Xiao Chen sneered incessantly.
Jun Wuxie dared to attack him; even at his Peak, he was at most his equal.
Immediately, he threw a punch to meet the attack.
With a bang.
The moment their fists met, Xiao Chen's face changed drastically; he felt as if he had been struck by an iron ball, his fist aching intensely, and a massive force surged forth, sending his body flying backward.
"Assaulting the Young Lord, I see you're trying to rebel!"
Jun Wuxie stomped on his neck, his gaze as sharp as a knife.
"You… what do you want to do?"
Xiao Chen was terrified; he saw intense killing intent in Jun Wuxie's eyes.
Seeing such a scene, all the guards were too scared to move.
"Jun Wuxie, think about the consequences! Xiao Xu's innate talent is now something you can never hope to achieve!" The Grand Elder threatened, "Release this Elder at once, or Xiao Xu will personally kill you! Even if the Elder comes out of seclusion, he won't be able to save your life!"
"I'll wait for him, but unfortunately, I'm afraid you won't live to see it!"
Jun Wuxie stomped and broke Xiao Chen's neck. Xiao Chen's expression instantly froze, his eyes wide open, dying with unclosed eyes.
"He's killing people! Jun Wuxie killed the Grand Elder!"
The guards screamed loudly.
"All of you who don't want to die, shut up!"
His gaze swept over everyone like a knife, and silence fell upon the area.
"Yue Yao, who else among these people bullied you?"
As soon as he spoke, more than a dozen servants knelt on the ground, crying and wailing with snot and tears, "Young Lord, spare our lives! We know we were wrong, please have mercy!"
"It was Young Lord Xiao Xu; he told us to give Young Miss Yue Yao only one steamed bun a day, saying that you were already crippled and living was just a waste of food…"
Jun Wuxie swung his hand and slapped them, sending all dozen or so servants flying with a single slap each.
Thinking of how little Yue Yao was, taking care of him every day, not getting enough to eat, and still being bullied by these beasts, his heart boiled with killing intent. He reached out and snatched a knife from a guard's hand.
"No… don't… Young Lord, spare us… spare us…"
Pfft!
The sound of flesh tearing and blood splattering rang out. A servant's head rolled directly onto the ground, and blood gushed like a spring from the headless neck, splattering everywhere.
The other servants were instantly terrified and collapsed, crying and screaming.
The hatred with which they had bullied little Yue Yao before was now matched by their fear.
Jun Wuxie completely ignored their pleas for mercy, his hand rising and falling with the knife, cutting them down one by one.
Some servants tried to escape, but before they could run a few steps, their heads flew high into the air.
In a moment, everyone in the kitchen garden was killed by him!
"Xiao Xu! Heavenly Mandate Envoy? What you've given me and Yue Yao, I will settle with you very soon!"
His eyes gleamed with cold light. Above Xiao Xu's courtyard, those stars began to dim, but the central star became increasingly brilliant, his Life Star growing even more dazzling.
"Wuxie Gege, run quickly, run! The Family Head will bring people to catch you if he finds out!"
Little Yue Yao looked at the Grand Elder in the pool of blood and the headless servants scattered on the ground. Tears were about to fall from her eyes as she desperately pushed Jun Wuxie.
"Don't be afraid, Gege will be fine. Gege will protect you forever."
He smiled and playfully flicked Yue Yao's small nose.
"Really? But…"
"It's fine, trust Gege."
He went to the kitchen, got a large bucket of hot water, and took little Yue Yao back to his dilapidated courtyard.
As he wiped the dirt from little Yue Yao's body, Jun Wuxie felt a pang of sorrow and tears welled up.
Her small hands were swollen, covered in chilblains, and full of cracks.
She was so small, yet with such hands, she endured pain, hunger, and grievances every day, risking danger to gather herbs for him outside.
For the past half year, he couldn't imagine how much bullying little Yue Yao had suffered in the Xiao Family.
She said the kitchen gave them two steamed buns every day, but in reality, there was only one, and she gave that only steamed bun to him.
What she had eaten in the past six months, he dared not think about, could not bear to think about…
"From today onwards, Gege will never let anyone bully you, nor let you suffer the slightest grievance! If anyone dares to harm you even a little, I will tear them apart alive!"
Jun Wuxie quietly watched over little Yue Yao, and only after she fell asleep did he set off for the Family's resource room.
When he arrived, the steward was in the courtyard, gazing at the starry sky, his expression excited.
"Young Lord Xiao Xu is a heaven-blessed genius! My Xiao Family will surely become a prominent aristocratic Family in the future!"
Hearing footsteps, the steward turned around, his eyes immediately widening in shock, "You… how could it be you?"
He couldn't believe it; how could a person who had been paralyzed for half a year suddenly recover?
"I'm here to get First Spirit Pills. How much stock do you have?"
"None!" The steward calmed down. Thinking of Xiao Xu, his expression immediately changed, and he said coldly, "First Spirit Pills are important Family resources; only Young Lords and those of Elder rank or above are qualified to distribute them. What are you…"
Slap!
Jun Wuxie delivered a resounding slap that knocked him to the ground, leaving his face covered in blood. Then he grabbed the steward's neck and lifted him up, "Do you have any?"
"Jun Wuxie, you dare to hit me, you are presumptuous! Young Lord Xiao Xu is now…" The steward hadn't finished speaking when Jun Wuxie's five fingers suddenly tightened. The steward heard the cracking sound of his own neck bones. In intense pain and nearly suffocating, he was so scared he almost wet his pants, coughing and saying in terror, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll give them to you!"
"You stubborn fool, must I use my fists to reason with you!"
He loosened his grip. The steward coughed violently, took a few deep breaths, and hurriedly and honestly brought out all the First Spirit Pills. There were only thirty in total.
Jun Wuxie took all thirty First Spirit Pills and also took some swelling-reducing and muscle-regenerating cream to treat little Yue Yao's chilblains.
Afterward, he went to the Family's accounting office and used his fists to persuade the accounting steward, making him pay back all the withheld allowance for the past six months.
"Even with more than ten times the resource consumption, it would require over a hundred pills. If I buy them from the Jubao Firm, there will be at least a tens of thousands of gold shortfall…"
Jun Wuxie frowned slightly, looking at the dazzling Life Star in the starry sky. He had to quickly find a way to get the gold to buy First Spirit Pills.
Xiao Xu, who had undergone Fusion with the Heavenly Mandate Spiritual Vein, had an outstanding Bloodline, and his growth intensity was far beyond that of ordinary Martial Artists.
Xiao Xu was now in the Innate Realm and could Cultivate Martial Skills!
If he didn't make a Breakthrough, he would still be at the mercy of others!
Money!
He needed a lot, a lot of money!
Jun Wuxie had never yearned for money as strongly as he did at this moment!
After thinking for a moment, it seemed he had to go to the Hunter Guild in the city.
Currently, the only way to earn quick money was to become a bounty hunter.
By taking on high-star difficulty bounty missions there, it wasn't impossible to raise this huge sum in a short time.
…
At the same time, in front of the Xiao Family's deliberation hall, the Family Head and all the Elders gathered, each gazing at the brilliant stars above Xiao Xu's courtyard, excitement evident on their faces.
"With Xu'er soaring to great heights this time, my Xiao Family will surely be able to completely suppress the three great Families and the City Lord's Mansion in Qingyang City!" Family Head Xiao Xing was in high spirits, laughing loudly, "If Xu'er wins the great river selection token and becomes a Sect member, then my Xiao Family will also rise steadily, and will surely become a prominent aristocratic Family in the future!"
"The Family Head is absolutely right. There are two Elders in the Elder Council who still regret that little bastard Jun Wuxie, and even hope he can recover. How laughable!" The Grand Elder's words were filled with deep disdain, saying, "In front of a full moon like Xu'er, that little bastard isn't even fit to be a firefly!"
…
At the City Lord's Mansion, the high-ranking officials of Qingyang City's three great Families gathered, all looking towards the Xiao Family's sky, their expressions solemn.
The Bi Family Head sighed, "A heaven-blessed genius has been born. The Xiao Family's momentum is unstoppable. It seems we must instruct our Family members to deliberately avoid Xiao Family Disciples in the future and never conflict with them."
The Ji Family Head shook his head, helplessly saying, "The talent selection competition is probably hopeless. That sole great river selection token will surely be Xiao Xu's possession…"
"What a pity." The Jiang Family Head was unwilling, "I heard that besides the great river selection token, a gathering qi pill will also be bestowed! That is a one-star Peerless Grade Spirit Pill that can allow an Innate Realm Martial Artist to condense True Qi into liquid form, thereby Breaking through to the Ningqi Realm, worth millions of gold!"
"It's not just you three Families." City Lord Jiang Cheng sighed, "With a person like Xiao Xu emerging from the Xiao Family, even my City Lord's Mansion will likely have to depend on the Xiao Family in the future…"
"We should now stick together and hope the Xiao Family doesn't go too far. But for now, we should quickly prepare congratulatory gifts and personally go to the Xiao Family to congratulate Xiao Xu!"