Chapter 86 Hurry up and come out, I'm going to die

  After the light disappeared, an image of a middle-aged man appeared in front of Xu Xing...

  This is a man in his early forties, with regular features, sharp eyes like an eagle, and the aura of a superior on him.

  "The 20th generation head of the Xu family, Xu Xing pays respects to his ancestors." Xu Xing kneeled on both knees and said with utmost respect.

  "Get up, walk slowly, and call me if there's anything." The middle-aged man in the image said with a expressionless face and an icy tone.

  "Ancestors, our Xu family has been destroyed. I beg of you, ancestors, to avenge us and wipe away our shame." Xú Héng said with tears streaming down his face.

  "What does this mean?" asked the man known as Lao Zu in a stern voice.

  "The Xus of Lingfeng Continent were annihilated." Xu Hang explained with a pained expression.

  "Who is it? Who has the audacity to provoke our Xu family?" The old ancestor of the Xu family roared with a dark face.

  "Is it Cold-as-Snow and Night-Chen, or some unknown old man?" Xu Xing hastily said.

  "You just said that the person who led the way in destroying our Xu family is called Leng Ruoxue and Ye Chen?" The old ancestor of the Xu family confirmed.

  "Yes, they were the masterminds." Xu Xing said with a scowl.

  "Is Leng Ruoxue a member of the Leng family?" asked the old ancestor of the Xu family again.

  "Yes, Leng Ruoxue is a member of the Leng family and Ye Chen is a member of the Ye family." Xu Xing replied honestly, although he was eager for revenge, but he absolutely dared not deceive his own ancestors.

  "Trouble! This is going to be tough. If it weren't for the Leng family, it would be easy to say, but since it's someone from the Leng family...?"

  "Ancestors, you must preside over us!" Xu Xing knelt on the ground and kept knocking his head, knocking out blood, making him even more bedraggled.

  "Stop pretending and get up, I'm trying to think of a solution!" Xu's ancestor said somewhat impatiently.

  "Ancestors..." Xu Xing stopped kowtowing, but didn't dare to stand up. In front of his ancestors, he was just an insignificant descendant. If the ancestors were worried that the Cold family wouldn't dare to take responsibility for him, then he couldn't do anything about it either. So at this moment, his heart was extremely tense.

  "If it weren't for Leng Ruoxue being a member of the Leng family..." The old ancestor of the Xu family trailed off, his face filled with difficulty.

  "How did you provoke her?" Xu's ancestor asked with a displeased expression.

  "We were all for the prosperity of our family! Leng Ruoxue's hand held the quota for the Xi Yuan Secret Realm, in order to get the quota... but unexpectedly we were betrayed by the Ye Family and exposed the news, and instead were eliminated by Leng Ruoxue." Xu Hang said with a pained expression. The Ye Family was originally their ally, but in the end they betrayed them, so towards the Ye Family, he could say that he hated them even more than Leng Ruoxue. At this time, he still didn't know that the Ye Family had also disappeared from this world.

  "So it was." The old ancestor of the Xu family said after a moment of silence.

  Alas! Secret realm! You are indeed a place that makes people love and hate you at the same time. Every time you appear, you bring countless hopes to people, but at the same time, you also bring disasters to them!

  "Ancestor, you must avenge us!" Xu Xing begged, now he had no other choice but to rely on his ancestor.

  "Revenge? You think revenge is that easy, why am I wasting my breath talking to you?" Xu family's old ancestor shouted with a stern face. The Xu family of Lingfeng Continent was very important to him, and now it's gone, he's also heartbroken. However, if he wants to take revenge, apart from considering the Cold family, the price to pay is also extremely high.

  "Ancestors, actually, I guess, the Leng family probably lost contact with the top long ago." Xú Háng said thoughtfully.

  "These words should be true." The old ancestor of the Xu family asked with a hint of urgency, if it were really so, then he would have nothing to fear.

  "It's not just the Leng family, the other four major families and the imperial family should be the same." Xu Xing took the opportunity to say that as long as the ancestors were willing to send someone down, he would not worry about avenging the Xu family's feud, so he had to persuade the ancestors.

  "Ancestor, this is a great opportunity! As long as you send someone down, our Xu family can unify the Lingfeng continent." Xu Xing continued to coax.

  "Do you think it's that easy to send someone down? That would come at a great cost." The old ancestor of the Xu family rebuked with a displeased expression, but in his heart, he was slightly moved. If things were really as his descendant said, then this would be a good opportunity.

  "Ancestors, this is absolutely worth it, I guarantee you will never regret it." Xu Xing said with a worried expression.

  "Let me discuss with the elders!" Xu's ancestor said, and then directly cut off the connection, disappearing without a trace.

  "Ancestors!" Xu Xing sat down on the ground with a somewhat dejected look, his fists clenched tightly, his heart filled with both anger and bitterness. He was so agitated that he didn't even notice his fingernails digging into his flesh.

  At this time, Leng Ruo Xue, who was far away in the General's Mansion of Dong Chi country, had become everyone's personal chef.

  The General's Mansion in Lengda.

  "Xue Er, what are we having for dinner tonight?" asked Leng Bing Tian with a curious expression in the kitchen, where Leng Ruo Xue was busy preparing dinner. Since all the servants had been dismissed and they were now responsible for their own meals, it was only natural that Xue Er became their personal chef.

  "Get out, all of you! How can I do anything with so many people here?" Leng Ruoxue looked at the expectant faces in front of her and couldn't help but feel a headache. These freeloaders only knew how to eat every day.

  "Alright, let's go out. Little girl, take your time, we're not in a hurry!" The old man hastily coaxed her, seeing that the little girl was getting angry. Since sending off Li Yuan and the others, he had almost treated this General's Manor as his own home, except for sleeping at night, he spent most of his time here.

  "Alright old chap, let's go out for a bit, don't affect Ruo Xue's mood while she's cooking." Lin Liang said with great understanding.

  "Cut!" Leng Qingtian and the old man both looked at Lin Liang with disdain, thinking that he was the one who had suggested coming here in the first place, but now he was pretending to be a good person. What kind of person was he?

  "Xue Er, let me help you!" The demon who had been standing silently at the side, seeing that everyone had left, couldn't help but feel a little heartache and said, "Wu... his poor Xue Er has now become a cook for those people!"

  "No need, just stay honest." Leng Ruoxue said while cutting vegetables. In fact, if she used food to make those old men temporarily forget about the big trouble Xu Xing caused, it would be worth her hard work.

  "Oh." The demon was very obedient, like a well-behaved baby, staying quietly by the side, not daring to disturb Xue Er, but constantly staring at Leng Ruo Xue with his shining starry eyes.

  "Monster, go and let them in to serve the dishes!" Cold Snow ordered about half an hour later.

  "No need to call, we're here." Several old men chuckled and poked their heads in from the kitchen window.

  No need for Snow's icy command, a few old men had a tacit understanding. One person carried two dishes and left the kitchen.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao also followed closely behind, arriving at the dining hall.

  "Dig in!" Leng Qingtian said after everyone had arrived and sat down.

  Leng Qingtian's words had just fallen when he was about to pick up his chopsticks and take a piece of fish, but two people rushed ahead of him. By the time he wanted to take it, he found that the whole fish had disappeared...

  "You...!" Leng Qing's face was red with rage, staring at the two old men, Lin Liang and the other old man who was holding half a fish and gnawing on it. He was so angry that he couldn't speak, these two old guys were too fast, he was just a little slower and the whole fish was gone...

  "This fish is really delicious!" The old man finished eating the fish and licked his fingers, exclaiming with a face full of emotion.

  "Nonsense, can it be bad to eat?" Leng Qing Tian gave the old man a cold glance, his face full of displeasure. That fish was from the "Dry Universe Ring", this world didn't even have it, how could it not be delicious?

  "Grandpa, if you don't hurry up and eat, the other dishes will be gone soon." Leng Ruoxue reminded him with a hint of helplessness. Do we have to be so dramatic every time we eat, like it's World War III or something?

  After listening to his granddaughter's words, Leng Qing Tian indeed stopped talking and focused on eating the dishes he liked.

  After everyone finished dinner, they all sat in the garden under the moonlight, sipping tea and chatting.

  "These days are really comfortable!" The old man said with emotion, of course, on the premise that there is no Xu Xing, that great hidden danger.

  "Old man, shouldn't you be heading back to the palace?" Leng Ruoxue reminded him, the sky was getting late, and today the old man hadn't hurried off, it was truly strange.

  "Little girl, are you driving me away? Waa... I'm such an unlucky old man to be disliked by people. I'm really too pitiful." The old man said with a sorrowful face, pretending to lift his arm and wipe away tears with his sleeve.

  "We were often scolded by our teacher, but after a while, we got used to it." Guo Yong, sitting next to the old man, said with great sympathy, as if he had found a comrade-in-arms.

  "You two kids are quite pitiful." The old man seemed to have found someone who understood him, and his tone was slightly sympathetic.

  "Don't you feel like you've met too late?" Leng Ruoxue asked with a head full of black lines, these two are really...

  "No, no." Guo Yong and the old man hastily denied it, both warily staring at Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Alas, that's truly unfortunate. I thought you two were quite suitable for each other." Cold Snow said with a hint of regret and disappointment on her face.

  "What's suitable? We're not suitable for anything." The two immediately jumped far away from each other, as if the other was a virus.

  "You're suitable to be friends! Or what do you think you are?" On Ruo Xue's beautiful face, her smile was radiant and captivating, but her words were evil and made people imagine improper things.

  "Little doll, you're teasing us!" The old man complained with a wronged expression, as if Xiaoleng had done something unforgivable.

  "Master uncle, you're too bad! How can you bully your junior apprentice?" Guo Yong also complained, with the two big words "injustice" written in his sharp and bright eyes.

  "Haha, old man, you're no match for Ruo Xue at all!" Lin Liang said with a mixture of excitement and schadenfreude, his face beaming with joy!

  "Lin Xiaozi, you dare to laugh at me, an old man! Don't you want to live anymore?" The old man was not polite at all, venting his anger on Lin Liang. Humph! He wouldn't hesitate to hit or scold that guy, but Lin Liang? Of course, he wouldn't be polite either!

  "Hmph! You only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong!" Lin Liang said disdainfully, but to be honest, if he really fought with this old man, it's not certain that he would win.

  "You dare to cheat me! How could you, are you going to bite me?" The old man yelled loudly with his head held high, his face provocative.

  "You two can keep arguing, I'm going to sleep first." Leng Ruoxue stood up and said softly to the two of them before turning around and leaving the garden. The demon naturally followed Snow wherever she went.

  "That's enough, stop pretending. Xue Er has gone back to her room." Leng Jing Tian said, looking at the two people who were still on high alert.

  "We didn't act." The two of them said in unison, turning their heads away from each other.

  "Alright, Xue Er is not here again, who are you two performing for?" Leng Qing Tian saw through them, but he was also quite moved.

  These two old men, for fear that Xue Er would worry about them, disregarded their own status and position, and every day they would fight like gamecocks, even frequently coming to blows.

  Actually, Xue Er was worried about them, and they were also worried about Xue Er. To be honest, the two people Xu Hang hated the most in his heart right now were Xue Er and Ye Chen. If Xu Hang appeared, he would definitely look for Xue Er and Ye Chen first. So, this was also one of the main reasons why these two old guys stuck to the General's Mansion with a thick skin. As for another reason, it was naturally those dishes made by Xue Er!

  "Alas! You guys said Xu Xing has hidden in which corner? We've searched for so long, how come there's not a single piece of news?!" Lin Liang said with some worry, if he doesn't get rid of Xu Xing, he won't be able to sleep soundly.

  "Probably hiding in a rat hole, eh? That old thing is cunning! Who would have thought it'd be so easy to find?" The old man said with disdain, his heart itching with hatred for Xu Xing, but he hated himself even more - how did he let that old thing get away in the first place?

  "Old Leng, don't let Ruoxue and Yechen out of our sight, Xu Xing is now furious with them." Lin Liang reminded, after sending away some students, he gave a long holiday to the other students and teachers in the college, otherwise, he really couldn't spare himself, staying at the General's mansion all day.

  "Yes, the two of them are now Xu Xing's primary targets." The old man also echoed in agreement. Although Xu Xing must have hated him too, however, Xu Xing did not know his identity, so for the time being, he would not look for him.

  "You still don't know that girl's personality! If she wasn't afraid of us worrying, she wouldn't be so obedient and stay at home all day." Leng Qingtian said helplessly, he was completely at a loss when it came to this precious granddaughter.

  In fact, Leng Qingtian was only half right. Leng Ruoxue was willing to stay at home not only because she was obedient, but also because she wanted to keep an eye on them. She didn't want these old men to take risks in order to get rid of Xu Xing as soon as possible.

  Listening to Snow Pavilion

  "Xuě ér, what do you plan to do?" Sitting in Lěng Ruò Xuě's room, Yāo Niè focused on looking at Xuě ér, who hadn't spoken since returning to the room, and asked with some curiosity.

  "You demon, you're saying that if Xu Xing doesn't show up, we'll just keep waiting like this?" Leng Ruoxue raised her head and asked the demon, she always felt that this was too passive. In fact, if it weren't for considering Grandfather and the others, she probably would have already used herself as bait to lure out Xu Xing who had been hiding all along.

  "Or else?" The demon's eyes, like black diamonds, stared tightly at Leng Ruoxue and asked.

  "You said, if the two of us go out together, will it lure him out?" asked Leng Ruoxue tentatively. She didn't dare say she'd go alone, or else the demon would definitely get angry.

  "Xu'er, your grandfathers won't agree with you doing this, and neither will you, right?" The demon said seriously, to him, it didn't matter when Xu Xing appeared, they were prepared for anything, he was actually worried that Xu Xing wouldn't dare come.

  "But there's been no news from 'Hell' and the Mercenary Guild." Leng Ruoxue said somewhat dejectedly, having waited for so many days already, she was almost out of patience.

  "Xue Er, Ling Feng Continent is so big, it's not easy to find someone who wants to hide, so don't worry, I just don't believe he can hide forever."

  "Staying at home all day, I think you're getting a bit bored. Why don't we go out for a walk tomorrow?" the demon suggested.

  "En, let's get some rest early today!" Leng Ruo Xue also felt that she should go out for a walk, as she had been cooped up for too long.

  The demon nodded and quietly left Leng Ruo Xue's room after Xue Er fell asleep.

  The next day, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao finally managed to persuade Leng Qing Tian and the others, then left Jiang Jun Fu.

  On the street, people came and went, bustling with excitement, Leng Ruoxue and Yao Jiao walked side by side.

  "Huh, what day is it today? There are so many people!" The demon said with some curiosity.

  "I don't know!" Leng Ruo Xue also looked surprised, today didn't seem like a holiday in this world, did it?

  "Excuse me, sir," the demoniac said with great politeness, pulling an old man to a stop, "but why are there so many people on the streets today?"

  "Today is the grandest temple fair in our Dongchi country, it only happens once a year, so of course there are many people." The old man looked at the beautiful couple in front of him, who seemed like immortals, and was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses and saying.

  "This young master and miss, you two are really a perfect match! Go to the temple to draw a divination slip, today's slip is very effective." The old man opened his mouth and couldn't stop talking, continuing to chatter on.

  "Alright, thank you, old man." The demon said thanks and then handed the old man a purple crystal coin before immediately pulling Xue'er away.

  "Xuě ér, let's go ask for a sign!" The demon said with great interest and looked at Leng Ruoxue with an expectant face.

  "That's all deceitful, and you still believe it?" Leng Ruo Xue said somewhat speechlessly.

  "Let's go!"

  Looking at the demon's expectant expression like a small dog, she couldn't bear to refuse! She was the most loving and caring towards small animals.

  After arriving at the temple, the two of them drew a divination slip and then came to the fortune-telling area.

  "What are you two looking for?" a man who seemed like a charlatan asked.

  "Marriage." The demon said without hesitation.

  "It's a great match, congratulations to the couple, their marriage is destined by heaven!"

  "Xuě er, did you hear that? Haha! I'm so happy!" The demon couldn't help but exclaim loudly, he just knew that Xuě er could only be his, no one else could take her away!

  His face as cold as snow, a few drops of cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and he gave him a light glance. Alas! As a spiritual master, he actually believed in these things just like an ordinary person.

  "Let's go take a look over there!" Leng Ruoxue hastily said as the crowd of onlookers grew larger.

  The demon nodded and pulled Xue'er out of the crowd.

  In a private room of 'Ya Lan Ge'.

  "Is that Cold-as-Snow?" A young man standing by the window pointed at a stunning beauty not far away and asked an elderly man attending him.

  The man, about twenty years old, had a handsome face, bright and piercing black eyes, an elegant temperament, and wore a black robe with gold trim. On both sleeves, near the cuffs, were embroidered golden dragons in golden silk thread, making him look even more noble and extraordinary, as if he was a god descending from heaven, leaving people to gaze up at him in awe.

  "Grandfather, she is Leng Ruoxue, the enemy of our Xu family." The old man, who was actually Xu Xing hiding in secret, hastily replied with respect.

  At this time, Xu Xing, although still looking like an old man, had long since changed his appearance, and even his own relatives might not be able to recognize him.

  "This cold beauty, I'll take her. That man can be killed." The young man said expressionlessly, a hint of cruelty flashing across his handsome face, ruining his nobility.

  "But, Grandfather, that Cold Ruo Xue is our Xu family's enemy." Xu Hang said somewhat reluctantly. If Cold Ruo Xue can't even die and has instead become... then what revenge can he take? He might as well just die from frustration.

  "How dare you question me?" The young man narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone with a hint of displeasure.

  "Leng Ruo Xue is your enemy, but not our young master's." At this time, a middle-aged man walked over and said.

  "Yes, yes, I know." Xuhang suppressed his anger and said in a low voice. For now, he still needed to use these people to avenge himself, and later, he would also have to rely on their care, so even if he was angry in his heart, he absolutely dared not show it.

  But it was precisely because of this that he had suffered a great deal in front of these so-called ancestors, and therefore he would hate even more the Cold-as-Snow and Night-Chen who had brought him to this state.

  "I heard this restaurant originally belonged to the Xu family?" The middle-aged man asked further.

  "Yes, this wine house was originally called 'Spring Breeze House', it's our Xu family's property, but now it has been occupied by the Huo family." Xu Xing gritted his teeth and said, "Huo family, humph! He won't let them off either. No matter what they took from their Xu family, he will make the Huo family spit it out intact."

  "You're really something else!" The middle-aged man looked at Xu Xing with disdain and scolded.

  "It's useless to blame Xu Xing, but we were also sold out by the Ye family, that's why..." Xu Xing looked at the middle-aged man with a hint of grievance and then fell silent.

  "Are you sure it was the Ye family who sold you out? Didn't they also get wiped out like the Xu family?" The middle-aged man asked with a disbelieving face.

  "Yè Chén said it himself, it can't be fake. Sunzi guessed that the Ye family was probably silenced by Lěng Ruò Xuě and others." Xú Háng said with a self-satisfied tone.

  The middle-aged man nodded after hearing Xu Xing's words. It wasn't entirely impossible, but Cold-as-Snow was being a bit too harsh, wasn't she?!

  "Young master, when are we going back?" The middle-aged man asked respectfully.

  "What's the hurry, we've only been here for two days." The young man said nonchalantly, he didn't want to go back that quickly anyway.

  "Young master, when we left, the host instructed us to return as soon as possible." The middle-aged man continued relentlessly.

  "Grandfather, why don't you go back first? We'll bring Cold Snow over to you." Xu Xing said with a flattering face, this young master was going to be his greatest reliance in the future, he couldn't afford to lose him!

  "A beauty like that, you should be gentle with her, don't hurt her, and can't even lose a single hair." The young man said after some thought.

  "Grandpa, don't worry, we'll take good care of her." Xu Xing hurriedly assured him, but in his heart, he couldn't wait for the old man to roll back home. With the old man around, he really had to serve like a grandson. Since he was going to be his future support, he could serve him well later. At least, he didn't want to now.

  "Let's go back!" The young man turned his head and said to the middle-aged man.

  "Yes, young master."

  After sending two people away from the hotel, Xu Xing immediately returned to the private room again.

  "Everyone, thank you for your help," Xu Xing said with a grateful bow, these people were the most important to him now.

  "We're all family, no need to be so polite." one of them said.

  "Yes, seniors, I wonder when you plan to take action?" Xu Xing couldn't help but ask.

  "What's the hurry? They can't escape, except for the woman the young master wants, everyone else is doomed to die." Another voice chimed in.

  "Hehe, no rush, no rush. Let's wait until the seniors have rested enough, and then we'll take action." Xu Xing hastily agreed, not daring to offend these big shots.

  "Haha, Xu Xing, you're still on the right track." A man in his thirties stood up and patted Xu Xing's shoulder lightly.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, the activities for tonight have all been arranged, I guarantee that they will meet with your satisfaction." Xu Xing said with a flattering tone, where was the dignity of the former master of the house.

  "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take us there!" someone shouted impatiently.

  "Alright everyone, let's go!" Xu Xing bowed his head and waited until everyone else had left before being the last one to walk out...

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao had been strolling around the streets for most of the day, and it wasn't until almost noon that they returned to the General's Manor.

  "Xue Er, if you hadn't come back, we old men would have starved to death." Leng Qing Tian said with a smile as he saw his granddaughter return to the garden.

  "Grandpa, I see you're playing chess and having a great time. Where are we going to eat soon?" Cold Snow felt helpless towards her grandfather's spoiled behavior.

  "If you don't come back, no one will cook for us, and we can't play chess. What else can a few old men like us do?" The old man glared at Leng Ruoxue, they were all people who didn't even touch the water of Yangchun River with their ten fingers, let alone cooking, it was harder than killing them.

  "I'll go cook now." said Leng Ruoxue very naturally.

  After feeding those old men, a day's time passed quickly...

  Several days later, on an afternoon, Leng Ruo Xue and others were discussing matters in Leng Qing Tian's study when suddenly a loud and domineering roar came from outside the room...

  "Come out and die, you coward!"

  By the way?

  Thank you dear An Muxue Lin and yq9589 for the flowers.