Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

183: Section 183Seeing Xiao Yan actually deal a lethal blow and kill her companion without mercy, the remaining Jia Lie Family Dou Practitioners immediately lost their will to fight completely.

Like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow, they abandoned their young master and fled the scene at their fastest speed ever, greasing their soles to escape.

They were so fast that the remaining Xiao Family Young ladies couldn’t even react. But this was for the best.

”What my young master said is indeed quite right.”

Xiao Xun’er looked at the fleeing figures, smiled slightly, walked to Yun Xiancheng’s side, and rested her slender, jade-like hand gently on his shoulder as she spoke with a smile:

”Treat friends as warm as spring, and enemies as cold as the bitter winter.”

”My young master truly doesn’t hesitate for a moment when killing.” She whispered softly to Yun Xiancheng.

”And what we enjoy is your warm spring breeze, right?” ”Indeed.”

Yun Xiancheng wasn’t one to coddle her; he directly reached out and pulled her into his embrace. The young girl was startled by the sudden hug and let out a soft cry of surprise.

But then she calmed down, a happy smile appearing on her face as she contentedly stroked Yun Xiancheng’s back and said softly:

”Then we really are quite lucky to enjoy my young master’s tenderness.” ”What should we do with these two?”

Xiao Yan pointed at the First-Rank Alchemist, who was already paralyzed on the ground with fear, and the similarly collapsed Jia Lie Ao, who was trembling uncontrollably.

”Oh, darling, are you really going to kill me? I actually quite like you.”

That Gay man seemed to have not yet recognized the reality, even going as far as to throw a wink at Yun Xiancheng and speak in a flirtatious manner.

Provoked by this disgusting display until his skin was covered in goosebumps, Yun Xiancheng could no longer bear it. Without a word, he raised his sword and sliced the man’s throat in one stroke.

The Gay man fell to the ground before he could say a second disgusting sentence.

”My mistake, I shouldn’t have given him a chance to speak. That was truly disgusting.”

Yun Xiancheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained to the Young ladies with a look of utter disdain.

The Young ladies were all amused by his distressed look. They covered their mouths and giggled, saying in unison, ”Senior Brother/Brother/Young Master/Young Master Yun looks quite cute like this.”

The First-Rank Alchemist’s corpse fell beside Jia Lie Ao, which scared Jia Lie Ao out of his wits and caused him to break down completely. His body shook as he soiled himself, and a nauseating stench of urine instantly spread throughout the courtyard.

”Seriously, being harassed by a Gay man is truly terrifying. You have no idea, I almost threw up,” Yun Xiancheng explained hastily.

Then, he turned his cold gaze toward the collapsed Jia Lie Family young master, his eyes filled with killing intent.

”This must be the young master of the Jia Lie Family? It seems he’s completely useless now. To think he dared to bring people to block you and even wanted to harm you...”

Yun Xiancheng’s eyes turned cold. Without any hesitation, he raised his foot and stomped heavily on Jia Lie Ao’s head, pinning it firmly into the snow so he couldn’t move.

Immediately after, he raised the longsword in his hand and slit his throat without hesitation. ”Then we kill him. There’s nothing more to say.”

”Will this lead to any bad consequences?” Xiao Yan asked somewhat nervously.

”What’s there to fear? Why should we fear consequences in what we do? At worst, they just become our enemies.”

Yun Xiancheng didn’t care at all and laughed loudly. ”We are still young and in the prime of our youth. Maintaining a fearless spirit is what we should do! If we are hesitant and timid, is that how young people should be?”

The Young ladies were, after all, sheltered girls. Hearing Yun Xiancheng speak like this, a fearless mindset also welled up in their hearts.

”Senior Brother is right. What’s there to fear? It’s just the Jia Lie Family becoming our enemy. They’ve always wanted to annex our Xiao Family and have been in a hostile state for a long time. Since that’s the case, why should we be hesitant and timid?”

Xiao Yan said with firm eyes, her tone filled with determination.

”Since they dared to attack us, they must be made to pay the price! A life for a life, and a debt repaid with money—this is only natural!”

Xiao Mei also said coldly, her tone filled with killing intent. Xiao Xun’er also nodded in agreement.

”Let’s see if something interesting is about to happen~”

”In that case, let’s hang Jia Lie Ao’s corpse in front of our Xiao Family Market to intimidate them and let them know that our Xiao Family is not to be trifled with!”

Xiao Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.

During her time at Jia Nan Academy, she had seen the academy kill people who tried to force their way in or committed serious crimes, and then hang their bodies for public display.

This was done to intimidate those with ill intentions. She felt this method was very effective and thus wanted to use it on the Jia Lie Family.

It seemed she really had learned a thing or two from Jia Nan Academy. ”Let’s do exactly that!”

Yun Xiancheng’s eyes lit up as he spoke.

057 The Xiao Family Young ladies’ Covenant

”Xiao Family, this grudge is irreconcilable! I am at odds with you!”

The bitter cold wind scraped like a knife. Gale Bi, the head of the Jia Lie Family, knelt on the ground, gazing from afar at his son’s body hanging above the Xiao Family Market, swaying helplessly in the wind.

A few mercenaries were gathered around the ’Jia Lie brand jerky,’ discussing whether the Xiao Family was going to start a new jerky business. This hellish scene only intensified Gale Bi’s rage.

His face was distorted, his eyes blood-red, and he roared at the top of his lungs, the hatred in his heart erupting like a volcano.

Beside him, the leader of the Giant Shark Mercenary Group glanced at that ’Jia Lie brand jerky’ with a playful smile and eyes full of disdain. In his view, the Jia Lie Family was just a bunch of useless waste; now that they could be used by him, they had finally provided some value.

”Lord Leader, the Jia Lie Family is willing to submit to you, only requesting that you take action to exterminate every single person in the Xiao Family, leaving none alive!” Gale Bi looked at the leader of the Giant Shark Mercenary Group with hope, his voice hoarse and trembling, as if grasping at a final straw.

”Very well. Those who understand the times are wise. From today, my men will begin entering Wutan City.” The leader of the Giant Shark Mercenary Group curled his lips in pride, trying his best to suppress the wild joy in his heart.

Once they controlled Wutan City, they would no longer be a wandering group without a home, but a new family with a base. After developing for a few decades, they might even become a major new organization in the Jiama Empire.

Gale Bi stared fixedly at the direction of the Xiao Family with eyes full of venom, as if he wanted to swallow them alive to vent the hatred in his heart.

At the same time, his gaze caught the ’First-Rank Alchemist jerky’ hanging in mid-air, right next to his son’s body, swaying together in the cold wind.

This sight cleared his mind slightly.

”That’s right! There’s also that Alchemist’s family... If they learn he died a miserable death here, they certainly won’t let it go. The Xiao Family is doomed this time!” Gale Bi seemed to have suddenly thought of something. A look of crazed excitement reappeared on his previously hopeless face, and his body couldn’t stop trembling. It was as if he could already see the tragic scene of the Xiao Family’s blood flowing like a river and corpses strewn everywhere.

”Xiao Family disciples, hear my command! From today onward, unless necessary, no one is allowed to leave the area of the Xiao Family Market without permission!”

The elders of the Xiao Family had solemn expressions and warned the younger generation in a serious tone to stay home as much as possible to prevent accidents. Xiao Yan sat in her room with some guilt, looking out the window at the snow-covered courtyard.

The snow fell like goose feathers, draping the Xiao Family Market in a silver coat, but it also added a touch of murderous intent.

Lately, the elders of the family had been busy and stressed, discussing the Jia Lie Family’s movements with serious expressions. The atmosphere was so oppressive it was hard to breathe.

”Many strange experts have suddenly appeared on the Jia Lie Family’s side. Their origins are unknown, but they’ve likely brought in outside help...” Even the juniors like them had heard about this.

At this moment, Medicine Lady was sitting cross-legged on the windowsill. She let out a yawn and spoke to the unhappy Xiao Yan.

”They’re just a bunch of rabble, nothing to fear! Besides, your senior brother is always confident and calm in the face of danger. Since he isn’t afraid of retaliation, why should you be?”

Medicine Lady was full of confidence and remained unperturbed, completely unconcerned about the crisis the Xiao Family was facing.

”Furthermore, even if you really run into trouble, your respected master is here to oversee things. We’ll surely turn danger into safety.” ”Mm.”

Xiao Yan pursed her lips and didn’t speak, but the worry in her heart didn’t diminish at all.

It was still too difficult for a sheltered young girl to change her mindset in such a short time. Just then, someone could be heard running and shouting.

From afar, the flags of the Mittel Auction House could be seen snapping in the snow. ”The people from the Mittel Auction House are here!”

Is Senior Brother here?

In different rooms of the girls’ dormitory, several Young ladies pushed open their windows and poked their small heads out.

However, when they saw each other’s heads poking out, their faces all showed a bit of embarrassment, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat subtle.

Xiao Xun’er held up her fan to cover her slightly red face and explained somewhat awkwardly, ”I... I just wanted to see if my young master had come.”

Xiao Mei also hurriedly explained, ”I was also looking to see if my brother had come.”

Seeing that both had given their reasons, Xiao Yan also gave a light cough to hide her shyness and said softly, ”Mm... I was also looking to see if Senior Brother had come.”

After the three girls finished speaking, their gazes all shifted to Xiao Yu, who had also poked her head out.

Being watched by her three younger sisters’ slightly teasing gazes, Xiao Yu felt her face burn and turn completely red. She stammered, ”I... I also just wanted to see if Young Master Yun had come.”

In front of her younger sisters, she somehow couldn’t help but speak her true reason for looking out, feeling incredibly shy in her heart.

For some reason, seeing her sisters stay by Yun Xiancheng’s side without a care, and seeing them happy to share their time with him, Xiao Yu had unknowingly grown used to this kind of life.

Especially when she occasionally heard Xiao Mei muttering something about ”strengthening the bond through marriage.”

It made her face blush. She had originally wanted to scold such thoughts—however, every time Xiao Yu compared Yun Xiancheng to the students of Jia Nan Academy...

She couldn’t help but feel that this young master of the Cloud Mist Sect was not only far superior in appearance but also had a terrifying cultivation speed. He was also a good person and got along very well with her sisters.

It seemed like strengthening the bond through marriage was no big deal. After all... Xiao Yu looked at her sisters.

They were sisters who had lived together since they were young! If they were scattered to the four winds, how tragic would that be? It would be better to live under one roof... ”I say...”

Xiao Yu suddenly plucked up her courage and said, ”Sisters, why don’t we form an alliance?” ”An alliance? For what?”

Xiao Yan asked.

”Hm?” Xiao Xun’er was curious about what Xiao Yu wanted to do.

Xiao Mei’s brow twitched as she remembered her state that day when Yun Xiancheng’s combat power was fully unleashed and her feet couldn’t even touch the ground.

They indeed should form an alliance. ”An alliance? Sure.”

Xiao Mei gave a sweet smile. ”After all, we Xiao Family sisters will all be living under one roof in the future.” Hearing this, Xiao Xun’er understood. She lightly waved her fan and reminded them!

”We and any future sisters will all be equal. We must never form cliques and cause chaos in our little home.”

Xiao Xun’er and Xiao Mei were not thinking about the same thing at all. For Xiao Mei, after experiencing the struggle under that infinite firepower, she only wanted to find more sisters to share the burden; she had no thoughts of competing for favor.

None whatsoever.

”Understood, Sister Xun’er.”

She nodded and explained, ”You’ll understand later. There’s simply no need to compete for favor.”

Xiao Yan listened to Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun’er’s words and still hadn’t quite reacted, but Medicine Lady was quite shocked. Hiding in the ring, she couldn’t help but say:

”Holy crap, these Xiao Family girls are playing for keeps. How can they talk about this kind of thing with such calm faces?”

058 Helping the In-Laws

”Uncle, what are you saying?”

Yun Xiancheng sat gently beside Ya Fei and said to Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family elders sitting opposite them: ”The Xiao Family is my in-laws’ home after all. While I can’t help in the name of the sect, I can still help in my own name.”

The Xiao Family elders and Xiao Zhan sitting opposite all nodded.

”It is already our greatest honor that you are willing to spend your energy to protect the Xiao Family,” Xiao Zhan nodded and said with a smile.

Mittel Ya Fei sat to one side, wearing a peach-colored long dress. She was dressed elegantly like a lady from a great family, her hand lightly resting on Yun Xiancheng’s arm, showing their intimacy. The Great Elder used his peripheral vision to glance at Xiao Yu, who was sitting upright nearby, her hands nervously pressing down on her skirt.

Currently, Xiao Yu was still wearing the Jia Nan Academy uniform with a fox-fur cloak over it. Her feet were unconsciously turned inward, showing that she was very nervous. Xiao Yu’s eyes kept looking at Yun Xiancheng’s profile, her face flushing slightly from time to time.

Seeing this, the Great Elder immediately understood. Good, good—his granddaughter was indeed sensible.

Beside Xiao Yu were the three delicate flowers of the Xiao Family. Xiao Mei sat in her chair, her legs swaying gently, in a happy mood. Now, she felt very happy whenever she saw Yun Xiancheng.

Xiao Yan sat upright, listening carefully to the adults’ conversation.

Xun’er held a book in her hands, looking at it absent-mindedly while occasionally glancing at Yun Xiancheng. The four flowers of the Xiao Family had unknowingly fallen for him.

”Although the Mittel Family requires us to remain neutral and not participate in the internal struggles of various cities—the Jia Lie Family has been challenging the Mittel Auction House from time to time over these past few months.”

”They have already broken the original agreement between the Mittel Family and other families. For self-preservation, we naturally need to find an ally.”

Ya Fei said from the side, ”We have stopped selling medicinal herbs to the Jia Lie Family for a long time. By now, their herb reserves are likely insufficient.” Yun Xiancheng and Ya Fei were in perfect sync as he added:

”Their commercial failure has forced the Jia Lie Family to take extreme measures, even relying on force to solve business problems.”

”They found a mercenary group with a Dou Spirit and a Dou Spirit Alchemist to help,” Ya Fei finally said.

Hearing this intelligence, Xiao Zhan’s head hurt even more.

A Dou Spirit... There are only Great Dou Masters in the entirety of Wutan City. Trying to fight a Dou Spirit is just too difficult. ”Then Miss Ya Fei, Young Sect Leader, do you have any good solutions?”

Such an enemy was not something the Xiao Family could handle. Thus, he turned his pleading gaze toward Yun Xiancheng, wanting to hear how they should resolve the crisis.

They didn’t attribute the worsening relationship between the Jia Lie Family and the Xiao Family to Yun Xiancheng leading the girls to make ’Jia Lie brand jerky.’ That was merely a trigger.

The three major families of Wutan City had always wanted to annex the others; they only maintained a facade because of the balance of power. Now that the Jia Lie Family had colluded with other forces, the balance was broken.

Even if Yun Xiancheng hadn’t led the girls to turn Gale Bi’s son, Jia Lie Ao, into jerky, the Jia Lie Family would have found another excuse. Even without an excuse, they could just say a guard went missing.

”The simplest way to solve violence is with even greater violence,” Yun Xiancheng said.

After all, this wasn’t some female-oriented novel where a female Qi Refiner could use a passive ’false accusation’ skill to make a Great Transformation cultivator cripple their own cultivation.

If the Jia Lie Family wanted to fight, then they would fight them. ”The Mittel Auction House can provide two Great Dou Masters.”

Ya Fei was now somewhat successful; the family had assigned her guards, and after hearing the report, they also dispatched two Dou Spirits to help.

However, these two likely wouldn’t arrive in time. ”It’s not enough.”