Screams tore through the dust-filled air, and vividly colored blood spread across the ground.
Those assistants died in horrific states. The few who survived screamed as they fled in panic.
“Tch, I told you to move aside. You blocked my path, so you deserved to die!”
As the dust settled, a petite girl in purple stood there. Her skin was pale and delicate, her brows fine, her eyes bright like stars, and her features so exquisite they resembled a porcelain doll. She was breathtakingly beautiful, yet carried a mischievous, playful air.
Beneath her jet-black hair, the most captivating thing was her lively eyes… sparkling, pitch-dark, full of spirit, yet always glinting with cunning.
At that moment, she lowered her gaze and stuck out her tongue at the corpses on the ground.
Then she turned her head and noticed Chen Yu, who was covering Madam Ma’s nose and mouth with his hand. Curious, she asked, “Eh? Why are you fine?”
“Of course I’m fine. Tricks like yours can’t hurt me.”
Chen Yu let out a cold laugh.
With the Nine Yang Manual protecting his body, her poison techniques couldn’t affect him at all.
“Big talk.”
The purple-clad girl rolled her eyes, then tilted her head toward Kang Min, who was being held in Chen Yu’s arms. “This aunt is really shameless. At her age, being held like that by such a young boy… aren’t you afraid your husband’s family will beat you to death?”
Kang Min’s expression turned cold. She had always been proud of her beauty, convinced that few in the world could surpass her.
Yet the girl before her clearly outshone her… and was far younger. Calling her “aunt” right off the bat was an obvious jab at her age.
“I don’t know how you did it, but I have things to do today, so I won’t bother with you.”
The purple-clad girl glanced at the figures chasing after her in the distance, then cheerfully waved at Chen Yu, preparing to leave.
However, the moment she turned around, her left hand suddenly reached across her right side, and several thin needles shot through the air, aimed directly at Chen Yu and Kang Min’s faces.
“What a vicious girl!”
A bystander outside couldn’t help but curse.
But Chen Yu had already anticipated this move. His left hand circulated Cold Ice True Qi, freezing all six needles midair before knocking them to the ground.
At the same time, he stirred up a strong gust of wind, dispersing the poison gas lingering around them.
“Ah, my Green Phosphor Needles! You have to compensate me!”
The girl puffed out her cheeks angrily and stretched out her hand toward Chen Yu. Clearly, her sneak attack had failed, yet she acted as if he were the one at fault.
Chen Yu released Kang Min and gestured for her to step behind him.
Then he faced the girl and smiled. “I’ll compensate… your mother.”
The girl tilted her head, tapping her chin with a slender finger as if thinking. “Why would you compensate my mother? The Green Phosphor Needles aren’t hers.”
Then she suddenly smiled brightly. “Forget it. You ruined my needles, and I tried to ambush you, so let’s call it even. As the saying goes, no discord, no concord… the green mountains remain and the rivers flow on…”
As she spoke, she bent slightly as if to bid farewell. But in that instant, several more thin needles shot out from the back of her smooth neck, darting straight toward Chen Yu’s heart and lungs.
Cold Ice True Qi!
Chen Yu casually struck out with his palm, knocking the needles to the ground once more.
“Hehe, you really are a bit impressive.”
The girl raised her head playfully and made a face. “Alright, I’m done playing. I really have to go now.”
“You think you can leave?”
Chen Yu’s true qi surged around him. Inner Strength gathered in his right palm, and in that instant, the temperature inside the shop seemed to drop several degrees.
Of course, he knew exactly who this girl was.
The daughter of Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu… he hadn’t expected to encounter her here.
Whether in novels or dramas, this stunning girl had always been one of the characters he despised the most.
Raised in the Star Constellation Sect, she had become ruthless and vicious, cold-blooded and willful. Every time he saw her scenes, his blood pressure would spike.
Just like now… within a few sentences, she had already tried to kill him twice.
The Green Phosphor Needles were her concealed weapons, coated with deadly poison. Even after all that, she still aimed for vital points with every strike.
No joke… at this moment, Chen Yu truly wanted to smash her to death with a Cold Ice Palm.
It was just a reward… he could obtain it elsewhere.
[Current Target: Ah Zi]
[Malicious Thought 1: If only someone would kill Second Senior Brother Shi Houzi for me. I only stole two of his poisonous insects, yet he chased me for 600 kilometers. So annoying.] Intermediate Reward
[Malicious Thought 2: Hehe, I really want to get Master’s Divine Wood Cauldron. Then I could cultivate peerless martial arts.] Advanced Reward
[Malicious Thought 3: This tall guy is quite strong. If he kills that aunt behind him, then kneels before me and flatters me… hmm… and even kisses my feet to show submission, I might consider taking him as a slave.] Advanced Reward
Chen Yu withdrew his true qi.
“Hey, hey, what’s wrong? You’re not going to hit me anymore?”
Ah Zi hopped around, completely unaware that she had just brushed past death.
She was about to say something provocative again when her expression suddenly changed.
The disciples of the Star Constellation Sect chasing her had already caught up.
They blocked the entrance.
At their head was the very Second Senior Brother she had mentioned in her malicious thoughts… Shi Houzi, also a disciple of the old monster Ding Chunqiu.
Shi Houzi had golden hair and a rough appearance. His multicolored clothing looked strange and gaudy. Combined with his dark eye circles and fierce expression, he looked every bit the villain.
He had chased Ah Zi all this way and was now panting heavily as he snarled, “Little Ah Zi, let’s see how you escape my grasp today.”
“Return my treasure!”
His expression was filled with grief and anger. “Do you know how much effort it took me to find those two poisonous insects?”
“Hehe, I have no idea what you’re talking about, Second Senior Brother.”
Ah Zi immediately hid behind Chen Yu and stuck out her tongue. “Senior Brother, when I left Star Constellation Sea, I saw your wife enter Third Senior Brother Tianlangzi’s tent. Then I heard some strange sounds… I don’t know what they were doing. Then your wife said she was coming or something… maybe she had a relapse? Why don’t you go back and check?”
“You’re spouting nonsense! Little Ah Zi, I’ll kill you today!”
Shi Houzi was completely enraged, immediately circulating his Inner Strength to unleash his poison techniques.
Ah Zi was clearly no match for him, but her eyes flickered, and she quickly came up with a plan.
She clung tightly to Chen Yu’s arm, acting fearlessly. “Go ahead! Do you even know who this is… uh… what’s your name again? Forget it, doesn’t matter. Let me tell you, you stinking lion, he’s my good brother. If you dare harm even a single hair on my head, he’ll tear you into pieces and throw you into the river to feed the fish!”
“Kid, you want to play the hero, huh?”
“Damn it, just because you’re a bit taller and look like some pretty boy, what makes you think you can oppose our invincible Star Constellation Sect?”
“I’m telling you, brat, once Second Senior Brother makes his move, you’ll understand what it means that there’s always someone stronger!”
“Hehe, when Second Senior Brother acts, the heavens change color and rivers flow backward! In an instant, the world turns upside down!!”
Before Shi Houzi could even speak, the group of bizarrely dressed lackeys behind him started shouting and praising loudly.
Chen Yu glanced down at the girl clinging to his arm, who was still shouting provocations while occasionally casting him flattering looks, and said calmly, “I don’t know her.” Visit novelping.com for the full chapter.
“Waaah, good brother, how can you be so heartless? Didn’t you just say you liked Little Ah Zi the most?”
Ah Zi rubbed her eyes as if wronged, then turned to provoke Shi Houzi again. “Second Senior… tch, stinking lion, listen carefully. If you have the guts, fight my good brother for a few hundred rounds. I guarantee he won’t beat you to death! I’ll give you a chance… surrender now, kneel and call me Second Senior Sister. If I’m in a good mood, I might spare you.”
Shi Houzi was so furious that smoke practically poured from his seven orifices. Veins bulged on his forehead. “Fine, I’ll beat you to death!”
“I said, I don’t know her.”
Chen Yu’s gaze turned cold.
Since the other party insisted on walking into his hands, he would accept this Intermediate Reward.
“Whether you’re her accomplice or not, since I, Shi Houzi, have made a move today, no one in this medicine shop will leave alive!”
With a roar, his Inner Strength erupted. He grinned viciously. “This is the ultimate technique of the Star Constellation Sect. You mortals should consider it an honor to die beneath my palm!”
The lackeys behind him immediately grew excited, beating drums and shouting. “Hehe, our Second Senior Brother is invincible in the worl…”
Before they could finish the word “world,” a biting cold wind swept through.
Though it was late autumn, in that instant it felt like the depths of winter.
Boom!
The medicine shop doors, along with several unlucky Star Constellation Sect disciples, were blasted outward.
Ah Zi was caught in the gale, unable to even open her eyes, completely unaware of what had just happened.
When she finally saw clearly, she swallowed hard.
Her Second Senior Brother Shi Houzi stood frozen in place, still in the posture of attacking.
His eyes were wide open, the vicious grin still frozen on his face.
But he was already dead.
That young man stood before him, slowly withdrawing his palm.
Cold Ice True Qi… Zuo Lengchan’s ultimate technique was simply too effective.
The frigid qi spiraled around Chen Yu’s hand before gradually dissipating.
“So strong… truly a young hero!”
The onlookers couldn’t help but exclaim.
Those who understood martial arts knew that Shi Houzi, as the Second Senior Brother of the Star Constellation Sect, ranked among its top three in strength.
And yet… he had been killed with a single palm.
“Hehe, good brother, I knew you were amazing! Little Ah Zi really likes you. You’re just too incredible!”
The girl’s expression changed instantly. She forced a smile, while her small feet quietly edged toward the window.
She had already realized that Chen Yu was not someone to provoke.
“I won’t disturb you. I’ll be going now.”
The moment she turned her head, her pretty face changed drastically. She gathered her true qi and prepared to flee.
But immediately, she felt a force tighten around her collar, and her hair stood on end.
Turning back, she saw Chen Yu’s gentle smile.
“You’re not going anywhere.”