The Xiao Family of Liyang

Early the next morning, in the open space in front of the wooden houses on Zixia Peak.

Lin Qingzhu had been waiting there early. When she saw Ye Qiu finally come out, she quickly greeted him.

"Good morning, Master..."

"Morning..." Ye Qiu was dressed in a spotless white robe, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist and a fan in his hand. He looked elegant and exuded an otherworldly air.

Ye Qiu took off the jade pendant in his hand and said, "This is a storage jade. It has a large internal space and can help you store items. When we cultivators travel in the wild, it's inconvenient to carry a lot of luggage. So, most of us have such a storage magic weapon. Today is your first time going down the mountain. I don't have any other magic treasures to give you. Take this jade pendant."

After handing the jade pendant to Lin Qingzhu, Ye Qiu then taught her how to use the storage jade.

Lin Qingzhu was very grateful. "Thank you, Master, for giving me this treasure. I really like it..." Receiving another magic treasure early in the morning, her master was really generous. He gave her magic treasures every day and never held back when it came to her.

Ye Qiu smiled and silently called out in his heart, "System..."

[Ding…]

[You gave your disciple a top - grade storage magic weapon, triggering a critical - strike reward. Do you want to activate it?]

"Activate..."

[Congratulations! You've triggered a hundred - fold critical strike and obtained a top - grade Mysterious Spirit Jade.]

With a turn of his right hand, a new jade pendant appeared in Ye Qiu's hand. After carefully examining it, he found that the space of this jade pendant was much larger than the one he had just given to Lin Qingzhu. Moreover, this jade pendant had an even more amazing effect. It could actually store living things?

"Well... this is really a good treasure." Ye Qiu smiled mischievously, feeling quite pleased. Although he didn't directly trigger a ten - thousand - fold or a thousand - fold critical strike, a hundred - fold was already satisfying. After all, he couldn't expect to be that lucky all the time. A hundred - fold was already a high multiplier.

"Master, when shall we set off?" After playing with the jade pendant Ye Qiu gave her for a while, Lin Qingzhu carefully hung it on her waist and asked.

Ye Qiu didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked in the direction of the other peaks. Suddenly, several rays of light shot out from each peak, forming a dense cluster.

Ye Qiu smiled faintly and said, "Let's go..." This time, almost all the seven peaks had sent a large number of disciples down the mountain, and they were led by the peak masters themselves. Zixia Peak had also sent all its members. Although there were only two of them, using the word "all" gave the impression that there were many people... This operation to exterminate the ferocious beasts involved all the major holy lands, making it more like a large - scale gathering of the holy lands.

Ye Qiu casually summoned a sword and said softly, "Let's go..." He didn't use the Yunxiao Sword because this immortal sword was too ostentatious. It didn't match his low - key style. It was better to keep a low profile.

Lin Qingzhu responded by summoning the Zixia Sword. Imitating Ye Qiu, she flew up with the sword. In the past few days, Ye Qiu had taught her the art of flying with a sword. With her high level of comprehension, she had quickly learned it, unlike Ye Qiu, who had taken a whole year to learn...

More than ten minutes later, above the Baili Wasteland, two figures slowly descended. Looking at the ruins and debris all over the ground, the once - prosperous wasteland town had now been completely destroyed by the ferocious beasts. The 硝烟 from the ruins hadn't dissipated yet, and the bones on the ground were piled up like a mountain.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qingzhu felt a strong urge to vomit. She almost couldn't hold it back.

"It seems that the impact of this riot of ferocious beasts is indeed huge. A small town has been completely destroyed. Is there someone behind this, or is there another reason..." Ye Qiu thought to himself. This was the Eastern Wasteland, the territory of the human race. With the rule of the major holy lands and dynasties, such a thing happening was really 不可思议.

Tap, tap, tap... There were several footsteps coming from behind. Lin Qingzhu turned around and saw a group of people appear on the ruins behind. The leading man in a green robe had an arrogant look on his face.

"Tsk, tsk, what a tragedy! It's really pitiful..."

"They're all dead. Alas... What a pity. Such a beautiful woman didn't get to be with this young master and died under the claws of the ferocious beasts instead." Walking up to a female corpse, Xiao Yi playfully used the stick in his hand to lift the clothes of the corpse, showing a look of pity.

"Master, look! Isn't there another beauty over there?" Xiao Yi was still lamenting the death of the corpse on the ground when one of his lackeys suddenly pointed at Lin Qingzhu in front of them.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi looked up. The moment he saw Lin Qingzhu's figure, with her white robe fluttering in the wind and a cold and peerless demeanor, he was immediately attracted. As a direct descendant of the Xiao family, an ancient clan in Liyang, he had seen many beautiful women. But he had never seen a cold and elegant goddess like Lin Qingzhu before. He was immediately interested.

"Well, this is interesting. I didn't expect to meet such a peerless beauty in this small wasteland town. It seems that I'm in for some good luck." Xiao Yi said playfully, with the corners of his mouth curving upward as he walked over leisurely.

"This fairy, I'm Xiao Yi from the Xiao family of Liyang. May I have the honor to know your name? Are you interested in getting to know me?"

Lin Qingzhu frowned, feeling disgusted. She coldly replied, "Scram!" She had seen all of the man's actions just now. She had originally thought that all handsome men in the world should be like her master, low - key, modest, kind, and upright. But now, she realized that it was not the case at all. His actions made her feel disgusted. He was a complete brute.

Lin Qingzhu's cold "scram" made Xiao Yi frown, and his face instantly turned cold. For so many years, Lin Qingzhu was the first person who dared to talk to him like this. However, he suddenly felt a sense of admiration. He liked the feeling of being rejected. It gave him a strong sense of conquest.

"You little wild girl, do you know who you're talking to? How dare you talk to our young master like this? Are you looking for death?" Xiao Yi didn't intend to get angry, but his lackeys didn't want to let it go. They were about to take action right away.

"Hey..." Xiao Yi smiled slightly and waved his hand to stop them. Such an interesting beauty would be a pity if she got hurt.

"Don't act rashly. If you hurt the fairy, it won't be good."

"Hehe, my fault, my fault, young master. I didn't think it through." The lackey laughed sheepishly. They completely ignored Ye Qiu standing in front, as if they had Lin Qingzhu under their control.

Lin Qingzhu was furious. But when she heard the man mention the Xiao family of Liyang, she guessed it was probably a powerful clan. So, she suppressed the killing intent in her heart. She didn't have a strong background. Her only reliance was her master. She didn't want to cause trouble for her master, so she could only endure it.

At this moment, Ye Qiu, who was checking the situation in front, suddenly turned around.

"The Xiao family of Liyang?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback. Only then did he notice Ye Qiu in front. Seeing that Lin Qingzhu obediently stood behind Ye Qiu, his heart turned cold. This was the woman he had his eyes on. How could he let someone else take her away? He carefully looked at Ye Qiu and found that he was very young and didn't seem very strong. Moreover, he didn't know this person. He probably wasn't from any noble family. He thought that with a little intimidation, Ye Qiu would leave on his own. After all... not everyone could afford to offend the Xiao family. Besides, he had several powerful guards with him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi said playfully, "Oh? Have you heard of the prestige of my Xiao family?"

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said seriously, "Well... I don't know about it."

Xiao Yi's face instantly changed. Was this kid provoking him? Or was he provoking the Xiao family?