Chapter 1151: Shall We Fight Another Round?

"Oh, is that so?" Chen Yu smiled slightly. "The one in trouble isn't me, it's you."

"A mere ant, and you dare speak to me like that?" Liu Xian let out a sharp hiss, spat out a mouthful of snake breath, and then roared as she charged toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu beckoned with his right hand, and Lichen whistled as it arrived. He took a step forward and rose into the air.

The snake body coiled in mid-air, and a fierce, malevolent aura transformed into a thick black smoke, wrapping Chen Yu within it.

The crowd could only see a mass of black energy, but they could not see the scene inside the black energy at all.

"Miss Ning, is Mr. Chen... is he alright?" The person in charge saw everything before them and was so scared their legs went weak.

"He's fine." Ning Ruoxue's heart was pounding too, but out of trust in Chen Yu, she felt it wasn't a big problem. What kind of storms and waves hadn't Chen Yu seen? This scene before them was just a small matter, a piece of cake for Lin Feng.

Only then did these people steady their nerves; since Ning Ruoxue said he was fine, they had to stay calm too.

Suddenly, a Sword Light pierced out from the mass of black energy, followed immediately by over a dozen crimson rays of light piercing through one by one.

A hysterical scream rang out, followed by a mist of blood exploding from above, and an extremely strong, bloody stench wafted into the noses of the crowd.

They saw that poor Liu Xian had turned back into a half-snake, half-human state; Chen Yu had just slashed her with his sword until she was dizzy and disoriented, and she could no longer maintain her state.

So her current situation was that she could only barely maintain her half-snake, half-monster state. Seeing that Chen Yu was not someone to be trifled with, she hissed and turned to flee.

Her speed was not slow, but Chen Yu pointed his Lichen toward the sky. Lichen transformed into a Sword Light, then descended from the sky, pinning her firmly to the ground.

Liu Xian dragged her half-snake body and hissed, struggling desperately to escape, but Lichen pinned her down tightly; no matter how she struggled, she could not break free from Lichen's restraint. Chen Yu beckoned with his right hand and snapped a few willow branches from a nearby willow tree.

A Spirit Talisman was hidden upon the willow branches. With one lash, sparks flew everywhere. Liu Xian let out an "Ow!" of agony and hopped forward to escape, but no matter how she fled, she could not escape Lichen's control.

She circled around Lichen incessantly, while Chen Yu held the willow branches and whipped her unhurriedly.

This scene left the group of people on the side stunned. Most of them were from the Northeast, and people there were both respectful and fearful of such Great Immortals from folklore; they were afraid to their very bones.

Moreover, this Liu Xian before them had indeed looked fierce when she revealed her true form just now. A group of burly men had already been terrified, but none of them had expected that Chen Yu would actually tie this thing up and whip it alone.

After a fierce lashing, Liu Xian finally softened. She knelt on the ground with a thud and begged, "Great Immortal, I was wrong, Great Immortal. Please spare me, I won't dare do it again. I promise to cultivate properly and be a good person from now on."

"Convinced?" Chen Yu stopped the movement in his hand and said with a smile, "Weren't you quite arrogant just now? You're giving in before I've even used my full strength? How about I let you go and we fight another round? This time I'll go easy on you and guarantee I won't use my full strength, how about that?"

"No, Great Immortal, please spare me. It was my fault just now; I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please let me go this once," Liu Xian begged while kneeling on the ground.

Fight again? She must be crazy. If she kept playing like this, her entire cultivation would go down the drain. Chen Yu was a ruthless person.

And the other party's strength—even if three of her were added together, they wouldn't be a match for Chen Yu. Fight again? She didn't want to die yet.

"Really not fighting? I gave you the chance." Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Since you're not fighting now, don't go behind my back saying I bullied you."

"I wouldn't dare, I really wouldn't dare. Great Immortal, please let me go, I'll do whatever you want." Liu Xian transformed into human form and knelt on the ground, begging bitterly.

"Do you know how much of their stuff you've eaten here?" Chen Yu asked.

"I know, I... I was just cultivating and lacked blood-food, but I didn't dare harm people, so I only scared them to make them get me some food. I really didn't mean anything else," Liu Xian said, trembling.

"And you don't realize you've driven them to the brink of bankruptcy?" Chen Yu sneered. "Don't act like a pitiful person whenever something happens. Who isn't having a hard time?"

"My fault, I... I will make up for it, please spare me," Liu Xian begged.

"Do you want to come over and make your demands?" Chen Yu turned his head and looked at the person in charge of the scenic area.

"No, Mr. Chen, you just handle it as you see fit," the person in charge said tremblingly.

"Alright then, I'll make the call." Chen Yu nodded and turned to look at Liu Xian. "You know that by being here, you've affected the entire fortune of this scenic area, right? The money the scenic area earns isn't even enough for you to eat a few meals."

"I know... but, but I really had no choice. After I cultivate, I need a large amount of blood-food to nourish myself, so I could only fleece them," Liu Xian said with an embarrassed expression.

"If you keep fleecing the same sheep, you'll eventually fleece it bald. With your abilities, if you go to a big city and show off your strength a little, countless people will send you benefits. Why must you stay here?" Chen Yu asked.

"I want to, but the Spiritual Energy in big cities is thin, which isn't conducive to cultivation. Besides, now that Dragon Breath sees Spirit Monsters like us, their eyes turn red; they don't distinguish between right and wrong and just capture us to count as political achievements," Liu Xian began to air her grievances.

"There's such a thing? Dragon Breath's approach is just to maintain order; it doesn't mean they want to eradicate you." Chen Yu frowned slightly.

Dragon Breath did indeed control these matters. If there were Spirit Monsters causing trouble in any place, Dragon Breath would certainly have to manage it.

But in Dragon Breath's regulations, he had never seen any rule stating that one must eliminate a monster upon encountering it.

"It's true. There was a Hui Xian who cultivated with me. He never did anything bad and cultivated diligently, but because he didn't know how to be flexible, his cultivation was extremely slow, and he barely managed to transform into human form."

Liu Xian said, "But half a month ago, during a search for food, he accidentally ran into people from Dragon Breath, and they captured him directly. By now, he has probably already gone to report it to claim credit."

"Do you know where he is now? Take me to see him; I want to get to the bottom of what is going on." Chen Yu thought for a moment and said.

"I can use a Secret Method to contact him, but I don't dare now... because that group of people has been crazily capturing people like us. Once I use the Secret Method to contact him, I will be exposed too," Liu Xian shook her head in fear.

"There's such a thing?" Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. "Then they must be up to something. Don't worry, contact him boldly. I'll take you there to see. If there's any problem, I'll take responsibility."