Liu Xi Must Die!

The bustling streets, the endless cries of vendors, the fragrance of every kind of food...

Everything was so wonderful, yet Xiao Le felt only misery. Every minute, every second was agony.

Both his hands carried more than a dozen paper bags of varying sizes, all filled with common street snacks. Yet with his head practically buried among them, Xiao Le could not feel the slightest joy from the food.

Xiao Yu, walking ahead, showed no sign of considering Xiao Le's plight at all. She strolled down the street with great interest.

The mortal world was bewitchingly confusing!

Xiao Le could not help sighing. Then, the sight of a young man and woman approaching from ahead made his eyes light up, and he hurriedly quickened his pace.

"Brother, Xun'er!"

Xiao Yan turned around and happened to see the miserable-looking Xiao Le. He actually laughed, most immorally, leaving Xiao Le thoroughly depressed. A trace of envy appeared in Xiao Xun'er's eyes, making Xiao Le secretly chuckle.

"Xiao Yan, Xun'er! You're shopping too? Xiao Yan, honestly, you haven't even bought Cousin Xun'er anything to eat or wear. Come on, Xun'er, your cousin will take you around properly!" Xiao Yu spotted the two of them as well. Without giving Xiao Yan any chance to respond, she lectured him before taking Xiao Xun'er's hand and quickly walking away.

Xiao Yan shot a look at the gleeful Xiao Le beside him, then helplessly chased after the two girls, turning into their errand boy.

"Take your filthy hands off me!" A sharp cry made Xiao Le and Xiao Yan, who had fallen behind, rush forward.

Pushing aside the crowd that had gathered to watch, they saw a group of people blocking Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er. One young man eyed the two girls lecherously, rubbing his hands together as he carefully appraised their lovely figures.

How could Xiao Yan and Xiao Le possibly tolerate such a sight? They immediately pushed aside the people in front of them and stepped out.

Upon seeing that group, Xiao Le could only curse their narrow path. It was Jia Lie Ao. The figure blocking the two girls had a medicinal cauldron emblem on his chest, marked with a single silver wave-patterned line—a first-tier alchemist.

That young man must have been Liu Xi, the alchemist hired by the Jia Lie Clan.

Arrogance covered Liu Xi's entire face as he reached out to grab the two girls. Yet two figures suddenly blocked his way. How could Liu Xi, who had always acted without restraint, endure that?

"Let me see who dares play the hero here!" Liu Xi raised his head arrogantly and looked at the Xiao brothers.

"Slap!"

Xiao Le had no interest in talking further. He simply swung his hand and slapped Liu Xi, sending him tumbling to the ground.

Xiao Yan looked at Liu Xi with equal disdain. "So you're the useless alchemist who makes the pills sold by the Jia Lie Clan?"

Feeling the burning pain on his left cheek and hearing the mercenaries around him cheering, Liu Xi immediately pointed at the Xiao brothers and shouted viciously, "Jia Lie Ao, kill them for me!"

Jia Lie Ao had already stepped forward. He had not expected Xiao Le to attack without saying a word.

Light green Dou Qi flowed over Jia Lie Ao's palm like water. He curled his hand into a claw and stared at Xiao Le. "Aren't you two being a little too arrogant today?"

Jia Lie Ao was no fool. He immediately shifted the blame for causing trouble onto the two brothers.

Xiao Yu had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless. She was so angry that she laughed. "Your Jia Lie Clan is truly shameless!"

Jia Lie Ao ignored Xiao Yu's mockery and watched the Xiao brothers warily. He had heard that their cultivation far surpassed his own.

Xiao Le sneered. "What? A mere ninth-stage Dou Disciple wants to fight us?"

Jia Lie Ao's face flushed red. Hesitation flickered in his eyes, and for a moment, he did not know what to do.

Liu Xi did not care about any of that. Pointing furiously at Xiao Le and Xiao Yan, he roared, "You dare hit me? You're finished! Not just you, but your families and your clan are finished too! My teacher is a third-tier alchemist!"

As he spoke, Liu Xi's expression changed, and he said smugly, "However, if you let these two women dine with me for a night, then perhaps, if I'm in a good mood, I might forgive your clan."

Killing intent swirled in Xiao Le's eyes. He glanced at Xiao Yan and secretly nodded.

The brothers sprang into action in perfect sync. Xiao Yan punched at Jia Lie Ao, while Xiao Le viciously kicked Liu Xi.

Jia Lie Ao was only a ninth-stage Dou Disciple. Though Liu Xi had barely reached the Dou Practitioner realm, he was still nothing more than a silver spear with a wax tip, built up by medicinal resources. Their attacks landed, and the two men fell to the ground vomiting blood.

"How decisive!"

A powerful claw of Dou Qi smashed toward the brothers, sealing off their path. Left with no choice, they had to abandon their plan to kill someone in the street.

A burly figure crashed down in front of them. It was Jia Lie Ao's father, Jia Lie Bi.

"I'll have to properly discipline you on behalf of your father, lest you suffer later!" A trace of killing intent surfaced in Jia Lie Bi's eyes. Green Dou Qi solidified around him as the fierce pressure of a Da Dou Master swept forth.

Just as Xiao Le was about to summon the Beast Venerable, someone arrived even faster.

"I'd like to see who dares discipline my sons. You old bastard, do you think you're worthy?"

Xiao Zhan rushed over, releasing an aura even more powerful than Jia Lie Bi's.

Xiao Zhan's appearance made Jia Lie Bi wary. He had not expected Xiao Zhan to break through, and he could vaguely sense a hint of danger from him.

Xiao Le naturally understood why. The bestowal of those entries—the blood spirit, quasi-Earth-tier cultivation method, and Dou techniques—had not been simple. He had not yet found the chance to pass on the complete blood spirit, cultivation method, and Dou techniques of the Nethersea Flood Dragon Beast.

"Hmph! Xiao Zhan, your Xiao Family is truly arrogant, daring to kill people in the street!" Jia Lie Bi was clearly already thinking of retreating.

The Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Clan had long since become mortal enemies. Xiao Zhan would not miss any opportunity to strike at the Jia Lie Clan.

"Other than setting traps, what else can the Jia Lie Clan do? We will accept fair competition openly, but if you resort to such despicable methods, our Xiao Family cannot stoop so low!" Xiao Zhan shouted solemnly.

Recently, the high-quality, reasonably priced pills at the Xiao Family Market had formed a stark contrast with the crude and expensive pills sold by the Jia Lie Clan, naturally earning the crowd's approval.

Seeing that the situation had turned unfavorable, Jia Lie Bi left with a dark face, taking Jia Lie Ao and the still-yelling Liu Xi away in disgrace.

They had not forgotten Liu Xi's threats. As soon as they returned to the Xiao Family, the two brothers shut themselves in a room.

"Liu Xi cannot be allowed to live!" Xiao Yan's expression was fierce.

Leaving aside Liu Xi's attempt to molest Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er, his threat to act against the Xiao Family alone meant he could not be spared.

Xiao Le's face turned icy as he nodded. "Liu Xi must die!"

Xiao Yan stroked his chin. "But we can't kill him openly. Otherwise, his third-tier alchemist teacher is not someone our Xiao Family can withstand without the two of us."

"A dark night and high winds—truly the perfect time for murder and arson!"