Wan Liu Chuan was also stunned. He had been crouching for a whole day, how could he not have noticed someone else crouching not far away?
Were they all that cautious?
“Wan Lei, this has nothing to do with you. Get lost. This is my battlefield with Wan Liu Chuan.”
“Are you sure… it’s a battlefield?”
Wan Lei looked at the bamboo forest around them. Although the leaves had fallen due to winter, their inherent emerald green still added a touch of defiant elegance amidst the vast expanse of snow.
“In such beautiful surroundings, if you said you two were on a date, I’d believe it. But to say you’re here to fight? I don’t believe it.”
“Bah, who would date him?!”
Liu Yu Xin’s pretty face flushed red. She pointed her long saber at Wan Lei.
“Say one more word, and I’ll kill you. I’ve been crouching here all night, just about to make my move, when you two suddenly appeared and ruined my plan. Hmph!”
“Oh, we indeed disturbed you. Then we’ll leave. You continue.”
Wan Lei pulled Fang Xiao Yu and was about to walk out.
“Don’t leave!”
“Don’t leave!”
Wan Liu Chuan and Liu Yu Xin shouted in unison.
Wan Lei turned his head. Wan Liu Chuan and Liu Yu Xin looked at each other. Wan Liu Chuan gestured for Liu Yu Xin to speak first, after all, ladies first.
“You can’t leave. I want to fight Wan Liu Chuan first. After defeating him, I’ll kill you.”
Upon hearing this, Wan Lei’s expression turned slightly disdainful.
“Hey girl, you’re going to kill me, and you still won’t let me escape? Isn’t that a bit unreasonable?
Besides, your enemy is me. If you don’t appease Wan Liu Chuan first and join forces with him to kill me, why are you going to beat him up?
You used to beat up Wan Liu Chuan because you couldn’t find me. Now that I’m right in front of you, why don’t you kill me first?”
Wan Lei’s words were logical and well-founded, making Liu Yu Xin somewhat confused.
She tilted her small head slightly to the right, looking at Wan Lei, then at Wan Liu Chuan. She put her left index finger into her mouth and gently bit it, contemplating whom to beat up first.
“Do you think there’s a possibility that you can’t defeat either of us?
Or, the three of us gang up on you, beat you down, tie you up, cripple your cultivation, and sell you to a remote mountain village to be a wife for an old bachelor.”
“You dare! You’re bullying me with numbers, what kind of heroes are you?”
Liu Yu Xin immediately stopped being confused.
“You’re going to kill me, and you still want me to talk about heroism? Besides, I, Wan Lei, am a notorious tyrant in the Central Region. When did I ever claim to be a hero?
Look at us, Xiao Yu is my Wan family’s daughter-in-law, and Liu Chuan is a member of my Wan family. We are all family. You’re the only villain here, who else would we beat if not you?”
“Uh… in short, you can’t gang up on me, three against one. If you want to fight, you should fight one by one.”
Liu Yu Xin’s mouth turned downwards, looking a bit wronged.
A hint of heartache flashed in Wan Liu Chuan’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
“Alright, you’ve asked your questions, now it’s my turn.”
Wan Liu Chuan took a step forward, resting the tip of his saber on the ground, and placed his hands on the hilt. He looked at Wan Lei seriously.
“Why did you massacre our Heaven’s Condemned people?”
“If you’re going to talk about this, I have a lot to say.”
Wan Lei’s expression also turned grim.
“I have never provoked anyone from the Heaven’s Condemned, nor have I killed a single one of them. I cultivate my own path, and I don’t care if they act as chivalrous heroes delivering justice on behalf of heaven.
But they targeted me, sent Qi Man Yao to kill me, and sent you to kill me. You haven’t taken action, and I remember this favor, but it doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about this matter.
But this time, they actually kidnapped Qi Man Yao to threaten me, forcing me to meet them alone.
They set up a heavenly net, just waiting for me to fall into it and kill me.
But they lost. All twenty Nascent Soul cultivators were killed by me.”
“The Heavenly Execution team was wiped out by you alone?”
Wan Liu Chuan’s eyes became surprised and solemn. Wan Lei was actually this powerful.
“Yes, I don’t know their damned names, but they wanted to kill me. If they had come openly, perhaps I would have spared them for your sake and Qi Man Yao’s.
But their methods were too despicable. They kidnapped Man Yao Yao. She is so pure and kind, what wrong did she do? She had to be used and harmed by those filthy rats.
Up to now, Qi Man Yao has not woken up yet.”
“She’s injured?”
“Thousand Feather Poison.”
“Thousand Feather Poison?!”
Wan Liu Chuan’s gaze sharpened abruptly. He held a position akin to a young master among the Heaven’s Condemned, so how could he not know this poison?
“This poison is incredibly malicious and basically incurable. The Heavenly Execution team actually used this poison against their own people, so she is now…”
Wan Liu Chuan dared not finish the sentence with “still alive?”
“She almost died. I don’t know if she’s alive or dead yet.
Qi Man Yao did nothing wrong, yet she was harmed to this extent by the Heaven’s Condemned. Therefore, I want to avenge her. Now you know why I massacred their strongholds.”
Wan Liu Chuan took a deep breath and nodded.
“I understand. It’s not your fault, but you know, I am a member of the Heaven’s Condemned.”
Factional opposition.
“So, are you going to stop us?”
“The Heaven’s Condemned have already gathered their strength, and the Grand Ascension elders have been dispatched. If you go and ambush them now, it will be walking into a trap. Stop now. Continuing to fight will benefit no one.”
“That’s exactly what I intend.”
“Wan Lei,”
Wan Liu Chuan suddenly looked into Wan Lei’s eyes, raised his saber, pointed it at Wan Lei,
“Fight me. If I lose, I can pretend I never saw you today and not report your involvement to the higher-ups.”
“Oh? You’re quite concerned about your reputation. If you don’t say anything, fine, but you still need an excuse to step down?”
“Hmph, this has nothing to do with excuses or stepping down. I don’t believe I can still lose to you now.”
“Can you defeat that damned Heavenly Execution team by yourself?”
“Probably not.”
“I can.”
“……”
“Less nonsense. It’s been almost six years since we last fought. I must fight you once, or I will not be at peace.”
Wan Liu Chuan’s fighting spirit surged.
“Alright, since you insist on being beaten, I’ll indulge you.”
Wan Lei’s fighting spirit also ignited.
“Wait a moment!”
Liu Yu Xin shouted, her mouth puffed out. She pointed at Wan Liu Chuan, word by word, her small face filled with seriousness.
“You, are mine!”
Then she pointed at Wan Lei.
“You, are also mine.”
Listen to that, so domineering. The little rich girl truly speaks differently.
“You can’t fight. I must be the one to defeat you both.”
“Girl, I can understand you saying Wan Liu Chuan is yours, no one’s fighting you for him. But when you say I’m yours, I’m afraid your older sister Xiao Yu won’t agree.”
Bang.
Young Master Lei was kicked.
Fang Xiao Yu glared fiercely at Wan Lei. This guy, if you don’t beat him for three days, he’ll climb the roof and lift the tiles. He’s shameless for trying to tease every girl he meets.