Chapter Sixteen
"kill!"
"kill!"
Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan exchanged a glance. Although they were facing away from each other and could not see each other's expressions, they were still in tacit agreement: today, no one will be left here!
Xiao Liunian had just done a quick scan and found that there were about fifty or sixty people left, most of whom were elite disciples of the Yama Palace.
There's also the head of the Ganzhou branch, whose cultivation level is only at the initial stage.
An unexpected arrival of Song Si, the Lord of the Samsara Palace, was added to the mix. His cultivation had reached the intermediate level, so it seemed like a bloody battle was likely to ensue. However, neither of them showed any intention of retreating; on the contrary, their killing intent became even more intense!
Xiao Liunian sheathed his short sword and put on a long sword, named Wushang.
At this moment, Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan, surrounded by the crowd, each wielded their own weapon—one with the imposing presence of a tiger, the other with the imposing presence of a dragon.
The two of them, in perfect unison, charged towards the crowd.
The people in the Yama Palace were intimidated by the aura of the two. Wherever Xiao Liunian and Yama's staff and sword energy reached, everyone was forced to prostrate themselves.
In the blink of an eye, only Song Si, Xiao Liunian, and Wu Yan remained standing in the courtyard; the rest were dead or wounded, none of them surviving.
"Senior Song Si, do you think it's appropriate for the two of us to escort you into reincarnation?"
"All things are equal!"
Xiao Liunian unleashed his ultimate move in the midst of his words.
This move was created by Xiao Liunian himself after he had learned Yan Li's ultimate move.
Yan Li unleashed his ultimate move, transforming one sword into ten thousand, leaving no one able to hide.
But in Xiao Liunian's view, this was simply a matter of density; Yan Li's sword could transform into ten thousand swords, leaving no room for retreat.
Xiao Liunian then thought of using a more concentrated barrage of sword strikes to counterattack, aiming to gain an overwhelming advantage in the process.
In addition to Yan Li's signature move, Xiao Liunian also added transparent "blades" between the swords, stringing together thousands of swords to form a net of blades.
When Song Si and the other two sensed that Xiao Liunian's sword move had just begun, they prepared to stop him.
However, Xiao Liunian was too fast. Before the two could stop him, Xiao Liunian had already gathered his strength, making it impossible to avoid.
Song and his companion then changed their strategy and engaged in direct combat.
In their view, no matter how strong the opponent was, with the two of them working together, the opponent couldn't do anything to them.
However, more often than not, people are defeated by their own assumptions.
Under the principle of equality for all things, all things are equal!
After the attack, the two were severely injured and collapsed in the ruins of the house that Xiao Liunian had also destroyed.
The last thing Song Si and his companion saw in the world was a stick.
It was Xiao Liunian's ally, Wu Yan, who, taking advantage of the moment when Song Si and his companion were severely injured, used his staff to gather strength and charged towards them. With each person wielding the staff, he broke through the enemy's defenses with tremendous force.
Thus, the Ganzhou branch of the Yama Palace was destroyed.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
"What do you plan to do next?" Xiao Liunian asked.
"Burn it down!" Wu Yan said.
Wu Yan recalled the great fire that had destroyed his family years ago. Now, he was burning down this branch of the Yama Palace as a prelude to comforting his deceased family members.
One day, this fire will burn all the way to the headquarters of Yama's Palace!
Xiao Liunian said, "Before setting the fire, just to be safe, I need to go somewhere first!"
Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan arrived at a secluded place on the mountain, a cave located behind the Yama Palace.
Just as the two entered the cave, they bumped into five children coming out. Judging from their figures, the youngest was eight or nine years old, and the oldest was thirteen or fourteen.
Upon seeing Xiao Liunian and Wu Yan, the five children instantly huddled together, gripping their weapons tightly. Although they were afraid, their eyes were resolute.
"Who are you?" asked a boy who looked to be about twelve years old, who was in the lead.
"How do you know I'm not from the Underworld? And not here to take you back?" Xiao Liunian asked.
"Clothes!" the child standing in front replied.
It turns out it was a matter of attire. If I go to the Underworld again in the future, I can try dressing up as an assassin from the Underworld to infiltrate the enemy and break through from within. That would be a good idea.
"We are people who do good deeds!"
"This is the antidote! You should know what the antidote is." Xiao Liunian approached the children, stopped a meter away, and handed them a small blue jade bottle.
The children all looked at the one in the lead, waiting for him to make a decision.
After hesitating for a long time, the child took the jade bottle, poured out a few pills, swallowed one, and handed it to the children behind him.
“One per person is enough,” Xiao Liunian added.
After the children finished taking the medicine, the children returned the jade bottle to Xiao Liunian.
"Thanks!"
"Aren't you afraid I'm lying to you?" Xiao Liunian asked.
"The poison has already taken effect. Whether we eat it or not, we'll die anyway. Why not give it a try?" the child replied.
Xiao Liunian looked on with admiration. Indeed, you can tell who will be a prominent figure from a young age!
Do you still have the antidote?
"There are still some children inside. Could you give them the antidote too?"
Xiao Liunian handed out the jade bottle again, and fearing it wasn't enough, he took out another bottle and handed it over.
"It's completely yours! Take it and use it."
The children returned to the cave together.
"This is the antidote, believe it or not!"
The five children worked together to pry open the locked cell door and place the jade bottle on the open ground.
They then walked out of the cave.
"The Yama Palace branch here has been destroyed and will soon be burned to the ground."
"I'll take you away from here to a relatively safe place first, and then you can leave on your own!"
"How about it, do you want to come together? You two discuss it, I'll wait for you for a while, but not too long."
Xiao Liunian asked patiently, then took Wu Yan a little further away, leaving space for the five children.
"Where are the children inside?" Wu Yan asked.
Xiao Liunian: "I've sent a message to the government. After dawn, government officials will come here to investigate!"
"Someone will handle this later!"
"The government is willing to get involved in such matters?" The tone needed to be sarcastic.
“The government will agree!” Xiao Liunian said confidently.
"Oh?" Wu Yan was very curious. Faced with a powerful force in the martial arts world that was like the underworld, the government's attitude was that the affairs of the martial arts world should be left to the martial arts world, and they would not care whether the dead were martial arts people or not.
Xiao Liunian: "Because a child died in the hands of Yama, this child's identity is somewhat special!"
"So he's the son of a nobleman! That's why he has someone to take care of him!" Wu Yan mocked.
"Do you still want to go on scientific expeditions?" Xiao Liunian changed the subject.
"I've always been curious about Miss Liu's identity. At such a young age, her cultivation is astonishing, and she can even cure the poison that the Yama Palace uses to control assassins. May I ask if Miss Liu could tell me?" Wu Yan didn't answer Xiao Liu Nian's question, but instead asked her another question.
"Me? Alone! That's easy to tell, isn't it?" Xiao Liunian said in a serious tone.
Wu Yan: ………………
The cat in the space: ………………
"I'm going to set it on fire! See you down the mountain!" Wu Yan turned and went to set the fire.
"Have you thought it through?" Xiao Liunian asked as he heard the children approaching.
"You gave us the antidote, and you destroyed this place!"
"Therefore, you are our savior, and we want to follow you, is that alright?" the lead child asked bravely as a representative.
"Why do you think I should keep you here?" Xiao Liunian did not answer whether he agreed or disagreed.
“We…” The five children lowered their heads.
"However, you were very brave. Although you were scared, you still did your best to escape!"
"Therefore, this courage is well worth it."
"However, you are still young, it's not the right time yet. You should focus on your studies first."
"After you've completed your studies, you can choose to stay with me or find another place to go!"
Xiao Liunian thought that if he were in such a situation, he would probably need someone to help him. In that case, he should do a good deed that day!
Xiao Liunian led the five children down the mountain to meet up with Wu Yan.
That night, the sky was ablaze with fire, and all the killing and bloodshed were swallowed up by the flames.
As dawn approached, the two returned to Changcheng.
Xiao Liunian placed the five children at an inn outside Changcheng. This inn was under the jurisdiction of the Huayue Sect. After instructing the innkeeper to arrange for someone to send the children to the Huayue Sect in Longcheng, he returned to the inn in Changcheng.
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