Hemon's Misfortune

Standing beside Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yu could naturally see how reluctant she was to part with Little Lan, so he said, "Why not bring Little Lan with us? At least you'll have a companion!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yu and said with a bitter smile, "Little Lan is too large. Taking it out like this would draw too much attention. Besides, its strength isn't very high, so it could easily encounter danger!"

Xiao Yu merely smiled. "You don't need to worry about that. I have a Shape-Shifting Pill that can help Little Lan shrink its body!"

Xiao Yi Xian was immediately delighted. "Really?"

Xiao Yu took a Shape-Shifting Pill from his Storage Ring and said, "Of course. This is it. Let it eat it."

Xiao Yi Xian naturally trusted Xiao Yu. She took the Shape-Shifting Pill from his hand and fed it to Little Lan. Little Lan opened its beak and obediently swallowed the pill from Xiao Yi Xian's hand.

After swallowing the Shape-Shifting Pill, Little Lan's enormous body trembled slightly before gradually shrinking. It soon became the size of an ordinary eagle. With a light flap of its wings, Little Lan landed directly on Xiao Yi Xian's shoulder. Xiao Yi Xian happily stroked its feathers and said, "Wonderful, Little Lan! I finally won't have to leave you behind all alone!"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's happy expression, Xiao Yu smiled softly as well. Just as they were talking, a burst of commotion suddenly came from nearby. Xiao Yu looked up, and his brows furrowed slightly!

"Third Leader truly has good luck today. He ran into this Snow Fox as soon as he entered the mountains!"

"Indeed, indeed! It's all thanks to Third Leader's great strength. Otherwise, this Snow Fox would have been impossible to catch!"

Listening to the constant flattery around him, Hemon felt that with a beauty in his arms, he was enjoying boundless glory. Looking at the alluring Madam Lan in his embrace, Hemon felt heat rising in his belly and wanted to find a place to set up camp and get down to business!

Just as he was thinking this, one of his subordinates suddenly shouted, "Who's there?"

Hemon looked up and immediately spotted the lovely Xiao Yi Xian standing not far away.

Naturally, Hemon knew Xiao Yi Xian. After all, she was quite famous. His subordinates had clearly recognized her as well, but they said nothing and merely stared at her closely. They remembered that the mercenary group still had a warrant out for Xiao Yi Xian.

A lewd glint rose in Hemon's eyes as he looked at Xiao Yi Xian. Grinning, he said, "Well, if it isn't Xiao Yi Xian. I have to say, Xiao Yi Xian's looks truly are peerless. I heard our Young Leader has always been infatuated with you!"

Xiao Yi Xian's expression darkened slightly as she snapped, "Your Wolf Head Mercenary Group has committed countless evils. Sooner or later, someone will deal with you!"

To her surprise, Hemon burst into loud laughter. Only after quite a while did he calm down and say, "There's no need for Xiao Yi Xian to concern herself with that. I don't know whether the Wolf Head Mercenary Group will be dealt with, but I do know that among the three great mercenary groups, our Wolf Head Mercenary Group is the strongest!"

"I'd feel a little uneasy just capturing you and sending you straight to the Young Leader. How about I first have a taste of what Qing Shan Town's revered Xiao Yi Xian tastes like? Hahaha!" Hemon roared with laughter after saying that.

Madam Lan, in his arms, said somewhat unwillingly, "You dead bastard, isn't one woman enough to serve you? Why find some little girl? Are you expecting me to teach her bedroom tricks too?"

Madam Lan's words were rather suggestive, but they sounded perfectly natural to Hemon's ears. "Hehe, Madam is right. This little girl really will need Madam to train her in bed, hahaha!" Hemon said with a lecherous grin, his face full of lust, as though Xiao Yi Xian were already his possession!

Hearing their words, Xiao Yi Xian's face flushed red with anger. Just as she was about to act, Xiao Yu stopped her. Xiao Yi Xian looked at him in confusion.

Xiao Yu explained, "That scum is an Eight-Star Dou Practitioner. Leave him to me. As for that woman, you can handle her later!"

After glaring hatefully at Hemon and Madam Lan in his arms, Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly, agreeing with Xiao Yu's approach.

Only then did Hemon notice the youth standing beside Xiao Yi Xian. Assuming he was one of her medicine apprentices, he shouted, "Boy, this is an internal matter of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. If you want to live, stay far away. Otherwise..."

Xiao Yu said indifferently, "Otherwise what?"

Hemon cast Xiao Yu a cold look. "Otherwise, you'll remain here forever!"

"Oh? Leave me here forever? That depends on whether you have the strength. Perhaps I'm someone you can't afford to provoke," Xiao Yu said with a faint smile.

Xiao Yu's words made the surrounding mercenaries and Hemon burst into laughter. Even Madam Lan let out a coquettish laugh as she mocked, "Boy, do you know who he is? He is Lord Hemon, Third Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group! He possesses the formidable strength of an Eight-Star Dou Practitioner, not something a greenhorn like you can compare to!"

Xiao Yu did not mind. He merely chuckled. "Is that so? Then I'd like to see just how strong the Third Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group really is—or whether you're nothing more than a flashy fraud!"

Hemon's face instantly darkened. He ordered, "Get him! Kill that boy, but don't harm Xiao Yi Xian in the slightest. I still want to enjoy her tonight!" As he finished speaking, Hemon let out a lewd laugh.

"Yes!"

The fifteen mercenaries under him charged at Xiao Yu at once. Xiao Yu sneered. "There is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it. The gates of hell stand open, yet you charge right in. Since that's the case, die!"

The moment his words fell, Xiao Yu vanished before the mercenaries. His strange movement technique caused them to lose their target. Even Hemon, seated in the carriage, narrowed his eyes. He could not catch sight of Xiao Yu's figure either!

"I'm behind you!" With a faint laugh, everyone hurriedly turned around. Xiao Yu was suspended in midair, and Ink Scale let out a ringing sword cry in his hand. The scorching Sword Qi made everyone feel the surrounding temperature rise slightly. Xiao Yu softly uttered, "One Sword Burns the Heavens!"

Xiao Yu's strength as a Six-Star Dou Master was revealed without reservation. His violent aura swept through the area, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

Sharp and scorching Sword Qi shot toward the mercenaries at tremendous speed. In that split second, they had no time to react. Behind Xiao Yu, Hemon was so terrified that he dropped to his knees. The powerful aura of a Dou Master bore down upon him, causing his mind to tremble!

Splurt! Splurt!

The sound of blood spraying rang out. Xiao Yu did not hold back. These people deserved death, and killing them was no great loss. In an instant, nothing remained before him but a pile of mangled, bloody corpses. Even Xiao Yi Xian, who had long been accustomed to the slaughter within the Monster Beast Mountain Range, had gone slightly pale!

When Hemon saw Xiao Yu slaughter his subordinates with a single sword strike, and felt the Dou Master aura Xiao Yu had revealed—an aura he had never even felt from Leader Mu She—he began trembling like a sieve when Xiao Yu turned around. He dropped to his knees and begged, "B-Big Brother, p-please, spare me!"

Xiao Yu pointed the Ink Scale Sword at Hemon, filling Hemon's eyes with terror. He feared that Xiao Yu would kill him with a single stroke. Madam Lan beside him was no better off!