Chapter 203: Let Me See Your Treasure

Immediately, Murong Xiaoya waved her hand casually, and the blazing flames like the sun before her eyes slowly dispersed, revealing an isolated, fire-free zone amidst the vast sea of fire.

However, at this moment, no one stood before Murong Xiaoya; Li Musheng's figure had long vanished.

"Has everything been burned away!"

A slight smirk curled Murong Xiaoya's lips as she let out a cold laugh; at this moment, she appeared extremely sinister and indifferent.

And in the next instant, Murong Xiaoya's expression suddenly froze.

Then, the blood flames shrouding her eyes shook violently, becoming extremely unstable for a moment, seemingly showing a trend of receding and vanishing.

"Why is this happening? How could I have killed the Highness? Impossible... I didn't do this..."

Murong Xiaoya clutched her head and suddenly crouched down, her eyes revealing an expression of extreme pain.

The killing intent surrounding her, as solid as substance, swayed ceaselessly, and at this very moment, it actually showed faint signs of slowly crumbling apart.

Just then, a sigh suddenly arose from within the courtyard covered by the sea of fire.

Next, from the air where there had not been a single trace of human presence, Li Musheng's figure stepped out of thin air, suddenly appearing before Murong Xiaoya.

At this time, as if sensing something, Murong Xiaoya suddenly raised her head, looking at Li Musheng before her.

In an instant, the blood flames in her eyes, which had been gradually extinguishing, suddenly flared up again with renewed intensity, and the killing intent of her entire body likewise returned to its previous terrifying degree.

At this moment, the expression of pain on Murong Xiaoya's face vanished, replaced by a look of shock and doubt; she slowly straightened her body and said in a cold voice:

"You are actually unharmed?"

While speaking, Murong Xiaoya had already launched another attack with overwhelming killing intent; the Zhu Que phantom that instantly condensed behind her waved its fiery wings to strike down through the air, aiming directly at Li Musheng's heart.

This strike was fast to the extreme; the firelight flashed and vanished, making it impossible to capture any trajectory.

However, the firelight cutting through Li Musheng's body merely split a lingering afterimage in two.

In Murong Xiaoya's eyes, Li Musheng's figure was lost once again at this moment.

"Miss Murong, you are still too slow."

And at this time, as Li Musheng's voice sounded, his entire body reappeared from the previously dissipated afterimage, looking at Murong Xiaoya and shaking his head.

"How is this possible!"

Murong Xiaoya's face showed a look of horror; in the next instant, her terrifying aura, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea, surged to its peak; crimson-gold patterns flowed and gathered in her palm, the crimson-gold vortex fire blazed intensely, and then she raised her hand through the air to grip Li Musheng's heart heavily.

However, in the next instant, a slender hand, unknown when it had appeared, rested on Murong Xiaoya's wrist, and Li Musheng's voice sounded by her ear:

"You are still too weak, Miss Murong."

"Also, if you attack again, I might not be able to resist killing you."

Li Musheng's words echoed in Murong Xiaoya's ears, and at this moment, she discovered in horror that the wrist he held could not be clenched down no matter what, as if a force as heavy as a heavenly mountain pressed upon her hand, making it impossible for her to move even an inch.

At the same time, an indescribable fear surged into Murong Xiaoya's heart, even causing the killing intent rising to the sky within her body to tremble, and then recede like a tide.

And at this time, the blood flames covering Murong Xiaoya's eyes also slowly faded; immediately, an expression of disbelief gradually appeared on her face, and her gaze changed from the previous sinister coldness to pain and regret:

"I... how did I become like this?"

Visible to the naked eye, the fire pillar burning the sky that rose to the heavens dissipated from mid-air, and the sea of fire shrouding the Mei Residence around it slowly lost its previous might.

Li Musheng gazed at the Murong Xiaoya before him, who had returned to the soft and weak appearance she had before, and slowly shook his head.

In fact, when the other party first attacked him just now, he had already had the thought of killing this young lady before his eyes.

However, seeing that Murong Xiaoya clearly showed signs of struggle at that time, Li Musheng ultimately could not bring himself to be ruthless.

"Sigh, it's over; if my behavior fell into the hands of the protagonists in certain novels from my past life, I would surely be scolded by the readers as a saintly hypocrite."

Li Musheng frowned and couldn't help but mutter a complaint in his heart.

But there was no way; after all, this young lady Murong Xiaoya was an acquaintance, and having just had her entire clan exterminated with a tragic background, there was a reason for her actions.

Moreover, Li Musheng could sense that something was clearly wrong with the other party.

Although Murong Xiaoya's strength was becoming more and more powerful, her mind seemed to be occupied by hatred and slaughter, to the extent that she could not control herself at all, even showing a trend of degenerating into a killing machine that knew only slaughter and had no emotions.

"Highness... I'm sorry..."

The crimson-gold patterns on Murong Xiaoya's skin vanished, and the molten-gold vortex in her eyes disappeared; she only lowered her head and apologized in a low voice with an expression of pain.

Li Musheng slowly released the other party's slender wrist, looked her over for a while, then raised an eyebrow and suddenly spoke:

"No need to apologize, Miss Murong; instead, let me see your treasure."

Upon hearing these words, the bowing Murong Xiaoya was instantly stunned, then slowly raised her head.

Her long, red hair like fire fluttered gently in the residual heat waves around her.

"Treasure?"

The terrifying aura on Murong Xiaoya's body had already subsided; at this moment, her pale and beautiful face showed a look of confusion.

Hearing this, Li Musheng stroked his chin, then pointed his finger at the position of the other party's left chest and said:

"Isn't your treasure right there?"

Murong Xiaoya looked down and quickly understood; she slowly extended her hand and placed it upon her own heart, saying softly:

"Indeed, thanks to it, I was able to destroy the Four Great Families and avenge the Murong family by killing Han Chuiyuan."

Speaking of this, Murong Xiaoya's gaze became dazed; the blood flames that had originally extinguished seemed to be trending to ignite again, and the killing intent lurking within her body seemed about to make a comeback.

However, Li Musheng merely cast a glance; the invisible spiritual pressure fell upon Murong Xiaoya's body, and everything quietly settled down.

"Miss Murong, you cannot control this thing; hand it over to me, and I will control it for you."

Li Musheng narrowed his eyes and slowly spoke.

And at this time, Murong Xiaoya also seemed to have realized something, understanding the reason behind her previous actions.

She looked up at Li Musheng, then lowered her head and remained silent for a moment; finally, she nodded and said:

"Now that my great grudge has been avenged, I no longer need the Zhu Que Bone; if the Highness wants it, then please take it."

Saying this, Murong Xiaoya faced Li Musheng and gently lifted her robe with her hand.

In an instant, Murong Xiaoya's entire body was fully presented before Li Musheng's eyes.

At this moment, Li Musheng slightly narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling upon the other's heart.

There lay a gruesome scar, wreathed in bloodlight, as if it could never heal.

(End of this chapter)