Ruthless and Few of Words

No!

So what if he had known all along?

He was only a Dou Ling. Even poisoned, he was not someone Lu Xia could handle!

Wu Ya forced himself to stand straight, glaring fiercely at Lu Xia with a savage look in his eyes.

"You little bastard, so what if you know? Even if I'm poisoned, killing a Dou Ling like you is as easy as crushing an ant!"

"You think the little poison this bitch used can deal with me? Dream on!"

A cloud of poisonous mist suddenly erupted around him and swept toward Lu Xia and Dugu Mei.

Even with his cultivation greatly weakened, he was still a Dou Emperor!

Watching the poisonous mist rush toward them, Dugu Mei's face turned pale, and she instinctively hid behind Lu Xia.

Lu Xia remained where he was, the smile on his face unchanged.

He looked at the incoming poisonous mist and gently shook his head, regret in his tone.

"Master, at a time like this, why haven't you figured out the situation yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he lightly raised his right hand.

A terrifying surge of battle qi poured from his body.

The poisonous mist Wu Ya had released seemed to have encountered a monarch. It instantly froze in midair before slowly dissipating!

Wu Ya wore an expression as though he had seen a ghost.

"Th... That's impossible!"

The aura emanating from Lu Xia was not that of a Dou Ling at all!

"Y-you... What is your cultivation level?!"

Wu Ya's voice trembled as he stared at Lu Xia in disbelief, unprecedented terror rising in his heart.

This aura... Could it be a Dou Emperor?!

Wu Ya was utterly shaken and unable to accept this reality.

Seeing his terrified expression, Lu Xia's lips curved faintly, his voice calm.

"Dou Emperor Peak."

"Dou Emperor... Peak?!"

Wu Ya staggered back a step, his face deathly pale and his eyes filled with despair.

An eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor Peak?!

How was that possible?!

He had cultivated poison arts his entire life, enduring until his hair had turned white before finally breaking through to Dou Emperor.

Yet Lu Xia, an eighteen-year-old youth, had already reached Dou Emperor Peak?

What had he been cultivating all these years?

He had always believed he was the hunter, while Lu Xia was prey he had raised in captivity, waiting to be slaughtered once he had fattened up.

In the end, he was the fool who had been kept in the dark!

"Impossible... This is impossible..."

Wu Ya muttered like a man who had lost his soul.

Lu Xia had no interest in wasting words on him.

Villains died from talking too much.

Since they had already torn off all pretenses, there was no need to waste any more time.

"Die."

Lu Xia calmly uttered the word, raised his right hand, and struck Wu Ya with his palm.

Every hair on Wu Ya's body stood on end as he felt an unprecedented threat of death.

"No!"

Wu Ya screamed and desperately mobilized the battle qi within his body, trying to block the strike.

But the Spirit Dissolution Powder had already corroded his meridians. His battle qi could not circulate and immediately collapsed.

Lu Xia's palm struck his chest.

"Pfft!!"

Wu Ya spat out a mouthful of blood. His chest caved in, and he flew backward like a kite with its string cut, smashing heavily into the wall of the cave dwelling before sliding to the ground.

His eyes remained open, his face filled with unwillingness and despair, but he had already stopped breathing.

The mighty lord of Wu Tian Manor, a veteran Dou Emperor-level poison cultivator, had died just like that!

The cave dwelling fell silent. Lu Xia withdrew his hand without sparing Wu Ya's corpse another glance.

Killing a Dou Emperor whose strength had been greatly reduced took little effort.

He turned and looked at Dugu Mei, who stood to one side.

Dugu Mei had long since been frightened senseless.

She stared blankly at Wu Ya's corpse on the ground, trembling all over.

She had not expected Lu Xia to be so ruthless and decisive.

Without even a single word of nonsense, he had simply attacked.

That was a Dou Emperor!

He had killed him just like that?

His ruthlessness and decisiveness made her heart turn cold.

Lu Xia had killed Wu Ya so cleanly. What about her?

She knew his secret, knew he had killed Wu Ya, knew his true cultivation...

Would he... silence her too?

The moment that thought arose, Dugu Mei felt ice-cold from head to toe.

Unable to stop herself, she dropped to her knees with a thud and repeatedly kowtowed to Lu Xia.

"Young Master! Spare my life, Young Master!"

"I didn't see anything! I don't know anything!"

"From now on, I will be utterly loyal to you, Young Master! Whatever you tell me to do, I will do! I would never dare harbor any other thoughts!"

As she spoke, she secretly watched Lu Xia's expression, terrified that one moment of displeasure would make him kill her with a single palm strike as well.

Lu Xia looked at the terrified Dugu Mei with indifferent eyes. The thought of silencing her did indeed cross his mind.

Dugu Mei knew too much. Keeping her alive was indeed a potential danger.

But upon further thought, he suppressed the idea.

Wu Ya had just died. If Dugu Mei disappeared as well, Wu Tian Manor would surely fall into chaos.

The several Dou Wang elders in the manor were all difficult people. If they learned Wu Ya was dead, they would certainly fight for power and profit, and the entire Wu Tian Manor would become a complete mess.

She was Wu Ya's most favored wife and held a certain amount of prestige within the manor. Having her stabilize the situation and announce to the outside world that Wu Ya had entered seclusion was the most suitable arrangement.

She was only a Dou Wang. Even if she harbored other intentions, she could not cause much trouble.

If she truly refused to obey, he could kill her later.

With that thought, Lu Xia no longer looked at her. He walked over to Wu Ya's corpse, bent down, and removed the storage ring from his finger.

"Get up."

Lu Xia's calm voice reached her, and Dugu Mei's suspended heart instantly settled.

She hurriedly climbed to her feet, lowered her head, and stood respectfully to one side.

Holding the storage ring, Lu Xia sent his spiritual sense inside.

The space within the ring was quite large and packed full.

There were over a hundred kinds of highly poisonous materials, many of them rare and valuable items that could be used for cultivation.

Then there were rows of pill bottles, dozens of them packed closely together. Most contained poison pills, though there were also pills for healing and cultivation, all of them of considerable grade.

There was also a pile of gold coins and magical cores, enough to last him a long time.

As expected of the lord of Wu Tian Manor, who had run it for decades. His accumulated wealth was truly abundant.

These items happened to solve his urgent needs.

After putting away the storage ring, Lu Xia began looting the other items in the cave dwelling.

In just a short while, the cave dwelling that had once been filled with belongings became completely empty, leaving only Wu Ya's corpse behind.

Dugu Mei stood to one side and watched Lu Xia efficiently loot the cave dwelling, unable to stop the corner of her mouth from twitching.

Lu Xia looked refined and aloof, but when it came to looting, he did not hesitate at all...

Still, she did not dare say anything. Instead, she felt relieved.

Lu Xia was willing to spare her and have her handle matters, which meant she was still useful and would not die for the time being.

As for Wu Ya's belongings... she would not dare fight Lu Xia for them.

After finishing the looting, Lu Xia dusted off his hands and turned to Dugu Mei.

Dugu Mei immediately lowered her head and respectfully said, "Young Master."

"Mm."

Lu Xia nodded and instructed her.

"Starting today, this cave dwelling is to be completely sealed. No one is allowed inside."

"Tell the outside world that Wu Ya has entered seclusion to break through to Dou Zong. Without his orders, no one may disturb him."

"For the time being, you will oversee the manor's daily affairs."

"Remember, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't say what you shouldn't say!"

Dugu Mei hurriedly swore, "Rest assured, Young Master! I will keep my mouth shut! If I leak even half a word, may heaven strike me with lightning and leave me without a whole corpse!"