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111: Feng Xixi goes berserk”Liu! Tushan...”

Feng Xixi raised her head abruptly, her gaze like two tangible ice picks, pinning itself tightly onto Liu Tushan in the distance. The Killing Intent in her voice was enough to freeze the very space around them:

”How dare you use such despicable tactics! To ambush someone from my Miaoling Pavilion! You! Are! Asking! For death...”

”Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!”

Three clear, ear-piercing sword hums rang out simultaneously.

Three Flying Swords, each with a different form but all shimmering with spiritual light and exuding an astonishing, sharp aura, shot out from her sleeves in an instant, hovering above her head.

Dense runes lit up on the sword blades, weaving together into a frigid web of light.

This was her trump card, a set of Low Grade Spiritual Artifact Flying Swords! [Sancai Breaking Evil]!

”Hiss!”

In the distance, Liu Tushan felt his scalp tingle as he was locked onto by that gaze filled with Killing Intent and pierced by the cold light of the three Spiritual Artifact Flying Swords. He couldn’t help but gasp, his heart pounding wildly.

Why is this crazy woman suddenly trying to risk her life? Just because of that little girl?

Once the sword Formation composed of those three Spiritual Artifact Flying Swords was activated, it would possess a fraction of the power of a casual strike from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

He, Liu Tushan, was an Alchemist, not some expert in combat. Facing this head-on was purely asking for death!

”Feng Xixi! You are slandering me!”

Liu Tushan was both shocked and angry. He hurriedly circulated his Qi to protect his body, his voice rising in pitch: ”I, Liu Tushan, may not be a good person, but I would never stoop so low as to ambush a junior!

Besides, the conflict between us is merely over interests. If blood is shed and this reaches those above, it won’t be so simple. I understand these things, and you do too!”

His expression also turned cold, and he roared in a low voice: ”I think it’s clear that someone deliberately ambushed your Miaoling Pavilion’s people. They want to frame me, incite a fight to the death between our two families, and then reap the benefits. Don’t let yourself be used as a pawn!”

As he spoke, he vigilantly looked around, trying to find that ”mastermind.”

The crowd of onlookers let out a ”whoosh” and instantly retreated far away, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of those terrifying three Flying Swords, and even more afraid of being treated as the ”mastermind” and becoming collateral damage.

Upon hearing this, the anger in Feng Xixi’s eyes subsided slightly, but the iciness remained.

She temporarily suppressed the urge to go berserk. The three hovering Flying Swords continued to shimmer with spiritual light; she did not retract them, and they could unleash a fatal strike at any moment.

”Hmph, don’t let me find out that this matter has anything to do with you.”

The beautiful woman, Feng Xixi, shifted her gaze to Lin Jingyu, her expression softening as she said gently:

”You saved Momo; you are a benefactor of my Miaoling Pavilion. Whatever you ask for, my Miaoling Pavilion will certainly satisfy it!”

Yun Momo’s identity was special. If anything were to happen to her, not only she, but even the forces behind her would be implicated. She felt genuine gratitude toward Lin Jingyu in her heart.

Lin Jingyu understood what this meant.

It was like being handed a blank check and told to fill in whatever he wanted. As long as he filled in a reasonable amount, everyone would be happy. Of course, if he were to be greedy, he would have to taste the consequences.

He shook his head and said:

”To see injustice and draw one’s sword to help—this is the demeanor of a Cultivator of our generation. I did not do this to receive a reward. Please do not insult me...”

He wouldn’t give up the chance to latch onto the Miaoling Pavilion for the sake of a few resources or Spirit Stones. There is a saying: what is free is the most expensive. That’s right; those who ask for no return are the ones who want the most.

After a pause, Lin Jingyu asked with a puzzled expression:

”However, Shopkeeper, I would like to ask: Fairy Yun Momo was attacked not far outside the Southeast Market Town, only six or seven miles away. And Fairy Yun Momo held out for at least a quarter of an hour. Doesn’t your Miaoling Pavilion have distress talismans?”

Feng Xixi’s graceful body stiffened abruptly!

She had been blinded by the news of Momo’s danger and her own anger, but now, pointed out by Lin Jingyu, it was as if she had been struck by a bolt of enlightenment.

She turned her gaze to Yun Momo in her arms, her voice softening, yet carrying undeniable firmness:

”Momo, don’t be afraid, sister is here. Tell sister, what exactly happened? Did you send out a distress signal?”

Yun Momo sobbed and nodded vigorously: ”I... I sent it! As soon as I... I encountered danger... I crushed the... distress jade talisman... I waited... for a long time... but no one came...”

Thinking of that desperate wait, she couldn’t help but cry again.

Feng Xixi felt her head explode with a ”buzz.”

A distress signal!

Momo sent it immediately!

And it was so close!

No one came to rescue her for over a quarter of an hour?

Unless... the person receiving the signal had a problem.

A name instantly surfaced in her mind like a thunderclap. A bone-chilling Killing Intent surged again, even more concentrated and purer than before.

The temperature around Feng Xixi plummeted. Crystal-clear, sharp-edged ice crystals condensed out of thin air, rapidly covering most of her body like armor.

The three [Sancai Breaking Evil] swords hovering above her head hummed and vibrated, suddenly merging into one.

They transformed into a strange, thin sword that was greyish all over and unremarkable in appearance, yet exuded a heart-palpitating, destructive aura.

Feng Xixi reached out and firmly grasped the hilt. The ice crystals covering her arm spread rapidly, freezing most of the blade and forming a long ice crystal sword that emitted extreme cold.

”Xu! Tianyuan...”

These three words, like a judgment from the Nine Nether Hell, and wrapped in hatred that could freeze the Soul, burst out from Feng Xixi’s lips, one word at a time.

Her gaze, like two rays of concentrated ten-thousand-year-old ice, instantly locked onto the tall, square-faced Cultivator standing behind Liu Tushan.

It was none other than Xu Tianyuan, the retainer responsible for receiving all emergency distress signals and guarding the core Formation of the Miaoling Pavilion.

He was a Ninth Layer of Qi Refining expert who was usually known for being steady and reliable, and deeply trusted. Even though he had just left the Miaoling Pavilion to join the Daling Pavilion, she hadn’t blamed him much.

Locked onto by Feng Xixi’s gaze filled with Killing Intent, Xu Tianyuan felt a chill shoot straight from the soles of his feet to his crown. His face turned deathly pale in a ”whoosh.” He had never imagined that things would take such a sharp turn and involve him.

”Shopkeeper... Shopkeeper Feng! Listen to my explanation, this matter has nothing to do with me, I... I just announced in public that I was leaving the Miaoling Pavilion.”

Xu Tianyuan hurriedly shouted, incoherent. Knowing that begging for mercy was useless, he quickly turned to Liu Tushan for help:

”I am a person of the Daling Pavilion now, Shopkeeper Liu... Shopkeeper Liu, save me, this crazy woman wants to kill me...”

Liu Tushan was also stunned by this sudden turn of events. Xu Tianyuan was a key figure he had spent a great price to defect, and he held many core secrets of the Miaoling Pavilion. If he were killed by Feng Xixi in public, not only would it be a heavy loss, but his Daling Pavilion would also lose all face.

”Feng Xixi! It is strictly forbidden to fight within the Market Town! Do you want to break the rules? Stop at once!”

Liu Tushan hurriedly scolded sharply, trying to use the rules to suppress her, while secretly gathering his Qi, preparing to intervene at any moment.

”Screw your rules!”

The response to him was a heaven-shaking roar from Feng Xixi! The anger that had been suppressed for too long, the stinging pain caused by betrayal, and the heartache from the fear for Yun Momo—all of it exploded at this moment!