Witch, don't do anything reckless!

"Miss, what's wrong?!"

Meanwhile, when Liu Xu returned to the Tianxuan Division's courtyard, the maids there were terrified to see that their mistress hadn't returned all night, her clothes were disheveled, and she was covered in blood.

After confirming that the young lady was not in any danger, he hurriedly prepared hot water and helped her undress and bathe.

After washing away the dust and bloodstains and changing into new clothes, Liu Xu's exhaustion finally subsided considerably.

But her beautiful yet pale face revealed her current physical weakness.

The aftereffects of the "forbidden technique" far exceeded her expectations.

No wonder her master repeatedly warned her never to use it lightly...

She paid a heavy price this time in order to slay the Blood Demon.

This is a huge lesson.

Feeling the emptiness within her body, her spiritual power completely gone, she was now truly no different from an ordinary person.

"Miss……"

The maid stood behind her mistress, wiping her hair. She naturally noticed her mistress's condition and was very worried.

Looking at her pale face reflected in the bronze mirror, Liu Xu calmly said, "Don't tell my father about this."

"But……"

The maid opened her mouth, but seeing her mistress's expressionless face, she finally nodded.

The young lady has always been strong-willed, and she didn't want the master to know about this. Otherwise, given the master's temperament, who knows what kind of commotion he would cause in Yuhua City.

Just then, a noise came from outside the door, and another maid's voice appeared: "Miss, Young Master Xu has arrived and says he has something important to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, something flashed in Liu Xu's eyes.

She got up expressionlessly, walked out of the room, and went to the front yard.

In the front yard, Xu Jinghong waited for a while. When Liu Xu appeared, he immediately stepped forward with a joyful expression: "You..."

Just as he was about to speak, he met Liu Xu's cold gaze, which carried a hint of questioning.

Xu Jinghong's heart skipped a beat: "Are you... alright?"

Seeing that Liu Xu didn't speak, Xu Jinghong coughed lightly and said, "I was so worried when I heard you didn't return to Tianxuan Division last night. I heard from the people below that you were back, so I rushed over to find you..."

"I'm so glad you're alright!"

Liu Xu continued to stare at him coldly. Although she looked weak at the moment, her temperament was still so cold that people dared not look directly at her.

After a long silence, Liu Xu's icy voice finally rang out: "You did this on purpose?"

"what?"

Xu Jinghong pretended not to hear: "What?"

Liu Xu didn't speak again, but her cold gaze swept over like a sharp blade.

After a while, she turned around.

"Sigh... okay, okay, I admit it, I did it on purpose..."

Liu Xu stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

"I just wanted to help you..."

Under Liu Xu's almost murderous gaze, Xu Jinghong became increasingly hesitant in her speech, and coughed lightly again: "Last night I went to clean up the mess for you, and I made sure that kid brought you back safely... Who would have thought that kid would take you to his second uncle's house..."

Xu Jinghong angrily accused, "He really did have ulterior motives towards you!"

Liu Xu's eyes seemed to see right through him as she coldly questioned, "Why did you do this on purpose?"

"I was just trying to set you two up..."

Xu Jinghong felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze, but she still spoke with righteous indignation: "That young man is handsome and well-mannered, a perfect match for you... I'm just trying to find you a good match, aren't I?"

"Besides, didn't you come all the way from the capital to avoid that Second Prince?"

"I'll help you find a good match; wouldn't that put an end to his hopes?"

Liu Xu stared coldly at him: "Who told you that?"

"Is that even a question?"

Xu Jinghong shrugged: "You came all this way here and deliberately got involved in the case between the demon race and Prince Jing's mansion, isn't it just to get yourself into trouble and make that person in the capital wary?"

"However, I don't think he'll give up easily."

Xu Jinghong shook his head: "The Emperor is wary of your status as the direct descendant of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and with your father backing you up, he hasn't issued a decree to grant you marriage without your consent."

"But the Second Prince is currently in power and enjoying unparalleled influence. He has his eye on you, and also on the Tianxuan Division and the Celestial Master's Mansion behind you. What if one day he actually manages to get the Emperor's blessing for your marriage? What will you do then?"

"What should we do about your father?"

"Are you planning to openly defy the imperial decree and break off the engagement? Or are you going to condescend to marry him, even if it disgusts you?"

Xu Jinghong's words silenced Liu Xu.

"So, the thing you should do now is find a man as soon as possible and put an end to his hopes."

Xu Jinghong said slowly, "At the very least, it has put an end to the emperor's idea of ​​directly bestowing a marriage upon you. Although this will offend the emperor and the second prince, it has at least given you a chance to turn the tide..."

The direct descendant of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and the daughter of the head of the Tianxuan Division!

The Miss Liu in front of us is a highly sought-after woman in the eyes of many.

The Second Prince in the capital, in particular, had always regarded Miss Liu as his own. Despite repeated setbacks and becoming the laughingstock of the capital, he remained resolute.

Who can blame him when he is the second prince of the current dynasty, and with immense power and influence, rumored to be the most likely successor to that position?

Liu Xu's face remained expressionless as she stared at Xu Jinghong: "And what is your purpose?"

Xu Jinghong readily admitted, "Just to disgust them!"

"They're all the Second Prince's dogs. If he marries you, won't they all rise to power along with him?"

Xu Jinghong sighed, "I'm petty and can't stand seeing them do well."

Liu Xu stared at him: "You're also from the Xu family."

"Just an outsider that nobody cares about."

Xu Jinghong shrugged: "How could they possibly remember me? From childhood to adulthood, their eyes have always been on that person... They want to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Second Prince's family, vying for the credit of supporting the emperor, ha..."

As if remembering something, Xu Jinghong revealed a mocking sneer. But then, he looked at Liu Xu and said very seriously, "Although I do have some selfish motives, I am truly thinking of you. After all, we have known each other for so many years... and we have the same goal, we don't want you to marry the Second Prince."

"So, you really should consider that kid..."

"That young man is quite handsome; you two would make a perfect couple. Although he can't cultivate, he has high talent in martial arts and a meticulous mind; he's definitely not someone to be underestimated..."

Just as Xu Jinghong was about to give a good shout-out to Li Chuqiu, Liu Xu interrupted him coldly.

He has a wife.

Xu Jinghong's words caught in her throat, and she instinctively blurted out, "How did you know?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu narrowed her cold eyes: "You knew all along?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Xu Jinghong coughed violently, feeling guilty: "I, I don't know... okay, I did just hear a little bit..."

Faced with Liu Xu's cold, scrutinizing gaze, Xu Jinghong finally admitted honestly, "He said he had a fiancée... I thought he was lying to me and didn't take it seriously!"

"He's so young, and I've never heard anyone mention him before..."

"But how do you know he has a wife?"

Xu Jinghong quickly became puzzled again and looked at Liu Xu.

Liu Xu did not answer his question.

"Besides, she's just my fiancée, we're not even married yet..."

Xu Jinghong was taken aback and wanted to say something, but was silenced by Liu Xu's cold gaze.

He then awkwardly shut his mouth, and instead brought up the events of the previous night, his eyes gradually widening in astonishment: "By the way, last night you killed the Blood Demon and Feng Wuhen?"

When he arrived at the valley last night, he saw blood everywhere, Feng Wuhen with his head severed, revealing his true form, and Qin Yan lying in a pool of blood not far away.

However, upon closer inspection, Xu Jinghong discovered traces left by the Blood Demon and immediately concluded that the Blood Demon had possessed Qin Yan's body.

But if it were merely a remnant soul clone, it could never have harmed Liu Xu. Therefore, what appeared last night must have been the Blood Demon's true form?

Realizing this, Xu Jinghong felt a slight tremor in his heart.

If the Blood Demon's remnant soul clone is at least at the sixth realm, how strong must the original body be?

It's impossible for someone at only the fifth realm to cause such great damage to the willow catkins from last night.

Could it be... the Fourth Realm?!

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Xu Jinghong's gaze towards Liu Xu changed.

...Are all the direct descendants of the Celestial Master's Mansion such monsters?

The previous direct descendant appeared out of nowhere and turned the world upside down. Now, it seems that the new direct descendant is no less impressive?

That's insane!

"How did you do that?" Xu Jinghong couldn't help but ask.

Liu Xu's expression was aloof as she said calmly, "I didn't kill Feng Wuhen."

Wind Without a Trace?

Is that what he asked?

A mere sixth-realm superior-grade cultivator isn't weak, but compared to the Blood Demon, it's nothing.

and many more……

As she was thinking, Xu Jinghong quickly realized something... If she didn't kill Feng Wuhen, then who could it be?

Were there other experts present last night?

Xu Jinghong looked at Liu Xu suspiciously: "Who is that?"

"he."

"he?"

Xu Jinghong looked puzzled. When he arrived at the scene last night, he did not find anyone else there.

"Don't tell me it's that kid?"

Xu Jinghong spoke with a smile, but as he smiled, he quickly stopped smiling.

The willow catkins didn't laugh.

Moreover, he remained calm and nodded slightly.

Xu Jinghong's laughter stopped abruptly. She gasped, her face instantly showing disbelief: "It really is him?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Xu Jinghong tried to see any trace of joking on Liu Xu's face, but he obviously failed... Based on his understanding of Liu Xu over the years, this woman never liked to joke.

So, it really is him?!

No wonder...

Xu Jinghong suddenly remembered that when he saw the two last night, his attention was entirely on the unconscious Liu Xu, and he overlooked the fact that Li Chuqiu was also in a sorry state and seemed to have suffered a considerable injury.

Now, upon careful reflection, I can quickly recall these details.

The more this was the case, the more astonished and incredulous Xu Jinghong became: "He could kill Feng Wuhen?!"

He had fought Feng Wuhen yesterday while chasing him. Although Feng Wuhen was seriously injured at the time, he was still a powerful demon of the sixth realm!

Isn't Li Chuqiu just an ordinary person who can't cultivate?

Could he kill Feng Wuhen?

How did you do that?

If this gets out, who will believe it?

But then I thought about how that kid, just a few days ago, also with a mortal body, managed to cut off the arm of the Blood Demon's remnant soul clone with only a Qi Condensation Pill...

From this perspective, it doesn't seem so strange anymore?

Pshaw, what's so strange about that!

...That kid is really weird!

It's not only weird, it's also incredibly powerful!

At this moment, Xu Jinghong was completely immersed in this "unbelievable" news.

Xu Jinghong was shocked, as was Liu Xu.

However, she did not reveal or tell the secret of the little white cat.

He and that little white cat both have secrets.

"Wow, this is a talent! No, a prodigy, a genius!"

At this moment, Xu Jinghong, who had been shocked for a while, finally came to her senses, her eyes gradually becoming excited: "I was thinking of taking him in before, but now that you mention it, I'm even more interested!"

"Such a genius cannot be wasted! Even if he can't cultivate, his martial arts talent is already heaven-defying... To be able to kill Feng Wuhen, this kid's potential is absolutely beyond imagination..."

"I have a feeling this kid has more to offer than just this. If he ever manages to cultivate, the world will likely gain the most terrifying monster in thousands of years..."

Although it is believed that after using the Qi Condensation Pill, the pill's harmful effects and toxicity will block the eight extraordinary meridians, almost ruining the path of cultivation.

There has never been a precedent since the creation of the Qi Condensation Pill.

But this kid was able to kill a great demon of the sixth realm with his 'mortal body', which is unprecedented from ancient times to the present.

What if?

Xu Jinghong said with great interest, "We need to find a way to keep such a genius under our wing as soon as possible, we can't let him get away... Speaking of which, I have a younger sister who is about the same age as him. Although she is not as beautiful as you, she is still a good match for him..."

"If you're not interested, I might just have to be blunt!"

Liu Xu stood there coldly, looking out the window, radiating an indescribable chill, and her voice was much colder than usual.

"roll!"

"..."

A small courtyard in the west of the city.

Inside the tightly closed room, Li Chuqiu sat cross-legged on the floor, beginning his countless attempts to open his "sea of ​​consciousness"!

Having absorbed the spiritual power from the Blood Demon and Feng Wuhen, the energy within his body had reached a critical point. Sensing another opportunity was coming, Li Chuqiu began to try without stopping.

He followed the instructions in the nameless manual, circulating the incantation to connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

As he chanted the incantation, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that was floating in the room gradually gathered around Li Chuqiu. He began to try to draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body, turning it into wisps of breath that flowed into his body through his skin and then circulated throughout his body.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed freely within Li Chuqiu's body, circulating throughout his body and gradually transforming into spiritual power. He then began, slowly and laboriously, to attempt to 'open his sea of ​​consciousness'!

This is an extremely painful and slow process!

He transformed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into spiritual power, and then attempted to control this spiritual power to 'transform into an axe.' Each attempt felt like a fierce slash at his outstretched divine sense with an axe.

It hurt, a piercing pain, so intense it made my head buzz.

My head is throbbing!

For all practitioners, this is a painful memory that they will never forget.

Opening up the sea of ​​consciousness is equivalent to forcibly carving out a 'sea' in one's mind.

An ordinary person would probably not have been able to endure such pain.

But for Li Chuqiu, who had tried countless times, these pains had long since become numbing.

He sat there silently, expressionless.

Right now, he has only one goal: to open up his "sea of ​​consciousness" and enter the middle three realms.

And then...

I went to my second uncle to confirm something.

……