The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 166

Chapter 166: Windfall

Ling Xiao walked to the front of Xing ShiYi and company. If there were a fan in his hand, and if he opened it with a click, he would probably look like a handsome and refined elegant prince. Too bad he didn’t have one. What he did have, was a heart ready to ‘silence the witnesses’.

“Consider yourselves lucky!” Ling Xiao beamed as he looked at them.

These words were not looney talk. When he killed, he’d usually like to use all sorts of different methods. The people killed by him sometimes ended up without arms or with missing legs. Sometimes, half of the head was gone, just like what happened the last time at the green plains. However, that was one of the few times he was so violent.

But, there was no such thing as most violent, there was only even more violent!

He had yet to cause a truly bloody scene. However, this time, he really empathized with You XiaoMo. Therefore, he didn’t intend to make it too bloody. He was going to force himself to leave their bodies intact.

“We are indeed lucky. You however, are out of luck because you will soon be dead.” Xing ShiYi swung his large sword and stared at him squarely. However, he faintly felt a thread of uneasiness in his heart.

He had never had this feeling before. To think that he would experience this kind of misgivings facing a two-star Star level practitioner. Xing ShiYi felt that it must be because he was overly excited, causing him to have these feelings. If he killed Lin Xiao, everything would be alright.

“Xing ShiYi, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and do it!” at this moment, the black-robed man behind Xing ShiYi suddenly shouted in a deep voice. His tone was tinged with anxiousness.

Xing ShiYi’s brow twitched. His whole body started to spin at a high speed. Suddenly his body disappeared and a second later, he appeared again in front of Ling Xiao. The large sword in his hand was still stained with blood. With a momentum that caused one’s heart to race, he swung it down towards Ling Xiao’s crown.

His strength was seven-star Star level, above ‘Lin Xiao’ by a whole five ranks. With such a disparity, he believed that ‘Lin Xiao’ would simply be unable to react. So, he intended to take ‘Lin Xiao’s’ life.

But when the large sword connected with ‘Lin Xiao’s’ body, just when a tiny bit of glee could be seen on Xing ShiYi’s face, ‘Lin Xiao’s’ body disappeared. Was it an afterimage?

Xing ShiYi’s expression changed abruptly. Before he could change his stance, a palm attached to his abdomen. Flames seemed to flicker for a second on that palm and then quickly disappeared. Xing ShiYi’s eyes were open wide in horror. He appeared to be frozen in time, with no further reaction.

Ling Xiao’s body materialized as he took back his hand that was stuck on his abdomen. He poked the forehead with a finger and Xing ShiYi’s towering body immediately fell backwards.

Nobody was aware what really happened, but Xing ShiYi seemed to have lost.

Naturally, the people with low cultivation couldn’t tell, but the five black-robed men knew that Xing ShiYi was dead.

His vigor was very strong at the beginning. But, ‘Lin Xiao’ seemed to have done something and it weakened in a flash. His soul force also dried up in an instant.

The covered face of the leader in black robes was shocked to the extreme.

The intelligence of ‘Lin Xiao’s’ level did not add up. The report clearly said that ‘Lin Xiao’ was a two-star Star level practitioner. But how could a two-star Star level practitioner instantly kill a seven-star Star level practitioner at the first meeting? It was very clear that ‘Lin Xiao’ was simply not a two-star Star level fighter. Everyone had been fooled.

The black-robed man suddenly remembered what he just said about a secret, a secret that was exposed? Could it be that he was referring to his cultivation?

However, that was also not right. Before, ‘Lin Xiao’ didn’t make any moves. They basically knew nothing about his true strength. Or could it be that he was there for some other reason and was afraid that they would expose him, so he wanted to silence witnesses?

No matter what he did, the black-robed man couldn’t figure out what Ling Xiao was thinking.

Of course, he had no idea that everything he was thinking was all wrong except for the last part, ‘silence witnesses’, these two words were correct.

However, what he really couldn’t make sense of was that since the Paradise Realm had a limitation on cultivation level, and based on how he killed off Xing ShiYi, he couldn’t be Star level and below. With this kind of level, how could he enter the Paradise Realm?

Since he couldn’t figure it out, they could only run away because his cultivation was the same as Xing ShiYi’s. He was also a seven-star Star level and even Xing ShiYi was dead, how else would he end up?

“Leave!” The black-robed man quickly barked out a word and was the first to retreat.

The other four black-robed men also thought like him. Since there was no way for them to beat ‘Lin Xiao’ now, they should first retreat and then find an opportunity in the future to deal with ‘Lin Xiao’.

As for Xing Luo Sect’s disciples, after witnessing the killing of Xing ShiYi, each one of them was in a daze. Only when they heard the black-robed man’s order ‘leave’, did they finally react, immediately rushing to escape.

Ling Xiao saw that they had some sense to spread out. But he didn’t immediately chase after them. Instead, he stood on the spot with a cunning smile. If he didn’t already make the preparations, why would he just show up so brazenly? Too naive!

A few moments later, the naive black-robed men and disciples of the Xing Luo Sect returned to the same spot. When they saw each other, the shock was evident on all their faces. After escaping for so long, how could they end up coming back to the same spot?

The black-robed man raised his head sharply and saw Ling Xiao standing not far from them, beaming while looking at them. The other side seemed to have known that they would come back, standing at the same spot, simply not even taking a single step.

This kind of phenomenon, it must be an illusion. Only an illusion could create such a huge effect. Clearly this ‘Lin Xiao’ already set up an illusion earlier in this place. How could he have done it?

Too many questions. The black-robed man suddenly thought of something. His eyes widened suddenly as he said harshly, “You are not Lin Xiao!”

As it turned out, this was the secret he spoke of.

Ling Xiao shrugged as if it couldn’t be helped. He laughed as he said, “Since I’ve been found out, it’s inevitable. Now I can’t pretend that I didn’t see you all.”

No matter how gifted, an ordinary person really couldn’t become such an outrageously powerful fighter in only thirty years. On top of that, his behavior was inconsistent with previous reports. It was enough to confirm that he was not the real Lin Xiao.

Thinking of this, the black-robed man felt his body grow cold.

Someone able to overcome the restriction of the Paradise Realm. Either he had a special method, or his strength was even higher than that of the owner of the Paradise Realm.

“You all have really bad luck. Since you already know my secret, you all have to die right here today!” Ling Xiao declared nonchalantly. A second later he was again all smiles, “But you all don’t have to worry. I won’t tell anyone about the collaboration between the Xing Luo Sect and the demons. So… you can all go to your deaths at peace!”

With consideration for You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao left their bodies in one piece. However, looking at the whole place covered in bodies, it really affected one’s appetite. But You XiaoMo already had nothing left to throw up.

You XiaoMo looked away gloomily, not wanting to look at Ling Xiao, who was smiling dazzlingly while standing in the middle of the corpses. He discovered that Ling Xiao might have been right. There would be a day when he would be very used to this thing with dead people. That was, if Ling Xiao were to keep killing people this way in front of him.

“Xiao Shidi, how is it? Are you used to it yet?” Ling Xiao walked over and took him down from the vines. He happily used his sleeve to wipe the corners of You XiaoMo’s mouth. He was not used to it. For goodness sake, don’t you think it’s too extreme?

You XiaoMo was still tight-faced. Then he glanced at Ling Xiao gloomily and helplessly. The reality was, he would rather be pure and innocent, for real!

Since You XiaoMo felt that all the bodies covering the floor was too gruesome, he refused to go down there. Ling Xiao had no choice but to take off the magic bags of the black-robed men and Xing Luo Sect’s disciples with his own hands.

However, he accidentally broke two of the magic bags when he killed them. The things inside fell out and were mostly stained with blood. Luckily, they were nothing much, so Ling Xiao didn’t pick them up. In the end, he harvested fifteen magic bags, five of them from the black-robed men.

Speaking of coincidences, the reason why the Xing Luo Sect and the black-robed men appeared here was also because of the Dipper Herb. However, their motive was different. They were aiming for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs that were found near the Dipper Herb.

One would only have to have read the demon beast scrolls to know that where there was Dipper Herb, there would be Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs. However, where there were Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs, there may not necessarily be Dipper Herb.

By the time they found the Dipper Herb, You XiaoMo’s two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs had already dived straight into a pile of Dipper Herb, happily eating their meal. In just a short while, they stuffed their bellies until they were completely round.

However, it was not just his pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs buried in the pile of Dipper Herb. There were still quite a lot of others nearby. It was just that not all of them would show themselves. Since You XiaoMo already bonded with them, the moment he got there, he knew exactly which ones were his.

After putting the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs back into his dimension, You XiaoMo started to dig up the Dipper Herb. Since he had a pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs guarding the Dipper Herb did not attack him while he was digging up the Dipper Herb.

Those of the same kind were very sensitive to each other. What more since level six demon beasts were mostly those that have already awakened.

The Dipper Herb had already grown here for many years. Furthermore, most of them were already mature. Most people would pick the mature ones. But You XiaoMo didn’t do that. He only dug up ten stalks of Dipper Herb which were close to maturity. He also picked up a hundred or so seeds that had fallen to the ground. His luck was very good. These seeds dropped not too long ago, so a lot of them were still of good quality.

In the future, these Dipper Herb or the fallen seeds would sprout and grow. In the end, they would replace the patch of Dipper Herb that had been completely eaten.

You XiaoMo was not a selfish person so he only picked up a hundred or so.

“Ling-shixiong, why are the Xing Luo Sect and demons targeting the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs?” You XiaoMo asked curiously.

Ling Xiao was leaning on the vines. He said casually, “Most people who target Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs are surely aiming for the Golden Winged insects that have evolved three times. That is the true value of the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs.”

You XiaoMo pondered for a moment, “But for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs to evolve three times, it requires a lot of Dipper Herb. On top of that, success is not guaranteed. Are they not afraid of failure?”

“Who knows what they are planning!” Ling Xiao said uncaringly, “Have you finished choosing? Let’s leave right away. The bloody stench here will soon attract other practitioners and demon beasts.”

“I’m done.” You XiaoMo nodded as he sent the last seeds into his dimension.

Ling Xiao walked over and picked him up. You XiaoMo was very accepting as he was already very used to being picked up. This was the biggest disadvantage of being a mage. If there was no demon beast by their side, it was very inconvenient to get around.

Not long after the two of them left, just as Ling Xiao said, a group of demon beasts arrived, drawn by the thick stench of blood. There were low level and mid-level demon beasts. Those which had not awakened started to instinctively chew on the bodies on the ground. By the time a group of practitioners was attracted over, the faces of the bodies had already been chewed beyond recognition. It could only be vaguely made out that they were from the Xing Luo Sect.

Only half the time agreed upon with PiQiu had passed but Ling Xiao carried You XiaoMo directly to the appointed place. They then found a secluded place to hide.

While other people were snatching magic herbs and demon beasts, You XiaoMo was snatching other people’s magic bags. He and Ling Xiao were in the midst of dividing the spoils while hiding.

Since the magic bags of the Xing Luo Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect were marked, You XiaoMo first took everything out and then threw away the magic bags. After all, he had a dimension to put the things in.

As for the magic bags from the five demons, after Ling Xiao made sure that they were not marked and there was nothing special about them, they could be used without worry, but…

You XiaoMo didn’t like it. When it came to the magic bags of those man-eating demons, he didn’t have the slightest interest.

There were twelve Xing Luo Sect’s disciples, but they only got ten magic bags because the other two were ruined by Ling Xiao. Luckily, they were all practitioners. However, the things inside the magic bags of the five black-robed men surprised him. It seemed as if there was nothing of use. Not only that, they were also quite paltry.

Ling Xiao heard him complain and said noncommittally, “The cultivation methods of demons and practitioners are not quite the same. Their flesh is rather sturdy. That’s why they concentrate on the body when cultivating.”

You XiaoMo exclaimed ‘oh’. Suddenly he caught sight of something in the pile of stolen goods out of the corner of his eye. He picked it up and said, “What is this thing?”