Ling Xiao smiled and spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth.
Then he went over, picked up the girl lying there, and walked towards the outside.
“Shangguan Hong, let’s go.”
Ling Xiao knew that although there was still some sword intent here for the time being, it was only remnants. It would not be long before the sword intent completely collapsed.
What he needed to do now was leave this place as quickly as possible with Shangguan Hong, to avoid any more trouble.
Shangguan Hong hurriedly came over to take his junior sister, then left together with Ling Xiao.
Not long after they left, a large group of people arrived at the ghostly villa with great momentum.
“Who killed our fifth brother?”
Amid furious roars, a burly man appeared.
His body was extremely broad. Standing there alone, he was probably as wide as three other people.
The powerful aura emanating from his body made it clear at a glance that he was terrifyingly strong.
“South Gate Master, you are too late. That kid left less than half an hour ago.”
The warriors who had been threatened by Ling Xiao naturally stepped forward eagerly to report the news to this Giant Whale Sect’s gate master, South Whale.
“Good kid, he runs pretty fast. But even if you flee to the ends of the earth, it is useless. Dare to kill my brother, and I will definitely skin you and pull out your tendons!”
South Whale revealed a ferocious expression and roared, “Mobilise everyone to search! Whoever finds this guy gets a reward of fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones! Capture him alive for one hundred thousand! Kill him for three hundred thousand!”
…
On Black Fire Mountain, Ling Xiao was stepping towards the volcanic crater known as the forbidden land.
At this moment, black smoke was billowing there, as if something had already happened.
Ling Xiao quickened his pace.
Shangguan Hong had already taken his junior sister back to the Divine Phoenix Continent using Ling Xiao’s Moonlight Treasure Ship.
As for Ling Xiao himself, last time in Sin City he had snatched two flying wheel ships from others. Although they were not as good as the Moonlight Treasure Ship, they were sufficient for travelling.
In the same direction, a young girl was also hurrying along, protected by a group of warriors.
The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, innocent and lively, like a canary that had never experienced the ways of the world.
The girl was called Ji Mengmeng, a member of the Ji family on Sacred Dynasty Immortal Island.
Only the children of the Ji family would have the qualification to be protected by so many warriors.
“Miss, we cannot continue forward. Look at the charred corpses along the way, it is too horrific.”
Beside Ji Mengmeng, a middle-aged man in his forties reminded her, “Black Fire Mountain was already a forbidden land before. Now with the mutation, the island master has designated it as an extremely dangerous place. We absolutely cannot approach it lightly.”
“Uncle Chen, no need to persuade me. You have seen my brother’s condition too. In the past, he was treated by the family as the future island master heir, a top-tier genius.
But now?
After a baffling serious illness, he has become demented and even forgotten his own martial arts.
It is said that a kind of ‘Black Fire Lotus’ grows near Black Fire Mountain, which has miraculous effects on my brother’s illness.
The family ignores him, but I cannot ignore him. Brother used to dote on me the most.”
Ji Mengmeng shook her head. Although she was clearly a bit afraid, her eyes showed firmness and resilience.
“Miss, there is something I am not sure if I should say.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen sighed and said, “The Ji family is the master of Sacred Dynasty Immortal Island, one of the most powerful forces in the entire Heavenly Dragon Continent and Divine Phoenix Continent. Yet even the higher-ups cannot obtain the Black Fire Lotus. How can we find it?”
“Uncle Chen, I am not stupid.”
Ji Mengmeng sighed and said, “They are not unable to find it, but unwilling to look for it. Someone among the higher-ups wants my brother to die, but I will not let them get their way.”
“Who?”
At that moment, the middle-aged man surnamed Chen suddenly shouted, his long knife pointing towards the dense jungle.
Rustle rustle!
After a strange noise, a person emerged from the jungle.
A young man.
Handsome appearance, quite dashing.
“Sorry for startling everyone. I am just passing by.”
Ling Xiao shrugged and smiled, his face full of bright sunshine. No one could connect him to the rumoured son of the devil, Ling Xiao.
“Stop grinning. Did you overhear our conversation?”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen asked coldly.
“Yes, I heard a little. You are going to look for the Black Fire Lotus, right? Actually, I also want to find that thing.”
Ling Xiao nodded and said.
The Black Fire Lotus was an extremely precious medicinal herb, rare and hard to come by, because it only appeared one month before a volcanic eruption.
The reason was still unclear to this day.
This time he was lucky. He had just noticed signs that Black Fire Mountain was about to erupt.
The Black Fire Lotus could be used to refine various miraculous pills, because it had dual healing effects on soul and body, and the effects were very good.
Ling Xiao had not forgotten Situ Hongyan.
The only woman who survived on Jade Wave Island.
That girl chose justice over her sect and righteousness, choosing to help him.
Although a bit foolish.
Others could mock her, but Ling Xiao could not.
Ling Xiao truly admired that girl named Situ Hongyan, so he had always wanted to find a way to wake her up.
This time it was good luck. He was just preparing to go to Black Fire Mountain to search for the ancient Golden Crow corpse, yet he received such important news. It was truly wonderful.
In fact, what Ling Xiao overheard was not only about the Black Fire Lotus.
He also heard the thoughts in the hearts of those guards.
They were clearly from another faction in the Ji family. Although they were openly protecting Ji Mengmeng, in reality they planned to sabotage her search for the Black Fire Lotus.
They even viciously intended to kill Ji Mengmeng. That way, the peerless genius in the Ji family who had gone mad would remain insane for life.
Of course, simply killing her would be a bit of a waste. They hoped to enjoy the taste of this Ji family miss before she died.
Among everyone, only that middle-aged man was truly loyal to Ji Mengmeng.
Poor child, she was being “protected” by a pack of wolves.
With Ling Xiao’s powerful soul force, he could naturally see through these people’s thoughts.
But he was not acquainted with this Ji Mengmeng and did not really want to meddle in others’ affairs.
Yet if he ignored it, he would feel uncomfortable inside.
So he smiled and said to Ji Mengmeng, “A sweet little beauty like you will probably attract many evil wolves. Do not just focus on the scenery far away. Also be careful of the dangers under your feet. If you fall into a trap set by some hunter, it would not be good.”
If the girl was clever, she would naturally understand the meaning in his words.
If she could not understand, then she could only blame her bad luck.
“Get on your way quickly. This has nothing to do with you.”
One of the guards shouted at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao smiled. He was not willing to meddle anyway.
But the girl looked thoughtfully at Ling Xiao and smiled, “Thank you for the reminder.”
With this thanks, Ling Xiao felt it was worth it. At least he had not helped the wrong person.
