Chapter 13: Yan Xiao's Dumbfounded Face

"Junior brother, at this very moment, we should set aside our prejudices and join hands to face the enemy.

Behind us is Majia Town; if we let this Gouxiong Huan Yao pass, it will be a river of blood, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

The white-haired elder said with great passion.

The man in green frowned deeply and looked at the houses behind him; if this big guy stepped down, how could the common people survive?

"Senior brother, you had better not be lying to me," the man in green said through gritted teeth.

"How could I lie to you? I will count to three, and you and I will use the Luoxia Sword Art to attack the Phantom Demon's eyes together; I'll take the left, you take the right."

The white-haired elder said sincerely.

"Fine."

The man in green stepped back, formed seals with his hands, and prepared to use the secret Luoxia Sword Art to attack the Gouxiong Huan Yao's right eye.

"3, 2, 1, strike."

As the words fell, the two attacked simultaneously, their figures like the evening glow, turning into streams of light as they charged toward the Gouxiong Huan Yao.

"Damn, they're experts!"

Yan Xiao watched their powerful sword moves in a daze; with attacks like these, if they did it a few more times, the big bear shouldn't be able to hold on for long.

Sooner or later, it would be killed by the two of them.

"It seems digging a pit myself was an unnecessary move," Yan Xiao smiled bitterly. Having strength is great; if you don't like the look of someone, just stab them to death with a sword!

With these two great experts holding the line, Yan Xiao prepared to go and rendezvous with Qingxue and the others. Just as he turned around, he heard a shrill scream and a heaven-shaking roar.

"Roar~.....!"

"Ah.... Senior brother, you are so despicable!"

What happened?

Yan Xiao hurriedly turned his head and saw a shocking scene.

He saw the man in green holding a long sword, having pierced the Gouxiong Huan Yao's left eye with one strike.

And behind the man in green, the white-haired elder held his sword hilt, looking at his junior brother with a helpless expression.

The long sword in his hand had already pierced through the man in green's chest.

The beast roar was the Gouxiong Huan Yao bellowing in extreme pain from its left eye being injured.

And that shrill scream was the man in green's unwillingness and despair before death.

"Damn.... damn it all!"

"This......?"

Yan Xiao was too shocked to speak.

The visual impact of the scene before him was too overwhelming.

What happened?

Yan Xiao was completely dumbfounded.

They had agreed to face the enemy together, so how did the man in green end up dying under his senior brother's sword?

"Roar....."

A roar startled Yan Xiao back to his senses.

After crushing the man in green with one claw, the Gouxiong Huan Yao attacked the white-haired elder again.

With a bang, the white-haired elder was sent flying by a punch from the Gouxiong Huan Yao, landing in the large pit Yan Xiao had dug.

The white-haired elder faced Yan Xiao, and only then did Yan Xiao see that his abdomen had been slashed open by a long sword, with blood flowing freely.

It turned out the two brothers were each harboring evil designs, both wanting to take the opportunity to finish off the other, which led to such a tragedy.

The man in green had intentionally gotten the direction wrong, killing toward the Gouxiong Huan Yao's left eye, while taking the opportunity to injure the white-haired elder along the way—killing two birds with one stone by blinding the Phantom Demon and wounding his senior brother.

Unfortunately, the white-haired elder was even more ruthless; the moment he saw the situation was wrong, he directed his sword move intended for the Gouxiong Huan Yao onto the man in green.

One strike through the heart, an instant kill!

The elder was severely wounded and had no time to dodge the big bear's attack, having his internal organs shattered by a punch.

He landed in the large pit Yan Xiao had dug, feeling incomparably disappointed.

He never expected that he, the dignified Great Elder of Luoxia Mountain, would die in such a stifling manner.

Just a moment ago, he had mocked that youth for digging a pit and jumping into it himself.

Retribution is swift.

Yan Xiao watched in a daze as the white-haired elder fell into the large pit. He wanted to rescue him, but the Gouxiong Huan Yao was already charging over; rescue was clearly too late.

"Forget it!"

The white-haired elder sighed, took a golden token from his bosom, and threw it to Yan Xiao.

"Run."

The elder roared, preparing to detonate his dantian.

At this moment, the Gouxiong Huan Yao had just reached the edge of the pit; it took a step forward, its body slipped, and its massive frame slid into the large pit.

"Boom!"

A heaven-shaking loud noise.

Yan Xiao was blown far away by the explosion's shockwave.

The self-detonation of a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm had power comparable to a cannonball.

Fear Value from Bai Buyi +200.

Fear Value from Gouxiong Huan Yao +1200.

Yan Xiao shook his head, his ears ringing.

"System, are they dead? Why can I still receive Fear Value?"

Yan Xiao was still shaken; that earth-shattering boom just now was truly terrifying.

"Owner, they are all dead. Because they died in the pit you dug, you have gained Fear Value," the system replied.

Ah... so this is how one can earn Fear Value?

It seems I can dig more pits in the future.

Looking at the gold token that the old man Bai Buyi had thrown over, Yan Xiao had no idea what this thing was.

But it looked like it should be quite valuable.

"System, how much is this worth?" Yan Xiao asked directly.

"This is the Luoxia Mountain Sect Master Token. The system has not calculated its specific value," the system replied.

"Luoxia Mountain Sect Master Token? Good stuff; it should be able to trade for quite a few good things," Yan Xiao said with a look of pleasant surprise, hurriedly putting the token away.

He thought that if he were short on money in the future, Luoxia Mountain shouldn't be stingy if he went to ask for some using the Sect Master Token.

"Master... Master, you are too cool."

Suddenly, Wang Dazhu's voice came; he was like an excited bull, rushing to Yan Xiao's side all at once, which gave Yan Xiao a start.

Yan Xiao turned his head and discovered that Qingxue, Qingyao, and many villagers had all followed and run over.

"Why haven't you all left yet?" Yan Xiao asked in confusion.

"Brother, the road has been blocked by the Phantom Demon; we simply cannot get out," Qingxue explained.

Wang Dazhu nodded, his face full of excitement, without a trace of fear.

"Master, we all saw it. You flew up with a sword and hacked the big bear to death. With you here, we aren't afraid of anything."

Wang Dazhu laughed heartily, his voice very loud, feeling proud to be Yan Xiao's disciple.

"That's right, that's right... I didn't expect Afu to be so powerful.

With you here, Majia Town is safe."

A woman over fifty smiled and complimented him.

"Afu"—this was Yan Xiao's childhood name, the name given to him when Laojiugui picked him up; Yan Xiao hated this form of address the most.

"Afu, you have really grown up. That sword strike you flew up with just now was truly too powerful."

Ma Dashu from next door patted Yan Xiao on the shoulder and said.

"Brother Afu, I want to learn the sword from you so that when I grow up, I can protect Majia Town."

A five or six-year-old brat looked at Yan Xiao with a serious face and said.

Yan Xiao was speechless.

So they actually thought he was the one who killed the big bear.

This couldn't be blamed on the villagers' ignorance; when they fled over, they happened to see Yan Xiao being blown away by the shockwave, his Magic Sword dancing wildly in his hands.

From their angle, they couldn't see clearly and thought Yan Xiao was attacking, plus that line from Wang Dazhu, "My master has unleashed a big move, the Phantom Demon is finished..."

So everyone believed that it was Yan Xiao who had killed the Gouxiong Huan Yao.

For a time, Yan Xiao became a hero in the eyes of the villagers, a great hero.

They did not hide their admiration for him in the slightest.

"Master, let me follow you to fight in all directions, kill all the Phantom Demons in the vicinity, return a bright and clear sky to Majia Town, and give the villagers a peaceful and prosperous age."

Wang Dazhu was glowing with health, waving the big blade in his hand, impassioned, filled with righteous indignation, unwavering... and talking nonsense.

"Good!"

"Dazhu is right, go Afu, kill all the Phantom Demons."

"Afu is awesome!"

"Brother Afu is the best!"

The villagers' emotions were actually stirred up by this idiot Wang Dazhu, and they all loudly praised Yan Xiao.

However, Yan Xiao found the name "Afu" very awkward to hear.