Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 712: Chapter 712: Lost Them

Staring at Xiao Xiao, who was still smiling in the face of death, the Monster Beast was stunned.

This human still isn’t afraid, even at a time like this. Does she have something wrong with her brain? If I eat this mentally deficient human, would I be affected too?

At that thought, the Monster Beast looked at Xiao Xiao with disgust.

Xiao Xiao knew the creature was looking down on her, but she simply pointed at its back.

”See the wounds I just made? You don’t actually think those cuts were just tickling you, do you?”

Somehow, black smoke had begun to rise from the small cuts Xiao Xiao had made on the Monster Beast’s back. This black energy looked incredibly aggressive and was rapidly corroding the creature’s wounds. The Monster Beast hadn’t noticed at first. It was only Xiao Xiao’s reminder that made it realize something was terribly wrong.

”What did you do to me? Why is this happening?!”

The Monster Beast realized these were no ordinary wounds. It could feel a considerable amount of Demonic Qi emanating from them!

”You human... you’re from the Demon Clan!” The Monster Beast’s eyes widened as it flung Xiao Xiao away.

But Xiao Xiao simply shook her head. ”The Demon Clan? How could I possibly be one of them? I just used a little trick to subdue you, that’s all. This is what happens when you refuse to listen to reason.”

Xiao Xiao didn’t know how she did it. The skill had come to her naturally. She had infused the black energy from her own body into the Monster Beast.

It won’t be long before this black energy spreads to the Monster Beast’s brain. By then, it will no longer have control over its own actions!

The Monster Beast looked at its own back in horror, now seeing the situation clearly. It struggled desperately to expel the black energy from its body. But the energy clung to it like a venomous serpent. Even after mustering all its might, the black energy relentlessly forced its way deeper inside.

”Stop struggling. You can’t escape the palm of my hand. The more you fight, the more you’ll suffer!” Xiao Xiao leisurely walked to the side and sat down. That substance needed a bit more time to take full effect, so all she had to do was wait.

「Elsewhere.」

The men Xiao Xiao had let go ran back to the Zheng Residence as if their lives depended on it. The first thing they did upon entering the estate was shout for their young lady.

”Miss! Miss! Something terrible has happened!”

Hearing their clamor, Uncle Wang stepped forward and frowned, scolding them, ”This is the Zheng Residence, not a public street! Where are your manners?”

Seeing it was Uncle Wang, the men rushed over and surrounded him. ”Uncle Wang, where is the Miss? It’s a disaster! The girl you had us take to the back mountain... she killed our leader and our comrades!”

The men recounted their experience, trembling. However, Uncle Wang just looked at them with contempt. ”You couldn’t even handle one woman? You deserved to be killed by her!”

Stunned by his words, they all froze for a moment. But one of them quickly snapped out of it and explained, ”Uncle Wang, you don’t understand how powerful that woman is! She single-handedly defeated a ten-thousand-year-old Monster Beast!”

”Yes, yes, Uncle Wang! She’s far too strong! We barely escaped with our lives!” the men pleaded, their eyes welling with tears.

Uncle Wang, however, was completely unmoved. ”Whether that woman is strong or not is irrelevant. What you’re telling me is that you failed to complete your task.”

The men’s faces fell as they looked at Uncle Wang. ”Uncle Wang, this isn’t about the task anymore! The main issue is that the woman is still on the back mountain! She could come out and come after us!”

”Exactly, Uncle Wang! We need to prepare our defenses!”

”Uncle Wang, we have to get our priorities straight!”

They were all extremely anxious. Xiao Xiao’s sudden disappearance felt ominous. If she did emerge from the mountain, she might not spare them.

Just then, Zheng Xiao slowly walked out from inside. ”What’s all the shouting about? Did you do what I asked?”

The men rushed to explain, ”The girl is on the back mountain, but Miss, this whole situation is wrong!” They wanted to urge Zheng Xiao to send more people to deal with Xiao Xiao.

However, Zheng Xiao just waved them away impatiently. ”I only asked you to dump her on the back mountain. Since you’ve done that, consider the matter finished. And Uncle Wang, don’t be so harsh on the servants.”

Zheng Xiao hadn’t given the matter a second thought. That woman came with Ye Qingchen, but her strength is definitely nowhere near his. The back mountain is full of terrifying Monster Beasts. Even I might not make it back alive if I went with my experts, let alone a woman like her.

Seeing that Zheng Xiao was completely unconcerned, the men began to pace around in a panic.

”Alright, the Miss has spoken. You can all go back now,” Uncle Wang said, stepping forward to settle things. ”As for the men who died, we’ll consider it a work-related injury. Go find the steward later for extra compensation.”

Seeing Uncle Wang’s dismissive attitude, the men could only try to console themselves.

”Well, since that Xiao Xiao disappeared, she was probably eaten by some other Monster Beast. She isn’t likely to come out of the mountain,” one of them said slowly.

Hearing this, the others quickly nodded in agreement.

”Yes, yes, we’re probably making a mountain out of a molehill.”

”We’re safe inside the Zheng Residence. There are plenty of experts here. Even if she does come, they can handle her.”

”Right, right. We don’t need to worry. The Miss has everything under control.”

Having reassured themselves, the group left, still shaken.

Zheng Xiao looked at Uncle Wang and asked slowly, ”Have you caught Ye Qingchen yet?”

”Miss, the man is incredibly cunning and fast. Our people lost him as soon as he left the Zheng Residence,” Uncle Wang replied, his head bowed.

Zheng Xiao snorted. ”A bunch of useless trash. Can’t even catch one man!”

She stared out of the residence, her expression sour. After a long silence, she spoke. ”Ye Qingchen cares so much about that woman. He won’t leave the outer city until he finds her. Uncle Wang, increase the patrols on the streets. You must find Ye Qingchen for me!”

”Yes, Miss!”

「Meanwhile.」

Ye Qingchen had taken refuge in an inn and swallowed an Elixir.

He had just advanced to the Martial Emperor Realm Fourth Layer. Coupled with his injuries, the Energy in his body was extremely unstable. He desperately needed an Elixir that could stabilize his Realm. But such items were typically very expensive and not easily obtained.