08 skills shocked the whole audience!

  "Don't let anyone enter the backyard casually!" Xiao Xuaner glanced at the little servant, instructing in a low voice, and then turned to walk inside.

  "Yes!" The young servant replied respectfully and walked up to Tang Xin and Tian Yin, saying: "Two ladies, please come this way!"

  Tian Yin's eyes widened in anger, her beautiful eyes staring at Xiao Xuan'er's back as she stuttered: "Actually ignored! Really, really ignored! This man, this man! Too, too..."

  Tang Xin looked at her and saw that her eyes were shining as she stared at the man walking inside, and couldn't help but feel a little curious, asking: "What's wrong?"

  "This is too much! I must catch him!" She clenched her fists, her eyes flashing with determination: "Dare to throw me out? Hmph! When I catch up with him, I'll strip off all his clothes and teach him a lesson!"

  Tang Xin was speechless, looking at her with that slutty appearance, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, this chick is too wild...

  But she likes it! Haha!

  "Go for it! I'm all for it!" She winked at her, the man had an extraordinary presence, but was holed up in this building brewing wine, which was indeed a bit strange. However, she believed that the man was no ordinary person, whether it was his temperament or appearance and heavenly voice were quite matched, only, wanting to catch him off guard, estimated not so easy.

  Hearing her agreement, Tianyin's eyes lit up and she patted Tangtang's shoulder with a smile: "Tangtang, you really are my good sister!"

  "Hehe, miss, please, both of you!" The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly, listening to her words, and looked at this beautiful but eccentric woman with a different gaze, unexpectedly daring to say such bold words, tsk, she's not simple.

  "Little brother, what's your landlord's name? How old is he? Where is he from? What does his family do? He shouldn't have a fiancée or anything like that, right? And will he be here every day? Can I find him as long as I come here?" Tianyin turned to ask the little brother, after all, if she wanted to pursue that man, how could she not inquire about his affairs? As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, you can win every battle! It's very important to understand the situation.

  "Miss, don't bother, my master doesn't like women! Many girls have a crush on him, but he hasn't even given anyone a second glance. Besides, your personality is so... unusual, I reckon it's hopeless." The little servant covered his mouth and chuckled to himself, thinking about the scene earlier.

  "What? Doesn't like women?" Tianyin was somewhat astonished: "Shouldn't be, right? I see he's got all his limbs intact, although he can't be called robust, but he's sturdy and strong, how could he not like women? Could it be that...he's impotent? Or is he a cut sleeve?" As soon as she thought of this possibility, she couldn't help but frown, having finally found a man she liked, only to think he might be one of those "cut sleeves"!

  Tang Xin, who was standing beside him, heard Tian Yin's arrogant words and couldn't help but deepen the smile in her eyes. She slightly lowered her eyelids, but the corners of her mouth still couldn't help but curve upwards. With that man's cultivation, it was likely that Tian Yin's words had reached his ears without a single word being missed.

  "Heh heh, miss, keep your voice down, don't let my landlord hear. My landlord being a homo is something I've never heard of, but he's not very fond of women either..." The shopkeeper said, suddenly getting hit on the head by something and letting out a pained gasp."

  "You're too idle, aren't you? Hurry up and take them away!" A low voice came from inside the house, seemingly somewhat angry.

  "It doesn't matter, as long as it's not that kind of thing, then it's fine. Even if I'm a tomboy, with my looks and character, how could I possibly lose to a man? Xiao Er Ge, don't you think so?" Tian Yin smiled slyly, looking towards the door, even from such a distance she was able to hit Xiao Er, hmm, indeed she had skills, the man she liked was different from others!

  "Hehehe......" The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss, you'd better leave! If you don't, I'll be in trouble."

  Tian Yin narrowed his eyes, turned his gaze, and smiled: "Little brother, you see that my clothes were also torn by your landlord, don't you think I should find a place to change into new clothes?"

  "This..." He glanced at her and nodded: "Alright then! Follow me." As he spoke, he walked forward.

  "Tang Tang, let's go." Tian Yin glanced at the closed door and then followed Xiao Er with Tang Xin's hand in hers.

  In the room, Tang Xin looked at Tian Yin who had already changed her clothes and raised an eyebrow with a smile: "Tian Yin, it seems that there is a rule in the sect that one cannot casually go down the mountain. How do you plan to meet that man you have set your eyes on?" If it's just occasionally going out once or twice, it might be okay, but if it's frequent, I'm afraid the master of Snow Peak won't agree!

  "Hehe, Tangtang, you can rest assured, my master is very good to me. If I explain the situation to her, she will definitely agree and strongly support me in doing so." Gu Tianyun wasn't worried about entering the immortal gate at all, and once she made up her mind, she would do it no matter what others thought, even if they opposed her.

  "Oh? Why? Isn't your master worried that you won't focus on your cultivation?"

  "You don't know, my master said that when she was young, she also chased after a man, and now this man has become her husband. You don't know how happy my master and his wife are together! When I have time, I'll take you to meet my master. Don't be fooled by what people outside say about her being cold and heartless - as soon as she sees my master, she becomes a little bird leaning on him, haha."

  Listening to her words, she seemed to be able to imagine it, a woman in front of the man she loved with a gentle and soft appearance. Looking at Tian Yin having such a good teacher, she was also very happy for her.

  "Tang Tang, shall we go somewhere else to take a stroll?"

  "Let's go back to the city and take a walk around, see if there's anything we want to buy, then head back to Xianmen, how about that?"

  "Alright, let's go!" The two of them walked out of the restaurant and headed onto the street.

  "Huh? What's going on up ahead? Why are there so many people? Tanghai, let's go take a look." Seeing that not far in front of them was a crowd of people, and hearing the sound of murmurs, Tianyin couldn't help but feel curious, and pulled Tanghai along as they walked towards the front.

  Located in the center of the city, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered around, and before I even approached, the sound of whips cracking accompanied by hissing sounds began to spread, with some of the surrounding citizens hastily covering their eyes, looking intolerant, while others were loudly cheering and urging him on from the side.

  "Alright, Tangtang, there are a lot of people here. You wait here for a bit, I'll go take a look at what's going on. Don't run off anywhere, or I might not be able to find you." In Tianyin's opinion, Tangtang only had the strength of four layers of Qi refinement, which was just enough for self-defense. But if she really encountered someone stronger than her, she wouldn't be able to cope. And since Ancheng was close to Nanshan Gate, there were more people passing through here. For her safety, Tianyin often held onto her, in case she got lost or something happened.

  "Be careful." Tang Xin reminded, standing behind and not squeezing in with her, after all, there were really too many people, she didn't like to squeeze back and forth with people, the collision of strangers' bodies made her uncomfortable.

  The excited Tianyin, who had squeezed to the front, was stunned when she saw that scene. About thirty or so mercenaries in mercenary attire were binding and beating a dozen or so men, who also seemed to be mercenaries. The mercenaries were whipping them with whips on their bare upper bodies, leaving bloody marks. However, the men only clenched their teeth tightly, not making a sound. Each of them had whip marks all over their bodies, some were bruised, and some were bleeding. Moreover, each person was wearing foot chains, with two iron balls weighing over ten kilograms on each chain. The soles of their feet were bleeding from the friction caused by the iron chains. Perhaps they were tired from walking, or perhaps their feet hurt too much, or maybe they were just too weak from hunger. Over a dozen men sat on the ground, resting and refusing to continue walking. Meanwhile, the mercenaries were whipping and scolding them, yelling at them to get up and keep moving.

  Seeing this scene, Tianyin was furious. She squeezed forward and grasped the hand of a mercenary who was brandishing a whip: "What are you doing? It's already like this, can't you let them rest for a while?" She wasn't an impulsive person, but she did something so impulsive, only because the dozen or so people sitting on the ground and being whipped stirred up her long-sealed memories, those memories she didn't want to recall.

  The body trembled, unsure whether it was due to anger or the recollection of a past scene. Even his expression slowly turned icy and frightening.

  "What kind of person are you? How dare you interfere with our business?" The mercenary swung his hand, and the whip in his hand lashed out, hurtling towards her. The agile whip sliced through the air, producing a shrill, bone-chilling sound that made one's heart skip a beat. With a "whoosh", it was about to land on Tianyin's body.

  Looking at the whip that was swung down on her, Tianyin's eyes turned red with anger, and the hatred in her eyes grew even deeper. The spiritual energy on her body surged, and the bloodthirsty aura expanded. Her fists were clenched tightly, but in the next moment, they condensed into a sharp wind blade that struck towards the mercenary. After all, he was a mercenary who walked the path of martial arts, so his movements and reactions were quick. When he saw Tianyin's wind blade transform into a sharp blade that was slashing towards him, he quickly dodged to the side and pulled back the whip in his hand. However, as his body turned, he swiftly swung out the whip again at an incredible speed, wrapping it around Tianyin's foot.

  The whip danced and wrapped tightly around, the heavenly sound of footsteps rose into the air, and in mid-air, the whip that was wrapped around was released at the same time, a hidden projectile flew out from his hand. The sudden release of the hidden projectile was so fast that it left no room for defense. As the mercenary flipped over to dodge, the second projectile that followed seemed to have calculated his movement, accurately shooting into his throat.

  "Hiss!"

  Only a sound of inhaling air was heard, and the mercenary's body stiffened, his eyes wide open staring at Tianyin, but his body fell straight down, as if he didn't expect to die at the hands of a woman. Those eyes remained unblinking even in death.

  "Ah! Murder! Murder!"

  The onlookers were shocked when they saw someone had been killed, and they all retreated in surprise, which pushed Tang Xin to the back of the crowd.

  "Tianyin? Tianyin?" Tang Xin shouted twice, wanting to move forward, but the people in front kept retreating backwards. She had no choice, seeing that the guest house on the side of the wine tower was also crowded with people looking around, so she walked over there and went up to the second floor to see where Tian Xiang was.

  The mercenaries were stunned for a moment, and then one of them loudly shouted: "How dare you kill our brother in front of us! Catch him! Take good care of him!"

  At that moment, several mercenaries joined forces and the whips used to flog the men on the ground were now all directed at Gu Tianyin. The injured man sitting on the ground looked silently at the woman who was alone facing several mercenaries, his expression unreadable.

  These mercenaries' strength is around the 6th or 7th layer of Qi refining. If it were a one-on-one fight, Tianyin might have had an advantage. However, when several people ganged up on her, she couldn't cope. Even with her fast attack speed, she couldn't keep up with these bloodthirsty mercenaries who had been fighting on the road for so long. At first, she could still dodge their whips, but gradually, her speed slowed down.

  A whip was fiercely lashed out, cutting through the air with a sharp and piercing sound, and landed on Tianyin's back, leaving a bloody gash. The clothes on her back were torn apart, and fresh blood flowed out, shocking to behold.

  "Hiss!"

  A familiar yet strange pain spread across her back, causing her to grit her teeth and let out a muffled groan. Her beautiful face was also covered in cold sweat, and just as she was about to collapse from exhaustion, another mercenary's whip wrapped around her waist.

  "What a beautiful girl, that whip will leave scars! How did she provoke those mercenaries? What can be done?" In the crowd, some people couldn't bear to watch Tianyin fall behind, seeing the bloodstain on her back, each of them felt as if the whip was lashing at their own bodies, unable to look anymore.

  "Wow! Look at this little face, how beautiful it is? Look at this waist, how slim it is? Hehe, since you've delivered yourself to our doorstep, we won't be polite and will take you in as well. We'll bring you along on the road and have some fun, hahaha!" The mercenary who had bound Tianyin with a whip reached out his hand to caress her waist, and lightly hooked up her chin, gazing at her exceptionally beautiful face, his lustful intentions rising."

  "I'm afraid you won't have the chance to play!" Tianyin's eyes flashed with icy killing intent, and suddenly he lifted his foot and kicked the mercenary's crotch with great force. The mercenary's face turned bright red as he instinctively covered himself with both hands, groaning in pain. At this moment, Tianyin spun around and kicked again, this time aiming at the mercenary's neck. With a loud crack, the sound of the mercenary's cervical vertebrae breaking was accompanied by his pained hum, and he fell to the ground immediately.

  Seeing her fierce and deadly moves, the mercenaries were shocked. They were all people who had lived on the edge of knives, what kind of strong enemy hadn't they seen? The ferocious beasts in the forest, the robbery by their companions, which one hadn't they experienced? However, now this small woman was able to kill two of them consecutively, and her skills were not comparable to those of ordinary people!

  "Up! Be careful! This woman really has a couple of tricks up her sleeve, don't get yourself caught!" The leader of the mercenaries shouted loudly, waving his big hand to signal the mercenaries behind him to come forward and capture her.

  Several mercenaries surrounded her, and a few of them attacked. Tianyin didn't even have time to react before one of the mercenaries' whips shot out like a snake, striking her with a loud "thwack". The whip landed squarely on her arm, tearing through her clothes and revealing a streak of blood on her pale skin. Tianyin fell to the ground from the force of the blow. The mercenary laughed loudly: "You dare to interfere with your little skills? Are you intentionally asking for us to humiliate you?" As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes, and he swung his whip again with full force.

  Looking at the whip lashing down with a hint of spiritual energy, Tianyun bit her teeth and tried to dodge, but her body was already unable to exert any strength. Having killed two people, both of whom had powers comparable to hers, she had exhausted her spiritual energy. At this point, she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to turn over, and could only stare blankly as the whip struck down.

  At this moment, Tang Xin, who had just squeezed through the crowd to come to the second floor of the inn, happened to see this scene. Seeing that the whip containing spiritual energy was about to fall, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Tianyin!" As soon as her voice fell, she swept towards the mercenary's eyes with anger, and with a raise of her energy, a white figure flew down from the second floor and rushed forward.

  If it were just an ordinary whip without any spiritual energy, the damage might not be too severe. However, this whip contained the fierce and malicious spiritual energy of that mercenary, and if it were to land, it would definitely penetrate her internal organs, which her body could not withstand!

  At the sound of Tang Xin's voice, Tian Yin was taken aback. Looking up, she saw her rushing over and hastily shouted: "Tang, don't come over!" With her skills, she was no match for these people at all. Suddenly striking out would only end in a similar outcome!

  At this moment, the man who was originally sitting on one side resting with his upper body exposed suddenly leaned down and covered Tianyin under his body. Just as Tianyin was stunned, the sound of a whip falling "whooshed" loudly, landing on the man's battered body. The man gritted his teeth but still let out a muffled groan, with a thread of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Witnessing this scene, she couldn't help but freeze in shock.

  But Tong Xin saw that the man had helped Tian Yin block that whip, and she let out a slight breath of relief. The force of that whip was so great that the man also fell to the ground, and the other dozen or so people quickly closed in. Seeing this, the mercenary's whip quivered in his hand, and with a whooshing sound, he struck again.

  "Looking for death!"

  A cold voice with a strong killing intent was transmitted, startling the crowd of mercenaries, and even the dozen or so people who were surrounding the man who had fainted, also looked up in surprise. This was because the killing intent in that voice was so intense, and the aura emanating from it was so overwhelming that it could not be ignored.

  Everyone saw that the white figure flashed like a ghost, grasping the whip that had been drawn out and pulling it back. The mercenary's whip was now in her hand, and as soon as she shook her hand, the whip emitted a thick spiritual energy and struck the mercenary with a loud "crack". The powerful strike sent the mercenary flying, his clothes torn to shreds, and a trail of blood appeared, accompanied by bright red blood beads. The spiritual energy penetrated deep into his body, causing severe internal injuries, and the mercenary let out a pained scream.

  "Hiss! Ah......"

  This swift and ruthless whip shocked everyone, playing a deterrent role in the entire scene. The surrounding civilians and those mercenaries looked at the white-clothed woman standing with her whip in hand, her face was ordinary, plain, and unremarkable, but the aura she emitted at this moment, the atmosphere, as well as the coldness and the terrifying killing intent all deeply shocked everyone.

  But he's just a Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator, how can he emit such pressure and aura? How is this possible? However, this scene was truly unfolding before everyone's eyes, the swift and ruthless lash just now had occurred right under their noses, so fast that no one could stop it...

  "Tang, tang tang……"

  Gu Tianyun looked at her incredulously, and at this moment, the aura emanating from her body surpassed everyone present. The fierce killing intent that permeated her being was even more intense than those mercenary soldiers who had survived through bloody battles. Having known her for so long, it was still his first time seeing her like this.

  Those dozen or so men with scars all over their bodies saw her, and one by one, their eyes flickered, looking at the woman's cold and proud figure. For some reason, their hearts suddenly surged, hot blood raging in their bodies, as if calling out to them that long-lost fighting spirit and will to fight. Looking at the woman who exuded a strong aura, more than a dozen people stood up one after another from the ground, except for the man who had fainted.

  Those men with bare upper bodies stood up, and their eyes became spirited and heroic. They looked at each other, mustered all their strength, and made a concerted effort. Suddenly, the ropes binding their hands snapped, and their chests showed robust muscles full of fighting power. The scars from whips and wounds mixed with blood shocked everyone's vision, just like they were brave warriors returning after a bloody battle. Each of them was covered in scars, yet the aura of murder and killing emanating from their bodies deeply shocked people's hearts!

  "You, you want to revolt? Don't, don't forget, you all have iron balls on your feet, you..."

  I was frightened by those men standing up with their upper bodies exposed, no, to be exact, what frightened me was the fighting spirit burning in their eyes and the intense and terrifying aura surrounding them. These dozen or so people were not ordinary, otherwise they wouldn't have put iron balls on their feet after tying them up.

  "Let's work together and kill them!" One of the shirtless men, with a murderous gaze, looked at Tang Xin and expressed their intention.

  Tang Xin glanced at them, her entire body covered in wounds from head to toe, even the soles of her feet were injured and bleeding. She narrowed her eyes, her gaze falling on the man who had fainted after blocking a whip strike for Tian Yin. Then she shifted her gaze away and slowly spoke: "Considering that you took a lash for my friend, I'll take care of these people for you!"

  A cold voice, arrogant words, yet exuding a convincing self-confidence. Her words made more than a dozen shirtless men pause, each gazing at her with deep eyes, astonished that she would say such things. For the calmness in her eyes told them that she was not one to meddle in others' affairs, but now, she said she wanted to help them deal with those mercenaries? No one doubted her ability, for the aura emanating from her had already made it clear that if she wanted to do something, she would definitely be able to do it!

  Tian Yin came back to her senses, got up from the ground and ran to her side: "Tang Tang, those mercenaries are very powerful, you can't handle them alone!"

  When Tang Xin saw the shocking lash marks on her back, the murderous intent in her eyes intensified. She thought she had only injured her arm, but unexpectedly there was another one on her back. The whip in her hand was twisted tightly, and she asked in a low voice: "Does it hurt?"

  Tian Yin was taken aback, her eyes suddenly reddening as she shook her head and said, "It doesn't hurt." She had endured far more pain than this before; these two lashes were nothing. Yet, no one had ever asked her if it hurt before.

  "It's okay, go back and I'll apply some medicine for you, it definitely won't leave a mark." She said softly, stretching out her hand to push him away: "You stand aside."

  "Dong Dong……"

  "Don't worry, nothing will happen to me. If anything happens, it'll be to them!" As soon as her voice dropped, the whip in her hand quivered, and her ghostly figure flashed out. No one saw how she moved or when she raised her hand, but only heard the sound of the whip cracking "chi chi chi" as it came, accompanied by the mercenaries' cries of pain and chaotic scrambling.

  The woman's extremely fast movements left people stunned, and the crowd only saw a flash of white figure among those mercenaries. The mercenaries who were beaten had no power to resist, their usual combat skills and strength were useless at this time, because her movements were too fast, so fast that they couldn't catch her exact position, and also because the whip hit them with pain that went deep into their bones, making them only feel the pain, unable to think of resisting.

  The clothes were torn apart, and the bloodstains appeared on those mercenaries' bodies, causing them to scream in pain and flee in disarray. Who would have thought that just a moment ago, they were wielding whips and flogging more than a dozen half-naked men, but the next moment, they themselves were being flogged by someone else - a woman.

  In the building next door, a man in a black robe sat drinking wine, occasionally narrowing his eyes to watch the scene below. His gaze fell on Tang Xin's white-clad figure, and he added a few more playful and interesting expressions. Suddenly, when he saw a flash of blue passing quickly by the mercenaries' side, the cup at his lips paused, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

  "Bang bang bang......"

  One by one, the mercenaries fell to the ground with ashen faces, all of them dying from purple lips due to poisoning. The people around were shocked, and the entire street was so quiet that not a single sound was made. Who would have thought that a small woman could actually kill more than a dozen men? If it weren't for eyewitnesses, who would believe it?

  Those dozen or so bare-chested men looked slightly stunned, gazing at the mercenaries' corpses, and couldn't help but slowly lower their eyelids. Indeed, they were no ordinary people, easily toying with those mercenaries in the palm of their hands, before killing them, they brutally abused each one, although they didn't see how she did it, but they knew that every whip lash was imbued with spiritual energy, containing spiritual energy and striking down, directly injuring their internal organs!

  Thinking of this, they came to the side of the man who had fainted and lifted him up: "Long Qi! Long Qi!"

  Tian Yin's eyes widened in shock, staring at Tang Xin in disbelief. Could it be that she had actually killed those mercenaries? Tang Tang was too formidable! Wasn't she supposed to be only at the fourth level of Qi refinement? The thought flashed through her mind, and thinking back to Tang Xin's movements and the aura she released earlier, Tian Yin became even more convinced that her true strength was far beyond that.

  Drop the whip in your hand, Tang Xin turned around and looked at her: "Tian Yin, let's go!"

  "Tang Tang, but they..." Tian Yin turned her head to glance at the dozen or so men, each of whom was covered in wounds. Moreover, their feet were still shackled with heavy iron balls. The man who had helped block a whip strike for her had also fainted from his injuries, which seemed to be quite severe.

  "They have their own way."

  She thought of her being able to cure Hong Yi's leg, and her medical skills must be very good. At this time, she pulled her hand and said: "Tang Tang, why don't you take a look at that person who fainted? After all, he helped me withstand a whip. If it's like this, I...I..."

  Those dozen or so people heard this and immediately turned to Tang Xin: "Miss, if you know medicine, please take a look at my brother! Your great kindness, we will definitely remember forever!"

  Looking at Tianyin's pleading gaze, she glanced at the dozen or so people and let out a helpless sigh: "Alright then! See Buddha off to the west, rescue people to the end, I'll help him take a look."

  "Great!" Tianyin jumped up excitedly, but forgot that she was still injured. This jump pulled on her wound, and the pain made her suddenly gasp for air.

  "You're injured, don't move around." Tang Xin shook his head and walked towards the man to help him take a pulse. With a quick scan of his consciousness, he confirmed that the injury had indeed affected his internal organs. Fortunately, the man's cultivation was not bad, otherwise this whip would have sent him to see King Yan.

  At this time, several men searched the bodies of those mercenaries and found the key to their leg irons in one of them. They opened the iron chains under their feet, removed the restraints, and came to Tang Xin's side.

  Tang Xin used a silver needle to help the man relieve his internal injuries, preventing him from bleeding to death due to blood clotting. She then gave him a medicinal pill to take and sealed several acupoints on his body. "His life is saved," she said, "but this injury won't heal anytime soon. It's best not to move around carelessly. If you want to take him away, it's better to carry him; otherwise, it will aggravate his internal injuries."

  "Thank you, miss!" they chorused in gratitude. One of them hoisted the man onto his back, while another turned to Tang Xin and asked, "May I ask for your name, miss? My twelve brothers will surely repay your kindness today on a later day!"

  "It's all right," she said, taking Tianyin's hand and walking away.

  Watching the two leave, they hesitated for a moment and also quickly left. On the main street, only those dozens of corpses were left lying there, with no one paying attention...

  Tang Xin brought Tian Yin back to Yi Pin Xiang, found the shop assistant and explained the situation, asking him to lend them a room to apply some medicine. The assistant had a good impression of the two women and readily agreed. Because Yi Pin Xiang didn't take in lodgers, except for the few people who helped out on the upper floors, there were several empty rooms available.

  "Ah! Tāng Tāng, it hurts so much, be gentle, be gentle." Tiān Yīn was lying on the bed, while Táng Xīn was sitting on the edge of the bed applying medicine to her.

  "What's wrong with you, why do you always get yourself into trouble? And now you've even hurt yourself, are you in pain now? Where were you before?" She scolded as she applied the medicine, but her tone was much gentler.

  Tian Yin lay on the bed, silent for a moment, and Tang Xin thought she was in pain, so he asked: "Does it still hurt? Was my hand that heavy?"

  "No, I just remembered when I was a kid." She closed her eyes and said, "Seeing those people being tied up with iron balls on their feet and being flogged like that, I really couldn't bear to watch it coldly." Her voice paused slightly, while Tang Xin listened quietly beside the bed without interrupting.

  "Tang Tang, do you know? I'm an escapee. When I was little, my mom and I were locked up like that and whipped. Seeing that scene just now made me think of my past, so...so I rushed out impulsively."

  Tang Xin's expression changed slightly as she asked, "Was it your family who did this?"

  "Family? Ha! Can those people be considered family? They locked me and my mother in a small black room when I was only seven years old, beating us with whips every day and not giving us food to eat. This torture lasted for three years. If it weren't for the talent and cultivation I showed on the Fu Lu, no one would have cared about my life or death. In a large family like ours, if one person dies, there are thousands more to replace them. But what I didn't expect was that they would try to curry favor with powerful people by offering me as a furnace vessel to a cultivator."

  Furnace tripod, mostly women, some practitioners use women as furnace tripods, adopt yin and yang, absorb the essence of women's bodies, and serve as playthings for warming beds. Women who are used as furnace tripods until their bodies' essence is sucked dry to death.

  Tang Xin felt a pang in her heart when she heard her words. A seven-year-old child was still so young, yet she had already experienced those things. And to think that they were supposed to be family, yet they wanted to send her away to be a cauldron for cultivators - how ruthless was that?

  "It's all right, it's all over now. And you've escaped, no one will find you." She comforted her in a soft voice as she helped her get dressed: "It's getting late, we should probably head back home too, are you okay?"

  "En, can." She nodded and got up from bed: "This little pain doesn't count as anything, the pain will pass in a while, let's go back!"

  "Alright." Tang Xin responded with a single word, and then set off back to Nan Xian Men.

  Months later, in the Immortal Realm, within the Xianmen sect, at the back mountain bamboo forest, Mu Chenfeng slowly opened his eyes, looking at the seal in front of him. With a wave of his large hand, a stream of spiritual energy swept out from his sleeve, and with a loud rumble, it shattered the seal that had trapped him for several months. In the instant when the seal was broken, he pinched his fingers in the air, and a flow of air condensed in his hand.

  Phoenix eyes narrowed, a flash of light in his eyes, glanced at the old man in front, fingers snapped, a fierce attack with a breaking air momentum came towards the old man in an instant, merciless, every move was fatal.

  "Ah! You little scoundrel! You're murdering me! I've taught you for so long, and considered myself half your master. How could you murder your own master? This is utterly unfilial! The white-robed old man shouted repeatedly, dodging his attacks while cursing: "You have no conscience! Relying on being a Heavenly Spirit Body, one day's cultivation surpasses others' in a year, and yet you bully me, an old man. You have no conscience!"

  "Hmph! Didn't you say that I'd have to stay in your domain for a few more years even if I didn't want to? Didn't you say that my words weren't enough to be your opponent? In that case, let's use you as a practice target and test my strength." Mu Chenfeng walked out with his white robes fluttering, occasionally sweeping his sleeve to unleash a sharp gust of wind, and occasionally condensing a bolt of lightning to strike towards him. The old man was caught off guard, unable to defend against the attack, and a bolt of lightning struck down from above his head. He hastily dodged, but still couldn't avoid another bolt of lightning that erupted from the ground.

  "Ah…… I've been electrocuted! You little scamp, stop it at once!" The old man's entire body was struck by lightning, and the electric light flashed on his body, making a crackling sound, causing him to convulse violently, his eyes rolled back and shook uncontrollably.

  "You didn't pay me less, besides, it was you who said that, being able to deal with you is my skill." Murong Chenfeng said lazily, his eyes narrowed, and a hint of a strange smile played on the corner of his lips.

  This old man, after driving away the icy cold air on his body, went to great lengths to collect him, saying that he had been swallowed by the cold air for too long and needed to be remade. The original him was indeed cold and majestic, but after being tortured day and night by this old man for several months, he seemed to have really caught some of his eccentric personality.

  "Ouch! I'm electrocuted to death, it hurts so much...!" He really couldn't take it anymore. The old man rolled up like a gust of wind and flew quickly into the forest, running while scolding: "You little rascal, wait for me! I'll find someone who can defeat you and come back to defeat you! See if you dare treat me like this again... Ah, what a mistake it was to take you on as an apprentice..."

  Watching the old man slip away like the wind, Mu Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of light. He looked at his own hands, and from the last time to now, it had only been a short few months, but his cultivation had already risen rapidly. In fact, he knew that he was still not a match for the old man, but with his current strength, cultivators below the Golden Dan stage were no longer his opponents.

  Now, the cold air in his body has been completely eliminated, and he also has a certain amount of real power. He can finally go find Tang Xin.

  Thinking of this, a hint of tenderness flashed across Feng's eyes. I wonder how she is doing now? If she knew he was still alive, what would she do?

  "Master, are you thinking of her again?"

  A small figure the size of a fist appeared in Mocheng Feng's hand, like a flash of light. It was a doll that was only the size of a fist, with pure eyes shining with curiosity as it looked up at him. On top of its head was a small cluster of hair, and its small body wore only a pale green bellyband. Its expression was innocent and endearing.

  Looking at the doll that was only the size of a fist, Mu Chenfeng hooked his lips into a smile and said, "Hmm, thinking about how to find her, you say, if she sees me still alive, won't she be very surprised?" Due to his advancement, the originally spiritual treasure jade pendant also transformed into a physical entity, becoming the small thing in front of him that was only the size of a fist.

  "Surprise? Can't it be a fright instead?" The doll tilted her head in confusion, blinking at him.

  Upon hearing this, Mu Chen Feng let out a low, husky laugh, his voice thick and magnetic. He gazed up at the sky, his handsome face exuding an air of sly charm as he said in a low tone, "In that case, let's go find her then! Let's see if she'll be more surprised or frightened."

  Digression

  Xiao Mu Zi finally came out, did you think you'd see him appear? Hehe.