telling me this? Aren't you afraid I'll warn them and beat the grass to startle the snake?" Tang Wenwan said coldly.

"Not at all." Xiao Baidao's expression turned chilling. "I'm using your mouth to tell them. I'll give them three days. In three days, the two clans go to war!"

"And if they don't come?" Tang Wenwan asked.

"Then..." Xiao Baidao looked down and laughed viciously. "Then our Xiao Clan will have to slaughter the city."

"Slaughter the city!" Tang Wenwan's face went icy, and her voice trembled. "Mystic City has eighteen districts. What have the people in the other seventeen districts got to do with you?"

Xiao Baidao's vicious smile vanished. Utterly indifferent, he said slowly, "No other reason. Our Xiao Clan simply likes slaughtering cities."

With that, he fell backward and plunged down!

"Sigh..."

Tang Wenwan's tense body finally relaxed. She steadied herself against the windowsill, but she was covered in cold sweat.

"Aunt Tang."

Qi Lin emerged from behind her. His dark red eyes flicked toward the direction Xiao Baidao had gone, and he asked her with concern, "Does it hurt?"

"Of course it hurts. It hurts like hell." Anger burned in Tang Wenwan's chest. "One day, I'm going to kill that beast."

"Want me to put some medicine on it?"

Looking at her crimson, bleeding face, Qi Lin felt a volcano roiling in his chest as well.

"All right!" Tang Wenwan looked at Qi Lin with her beautiful eyes and thought, This child is pure and brave. Looking at him a few more times makes me feel much better...

She first set the cloud ship in motion, flying higher and finally leaving Mystic City without further trouble.

As Qi Lin gently applied medicine for her, he asked, "Aunt Tang, is Xiao Baidao, that Heavenly Dominion Realm expert... the strongest of the people from the Xiao Clan who came?"

Tang Wenwan shook her head lightly. "Of course not. He's only the head of one of the Xiao Clan's eighteen branches. There's no way they sent only one branch head... Their clan follows one rule: either don't do it at all, or go all the way."

"Then do you think my grandpa can hold out?" Qi Lin asked.

After all, they would slaughter the city in three days...

There were hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Mystic City.

"I don't know about that." Tang Wenwan sighed softly. "Your grandpa is very mysterious and very confident. I'm out of options, so all I can do is trust him."

"Mm."

Qi Lin looked back at Mystic City and remained silent for a long time.

Finally.

He asked Tang Wenwan another question. "Aunt Tang, is it legal for people from Divine Strategy Manor to kill?"

"What are you planning?"

Tang Wenwan was taken aback.

"Three days..."

With blood in his eyes, Qi Lin said slowly, "I want to go kill a bunch of them first and sever the Xiao Clan's lifeline."