Chapter 22: I Am Willing to Donate Half to the City Lord's Mansion

"Owner, the system hasn't changed; it is still that cool and domineering powerful Sword Demon System."

The system corrected him.

Fine.

The right of interpretation belongs to the system; whatever the system says is correct.

"Is there really no other way? Like, are there no teleportation talismans, return-to-city talismans, or teleportation arrays?" Yan Xiao asked, refusing to give up.

"There are, and there is a probability of obtaining them by refreshing the System Mall page, but currently the Owner's level is low, the chance of refreshing rare items is extremely low, and..."

"And what?" Yan Xiao asked.

"The price of rare items is expensive, and the Owner's Fear Value is insufficient; it is estimated that you cannot afford them!"

Yan Xiao collapsed onto the ground.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Sensing Yan Xiao's decadence, Qingxue tilted her head and asked.

"Nothing... nothing at all. We might have to reside in this array permanently."

Taking a deep breath, Yan Xiao touched Qingxue's head and squeezed out a smile.

"It doesn't matter, I like it here."

Qingxue stretched out her small hand, and the fragrant aroma actually drifted toward her hand of its own accord, turning into wisps of starlight that shimmered brightly.

What is this?

Is this the Spirit Qi maintaining the array, just being absorbed by Qingxue like that?

"Qingxue, can you control the array?"

Yan Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, little Mistress is so amazing, she truly is an immortal!"

Wang Dazhu shouted exaggeratedly, his large hands clapping loudly.

"Don't cause trouble."

The Cat Demon slapped Wang Dazhu away; mainly because this guy was blocking Qingyao's view.

Yan Xiao glared at them, signaling them not to interrupt.

Qingxue chuckled and said softly, "I can feel the floral fragrance here; it feels very intimate."

As she spoke, the starlight in her hand grew a bit larger, blooming into a golden chrysanthemum.

Qingxue placed the chrysanthemum to the tip of her nose and sniffed gently; the petals slowly entered her delicate nose like flowing light, being inhaled into her body.

This!

What is going on?

Yan Xiao couldn't feel any Spirit Qi in the array, yet Qingxue was completely unaffected and instead ate the array directly?

The group watched, dumbfounded.

Even the Cat Demon widened her eyes, watching in disbelief as Qingxue absorbed the energy from the array.

She had a talisman seal contract with Qingxue and could clearly feel Qingxue's cultivation base gradually growing stronger.

Such speed was simply terrifying!

"System, what is going on here?"

Yan Xiao knew the little girl herself didn't understand what was happening, so he could only ask the system for help.

"This... this..." The system actually began to hesitate.

"You don't know?" Yan Xiao asked in surprise.

"This system knows everything and understands everything," the system retorted.

"Then explain it, won't you?" Yan Xiao pressed.

"This is a special skill given to Qingxue by the system, 【Swallowing the Starry Sky】, which can refine and absorb all Spirit Qi."

The system said in a low voice, with a tone of having a guilty conscience.

A special skill given to Qingxue? What does that mean?

Yan Xiao was a bit confused.

"Qingxue and the Owner have a bond skill, so the system has the right to choose to sign and bind system functions with Qingxue, binding skills and techniques that originally belonged to you onto Qingxue," the system explained.

So that's it; no wonder this system was acting so coy—it turns out it did something to wrong me.

I was wondering why other systems call their hosts 'Host', but this one keeps calling me 'Owner'; it turns out it wanted to rebel.

"Owner, the system will not rebel; it is because Qingxue's constitution is special and more suitable for the 【Swallowing the Starry Sky】 skill, so the system chose Qingxue."

"It doesn't matter, this is very good." Yan Xiao was not angry, nor was he even envious.

Since Qingxue is more suitable, then it is the right thing to do.

If the system could sweat, it would be drenched in sweat right now; it turns out being too intelligent isn't a good thing, as even lying makes it feel guilty.

The corners of Qingxue's mouth lifted into a cute arc, though it was barely noticeable.

The petals in the array were absorbed by her one by one, turning into True Essence stored in her dantian.

As the last petal was absorbed by her, the array was completely broken.

A ripple spread through the air, the surrounding houses disappeared, and what came into view was a pile of rubble.

"Master, I was just walking in circles right here?"

Seeing the footprints on the ground, Wang Dazhu said in surprise.

"No one will think you're a mute if you don't speak," Yan Xiao said in a low voice.

Didn't he see the beautiful woman standing on the rock not far away? It would be so embarrassing if she heard him.

She had a tall figure, graceful and slender; just looking at her back, she was goddess-level, though one couldn't tell if she was a 'back-view killer'.

"So it is you."

The tall woman turned around, faced Yan Xiao, and spoke slowly.

The smile on Yan Xiao's face vanished instantly; she was indeed a beauty, but an icy one.

The tall woman was none other than the icy beauty he had seen in Majia Town.

"Mm, it is me. I didn't expect to see you here; what a coincidence."

Yan Xiao gave an awkward smile.

"You destroyed my array!"

The tall woman's eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion; her gaze gradually shifted from Yan Xiao to Qingxue beside him.

"Um, we didn't know there was an array here."

Yan Xiao scratched his head; although it was unintentional, he was indeed in the wrong.

"Don't know? Are you blind?"

A group of people walked over from the distance; the one speaking was the handsome man whom Yan Xiao had beaten until his face was bruised and swollen—Feng Lin.

Behind him were Qianyue Fairy and several of her fellow disciples.

Behind them was a man in brocade clothes, wearing a white tiger robe and a gold crown, his aura of a superior naturally exuding.

A group of attendants followed behind the man, and Yan Xiao already basically knew his identity.

Enemies really do cross paths.

He got a headache just seeing this pretty boy; were they going to have to fight again?

Judging by this kid's appearance, he had come with ill intent.

"Kid, you are nothing but a loser to my Master, yet you still dare to clamor; who gave you the courage?"

Wang Dazhu let out a cold snort, gripping his broadsword and pointing it straight at Feng Lin, full of momentum.

"You!"

Feng Lin was so angry his face turned red, and he felt as if his lungs were about to explode.

"Wanqing, what is going on?"

The middle-aged man wearing the gold crown frowned slightly and looked at the tall woman to ask.

"Wanqing greets Uncle." The tall woman first bowed to the middle-aged man, then spoke slowly, "It is nothing, perhaps the array had some issues."

"The matter of the array concerns the life and death of my Luoyue City; it cannot be taken lightly. I have troubled you."

The middle-aged man's expression changed, and the look he gave Yan Xiao and the others was not very friendly.

Feng Lin saw this and was secretly delighted; he had been beaten up by Yan Xiao before and was very unconvinced, so now that his enemy was right before his eyes, how could he endure it?

"Uncle Chang, these people deliberately destroyed the array; why not let your nephew teach them a lesson."

Feng Lin took the initiative to ask for the credit.

Uncle Chang? So it really is the Luoyue City City Lord, Chang Yongsheng.

Damn it, this is destroying City Lord's array; oh my god...

Seeing Feng Lin looking like he was eager to fight, Yan Xiao could not let him succeed.

Once a fight started, regardless of winning or losing, it would do him no good.

"Wait... City Lord, I am Xiao Yan, the Chief Disciple of Luoxia Mountain. I came here to visit the City Lord and had no intention of destroying this array; it was truly an unintentional act.

The City Lord is a dragon among men, spirited and imposing, elegant and handsome, a man of great talent; you wouldn't lower yourself to my level, would you?"

Yan Xiao put on a well-behaved smile and said to City Lord Chang Yongsheng.

Yan Xiao: Cast a vote to help me level up........