No Rest Until One Side Is Dead!

On the northern side of Mystic City.

Xiao Baidao slowly descended onto a tall building.

He folded his arms, his eyes cold and merciless.

"With Ice Mystic Crystal veins this rich, if they are to be mined continuously, it would be best if not a single outsider in Mystic City were left alive..."

He surveyed the entire city with the gaze of a ruler!

Just then.

A young woman's lazy voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey, baldy."

Xiao Baidao's whole body trembled!

He spun around, Heavenly Dominion True Essence surging through his body with a roar, stirring the clouds in the sky.

With his cultivation, who could have gotten so close without him noticing?

A young woman in a silky pink sleeping robe and pale yellow soft cloth shoes stood there, her hair disheveled. She yawned as she looked at Xiao Baidao.

"Which clan's reclusive expert might you be?" Xiao Baidao asked, cupping his hands.

"I wouldn't call myself an expert. I'm merely the number one classical beauty on the Divine Scion Continent," the woman in pink said with a wave.

Xiao Baidao's throat bobbed. He turned to leave, saying, "Sorry for disturbing you!"

"Don't go, baldy."

Xiao Baidao had just risen into the air when fright sent sweat bursting from his entire body.

The woman in pink was flying alongside him, smiling at him from such close range.

"I heard you say just now that there wasn't a woman you wanted whom you couldn't have?" she asked.

"You're from the Qi Clan?"

Xiao Baidao asked in return, his eyes bulging and his scalp tingling.

"Correct. I'll reward you with a hair."

As she spoke, the woman in pink pinched a strand of her long silver hair and casually flicked it.

Ding!

The silver strand rang out like a plucked zither string and swept across Xiao Baidao's neck like a phantom.

Xiao Baidao froze for a moment.

Then... his head and body parted ways.

The cut on his head was as smooth as ice, without a drop of blood.

Bang!

Xiao Baidao's corpse crashed down from the building!

Only his bald head remained suspended in front of the woman in pink, its eyes wide, unable to rest in death.

"I hear your Xiao Clan also likes to slaughter cities?"

The woman in pink extended a jade hand and flicked it outward. A cloud of white mist poured out of Xiao Baidao's head.

"Can't figure it out, can you? This is your soul. Now that I've caught it, you won't be able to reincarnate."

She held the cloud of white mist between her fingers. Within it appeared Xiao Baidao's terrified, screaming face.

"No! No!"

Ignoring his screams, the woman in pink beckoned with her jade hand.

From some unknown point on the horizon, a broken white spear suddenly shot through the air.

"Little White Dragon, a reward," the woman said.

Roar!

The white spear abruptly transformed into a divine dragon resembling a white corpse, with pale eyes and an overwhelmingly heavy corpse stench.

With a gulp, it swallowed Xiao Baidao's soul whole, then coiled around the woman's jade neck and snuggled affectionately against her.

At the gates of the City Lord's Manor.

Bang!

A head fell from the sky and landed there.

The City Guards were startled. They did not recognize the man and hurriedly reported it.

"City Lord, a head just fell outside the gates!"

Before long, Su Fengxuan, wrapped up like a zongzi, was carried out.

"It's Xiao Baidao, Branch Master Xiao!"

Su Fengxuan immediately went limp, crying out in anguish, his eyes filled with terror.

"Quick, cover that head!"

Su Fengxuan hurriedly gave the order.

Remembering something Qi Tianji had once said, he felt as though heaven and earth had been turned upside down.

Qi Tianji was going to line up the heads of the Xiao Clan's experts outside the City Lord's Manor?

Several City Guards hurried over.

But before they could get close, several streaks of freezing Gang Qi shot from Xiao Baidao's head, piercing them to death on the spot.

The other City Guards scrambled away on hands and knees.

"Dharma-Restricting Gang Qi!"

Su Fengxuan cried out again, his entire face twitching.

He did not dare touch the head again.

"N-notify the Xiao Clan."

After saying that, he seemed to lose all strength in his body. In despair, he said, "Now that Xiao Baidao is dead, there will be no rest in the battle for Mystic City until one side is dead!"

The cloud ship had already passed over the green mountains.

"Huh? Where's your sister?"

After she had just finished applying the medicine, Tang Wenwan asked Qi Lin.

"Oh, right!"

Only then did Qi Lin remember that he had gained a sister.

He hurriedly searched the cabin, calling as he went.

"Sister..."

He had barely called a few times when he saw the woman in the pink sleeping robe curled up asleep in the secret room from earlier.

She was sleeping soundly.

The Divine Capital.

The Divine Strategy Manor.

Tang Wenwan and Qi Lin stood at the gates of the foremost divine manor, which radiated an immense divine might. With them was Qi Tianlong, rubbing her eyes and looking as though she had not fully woken up.

"My brother will be here soon," Tang Wenwan said solemnly. "My brother, Tang Guochang, is the third-ranking figure in the Divine Capital's Evil-Warding General Bureau. Both his official position and his strength are above Xiao Baidao's."

"Candy factory? Where?" Qi Tianlong woke with a start, her mouth watering.

As soon as she spoke, a steady voice rang out behind them.

"Country girl, you have no manners."

Hearing that, Qi Lin turned around in embarrassment and saw a middle-aged man in a black brocade robe standing behind them, giving Qi Tianlong a displeased glance.

"Brother." Tang Wenwan hurried over, took his arm, and said coaxingly, "Kids say the darnedest things. Don't be so serious!"

Tang Guochang could not resist her act and let the matter drop. Instead, he studied Tang Wenwan's face and asked gently, "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore, but I'm still full of hate!" Tang Wenwan said.

"There's no need for hate. Word just came back that Xiao Baidao is dead. His head was placed outside the City Lord's Manor," Tang Guochang said.

"What?"

Tang Wenwan's body trembled. She looked back at Qi Lin and his sister in shock.

"What are you looking at? It wasn't me. I was asleep the whole time. I have an alibi," Qi Tianlong said.

Tang Wenwan was speechless for a long while.

"All I can say is, their grandfather has some tricks up his sleeve." Tang Guochang bent down and continued in Tang Wenwan's ear, "The Xiao Clan has run into trouble. They'll slaughter the city in three days, and both sides are bound to suffer losses when they fight. This is our clan's opportunity."

"So?" Tang Wenwan's eyes brightened slightly.

"I'll personally recommend this young man to the Divine Strategy Manor," Tang Guochang said.

"That's great! Thanks, brother!" Tang Wenwan was delighted. "With you stepping in, it's as good as done."

"Hard to say. That old man has been in an odd temper lately. I'll have to put up with some unpleasantness," Tang Guochang said.

"Thanks for the trouble!" Tang Wenwan beckoned to Qi Lin. "Xiao Lin, my brother will personally recommend you."

Hearing that the third-ranking figure of the Evil-Warding General Bureau was willing to help him, Qi Lin was moved. He hurriedly said, "Thank you, Uncle Tang!"

Calling him uncle brought them closer.

Of course, the man really was helping him a great deal.

If Qi Lin entered the Divine Strategy Manor on his recommendation, it would be as good as having half a backer no matter what happened.

"Good lad." Appreciation showed in Tang Guochang's eyes. Then he glanced at Qi Tianlong beside him. "But what's the deal with this thing?"

"Brother! This is Qi Lin's older sister. She's accompanying him while he studies and taking care of his daily needs," Tang Wenwan explained.

Hearing that, Qi Lin thought to himself, Aunt Tang, you've got it backward!

I'm the one taking care of her daily needs.

"Oh." Tang Guochang put on a stern face. "The Divine Strategy Manor has strict rules. As long as she isn't a child bride, it's fine."

"Why, you..." Qi Tianlong was about to curse him.

Qi Lin hurriedly grabbed her, sweat pouring down his face.

This sister of his really was a little wild.

The Evil-Warding General Bureau commanded the Evil-Warding Bureaus in every city across the country. Its third-ranking figure was an official at the very top.

"Wait here." Tang Guochang did not notice Qi Tianlong itching to act. He faced the divine manor. "I'll go see the master of the Divine Strategy Manor first."

With that, he vanished from Qi Lin's sight in an instant.

"Aunt Tang, does the master of the Divine Strategy Manor still need to approve before I can enter?" Qi Lin asked, puzzled.

"Yes."

Tang Wenwan looked a little troubled as she explained:

"A special person recently came to the Divine Strategy Manor. Because of concerns for their safety, everyone entering and leaving is being strictly checked."

"Who is it? What makes them so special?" Qi Lin asked curiously.

Tang Wenwan smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out once you get in."