Tie Sheng's dejected eyes and bitter expression told one thing: their village might really be doomed.
"Can these cultivators indiscriminately kill innocent people and disregard the lives of mortals?"
"Although major powers have officially stipulated that cultivators must not kill mortals at will, there are always so many accidents in this world, or rather, it is a game for the strong."
"Are mortals just pawns that can be discarded at will?"
"That's not entirely true. You know, the higher the cultivation level, the greater the destructive power. Those people might not want to harm innocent people."
"How ridiculous! Two ants dare to presume to speak of a great senior. Aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew?"
Ye Xiruo and Zhang Tiesheng all turned to look at the source of the sound.
A young man holding a sword, with a cold and arrogant expression, glanced at Ye Xiruo and Zhang Tiesheng with indescribable contempt, as if looking at ants.
"What's it to you? Are you some kind of powerful senior?" Ye Xiruo immediately bristled. What an arrogant and conceited little brat! At such a young age, he acted all mature and old-fashioned, like a Confucian scholar. And that tone, that expression—it was simply unbearable.
Zhang Tiesheng's thick eyebrows furrowed, clearly indicating he was quite angry. However, he didn't lash out, because he recognized the sword the boy was holding—Red Night.
"Ignorant fool." Ye Xiruo only felt a flash of snow-white sword light, a few strands of hair were blown away in the breeze, and blood slowly seeped from her forehead, making her look somewhat eerie against her pale face.
"Mo Shiba, you've gone too far! How could you attack a mere mortal?" Zhang Tiesheng's face turned red with anger.
"Xiao Liu, how are you? Are you alright?" Tie Sheng pulled out a snow-white handkerchief and frantically wiped the blood from Ye Xiruo's forehead.
"I'm fine." Ye Xiruo watched the blood slowly seep into her white clothes, like a blood-red plum blossom slowly blooming, her voice calm. But no one knew the turmoil churning within her. This world was no longer what it used to be; the strong were respected. If that young man hadn't held back, she might be dead by now, her body turned to dust, forgotten by all.
But she didn't regret it. Although she was weak now, it didn't mean she was willing to be an ant and be slaughtered by others. The raging flames began to burn angrily. Ye Xiruo's spiritual root grew slowly, and a few light golds appeared in the vigorous green vitality, making it look very holy.
"State your name." Ye Xiruo's expression was serious, even solemn. Although her voice was young, it carried a certain authority.
"Mo Qing." For some reason, under that calm gaze, he actually uttered the name he hated most.
“Very well, that’s right, you are stronger than me now, but don’t forget that even an ant can have the ambition to swallow an elephant. I will challenge you in a year.”
"Tch." Mo Shiba sneered. How naive! Does he really think he's a peerless genius or a peerless prodigy who can suppress all wastelands?
"Xiao Liu." Tie Sheng was somewhat taken aback. This Xiao Liu was so unfamiliar, as if she were a completely different person.
"No, Mo Shiba is already a master among the younger generation, why would you do that?"
"You also think I have no chance of beating him."
That's not what I meant. I was worried about you.
"Don't worry! If we can't even defeat him, how can we take revenge?" Ye Xiruo's voice was calm, but the flames in the depths of her heart had already spread like wildfire.
Her long-dormant heart of a powerful being is awakening, and sooner or later it will shock the entire continent.
"Fine, I'll spare your life." Mo Shiba licked his lips, a bloodthirsty glint seemingly flashing in his narrow eyes. To be provoked by an ant, he actually felt a sense of unease—truly a bizarre thing.
"Please keep your life safe. I'll come and take it from you." Ye Xi replied with the same words.
Ye Xiruo turned and walked into the house. The white figure looked very thin, but her waist was straight, as if there was infinite power in that small body.
Liu Tiesheng clenched his fists tightly. It was all his fault. He was too weak. He couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from Mo Shiba.
Mo Shiba sneered. An ant is always an ant. The smile on Mo Shiba's lips hadn't even faded before it froze on his face. Because just now, with a "thump," he watched helplessly as he knelt on the ground, unable to resist.
A highly concentrated ball of true energy was constantly churning around his right knee, each movement causing him immense pain. He couldn't stand up until he expelled this ball of true energy.
Mo Shiba's face turned bright red. This person was definitely a master, and it was very likely related to the little ant from before. But why did he choose to make his move at this particular moment?
He could still use his true energy, but he couldn't expel the extremely domineering true energy, so he could only kneel on the ground in such a humiliating way.
This humiliation made Mo Shiba's eyes red, and his true essence surged wildly throughout his body, but the small amount of true essence remained at his knee, as if it had taken root.
Ten minutes later, the true energy seemed to be weakening, and Mo Shiba's face turned from flushed to pale. Who exactly was this person? If he wanted to protect that girl, he should have intervened when he drew his sword earlier.
"Ants." Two words faintly echoed in the air. Mo Shiba's eyes widened, feeling as if he had been slapped hard across the face.
I just said those two words, and they immediately reported back.
Since Ye Xiruo had nothing to tidy up, she simply stuffed everything in the study into her spatial storage, including the half-sack of rice in the kitchen, as well as blankets and quilts.
As soon as Ye Xiruo came out, she saw Mo Shiba kneeling on the ground with a pained expression. She pointed at him with some surprise and said, "Is he apologizing or preparing to unleash a powerful move? Is he gathering strength?" Heaven knows how insincerely she said that.
Although Tie Sheng didn't know what had happened, he pretended to be confused for the moment and said seriously, "Maybe so. We'd better hurry up and leave. Once this senior has finished gathering his strength, we probably won't be able to leave."
Ye Xiruo took a deep look at the place where she had lived for several days. Although she was very reluctant to leave, the door had to be closed in the end.
"Young lady, are you going on a long journey?" A young man dressed in white, with an elegant demeanor but an unremarkable face, suddenly appeared behind Ye Xiruo.
"Why are you here?" Although this was only their second meeting, Ye Xiruo was still pleasantly surprised. In this unfamiliar world, she knew very few people.
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