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It was evening when Li Xiaobai bid farewell to Song Que.
This was a heroic figure, who was bound to the Holy City only because of his affiliation with Yang Guang. If not for this weak spot, he probably would have charged to the frontline to fight the City Lord to the death long ago.
Upon returning to his room, as soon as he entered, Li Xiaobai’s expression turned frighteningly dark.
Yang Huan was waiting inside along with several beautiful young men, all seated on the bed with leisurely grace.
When Li Xiaobai came in, Yang Huan’s eyes shimmered with a mischievous light, and she chuckled softly.
“Boss, I’ve prepared everything; we won’t be disturbed.”
A vein throbbed on Li Xiaobai’s forehead, “Get lost!”
“Hehe, Boss, I understand!”
Yang Huan threw Li Xiaobai a knowing look.
Li Xiaobai felt like his lungs were about to explode with frustration. Where had it all gone wrong that he was now mistaken for a deviant?
Did he really need to flex his masculine prowess to convince people otherwise?
But that was impossible. Dream on if anyone thought they could take advantage of him!
Without a word of explanation, he threw everyone out of the room and locked the door tightly behind them.
“Get out, and don’t let me see you again!”
Outside the room, Yang Huan’s face was full of confusion. Had she done something wrong?
Why was the Boss still not satisfied?
Could it be that this batch wasn’t to the Boss’s taste, and she should have considered Zhang Xiuning from the morning?
Mm, she’d have to observe more closely; courting the Boss’s favor was proving to be a long and arduous journey!
Inside the room.
Li Xiaobai’s forehead was lined with black veins, unable to fathom what Yang Huan was up to. The woman’s thought process was bizarre and completely incomprehensible.
“Giggle, kiddo, you actually fancy boys? Keep your distance from this supreme being!”
Ji Wuqing suddenly cried out from his embrace, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and jumped three feet in the air. His face was a picture of shock as he stared at Li Xiaobai.
“Nonsense! I, a proud and upstanding man, would not fancy such things. Don’t listen to that woman’s gibberish!”
Li Xiaobai nearly had a murderous desire to silence this damned bird. What was it squawking for, trying to embarrass him even further?
“Kiddo, you actually like men, I’ve misjudged you!”
Ji Wuqing was not listening to Li Xiaobai’s explanations at all, his small eyes wide with disbelief.
“I freaking…”
Li Xiaobai had the urge to kill someone. Who had come up with such a rotten idea? There he was, diligently gathering intelligence and planning the journey ahead, while Yang Huan was fixated on studying ‘fresh meat’ and treating him as a deviant.
Wasn’t this just making trouble for him?
Silently, he lit a strand of Hellfire, and Ji Wuqing finally closed his mouth, though his eyes remained filled with shock.
Li Xiaobai paid no more attention to him, flipping his wrist over, and another pile of Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine slowly burned in the Hellfire.
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, Li Xiaobai extinguished the flames and packed up a type of resource, preparing to go out for a walk.
[Hellfire (Divine Level Skill): Current coverage area is one hundred and ten meters.]
As the range of the fire expanded, so did the need for more resources to consume, growing hungrier by the day, almost like a bottomless pit.
However, the flames on the outskirts had already consumed a considerable amount of material, and collecting these back would probably result in a significant enhancement.
Li Xiaobai pushed the door open and there was Yang Huan, still waiting outside, ready to greet him. Li Xiaobai no longer wanted to speak with her; this woman’s thought process was a bit odd, and now wasn’t the right time for extended conversation.
He grabbed Ji Wuqing and dashed off, feeling fortunate that there were no pretty boys waiting for him today; otherwise, he would surely have killed someone.
“Big shot, my father invites you to the grand hall of the City Lord’s Mansion for an urgent discussion.”
Yang Huan said.
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s about the flames in the wilderness, which have already spread to the fourth and third battlefields. Today, the cultivators within the borderlands all saw the news posted in the ‘Immortal Spirit Daily’…”
Yang Huan spoke somewhat unnaturally.
When Li Xiaobai was writing for the ‘Immortal Spirit Daily’, she was by his side and knew that all of this was orchestrated by him.
This was the big shot’s scheme; she didn’t dare to reveal it, and she didn’t say a thing to the City Lord.
Li Xiaobai’s eyes lit up. The day had finally come—the time to reap the benefits was here.
“Let’s go, it’s time to discuss the big plan!”
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion.
A group of cultivators was discussing the situation on the two battlefields, divided into two factions that were earnestly debating.
A group of cultivators, led by two City Lords, believed that now was the time to investigate the black flames and harvest the treasures within.
On the other hand, a faction led by Yang Guang thought that the battlefield was of paramount importance. Sending cultivators to explore the black flames would reduce the living forces on the battlefield. If any new anomaly arises within Flesh Mountain, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Heh, stubborn fools. Dispatch a few cultivators with strong cultivation levels to search. It won’t take much time, and if we really do find treasures, they could be a great help to the battlefield!”
Cai Kunxu coldly said.
“Everything in the borderlands must prioritize Flesh Mountain—that’s an ironclad rule. We cannot break it. If everyone did as they pleased, would we even still be fighting against Flesh Mountain?”
Yang Guang was so angry that his face turned green; the people before him were clearly feigning ignorance while obviously coveting the treasures within the flames and pretending to consider the bigger picture.
“Heh, pedantic!”
It was at this moment that someone came to report from outside the door.
“Report, Miss Yang Huan and Young Master Li Xiaobai have arrived!”
“Quickly, please invite them in!”
Yang Guang said eagerly, his face lighting up with joy.
In the crowd, two young cultivators exchanged glances, each seeing the delight in the other’s eyes.
Li Xiaobai and Yang Huan walked into the grand hall, which was filled with a bunch of familiar faces. The three City Lords were discussing matters while the other cultivators watched from the sidelines.
However, when Li Xiaobai’s gaze met that of two young men in the crowd, his pupils suddenly constricted.
He hadn’t expected to run into such familiar faces here; the two men were none other than his Fourth Senior Brother Yang Chen, and Fifth Senior Brother Ling Feng.
His second senior sister had mentioned that these two had joined a major force in Central Province for their cultivation; he never imagined that he would encounter them in the borderlands. It seemed his fellow disciples all had quite the fortuitous encounters.
Yang Chen and Ling Feng glanced over but did not recognize Li Xiaobai openly.
Instantly understanding the situation, Li Xiaobai realized his senior brothers intended to conceal their identities and support him from the shadows.
Encountering his two senior brothers in this unfamiliar territory, Li Xiaobai felt more confident, at least having some backup on his side.
He made sure not to show any signs of revelation.
“Gentlemen, let me introduce someone. This gentleman here is none other than the notorious Demon Sword Li Xiaobai, who has made quite a stir in Central Province. Despite his young age, he’s already considered part of the first-tier prodigies!”
Elder Gongsun cheerfully introduced him, then switched the topic and pointed toward Yang Guang and Ling Feng, saying,
“These two are also disciples of the Devil Cloud Cave, with cultivation levels at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. They are Wu De’s two senior brothers. Young Master Li, all of you young ones have things in common; you should communicate and exchange ideas when you can.”