If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

The Seventh Security Zone.

Temporary guesthouse for the Central Special Mission.

Inside the top-floor intensive care unit.

The expensive energy therapy device is still operating at a low speed.

A pale blue healing light curtain enveloped Xiao Chen's right arm in layers.

The arm, which had been nearly destroyed by Lin Yuan's physical recoil, had been forcibly fixed in place with high-grade medicinal liquid and an alloy frame.

If this were in the central capital, with the Xiao family's resources, given enough time, it might not be impossible to gradually repair it.

But at this moment.

Xiao Chen had absolutely no intention of healing his injuries.

He lay in the treatment pod, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the time displayed on the wall.

An hour has passed.

Two hours have passed.

Cangming has not returned yet.

"waste……"

Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, his face contorted in a grimace.

"Isn't it just killing a Qi and Blood Realm waste and stealing a few protective treasures?"

"Why has Elder Cangming been dragging this out for so long?"

He was cursing.

But deep down, a sense of unease had already begun to rise.

That unease, like a cold, venomous snake, slowly coiled around his heart.

impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

Cang Ming is a late-stage Town General!

In a rural place like the Seventh Security Zone, besides that old geezer underground in the military region, who can stop Elder Cangming?

Moreover, Elder Cangming is not directly challenging the military this time.

It was a night raid!

Assassination!

That Lin Yuan is just a good-for-nothing who flaunts his power by relying on the magical artifact bestowed upon him by his master.

Once they leave the school and are out of the military's sight, they will surely die!

As for that so-called mysterious master...

A look of resentment flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes.

What kind of bullshit senior is that?

If he's really that powerful, why doesn't he show up in person during the day?

Why only dare to give a few magical artifacts to his disciple?

After all.

It's just a bluff!

Elder Cangming will definitely be able to find that so-called master, extract all his secrets, and bring back the head of that good-for-nothing Lin Yuan!

Thinking about this...

Xiao Chen's tense mood finally eased a little.

He had even begun to imagine how he would humiliate Su Qinghan after news of Lin Yuan's death reached the school, and how he would let the entire Gaowu No. 1 High School know the consequences of offending the central Xiao family.

Especially that fat guy, Zhao Hai.

And Lin Yuan's younger sister.

None of them will have an easy time!

"Lin Yuan..."

Xiao Chen's lips curled into a twisted smile.

"You think you can put on airs in front of me just because you have a master protecting you?"

"When Elder Cangming returns, I will make sure you two siblings..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

The lights in the ward flickered suddenly.

Nourishes—

The energy therapy device emitted a slight noise.

Xiao Chen's smile froze slightly.

"Who?"

He turned his head sharply and looked towards the door of the ward.

The door was not opened.

There were no footsteps in the corridor.

The entire top-level special protection area was guarded by Xiao family guards and members of the special mission.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for someone to approach this place silently.

Available in the next second.

The temperature in the ward suddenly dropped.

It's not cold.

Rather, it is a kind of oppression that originates from the instincts of martial artists.

It felt as if something extremely dangerous was already standing beside him.

Xiao Chen's hair stood on end instantly.

He looked up sharply.

At the bedside.

Suddenly, a silver-white figure appeared.

Luo Xingshuang.

Joint observer of the Central Royal Family and Longyuan Academy.

A Grandmaster at the peak of his level.

She stood in front of the treatment pod, her silver battle suit spotless, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, her exquisite face expressionless.

cold.

It was extremely cold.

Xiao Chen was taken aback at first, then his brows furrowed sharply.

"Luo Xingshuang?"

"When did you come in?"

His tone was tinged with dissatisfaction.

There was even a hint of annoyance.

Although Luo Xingshuang has a special identity and a royal background.

But Xiao Chen is no ordinary person either.

He is the young master of the Xiao family in the Central Region!

If it weren't for this investigation, Luo Xingshuang and he wouldn't even be in the same system.

"Where are the guards outside?"

Xiao Chen forced himself to sit up and said coldly, "What do you mean by barging into my hospital room in the middle of the night?"

Luo Xingshuang did not answer.

She just watched him quietly.

Those usually aloof and proud eyes held neither disgust nor anger at this moment.

There was only an almost indifferent calm.

It's like looking at an item that has lost its value.

Xiao Chen felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.

"Luo Xingshuang!"

He raised his voice.

"I'm asking you a question!"

"Where is Elder Cangming? Has he returned?"

Luo Xingshuang finally spoke.

Her voice was very soft.

It felt like an ice blade, grazing across Xiao Chen's neck.

"He's not coming back."

boom!

Xiao Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

The entire ward seemed to fall into a deathly silence at that moment.

The ticking sound of the therapeutic device.

The sound of energy flowing through the pipeline.

Even the sound of his own heartbeat became incredibly jarring.

"What...what did you say?"

Xiao Chen's voice changed.

"What do you mean by 'can't come back'?"

Luo Xingshuang raised her eyes.

"Cang Ming is dead."

Four words.

It floated down lightly.

It felt like a mountain crashing down on Xiao Chen's chest.

"impossible!"

Xiao Chen almost screamed.

"That's impossible!"

"Elder Cangming was a late-stage Town General! How could he possibly die in such a rural place!"

"Was this a setup by the Seventh Army?"

"Was it that good-for-nothing Lin Yuan who begged the military to spare his life?!"

He became more and more anxious as he spoke.

The color drained from her face little by little.

Luo Xingshuang looked at him, a faint hint of mockery finally appearing in her eyes.

"You still think he was a piece of trash?"

Xiao Chen's body stiffened abruptly.

The scene from the playground during the day instantly flashed into his mind.

Lin Yuan put his hands in his pockets.

Stand still.

He took a direct hit from a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator's palm strike.

Then he felt a shattering pain in his entire right arm, as if he had crashed into an ancient sacred mountain.

There was also Elder Cangming's assassination attempt with a burst of energy.

They had clearly locked onto Lin Yuan's heart meridian.

But it veered off course at the last moment, shattering the distant stands.

The strangest thing was Cang Ming's gaze at that moment.

fear.

A late-stage town general actually showed fear when facing Lin Yuan!

Xiao Chen's throat bobbed.

"No……"

"impossible……"

"He's just relying on magical artifacts!"

"That must be a magical artifact given to him by his master!"

"Elder Cangming said that he himself was a useless waste at the Qi and Blood Realm!"

Luo Xingshuang remained silent for a moment.

Then he slowly began to speak:

"That's what Cangming thinks too."

So he died.

In the ward.

Xiao Chen shuddered violently.

An indescribable chill shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

He finally realized it.

What happened tonight may have been completely beyond his comprehension.

Cangming did not make a mistake.

They weren't surrounded and killed by the military.

It wasn't an accident.

He died at the hands of that "master".

That mysterious senior whom they thought was just bluffing actually exists.

Moreover, he was so powerful that even a late-stage Zhenjiang general like Cangming was not qualified to return alive.

"Then...what does that have to do with me?"

Xiao Chen forced himself to calm down, but his voice had already begun to tremble.

"I wasn't the one who went to kill!"

"Cang Ming went there himself!"

"Luo Xingshuang, I'm warning you, I'm the young master of the Xiao family! Don't look at me like that!"

"Even if Cang Ming dies, the Xiao family will not let Lin Yuan go!"

"And that so-called master, he dared to kill a protector of my Xiao family, the Central Kingdom will never..."

"Shut up."

Luo Xingshuang uttered two words softly.

boom!

An aura of a Grandmaster at the peak instantly enveloped the entire ward.

The blue light curtain on the outer layer of the treatment chamber vibrated violently.

The monitoring equipment on the wall simultaneously emitted a piercing alarm.

Xiao Chen originally wanted to continue shouting, but under this pressure, it was as if an invisible hand was squeezing his throat, and all his voices were stuck in his throat.

He finally got scared.

I'm truly scared.

Because he discovered that Luo Xingshuang hadn't come to inform him of Cang Ming's death.

She's here to deal with him.

"What...what do you want to do?"

Xiao Chen's face turned deathly pale, and he uncontrollably shrank deeper into the treatment chamber.

"Luo Xingshuang, don't do anything rash!"

"I am the young master of the Xiao family!"

"If you dare touch me, the Xiao family will not let you get away with it!"

"Even the royal family can't protect you!"

Luo Xingshuang looked at him.

There was not a trace of emotion in his eyes.

"You're too noisy."

boom!

These words were spoken.

It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in Xiao Chen's mind.

Too noisy.

This is not something Luo Xingshuang would say.

No.

Or rather, this is not Luo Xingshuang's judgment.

This is the intention of that senior blood-stained man!

The terrifying being who had just killed Cang Ming found him noisy.

So Luo Xingshuang came.

So she stood in front of her bed.

That's why she looked at herself as if she were looking at a troublesome person who was about to be eliminated.

"No...no..."

Xiao Chen panicked completely.

He struggled to climb out of the treatment pod.

However, his right arm was still immobilized, and the effects of the medication in his body made him move slowly, making him look as disheveled as a fish out of water.

"Luo Xingshuang! Listen to me!"

"I can leave! I'll leave the Seventh Safety Zone right now!"

"I will never cause Lin Yuan any more trouble!"

"I can apologize to him! I can compensate him with resources! My Xiao family has plenty of resources!"

"Tell that senior colleague that I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"

A hint of disgust finally surfaced in Luo Xingshuang's eyes.

During the day on the playground, Xiao Chen looked down at Lin Yuan and insulted him, forcing him to give up his guaranteed admission spot.

When Zhao Hai stepped forward, he didn't hesitate to use force.

After his right arm was crippled by the recoil, he immediately ordered Cang Ming to kill someone.

This same person is now kneeling here saying he knows he was wrong?

He doesn't know he's wrong.

He just knew he was going to pay the price.

"From the moment Cang Ming went to kill Lin Yuan."

Luo Xingshuang slowly raised her hand.

A wisp of silver starlight appeared at my fingertips.

"You are already dead."

Xiao Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

"No!!!"

He screamed wildly.

"Someone come here!"

"Guards!"

"Help me!"

"I am the young master of the Xiao family! You cannot let her kill me!"

however.

There was no response from the entire ward.

Before Luo Xingshuang arrived, she had already used the Star Concealment Cloak to block out all senses here.

The guards outside couldn't hear it.

The monitoring array is invisible.

The medical instruments detected no abnormality whatsoever.

This ward has been temporarily isolated from reality for her.

Xiao Chen looked at the unresponsive walls and doors around him and completely broke down.

He finally understood.

No one will come to save him.

Cang Ming is dead.

The Xiao family is located far away in the central government.

The royal observer, a Grandmaster at the peak, was acting on the orders of that Blood Elder to make him disappear from this world.

"Luo Xingshuang..."

Xiao Chen's voice was already trembling with sobs.

"Don't kill me..."

"I can pretend nothing happened..."

"I can give you resources, I can get the Xiao family to support you..."

"Didn't you want to get into the Dragon Abyss Core Institute? I can help you..."

Luo Xingshuang's eyes grew even colder.

"Do you still believe that anything can be traded?"

The silver starlight from her fingertips gently fell.

A faint halo of starlight slowly enveloped Xiao Chen's entire body.

Xiao Chen's voice abruptly stopped.

He opened his mouth in terror, but could no longer utter a sound.

The silver starlight did not tear his body apart.

No external injuries were caused.

They simply suppressed his breath, heartbeat, and mental fluctuations, little by little, into deathly silence.

Like a lamp that was already teetering on the brink of collapse, gently blown out.

The terror in Xiao Chen's eyes remained frozen at the last moment.

After a while.

The alarm in the ward stopped.

The fluctuations in life on the treatment pod gradually settled into a straight line.

Luo Xingshuang withdrew her hand.

His expression remained aloof.

She glanced at Xiao Chen, then turned and left.

The ward door opened silently and closed silently.

outside the hallway.

The mission's guards remained standing in place.

No one noticed what had just happened in the room.

Only after Luo Xingshuang's figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor did the instruments in the ward seem to finally return to normal, emitting a sharp, long beep.

drop--!!!!!!

next moment.

The entire floor of the guesthouse was completely blown up!

"Young Master!"

"Young Master is in trouble!"

"Quick! Call a doctor!"

"Seal off the top floor!"

The sounds of chaos instantly filled the entire guesthouse.

Kolos Frost has returned to her room.

She stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the desolate wilderness outside the Seventh Safe Zone, which still faintly glowed red.

there.

The roar of the military's energy-powered fighter jets grew closer.

Luo Xingshuang knew.

Soon, the Soviet Union and the Seventh Army will arrive at that battlefield.

They will see a valley reduced to ruins.

You will see a fallen commander-level demon.

You will see inexplicable traces of ancient body repair scattered all over the ground.

And she also had to figure out what to say.

The words left behind by the senior in the Blood Sect still echoed in her ears.

—Report tonight's events in the way you should believe them.

Luo Xingshuang took a deep breath.

She suddenly understood.

It's not that the senior didn't want the matter to get out.

Quite the opposite.

He needs this to get out.

But not in the way of the truth.

Instead, it was transmitted in a sufficiently reasonable way.

Outside the seventh security zone.

An ancient body cultivator has appeared.

A senior blood elder who can directly suppress and kill a great demon at the Commander Realm.

Luo Xingshuang slowly closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, the shock in them had been forcibly suppressed.

Instead, there was an unprecedented solemnity.

"Pass on the order."

She spoke coldly to the royal guards outside the door.

"Xiao Chen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and could not be saved."

"Elder Cangming has gone missing. He is suspected of having entered the wilderness without permission and encountered a commander-level monster."

"in addition."

"Get the car ready."

"I want to go to the wilderness battlefield myself."

The guards outside the door were startled.

"Your Highness, now?"

Luo Xingshuang gazed at the distant night scene, her voice low and deep.

"Now."

"Some traces must be confirmed by my own eyes."

Done.

In her mind, the blood-faced figure bathed in the karmic fire of the red lotus and with eight arms on its back reappeared.

Luo Xingshuang's fingertips tightened slightly.

Blood-stained elder.

Ancient style cultivator.

Lin Yuan's master.

This storm has only just begun.