Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Wang Erniu in Peril!

After the grand array was breached, Wang Erniu decisively led his wife and daughter to flee quickly.

Unfortunately, he was not a member of the Lin Clan, and the arranged location was not the best place for a breakout.

In the midst of zigzagging, he unexpectedly ran back into Red Leaf Square.

One must understand, although the Lin Family Territory was inside Red Leaf Square, it was situated in the northwest corner. When the Lin Family’s array collapsed, a gap appeared in the grand array of Red Leaf Square at the Lin Family’s location.

Fortunately, at this time, most cultivators were busy looting or fleeing, leaving them no room to bother passersby.

It was the reason Wang Erniu’s family of three had been able to survive till now.

“Erniu, what should we do?” At this moment, his wife, the second daughter of the Lin Clan, looked at him with panic.

Luckily, she had changed into ordinary attire during the breakout and, with the cover of night, avoided drawing attention.

Otherwise, with Lin Xue’e’s allure, it would surely lead to disaster.

“Xue’e, don’t worry, I will get you out of here!” Wang Erniu said resolutely.

His current cultivation was at the Fourth-Layer Qi Refining, putting him among the top twenty percent in Red Leaf Square.

Coupled with the middle-grade spiritual artifact he carried, he wasn’t without means to fight.

Immediately, the three bypassed the main roads, taking the market’s alleys toward the exit.

“Stop!”

Suddenly, a man’s voice called out from behind.

Wang Erniu’s expression froze as he slowly turned around.

Two men emerged from a house, possessing Third-Layer Qi Refining Cultivation.

They held blood-stained, subtly magical long sticks, revealing these to be half-enchanted artifacts.

“Do you need something, brothers?” Wang Erniu smiled stiffly, yet he was extremely alert within.

The two paid no heed to Wang Erniu’s words, instead looking directly at Lin Xue’e.

Upon closer inspection, they noticed Lin Xue’e’s stunning beauty.

The pock-marked young man immediately laughed lewdly:

“What a pretty young lady, almost missed her, old fourth, we’re lucky today!”

“Hehehehe” the short and chubby young man beside him also rubbed his hands excitedly.

“Brothers, I’ll offer this Spirit Stone to you, please let my family go!” Wang Erniu was eager to leave and unwilling to fight these two, hoping to avoid drawing others’ attention; sacrificing wealth to avert disaster seemed the best option.

The short and chubby young man’s eyes lit up upon seeing this, immediately snatching the Spirit Stone from Wang Erniu’s hand.

“Third Brother, the Spirit Stone!”

The pock-marked youth took it, breathed on it, rubbed it, then smiled greedily:

“A fat sheep indeed! Hand over all your Spirit Stones; we want all your money!”

After a pause, he exchanged a glance with the short and chubby youth, chuckled, and continued:

“We want the people, too, hahaha!”

Upon hearing this, Wang Erniu’s expression became incredibly grim. Knowing there would be no peace, he swept his hand over the storage bag, drawing a talisman into his hand.

“Tier One Middle-Grade Golden Blade Talisman!”

Infused with mana, a three-inch golden blade materialized before Wang Erniu.

Sensing the mana fluctuations from the golden blade, the two men’s faces changed dramatically, shouting:

“Quick, attack!”

They immediately lifted their sticks and attacked Wang Erniu.

“Clang—”

A metallic crash sounded, and their sticks broke into two.

Lin Xue’e had intervened. As a direct descendant of the Lin Family, she naturally received magical combat training. The fiery red long sword in her hand was indeed a middle-grade spiritual artifact.

The two men were shocked, about to turn and flee.

Wang Erniu’s Golden Blade Talisman had been fully activated.

“Speed!”

Expressionless, Wang Erniu softly uttered a single word.

“Whoosh—whoosh—”

Two golden blades pierced into the bodies, and the men fell dead on the spot!

“Go!”

Having killed the two men, Wang Erniu and his wife held their daughter and rushed to escape.

However, before they could leave the alley, they were surrounded by a group of eight or nine people.

Leading them, a fierce man in his forties with an aggressive face.

“Good cultivation, good artifact, killing two of my brothers in such a short time!”

The fierce man chuckled maliciously and then ordered the others:

“Kill the man, take the woman back, have fun!”

“Yes!”

The crowd laughed uproariously and surrounded Wang Erniu and his family to attack.

Fortunately, Wang Erniu and his wife were wealthy, equipped with many talismans and fine artifacts, managing to stand their ground against the group’s assault.

Even managing to kill one person in return.

Seeing the prolonged fight, the fierce man changed tactics, opting to encircle them from a distance, using spells for ranged depletion.

Outnumbered, the couple was gradually forced into a dead-end alley, unable to advance or retreat.

Once their mana was exhausted, it would be their end.

Half an hour passed, Wang Erniu slowly grew desperate, glancing at his wife and daughter, smiling woefully:

“Xue’e, I’m sorry to you both!”

Just as he was about to make one last desperate fight,

Suddenly, a startling change occurred in the field!

…

Meanwhile, Zhou Xun, having hit a wall at the exit, avoided the main roads and continued along the alley.

Everything in sight was chaotic, with occasional sounds of combat and women’s screams reaching his ears.

Countless cultivators had turned to tribulation cultivators at this moment.

Thanks to possessing Divine Sense, Zhou Xun had avoided many dangers in advance.

Occasionally encountering other cultivators’ Divine Sense, upon touching, both parties would immediately steer clear.

This was an unspoken understanding unique to Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators.

After turning a corner, before entering the alley, he probed forward with Divine Sense.

He found eight cultivators forming a circle, casting spells inside.

“Another unfortunate soul!” Zhou Xun sighed quietly, intending to leave the matter alone and retreat.

Nonetheless, his subconscious Divine Sense swept across inside the circle, the scene inside left him stunned.

“Wang Erniu!”

“And his wife and daughter!”

Surprisingly, they were the ones trapped; judging by their condition, their mana was already depleted, not long before they’d be captured.

The subsequent events were predictable.

Recalling Wang Erniu’s past deeds, Zhou Xun found himself unwilling to leave them heartlessly.

Thus, he swept his Divine Sense once more for a thorough examination.

Encircling Wang Erniu were eight people, the leader at Fourth-Layer Qi Refining, with the other seven at Third-Layer Qi Refining.

“As long as I deal with that Fourth-Layer brute first, the rest are trivial, mere petty pests!” Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he swept a hand over the storage bag at his waist, gripping the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade close.

Injected with mana, his Divine Sense activated it.

The Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade transformed into two gold streaks, instantly flying out.

Circling the brute’s neck once, his head dropped, Middle-Stage Cultivator met his end.

His face retained the same vicious expression from his life.

After taking him down, Zhou Xun did not halt.

Commanding the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade, he continued the massacre.

In a flash, three more fell.

Only then did the remaining four react, staring in shock.

In that brief moment, Zhou Xun killed two more, leaving them helpless against him.

With Divine Sense Control, they stood no chance against him as Early-Stage Cultivators.

The remaining two tried to flee but were cornered by Zhou Xun.

This was a dead-end alley; the exit singular.

Seeing this, the two immediately knelt, begging for mercy.

“Spare us, senior!”

“We plead with the senior to let us go.”

Tearful, cries resounding.

Zhou Xun was unmoved, two slicing sounds, placing two more headless bodies at the scene.

Wang Erniu narrowly escaped death, breathing heavily, yet crawling to Zhou Xun, prostrating himself:

“Thank you, senior, for saving us. I…” His words were interrupted as he looked up to see a familiar face.

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