The two happily completed the trade. Ling Xiao smiled and said, “Now that you have the Black Fire Lotus, you had better leave quickly. This is not a good place, especially since you are from the Ji family.”
After saying that, he turned and left.
“I did not expect this person to be someone with real character.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen sighed.
“Uncle Chen, I know the Profound Realm is very complicated with many evil people. But since this person could hint to me earlier to be careful of those guards, it shows he is not bad. That is why I did not let you act just now.”
“You are right, miss. I was impulsive earlier.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen smiled bitterly.
“Not only that, this person’s strength is probably stronger than yours, Uncle Chen. Once a fight started, you would definitely be at a disadvantage. There is no need to offend such a strong person for nothing.”
Ji Mengmeng shook her head and said, “Alright, Uncle Chen, let us prepare to leave now.”
“Wait!”
Ji Mengmeng, who had just prepared to leave, suddenly noticed that Ling Xiao was surrounded by people.
The ones surrounding Ling Xiao were precisely her guards.
“That person is in danger.”
Ji Mengmeng said.
Although she knew Ling Xiao was strong, her guards numbered more than ten, with five of them being Cave Heaven Realm martial artists.
Even if Ling Xiao was powerful, two fists are hard to match four hands. How could he possibly win against these people?
“Miss, it is better not to meddle in such idle matters.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen frowned.
“Uncle Chen, do not forget that person helped me twice. With something like the Black Fire Lotus, if he refused to trade, we would have no way at all.”
Ji Mengmeng shook her head.
“Alright, miss. Whatever you say, we will do.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen was truly loyal to Ji Mengmeng.
Although he did not have a good feeling about Ling Xiao, he was still willing to help him for Ji Mengmeng’s sake.
“You few should not go too far. Although you have support behind you and are from the Ji family, do not forget your status. In the end, you are just family servants. If you really anger the miss, your masters could abandon you like discarded pieces at any time.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen walked over and said to those guards.
“Surnamed Chen, mind your own business. This kid killed our brothers. He must die today.”
One of the Cave Heaven Realm experts among the guards snorted coldly, “Do not forget, we still hold leverage over you. Do you really want to die?”
“It looks like you really plan to act.”
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen took a deep breath. Although he knew the result of doing this might lead to danger, he had to obey the miss’s command.
He drew the long knife from its sheath. Cold light flashed, killing intent erupted.
“Good! Surnamed Chen, you have guts. Everyone listen up, that girl is…”
One of the Cave Heaven Realm guards shouted towards the crowd.
However, before he could finish, his head was already separated from his body.
The middle-aged man surnamed Chen and Ji Mengmeng looked at this scene in surprise. They found it somewhat hard to accept.
Ling Xiao’s strength truly exceeded their expectations. The killed guard was a Second Cave Heaven Realm martial artist.
He was killed in one strike.
While they were still surprised, Ling Xiao’s hands did not stay idle.
His figure flickered. He was like a life-reaping ghost shuttling through the crowd.
In just a moment, those dozen or so guards were killed until only one remained!
And this person was protected behind a strong martial artist.
“Kid, even if they deserved to die, you should have waited until they finished speaking before killing them. Why were you in such a hurry?”
That strong martial artist was about thirty years old with a dark black birthmark on his face. He looked ugly, but his cultivation was very strong.
A Fourth Cave Heaven Realm martial artist, among these tens of thousands of martial artists, he definitely belonged to the high level.
“Move aside!”
Ling Xiao said indifferently.
“Kid, do not be shameless when given face. When I talk to you, it means I think highly of you. Do not really think you are that powerful.”
The birthmark-faced man snorted coldly.
“I will say it again, move aside!”
Ling Xiao did not want to make enemies unnecessarily, but if this person insisted on blocking him from killing that guard, then he could not be blamed.
“You try making a move today!”
The birthmark-faced man’s face turned gloomy.
“Ignorant!”
Ling Xiao looked indifferently at the birthmark-faced man. He still stood in place, but a sword condensed from shadows had already pierced into that guard’s throat.
“I told you to move aside. You did not listen, so you only have yourself to blame for the humiliation.”
Ling Xiao said lightly.
“You little beast, you dare not give me face. Courting death!”
As a Fourth Cave Heaven Realm expert, Nan Xiong had never suffered such humiliation.
The person he wanted to protect had never been killed by anyone.
Of course, that was because he never protected people he could not protect.
But today, this kid in front of him had killed the person he was protecting right in front of him. This did not give him any face at all.
“South Master, this kid seems to be the one who killed the fifth leader of Giant Whale Gate at Ghost Manor that day!”
A martial artist behind Nan Xiong recognised Ling Xiao.
“Really?”
“Absolutely true. Bald Mountain Eagle and the two elders of Fire Mountain know about it.”
Nan Xiong looked towards that bald man and the old couple.
The two elders of Fire Mountain hesitated for a moment. The old man smiled and said, “We couple are old and our eyes are dim. Our memory is not good either. We did not see clearly. Sorry.”
“Two sly old things.”
Nan Xiong cursed inwardly. He knew these two definitely knew the truth but just did not want to say it.
However, Bald Mountain Eagle was more cooperative. He nodded and said, “South Master, it was indeed this kid who killed the fifth leader of Giant Whale Gate. I was there at the time. This kid alone took a large amount of sword intent wandering souls.”
He was very wary of Ling Xiao but also very jealous. Earlier, because he was alone, he did not dare to provoke Ling Xiao easily.
But now it was different. Now there was Nan Xiong and a large group from Giant Whale Gate backing him up. Plus his Fifth Cave Heaven Realm cultivation, how could he still fear this kid?
As soon as Bald Mountain Eagle finished speaking, he immediately felt a chill down his spine. A bone-chilling aura grew within his body.
He turned his head and saw Ling Xiao looking at him indifferently with killing intent in his eyes.
This made him feel somewhat panicked inside.
But thinking about it, with so many people here, what was there to fear?
“Kid, you have offended Giant Whale Gate. You are doomed to die. Yet you dare look at me with those eyes. Do you want to die?”
Bald Mountain Eagle roared.
He had a feeling of being fierce in appearance but timid inside. If he did not roar it out, he would probably tremble all over in fear.
So he had to vent his emotions.
“South Master, just now I saw this kid doing something at the bottom of the lake. He picked some items that looked like black lotus-shaped things.”
Another person suddenly said.
Just now they had only focused on claiming spots to cultivate and did not think there were treasures at the bottom of the lake. Now recalling it, it felt strange.
Although he did not know what it was, if he said it out, maybe others would know.
“Black Fire Lotus! You kid actually discovered Black Fire Lotus!”
The greedy look in Nan Xiong’s eyes grew even stronger.
