Mo Xiaoxing frowned; she had run into highwaymen!
The opponent was also at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage!
Mo Xiaoxing said calmly, “I am a disciple of the Everlasting Sect. At the very foot of the Everlasting Sect, do you dare to rob me by force?”
At this moment, another voice rose from behind her.
“Hahaha, fellow daoist, you joke. We didn’t say we wanted to rob you by force. We are just discussing a deal with you. My brother and I are a bit short on cash lately; if you could lend us some spirit stones, we will return them later.”
Mo Xiaoxing sneered.
They spoke nicely enough! But daring to act as highwaymen, they naturally had no shame left.
The person behind her was also at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage!
The man in front threatened her suddenly, “Fellow daoist, I advise you to be sensible. We are both at the fourth level of Qi Refining; two against one, you have no chance of winning.”
Mo Xiaoxing replied, “That is not necessarily true!”
“Stop wasting breath on her. Quick fight, quick decision; take the spirit stones and leave Ruian City immediately.”
As he spoke, the cultivator behind her suddenly made his move!
Mo Xiaoxing instantly unleashed a Wind Blade. The sharp blade cut through the air, slicing a gash into the man’s arm!
The man only paused for a moment before waving his saber to attack again. “You’ve got a few tricks, but don’t get cocky!”
Mo Xiaoxing’s Wind Blades moved with extreme speed. She fired them continuously, forcing the cultivator to keep his distance.
The other man, who had been watching, saw that his companion couldn’t win for the moment and came to help.
The man attacked from behind. Mo Xiaoxing sensed it, but she couldn’t retract her Wind Blades to defend!
In her desperation, she suddenly shouted, “Earth Prison Technique, rise!”
A square-shaped earth prison erupted from the ground, just in time to trap the cultivator behind her!
The cultivator swung his great saber and broke the Earth Prison Technique in one blow!
But in that brief moment, Mo Xiaoxing had jumped further away and used every spell she knew!
Wind Blade, Earth Spike, Water Wall, Earth Prison Technique, Golden Shield.
Some were offensive spells, others defensive. At first, she was a bit flustered, but gradually she found a rhythm and truly found herself capable of fighting two people at once!
“Big brother, this cultivator is a bit troublesome. How does she know every type of spell?”
“Turns out she’s a pseudo-spiritual root, but she’s just learned a few more techniques! What is there to fear? Casting so many spells consumes spiritual energy rapidly. Just stall her a little longer; once her energy is exhausted, we can capture her without any effort!”
“Right! I’ll listen to you, big brother!”
However, half an hour later…
Both highwaymen had exhausted half of their spiritual energy, but Mo Xiaoxing showed no signs of fatigue!
In fact, Mo Xiaoxing was enjoying the fight!
She had practiced spells for so many days but had never seen real combat. Of course, she didn’t know her own level. Today, when she encountered these two, considering they were also at the fourth level of Qi Refining, Mo Xiaoxing hadn’t run; she intended to practice.
Casting spells one after another did consume a lot of spiritual energy, but she usually practiced for hours before running dry. Only half an hour in, she was nowhere near exhausted.
“It seems necessary to use our ultimate move.”
The two exchanged a sinister look.
Suddenly, both their great sabers danced, and long iron chains pulled out from behind the hilts. As they flew and leaped around Mo Xiaoxing, the chains crisscrossed, and in no time, they had formed a formation.
Mo Xiaoxing didn’t know what they were doing, but feeling trapped in the middle, she sensed something was wrong.
“You brought this on yourself, don’t blame our brotherhood for being ruthless!”
The iron chains suddenly rotated, tightening rapidly!
Mo Xiaoxing leaped upward, but the chain formation shifted upward to block her. No matter which direction she tried to move, the chain formation shifted instantly to follow!
Mo Xiaoxing felt a chill in her heart—this chain formation was formidable!
But she didn’t understand arrays and had no idea how to deal with this one.
In this world, everyone had a few tricks to save their lives. It seemed she would have to be even more careful in the future!
“Hahaha, you can’t escape!”
Mo Xiaoxing looked at the two of them and suddenly performed a hand seal.
“You forced me to do this. Don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Returning their words in kind, Mo Xiaoxing suddenly unleashed the Fireball Technique. Two fireballs, each the size of an egg, flew toward the two men!
The two stood their ground, and upon seeing the fireballs, they burst into uncontrollable laughter.
“Facing death and still trying to be funny? With this Fireball Technique, even a lantern I light is bigger than your fireballs!”
The speaker casually raised his hand, trying to wave the fireball away.
However, the fireball wasn’t dispersed. The moment it touched his spiritual energy, it instantly adhered to him! It crawled onto his hand, his arm, and leaped onto his shoulder!
The other man fared almost the same; he slashed at the fireball with his saber, but the fireball didn’t scatter. Instead, it split into two smaller fireballs that landed on him! His clothes ignited instantly.
Both men tried many ways to extinguish the flames—patting, stripping—but the fire seemed to have eyes. As long as it touched a little, it couldn’t be shaken off!
“Use the Rain-Bringing Talisman!”
One man hurriedly threw out a talisman, and rain immediately fell from the sky!
But the fire had already spread across their bodies. As the light rain fell, the flames only flickered and dimmed slightly, but they didn’t go out!
The flames touched their skin and flesh, burning even brighter!
“What kind of fire is this? Why won’t it go out? Help, help me!”
“Ahhh, it’s burning me to death! Help!”
The two men suddenly dropped their great sabers. One ran desperately, while the other rolled on the ground.
With no one to control them, the chain formation ceased to exist, and the chains clattered to the ground.
Mo Xiaoxing stood in the rain, her clothes quickly becoming soaked.
She stared at the two men who were completely consumed by the flames. Their screams lasted for a long time.
Mo Xiaoxing’s whole body felt stiff and icy cold.
They were screaming for help… Her worldview suffered such a violent tremor for the first time!
Her fists slowly clenched. A voice in her heart told her: Do not be soft-hearted; do not retreat!
On the path of cultivation, you can only move forward, never back!
If you save them, they will kill you immediately!
She waited until the people in the flames were reduced to ashes, and the fire slowly shrank until it extinguished in the rain…
Mo Xiaoxing moved her nearly rigid feet and glanced at the two piles of bone ash, which had turned into mud in the rainwater.
“Right, clean up the evidence.”
Mo Xiaoxing thought mechanically. In this situation, one must erase all traces to avoid vendettas.
She pushed aside the ash, took their two storage bags, and took their two sabers as well.
Then, she sprinted up the mountain!
She didn’t return to her own dwelling; she ran in one breath to the back mountain.
She sat down on the edge of the cliff, exhausted, gasping for air.
Suddenly, someone pulled back the hood covering her head!
Mo Xiaoxing’s body stiffened instantly! Alarm bells rang in her mind!
Who had approached her so suddenly without her noticing at all!
As she turned her head, she met a face as bright as spring flowers, with clear brows and perfectly arched lips, slightly upturned as if smiling.
Fingertips like white jade pushed at her furrowed brow, and wide, snow-white sleeves brushed inadvertently against her sweat-dampened face.
The man’s voice was crisp and indifferent, casual as he spoke: “Little child, what bad deeds have you been up to? Why are you in such a panic?”