"Senior Xie, Senior Xie, how are you?" Ye Xiao looked at Xie Zheng, who was now bleeding from all seven orifices, feeling extremely distressed as he shouted loudly at Xie Zheng.

"He... he has suffered a severe injury and temporarily... temporarily can't harm you, you must... you must... you must..." Xie Zheng's words were not finished when his body suddenly lost all strength and collapsed.

Xie Zheng was dead!

Xie Zheng didn't finish his words, but Ye Xiao understood that the last thing Xie Zheng wanted before dying was to see Xiong Daoliang dead; otherwise, he would not rest in peace even in death.

Looking at the now-deceased Xie Zheng, Ye Xiao's expression was no longer sad but eerily calm, as he murmured repeatedly, "I will, I will, I will!"

"Ye Xiao, how are you?" Ling Hengyu quickly approached Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked up at Ling Hengyu and urgently asked, "What about Xiong Daoliang? How is he?"

Ling Hengyu immediately replied, "He seems to be injured and has actually fled, and his disciple left as well."

Ye Xiao looked around and indeed, Xiong Daoliang and his disciple had both gone.

Just now, Xie Zheng had used all his internal power True Qi to inflict injuries on Xiong Daoliang, which were truly severe; it was just a pity that they didn't kill him.

Upon realizing that Xiong Daoliang had indeed left, Ye Xiao lowered his head to look at Xie Zheng, whose complexion was now ashen, and did not raise his head for a long time!

"Ye Xiao!" After some unknown amount of time, Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, and Shen Qiuyu also arrived beside Ye Xiao.

Zhou Yuyan, looking at the old man in Ye Xiao's arms, asked in confusion, "Who is he?"

"The master of Xiong Daoliang!" Ye Xiao said.

"Ah?" Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, and Shen Qiuyu were all surprised. Was this really the master of their enemy? Did that mean he was also an enemy?

"Ye Xiao, who exactly is he?" Ling Hengyu also looked at Ye Xiao.

"Twenty or so years ago, there was a Martial Artist in Chu City who possessed three supreme hand techniques," Ye Xiao said.

Ling Hengyu immediately said, "I know of him, but I've never been able to see him in person. It's said that his three hand techniques are extremely powerful, and he can kill beyond his level."

"Yes, it's just a pity that he did one thing in his life that he regretted the most, and it was also the most incorrect thing," Ye Xiao sighed and continued, "which was taking Xiong Daoliang as his disciple."

"Ah?" Previously, Xiong Daoliang had said that the old man was his master, and since the hand techniques expert had taken Xiong Daoliang as his disciple, then the old man who had died... could it be that...

Everyone was surprised.

Ye Xiao said, "Correct, Senior Xie here was once the most famous Martial Artist with three supreme techniques in Chu City."

Ling Hengyu, listening to Ye Xiao's words, said in amazement, "But, it was said that the master's strength was very strong; how could he have lost to Xiong Daoliang? Besides, just now it seemed he didn't use any special moves, nor did he display any remarkable skills."

"Because his entire meridians have already been damaged, and the fact that he could still walk around like a normal person was all thanks to his peerless Inner Strength!" Ye Xiao explained.

"So that's how it is," Ling Hengyu exclaimed with a sigh, "Betraying his country, deceiving his master, committing patricide; this Xiong Daoliang must receive severe punishment."

"Ha ha!" Ye Xiao suddenly burst into laughter.

Ye Xiao's laughter was chilling, making everyone else quite bewildered.

"Senior Xie died by Xiong Daoliang's hand trying to save my life. If I, Ye Xiao, do not personally kill Xiong Daoliang, would I still be considered human?"

"Ye Xiao, don't be impulsive. You should know how strong Xiong Daoliang is," Ling Hengyu looked at Ye Xiao worriedly, and the others also wore concerned expressions.

Ye Xiao stated seriously, "Even if it costs me my life, Xiong Daoliang, I will definitely kill you."

Then, Ye Xiao slowly placed Xie Zheng on the ground and stood up. Gathering his Nine Yang True Qi, he shouted loudly, "Friends around? Still watching the show here? If you don't want to die here, then scram immediately; I'm in a very bad mood right now."

Ye Xiao's voice did not seem loud, but since he was using Nine Yang True Qi, all the Martial Artists hiding nearby heard him loud and clear.

Regardless, with Xiong Daoliang having fled, whether he would come back was uncertain, and now this man, who had fought Xiong Daoliang for a while and was still alive, naturally also had no lack of strength. Moreover, judging by the depth of his voice, one could sense the profundity of his Inner Strength, so those Martial Artists with average power, upon hearing Ye Xiao's shout, immediately hurried away.

When Ye Xiao noticed that the surrounding Martial Artists had left, his body shook, and he almost fell to the ground. Weei Jie reacted swiftly and supported him quickly.

"Quickly, help Ye Xiao into the villa," Ling Hengyu immediately said.

Weei Jie, looking at Xie Zheng on the ground, asked, "What about Senior Xie, Mr. Ling?"

"Give him a grand burial!" Ling Hengyu declared.

Weei Jie nodded, then first helped Ye Xiao into the villa. Afterwards, Weei Jie began arranging and with the guards started dealing with Xie Zheng's affairs.

The next morning!

Ye Xiao felt as if every bone in his body was broken, enduring unbearable pain, he lightly 'hmm'ed and slowly opened his eyes!

It was when he opened his eyes that he found Shen Qiuyu sitting beside him.

"You're awake!" Shen Qiuyu, upon seeing Ye Xiao wake, spoke evenly, but her eyes sparkled with delight.

Ye Xiao cracked a slight smile and said, "Yeah, have I slept through the night?"

"Yes," Shen Qiuyu replied.

Ye Xiao noticed Shen Qiuyu's eyes were slightly red and said, "You didn't sleep all night, did you?"

"I did sleep!" Shen Qiuyu's gaze shifted to the side as if fearing Ye Xiao would see through the lie, while she added, "Shuya and Yuyan were also here all night, but they couldn't hold up any longer an hour ago, so I sent them to rest."

"It's Miss Shen who has been staying by my side the whole time!" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Shen Qiuyu's face immediately blushed as she said to Ye Xiao, "Stop talking so much, your complexion isn't great. You must have been injured too severely during the fight with Xiong Daoliang yesterday. The facilities at the Ling family's villa are pretty good, I'll go to the kitchen and stew some nourishing soup for you!"

Shen Qiuyu said this and attempted to leave, but Ye Xiao grabbed her hand, pulling Shen Qiuyu onto the bed. However, she ended up on top of him.

"Uh!" Ye Xiao made a pained sound from his mouth, clearly suffering from both internal and external injuries at the moment. Even without moving, he felt pain, let alone being pressed down by Shen Qiuyu!

Shen Qiuyu, hearing Ye Xiao grunt, was startled, jumping up like she had been electrified, and looked at Ye Xiao in surprise, saying, "Ye Xiao, how are you?"

Ye Xiao responded with a grin, "Painfully enjoying it!"

"You're still stubborn," Shen Qiuyu glared at Ye Xiao, but worry was written all over her face.

Ye Xiao said, "It looks like I need to start healing with my Inner Strength. Otherwise, I'll really end up a cripple."

Shen Qiuyu said, "I'll go get you some nourishing soup. Healing from within with cultivation and from without with medicine will make your injuries heal faster."

Ye Xiao had originally planned on growing closer to Shen Qiuyu, but his body was not in good shape, so he could only agree and then sat up to begin his practice.

However, as Ye Xiao sat up, he noticed something.

It was that he was wearing a set of pajamas, which, it seemed, he had not changed into himself. Glancing at the departing Shen Qiuyu, he suddenly wondered, could it have been the beauties who tended to him?

With that thought, Ye Xiao shamelessly checked inside his underwear, which were also new.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao remembered something else. There were quite a few guards here, after all. Could it be that Ling Hengyu had those guards...?

Damn!

At the thought, Ye Xiao shuddered and silently prayed.

But, musings aside, the most important thing now was to start cultivating.

Ye Xiao sat cross-legged and then quickly started circulating the Nine Yang Divine Skill!

The damage within Ye Xiao's body was not too severe, so the Nine Yang Divine Skill managed to heal everything quite rapidly. Of course, this was thanks to it being the Nine Yang Divine Skill. With any other cultivation technique, Ye Xiao would have struggled to recover so quickly.

In less than an hour, Ye Xiao had completely healed the internal injuries in his body.

Then, Shen Qiuyu brought over a bowl of bird's nest soup. Ye Xiao didn't want to drink it, but Shen Qiuyu insisted, so Ye Xiao was coerced into drinking it.

"There, the bird's nest soup is down; now you better go rest," Ye Xiao looked at Shen Qiuyu with tenderness and said, "You've had a hard night."

"Hmph, you never said that before!" Shen Qiuyu promptly retorted upon hearing Ye Xiao's words.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately smiled.

Shen Qiuyu often took care of him, and it seemed he had truly never thanked her before, always acting as if it were a given.

"Miss Shen, why don't you sleep on the bed here?" Ye Xiao offered with a mischievous smile, adding deliberately, "I don't mean anything by it."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Shen Qiuyu turned and left, clearly misunderstanding.

Once Shen Qiuyu had closed the door, Ye Xiao chuckled to himself and memories of the previous night flashed through his mind, particularly the unfinished words from Xie Zheng as he lay dying.

Ye Xiao looked out the window, noticing the sky had cleared.

"Senior Xie, I will absolutely avenge you!" Ye Xiao murmured to himself.

Then, oblivious to the aches in his bones, Ye Xiao closed his eyes. At this time, he was not mainly cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Skill, but rather focusing on the Mad God Skill, using the Nine Yang Divine Skill as a secondary support.

Ye Xiao knew his own strength all too well. Given his current state, even if he cultivated for another three to five months, it might still be difficult to fight Xiong Daoliang to a standstill. So, if the righteous path proved ineffective, he would have to take an unorthodox approach.

Cultivating the Mad God Skill was imperative.

If before Ye Xiao cultivated the Mad God Skill as a hobby, now, it had become an essential part of his training curriculum.

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