Good heavens, the ancestor has gone to confess his love again!

Upon hearing this, Boss Xu's fiery temper flared instantly, and he began to hurl insults at Liu Ruyan:

"You crazy woman, you're the one who's senile!!!"

"Hongxiu isn't your private property. She wants to live her own life, and that's perfectly fine! She loves me, and I love her—it's that simple. You, a madam who has no one to care for her, will never experience the sweetness of love!"

"Don't bring up past grievances! You keep saying you're helping Hongxiu escape her misery, but haven't you just pushed her into an even deeper pit of fire? Even if you really did help her back then, she's served the Hehuan Sect for so many years, she's already repaid that debt of gratitude. Why are you still relentlessly pursuing her and trying to kill her?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Hongxiu's pupils shrank instantly, and her face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.

really.

Liu Ruyan's eyes turned completely cold, and her alluring aura suddenly transformed into a sharp killing intent:

"Hmph, both your legs are broken, yet you still have such a tough mouth. Well then, I'll break your third leg and see if you're still so defiant!"

"don't want--"

Ruan Hongxiu exclaimed in surprise and stood in front of Xu Laowu.

Others may not know how ruthless their master is, but she knows it very well.

The master was sharp-tongued but kind-hearted towards his own people in the Hehuan Sect, but he was ruthless towards outsiders, often planting them in the ground as ginseng, his methods were extremely cruel.

Since Master has said this, he will definitely do it.

Losing Xu Lang's two legs wouldn't have a huge impact, but if a third one were lost...

What's the difference between that and killing her?!

Bang~~ Bang~~ Bang~~

Ruan Hongxiu suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times, her forehead hitting the bluestone slab and instantly turning red.

Her voice trembled uncontrollably as she pleaded:

"Master, Xu Lang spoke rashly in the heat of the moment. Please forgive him!"

"This disciple knows his sins are grave and he deserves to die ten thousand times over, but this matter has nothing to do with Xu Lang or the Xu family. I beg Master to have mercy and not blame them! This disciple is willing to return all the rare and precious treasures he has accumulated over the years to the sect and to cripple his cultivation, only asking... Master to grant Xu Lang and my wish!"

"Okay, okay!"

Ruan Hongxiu's pleading, with blood seeping from her forehead, not only failed to elicit any pity from Liu Ruyan, but instead seemed to add fuel to the fire, making the coldness in Liu Ruyan's eyes burn even more fiercely.

Her slender fingers scraped heavily across the air, her alluring eyes filled with murderous intent, her cold laugh sharp as a blade: "Even now you're still so stubborn! For such a lecherous and shameless ant, you're willing to abandon your cultivation to be with him. In return, can he do even the slightest thing for you?"

Before she finished speaking, a terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from Liu Ruyan's body!

The Quasi-Emperor's cultivation was unleashed without reservation, causing the clouds to churn, the sky and earth to change color, and the entire Xu family mansion to tremble under this power.

With a clench of her jade-like hand, she condensed vast spiritual energy into a colossal hand that blotted out the sky, crackling with lightning between its lines. The terrifying aura of destruction caused the Xu family members to turn pale and collapse to the ground.

"Since you can't see his true colors, then I'll show you completely!" Liu Ruyan's icy voice, like thunder, resounded throughout every corner of the Xu family compound. "Eldest son Xu... Bah! What a load of rubbish, an utterly awful name!"

A giant hand hovered above the Xu family's residence, its shadow casting an aura of death.

"I'll give you a choice: choose your people, or your woman?"

She spoke rapidly, leaving no room for negotiation, "For every second you hesitate, I will kill one of your people! Three... two... one!"

what?

Old Master Xu's eyes were filled with terror.

Sister, give me some time to think about it!

"Time's up!"

Liu Ruyan gave a cold shout, and her towering palm suddenly fell down, its target pointing directly at Xu Lao Er, who was trembling in the crowd!

Old Master Xu was so frightened that his soul almost left his body, and his face turned ashen.

He was just a minor peak-stage Cave Void Realm cultivator; how could he possibly withstand a palm strike from a Quasi-Emperor level expert?

My life is over!

At this critical moment!

A clear and resolute female voice pierced the void, followed by a beautiful figure who, like an arrow released from a bow, darted in front of Xu Lao Er and forcefully blocked the deadly giant palm.

The giant hand crashed down, sending terrifying energy shockwaves spreading in all directions, cracking the ground in several deep trenches and filling the air with dust.

"what?"

As the smoke cleared, everyone stared in disbelief and were completely stunned.

Liu Ruyan was also somewhat bewildered by this sudden turn of events. The figure blocking Xu Lao Er's way was actually a beautiful young woman with graceful bearing.

At this moment, blood was trickling from the corner of her mouth, and her face was as pale as paper, yet she still stood firmly protecting Xu Lao Er.

Upon seeing the person's face clearly, Liu Ruyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and she gasped in surprise:

"Liu Yue'e, the deputy sect leader of the Acacia Sect?"

Xu Lao Er embraced the dying Liu Yue'e, his voice choked with sobs, and wailed, "Xue'er! Why were you so foolish? Didn't you hate me the most? Why did you take this blow for me!"

Liu Yue'e struggled to raise her hand, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. Trembling, she touched Xu Lao Er's cheek, her eyes filled with sorrow and deep affection: "You're the fool..."

Her breath was weak, and she coughed up blood with every word she spoke. "I come here to cause a scene every month. You're just a Void Realm cultivator, how could you possibly escape my divine sense tracking? I've actually been with the Xu family all along... I just wanted you to step forward yourself, even if it was just to coax me and say a few kind words, I would be satisfied... But you fool, you just kept hiding from me..."

She spat out another mouthful of blood, and Liu Yue'e's breath grew weaker and weaker.

Xu Lao Er shook his head frantically, tears and snot streaming down his face, screaming incoherently, "No! Yue'e, I love you! You're the one I love most! But I... I've given one percent of my love to your daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law... I didn't know how to face you, so I could only run away! I thought it was better for you and for them..."

"puff--"

Upon hearing this, not only did Liu Yue'e cough up a mouthful of blood, but everyone present also turned pale and showed disdain.

The Second Elder is utterly shameless!

Even one percent of your love?

How could he say that!

He's the worst kind of scum!

Although everyone knows that the Second Elder is operating on multiple fronts just to increase his chances of living off women and to benefit the family, it's still a bit too shameless!

Liu Ruyan's face was also ashen, and she thought to herself: Sure enough, there's not a single good person in the Xu family!

but……

She glanced at the barely breathing Liu Yue'e, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

Her palm strike just now was more than enough to kill a Cave Void Realm cultivator, but Liu Yue'e was a late-stage Great Sage, so she shouldn't have been injured so badly. Yet she was acting like this, as if she was deliberately putting on an act to trick the other party into revealing information.

But even though this guy is so obviously a scumbag, the other person is still devoted to him?

Ruan Hongxiu is like this, and Liu Yue'e is like this too, could it be—

What special skills do the Xu family members have?

Liu Ruyan frowned slightly.

With her last ounce of strength, Liu Yue'e looked up at her, her voice weak yet firm: "Sect Leader Liu... I took this blow for Xu Lang... Could you, for the sake of our shared surname Liu, and for the sake of my Xiangsi Sect, spare him this time?"

Liu Ruyan withdrew her gaze, gave a cold snort, and spoke in an icy tone:

"Alright! For the sake of the Acacia Sect and the fact that you took the blow for him, I'll spare him this time."

She abruptly changed the subject, her gaze sweeping over the Xu family members with a chilling intent, "But the rest of the Xu family won't be so lucky!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the colossal hand that seemed to reach the sky materialized once more.

This time, the target is the trembling Xu family members!

Just now.

A cold voice echoed from the void.

"Hmph! Who says the Xu family is cursed with bad luck?"

"Today, I fear Xu Pingsheng will make it clear here that anyone who dares to harm a member of the Xu family..."

"die!"