Swordholder

"There's nothing I can do. I just wanted to come and see you, but I was afraid that people would criticize you and tarnish your reputation as a young hero."

"So, I had no choice but to come in by walking through the wall."

Zhu Xin spoke softly, her voice gentle and soothing, like a spring breeze caressing one's face.

She sat at a table opposite Chen Yuan, crossed her stunningly long legs, and gazed at him with spring-like eyes.

Chen Yuan felt inexplicably uneasy under the other person's gaze, and had no romantic thoughts whatsoever.

The other person is too tall, taller than him!

Those legs are too long; if they were wrapped around the waist, wouldn't they strangle someone?

However, he didn't sense any murderous aura from Zhu Xin; instead, he was overly flirtatious. He had no choice but to retract his halberd and finally understood.

No wonder Zhu Xiong didn't retaliate when he killed Ma Ling'en.

He even cooperated with Xu Zhilong to get himself the position of director.

Even at the Yang family's place, things remained calm, as if a large hand was pressing down on them.

So it turns out... it was this woman who helped me.

Why did you help me?

Chen Yuan stared at Zhu Xin and spoke frankly.

"Because you're good-looking."

Zhu Xin smiled, a meaningful smile. "Little guy, how about it? Would you like to be my male concubine?"

"Don't worry, as long as you become my male concubine, no one in this Tianshan County can touch you."

Chen Yuan sat down, shrugged, and said, "Forget it. You look like you're at the age where you're like a wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm still a child, and I still need to grow taller and bigger. I can't take your antics."

"Oh dear, little one, aren't you big enough yet? Do you want to grow taller and bigger?"

Zhu Xin said jokingly, her eyes sparkling with spring, extremely charming.

"Not big enough."

Chen Yuan said solemnly.

"Giggle giggle..."

Zhu Xin burst into a silvery laugh, laughing so hard she bent over backwards, her chest heaving.

Chen Yuan stroked his chin, pondering why the other party would help him.

Suddenly, a name came to mind.

Ji Xiaomi!

Since the other party is the prefect, could it be that he knows Ji Xiaomi?

Moreover, Nuomi is Ji Xiaomi's daughter. What if she recognizes her?

Chen Yuan immediately became alert again, a flash of killing intent appearing in his eyes as he looked at the other person's neck, weighing whether he could kill him instantly.

Zhu Xin's laughter stopped abruptly. Noticing that Chen Yuan's gaze was on her neck, not her chest, she spat.

"You little wolf cub, what? You want to fuck me to death?"

Zhu Xin spoke with a double meaning, her gaze lingering on Chen Yuan's sunny and handsome face.

"With your previous halberd, you couldn't kill me. Why don't you..."

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes, like drawn-out silk, fell on Chen Yuan's lower abdomen, then slowly moved downwards, "Change...to a different weapon?"

Chen Yuan felt uncomfortable under her gaze, and shrugged. "Just say it, what's your purpose?"

"To form an alliance with you and obtain the second level of the Demon God Devouring Heaven Technique."

Zhu Xin suddenly abandoned all her charm and flirtation, and her expression became serious.

In an instant, she seemed to transform from a flirtatious courtesan in a brothel into a celestial goddess.

Chen Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

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Several days later, the time Chen Yuan promised—to find the remnants of the Sword-wielding clique within seven days—was drawing ever closer.

All eyes were on the Human Desire Building.

Since Chen Yuan arrived here, this place has practically become his residence.

"Hmph, that lowly beast, he's dead!"

If he doesn't commit suicide by swallowing feces when the time is up, we'll force-feed him feces!

Some of the department heads spoke with menacing expressions, their voices filled with murderous intent.

The Yang family, in particular, is on the verge of exploding.

If it weren't for Prefect Zhu Xin's constant suppression, Yang Liu would have already led the law enforcement guards and the Yang family to storm the Desire Tower and torn Chen Yuan to pieces!

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The Yang family's council hall.

The Yang family's top brass gathered here, sharpening their knives in preparation for battle.

"That woman Zhu Xin told me to endure for seven days. After seven days, regardless of whether that brat Chen Yuan has the support of Lord Wangdong, I will kill him. She won't stop me; she'll even support someone from my Yang family to take the position of Grand Minister!"

Yang Liu looked at everyone and spoke in a gloomy voice, explaining why he hadn't taken action these past few days.

Everyone suddenly realized.

At the same time, excitement was evident in his eyes.

Becoming a senior director is equivalent to securing more official resources.

Moreover, he is the Grand Master of the Wuxiang Guard.

This is a lucrative position!

"No wonder the patriarch has remained inactive!"

"I see!"

"If it weren't for Lord Zhu's sake, how could we have tolerated that beast killing three of our clan's direct descendants!"

"But why did Lord Zhu insist on protecting that boy for seven days?"

"Perhaps it's to investigate whether he's truly working for Lord Wangdong?"

"Hmph, he's the young master of a prominent human family in Tianqing, definitely not one of Lord Wangdong's men! That brat's just spouting nonsense, what a cunning little beast!"

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Many people discussed it and then figured out more.

Therefore, his desire to kill Chen Yuan intensified.

Yang Liu was on the verge of exploding, but for the sake of the position of Wuxiang Grand Master, she had no choice but to grit her teeth, swallow her anger, and endure it!

"Master, the eldest young lady, the second young master and the third young master's funerals should have been held by now, they've been sitting for many days."

At this moment, an old woman spoke up with a face full of grief.

She glanced at the three black coffins in the center of the hall, her grief deepening.

"How can my three children die in peace if their enemy hasn't been killed?"

Yang Liu spoke with a ferocious grin, gritting her teeth, "Even when they leave, they won't leave in peace!"

"If we leave them like this, they might turn into zombies."

Someone spoke in a low voice.

"Yes, the spiritual energy of evil spirits in the world is so concentrated that if left unattended for too long, it will turn into evil!"

"If this isn't handled properly, it could bring disaster to our entire family!"

Another old man spoke solemnly.

But these words struck a chord with Yang Liu. His eyes widened suddenly. "That's right! Let my three children become evil, so they can watch that beast live and die!"

These words left everyone stunned.

Without saying a word, Yang Liu placed the bodies of his two headless sons on the roof, letting them bask in the sun during the day to absorb demonic energy, and bask in the blood-red moon at night to absorb its essence.

As for Yang Guoguo, there was no trace of her remains, so even if she wanted to become evil, she couldn't.

There were only some clothes in Yang Guoguo's coffin.

This enraged Yang Liu so much that she wished she could grind Chen Yuan to dust!

The Yang family members stared dumbfounded at the two headless corpses on the roof, a chill running down their spines.

But there was nothing that could be done.

Driven by a thirst for revenge, Yang Liu, the dignified Chief Enforcement Officer, is on the verge of madness.

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That night.

Chen Yuan was cultivating in the Ninth Division's government office, hoping to quickly break through to the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court Realm.

Li Wei ran in with great enthusiasm.

"Ah Yuan, guess what I got?"

Li Wei spoke excitedly, waving the note in his hand.

"What?"

Chen Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, opened his eyes and asked curiously.

"See for yourself!"

Li Wei handed over the note in his hand.

Chen Yuan took it and saw a line of text on it.

There's a mole inside! No movement allowed!

Chen Yuan looked puzzled.

"This is the message that old bastard Zhou Ye was going to send using Zapdos, but I shot it down, hehe!"

Li Wei said smugly, "I never expected that old bastard to be a spy! Damn it, he's playing a double agent!"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then his gaze sharpened. "What about Zhou Ye?"

"He probably knew his Zapdos had been ambushed, so he went out himself!"

Li Wei spoke arrogantly, "I saw him heading towards the southern suburbs, his destination seemed to be that dilapidated temple. I felt something was wrong, so I came back to tell you first."

Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened.

"Brother Ayuan!"

At this moment, Nuomi also ran in quickly and said, "Xu De Kui, the head of the Xu family, and Xu Zhilong, led several hundred people towards that dilapidated temple in the southern suburbs. They seem to be very excited."

"What?"

Li Wei looked at Nuomi in astonishment, "Did they clash with that old man Zhou Ye? What's inside that dilapidated temple?"

"The Swordholder!"

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and immediately stood up. "There must be a large number of Swordholders at the ruined temple in the southern suburbs!"

"Zhou Ye wanted to tip off the enemy, but you intercepted the message, so he has to go there in person."

"As for Xu Zhilong, these sword-bearers were his merits in order to become the Grand Commander of the Formless Realm!"

Chen Yuan then shared his guess.

"Holy crap!"

Li Wei's expression changed drastically.

"I've messed up!"