Invincible Sword God

"My temper isn't the best."

The fox-like woman stared at Ye Xuan, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, but she said nothing.

Ye Xuan glanced coldly at the fox-like woman, then turned to look at the middle-aged man and his two companions not far away. "I'm just passing through. Your business has nothing to do with me."

After saying this, he retreated to the campfire beside the carriage.

A hero saving a beauty?

Ye Xuan wasn't that naive. In this world, how many beauties were there to save? The world was full of schemes, and if he wasn't careful, he might end up dead without even a trace left.

Moreover, without knowing the full story, he wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs. Besides, this fox-like woman had tried to use him earlier, completely disregarding his life and situation. This proved that she wasn't a good person either!

Seeing Ye Xuan retreat to the side, the middle-aged man and his two companions exchanged glances. The middle-aged man cupped his hands toward Ye Xuan and then turned to the fox-like woman on the ground. "Qin Shang, hand over the item, and I'll make your death quick!"

The fox-like woman retreated to a tree and sneered, "Mo Cun, if I were you, I'd turn and run for my life right now."

The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

Clip-clop, clip-clop!

At that moment, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from not far away!

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. "You called for reinforcements!"

The woman named Qin Shang sneered, "What do you think?"

The middle-aged man glared at Qin Shang. "The Mo family will remember this!"

After saying this, the three of them turned and disappeared into the night.

Only Ye Xuan and Qin Shang remained in the clearing.

Qin Shang looked at Ye Xuan, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and walked up to him. "What, you're not running?"

Ye Xuan shook his head. He couldn't run, and he had no way to run—he had his sister with him!

Qin Shang examined Ye Xuan. "You're quite strong, but judging by your clothes, you're not from a wealthy family. Do you know? If you had helped me earlier, you and I could have formed a good relationship. Do you know what that would have meant for you?"

Ye Xuan glanced at Qin Shang. "Or maybe it would have been a bad relationship!"

Qin Shang sneered. "A bad relationship? You're right, it's a bad relationship now!"

At this moment, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Ye Ling, wrapped in a thick blanket, stepped out.

Ye Xuan immediately dropped the stick he was using to tend the fire and walked over to Ye Ling, speaking softly, "Did we wake you?"

Ye Ling nodded slightly and glanced at Qin Shang not far away. "Brother, is everything okay?"

Ye Xuan smiled. "Everything's fine!"

As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, more than a dozen men on horseback arrived behind Qin Shang. The leader dismounted and walked up to Qin Shang. "Miss, are you alright?"

Qin Shang turned and slapped the man across the face. "Am I alright? Why didn't you wait until I was dead to show up?"

The man immediately knelt on one knee. "I apologize for being late, Miss. Please forgive me!"

Qin Shang snorted coldly. "We'll settle this when we get back!"

Then, she turned to Ye Xuan and his sister. "Now, let's deal with the matter between us."

Ye Xuan thought for a moment and then said, "My sister and I are just passing through. We don't want any trouble."

Qin Shang walked up to Ye Xuan, her beautiful face suddenly twisting into a grimace. "You don't want trouble? Fine. Kneel down and kowtow a hundred times, and I'll let you and your sister go today. How about that?"

Ye Xuan frowned. "Just because I didn't let you use me? Forgive me for saying so, but I don't owe you anything. Why should I help you?"

Qin Shang stepped closer to Ye Xuan, her smile turning sinister. "I just want you to understand the consequences of not helping earlier. You—"

Before Qin Shang could finish, Ye Xuan suddenly lashed out. Before she could react, he slapped her hard across the face.

Slap!

A loud slap echoed through the night.

Qin Shang was sent sprawling to the ground by the force of the slap. For a moment, she was completely stunned. She hadn't expected that in this situation, this man would dare to hit her!

On the other side, the men who had arrived with Qin Shang were momentarily stunned, but they quickly regained their composure and charged toward Ye Xuan. However, they soon stopped in their tracks!

Because Ye Xuan's foot was now pressing down on Qin Shang's abdomen!

Ye Xuan looked coldly at Qin Shang beneath his foot. "It seems some people just can't listen to reason."

As he spoke, he bent down and slapped Qin Shang across the face again.

Slap!

This time, Qin Shang's delicate face swelled up instantly.

"How dare you!" The leader of the men shouted angrily. "Do you know who she is? She's the young lady of the Qin family in Luo City!"

Luo City!

Ye Xuan naturally knew of this city—it was close to Qingcheng.

Ye Xuan glanced at the man who had spoken. "If I were you, I wouldn't be making threats right now. I'd be apologizing and admitting my mistake."

Threats?

Anyone could make threats, but those who made threats were often the most powerless. The more powerless someone was, the more they relied on empty threats.

"I-I'm sorry!"

At this moment, Qin Shang, still pinned under Ye Xuan's foot, suddenly spoke. "Young master, I was blind earlier and didn't recognize your greatness. Please be magnanimous and let this go. The Qin family will surely reward you handsomely!"

Ye Xuan looked down at Qin Shang. Her face no longer showed any trace of her earlier ferocity—only a pitiful, delicate expression. However, her hands were clenched tightly.

Ye Xuan smiled slightly. In the next moment, he suddenly stomped on Qin Shang's throat.

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed through the night. Qin Shang's eyes widened in disbelief and regret.

Seeing Ye Xuan kill Qin Shang so decisively, the men who had arrived with her were completely stunned!

Ye Xuan removed his foot and returned to Ye Ling's side. He gently rubbed her head. "She wasn't truly surrendering. She just wanted to buy time to escape and then come back for revenge."

He wasn't one to explain himself often, but he didn't want his sister to see him as cold-blooded and heartless.

Ye Ling shook her head slightly and hugged Ye Xuan's arm tightly. "No matter if you're right or wrong, I'll always stand by your side."

A warm feeling flowed through Ye Xuan's heart. He turned to the men not far away. "Well? Aren't you going to do something?"

These guards were all below the fourth level of cultivation. To Ye Xuan, they posed no threat.

The leader of the men glared at Ye Xuan. "Who are you, really?"

Ye Xuan said indifferently, "From Qingcheng, surnamed Ye."

The man's expression darkened. "Qingcheng... surnamed Ye... You're from the Ye family!"

Ye Xuan's expression changed slightly. "I'm not from the Ye family, really!"

The man didn't believe him. With a wave of his hand, the men moved to take Qin Shang's body away. But at that moment, Ye Xuan suddenly walked over to Qin Shang's corpse. With a light flick of his foot, a black pouch at Qin Shang's waist flew into his hand!

Seeing this, the leader of the men's expression turned extremely grim.

The man glared at Ye Xuan. "The Ye family of Qingcheng—the Qin family will remember this!"

After saying this, the man and his companions took Qin Shang's body and left.

They didn't dare to attack. Qin Shang had been at the Qi Refinement Realm, yet she had been killed in an instant! Although Ye Xuan had caught her off guard, without real strength, even a surprise attack would be useless. The men knew very well that Ye Xuan was not someone they could contend with!

To put it simply, they were afraid of dying!

After the men left, Ye Xuan opened the black pouch. In an instant, his expression changed drastically!

Spirit stones!

Inside the black pouch were sixteen spirit stones!

Spirit stones were stones that contained concentrated spiritual energy, and they were extremely helpful for cultivators. Spirit stones were divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, immortal-grade, and divine-grade.

In Qingcheng, even low-grade spirit stones were rare. But in this pouch, there were sixteen mid-grade spirit stones, and even one high-grade spirit stone!

A single low-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for a hundred gold coins, and a hundred gold coins were enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for ten years.

And now, in this pouch, there were sixteen mid-grade spirit stones!

Even the Ye family didn't have this many mid-grade spirit stones!

He had struck it rich!

Ye Xuan put away the pouch, his expression growing serious.

He didn't know where Qin Shang had gotten so many mid-grade spirit stones, but one thing was certain: neither the Qin family nor the middle-aged man and his companions who had been chasing Qin Shang would easily give up on this pouch of spirit stones!

For aristocratic families, gold mines were their lifeblood. But to rise above low-tier families and climb higher, spirit stones were essential. Only spirit stones could cultivate more powerful experts!

And with so many spirit stones, a family could cultivate several Qi Refinement Realm experts, or even Void Treading Realm experts!

Thinking this, Ye Xuan quickly extinguished the campfire, then took Ye Ling and drove the carriage away.

As Ye Xuan had expected, about half an hour after he left, a middle-aged man and an old man appeared at the spot where Ye Xuan had been.

The middle-aged man was none other than Qin Ba, the head of the Qin family—a genuine Void Treading Realm expert! The old man behind him was also at the Void Treading Realm!

Qin Ba scanned the area, then said in a deep voice, "I heard that the Ye family in Qingcheng has a Chosen One named Ye Lang, who even attracted celestial phenomena. Could it have been him?"

Although Qingcheng and Luo City were close, there was still some distance between them. The Qin family wasn't a major power, so their intelligence network was relatively weak. They hadn't yet heard about the current situation in the Ye family of Qingcheng!

Behind Qin Ba, the old man said gravely, "Whether it was Ye Lang or not, it was definitely someone from the Ye family. This matter is definitely related to the Ye family!"

Qin Ba nodded coldly. "I'll go to Qingcheng and demand an explanation from the Ye family. As for that person, they probably haven't gone far. Qin Yue, you follow them. If you catch up, and it's Ye Lang, don't underestimate him!"

The old man named Qin Yue nodded. With a light tap of his foot, he leaped into the air like a nimble ape and disappeared into the night!

Qin Ba clenched his fists, his expression icy. "The Ye family has overreached this time!"

After saying this, he turned and disappeared into the distance.

In the darkness, Ye Xuan drove the carriage at full speed. Fortunately, there was a faint moonlight, allowing him to barely see the road.

"Brother, why did that woman want to cause trouble for us earlier?"

"Because she thought we were easy to bully."

"Do people bully others just because they think they can?"

"Many people are like that. If they think you're weak, they'll bully you. In this world, if you're not ruthless, you won't survive."

"Brother, have you killed many people?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because I have a bad temper. I can't stand being pushed around."