Chapter 16: Despair
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"So it's the Cold Fire Sect's receiving token. I've long heard of the Seventh Miss being described as the top beauty in Mingyuan City and now that I've laid my eyes on you, you are indeed a top beauty." The devilish-looking teenager's eyes landed on that purplish-gold token as he smiled, before he glanced at the Seventh Miss once more. His expression was filled with interest as he clicked his tongue.
"I don't care who you are. Immediately leave the Yu manor. If not, you'll be declaring yourselves as enemies of the Cold Fire Sect." Seeing that the other party had recognized the token, the Seventh Miss could not help but feel more at ease.
"So you've been selected by the Cold Fire Sect!" When the remaining three hired cultivators saw this, they all became more energized and motivated. They quickly forgot they had only just decided they were no longer going to intervene. Hope also started to burn in the hearts of the Yu family members.
"Haha! Is the Cold Fire Sect that formidable?" The devilish-looking teenager suddenly started to laugh crazily.
"How dare you look down on the Cold Fire Sect!" The Seventh Miss's expression darkened as she chided loudly.
"Look down? Let's not talk about whether you're already a formal disciple of the Cold Fire Sect. You only have the receiving token. So what if it's real?" The devilish-looking teenager laughed coldly as he took out a black token. It looked slightly similar to the purplish-gold token the Seventh Miss had however, there was a silver skull emblem carved on it instead.
"This is… Sky Ghost Sect's disciple token! You're from the Sky Ghost Sect!" Seventh Miss's expression changed immediately.
"It's the Sky Ghost Sect that's on par with the Cold Fire Sect!"
The three hired cultivators all drew in a gasp and after they glanced at each other, they once again fell silent.
"Even if you're a disciple from the Sky Ghost Sect, the Feng Nation is part of the Cold Fire Sect's territory. With you intruding on it, do you want to start a war between the two Sects?!" Seventh Miss seemed to have thought of something and her face regained its color.
"Haha, Seventh Miss is indeed very eloquent. However, it's a pity that your information is outdated," the devilish-looking teenager said with glee.
"The Cold Fire Sect recently lost against us in a tournament and have ceded control over the Feng Nation to the Sky Ghost Sect. So, the entire Feng Nation now belongs to our Sky Ghost Sect." He continued with a cruel smile.
Hearing this, the Seventh Miss felt like she had been struck by lightning and she immediately froze in shock.
The three hired cultivators also looked extremely shocked and quickly took a few steps back to purposefully demonstrate their stance regarding the matter at hand.
Seeing this, the Yu family members all had terrible expressions and their hearts sank.
Even though they had a shallow understanding of the cultivation world, they could still tell from the tone of the conversation their Seventh Miss had with the devilish-looking teenager that things were not going well.
"Oh right, I forgot to mention one more thing that I'm sure Seventh Miss would be very interested in." An unusual sparkle appeared in the teenager's eyes along with an evil smirk on his lips.
"What?" The Seventh Miss's heart sank. She could already guess that the thing the teenager wanted to say was definitely something bad, but she could not help asking.
"The Feng Nation's Royal Family and some officials refused to follow our Sky Ghost Sect's orders. These people were arrested and were judged to have committed the grave crime of treason. They were publicly beheaded only yesterday in Feng Capital. If I remember correctly, I think Prime Minister Yu and his two sons were amongst them." The devilish-looking teenager stared into the Seventh Miss's eyes as he slowly relayed the tragic news.
"Father! Eldest Brother, Third Brother!" The Seventh Miss blacked out, her body shaking as she collapsed onto the floor, along with the token in her hand.
Having heard the tragic news, the remaining Yu family members also wore expressions of grief. Several women could no longer hold back and sobbed loudly as they too collapsed onto the ground.
Just moments ago, they were still the privileged members of the Prime Minister's family. Their statuses were high and dignified and were respected by everyone. However, with the news of the Prime Minister's execution and the sight of their family members slaughtered in their own home, everything had changed. They were nothing more than cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
"Haha… haha!"
Seeing the Seventh Miss's current expression, the devilish-looking teenager's cheeks were flushed with glee. A sickly excitement appeared in his eyes, as he kept laughing maniacally. He acted as if he had lost his mind.
Pushing someone into absolute despair and then admiring this sort of desperate and helpless expression was an immensely pleasurable experience for him.
After laughing maniacally for a while, the devilish-looking teenager's cheeks slowly regained its usual color. He waved his hand and ordered coldly.
"Kill all of them, except for this Seventh Miss."
The men dressed in black all answered in unison, before they smiled eerily and walked towards the Yu family members.
The three hired cultivators had long bowed down and backed off to the side and were planning to run away when they had the chance. Seeing this, the devilish-looking teenager smiled with satisfaction, but did not choose to stop them.
"Hehe, Young Master Qi, you sure have good taste. Even though this girl hasn't started her training, for her to be able to receive the Cold Fire Sect's receiving token and for them to take her directly under their wings, she must have quite a bit of talent. She will be extremely suitable in aiding your cultivation as a sexual slave." A black-clothed man moved beside the devilish-looking teenager and flattered the latter.
Hearing this, the devilish-looking man laughed maniacally once more.
Seventh Miss's body shook and her eyes regained its clarity as determination flashed across her face. She moved her left hand across her waist and suddenly, a snow-white dagger appeared in her hands as she ruthlessly stabbed it towards her heart.
The devilish-looking teenager's smile froze. He clearly did not expect her to be this stubborn and strong-headed, but it was already too late for him to stop her.
Pew!
A loud sound was heard as a sharp gust of wind appeared and hit the dagger in Seventh Miss's hands. The dagger was thrown out of her hand and fell on the floor with a loud clang.
Pew! Pew! Pew! A few more sharp wind sounds flew towards the group of men dressed in black that had already begun slaughtering the Yu family members and consecutive cries of pain soon followed. That sharp wind was actually extremely potent and caused some of those men dressed in black to immediately spit out mouthfuls of blood while others were knocked unconscious.
Greatly surprised, the remaining men immediately stopped their actions.
"Who is it?!"
The devilish-looking teenager chided loudly, as he immediately turned towards the entrance.
Everyone else turned as well.
A few figures slowly appeared. They were Han Li, Perfected White Stone, Liu Le'er, and Xiao Wu.
The devilish-looking teenager narrowed his eyes and glanced at the group with suspicion. However, his eyes hovered on Han Li briefly before they focused on Perfected White Stone.
"Perfected White Stone!"
"Perfected One, please save us!"
The remaining Yu family members had already lost hope and were awaiting death. As soon as they recognized Perfected White Stone, the cultivator who was of the Core Formation level, they felt like they were saved and hope rose within them once more.
"Miss!"
Xiao Wu did not care about the men dressed in black and she rushed towards Seventh Miss and helped her up.
"Xiao Wu."
Seventh Miss glanced at the elderly Daoist with a complicated expression.
Although Perfected White Stone was an elite at the Core Formation level, the Exalted Red Robe was also on the same level. Yet, he was easily killed off by the devilish-looking teenager in front of them. She felt that Perfected White Stone might not be able to defeat the opponent in front of them either.
Her eyes suddenly sparkled and landed on Han Li.
Han Li's physical appearance remained unchanged. However, his eyes were no longer as dull as before and instead he looked like he was out on a casual stroll.
"Are you Perfected White Stone? Humph! Let me advise you, if you want to continue living, you should stop interfering!" The devilish-looking teenager stared at Perfected White Stone, as the dark glow around him suddenly blurred. A strong and heavy pressure spread around the area.
He felt that the sharp breeze earlier was weirdly strong and was somewhat tangible like it had just appeared out of nowhere. Although the devilish-looking teenager had seen many things in his lifetime, he could not guess how that sharp breeze was formed either.
As a result he raised his guard against Perfected White Stone and exerted his strong spirit to try and pressure the latter into submission.
Perfected White Stone trembled, fear and surprise flashing in his eyes.
The pressure the devilish-looking teenager exuded was at the mid-stage of the Core Formation level. While he was merely at the beginning stage of the Core Formation level. It was clear that he was not this person's opponent and so he could not help but glance towards Han Li.
He had seen very clearly that those sharp breezes earlier were created from nothing more than casual flicks of the hand by this "Senior Han".
Han Li had an indifferent smirk on his face as he remained silent.
The elderly Daoist's heart immediately sank before he made a decision. He chided righteously, "Humph! Since I've been hired by the Yu family, how can I stand aside and do nothing? You people are indeed too daring to attack this family! I will not tolerate this!"
The devilish-looking teenager's expression darkened nastily as he shouted in anger, "Alright! Since you think your life is no longer worth living, you can die with them!"
The moment he finished speaking, he raised his hand and the white bone saber immediately flew towards Perfected White Stone.
At the same time, he changed his hand gestures and a white glow immediately exploded from the bone saber. Countless numbers of white skulls surfaced and produced dreadful wailing and howling. It was an extremely domineering stance.
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