Chapter 35: Pyrrhic Victory

At the entrance of Chunfeng Pavilion.

Qian Youdao and Luo Ying were supporting Luosang, unsure whether to go in or not.

They were in a dilemma.

"Brother, what happened inside?"

Qian Youdao stopped a young man who had just come out and asked.

"Someone started a fight, and... him, he was beaten to a pulp by a young master in white."

The young man pointed at the bald man tossed to the side and shook his head.

"Senior Brother, Yan Xiao seems to be wearing white clothes too; could it be him who beat him?" Luo Ying asked.

At this moment, the bald man slowly woke up, muttering, "Yan Xiao, I will remember you; I want you to suffer a fate worse than death!"

Hearing this, Qian Youdao and Luo Ying exchanged a glance, and both of them kicked the bald man.

The bald man let out a "hiccup" sound and passed out again.

Qian Youdao bent down, felt around in the bald man's pockets, and pulled out a picture from his bosom; it was clearly a portrait of Yan Xiao himself, with his detailed information below it.

"It's drawn too ugly; Yan Xiao himself looks much better than the drawing."

Luo Ying said with dissatisfaction.

Had this girl been bewitched by their new Sect Master so quickly?

"Will the Sect Master be in danger?" Qian Youdao asked worriedly.

"He won't."

At this time, the drunken Luosang let out a wine-filled hiccup, half-opened his eyes, and said, "That kid is not simple; those women in Chunfeng Pavilion are no match for him."

"Master, if you knew early on that Chunfeng Pavilion was dangerous, why didn't you stop Yan Xiao?"

Luo Ying said with dissatisfaction.

Qian Youdao also looked at him with a face full of confusion.

"If he wants to be Sect Master, he naturally has to show strength that convinces people. If he can defeat Yueru and Hongyi, no one in Luoyue City will dare to underestimate him, and there will be much less trouble in doing things in the future."

"Is this a test for him from the sect?"

After Luosang finished speaking, his head tilted and his legs went limp, and he fell drunk to the ground again.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

It seems he is truly drunk; does the sect still need to conduct assessments? If they assess any further, they will fall apart...

Qian Youdao took out a wine flask, opened the lid, and placed it at the tip of Luosang's nose.

The fragrance of wine overflowed.

The corners of Luosang's mouth moved, his nose twitched, and drool almost flowed out.

"Master Uncle, you cannot get drunk; if the Sect Master is in danger, you must step in to save him in time."

Qian Youdao tilted the wine flask upward and spilled a drop of wine. Luosang's mouth opened slightly, and a suction force emerged; the dripping wine curved in mid-air and flowed into his mouth.

"Good... good wine!"

Luosang squinted and revealed a hint of a smile.

Back to Yan Xiao.

He walked into Yueru's boudoir.

A delicate fragrance wafted over; the beauty Yueru sat upright by the Wood table, quietly waiting for Yan Xiao's arrival.

"Young Master Yan has great skills, heroic and extraordinary; it makes this slave girl admire you greatly."

Yueru giggled.

"Then I'll marry you and make you my concubine."

Yan Xiao touched his hair, sat opposite her, and looked at her with ill intent.

"Young Master really knows how to joke; with your noble status, how could you take a fancy to a woman of the dust like me."

Yueru feigned sadness.

Yan Xiao marveled; this woman's looks and acting skills were both on point.

In every glance and smile, there was a soul-snatching bewitching technique.

"Miss Yueru should be surnamed Shi, right?"

Yan Xiao picked up a teacup and played with it in his hand, but he did not drink.

"If not, then I really don't know who else I've offended."

Without waiting for Yueru to explain, he added again.

"Young Master guessed correctly; this slave girl is indeed from the Shi Family, and the purpose... is to kill Chang Yongsheng and you."

Yueru smiled brightly, as if she were discussing trivial household matters with Yan Xiao.

"I don't think you want to kill me, otherwise you would have acted the first time you threw the handkerchief."

Yan Xiao put down the teacup and stared at Yueru without blinking.

"I feel that you are not that easy to kill, so I gave up, but you shouldn't have entered my room; there is an Absolute Kill Array here, and you won't be able to get out."

She sighed and said.

"I haven't even bowed in marriage yet, so I don't want to die; Fairy, why not state your conditions."

Yan Xiao spread his hands, looking very helpless.

"Join us and I will let you go; I can even give up the plan to assassinate Chang Yongsheng for you, and everything obtained from the Yuhua Sect will belong to you, without you needing to pay it back."

Yueru looked at Yan Xiao and said seriously, her tone sincere and not like a pretense.

"Why pick me? Don't say it's just because I'm handsome..."

Yan Xiao touched his handsome hairstyle again and winked at Yueru.

Watch me use a beauty trap to electrocute you to death!

"Because I think you're very cheap, suitable to be an assassin."

What do you mean I'm very cheap and suitable to be an assassin?

Yan Xiao was angry on the spot, straightened his face and said, "This young lady, please make it clear, I am the representative of kindness, the embodiment of justice, please do not use 'cheap' to insult me."

Hehe.

"Our organization is called Exterminate Demon, I need talent like you."

The more Yueru looked, the more she felt this guy was not simple, and she began to cherish his talent.

"Can you tell me about the origin of your organization?"

Yan Xiao was very curious about what assassins in this world were like.

Exterminate Demon organization: It was a 'powerful' organization built by two cynical assassins who accidentally joined forces to kill a great demon, were seen by the world and widely praised, and then pooled their efforts to create it.

The slogan is: Exterminate all Phantom Demon under heaven.

Three years after its establishment, the two assassins had a disagreement over the organization's assets.

For an organization as strong as Exterminate Demon to part ways over fifty taels of silver is truly a great pity in the world.

One of them left Exterminate Demon and embarked on a new journey, while the other is Yueru's master—Mieyao Zhenren.

When passing through Luoyue City, he took Yueru as his disciple, and with the strong support of Yuhua Sect, Exterminate Demon grew stronger day by day.

Yueru Fairy actually introduced the origin of Exterminate Demon in detail; Yan Xiao finally knew why Yuhua Sect wanted to annex Luoxia Mountain—it turns out they have a backer.

"So if I don't agree to join Exterminate... Demon, you are going to kill me to avenge Yuhua Sect?" Yan Xiao scratched his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

A drunkard came to Luoxia Mountain and threatened him with a sword, and now Yueru Fairy has come; it's all because he is too handsome, people are fighting to have him, it's worrying to death.

"Um, if I join Exterminate... Demon, will you... marry me?"

Yan Xiao asked tentatively.

"I have a fiancé."

Yueru smiled slightly, quite intending to look down on Yan Xiao.

Yan Xiao shook his head; at least if he joined Luoxia Mountain, they would give him a little fairy Luo Ying, whose appearance is no worse than yours.

"Are you going to reject my proposal?"

Seeing Yan Xiao shake his head, the smile on Yueru's face disappeared, and her tone turned icy.

She had the posture of someone ready to kill Yan Xiao without another word.

"I am truly very sorry, I have already agreed to join Luoxia Mountain."

Yan Xiao nodded and slowly stood up; it seems a fierce battle is unavoidable.

This woman dares to threaten to assassinate Chang Yongsheng, she is definitely not a simple character, Yan Xiao dare not be careless.

The system had long ago analyzed Yueru's cultivation realm: Cave Profound 5th Layer cultivation, skilled in using water, and creating powerful water-type arrays.

"System, after Three-Child Possession, what are my chances of defeating her?"

Yan Xiao gripped the card in his hand, ready to fight at any time.

"Ten percent; Three-Child's physical defense is very strong, but against magical divine abilities, it is at a bit of a disadvantage."

Is it that low?

That's about the same as a draw.

What Yan Xiao wants is not a draw, he wants to win.