Chapter 539: Chapter 538: You are Very Inexperienced
Being attacked multiple times by the Nine Cliffs Lord, even though a large portion was converted into Vigorous Air, the accumulation over time had inevitably wounded Shi Xiaole.
Of course, these wounds were within a manageable range. A few days of rest should see him recovering to full health.
"From now on, even when facing grand lords, I will no longer be afraid."
Shi Xiaole profoundly reflected.
Half a year ago, even a novice lord could easily crush him. Now, he could slash through the former like cutting grass, even he himself didn’t anticipate such rapid progress.
A whiff of fragrant breeze suddenly wafted into his nose.
Lifting his head, Shi Xiaole saw a stunning woman, dressed in white, with jet black hair and skin as white as snow standing in front of him, looking at him with soft yet fearful eyes.
"Young Master Shi, it’s good to see you again. Back then, my sister and I were lost in the pink fog and couldn’t find you. We thought something bad had happened to you. You see, even though my sister didn’t show it, I knew she was sadder than anyone else."
As if scared of provoking Shi Xiaole’s anger, Bai Xueying spoke very rapidly, adding in a whisper, "Both my sister and I loathe Lu Zixiong. These past few months, we’ve been planning in secret to kill Lu Zixiong and avenge you. The time my sister heard news of you at the Linjiang fair, she was so delighted she couldn’t sleep. She nearly wore out her copy of the Martial World collection."
Her heart aflutter, Bai Xueying spoke hastily. Seeing that Shi Xiaole didn’t attack her immediately, she was greatly encouraged, and even began to babble.
"What are you trying to express?"
Caught off guard, Shi Xiaole asked.
"I want to say, my sister, she really likes you, and I, I do, too."
The words slipped out of Bai Xueying’s mouth. Once she finished speaking, she lowered her head, her cheeks already bright red.
Although she’s over forty and the chief manager of Spring Wind Hell, not like a shy girl, she also wouldn’t be this direct. She just felt an intense intuition that if she didn’t clarify now, she might regret it for the rest of her life.
The people around were all flabbergasted.
Especially the experts of Heavenly Inquiry Sect and Tide Gate, who had been opposing Spring Wind Hell for many years. They were thunderstruck. This cold-blooded woman, who mercilessly steps on men, was showing her soft side too?
"Young Hero Shi, be careful, it’s a trick!"
An elder from the Yu Family shouted loudly, eagerly warning him.
Bai Xueying raised her head. Looking into his eyes, full of depth and calm, she didn’t see any anger or resentment.
Slumped in despair, Bai Xueying felt like all her strength was drained from her body.
"I can’t beat you or kill you now."
Shi Xiaole said, "But if I do become powerful, I’ll definitely return to the gates of Spring Wind Hell. You and your sister, better find a place to hide away from the world."
Bai Xueying gave a hollow laugh, "Isn’t that easy?"
She suddenly reached out towards Shi Xiaole. The Ai Family experts nearby were shocked; however, Bai Xueying merely drew the sword from Shi Xiaole’s waist and handed it to him. "If you want to kill me, I won’t blink an eye. Why wait until later?"
Shi Xiaole stared at her, speechless.
Wham!
Suddenly, Bai Xueying flew sideway, spitting out fresh blood, tumbling to the ground. Her vivacious face turned pale, her expression was pure despair.
The one who attacked was not Shi Xiaole, but a brown-robed elder from Heavenly Inquiry Sect who Bai Xueying had suppressed earlier. He sneered, "Vile woman, do you think your beauty can bewitch Young Hero Shi? Today, we will rid the world of you and restore righteousness in Martial World."
With a merciless strike, he sent an enormous wave of energy towards Bai Xueying.
Although Bai Xueying struggled to stand her ground, she had already encountered a full-strength palm from the elder earlier. With little strength left in her, she was soon at her wit’s end. After being hit on the shoulder, she fell to the ground like a delicate flower.
A few crystalline teardrops seemed to fall in the air.
"Today, I swear to kill you. Fatal Palm!"
Seeing Bai Xueying forcing herself to get up and run, the brown-robed elderly man casually aimed at her weakness, lunged forward like a tiger and aimed at her with a hand that could shatter her bones and life force completely.
Clink!
Innumerable broken stones and tiles turned into dust. The five-story restaurant behind Bai Xueying was instantly reduced to a ruin.
To the right of the ruin, a young man in blue was holding a woman in white.
"Young Hero Shi, quickly let go of this woman, do not be beguiled by her charms!"
After missing with his attack, the brown-robed elder from Heavenly Inquiry Sect was momentarily stunned. He immediately launched several more strikes, but Shi Xiaole was too fast for him. He dodged all of the elder’s attacks.
Seeing that the brown-robed Elder was furious and about to go full out, the grand elder from Ai family teleported in front of him and said, "Elder Ying, calm your anger."
"That woman is not a good character, aren’t you afraid Shi Xiaole will be led astray?"
"I have faith that he won’t."
After grinding his teeth, Elder Ying was still seething, but he respected the face of the Ai Family and refrained from attacking again.
"I knew it, you won’t be as heartless and cold as to watch me die."
Tears streamed down Bai Xueying’s face, her body felt as if she was gently lifted from an icy cave to warm spring. She fully absorbed the scent on the young man’s body.
"A man avenges his wrongs and returns a favor. You captured me and took me to Spring Night Hell, intending to harness the Yang energy from my body to boost your power, I will never forget. But I also saw your intentions to protect me earlier. Don’t think too much."
Ignoring his coldness, Bai Xueying just smiled at him, without blinking an eye. She reached out to touch his face, and savored it, as if it were the most precious treasure in the world.
Shi Xiaole initially wanted to push her away, but seeing her severely wounded, he finally didn’t harden his heart.
"I will remember this moment forever, and the past warmth in the carriage."
All of a sudden, Bai Xueying showed a look of triumph on her face and laughed, "Shi Xiaole, honestly tell me, am I the first woman to kiss you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Shi Xiaole rebuked sharply, not daring to look at the group of heroes behind him.
Bai Xueying’s mouth curled up involuntarily, "I must be the first one, because your tongue was so inexperienced during that time in the carriage."
Behind him, some people snorted coldly, some coughed, and others choked on their spit.
"You think I dare not kill you?"
Shi Xiaole’s ears turned red as well.
Reluctantly breaking free from the young man’s embrace, Bai Xueying took out a pill from her bosom and swallowed it, "I should go now, staying here makes it difficult for you. The next time you come to Spring Night Hell, you can do as you please with me."
She quickly kissed Shi Xiaole on the face and then, laughing sweetly, she leaped away, quickly disappearing down the long street.
Wiping off the lipstick stain, and turning around, Shi Xiaole had regained his composure, but he could still feel the ambiguous gazes of the crowd on him.
"Who would have thought Young Hero Shi, besides being remarkable in martial arts, is also quite a passionate person. However, the women of Spring Night Hell are not kind, I hope Young Hero Shi will take care of himself."
Elder Ying said with a faint smile.
"That’s not necessarily true, maybe Young Hero Shi can change the stand of Spring Night Hell, which could prevent some killings and disputes in the martial world."
The one who spoke was an Elder from Yu Family.
"That’s a good point!"
The crowd had differing opinions, which also added a touch of relaxed atmosphere to the bloody scene.
However, the mood changed as the sound of a cane hitting the ground rang out.
The old woman from the Blood Emperor’s tomb spoke coldly: "Enough with the chatter! The Array System here is now broken, and the treasure needs to be claimed. What are you all planning to do?"
In the hall of the escort agency, a book sat on the table, which had appeared after the Array System was broken. The previous battle had taken place over it.
The crowd glanced at each other.
The experts from the Ai Family, Yu Family and others gathered together and discussed it for a while. The Grand Elder from the Ai Family then walked up to Shi Xiaole and asked with a smile, "Xiaole, what are your thoughts?"
Shi Xiaole looked at the crowd and knew exactly what was going on. The Grand Elder had asked this question in order to establish his reputation in front of everyone. Grateful in his heart, he suggested, "How about we withdraw?"
"Just now, even though we didn’t suffer many casualties in the battle, our energy was greatly depleted. We are not the opponents of the top forces. Besides, after killing the high-ranking experts from Xiahou Clan, we have already gained the greatest achievement. We shouldn’t be too greedy."
The Grand Elder from Ai family looked at Shi Xiaole deeply, and his approval of him grew as he praised, "Xiaole, you know when to advance and when to retreat. Well done."
Choosing to withdraw was also the conclusion they had come to after discussing among themselves.
Consequently, without wasting any more time, everyone hurriedly left for another battlefield.
Seeing this, the experts from the four top sects were not surprised.
Next, they began to negotiate. As the Tang Family Fortress had only one high-level Lord and several low-level Lords left, under the joint efforts of the other three powers, they had to withdraw from the contest.
"Hmph."
The high-level Lord from Tang Family Fortress squinted his eyes and glanced in the direction where Shi Xiaole had left.
In the end, the three top powers shared the treasure, and each of them sent one expert to take the book in the hall of the escort agency. It turned out to be the secret book of the Illusion Lord’s Array System.
They were all overjoyed.
Even though the Array System in the cave mansion had been broken, most of their method was brute force destruction, so they didn’t understand the essence of it. Once they mastered Illusion Lord’s Array System and used it, it would undoubtedly enhance the security of their sects.
On another battlefield.
The force where Ai Family was located had taken the upper hand, and when Shi Xiaole and the others arrived, they used overwhelming power to break the group represented by the Xiahou Clan.
"Brother, what happened?"
Description here (missing context). Ai Family’s Second Elder was also a high-level Lord, and although he was pleasantly surprised, his main emotion was confusion.
When he learnt about the situation, he was so surprised that he couldn’t close his mouth for a long time.
"You are saying that those opponents were almost all taken down by you?"
"Could this be false?"
The Second Elder from the Ai family, as well as other Lords in the area, were subconsciously searching for Shi Xiaole’s figure, but they couldn’t find him anywhere. At this point, even the Grand Elder of the Ai family and others started to get anxious.
...
Shi Xiaole swiftly arrived at a building of Western Region style with his figure concealed in the darkness, and sneaked into it. The fierce battle inside came into view, and he saw three floating weapons.
"So, they are top-tier low-grade Spiritual Weapons."
Shi Xiaole shook his head.
Top-tier low-grade Spiritual Weapons were several times more powerful than ordinary low-grade ones, and in the martial world where there were no mid-grade Spiritual Weapons, they were coveted by countless Lords.
Unfortunately, his own Red Dragon Sword was a top-grade low-grade Spiritual Weapon, so there was no need for him to risk his life to compete with others for these weapons.
Without further delay, Shi Xiaole swiftly left.
