It All Came Down to Who Was Strong and Who Was Weak

A wormhole opened in the sky above a forest, and everyone fell out.

"Xiao Wu!?" Ah Yin looked in panic at the plump pink rabbit. Xiao Wu opened her mouth wide and lunged to bite Qian Xunling, and Bibi Dong cried out in alarm, "Martial Uncle, watch out!"

But Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin were faster. They appeared on either side of Xiao Wu in an instant. If she advanced even a fraction closer to Qian Xunling, the Seven Kill Swords in their hands would strike!

"Don't!" Ah Yin cried, pleading loudly with Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin, but neither paid her any attention. Qian Xunling sneered and stared at Xiao Wu. "I didn't expect your true form to be so plump and succulent. You'd taste delicious on a barbecue, but that would be such a waste. Since you followed us, you'll have to be tormented just like Ah Yin from now on."

"Third Soul Skill, Wind's Fallen Slaughter!"

The wind in the air bound Xiao Wu in midair, but she had a hundred thousand years of cultivation, so it couldn't hold her for long. Qian Xunling said to Chen Jianjun, "Catch her. Don't kill her."

"Okay." Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin acknowledged the order and unleashed the Seven Kill Sword Array again. In an instant, Xiao Wu was trapped inside it. Chen Jianjun had held back considerably before, allowing her to leap up and down, but now he held back no longer. He shouted, "Seven Kill True Body!"

At the same time, Chen Xin also unleashed his Seven Kill True Body.

Xiao Wu decisively unleashed her Invincible Golden Body.

Chen Xin was the first to attack, striking Xiao Wu with his sword. She was unharmed, but her Invincible Golden Body dissipated.

In that brief opening, Qian Xunling spoke. "Sixth Soul Skill, Time Stop!"

Xiao Wu was frozen in place again. Then Chen Jianjun's long-charged sword strike hit her squarely! She flew backward and slammed into the ground, and Time Stop dissipated.

"Xiao Wu!" Seeing this, Ah Yin cried out and struggled desperately to shake off Qian Xunling's hand. He let go, and she fell to the ground, suffering a minor injury. But she paid it no mind. She immediately scrambled to her feet and hurried to Xiao Wu's side. "Xiao Wu, are you all right? Xiao Wu... sob..."

Xiao Wu was severely injured, though Chen Jianjun had shown mercy and hadn't cut off her limbs.

"Hiss~" Xiao Wu nudged Ah Yin, but Ah Yin said earnestly, "Don't move, Xiao Wu. You're hurt too badly. Don't move anymore."

"You shouldn't have followed us, Xiao Wu. Why were you so foolish? How am I supposed to face Ah Rou now? She must be even more worried than I am. You silly child." Ah Yin held Xiao Wu's head, trying to calm her down and stop her from being so irrational.

At that moment, Bibi Dong also wiped away her tears and slowly walked toward Xiao Wu and Ah Yin.

"Little Spider." Chen Jianjun raised a hand to stop her, but Qian Xunling spoke first. He waved his hand. "Let Little Spider go over. They can't do anything."

"Mm-hm." Hearing that her martial uncle had allowed it, Bibi Dong looked at Qian Xunling and immediately smiled, then ran over to the two of them.

When Bibi Dong approached, Xiao Wu was the first to grow wary.

Xiao Wu tried to force herself up to deal with Bibi Dong.

But Bibi Dong raised both hands and said, "Bunny, I won't hurt you. Don't be afraid."

"Hiss~" Xiao Wu didn't believe her at all and remained wary.

A trace of grievance appeared on Bibi Dong's little face, but it soon faded. She continued softly, "Sister Ah Yin has already agreed to become Martial Uncle's maid, and he promised me he wouldn't kill either of you. So you don't have to worry, and neither do you, Sister Ah Yin."

Ah Yin looked at Bibi Dong, then at Qian Xunling, still uncertain.

Qian Xunling spoke. "I said before that my anger was directed at you alone. But if this rabbit keeps refusing to let the matter go, don't blame me for turning her into braised rabbit head."

"Hiss~" Xiao Wu turned and hissed at Qian Xunling. He wasn't about to indulge her and chuckled. "You don't believe me?"

Xiao Wu was frightened. Her body trembled, and she fell silent.

"Martial Uncle, stop scaring Bunny. Bunny is very well-behaved. As long as you don't bully her, she definitely won't resist you again." Bibi Dong blocked Qian Xunling and Xiao Wu from each other's sight, then smiled at Xiao Wu, raised her hands, and slowly approached her.

"You?" Ah Yin looked at Bibi Dong in confusion.

Bibi Dong stopped and looked at Ah Yin. Her little face flushed involuntarily. Thinking Ah Yin had seen through her little scheme because she liked bunnies, she became a little nervous.

Just then, Qian Xunling slowly walked toward them.

"Hiss~" Xiao Wu looked at Qian Xunling, who said coldly, "Don't bare your teeth."

Ah Yin fearfully shielded Xiao Wu behind her, then looked timidly at Qian Xunling and pleaded, "Human, could you let her go? She only offended you because she was trying to save me. She didn't truly mean you any harm."

"What should you call me? You're my maid now," Qian Xunling asked.

"I..." Ah Yin gritted her teeth and, after a moment's hesitation, replied, "Master."

"Just call me Young Master." Qian Xunling chuckled. After saying that, he ignored her, his gaze fixed entirely on Xiao Wu. "You really are unbelievably stupid. Why couldn't you have just stayed with Ah Rou? Why did you have to come running over? I'll give you two choices now: either leave and return to the Star Dou Great Forest on your own, or prepare to take human form."

"Young Master Xunling, are you going to let her go?" Chen Jianjun asked.

Qian Xunling looked at Chen Jianjun and asked, "Do you have an objection?"

Chen Jianjun replied, "Young Master Xunling, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is extraordinarily valuable, and one can only be found by chance. She's guaranteed to drop a Soul Bone. Even if you don't need her Soul Ring, you could keep her in captivity and wait until Little Spider has grown up to absorb it. Wouldn't that be better?"

"No, Little Spider doesn't want Bunny killed." After hearing Chen Jianjun's words, Bibi Dong ran straight to Xiao Wu's side and replied, "Bunny is so cute. You can't kill her."

Ah Yin, on the other hand, grew anxious when she heard they might kill Xiao Wu, especially when Chen Jianjun spoke of keeping them in captivity.

That would be more torturous than killing them.

She didn't want to be kept in captivity.

At that moment, Qian Xunling said mildly, "I won't keep them in captivity, and I won't kill them either."

"Why is that? Young Master Xunling, you should understand their value even better than we do," Chen Jianjun urged.

"So what? Should I keep them in captivity just because they're valuable?" Qian Xunling looked at Ah Yin and continued in a calm tone, "Actually, in my eyes, there isn't much difference between these Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who can take human form and us human Soul Masters. It all comes down to who's strong and who's weak."

"When I was weaker, she hunted me down. I don't fault her for that, since I couldn't beat her. But now I'm stronger than her, so I have to torment her. As for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, they really aren't that important in my eyes. Besides, I already have a target for my next Soul Ring. Why should I go to all that extra trouble and waste my effort?"

"You two old fellows have lived so long, and you still haven't seen through something so simple?" Qian Xunling's gaze held a hint of mockery as he looked at the two of them.

"Well..."

Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin stood there, genuinely awed by Qian Xunling's words.

But Chen Xin then said, "It's only natural and right for us Soul Masters to hunt powerful Soul Beasts. Soul Beasts and we are mortal enemies to begin with."

"Mortal enemies? Who says? Did you make that up yourself?" Qian Xunling chuckled.

"No, but that's what most Soul Masters do," Chen Xin replied.

Qian Xunling laughed again. "What the hell does what they do have to do with me? Do I have to do the same as them? Forget it. I can't be bothered reasoning with you two hidebound old fellows. You just need to listen to my orders. I'm really speechless. Have you spent so long with Little Spider that your brains are starting to become like hers too?"

Seeing Qian Xunling grow impatient, Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin were stunned again. Were they really thinking about whether what they had said earlier was right?

At that moment, Bibi Dong said indignantly, "Martial Uncle, Little Spider isn't stupid!"