Chapter 1: The Life and Death Formation (Prelude...)

  Xiao Yue was furious, took out a delicate pink mobile phone from her pocket and dialed a number directly.

  The call was answered immediately.

  "Gather at Wu's place!! I want 100 people in 5 minutes! If it's not done well, you go get the punishment yourself!"

  Xiao Yue said angrily.

  Li Shao and others were shocked, 5 minutes to call 100 people? Is this a triad? What's the background of this woman?

  "Damn it, give me a hand! If I don't take down Liu Yun today and break one of his arms, I won't be able to live with myself!! Whatever happens, I'll take the blame!"

  Lu Soaring's head was hot with anger, and he shouted recklessly without regard for anything.

  Liu Yun's head felt somewhat heavy.

  Although it's no problem dealing with Luo Xiang, two fists are hard-pressed against four hands, and so many people are obviously a bit overwhelming.

  He looked around and saw a white pigeon perched on the windowsill of the martial arts hall.

  Liu Yun's eyes lit up with joy, and he hastily shifted his gaze towards the white dove. Those dark pupils were actually flickering with a strange and eerie yellow light.

  This flash of yellow light was fleeting and incomparably evil.

  The white dove seemed to have received some instructions, and without saying a word, it immediately flapped its wings and flew away.

  "Damn it!!"

  Look at Luo Xiang's madness, Xiao Yue is not easy to mess with, directly rushed up and kicked Luo Xiang's chest with one foot.

  Xiao Yue was also a practitioner's daughter. With this kick, Luo Xiang was kicked back repeatedly, and the people who were supporting him couldn't hold on!

  "If anyone of you dares to touch him today, I'll kill your entire family tomorrow! Believe it or not?"

  Xiao Yue pointed at these people and shouted.

  Liu Yun heard his face sweating profusely, what kind of background does this woman have, she's incredibly fierce.

  "You don't think I'm easy to mess with too, do you?" Seeing the hesitation in the other person's eyes, Luo Xiang covered his injured right hand and said coldly.

  Li Shao and others were in a dilemma when they heard this, but in the end, they still chose Luo Xiang.

  After all, Luo Xiao's strength was well-known to them, but as for this crazy woman's background, they were completely unclear.

  "Wait, don't move, woman! First, let's take care of Liu Yun!"

  Li Shao gritted his teeth and immediately rushed towards Liu Yun.

  Liu Yun saw it and immediately jumped up, kicking a horizontal leg towards Li Shao's neck.

  Li's reaction was not slow, and he hastily stretched out his hand to block it. However, this kick landed on his arm, sending him stumbling to the left for several steps, almost falling over, and a wave of indescribable pain spread through his arm.

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  At this time, others also rushed over, with as many as six people, surrounding and attacking Liu Yun alone.

  Liu Yun's double fists moved at an extremely fast speed, each punch and kick able to withstand the force. At this moment, he felt as if he had entered that speed testing device, but this was obviously much more advanced than that device.

  But after a round of punches and kicks, he felt exhilarated, drenched in sweat, and wonderfully refreshed.

  This is exactly what I want!

  Liu Yun's eyes were quick and her hands were fast, she locked onto a somewhat tired person and her fist shot out.

  That person was caught off guard and directly took a punch, flying out several meters!

  How terrifying!! A person over 100 pounds was knocked out with just one punch! The surrounding onlookers were shocked and frightened.

  Luo Xuan was also extremely shocked: Is this Liu Yun? Impossible, when did the young master of the Liu family become so powerful?

  Li Shao and others were getting more and more anxious, this person's speed was too fast, even with many people, they still couldn't knock him down.

  Although Liu Yun didn't suffer a loss for the time being, Xiao Yue was still anxious and wanted to go up and help.

  At this time, suddenly a loud noise came from the entrance of the martial arts hall!

  Xiao Yue was taken aback.

  Is it coming already? This 5 minutes hasn't arrived yet!

  It seems that those people's efficiency is still pretty good! Xiao Yue nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself.

  Just then, a chaotic barking sound suddenly echoed throughout the martial arts hall. Following that, a group of dogs of different colors and breeds rushed into the entrance of the hall in a flurry.

  There are domesticated ones, there are stray ones, there are red-eyed ones, and there are white-eyed ones...

  These dogs glared with fierce eyes, crazily rushing towards Liu Yun's side, without saying a word, they bit at Luo Xiang and the others.

  "What the... Whose dog is this?!"

  "I'm fed up, you beast, quickly let go of your mouth!!"

  "How did this mad dog get in?! I'm furious!"

  Luo Xiang and others were one by one frightened and fled in all directions. Some people are not afraid of heaven, nor afraid of earth, but they are just afraid of mad dogs. This is absolutely not just a psychological effect, but because you know that dogs can bite people, while people cannot bite dogs.

  A pack of mad dogs, more than ten in number, bared their teeth and bit at Luo Xiang and the others without any hesitation.

  Xiao Yue looked at him, her face also turned a few shades paler. She couldn't help but lean in closer to Liu Yun, her body shrinking into his as her full and resilient breasts pressed heavily against his arm.

  Liu Yunwei was taken aback and looked at Xiao Yue, only to see a hint of fear on her face.

  The fearless and powerful woman is actually afraid of dogs.

  The mad dog bit Li Shao and others, who jumped up and down, while the interior of the martial arts hall was also in chaos. Many people avoided trouble and left early, leaving only these people inside the martial arts hall.

  The people inside the martial arts hall wanted to mediate, but at this time the situation had already gotten out of control. All they could do was quickly notify their boss.

  But soon, the sound of footsteps echoed outside the martial arts hall again. A column of people wearing military uniforms were running towards here in a neat and quick pace. Upon closer inspection, there were over a hundred people...

  The entrance of the martial arts hall had already been sealed off, and no one could enter for the time being.

  Liu Yun's eyes became slightly solemn at a glance.

  Could it be that these are the people Xiao Yue called over? Is her background actually military?

  These soldiers saw the mad dogs in the martial arts hall, one by one furrowed their brows, and the leading captain waved his hand, then a team split out, seemingly preparing to clean up the dogs.

  Liu Yun looked over and fixed his gaze on a Husky in the pack of mad dogs, its pupils slightly yellowish and flashing for an instant.

  Suddenly, the Husky let out a loud howl and then ran out of the martial arts hall.

  Splish-splash.

  Other dogs also rushed out recklessly.

  The soldiers looked at each other in confusion, staring blankly at Li Shao and others who were being "kissed" all over by the dogs, and they all had only one thought in their minds: these dogs are so damn smart...

  "I suspect they stole confidential documents from the military district and committed treason! Take them back for severe interrogation."

  Xiao Yue finally came back to her senses from the shock, glanced at Luo Xiang and others, and said indifferently.

  Treason?

  Lu Shang heard this and immediately fainted.

  Others were also frightened, and the woman from before started wailing. Is this really happening?

  The officer in charge couldn't help but smile wryly, but there was nothing he could do. The woman in front of him was not someone he dared to provoke, so he simply performed a standard salute and said loudly: "Yes, General!!"

  After finishing speaking, a small team separated from the crowd and helped Luo Xiang and others up, escorting them out of the martial arts hall.

  "Major General?"

  Liu Yun's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Seeing that things had temporarily come to an end, Xiao Yue finally let out a breath, and her irritable temper was reined in for the time being. She glanced sideways, only to find Liu Yun staring at her intently.

  "What are you looking at?" Xiao Yue's cheeks suddenly flushed a little, and she asked with an annoyed expression.

  "Nothing, just surprised!" Liu Yun smiled slightly, but didn't ask anything more.

  Things came to an end, and the two of them casually said a few words before parting ways directly.

  Liu Yun didn't ask Xiao Yue about her background, and if she wanted to say something, she would naturally tell Liu Yun. And Xiao Yue also didn't explain things for herself, probably because she thought it was better that Liu Yun didn't know about these things.

  Leaving the martial arts hall, Liu Yun returned to his residence...

  As soon as it went online, the underworld...

  Looking around, Liu Yun was surprised to find that the little girl who had been holding a sword and looking very fierce was no longer by his side.

  "Are you impatient with waiting? Did you run away yourself?"

  Liu Yun murmured to herself.

  "Hmph, run? Without getting the Water Crystal Stone, I won't go anywhere!"

  At this time, a cold but milky voice suddenly came from behind Liu Yun's body.

  Liu Yun turned around and saw that specific NPC standing behind him, staring at him with an icy gaze.

  Her slender figure was wrapped in a compact sword costume, with a long sword on her back, and two light yellow ribbons tied to her hair like a waterfall, adding a few touches of cuteness to her icy temperament.

  Liu Yun looked at her and saw that her small face was filled with determination, so he nodded: "Follow me!" After speaking, he lifted his feet and walked forward.

  This particular NPC cast a cold glance at Liu Yun's back and followed him.

  Although the underground world is very large, there are not many creatures here. Apart from two factions, there are less than a dozen other species of monsters, and there are fewer things to obtain here. Therefore, even if this place is discovered by players, few players will come here unless they are doing tasks.

  Walking across the wet empty space, Liu Yun brought that specific NPC closer to the bridge where Lao Yu was previously at.

  "You're late!!"

  It seemed like she heard Liu Yun coming over, and without turning her head, the old nun spoke in a light tone.

  "Something happened along the way!"

  Liu Yun said as he took out the ten bloody heads from his bag.

  "Throw them into the river to offer sacrifices to the deceased Earth Spirit Master!" The old woman gazed at the scalding and filthy river water, saying lightly.

  Liu Yun nodded and threw all ten heads into the river.

  "Now, can you hand over the key to open the Ge Ling Jiao site?" Liu Yun asked the old woman with a sideways glance.

  "That won't do! You're too late, you've wasted time!" The old woman cackled: "Young man, you must find something for me, if you can find it, I'll give you the key!"

  "What is it?" Liu Yun frowned and asked, hoping it was something he knew.

  "Lingzhu grass! Bring me a sprig of lingzhu grass!" said the old woman.

  Clang!

  The sound of a long sword being unsheathed rang out, and then, the girl beside him was seen holding a long sword, with the blade pointing at the old woman's neck. She coldly snorted: "This lord doesn't have time to waste with you here!! What spirit bead grass or not? This kind of place wouldn't grow any grass! This lord advises you to hand over the key quickly, otherwise take your dog life!"

  The little girl looks young, but what she says is one set after another.

  "If you have the ability, then kill me! Do you think I care about this life?"

  The old woman hummed and chuckled with a very low voice, her dim yellow eyes also didn't have much vitality.

  "Stop it, don't be reckless!"

  Liu Yun hastily drank.

  If this outdoor quest NPC dies, it will take at least 3 days to refresh. If she kills the old woman, then she'll have to wait for 3 days herself, which is not worth it at all.

  "The boss doesn't have time for nonsense!! She must hand over the key immediately!"

  The little girl was unhappy and hummed towards Liu Yun.

  "But even if you kill her, you won't get the key!" Liu Yun said helplessly. This kind of NPC will refresh immediately after death, so how can she give you the key?

  "Okay..."

  "Put down your sword, otherwise you won't get the Water Fire Crystal!"

  "But can such a barren land have that Lingzhu grass? I think she's intentionally making things difficult for you!"

  "It's here, and I know where it is, just trust me!"

  "Really?" The little girl was somewhat skeptical.

  "Hmm! I'm leaving now, no time to waste with you! If you kill her, the Water Crystal will be gone, it's up to you."

  Liu Yun finished speaking and turned around to leave.

  Look, Liu Yun just left like that. The little girl's red eyes flashed with a hint of urgency. She coldly stared at the old woman, then looked at Liu Yun again, and hummed in her nose, putting away her long sword, chasing after her...

  Wishing you a happy new year and prosperity! Yesterday's red envelope broke 650, today will be even more.