Xiao Chen's Fury!

When Cao Yan and the others returned with Ye Feng, Wu Bing was busy tending to the wounded. He spared nothing, channeling the pure primal energy within him into the mortals without hesitation. Perhaps this power was negligible to him, but to mortals, it was enough to save their lives. It wasn't just Wu Bing—there were more than a hundred thousand wounded throughout the Great Xia Sword Sect's territory. Nearly every disciple was doing the exact same thing. Yet... when it came to ill-intentioned scoundrels, the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect had no qualms about killing. "Miss, rub my chest a little more, would you? Why does it still hurt so much..." A scrawny, dark-skinned man with a mouthful of yellow teeth lay on the ground, groaning without an ache. Wearing the sect robe of Tianshui Peak, a female disciple rose to her feet, utter disgust written across her face. The man swallowed hard, an inexplicable tremor of panic rising in his chest. The woman was delicate and graceful, an aura of nobility about her, her fine brows slightly furrowed. Sensing her gaze turning ice-cold, the man parted his lips and stammered awkwardly, "I'm—I'm sorry! Just a joke, just a joke..." Clang! A flash of cold gleam streaked past, and the man's hand went flying into the air! The severed wrist was smooth as a mirror, blood erupting forth like a geyser! The woman sneered, "Our sect acts out of righteousness to save the common people, not to indulge bastards like you. Want to touch? Care for another feel?" Terrified out of his wits, the man scrambled backward on hands and knees, face deathly pale, his trousers soaked through. "Aaargh! It hurts! It hurts!" "I w-won't... never again..." Patrolling midair, Qin Xian nodded faintly. The Great Xia Sword Sect's aid was an act of benevolence. Yet he would never permit worthless trash to stir up trouble in the chaos. Thus, when taking in these wounded, Qin Xian had personally issued the order: if anyone committed wrongdoing, Great Xia Sword Sect disciples were fully authorized to strike! Sensing the aura of Cao Yan and the others, Wu Bing and several disciples leaped into the air! Ji Yuchuan took Ye Feng from Cao Yan and said in a heavy voice, "Take him to the Purple Spirit Grotto-Heaven to heal." Tang Ru stepped forward then, supporting Ye Feng against his shoulder. "I'll go. It'll give me a chance to prepare for my breakthrough too." Ji Yuchuan smiled and said nothing more. Wu Bing nodded to Cao Yan. "Brother Cao, Brother Xiao, you two should rest as well." Cao Yan shook his head and said softly, "I'll head over to Pill Peak and lend a hand." Xiao Chen rubbed his nose. "Um... Brother Wu, have you seen Ye Qing'er?" Wu Bing glanced at the unconscious Ye Feng and teased playfully, "What, afraid Ye Feng will wake up and forbid you from seeing her?" Xiao Chen rolled his eyes. "Me, afraid of him? Not a chance!" Wu Bing chuckled, pointing toward the cluster of peaks to the east. "The Ye family prepared quite a lot of herbs this time. Ye Qing'er is over there bandaging wounds." Xiao Chen grinned widely. "Thanks!" He had just turned to leave when he seemed to remember something. Pressing his palms together, he looked pleadingly at his brothers. "Brothers, if Second Brother wakes up, don't tell him I went to see Qing'er." The others looked at one another and burst into laughter. It seemed Xiao Chen was afraid of Ye Feng after all. Yet none of them understood why Ye Feng was so opposed to Ye Qing'er and Xiao Chen being together. Xiao Chen sped away, concealing his wounds, changing into a fresh robe, and tidying up his appearance. With a smile plastered across his face, Ye Qing'er's visage drifted continuously through his mind, the corners of his mouth curving upward. Perhaps during those exhausting days following Long Hou, that woman was the very person who came to mind whenever fatigue caught up with him. Ripples of divine sense surged out, and Xiao Chen soon located Ye Qing'er on one of the Great Xia Sword Sect's peaks. Only... the situation didn't look very good... In his perception, Ye Qing'er was cornered by several unfamiliar clan disciples. "Hahaha! You aren't even a disciple of the Great Xia Sword Sect. Follow our Young Master Wang, and your family will soar to the heavens in a single step!" "That's right! You gave our young master the wrong medicine and ruined his health. Letting you marry into the Wang family is already Young Master Wang's magnanimity!" "I advise you to know what's good for you. Our Young Master Wang is a mighty Soul Formation Realm cultivator now!" "See that old gentleman over there? That's the Dao protector our clan head arranged for the young master—Master Maobei, at the peak of the early Void Refining Realm!" Hearing this, the old man lightly waved the horsetail whisk in his hand and offered a serene smile. As for the common folk around the peak, they were furious but dared not speak out; they could only watch from afar, pity and helplessness in their eyes. The young woman's eyes were slightly red, surrounded by several men as she shouted back in fury, "I didn't brew that medicine! You're framing me!" Ye Qing'er was also in the Soul Formation Realm now, yet she stood no chance against the old man. "Soul Formation? Void Refinement? Do you know who my brother is? My own brother is Ye Feng, a Mahayana cultivator of the Great Xia Sword Sect!! And my... Dao companion, Xiao Chen, is also a Mahayana cultivator!!" Blushing, Ye Qing'er spoke Xiao Chen's name, but it only elicited a burst of derisive laughter. "Hahahahaha! Well, well, well, your brother is Mahayana? Oh, I'm so scared!!" "Hahaha, didn't your brother get you any heavenly treasures or prepare some Void Shattering Pills for you??" "You sure can brag! You're not even a disciple of the Great Xia Sword Sect... Trying to scare us? As if we scare easily!" "Stop wasting words with her. Tie her up and send her to Young Master Wang's room!" As soon as the words fell, a ruthless glint flashed in Ye Qing'er's eyes. She drew a longsword behind her back, ready to fight! Boom! A powerful pressure and spatial force instantly bound her in place, rendering her unable to move. Not far away stood the old man of transcendent bearing, lightly flicking his whisk and stroking his beard. "Heh, quite feisty." Just as he spoke, a young man's voice drawled, "Feisty is where the fun is... If she didn't fight back at all, it'd be boring." Before the old man stood a youth with a shallow, unsteady aura and a sallow complexion. He wore a brocade robe of white, yet his hunched back and stooped shoulders couldn't fill it out, making him look like a sickly invalid. His cheekbones were slightly high, and his features held an air of mean pettiness. A pair of beady eyes stared at Ye Qing'er, brimming with lust! Yet Wang Jie had no idea that everything he was doing was being watched from afar. Bloodshot veins climbed swiftly into Xiao Chen's eyes. Clenching his teeth, monstrous killing intent surged in his heart! "You court death!!!" Whoosh! In an instant, the entire sky over the Eastern Domain of the Great Xia Sword Sect was dyed scarlet by endless flames! A terrifying pressure instantly suppressed all space within a hundred thousand zhang across the Eastern Domain! Violent sonic booms erupted one after another, tearing a long, pitch-black fissure through the void! In the grand hall of Pill Peak, Cao Yan frowned. "What happened to Fourth Brother? Why is his killing intent flaring like this? No, I have to go check!" Not only Cao Yan, but even Ji Yuchuan and Gu Li were alerted, several streaks of light shooting into the sky! Wu Bing teleported into midair, brow deeply furrowed as he looked toward the Eastern Domain... "Has something happened? No, I need to go see!" Gong Ze and Qin Xian happened to be patrolling near the Eastern Domain, and feeling Xiao Chen's terrifying pressure, they rushed over as well!