NOVPUBEndless waves of energy rose at Xu Zimei’s feet, and Yin Caier was sent flying backward.
Xu Zimei slightly tilted his head up and scanned all the people present.
The crowd fell deathly silent.
He walked step by step towards Yin Caier.
"Don’t kill her, I beg you," Yin Wushuang quickly stepped in front of Xu Zimei and said.
"What kind of logic is that? She wanted to use me as a scapegoat, and you ask me to let her go?" Xu Zimei tilted his head and asked.
"I know, but no matter what, she is still my sister. I can’t just watch her die," Yin Wushuang replied.
"Name your requests. I’ll fulfill them if I can."
"In consideration of you pleading for us before, I can give her a chance."
As Xu Zimei spoke, he grabbed Liu Yi, who was beside him, and threw him in front of Yin Caier, saying,
"Only one of you two can live, you figure it out."
Upon hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Yin Caier’s face went pale.
She looked at Liu Yi struggling beside her as he shook his head incessantly at her.
"Make your choice quickly. I don’t have that much time to spend with you," Xu Zimei said indifferently.
Yin Caier fell silent for a moment, then slowly drew the Longsword hanging at Liu Yi’s waist, her gaze firmly fixed on him.
"I’m sorry," looking at his face, Yin Caier’s hands trembled as she fiercely drove the Longsword in.
With a ’thud,’ blood splattered, leaving Yin Caier standing there as if frozen.
Xu Zimei smiled and slightly turned his head to look at the people from Liu Mansion.
Everyone from Liu Mansion turned pale with fear and began to step back hurriedly.
"Don’t worry, I won’t kill you," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
He turned around to address the common people at the entrance of the mansion and shouted, "Liu Mansion has long oppressed you all.
Today, I will act on behalf of the people. Anything in Liu Mansion that caught your eye, take it.
Take it, and it’s yours."
The crowd became noisy upon hearing Xu Zimei’s words, everyone hesitated and didn’t dare to make the first move.
"What are you afraid of? The brave dies once, the coward a thousand times.
If you are too scared to take it even now, then you deserve to be oppressed for life."
As soon as Xu Zimei finished speaking, a brawny man with bare arms stood out from the crowd.
"If you’re too scared to take it, I will."
The big man rushed into the inner hall of Liu Mansion, rolled up a precious scroll of calligraphy on the wall, and bolted.
No one stopped him.
Seeing this, the crowd relaxed, and like a swarm, they all rushed into Liu Mansion.
The whole mansion was turned upside down.
The people of Liu Mansion didn’t dare to express their anger verbally; after all, their lives were more important than these treasures.
Xu Zimei watched the chaos at Liu Mansion, smiled, and walked away with his companions.
Yin Caier stood still, frozen on the spot until Xu Zimei’s figure disappeared from her sight.
Only then did her eyes reveal a look of hatred.
"I want to go back to the Holy Mountain now," Yin Caier took a deep breath and said to Yin Wushuang beside her.
"Sister, let this matter rest," Yin Wushuang replied.
Yin Caier glanced at Liu Yi’s corpse, her gaze fixed on Yin Wushuang, and said, "Do you think that’s possible?"
Yin Wushuang fell silent for a moment and eventually sighed helplessly.
...…
Walking on the streets of Liuhuo City.
Guo Zhi looked at Xu Zimei with a hint of dissatisfaction and asked, "Brother Xu, why were you so kind to those commoners.
"When we ran into trouble before, they all hid far away,"
"Are you referring to distributing Liu Mansion’s possessions to those commoners, allowing them to scramble for them?" Xu Zimei inquired.
Guo Zhi nodded.
"Behind Liu Mansion stands Heaven Expanse Holy Mountain. Although Liu Mansion isn’t worth mentioning, it’s still the manager recognized by Heaven Expanse Holy Mountain," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
"With these commoners looting Liu Mansion so brazenly, this action is in defiance of Heaven Expanse Holy Mountain.
What do you think Heaven Expanse Holy Mountain will do when they find out?"
Upon hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Guo Zhi was taken aback—he hadn’t considered this aspect before.
"So you had everything planned out already."
Xu Zimei smiled without saying a word.
After making a round within the city, Xu Zimei also completely parted ways with the people from Martial Extreme Holy Sect.
Originally, he had planned to take Styx with him to Extinct Heaven Sect.
However, as the two of them reached the gate of Liuhuo City, Xu Zimei suddenly felt a throbbing sensation within his body.
This throb made him stop in his tracks.
At this moment, in his True Fate World, the previously suppressed and silent Taiying Youying by the Chaos Pearl suddenly emerged.
It was situated at the topmost portion of the Divine Continent, emitting strands of faint white light.
It seemed to be guiding Xu Zimei toward something.
Xu Zimei turned his head to see a crowd gathered at the city gates of Liuhuo City, apparently busy with something.
He squeezed into the crowd and saw an old man in a tattered gray coat kneeling on the ground.
In front of the old man hung a sign that read "Seeking a monster hunter."
"What’s going on?" Xu Zimei asked a bystander.
"Old Wu’s son went to Yellow Spring City and hasn’t returned for almost a month," the bystander explained.
"So, Old Wu is offering a reward for a monster hunter to go to Yellow Spring City to help rescue his son."
"Then why hasn’t anyone taken on his commission?" Xu Zimei asked curiously.
"Take on what? Yellow Spring City is a place where you can enter but never return alive, who would dare go?" the man replied.
"Besides, Old Wu’s family doesn’t have much money. He’s using a shoddy stone as a family treasure.
Offering it as a reward, who would be interested?"
After listening to the man’s explanation, Xu Zimei crouched down slightly and said to the old man, "Old man, could I ask you some basic questions?"
Upon hearing Xu Zimei’s remark, Old Wu hurriedly raised his head, excitedly saying, "Sir, please ask."
"Why did your son go to Yellow Spring City?"
Old Wu sighed and said, "That boy has always been excessively curious.
He bet someone that he could make it out of Yellow Spring City alive.
Then he sneaked off on his own."
"Your son has been gone for a month?" Xu Zimei questioned.
Old Wu nodded.
"What if he’s already dead?" Xu Zimei questioned.
"Even if he is dead, I want to see his body and kill the demon that harmed my son," Old Wu said, with moisture in his eyes and a face full of wrinkles, his hair messy and untamed.
"May I see your family treasure," Xu Zimei asked.
Old Wu was silent for a moment, then with trembling hands, he took out a stone.
This stone was entirely black-purple and it was unclear what material it was made of—it was incredibly hard.
It felt somewhat hot to the touch.
Especially when Xu Zimei grasped the stone, the Taiying Youying in the True Fate World trembled even more intensely.
Xu Zimei pondered for a moment, then smiled and returned the stone to the old man.
He turned and left the crowd, exiting the city gate with Styx.
