Chapter 63: Endless Sword Dao

Fear Value 99,999... Fear Value 100,000.

Finally collected enough.

Yan Xiao wiped away some sweat, opened the System Mall, and looked at the Soul Gathering Pill.

"Owner, with 100,000 Fear Value you could upgrade the Magic Sword, or purchase many cultivation techniques and Spirit Pills, allowing your strength to advance by leaps and bounds. It wouldn't be too late to buy the Soul Gathering Pill after your strength improves."

The system suggested.

This was indeed true; if he hadn't been saving up Fear Value to buy the Soul Gathering Pill for Qingxue, he would likely be at the Cave Profound Realm by now, and his strength would be even more terrifying.

"Fear Value can be earned again."

Yan Xiao smiled, offered no further explanation, purchased the Soul Gathering Pill without hesitation, and walked toward Qingxue's residence.

"Young Master."

The Cat Demon stood at the doorway, guarding Qingxue, and upon seeing Yan Xiao approach, she hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Has Qingxue not finished her seclusion yet?" Yan Xiao frowned, quite worried.

"The Owner said she would be in seclusion for two days; she should be coming out soon," the Cat Demon replied.

"Mm, then I will wait."

Yan Xiao simply sat on the ground and began to cultivate cross-legged right outside Qingxue's door.

One hour later, Qingxue finally opened the door.

Yan Xiao hurriedly stood up and looked at the little girl. From his perspective, the little girl had a tall, slender figure, and her eyebrows were like flowers.

He had not looked at Qingxue so carefully in a long time; it turned out she was the most beautiful little princess.

"Hehe."

Yan Xiao could not help but giggle; even he did not know why he was laughing, he just felt very happy and joyful.

"Brother, what are you giggling about?"

Qingxue turned her head to face Yan Xiao, her beautiful eyes tightly closed, yet it was as if she were staring right at him.

"Nothing, just feeling that Qingxue has become even more beautiful."

Yan Xiao stood up, placed the Soul Gathering Pill in her small hand, and said gently, "I found a Saint Grade medicine to heal the soul. If you eat it, your Divine Sense will be able to recover."

"Oh."

Qingxue gave a soft 'oh', without the slightest affectation or pretense, swallowed the Soul Gathering Pill in one gulp, and the corners of her mouth curved into a cute arc.

"How do you feel?" Yan Xiao asked nervously, fearing that the Soul Gathering Pill might not work.

"Mm, I don't feel anything yet, but I have to go into seclusion again," Qingxue said, pouting her little mouth.

"Oh, it's fine, Brother will guard you."

"No need, having Qingyao is enough. You go and attend to your business; this seclusion might take a very long time."

Qingxue shook her head and said.

"Alright then."

Yan Xiao scratched his head, quite reluctant. He had originally thought about taking Qingxue to stroll around Luoyue City; it seemed he would have to wait a few days.

Qingxue closed the door again and began her seclusion.

Yan Xiao stood before the door for a long time without leaving; he had an uneasy feeling, always feeling that after Qingxue finished her seclusion, she would leave him.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable and lost.

"Young Master, a letter has arrived from the City Lord, asking you to go over."

At this moment, Luo Ying walked over, holding a letter from Chang Yongsheng.

"Oh... alright."

Yan Xiao composed himself, opened the letter, and upon reading the contents, he could not help but be shocked.

Chang Yongsheng was going to execute Hongyi and Yueru Fairy at noon tomorrow.

The letter explained the intention: it was to lure out Yueru's Master, Mieyao Zhenren, and her fiancé, Tingyu Gongzi, before the Phantom Demon outbreak.

Chang Yongsheng requested that all the Sect Masters of the Seven Spirits be present to show support.

"Go tell Luosang to prepare and have him accompany me on this trip," Yan Xiao ordered, preparing to set off.

Regarding dealing with Tingyu Gongzi, Chang Yongsheng seemed not to have absolute certainty, so he requested Yan Xiao to bring Luosang to help, just in case.

Arriving at the Lingdong Mishì.

Liu Pan'er and Zhang Chunyang were still immersed in their cultivation.

Liu Pan'er had already completely adapted to the pressure of the Spirit Cave; her perseverance and aptitude were both excellent choices.

"Pan'er, Chunyang, I must go out for a trip. While you cultivate, do not forget to study the pharmacological knowledge in the Encyclopedia of Vegetation; I will be spot-checking you when I return."

Yan Xiao woke the two of them and said sternly.

These two were the hope of the Luoxia Mountain Medicine Pavilion, and he cared about them very much.

"Disciple understands."

The two replied respectfully.

"Alright, continue cultivating."

Yan Xiao gave his instructions and flew away.

Yan Mansion.

As soon as Yan Xiao and Luosang landed, they heard a burst of noisy sounds.

The current Yan Mansion was quite lively; half of the villagers from Majia Town were arranged in the Yan Mansion, and fortunately, the Yan Mansion was large enough that it did not seem crowded.

They did not submit to Ma Cuihua's management, and Qian Youdao found it difficult to intervene too much, so many conflicts arose.

"What is going on?"

Yan Xiao asked with a frown.

"Young Master, it is they who are bullying others too much," Ma Cuihua said, feeling aggrieved.

"Afu, I told you that you shouldn't have brought these sluts into the house; they are so slutty and shameless."

A middle-aged woman from Majia Town cursed.

Yan Xiao had already forgotten what her name was.

"Where is the Village Chief? Where did Wang Dazhu, Ma Jianyang, and Ma Xiaoyun go?" Yan Xiao asked loudly.

"The Village Chief and the others went to build houses by the edge of your fields, saying they don't feel at ease if they aren't farming."

A burly man said fawningly.

"Why didn't you go?"

Yan Xiao finally understood something and asked with a serious expression.

"We... we... didn't we see that you, Afu, have become successful, and we wanted to stay at the Yan Mansion to help manage the business?"

The middle-aged woman who spoke just now said with a smile.

"Young Master... they..." Xiao Cui wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yan Xiao.

"Call everyone out," Yan Xiao shouted loudly.

In the courtyard.

Yan Xiao looked at these people and discovered that many of them were local thugs who threw their weight around in Majia Town; no wonder they were unwilling to go to the fields to work with the Village Chief.

A few of them still had a lazy, sleepy look on their faces, and his inner anger grew even more.

"I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you. If you want to stay at the Yan Mansion, I don't object, but you must obey the arrangements of Manager Ma Cuihua. This is not a place for you to eat and drink for free."

Yan Xiao's expression was serious, leaving no room for negotiation.

Ma Cuihua felt moved; Yan Xiao stood on her side without asking anything, which was clearly a sign of his complete trust in her.

"Afu, are you trying to drive us away?"

A middle-aged woman asked through gritted teeth.

"I have made myself very clear. If you want to stay at the Yan Mansion, you must obey Manager Ma's arrangements," Yan Xiao repeated.

"I won't listen to the arrangements of a slut."

A youth who looked like a small-time hoodlum curled his lip and said, his face full of disdain.

"Xiao Cui, what were you trying to say just now? Tell me now," Yan Xiao suppressed his anger and asked.

"They refuse to follow the arrangements and even want the sisters to serve them. When the sisters don't agree, they resort to verbal abuse, which is very nasty."

Xiao Cui said, feeling aggrieved.

"Xiao Cui is my maidservant. Whoever wants her to serve them, stand out," Yan Xiao shouted coldly.

Yan Xiao's mood was extremely terrible; if he couldn't even manage the Yan Mansion, then his time as Sect Master would have been in vain.

Luosang stood behind Yan Xiao without saying a word, watching him handle the family affairs.

Not a single person dared to stand out, though the Fear Value increased quite a bit.

"Ma Yi, record their names. Everyone is to stand here and be punished today. Those who are unqualified or disobedient will be driven out of the Yan Mansion and never hired again."

Yan Xiao instructed.

"Owner, you have no integrity at all. To think you would fawn over Ma Cuihua just for her Treasure Map."

The system struck back.

"Ahem... this isn't a question of fawning or not. It's easy to see the King of Hell, but hard to deal with the little devils. If these people aren't disciplined, they will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to the Yan Mansion."

Yan Xiao said with a straight face.

At this moment, Ma Cuihua walked in, bowed to Yan Xiao and Luosang, and took out a golden paper page.

Upon seeing the texture of the paper, Yan Xiao knew that the origin of this paper was extraordinary!

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