Kill

The maid was merely an ordinary person with no Dou Qi cultivation, though she was naturally beautiful.

Watching her from the shadows, Chu Yang sighed inwardly. What a pity she had no choice but to become a maid.

If he had not come tonight, she would probably have suffered endless defilement in Liu Xi's room, like a lamb meeting a vicious wolf.

No sooner had Chu Yang thought this than his vision blurred. When he looked again, the maid had already collapsed onto the large bed.

"You'll have to endure this for now."

At the sound of that soft voice, Chu Yang was startled to recognize someone he knew—Xiao Yan!

Xiao Yan had actually infiltrated the heart of the Jia Lie Clan. What incredible nerve!

But then Chu Yang thought of Old Yao hidden behind Xiao Yan, and he was no longer surprised. That old fellow might only have a soul body left, but with the Heavenly Flame Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he was still far from harmless.

Chu Yang did not need to think hard to understand. Xiao Yan's silent infiltration into the Jia Lie Clan's inner grounds had definitely been Old Yao's doing!

Chu Yang could utterly crush Xiao Yan at present, but with Old Yao, who was nearly impossible to trace, standing behind him, Chu Yang had to think carefully before making a move.

He felt that even if he summoned the Yellow Demonic Puppet, he would still be no match for Old Yao's soul body.

And if he used the bone flute to summon the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King, currently somewhere in a corner of Wutan City, to help him in the Jia Lie Clan's inner grounds, that would be too extravagant. Unless his life was at stake, Chu Yang was unwilling to do that.

Besides, whether it was the Jia Lie Clan or Xiao Yan and Old Yao behind him, Chu Yang did not think it was yet time for a life-or-death struggle with them.

For a moment, Chu Yang forced himself to calm down and remained hidden in the shadows.

Xiao Yan had knocked out that beautiful maid just now.

Chu Yang guessed that Xiao Yan was about to impersonate Liu Xi.

"Baby, your big brother is here—"

Not long after Xiao Yan knocked out the maid, Chu Yang heard Liu Xi's lecherous voice coming from outside the door.

Naturally, Xiao Yan heard it as well.

"Wait! Something's changed—"

But immediately afterward, Chu Yang heard a somewhat aged voice in the room.

Old Yao?

Just as Chu Yang guessed, his vision flickered, and Xiao Yan had already hidden himself in another concealed corner of the room.

What was this supposed to be?

Chu Yang was still puzzled when he suddenly saw that one of the windows in Liu Xi's room had been opened from outside.

Liu Xi's room was in a tower. At some unknown time, the clouds had parted, allowing moonlight to spill in. A beautiful young girl appeared on the windowsill, dreamlike as a goddess of moonlight.

Xun'er!

Chu Yang had spent some time around the Xiao Clan recently, so he naturally recognized her. At this moment, bathed in the moonlight that had suddenly appeared on this dark and windy night, she was even more breathtakingly beautiful—and there was something strange beneath that beauty.

Could Xun'er have come to kill someone tonight as well? Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat.

By then, Liu Xi had already entered the room and locked the door behind him.

His mind was filled with anticipation for that sort of thing. He turned toward the maid lying still on the bed, but then, as though possessed, he shifted his gaze toward the open window.

At that moment, Xun'er descended from the windowsill with a sweet smile, as flawless as the most perfect goddess in a dream, and walked toward him.

"Am I dreaming?" Liu Xi suddenly asked like an idiot.

"Yes, you're dreaming!" Xun'er told him. "This dream is so, so beautiful that you'll never want to wake up again!"

As Xun'er spoke, golden flames suddenly flickered in her eyes.

Those golden flames instantly jolted Liu Xi awake from his fantasy. In that moment, Xun'er looked like some terrifying goddess to him!

"No! Save m—"

Liu Xi suddenly did not even dare fight Xun'er. He turned and ran, intending to escape the room and call for help.

He seemed to realize that Xun'er had used some secret technique to raise her strength, and that she had come specifically to kill him tonight!

Liu Xi immediately judged that he was no match for Xun'er now, so he chose the best of the thirty-six stratagems: retreat.

But it was too late. The strength Xun'er had gained through her secret technique was terrifyingly beyond his imagination!

"No—"

When Liu Xi felt an incomparably scorching heat bore into his heart, he never made it to the room's door.

Then his body crashed to the floor.

"Hmph! It's useless even if you shout. This room has already been wrapped in my aura. No one outside will hear anything happening here!"

After finishing Liu Xi, Xun'er kicked him like a dead dog and prepared to leave. This was the heart of the Jia Lie Clan, and her secret technique could not last long, so she did not dare linger.

At Old Yao's silent prompt, Xiao Yan did not reveal himself to speak with Xun'er. Naturally, Chu Yang remained motionless in his own hidden corner.

After Xun'er left through the window she had entered from, Chu Yang still did not move. He wanted to see what Xiao Yan and Old Yao were up to next.

A while after Xun'er left, Xiao Yan and Old Yao still did not move, and Chu Yang remained still along with them.

After some more time passed, Liu Xi's body, which had seemed thoroughly dead on the floor, suddenly twitched strangely.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan had been influenced by Old Yao and was now fairly well-traveled, so he was not frightened. As for Chu Yang, having lived two lives, he had naturally seen even more bizarre things! Now, let Liu Xi put on his performance—

"Good thing I stole a Turtle Breath Pill from Teacher. That damned little vixen, I almost fell for it tonight! Hmph! If she falls into my hands next time... Right, I need to hurry back and find Teacher and—"

"Still thinking of calling reinforcements? Unfortunately, you no longer have the chance!"

A cold voice suddenly interrupted Liu Xi's muttering as he climbed to his feet.

Startled, Liu Xi turned around and came face-to-face with Xiao Yan.

"Xiao Yan, it's you?! You're here too?!"

Naturally, Liu Xi recognized Xiao Yan. But he was utterly shocked. With Xiao Yan's abilities, how could he possibly have appeared in his room? This was the heart of the Jia Lie Clan.

Moreover, Xiao Yan was the beloved son of Xiao Zhan, the Jia Lie Clan's mortal enemy. Liu Xi knew that as well.

Though he did not understand whether Xiao Yan had been brought here by Xun'er, who had used a secret technique to raise her strength, Liu Xi gradually calmed down after his initial fright.

He could seemingly sense that Xun'er had already left this place, while Xiao Yan was alone.

"With trash like you, do you think you can kill me?" Liu Xi naturally knew about Xiao Yan becoming worthless.

But Xiao Yan said with calm confidence, "You and I are both alchemists of Wutan City. One mountain cannot hold two tigers, so—I'll send you back to your ancestors early!"