Chapter 18: Shi Haochi's Goal

Yan Xiao was stunned; this kid had actually called for backup, and he didn't know what kind of strength his senior brother and senior sister possessed.

"Haochi, what happened to you?"

Two figures arrived in a rush, pushing through the crowd to reach Shi Haochi's side, looking at him with concern.

Upon seeing his greatly swollen buttocks, both revealed expressions of fury.

"Who hit him? Step out."

Shi Haochi's senior brother glared at the crowd and shouted loudly.

The crowd was speechless.

Didn't you see the culprit standing right in front of you, bold and unashamed?

"What kind of cowardly rats, daring to do it but not daring to admit it? If you have the guts, come out and fight me." Seeing the crowd looking at him with strange expressions, the man could not help but be enraged.

"Senior brother... he is the one who hit me."

Just as Yan Xiao was about to admit it, Shi Haochi pointed at him first.

"Hm?"

The man was stunned, not expecting the culprit to be right before his eyes.

Seeing that Yan Xiao had an extraordinary appearance, he couldn't help but ask: "Where did you study under? Why did you hit a disciple of my Yuhua Sect?"

Yuhua Sect.

A first-rate immortal sect in Luoyue City with deep foundations, vaguely threatening to replace the Luoxia Mountain at the bottom of the Seven Spirits; its strength could not be underestimated.

"So it's a disciple of the Yuhua Sect; that youth is done for."

"A pretty-faced young man, is that beaten youth Shi Haochi, the youngest son of the Yuhua Sect Master?"

"Hm, looking at it, that should be correct. The young man who did the hitting is in trouble."

Everyone guessed the origins of Shi Haochi and the others, shaking their heads as they looked at Yan Xiao with eyes full of sympathy.

The Yuhua Sect was making a massive show of force to replace Luoxia Mountain, and Yan Xiao had run into this at such a critical juncture; regardless of who was right or wrong, the other side would not let this go easily.

Moreover, he had hit the precious son of Yuhua Sect Master Shi Yaoqian!

"I am without sect or faction; it was your junior brother who started the name-calling, which is why I took action."

Yan Xiao said with a cupped-hand salute.

If others gave him face, he naturally wouldn't go too far.

"Without sect or faction?"

The crowd looked at Yan Xiao in confusion; if you are without sect or faction, why did you come here?

What?

Hearing him say he was without sect or faction, a fierce expression appeared on the man's face.

"So you're a bumpkin. Can you not read the large characters on the city wall?" the man mocked.

Yan Xiao looked in the direction he pointed; on the city wall, it was clearly written: Sancxiu below the Foundation Establishment Realm are not permitted to enter the city within 7 days — Proclamation by the City Lord's Mansion.

Damn it! How did I not see that just now?

Not allowing those below the Foundation Establishment Realm to enter; this is discrimination against Sancxiu.

No wonder there were so many commoners and cultivators building huts along the way; it turns out they were turned away.

Seeing Yan Xiao's surprised expression, the man confirmed he had no powerful background and sneered, "Daring to hit my junior brother, die!"

Without another word, he intended to kill.

The man drew his sword from its sheath, the tip pointing straight at Yan Xiao's throat.

Clang—!

Yan Xiao drew his sword to block the man's attack, using his strength to knock the longsword flying.

"He actually knocked away Yu Chang's precious sword in one move; Yu Chang is a Qi Refining Realm expert."

Seeing this, the crowd all revealed expressions of astonishment.

"My Master can kill a peak third-tier Gouxiong Huan Yao with a casual move; defeating him is like child's play!"

Wang Dazhu held his broadsword, looking at the crowd with a calm expression.

I am Yan Xiao's disciple, am I proud?

"Hiss..." The crowd gasped in unison once more.

Fear Value from a group of people +500.

Being able to kill a peak third-tier Phantom Demon, what kind of strength is that?

Could this youth before them be a great cultivator of the Cave Profound Realm!

Doesn't look like it.

"Is that so? Then I shall test you myself."

Helping Shi Haochi up, the senior sister slowly stood up, her Foundation Establishment Realm aura unfolding; starting from her feet, a wild wind whipped up on the ground, blowing the onlookers back several steps.

"She is Fairy Feng, Feng Jingting!"

"Fairy Feng, a Foundation Establishment Realm 2nd layer cultivator, possesses wind-type spell enhancements, astonishing speed, and super-strong destructive power."

The crowd exclaimed one after another, hurriedly hiding far away, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of Fairy Feng's hurricane sword art.

"System, can I take her?" Yan Xiao knew the answer the moment he saw the opponent's aura.

This Fairy Feng was truly too formidable.

"You cannot win. Owner, please prepare your defenses to avoid being instantly killed."

The system issued a danger warning.

"Whoosh!"

A blade of wind broke through the air, moving so fast the human eye could not see it; one only felt the air fluctuate, and the blade had already reached Yan Xiao, aiming straight for his right hand.

Clang—

Yan Xiao held the Magic Sword horizontally in front of him, blocking Feng Jingting's attack.

The enchanted Magic Sword emitted a series of sword hums that echoed in the plaza for a long time.

"He actually blocked it!"

Moreover, he had interrupted Fairy Feng's hurricane sword blade with just a casual wave; everyone felt as if they were dreaming.

Fear Value from a group of people +300.

Only +300?

Yan Xiao felt like crying.

He had spent 1000 points of Fear Value to imbue the Magic Sword just to block Feng Jingting's attack, and the result was only 300 Fear Value...

What a huge loss!

Feng Jingting frowned and circulated her Qi again; this time, she was going to use her full strength.

"Wait!"

Yan Xiao could not let her attack again; if she came at him two more times, his Fear Value would be finished.

Wasn't this going to cost him his life?

Yan Xiao decisively waved his hand, calling out to the Fairy who was preparing to attack.

"What else do you have to say?"

Fairy Feng maintained her sword-wielding posture; if things went wrong, a powerful killing move would surely follow.

"Fairy sister, this is a misunderstanding between me and your junior brother. There is no need for this life-or-death struggle. We won't be able to determine a winner by fighting like this. Why don't we sit down and talk it over? I... I am willing to compensate for the losses."

Yan Xiao gritted his teeth and said, thinking to himself: You lot better not ask for an exorbitant price; if it's too much, this young master won't play along.

"Who wins and who loses, we'll only know after we fight."

Feng Jingting seemed completely unconcerned about the so-called compensation; her junior brother had been beaten, and if she didn't get justice, her Master would surely punish her.

Failing to protect him was already a grave sin, and if she let Yan Xiao run away, the trouble would be even greater.

Her Master wanted to betroth her to her junior brother; what if she used this opportunity to extort him?

Thinking of this, the Fairy felt incredibly irritated. She had only been away for less than a minute, and she hadn't expected an accident to occur.

She had to take down Yan Xiao today!

Not giving Yan Xiao a chance to negotiate, Feng Jingting attacked directly with tricky sword techniques, intending to sever the tendons in Yan Xiao's hands and feet.

"Qingyao."

Watching the crazy woman charging over, Yan Xiao retreated directly behind the Cat Demon, letting the Cat Demon step in to block.

Just kidding.

Blocking one move cost one thousand Fear Value; the price was truly too high.

It was better to let Qingyao handle it.

The Cat Demon smiled in understanding, her figure flashing as she collided directly with Feng Jingting; her speed was not the least bit inferior to hers.

Thus, such a scene appeared in the plaza: the two women chasing each other, with only flashes of colorful martial arts techniques flying about—it was dazzling, but they couldn't hit each other, remaining in a stalemate.

Yan Xiao held Qingxue's hand with a solemn expression; he hadn't expected this Fairy to be so difficult to deal with, as even the Cat Demon, whose strength had surged, couldn't take her down.

"Master, since when did this demoness become so powerful?"

Wang Dazhu swallowed a mouthful of saliva; thinking back on his provocations toward Qingyao along the way, he was practically courting death.

It seemed he couldn't argue with her anymore in the future...

"Go, Sister Qingyao!"

Wang Dazhu began cheering for the Cat Demon without a shred of shame.

This old boy had quite a bit of awareness; how did she go from a demoness to Sister Qingyao so quickly?

Yan Xiao gave Wang Dazhu a look of contempt, but it was met with the other man's 'sincere' smile.

In the plaza.

Within a short time, the two women had exchanged over a hundred moves and still could not determine a winner.

"Do you dare to trade one move?" the two women asked simultaneously.

They both had fiery tempers, and being unable to win after a long time left them both incredibly annoyed.

Thus, the two of them launched their strongest attacks at the same time, no longer dodging.

Hard against hard.

The outcome would be decided in one move.