Chapter 23: Foreign Invasion

  It's rare for cool brother to ask questions.

  Xiao Xinming continued: "That's because I'm an only daughter, and as for Yan Hui, he's my fiancé. Hehe, I'm a woman, and being the leader of the tribe is very controversial, so when Yan Hui married me, he became the leader. Yan Hui isn't from the Ke Leng tribe, but he has a lot of influence here, and everyone follows him... however..." Xiao Xinming's eyes dimmed as she spoke.

  "Xiao Lingzhu! Xiao Lingzhu! Luo Daren is no more!" Xiaoxiang Meng's pupils suddenly constricted, and she hastily rushed over.

  Breathlessly walking to the bedside, a pale-faced woman with a smile lay on the bed, calling out: "Mother."

  The woman slowly raised her hand, and Xiao Xinming grasped it with both hands. Tears filled her eyes, "Mother, I know, I know, you don't have to worry."

  The woman smiled and turned her eyes to Yan Hui, saying with difficulty: "Please take good care of her."

  Yan Hui remained indifferent, "Uh-huh." Which was also a form of agreement.

  The woman closed her eyes in relief, her hands falling limply to her sides. Xiao Xinming had long known this day would come, and she covered her eyes with her hand, a pale but smiling face when she opened them again, evoking sympathy from onlookers. The body was quickly cremated, and the others looked at each other before a man stepped forward, saying: "Now that Lord Luo has passed away, we must choose a true leader. Please, Lord Xiao, marry Lady Yan as soon as possible!" Everyone present agreed, but Yan Hui seemed indifferent to the idea of marriage, while Leng Hao showed no interest in these matters. There was nothing more to report here, but what about the goddess?

  "He's gone." Zhou Xiao looked at him leaving and hastily said: "Is he just going like that?"

  Leng Hao didn't speak, the fragments on the rocky wall of the mountain cave, pulled out a small knife from his body, "Clang——" This knife was forged from adamantite, inserting it into the mountain wasn't a difficult task. He also took out something that looked like a compass, which was specially made to sense energy fluctuations - a return Luo Pan.

  Leng Hao held back Ruan Lin as he scanned the mountain wall, when suddenly they heard a group of people rushing towards them from outside, "Catch those two outsiders!"

  "Ah! Leng Gege, what should we do now? Where's Xiao Jie?"

  "Hmph! Rushing to the Kui village to steal the town's treasure, let's see if you'll have a way back!" Leng Hao frowned, annoyed, and in an instant, he kicked a sneaking attacker several meters away with a spinning kick.

  "Up!" Zhou Xiao had been trained, these people still couldn't move her. One of them pressed down on her shoulder, and Zhou Xiao reflexively reached out to grab his arm, using his strength against him to throw him to the ground. "Ahh, this woman is so strong!"

  Zhou Xiao hates it most when others touch her, and what Yue Jie said is all true!

  Here is the translation:

  "Again? Zhou Xiao's movements weren't very big, but they were extremely precise. One kick landed on them, causing them to gasp in pain. Coldly, he swept his leg across the ground, and a group of people fell to the ground. Several men holding wooden sticks raised them high, but Cold was quick to block them with one hand. With another swift kick, he sent one of them flying out, then turned around and grabbed the stick that had been swung at him from behind, quickly spinning it around his body and sending its wielder flying out of the cave. The scene descended into chaos."

  Xiao Xinming rushed over and saw this chaotic scene, angrily saying: "All of you stop!"

  But no one stopped, as soon as his mother died, he had no rights at all!

  "Yan Hui! Don't let them continue!" Yan Hui's expression was cold, not even looking at her, "Stop!" Instantly, everyone's movements seemed to freeze, and they all retreated behind Yan Hui.

  Xiao Xinmeng said angrily: "I and Yan Hui haven't gotten married yet, you guys don't take me seriously, right?!" The others looked at each other but didn't say a word.

  Yan Hui's eyes sank, and he said in a cold voice: "I didn't plan on marrying you."

  "Huh?" As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was stunned. Xiao Xinming didn't react much, looking at him saying word by word: "You've already promised my mother to take care of me."

  "Taking care of someone doesn't necessarily mean getting married." Xiao Xinmei averted her gaze, while the others were at a loss for words. A man spoke up timidly: "Young Master Yan, this won't do, what about the position of the lord..."

  "I never wanted to become the lord, if it weren't for Luo Yin's timely rescue, I wouldn't be here. Agreeing to her was just repaying that kindness, but I don't have this obligation!"

  Yan Hui turned around and left, he no longer had any reason to stay here.

  "Oh no, Young Master Yan! Another group of black-clad outsiders has invaded, they're extremely powerful and we don't know what kind of magic they used. Our attacks can't even touch them! The boulders rolled down from the mountain top are actually self-destructing! We won't be able to hold on much longer!"

  Yan Hui's eyes turned cold, and he walked towards the mountain top with a sword in hand. There were five black-clad men. The attacks of these ordinary people had no effect on them; they only needed one person to destroy this tribe. Yan Hui directly jumped down from the mountain top. A black-clad man quickly turned around, using his sword to block Yan Hui's sword. The black-clad man's eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't even swing his sword back!

  Yan Hui exerted force and pressed down, "Clang!" The sword broke!

  The man in black jumped back suddenly, "Who are you?!"

  "Who are you again?!"

  Several black-clad men took a fighting stance, one of them holding a sword and rushing towards him. With a swift swing, a faint golden glow burst forth like a knife blade, slashing countless small openings in Yan Hui's clothes and seeping out threads of fresh blood. Yan Hui sneered, his voice spreading like a ghostly whisper: "Abilities, don't overestimate yourself!"

  Yan Hui said in a cold voice, "This is the last time I'll help you." As soon as he finished speaking, a black-clad man appeared before them at an incredible speed. The man reacted quickly and slapped Yan Hui's chest with his palm, but to his surprise, Yan Hui didn't budge, while he himself was blasted away by a powerful force. What was going on? Was he also an ability user?

  "Never mind, we must complete the task!" The five of them charged towards Yan Hui together. One person had his hands spread wide, and with a loud "boom", the two large mountains beside him shattered into pieces and gathered in his hands. He then pushed his hands forward, and with a loud crash, he charged towards Yan Hui. Meanwhile, the other four took advantage of Yan Hui's distraction to charge past him, attempting to enter the village. Yan Hui tried to stop them, but the four black-clad men surrounded him, shielding another person who had successfully snuck past him.

  "Leng Gege, aren't we going to help?" Leng Hao didn't seem willing to help. Perhaps both of their personalities were too cold, so they didn't get along. Xiao Xiangming watched as Yan Hui single-handedly took on five people and anxiously stamped her foot, "All of you pick up your weapons and follow me to go help!"

  Leng Hao turned around and walked into the cave, Zhou Xiao looked at him, then looked at Xiao Yanming who was fighting desperately, she didn't know what to do, she still couldn't help with anything, it was the worst!

  "It doesn't matter, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, one day Xiaoxiao will also find something she can do." Zhou Xiao suddenly remembered this sentence, yes, she also had things she could do!

  Zhou Xiao's expression turned cold and calm, his eyes were steady as he pulled out a gun and aimed at one of the black-clad men. However, they were too fast and hard to hit, and there was a risk of accidentally harming others. Zhou Xiao didn't seem to care, remaining calm and collected. Suddenly, for just one second, one of the black-clad men's movements seemed to freeze in place. Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Xiao fired a precise shot that pierced the man's brain - the fatal spot for an ability user was not the left ventricle of the heart, but the brain!

  This wasn't her first time killing someone, but it was the first time she used her ability to kill someone. No longer helping others, no longer hiding behind others, but taking the initiative to use this power for protection, successfully diverting the black-clad man's attention to herself, and only then did she have the opportunity to kill him!

  One person was suddenly killed, a bit caught off guard, but the other four didn't intend to escape, the organization sent them, if they don't complete the task!

  A man in black clothes stared at Zhou Xiao with a sharp gaze, and Zhou Xiao met her line of sight. Suddenly, his whole body stiffened and couldn't move. Zhou Xiao wanted to struggle but was motionless. In his heart, he anxiously said, "What's going on? I'm paralyzed!" Then he could only watch as his own body fell down, so scary! Who can save me?!

  Yan Hui looked at the falling figure, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes, this would block her view! She grabbed onto the person's clothes and threw them towards Xiao Xinmeng. Zhou Xiao's eyes were welling up with tears, pitiful and helpless like a small deer about to be slaughtered. Xiao Xinmeng turned around just in time to see someone pounce on him, instinctively stretching out his hand to catch her. "Zhou Xiao, are you okay?" Zhou Xiao couldn't speak, only managing to blink rapidly, as if saying "Thank you, thank you for saving my life, I'm fine, it's great that I can live."

  Xiao Xinmeng smiled, wanting to say something, but felt the sunlight being blocked. Xiao Xinmeng held his sword, trying to fend off the sudden attack, but with Zhou Xiao in his arms, he couldn't even get a hand free... it was already too late!

  "Bang——" The mountain shook violently, and everyone stopped fighting, frightened by this sudden change, standing in place, looking at the mountain in confusion, "What's going on?"

  Yan Hui furrowed his brow, "The blue jade gemstone crystal shards have been taken out."

  Everyone's face changed dramatically, panicked and exclaimed: "Oh my god, this fragment is embedded in the mountain! Taking it out doesn't that mean... the mountain will collapse!!" Several black-clad men heard that the blue gemstone crystal fragment was taken out, looked at each other with questioning eyes and asked: "What do we do now?"

  "Plunder directly! If you don't complete the task, you'll die just the same!"

  Leng Hao walked out, a black shadow in front of him, and spat out two words, "Get out of the way!" As soon as he finished speaking, four flying darts shot straight at the forehead of the man in black, "So swift!"

  Zhou Xiao lay on the ground, unable to move, and couldn't make a sound. She used her mind to tell Leng Hao, "Leng brother, I can't move anymore, hurry up and save me!"

  Leng Hao walked to her side, Zhou Xiao should have been affected by the ability and couldn't move. As for this ability, he wasn't clear either. He furrowed his brow and rubbed his ear, "Zhou Xiao was affected by the ability and can't move."

  "Oh, this just needs a splash of water."