A woman covered her chest with her hands, blood smeared on the corner of her mouth, and stared angrily at the person who had hurt her.

The other person smiled calmly under her resentful gaze.

"The Yuan family is not allowed to fight among themselves. Yuan Minghuan, have you forgotten that if the head of the family knew, aren't you afraid that he would punish you?" Yuan Yuxian, the woman who was beaten, spat out a mouthful of blood and angrily accused the other party.

"If you die, who will know that it was me, Yuan Minghuan, who did it? Yuan Yuxian, you are a smart person, but unfortunately you are too persistent," Yuan Minghuan said insidiously, "and how do you know that this time it was not the master's order?"

Yuan Yuxian was so irritated by his hint that he spit out blood again, his face gloomy, "What did you say?"

"Nothing is impossible, it's just what you can't think of. The head of the family doesn't need someone who will only go against him. He has so many children, you wouldn't make a difference. Yuan Zhengrong could abandon them back then, let alone you." Yuan Minghuan smiled lightly.

"This is impossible!" Yuan Yuxian didn't believe that her father would let someone kill her, but she knew very well how cold-blooded her father was.

"You are the only one who is blamed for not knowing how to appreciate my kindness. You have been trying to do those things all these years. Your family has long been in decline. Why don't you just be an ordinary person? Why do you have to go against the head of the family?"

"No." Yuan Yuxian's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of light, "It's impossible that the patriarch asked you to come!"

Yuan Minghuan was slightly stunned, and then sarcastically said: "Why not? Do you still think that your position in the master's heart is the same as before?"

"Don't try to provoke me or lie to me again. If the master really has something against me, he wouldn't have asked you to take action until now. He would have had many opportunities to do so." Yuan Yuxian smiled coldly.

"You can still think of these things at this time. It seems that what they said is right. You haven't given up yet." Yuan Minghuan's eyes rolled, "Could it be that you already knew that Yuan Zhengrong's son has returned?"

Yuan Yuxian's expression remained unchanged.

"Sure enough, it seems that you have placed your hopes on him. Do you really think he can shoulder the responsibility?" Yuan Minghuan narrowed his eyes sinisterly.

"Is this the reason why you attacked me?" Yuan Yuxian started to think about it in her mind. She had heard something about it, but not the specific details.

The reason is that Gao Han is too low-key, which leads to a lot of information not being collected in a timely manner.

"I was still doubting it, but now I finally understand." Yuan Yuxian laughed.

"What do you understand?" Yuan Minghuan frowned unhappily when he saw that she could still laugh.

"You understand that Gao Han's strength is indeed superior to Yuan Zhe's. You also understand that you are afraid of Gao Han, so you want to get rid of me first, right?" Yuan Yuxian smiled confidently. Now she is relieved. Zhengrong's son did not disappoint her.

Yuan Minghuan's face suddenly turned cold, "You are going to die, so what can I do?"

"Don't be too confident about yourself. It's still uncertain who will live and who will die!" Knowing that she still had a nephew, Yuan Yuxian had no intention of dying. She wanted to live more than anyone else.

Zhongli Tingzhou didn't want to get involved in the Yuan family's affairs. He was just passing by, until he heard Yuan Zhengrong's name from Yuan Minghuan.

Isn’t this Gao Han’s father?

Zhongli Tingzhou, who was only interested in Gao Han, decided to continue listening.

From their few words, he realized that Yuan Yuxian was actually Gao Han's aunt.

That's our family.

If he did not save his own family members, Gao Han might blame him if he found out later.

Zhongli Tingzhou decided to rescue Yuan Yuxian. At this moment, the black rat on his shoulder, which had been as quiet as a chicken after being taught a lesson by him, suddenly chirped.

"Who?" Yuan Minghuan's face changed drastically when he heard the sound. Is there someone else nearby? Could it be that the conversation between him and Yuan Yuxian was heard by the other party?

Yuan Yuxian had been looking for a way to escape. When he saw Yuan Minghuan's attention was diverted, he immediately rushed out of his control without hesitation.

"Stop Yuan Yuxian immediately and don't let her run away!" Yuan Minghuan discovered Yuan Yuxian's intention at the first moment and shouted loudly.

Yuan Minghuan no longer cared about the people hiding nearby. His mission was to deal with Yuan Yuxian and not let her escape. He was about to rush over.

A sharp arrow came through the air.

Yuan Minghuan then realized that it was a branch. At the same time, a black shadow appeared and quickly came in front of him. When they met, he was shocked and retreated more than ten steps before he could see the other person clearly.

"Who are you and why do you care about the Yuan family's affairs?" Yuan Minghuan immediately announced the name of the Yuan family. If the other party was sensible, he should turn around and leave.

Zhongli Tingzhou has never been a sensible person. What is sensible? Can you eat it?

With a wave of his arm, the short-bladed magic weapon immediately sent out countless gusts of wind, which were mixed with ice. Wherever it passed, the grass and trees on the ground immediately froze into a layer of frost.

There was both strong wind and cold ice, and Yuan Minghuan was frightened. The wave after wave of attacks almost made him unable to withstand them. He had to keep retreating until he stopped. When he raised his head, an expression of shock involuntarily appeared on his face, and he shouted out the other party's name.

"Zhongli Tingzhou, why is it you?"

Zhongli Tingzhou in front of him was wearing black clothes, but no one had stipulated that he could not wear black clothes, so no one was suspicious.

Including Yuan Yuxian, but she was very surprised why Zhongli Tingzhou would help her. You know, the Yuan family and the Zhongli family have always been two opposing families.

"This is the Yuan family's business, why do you want to interfere in our affairs!" Suddenly there was a variable, and Yuan Minghuan had a bad feeling.

"This is also the Zhongli family's business." Zhongli Tingzhou said seriously.

Yuan Minghuan was stunned for a second. What did he mean by "this is also Zhongli family's business"? What did his and Yuan Yuxian's business have to do with his Zhongli family?

"Yuan Minghuan, are you really stupid, or are you just pretending to be stupid? You can't even figure this out, huh." Yuan Yuxian has figured it out.

Zhongli Tingzhou just wanted her to survive and let the Yuan family continue their internal fighting, but the other party did overestimate her.

Yuan Yuxian himself was actually not sure whether he could do it.

So many years have passed, and she is still alive, but in fact their lineage has long been dead in name only.

Yuan Minghuan was misled by Yuan Yuxian's hint and thought that Zhongli Tingzhou saved Yuan Yuxian just to let the Yuan family continue their internal strife.

"Zhongli Tingzhou, you have to think clearly. If you take this action, you will be going against the entire Yuan family!"

"I can't think it through any more clearly." Zhongli Tingzhou smiled slightly and attacked at the same time.

Yuan Minghuan himself was a powerful warrior with third-class cultivation, but the more he fought with Zhongli Tingzhou, the more frightened he became. Was Zhongli Tingzhou already so strong? Facing a junior, he actually felt a great pressure.

"Retreat!" Yuan Minghuan was still worried that there were still people from the Zhongli family nearby, so he didn't dare to continue to fight with them and immediately ordered a retreat.

Yuan Yuxian was able to catch her breath.

Zhongli Tingzhou's figure suddenly flashed past her, and he didn't even stop but chased after her.

Yuan Yuxian stared at his figure as sharp as the wind. He was filled with a powerful aura, as if he were a god of death. He rushed into the crowd and killed everyone in his way.

It was clearly just a short blade, but even she was far away and could feel the killing blow. The murderous aura that came towards her cut off a life in an instant.

Zhongli Tingzhou failed to kill everyone, and Yuan Minghuan escaped, but he also killed a few people.

"Why did you save me? I am also a member of the Yuan family." Yuan Yuxian stared at Zhongli Tingzhou who had returned with a complicated expression. She no longer sensed a trace of murderous intent from him. She was now certain that the other party was really trying to save her.

"Are you Gao Han's aunt?" Zhongli Tingzhou put away the short blade, turned his head and asked. In front of outsiders, his expression was as cold as ever.

Yuan Yuxian was stunned. "You know Gao Han? What is your relationship with him?"

"For his sake..." Before Zhongli Tingzhou could finish his words, the black rat he had thrown away ran back and jumped into his arms.

"Chirp, chirp." The black mouse chirped, shouting in mouse language that no one could understand.

Yuan Yuxian looked at the black rat and was suddenly stunned. She suddenly remembered a rumor she had heard in the past two days.

There has been a rumor in the disaster area of ​​Baicheng recently that the Silver Lizard fell into the hands of a lone man in black. Could it be that this man is Zhongli Tingzhou?

Zhongli Tingzhou picked up the black rat and threw it away with disgust.

The black rat came back again, but this time it had learned its lesson. It no longer climbed into the man's arms or shoulders, grabbed his clothes, and simply hung behind him.

The host can't see it, so out of sight, out of mind, he won't throw it away again.

The black mouse couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his own wit. I am really cute.

After Zhongli Tingzhou left, Yuan Yuxian also waited for his confidant to arrive. He suddenly burst into laughter and laughed so hard that tears came out.

"Retribution, it turns out there really is retribution, the Yuan family is finished!"

The confidant was startled by her abnormal behavior and hurriedly asked what happened.

Yuan Yuxian only told them that she was injured by Yuan Minghuan, and Zhongli Tingzhou saved her, and concealed the secret of the Silver Lizard.

She had no interest in the Silver-Essence Lizard. Even if there really was a Lingyun Stone Mine, she couldn't eat it. But she definitely didn't want the Yuan family to get it. It would be the best choice for her if the Silver-Essence Lizard fell into Zhongli Tingzhou's hands.

There is just one thing I don’t understand. Since Zhongli Tingzhou got the Silver Essence Lizard, why didn’t he tell the people of the Zhongli family?

She didn't think about it too much, it was none of her business anyway.

After Yuan Yuxian and her cronies left, the man who was following Zhongli Tingzhou finally caught up here, but Zhongli Tingzhou was already gone.

"Fuck, why are you running so fast all of a sudden? I'll be able to make a contribution soon."

The man's face was full of anger and unwillingness.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object being blasted away nearby, as well as the sound of stones falling to the ground and rolling.

The man thought Zhongli Tingzhou was still nearby, so he excitedly ran towards the sound, only to see a man in black standing in the shadow of the mountain wall.

He couldn't see his face clearly. There was a pile of rubble at his feet and tall grass blocking the narrow entrance of the cave, so he couldn't see the secret behind the man in black.