Destroying Blade (Part 1)

"Xie Qing..." murmured the empress, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth: "How wonderful. It seems that this time, little Xu Mei has found someone good."

The empress had heard of the existence of this young man. Once, Xu Mei had even warned her not to lay her hands on this guy.

"I thought at the time that little Mei-Mei was joking, but who would have thought that this guy was really that talented? Hah."

The empress narrowed her phoenix eyes, emitting a mysterious aura. What she was thinking was unknown.

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"Elder, we have checked all the surrounding areas, and there are no more traces of the beasts' existence. We found only a few dozen monsters, but they were injured by your attack and were easily killed" reported one of the cultivators, respectfully bowing.

The place was near the destroyed city. Xie Qing sat on a large, flat boulder and meditated.