After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

Hearing the two from the Holy Church say this, everyone expressed their confusion.

Is it really necessary for the struggles between the younger generation to be discussed openly, especially in such a context?

Besides, when Ren Xingyuan was beaten, the whole city cheered, and some people even sought revenge for him.

However, the strength displayed by these two was too overwhelming, and no one dared to object. In any case, Xie Wenyuan had no powerful backing, so if he were truly suppressed on the spot, no one would object.

But Sun Huazeng was different. He had known this young man for many years and greatly admired him. He didn't want him to be framed by a villain.

"You two are unaware of the truth. Ren Xingyuan seized people's property and cut off their lives. Xie Wenyuan was merely acting on behalf of Heaven. How can you claim that he harmed them without cause?"

He was fine when he didn't speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted attention from others.

Dr. Sun, are you out of your mind? Can't you see that they're clearly biased towards Ren Xingyuan?

Wang Changqing echoed this sentiment:

"Yes, gentlemen. Let the younger generation resolve their own affairs. It's not good for adults to interfere."

Ren Xudong wanted to argue, but he didn't expect his good-for-nothing son to be so brainless.

Ren Xingyuan, speaking in a hoarse, harsh voice, said:

"Very well, today I will personally avenge myself, and I will make him my defeated foe in front of the entire city!"

Ren Xudong was stunned. This stupid son of his, why not use the two envoys to pin him down and kill him?

The taller right protector nodded:

"Very well, then you will take revenge yourself. Xie Wenyuan, do you agree?"

Xie Wenyuan couldn't very well disagree, but he didn't really trust Xingyuan to be that strong. Judging from his appearance, it was clear that he had used some kind of secret medicine, damaging his original essence to forcibly obtain his cultivation.

"Fine, since he wants revenge, I'll grant his wish."

Sun Huazeng wanted to speak up to stop him, but the Left Protector's single glance rendered him speechless.

After the two guardians of the Holy Sect took the Ren family father and son away, Sun Huazeng broke out in a cold sweat and fell to the ground. These two were definitely not good people.

"Xie, be careful, they're acting very strangely."

Xie Wenyuan nodded. Any sect or cult with the character "Saint" in its name is either a demonic sect or a demonic cult; it would be strange if it weren't.

Wang Changqing breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the beast tide stop advancing towards the main city. At least Renqiu City was saved for the time being; otherwise, even his death wouldn't be enough to atone for his sins today.

But watching the two members of the Holy Church leave, he felt something and thought of something.

"Everyone, go back and rest first. As for young friend Xie, even if Ren Xingyuan wants to make a move against you, I will not let him succeed. The Ren family has done too many evil deeds over the years."

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After returning to the city lord's mansion, Wang Changqing took out a jade tablet from the house, poured spiritual power into it, and a woman's phantom appeared.

He knelt on the ground and said respectfully:

"Miss, we've found the young master of the Xie family."

The woman's voice was pleasant to the ear, elegant yet dignified.

Where is he? How is he now?

"Miss, he has lived in Renqiu City for many years, but his appearance has changed so much that I never dared to recognize him. But today, seeing that his swordsmanship comes from the Xie family, I realized that he was here. However, he has lost his original talent, and at eighteen years old, he is only a high-level spiritual master."

"Yes, that incident back then must have been a huge blow to him. It's already remarkable that he was able to get over it. Besides, he must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter to have given rise to a new spiritual weapon. Protect him for now, and you can return to your master's house in due time."

"Thank you, Miss."

The woman's figure disappeared from the jade pendant. Wang Changqing sighed deeply, realizing that he couldn't let Xie Wenyuan get hurt, even if it cost him his life.

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Ren Xingyuan's revenge against Xie Wenyuan became widely known throughout the city thanks to the extensive publicity. Even the fear brought by the beast tide was dispelled, and many people came from their homes to the square to watch the excitement.

Sun Miaoran, holding Zhao Yue's hand, also arrived at the city square. The latter was wearing a veil, but even so, she still attracted a lot of attention.

"What happened? The beast tide has receded, but how did Brother Xie get involved with that guy again?"

Sun Miaoran originally wanted to sneak over to check on the situation of the beast tide. She was quite happy to learn that the mysterious expert had taken action to disperse it, but news about Xie Wenyuan made her extremely worried.

After learning about this, Zhao Yue also expressed her desire to come and see what was going on, but in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble with her devastatingly beautiful appearance, she put on the veil that Xie Wenyuan had once given her.

Sun Huazeng found them in the crowd and guided them to a place away from the crowd but where they could still see the square clearly, explaining the situation.

"Huh? Are these two blind? They're protecting a villain like Ren Xingyuan? Is there no justice in this world?"

Sun Huazeng shook his head. Sometimes reality is just like that, but this time there was nothing he could do to help. He just hoped that Xie Wenyuan wouldn't suffer too much at the hands of Ren Xingyuan, whose strength had suddenly increased, and that he still had hope of being healed.

On the other side, Xie Wenyuan stood in the center of the square, waiting for Ren Xingyuan to come up on stage.

"System, where's my reward? It's time to issue it."

[Unfortunately, even with the reward, the host cannot achieve a significant improvement in such a short time. Your luck wasn't good; you only managed to eliminate one beast corrupted by the void.]

"Enough talk, just give us what you have!"

[The mission reward has been issued. The host is awarded the gold attribute "Breaking the Law and Slaying Evil": The host can ignore negative mental effects and deal double damage to targets deemed evil by the host.]

"Isn't this reward pretty awesome? Why can't it be significantly increased in such a short time?"

Unfortunately, this entry cannot directly replace the previous purple entry, but a second entry slot can be obtained after the Spirit Weapon completes its evolution.

"Oh no, why didn't you say so earlier? This is troublesome."

This cheat system is useless; it can't even be used in such an emergency. It's a complete waste. In the end, I still have to rely on myself.

Before long, Ren Xingyuan stepped onto the stage amidst a chorus of boos, but he paid no attention and summoned a drastically changed tortoise shield, its protruding spikes pointing directly at Xie Wenyuan.

"Hmph, you've finally fallen into my hands! Today I'll cripple you, and then I'll snatch your beautiful mute sister to be my maid, hehehehe!"

Although Xie Wenyuan wanted to ignore his trash talk, Zhao Yue was his bottom line, his Achilles' heel. For this reason, he summoned his rusty iron sword, the tip of which was pointed at his opponent.

"You idiot, I can hurt you once, and I can hurt you again. But this time, I'll chop that thing off so you can't hurt other girls anymore!"

Since they couldn't agree on anything, the two quickly began a second round of arguments.

Xie Wenyuan struck first, thrusting his knife straight into Ren Xingyuan's left chest. He didn't want Ren Xingyuan to become a eunuch; he wanted him dead.

However, the latter's strength had greatly increased, and he raised his shield to accurately block Xie Wenyuan's attack.

The initial effect of the entry began to show, the blade piercing the shield, aiming straight for Ren Xingyuan's heart.

"This trick again? I was prepared for it!"

The purple alligator turtle pattern on the shield seemed to come alive, biting Xie Wenyuan's iron sword tightly, preventing it from advancing even an inch.

"This power is so strange, it makes me feel uneasy just looking at it."