I Said, Stop, Don't Go Any Further!

On the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.

"Sir, can we talk this out? Could you untie this rope first?" The light-gold-haired girl lay on the ground like a worm, pleading pitifully with Feng Yu beside her. However, Feng Yu ignored her and simply returned to his original spot, continuing to eat the chicken leg in his hand.

That person was Tina, who had used Feng Xiao as a shield before fleeing. At the moment, an extremely "artistic" rope was tied around her body. Not only did the artistic binding reveal Tina's figure, it also gave her entire body an added allure that stirred impulsive desires.

Unfortunately, everyone present was someone without such desires. Of course, Feng Xiao was an exception, but he was not some old pervert either. He had only told Feng Yu to tie her up that way to punish Tina while satisfying a small bit of his own mischievous amusement.

When Tina saw that Feng Yu was ignoring her, she turned her gaze toward Suo Ying. However, Suo Ying ignored her outright. There was only the blade in his heart, no women.

Just then, Feng Xiao slowly sat down in front of Tina and said, "Don't waste your effort. Without my say-so, they won't pay attention to you. And that look in your eyes is really something. You think you can use us too?"

At that moment, Tina finally realized that this handsome-looking kid was the one in charge of the group. A plan immediately formed in her heart. Looking at Feng Xiao with those pitiful eyes, she said aggrievedly, "I'm sorry, okay? I was wrong. I shouldn't have used you as shields."

But how could Feng Xiao possibly not know what she was thinking? He merely said indifferently, "Give up on trying to escape. See that guy? The one who caught you? He's a Title Douluo. You don't seriously think you still have a chance to escape in front of a Title Douluo, do you?"

As soon as he said that, Tina's expression darkened, and she immediately wilted. She knew Feng Xiao's words were probably true, because even she did not know how she had been caught and tied up just now. In the blink of an eye, she had been brought back here from a great distance away.

Feng Xiao also did not say that Feng Yu was a god-tier powerhouse, because she would not believe it if he did. After all, the strongest experts known to people on the continent were still Title Douluos.

"Alright, honestly explain what happened. Who are you, and why were you being hunted?" As he spoke, Feng Xiao walked over to the fire, tore off a wing from the Fire Phoenix Chicken, and began eating it.

After several seconds of silence, Tina began recounting her experience. Fortunately, Feng Xiao had the system's information, otherwise Tina's exquisite acting and story that sounded so real might actually have fooled him.

"That's what happened, and then I was hunted down. As for what happened afterward, that brings us to now." After finishing her story, Tina's eyes were red. Yet Feng Xiao only looked her over with a smiling face, his eyes clearly saying: Keep going.

"Everything I said is true, I swear! If even half a sentence is false, may lightning strike me dead!"

The next second, lightning suddenly flashed across the previously cloudless, bright sky, followed by rolling thunder.

Tina's little face instantly twitched. "No way, lightning on a clear day? Are you messing with me?"

"Oh my, it seems there wasn't even half a sentence of truth in what you said~~"

Under Feng Xiao's teasing gaze, even Tina, who had always been incredibly thick-skinned, could not help but blush with embarrassment.

"I'll give you one more chance. Tell the truth, or I can't guarantee my knife will behave itself~" As he spoke, Feng Xiao took out a small knife from his clothes and slowly lowered it along Tina's fair neck. A tingling sensation seeped through her clothes and into Tina's mind, and just as it was about to pass her collar and touch her perky twin—

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Seeing Tina's slightly reddened face, whether from shame or anger, Feng Xiao smiled and put away his knife.

Afterward, Tina honestly confessed everything.

It turned out Tina had stolen something from a young nobleman, and that person had sent people after her. She just had not expected the item she stole to be so valuable, resulting in her being chased all the way here.

As it happened, the item Tina had stolen belonged to Xiao Huo, the young master of the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Huo was the son of Xiao Zhan of the Xiao Clan.

According to the system's information, Xiao Huo had come here to obtain his third Spirit Ring.

Feng Xiao then turned to Suo Ying and said, "Suo Ying, want to hear some good news?"

Suo Ying looked somewhat puzzled. "What good news?"

"You know Xiao Huo, right?"

In an instant, Suo Ying's gaze turned icy. "Xiao Huo? Hmph, how could I not know him? Because of him, my village..."

"Xiao Huo came to Star Dou Forest with six people to obtain his third Spirit Ring. Three Soul Kings among them are already dead. The remaining three are two early-stage Soul Emperors and one high-stage Soul Emperor. What are you planning to do?"

As Feng Xiao spoke, a cruel smile appeared in his eyes. His meaning was obvious.

"I'll kill him with my own hands, then throw his head before Xiao Zhan! I want him to personally experience the pain of losing someone dear to him!"

At that moment, dense killing intent erupted from Suo Ying's body, making Tina's little face turn pale. She had never felt such terrifying killing intent before. Even Feng Xiao was stunned, as it was his first time sensing such killing intent. Feng Yu, however, remained expressionless, as though he had known all along.

Feng Xiao then looked at Tina on the ground again and said, "The person you stole from should be the young master of the Xiao Clan in Nuo Xing Province, if I'm not mistaken. As a professional thief, you should know that, right? His father is a Soul Saint."

At first, Tina had merely thought the names Xiao Huo and Xiao Zhan sounded familiar. But when she heard about the Xiao Clan of Nuo Xing Province, her expression darkened. The reason was that she knew this Xiao Clan.

The Xiao Clan might not have had much of a reputation outside, but within tiny Nuo Xing Province, it carried a notorious name. Moreover, the head of the Xiao Clan was a Soul Saint.

Most importantly, Tina's village and her home were within that tiny Nuo Xing Province. She had never expected that what she stole would belong to the young master of that Xiao Clan. For a moment, she felt that she was truly unlucky beyond belief. (Heard of it, but never seen anyone.)

If her identity were exposed, her village would face a massacre too horrifying to imagine. After all, six years ago, the Xiao Clan had done exactly that. She knew about the destruction of a village called Suo Village. Although it had publicly been claimed that evil Spirit Masters had slaughtered the village, everyone knew it was actually the Xiao Clan. There was simply no evidence, and even if there were, no one would dare say anything.

Strength was the only true authority!

Tina's mind became a mess. Her identity should never have been exposed, but all of a sudden, she recalled the conversation between Feng Xiao and Suo Ying just now.

"Kill Xiao Huo, throw his head before Xiao Zhan..."

Whipping her head around, Tina stared at Feng Xiao before her in disbelief and asked, "You... you really intend to kill Xiao Huo?"

Seeing Tina's expression, Feng Xiao grinned and said cheerfully, "You only just realized? But you got one thing wrong. Not only are we going to kill Xiao Huo, we're also going to kill Xiao Zhan. We might even wipe out the entire Xiao Clan!"

"Am I right, Suo Ying?"

At that second, Tina suddenly felt her scalp go numb!