Chapter 1050: Slain with a Single Sword

Hiss!

Xu Que gasped on the spot!

The Grassland Three Brothers!

Impressive, this title sounds formidable just by hearing it!

And they are even a Jia Baoyu combination—no, wait, it's Jia Baoyu!

"Boom!"

At this moment, the starlight in the pitch-black night sky had completely surged, the pure white starlight transforming into a greenish radiance that enveloped the three of them.

In this instant, the three of them seemed to truly become a patch of grassland, their physical bodies ethereal and semi-transparent, like souls, slowly gathering together and merging rapidly.

In the end, they actually transformed into a green human figure over two zhang tall. Although it was mostly composed of starlight, the aura it emitted was extraordinary, approaching the strength of the early Earth Immortal stage. The point was, this greenish light looked terrifyingly scary in the middle of the night!

"Terrifying, terrifying, this color is very 'social'!" Xu Que exclaimed repeatedly.

"Brother-in-law, how is it up there? Can the array be activated?" At this moment, Lan Hetu's voice came from below.

Xu Que raised an eyebrow: "Activate it!"

After saying this, he looked at the merged human figure and said with a smile: "Everyone, I'm heading down first, you all do as you please!"

Swoosh!

As soon as the words fell, Xu Que's head immediately retracted.

Following that, a radiance rushed over, striking exactly where Xu Que had just been, but unfortunately, it hit nothing!

This guy had always been the master of ambushing others and had long since perfected the art of the sneak attack. For this green figure to try and ambush him—it was still too young!

As the figure's attack missed, the Small Sleep-Killing Array on the inn's roof was already activated.

Under the faint moonlight, obscure rune imprints emerged on each of the tiles. This was what Xu Que had spent an entire afternoon setting up: a combination Sleep-Killing Array!

The strands of rune imprints gradually grew intense, whipping up the surrounding spiritual energy. Weapons began to condense within the array—sabers, spears, staves, and swords, all evolved from spiritual energy and runes. They looked vivid and lifelike, their sharpness exposed; at a glance, it looked as if an armory had been added to the inn's roof!

"Hmph, petty tricks! Break for me!" The green figure let out a cold snort, with three different voices sounding simultaneously. Then, it raised its massive fist and smashed fiercely toward the weapons at its side.

Before merging, they would have found it difficult to break this array, at least requiring a fair amount of effort, but now, with their merged strength comparable to the early Earth Immortal stage, this Sleep-Killing Array was nothing but a facade in their eyes.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the Sleep-Killing Array on the inn's roof shook violently. All the weapons shattered upon impact, and the array barrier was filled with dense cracks on the spot, falling apart.

However, just as the green figure clenched its fist again, intending to completely destroy the array, the expression on its face suddenly twisted, its pupils filled with horror and fear!

"What's going on?"

"What is that thing below?"

"Why has our vitality disappeared?"

Three different voices sounded. The green figure's head also blurred slightly, at times splitting into three heads, at times merging into one, seemingly struggling against each other.

"Crack!"

At this moment, another tile on the roof was lifted, and Xu Que's head popped out again, his face full of a cheeky smile as he asked: "The three of you, how is it? Did you just feel your vitality disappear? Hehehe, I did that!"

The green figure glared at Xu Que on the spot, filled with shock.

You did it?

You can even steal people's vitality?

Stealing it is one thing, but you even come up to show off?

I'll beat you to death!

"Roar!"

The green figure instantly flew into a rage, suddenly raising its fist and smashing it fiercely down toward Xu Que's location.

Bang!

This punch was full of power and explosive force, smashing hard into the roof. Although Xu Que dodged it, the entire inn roof instantly collapsed.

In this Lost City, most buildings were reinforced with restrictions, especially inns where major battles often occurred; they were generally built very sturdily. Xu Que, to welcome these people, had even specially set up several arrays to make it even sturdier, so it wouldn't fall apart after one hit!

Even so, under the green figure's punch, the inn roof barely held on, nearly shaking the entire building into ashes.

Xu Que, hiding below, did not hesitate and once again swept his hands, unleashing the Samsara Palm.

He had already used it once just now and successfully reaped ten years of lifespan. Clearly, after these three merged, their lifespans had been added together, and the amount was not small—at the very least, he could still make a steady profit after using the Samsara Palm.

"Boom!"

The direction was still the roof, the position was still the same position. Xu Que raised his left palm, and a massive amount of death energy was suddenly slapped out, transforming into a black beam of light that pierced through the roof and struck the green figure directly.

This time, he obtained six years of lifespan!

And on the roof, the green figure collapsed with a "bang," three figures falling heavily onto the roof, vomiting blood, their faces full of horror.

After years of hard work, each of them had finally collected nearly a hundred years of lifespan, but now, they were left with only a few years.

This was too terrifying; this battle was impossible to fight!

They believed that if they were hit by that death energy one more time, they would truly die here!

"Mission failed! Retreat!"

One of them snorted with annoyance, making a gesture to cast a spell to escape.

The other two followed suit.

But just at this moment, with a "crack," the roof tiles were lifted again, and Xu Que's head popped out once more, staring at the three of them with a smile as he said: "Wanting to leave only now? Isn't it too late? Didn't the person who sent you tell you that Liu Hualong died at my hands?"

"What?" The three of them changed color instantly upon hearing this: "You killed Liu Hualong?"

"Bastards, we were deceived by Fu Shanchuan!"

"This damn old turtle egg actually hid this matter!"

All three revealed killing intent, extremely annoyed. One of them looked at Xu Que and said: "Fellow Daoist, we only took money to do things for others. It was Fu Shanchuan who sent us. Every debt has its debtor, you should go find him for revenge!"

"I will!" Xu Que nodded with a smile, and then, he waved his hand!

Swoosh!

A figure landed silently behind the three of them, holding a broken sword. Under the moonlight, the sword light was brilliant and icy, sweeping across the sky. As the three heads fell to the ground, the radiance vanished in a flash.

The three Human Immortal stage assassins from the Dark Star died on the spot; not one managed to escape.

Xu Que did not stay idle either. His figure flickered, and he suddenly stepped on the Wind Fire Wheels and rushed out, appearing on the inn across the street.

But at this moment, the inn was already empty, leaving only a faint aura, indicating that the person had been here not long ago.

"Heh, Fu Shanchuan, the monk may run, but the temple remains. I'll deal with you later!" Xu Que sneered, stepped on the Wind Fire Wheels, and returned to his own inn.

He didn't know who Fu Shanchuan was, but since he had a name, it would be easy to find out his whereabouts in this small Lost City.

So Xu Que wasn't in a hurry to find Fu Shanchuan to cause trouble. He now had to return to the inn to change his clothes, do his hair, and then attend the Da Fang Hui banquet as invited.

After all, since someone was treating him to a meal, and there were beautiful young ladies there, he should at least give them some face and go take a look.

However, when Xu Que returned to the inn and mentioned the name "Fu Shanchuan" to Lan Xinyue and the others, their expressions changed drastically, filled with horror.

"Fu Shanchuan? How is that possible? That's an old fox from the Heaven Alliance. He actually wants to make a move against us?" Lan Hetu said in astonishment.

Lan Xinyue also frowned, but she didn't seem to be focused on Fu Shanchuan's matter. Instead, after looking at Xu Que and hesitating for a while, she asked: "Fellow Daoist Xu, you... where is the corpse of the person you killed today?"

"Hmm?" Xu Que raised an eyebrow and looked at Lan Hetu.

He had previously instructed Lan Hetu to dispose of the corpse but not to tell Lan Xinyue about Wu Shifeng's matter. Now it seemed that Lan Hetu had still told Lan Xinyue.

"Brother-in-law, don't blame me. You were just too powerful; I accidentally let it slip and was interrogated by my sister," Lan Hetu said with a helpless and bitter expression.

Just now, he had seen Xu Que slay three Human Immortals with a single sword and couldn't help but shout excitedly, mentioning that this sword was even more powerful than the one that killed the person impersonating Wu Shifeng. Unexpectedly, Lan Xinyue heard it, and he had no choice but to tell her about Wu Shifeng.

Lan Xinyue was not like Lan Hetu, who so easily believed that the person was an impersonator of Wu Shifeng, so now, as she questioned Xu Que, her mood was incredibly complex.

She even felt that the person was the real Wu Shifeng, just that he had experienced some things and changed.

But regardless, she would have chosen to see Wu Shifeng, yet Xu Que hadn't even said a word and killed him directly. This made Lan Xinyue feel very uncomfortable. After all, in the end, Wu Shifeng had saved her life and even sacrificed his own. To Lan Xinyue, this was a massive event that occupied a great weight in her heart!

"You should ask your brother about the corpse; he was responsible for handling it! But seeing the corpse is useless anyway; I already split him in two. Whether he is the real Wu Shifeng or not, his intentions were malicious, and I can be certain that Fu Shanchuan sent him!" Xu Que said indifferently before turning and leaving.

He wouldn't care how Lan Xinyue felt. That Wu Shifeng looked suspicious at first glance. With Xu Que's style, if there was a threat, he would definitely eliminate it. And let alone that the person was Wu Shifeng—even if he were Lan Xinyue's father, as long as he came with malicious intent, he would dare to strike directly!

"Hey, brother-in-law, where are you going?" Seeing Xu Que about to leave, Lan Hetu immediately thought something was wrong and hurriedly asked.

He didn't want his sister and Xu Que to become enemies because of this matter. After all, in his eyes, Xu Que was truly much better than Wu Shifeng; that was his intuitive feeling!

"Shut up!" At this moment, Lan Xinyue suddenly scolded Lan Hetu. Clearly, at this point in time, the words "brother-in-law" sounded very harsh to her.

However, Xu Que ignored her, waved his hand without looking back, and said: "I'm going to do my hair!"

After saying this, his figure flickered and disappeared without a trace!

【No, no, I've hit a bottleneck again. I have to spend time tonight organizing the subsequent detailed outline! I'll continue updating tomorrow. Goodnight, everyone!】 ===== CHAPTER 1051 =====