Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao's Misfortune

Qingshan Town was far from Wutan City. Ordinary Dou Zhe would need at least ten days to get there on foot.

Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian now possessed a Flying Dou Technique, so they were fairly fast. However, Xiao Yi Xian's strength was too low, and she lacked enough Dou Qi to sustain the technique. The two could only fly and stop along the way, taking two days to reach Wutan City.

"Is this Wutan City?"

It was Xiao Yi Xian's first time in Wutan City, and she was deeply curious about the customs and sights of such a large city. She looked like a country bumpkin entering a grand estate for the first time.

"Stop looking around. Let's go!"

Ye Tian reminded Xiao Yi Xian not to keep gawking in every direction.

"Where did this little girl come from? She's so pretty."

"That young man is quite handsome too. They look like a golden boy and jade girl—such a perfect match..."

The pedestrians on the street cast curious looks at Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian, who had suddenly appeared.

Although Ye Tian had visited Wutan City before, he had kept a low profile. Even when going out, he deliberately wore ordinary commoner's clothes and dressed like a country boy. Aside from Ya Fei and the others, hardly anyone knew him.

The reason these people noticed Ye Tian now was also because of Xiao Yi Xian. After all, she was a little beauty herself and could draw attention wherever she went.

Faced with everyone's curious stares, Xiao Yi Xian's face immediately reddened. Feeling a little uncomfortable, she lowered her head and stayed close by Ye Tian's side.

"Stay calm. Ignore what they're saying."

Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian had actually blushed, Ye Tian quickly took her hand and headed toward the Mittel Auction House.

At the same time, a group of people swaggered over from the other end of the street. Among them was a man dressed in white, with two women in his arms as he made some lewd little gestures. His small eyes constantly swept over the women walking along the street, making him look utterly sleazy.

The man's face was pale and his steps unsteady. One glance was enough to tell that he had indulged in too much pleasure.

This man was Liu Xi, a first-tier Alchemist who had recently joined the Jia Lie Family as a retainer.

Alchemists were highly sought-after on the Dou Qi Continent. Even though Liu Xi was merely a lowly first-tier Alchemist, he could still thrive in a small place like Wutan City.

Wutan City had the Three Great Families: the Xiao Family of Xiao Yan, the Child of Destiny; the Jia Lie Family; and the Ao Ba Family.

Both the Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Family dealt in medicinal herbs. As the saying went, competitors were natural enemies, and the two families often fought openly and covertly because of it.

Some time ago, Xiao Yan, the Xiao Family's greatest genius, had been reduced to a waste with only three stages of Dou Qi during the family assessment. Soon afterward, Na Lan Yan Ran, the Little Princess of the Na Lan Family, came to break off their engagement, severely damaging the Xiao Family's reputation. The Jia Lie Family then began fiercely suppressing the Xiao Family's herbal market, hoping to monopolize Wutan City's medicinal herb business.

Liu Xi, this first-tier Alchemist, was precisely a retainer of the Jia Lie Family. He had once refined Spring Restoration Powder, causing the Xiao Family's herbal business to suffer losses for a time.

Liu Xi was extremely lustful. Whenever he saw a reasonably pretty woman on the street, he would simply seize her and take her away. The Jia Lie Family was also helpless when it came to this lust-crazed fellow, but they needed his alchemy skills to drive the Xiao Family's herbal market out of Wutan City. Thus, they could only indulge his vile preferences.

This made Liu Xi even more smug and reckless. He openly hunted for women on the streets while wearing an Alchemist's robes and flaunting his identity as an Alchemist.

Suddenly, when Liu Xi spotted Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian approaching from the other side, his eyes lit up. Xiao Yi Xian's pure and adorable appearance especially captured his interest at once.

"That little girl is quite pretty. She's no worse than that girl from the Xiao Family. Who is she?"

Liu Xi looked at Xiao Yi Xian ahead of him, then at the two women in his arms, and immediately felt that the difference was simply too great.

"Brother Liu Xi, I haven't seen her either. Their clothes aren't fancy, so they must be country folk."

Seeing Liu Xi's sleazy expression, a young man beside him helplessly shook his head. What a lust-addled bastard. Trash like this can become an Alchemist? What the hell is this world coming to?

This man was Jia Lie Ao, the young master of the Jia Lie Family. Since his family currently needed Liu Xi to deal with the Xiao Family, no matter how much he looked down on Liu Xi, he could not show it.

"Brother Liu Xi, do you like that little girl? Shall I have my men bring her over?"

Jia Lie Ao did not care in the slightest about country folk without any backing like Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian.

"No need. One mustn't be too rough with a beauty like this. I'll make my move personally."

Liu Xi gave a lecherous grin, then straightened his funeral-like attire. He even deliberately wiped the first-tier Alchemist badge on his chest before walking forward with a gentlemanly pretense.

"I am Liu Xi, a first-tier Alchemist. May I invite this young lady to have a drink at the tavern over there?"

Arriving before Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian, Liu Xi put on a gentlemanly act and invited Xiao Yi Xian. As for Ye Tian beside her, he chose to ignore him entirely.

At that moment, Liu Xi felt that once he revealed his identity as an Alchemist, this little beauty would surely throw herself into his arms. The young man beside her might even offer her to him of his own accord.

"Move aside, or the consequences will be severe."

Ye Tian immediately raised a hand to block Liu Xi. Well, well! A newbie-village minor villain like Liu Xi actually came looking for trouble with me. What a surprise!

"How dare you! Where did this wild brat come from? How dare you treat Brother Liu Xi this way?"

"Brother Liu Xi is a first-tier Alchemist, a man of noble status. A country bumpkin like you being able to meet Brother Liu Xi is your honor."

"Hurry up and offer up the little lady beside you so Brother Liu Xi can have some fun..."

Seeing Ye Tian actually dare to rebuke Liu Xi, Jia Lie Ao felt quite pleased inside. However, his family needed Liu Xi, so he could only pretend to defend the man's dignity.

"Trash worse than pigs and dogs is still trash even if he becomes an Alchemist. No, comparing him to pigs and dogs would be an insult to pigs and dogs."

"Liu Xi, is it? Someone like you is only polluting the air by staying alive. If your father knew he had raised trash worse than pigs and dogs, he should have shot you onto the wall and killed you back then..."

Ye Tian did not take a lust-crazed nobody like Liu Xi seriously at all. With his current strength, killing the other man would be as easy as crushing an ant.

"Pfft...!"

Seeing Ye Tian start cursing outright, Xiao Yi Xian could not help laughing.

"That young man has some nerve. He actually dared to curse an Alchemist."

"Yeah, yeah..."

Seeing Ye Tian curse at an Alchemist, the pedestrians all showed curious expressions. To be honest, they also despised a lecher like Liu Xi, who harassed decent women in broad daylight. However, they were all ordinary people and only dared to be angry without daring to speak.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, who is that young man?"

"Little Sister Xun'er, I don't know either. Judging by his clothes, he seems to be from the countryside. But he's so brave. He dared to curse Liu Xi right in the street. That was so satisfying."

"He is indeed bold, but he is doing it to protect the person beside him."

At the same time, a pair of young women not far away watched Ye Tian curiously.

"Jie Jie Jie... You ignorant brat. You dare speak to me like that? You're courting death."

"Jia Lie Ao, beat the man to death and take the woman away."

Seeing the young man before him dare insult him, Liu Xi could no longer endure it and directly ordered the Jia Lie Family's people to attack.

"Get them!"

Jia Lie Ao immediately called for several of his subordinates to make their move. After all, killing a country boy without any background would not have any consequences.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Upon receiving their master's order, eight Burly Men charged straight over, preparing to seize Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian.

"Xiao Tian..."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian intended to unleash Nether Mist and poison these people to death.

"Don't make a move. Protect yourself. I'll clean up this trash."

Ye Tian did not dare let Xiao Yi Xian release poison in the street, lest innocent people be harmed.

"Clang..."

Facing the siege of eight Dou Practitioners, Ye Tian did not take them seriously at all. He immediately took out the Great Cang Divine Sword from his Ring of Holding, unleashed the Carefree Dragon Step, and charged forward first.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Ye Tian turned into an afterimage, darting swiftly among the eight men. The Great Cang Divine Sword in his hand swept across the Burly Men's necks like a roaming dragon.

"You... How is this possible... Pfft..."

The entire process took only seven or eight seconds. Before the Jia Lie Family's eight servants could react, they felt a chill at their necks. Blood then gushed out as their life force rapidly faded away.

"Thud... Thud..."

Immediately afterward, the eight Burly Men's bodies all collapsed, crashing heavily to the ground.

Of all martial arts under heaven, nothing was unbreakable; only speed was invincible!

After swiftly dealing with the eight enemies, Ye Tian recalled that profound saying of the Fire Cloud Evil God. It was useful in any world.

Silence!

The sudden turn of events left the onlookers utterly stunned. They stood motionless like a collection of statues. Even Xiao Yi Xian was shocked beyond words. She had known Ye Tian could deal with those enemies, but she had not expected him to do it so quickly.

"Clatter..."

Suddenly, a basin fell from an Old man's hand and struck the ground with a crisp sound, jolting everyone awake.

"Ahh!"

"You're a Dou Master?... Don't come over!"

"I'm the young master of the Jia Lie Family! You can't kill me..."

After recovering their senses, Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao were so terrified that they scrambled away on all fours. Only now did the two finally realize that they had kicked an iron plate.

"If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if others offend me, I will eradicate them completely."

Ye Tian locked onto Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao with his Soul Power and directly unleashed Eternal Heavenly Thunder.

"Crackle, crackle..."

Two bolts of lightning formed in Ye Tian's hands like pythons, instantly striking Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao. Like magnets, they held the two firmly in place.

"Aaargh!"

Under the effect of the powerful Lightning Power, Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao howled miserably as they were electrocuted, their hair standing on end.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao had no ability to resist at all and were pulled before Ye Tian in an instant.

"Slash..."

Ye Tian did not hesitate in the slightest. With a swing of the Tai Cang Sword, he instantly severed both of their heads. These two idiots would not live long anyway. Whether they died early or late, they would still die.

"He even killed the Jia Lie Family's young master. That's insane."

"If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if others offend me, I will eradicate them completely. Those words were so domineering..."

Seeing Ye Tian resolve the trouble so effortlessly, the onlookers all sucked in cold breaths. His every move was lethal. This Little Fellow was ruthless.

"Young man, hurry and take your little girlfriend away, or you'll be in trouble."

At that moment, an elderly man kindly reminded Ye Tian to leave this place quickly.

"That's right, young man. The Jia Lie Family is one of Wutan City's Three Great Families, and their Patriarch is a Four-star Dou Grandmaster. You killed their young master, so they will definitely seek revenge."

Soon afterward, the nearby residents also urged Ye Tian to flee. They did not want such a righteous young man to meet with disaster.

"Thank you all for the warning."

Ye Tian immediately put away the Great Cang Divine Sword, took Xiao Yi Xian's hand, and quickly left the street.

As they passed a corner by the street, Ye Tian casually glanced over and discovered two young women standing there, watching him curiously. One of them was a pure and adorable girl whose appearance was comparable to Xiao Yi Xian's.

Recalling his earlier conflict with Liu Xi's group, Ye Tian immediately understood that these two girls were Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yu. He had taken the blow for them.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, a powerful Soul Power locked onto Ye Tian from afar.

Ye Tian knew that this was Xiao Xun'er's bodyguard, Ling Ying, keeping watch to prevent him from harming the Little Girl.

Thus, Ye Tian acted as though nothing had happened and calmly led Xiao Yi Xian away from the street. Sure enough, after they had moved far away from Xiao Xun'er, Ye Tian discovered that Ling Ying's Soul Power had stopped locking onto him.

"Little Sister Xun'er, he's so strong! And that mysterious movement technique and Dou Technique of his are incredible."

Watching Ye Tian's carefree figure gradually vanish into the distance, admiration flashed through Xiao Yu's eyes. If only I possessed that kind of strength.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, he's only a Dou Master. What's so strange about that?"

Xiao Xun'er smiled faintly. That Mysterious Youth is quite strong, but he is nothing special on the Central Plains Continent. If Brother Xiao Yan's cultivation had not fallen years ago, he might also be a Dou Master by now.

"Could he be from the Lei Clan?"

"But why would the Lei Clan send one of their geniuses to a tiny place like Wutan City? Could it also be for the Ancient Jade? It seems I'll have to investigate him carefully in the future."

Remembering that Ye Tian's Dou Technique had possessed the Lightning Attribute, Xiao Xun'er began guessing at his identity.

"I wonder where such a peerless genius came from."

Thinking of how the Mysterious Youth had slaughtered Liu Xi's group with overwhelming force, Xiao Yu found his carefree figure deeply etched into her mind.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, did you fall in love at first sight?"

Seeing the slightly infatuated expression on Xiao Yu's face, Xiao Xun'er could not help teasing her.

"Little Sister Xun'er, what are you talking about?"

Unable to bear Xiao Xun'er's teasing, Xiao Yu's face immediately turned red. I wish! But I don't even know him.

"He killed the Jia Lie Family's young master. Wutan City is about to become lively. Let's hurry back and tell everyone."

Xiao Xun'er had a premonition that the arrival of that Mysterious Youth in Wutan City would surely stir up a storm.