Provocation? Just Cripple Them!

Mu Li's corpse lay on the ground, his eyes still open, his face filled with unwillingness and fear.

The remaining mercenaries had long since fled without a trace.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Mu Li's corpse, the worry in her eyes growing stronger and stronger.

"Young Master Xiao."

Xiao Xuan turned to look at her.

"Mu Li was Mu She's only son. You killed him, and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group will definitely retaliate." Xiao Yi Xian's voice was full of concern.

Xiao Xuan waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Yi Xian froze for a moment. Seeing how utterly unconcerned he looked, she swallowed the words that had reached her lips.

Just how strong was he, to not even take the Wolf Head Mercenary Group seriously?

Xiao Yi Xian murmured to herself inwardly.

Xiao Xun'er walked to Xiao Xuan's side.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, those people who escaped will definitely go back and report this."

"Let them." Xiao Xuan said calmly.

Xiao Xun'er looked at his composed expression and said nothing more.

Night fell.

Xiao Xuan found a quiet spot and sat down cross-legged.

He took several medicinal ingredients from his Storage Ring and arranged them neatly before him.

Xiao Xuan raised his right hand, and golden flames surged from his palm.

Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

He tossed the first medicinal ingredient into the flames. Under the searing golden fire, it slowly melted into a mass of liquid.

Xiao Xuan controlled the heat, removing the impurities from the liquid bit by bit before adding the second medicinal ingredient.

One medicinal ingredient after another entered the flames, turning into masses of liquid.

After an unknown amount of time, the flames in Xiao Xuan's hand suddenly contracted.

A pill floated in midair, perfectly round and giving off a rich medicinal fragrance.

It was complete.

Xiao Xuan placed the pill into a jade vial, rose to his feet, and headed toward the inn.

Inside the room, Xiao Xun'er was sitting cross-legged on the bed, regulating her breathing.

Hearing a knock, she opened her eyes.

"Come in."

Xiao Xuan pushed open the door and entered. Walking to the bedside, he handed her the jade vial.

Xiao Xun'er accepted the jade vial and opened it for a glance.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, what kind of pill is this?"

Xiao Xuan said, "A Fifth-Rank Pill. It can help you break through and reach Two-Star Dou Shi."

"Brother Xiao Xuan, did you go out just now to refine this pill?"

"Yes," Xiao Xuan said.

Xiao Xun'er tightened her grip around the jade vial, her eyes turning slightly red.

"Take it," Xiao Xuan said.

Xiao Xun'er nodded and poured the pill into her mouth.

As the pill entered her stomach, a warm medicinal energy spread through her body.

Xiao Xun'er closed her eyes and began guiding the medicinal energy.

Time passed bit by bit, and the fluctuations of Dou Qi in the room became increasingly apparent.

Dou Qi surged through Xiao Xun'er's meridians as the medicinal energy pushed her strength higher.

The bottleneck of Two-Star Dou Shi was broken through in an instant.

Xiao Xun'er opened her eyes, a smile appearing on her face.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, I broke through!"

In the corridor outside, Xiao Yi Xian happened to be passing by.

Through the half-open door, she saw Xiao Xun'er break through after taking the pill, and her entire body froze.

Xiao Xuan was an alchemist!

The pill he had just given Xiao Xun'er was definitely not of a low rank.

A rich medicinal fragrance drifted out from the room, and Xiao Yi Xian inhaled it.

An alchemist in his teens, and so powerful besides.

Just who was this Xiao Xuan?

Xiao Yi Xian suppressed the shock in her heart and quietly left.

Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters.

Inside the main hall, Mu She sat in the seat of honor, his face ashen.

Several mercenaries who had fled back were kneeling on the ground, trembling all over.

"What did you say? Mu Li was killed?" Mu She's voice was frighteningly low.

The lead mercenary said shakily, "Captain, the young captain... he was killed with a single palm strike."

Mu She abruptly rose to his feet, grabbed the mercenary by the collar, and lifted him from the ground.

"Who did it?!"

"A boy named Xiao Xuan, fifteen or sixteen years old. He had two women with him, and one of them was Xiao Yi Xian."

Mu She threw the mercenary to the ground, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

"Xiao Xuan! You dared kill my son, Mu She's son! I'll tear you to pieces!"

He strode outside.

"Gather everyone!"

Outside the inn.

Mu She led over a hundred mercenaries in surrounding the inn so tightly that not even water could pass through.

Mu She stood at the entrance of the inn, raised his head, and glared with fury.

"Xiao Xuan! Get the hell out here!"

His voice echoed through the night sky.

The guests inside the inn woke in alarm. Seeing more than a hundred mercenaries outside, their faces turned pale with fright.

Xiao Xuan walked out of his room, with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian following behind him.

The three of them stepped out of the inn.

Mu She's gaze fell on Xiao Xuan.

"You're Xiao Xuan!"

Xiao Xuan looked at him calmly.

"I am."

Mu She's chest heaved violently.

"You killed my son!"

"Your son deserved to die."

Mu She trembled from rage.

"Good. Very good. Today, I'll make you accompany my son in death!"

His gaze fell upon Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian behind Xiao Xuan, and greed flashed through his eyes.

"The two women behind you can accompany my son in death as well."

Xiao Xun'er's expression turned cold.

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed as well.

Mu She waved his hand.

"Capture those two women and take down Xiao Xuan! I'll make him kneel before me and beg for mercy!"

The mercenaries behind him immediately charged forward.

Xiao Xuan raised his right hand and struck out with his palm.

Bang!

The mercenaries at the front were sent flying backward at the same time. They crashed onto the ground, spat out mouthfuls of blood, and died on the spot.

The mercenaries behind them froze.

Xiao Xuan did not stop.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Another group of mercenaries screamed as they were flung backward. They hit the ground and did not move again.

In the blink of an eye, all several dozen charging mercenaries were dead.

The remaining mercenaries turned pale, their legs trembling as they no longer dared charge forward.

Mu She's expression changed instantly.

He had not expected this Xiao Xuan to be so strong.

Of the more than one hundred mercenaries, nearly half had been killed in the blink of an eye.

"You..."

Xiao Xuan looked toward him.

Fear surged in Mu She's heart, but he was still the captain of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

He had run rampant in Green Mountain Town for so many years. When had anyone ever humiliated him like this?

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Mu She activated the Dou Qi within his body and struck toward Xiao Xuan with his palm.

His strength was already considered among the strongest in Green Mountain Town.

He put all his strength into this palm strike.

Xiao Xuan looked at the incoming palm, his expression unchanged.

Only when Mu She's palm was about to touch him did he raise his hand and meet it with a palm strike.

Bang!

A dull impact rang out.

Mu She's arm snapped with a crack. His entire body flew backward, and he slammed heavily into the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to get up.

Xiao Xuan walked over to him and raised his foot.

He stepped on Mu She's knee.

Crack!

Mu She let out a scream as his left knee was crushed beneath Xiao Xuan's foot.

Xiao Xuan raised his foot and stepped on the knee of his right leg.

Crack!

Mu She's scream rang out. Both his legs had been crippled, and the intense pain made his entire body convulse.

"My legs! My legs!"

He clutched his legs and rolled on the ground, his eyes full of terror. None of his earlier arrogance remained.

Xiao Yi Xian stood at the inn's entrance, looking at Mu She rolling on the ground, completely stunned.

Her gaze fell on Xiao Xuan, her eyes filled with shock.