What a Coincidence, I Like Killing and Breaking Hearts Too!

The sudden attack interrupted Mu Li and the others' advance. Every mercenary glared darkly toward the direction the attack had come from.

Which bastard was stopping them? Which bastard was shielding the Poison Woman?

"A... a Dou Wang expert!?" Mu Li cried in terror, staring at the figure in the sky with black wings on his back. To them, an expert of this level was practically a legendary existence.

Hemon was equally horrified, his teeth chattering slightly. A Dou Wang expert—why would someone of this level come here? Why was he interfering in this matter? Could he be connected to Xiao Yi Xian?

If that was the case...

Hemon's feet shifted imperceptibly. He had no intention of dying alongside Mu Li!

Xiao Yi Xian slowly lifted her vacant eyes and saw Lu Bu in the sky. A trace of confusion flashed through her eyes, but she quickly showed a look of realization.

Right. Those were the Flying Dou Technique, Purple Cloud Wings, not Dou Qi wings.

"Xiao Yi Xian, what happened?" Lu Bu descended and asked in a deep voice. Even when Xiao Yi Xian had been by his side before, she had still thought of resisting. How could she have lost even the will to fight?

"I, I..." Seeing someone she knew, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes reddened. Her small lips trembled as a wave of soreness rose in her nose, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Uh..." The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched. He pulled her into his arms and stroked her back. "Don't cry, don't cry... What happened? I'll get justice for you."

Seeing this, the mercenaries felt their scalps go numb. This Dou Wang had such a close relationship with Xiao Yi Xian...

Damn it. If that was the case, why had she stayed in Qingshan Town? Wouldn't it have been better to leave early and enjoy a good life?

The mercenaries cursed resentfully in their hearts, their faces filled with hatred and jealousy. They were all from Qingshan Town, so why didn't they have such good fortune?

Their feet shifted softly as they quietly moved away. This was a Dou Wang expert. If he pursued what had just happened... even ten lives would not be enough to pay for it.

Mu Li clenched his fists, his teeth grinding loudly. He had always harbored feelings for Xiao Yi Xian, yet now she had thrown herself into another man's arms right before his eyes?

Mu She lowered his eyelids. Though rage boiled in his heart, that was a Dou Wang expert. He could not afford to provoke him!

But at that moment, light flashed, and mysterious runes suddenly appeared across the ground. Instantly, everyone present froze in place, unable to move.

Lu Bu held Xiao Yi Xian, feeling both irritated and troubled. Xiao Yi Xian's condition just now showed that she had suffered a severe emotional blow. Her entire mental state had nearly collapsed; calling it psychological trauma would not have been an exaggeration.

He could fight, and setting formations or refining pills was no problem, but he could not counsel people like a psychologist.

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes. One arm was around her waist while his other hand gently stroked her back.

After a while, Xiao Yi Xian's emotions gradually calmed under Lu Bu's soothing.

"Feeling better?" Lu Bu raised a hand to wipe away the tears trailing down her cheeks and asked softly.

Xiao Yi Xian raised her head from Lu Bu's embrace. Feeling the warmth of his large hand on her face, she froze slightly. Then her pretty face flushed red, and she hastily pushed him away with her delicate hand, leaving his arms.

Lu Bu smacked his lips. It had felt pretty nice; he was almost reluctant to let go.

"You... I, I..." Xiao Yi Xian stammered awkwardly, only then realizing that she had lost her composure and done something like that in public.

"Tell me, what happened?" Lu Bu asked softly, taking her hand and changing the subject.

"..."

At the mention of this matter, Xiao Yi Xian's bashful expression immediately changed. After hesitating briefly, she recounted everything that had happened over the past month.

After hearing Xiao Yi Xian's account, Lu Bu frowned slightly and quickly noticed something wrong. It was far too much of a coincidence.

Especially the death that had just occurred—it was so contrived that anyone could see something was off. Only Xiao Yi Xian, being directly involved and caught in a panic, had failed to notice the problem.

"Who is Mu Li?" Lu Bu turned toward the mercenaries he had restrained and said blandly, "Explain what happened."

"My lord..." Mu Li's Adam's apple bobbed as his limbs turned ice-cold. Xiao Yi Xian had ended up in this state entirely because he had been pulling strings behind the scenes.

Once it was exposed, there was no way he would survive.

"My lord, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" Hemon said rapidly from the side. "This was all Mu Li's idea. It had nothing to do with me!"

"Bastard!" Mu Li's face flushed crimson as he roared, "Hemon, do you think you can get away?"

Lu Bu flicked a finger, and the formation glowed. Mu Li's mouth instantly snapped shut.

"Go on." Lu Bu raised his chin. "I promise I won't kill you."

Hemon was instantly overjoyed. Speaking rapidly, he immediately spilled everything Mu Li had done as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

Xiao Yi Xian listened with a frown, her face growing darker and darker with Hemon's account. So this had all been a scheme!

When Hemon finished speaking, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful face was filled with killing intent, her expression icy as she looked at Hemon and Mu Li. She wanted nothing more than to tear them to pieces.

The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched. Killing people and breaking their hearts—this kid really was talented!

Though his methods were crude, they had worked. He had struck Xiao Yi Xian so hard that she had been left dazed and broken. If Lu Bu had not arrived, Xiao Yi Xian might have been finished.

Light flashed, and Hemon's mouth closed. Mu Li, however, felt the restraint on his face loosen, and he could speak again.

"Anything you want to say?" Lu Bu asked blandly.

"Where is my father?" Mu Li did not defend himself. He knew he could not possibly survive. Before dying, he wanted to know what had happened to his father.

"I knew it was you two. You two killed members of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group." Mu Li gritted his teeth, hatred shining in his eyes. "Where is my father? What did you do to him?"

"You miss your father that much?" Lu Bu sneered and flicked a finger. The rune puppet from his Ring appeared before Mu Li.

"Father!" Mu Li's expression changed dramatically. Mu She's entire body was black, and numerous runes flowed across him, but Mu Li recognized his father at once.

"Kill him," Lu Bu said blandly. Didn't you like killing people and breaking their hearts?

What a coincidence. So do I!

The rune puppet remained expressionless. At Lu Bu's signal, it grabbed Mu Li by the throat and carried him to the side.

"Bastard! You two will die horribly!" Mu Li roared furiously, his face red with rage, but the rune puppet tightened its grip slightly and choked all his words back down.

"What should we do with the rest?" Lu Bu asked Xiao Yi Xian softly.

Hemon's eyes flickered with pleading. Lu Bu had said he would not kill him. How could a mighty Dou Wang expert go back on his word?

"Leave the Wolf Head people to me. Let the rest get lost!" Xiao Yi Xian said coldly. Dou Qi slowly emerged in her palms, and a purple-gray veil of energy enveloped her delicate body.

Lu Bu laughed softly. That was more like it. This was the Xiao Yi Xian he knew.

Lu Bu flicked a finger, and those not wearing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group insignia suddenly felt their restraints vanish. They immediately fled into the distance in a panic, leaving only the Wolf Head Mercenary Group behind.

"They're yours." Lu Bu withdrew the formation and smiled.

"My lord, you said you wouldn't kill me!" Hemon shouted in terror. The aura Xiao Yi Xian had just released, along with the Dou Qi veil around her body, showed that she was already a Dou Shi.

He could not defeat an ordinary Dou Shi, much less a poison-using Dou Shi.

"I won't kill you, but that doesn't mean I won't let someone else kill you," Lu Bu said blandly. With that, he turned and walked toward the rune puppet and Mu Li.

Her slender, fair hand was wrapped in purple-gray Dou Qi as she struck out fiercely, slamming it hard onto Hemon's face.

Bang!

"Ah! Bastard! Even if I die, I'll tear off a piece of your flesh!"

Hemon's face was covered in blood. With a twisted expression, he shrieked furiously as grayish-white, rock-attributed Dou Qi gathered around his fist and exploded toward Xiao Yi Xian with fierce force.

"Humph!"

Murderous fury filled Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face. With a cold snort and a flick of her delicate arm, several silver needles shot forth.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"Ah—damned bitch..."

Silver flashed. Hemon clutched his eyes and fell screaming, writhing desperately on the ground. Blood seeped through the gaps between his fingers as he continued shrieking and cursing without pause.

"Humph, I'd like to see just how long you can keep cursing!" Frost covered Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face as she flicked her arm again. A blue-tinged silver needle pierced Hemon's throat.

"Ah, ah... bah... urgh..." Hemon flailed wildly, his face turning red from strain, but he could not utter a single word.

Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward. Purple-gray Dou Qi swirled and gathered in her palm. With a sharp cry, she struck out and slammed a palm viciously onto Hemon's dantian.

Bang!

A muffled explosion rang out. Hemon threw back his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned ashen, and his body went limp as he collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yi Xian wiped her hand in disgust and snorted coldly, a look of satisfaction appearing on her pretty face.

Hemon's dantian had been crippled. He would suffer a fate worse than death from now on. Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction. He had been worried that Xiao Yi Xian might be too softhearted, but it seemed his concern had been unnecessary.

In a corner, the rune puppet punched Mu Li in the face again and again. Mu Li's entire face was no longer recognizable, his head split open and bleeding, his face drenched in blood, with pale white bone faintly visible beneath.

"You... Even as a ghost, I won't let you go..." Mu Li glared at Lu Bu, his eyes filled with endless resentment.

"You couldn't scare me while you were alive. Do you think I'd fear you as a ghost?" Lu Bu sneered. "It doesn't feel good being killed by your own father, does it?"

"I'll kill you!"

Mu Li let out a shrill howl and threw himself at Lu Bu with all his strength. Those words had stabbed straight through his heart and instantly shattered his composure.

Yet the one blocking him was still his own father!

The rune puppet took a fierce step forward, expressionless as ever. Its pitch-black fist clenched, then shot out in a sudden punch.

Pfft!

The metallic fist instantly pierced Mu Li's heart. Dark red blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Just wait... Even as a ghost, I won't let you go..."

"Don't worry. You won't even get to be a ghost," Lu Bu said blandly.

With a thought, the rune puppet forcefully pulled out its arm, bringing up a spray of crimson blood mist. Its other hand shot out like an eagle's claw, seized Mu Li by the neck, and snapped it in one motion!

Crack!

Mu Li did not even groan. He died with his eyes still open!

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