Xu Chunniang's expression remained calm. As though taking a leisurely stroll through a garden, she stepped forward and struck her palm toward the center of She Mo's brow.
Feeling the destructive power contained within the palm wind, She Mo's face filled with despair. Yet even after exhausting all her strength, she could not make that palm wind pause for even half a breath.
In the end, She Mo vanished inch by inch beneath that seemingly gentle palm wind.
Earth Walker Demon's pupils abruptly contracted, then returned to normal. Smiling, he said, "She Mo is nothing more than a trifling matter. I could have dealt with her for you in passing, so why did you have to make this trip yourself?"
Xu Chunniang smiled faintly. "You already helped me greatly by bringing She Mo out of the city. How could I trouble you to act again? I'll remember this favor."
Earth Walker Demon waved a hand, his tone casual.
"What favor? We've worked together for so many years—why should you be so polite? It was no more than lifting a finger; don't take it to heart. Now that She Mo has been dealt with, I should go meet that batch of goods.
"You're alone out here beyond the borders. It's never truly safe, so you'd be better off returning to the city early."
Xu Chunniang nodded lightly. After watching Earth Walker Demon's figure disappear, she turned and returned to Abyss City.
Dealing with She Mo had only been incidental. Her original reason for leaving seclusion this time had been to gather the final item of extreme yin.
However, after learning from Earth Walker Demon just how perilous the ancient burial ground was, she temporarily abandoned the idea of leaving the city to search for an extreme yin item herself. She decided