Though the young man floated in the air like the bright moon, exceedingly dazzling, Yin Shui'er could not see him.
Moreover, she had almost been struck by falling bricks from collapsing houses around her due to the violent tremors. Dust billowed everywhere, further obscuring her already limited vision.
Yin Shui'er swallowed, utterly shocked.
That sable had crashed into the mountain, and from such a distance, it could still cause an earthquake in the village?
"What great strength. I wonder if its head hurts."
Yin Shui'er leaned against a large tree, her face pale, thinking rather nonsensically.
She had dealt with extraordinary individuals since childhood and had seen all sorts of strange abilities. But a demonic beast with such power from a physical collision alone was something she had never encountered before.
But then, she realized her focus had shifted. She should be concerned about the person attacked by that great demon – her savior!
"This is bad... what if that person was killed by this sable's headbutt!"
Yin Shui'er suddenly panicked. That person had saved her life. Although she didn't know who he was, and she was already at her wit's end, going to help would be akin to suicide...
But how could she stand by and watch him die?
With that thought, Yin Shui'er gritted her teeth and began to run towards the mountain, stumbling while holding her lantern.
She no longer cared about her own condition. As an ability user of the Demon Extermination Division, and someone who would one day return to the imperial city to slap the one on high, she would not surrender to death.
On the small hillside, Liang Chen sensed the oppressive aura emanating from Xu Mu. His legs immediately went weak, and he fell to the ground as he dismounted. However, he quickly scrambled back up, stammering,
"N-nothing's wrong."
His smile was more pathetic than a cry.
If, after learning that Xu Mu was a genius ability user of the Demon Extermination Division, Liang Chen had felt fear and unease, then after Xu Mu kicked his father into the ground, his heart was filled with despair.
The night watchman of an entire village was a third-stage ability user of the Demon Extermination Division.
Who could have imagined it? Who would dare to think such a thing!
"Cough... cough..."
Just as he was about to weep without tears, a few coughs suddenly came from beneath the dead great sable.
"Father, you're not dead?"
Liang Chen was overjoyed and hurried over to help lift the sable's corpse.
Crimson and green blood mixed together, a sticky mess.
Liang Jue endured the excruciating pain of his fractured bones and forced a hand out from the pit. Liang Chen then immediately pulled him up.
Xu Mu's shadow shook its head.
He sensed the surging killing intent from the middle-aged man.
Moreover, his relationship with Liang Chen was extremely poor. It was unlikely that Liang Chen had come to save him. Since he was an ability user of the Demon Extermination Division, what would they do after offending him?
—Silencing him was the only explanation.
"Chen'er, this is the... first-stage ability user of the Demon Extermination Division you were talking about?"
Liang Jue could no longer speak a complete sentence. All his bones were shattered. The force of the impact was like a meteorite falling from the sky. If he hadn't awakened physical abilities before and possessed an exceptionally strong physique, he might have died long ago.
Even so, Liang Jue could only lie limply on the ground now, utterly dependent on Liang Chen.
"Yes... no!"
Liang Chen's mind had turned into a paste. No matter how he answered this question, it seemed wrong.
His luxurious robes were covered in dust, but he had no time to bother with them. Liang Chen trembled as he fumbled in his embrace for a long time, then pulled out several bottles of elixirs of unknown function, dumping them all into the man's mouth.
"You truly are a good son, Father."
Liang Jue's eyes were the only part of him that could move freely. He looked at Liang Chen, whose face was streaked with tears, and a million horses galloped through his mind.
How could he have such a foolish son? A clearly third-stage ability user, and yet called a first-stage?
Feeling the warmth spreading through his body, the man recovered slightly. Fortunately, he had the Rejuvenation Pill, which could rebuild bone and flesh. In no time, he would regain some of his strength.
After taking the pills, Liang Jue could move his head. He looked at Xu Mu with lingering fear. The opponent was a third-stage ability user. Whether he recovered or not made no difference.
It would all be over in an instant.
Third stage, also known as the Radiant Realm. Ability users at this stage usually awakened multiple different abilities, each used in unique and mysterious ways, making them someone who would not be overlooked anywhere.
He, Liang Jue, had diligently cultivated his entire life and had never even touched the threshold of the third stage. The gap between them was as vast as the sky and the earth. Yet today, he had actively provoked such an existence?
"I don't know why I was mistaken, but his aura was indeed that of a first-stage before!"
Liang Chen cried, complaining. He could now feel the aura emanating from Xu Mu. The dense malevolent energy made his soul tremble. Was this still the first-stage ability user from Fengqing Village who had asked him for help?
"Oh no, Yin Shui'er is coming!"
Xu Mu's shadow flickered. That person had no intention of hiding his identity.
If he were mistaken for a third-stage ability user, how could he have any peace in the future!
A faint golden light emanated from the large red lantern as Yin Shui'er cautiously but swiftly climbed the slope, nearing the location.
"It wasn't a wasted rescue," Charles said, nodding as he looked at Yin Shui'er's pale face.
"From what I know, women who repay kindness like this are rare on Blue Star. Why don't you take the opportunity... to take her as your own?"
Bai Tong didn't even bat an eyelash, because he knew Charles wasn't talking to him.
Upon hearing this, Xu Mu first thought of something and smiled thoughtfully. But then, his expression changed drastically, and he shook his head repeatedly:
"Ah, no, no, no..."
"I met her by chance, saving her was just a casual act. I'm still waiting for her to help me with a case!"
Xu Mu's head shook like a rattle drum. As for Yin Shui'er, both her appearance and figure were top-tier in the world, at least among the women he had seen, she was a peerless beauty. But her personality... httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
He involuntarily tightened his legs. He didn't want to ruin his happiness for the rest of his life.
"Liang Chen."
"Xu Mu, what are you doing here?"
The large red lantern illuminated the area. Yin Shui'er, her face pale, cautiously poked her head out.
She recognized the two people here immediately.
One was the night watchman of Fengqing Village, whom she was very familiar with, as Xu Mu could be considered her junior whom she had just recruited into the Demon Extermination Division.
The other was the cultivation genius from the Gold and Silver Merchant House in Bubu City.
As an ability user of the Demon Extermination Division, she had met Liang Chen several times.
Of course, he had always initiated the conversation.
Yin Shui'er carefully held up her lantern, then noticed the pit on the ground, and was shocked:
"The Sable Demon is dead!?"