Chapter Forty-Four: Desolate Town

  "Thank you, Third Master."

  Mu Yu Xiang stood up, calmly putting away the guqin, and looked at Ming Yue Shi with a flickering gaze, saying: "Chasing for so long, didn't expect to bury yourself too?"

  "Northern Ming's affairs are our Dark Ming and Mu family's business, it's best if your Northern Ming family doesn't interfere!" Ming Yue didn't look at Mu Yu Die, but instead stared straight at Bei Ming Ce, saying: "As long as you let me take Miss Mu away, our Master Ming will definitely show his gratitude to your Northern Ming family, and everything can be discussed."

  "It's pointless to talk about it." Beiming Ce shook his head and said calmly, "Since you've come, then don't leave."

  Two old men, one fat and one thin, suddenly flew out again behind him.

  Two old men, like evil spirits, directly pounced on the dark envoys, and a few seconds later, including that one Moon Envoy, all of the Dark Envoys were disembowelled and died on the spot.

  After doing all this, two gloomy old men stood silently behind Beiming's back, as if they were his two shadows.

  Diya Lan stood beside Mu Yuxiao, witnessing the miserable death of the Dark Envoy, her face filled with horror.

  Although she knew that the Beiming family was powerful in the business alliance, she still did not expect that the Beiming family would be so powerful!

  The Northern Ming family didn't put any importance on An Ming at all, and they struck without mercy, killing whoever needed to be killed, not giving him any face.

  "Lan Jie, do you think our decision was wrong now?" Mu Yu Die asked with a smile.

  Diya Lan's expression was complex, and she let out a soft sigh: "You're not wrong, it's just that I..."

  "Never mind, for our future, let's forget what should be forgotten." Mu Yu Die softly advised.

  "Hmm." Diya Lan's face was filled with helplessness as she nodded lightly.

  "Shall we set off?" Beiming Ce's pitch-black eyes wandered over Diyalan and Muyutie for a moment before he spoke politely.

  "Of course."

  ……

  In another place in Shilin.

  Shi Yan had just stepped into a fork in the road when he suddenly felt a sense of foreboding and hastily retreated.

  "Hiss!"

  An arrow flashed by in front of him in an instant, and at the same time, a blue smoke bomb from the Mo family also flew into the sky.

  "Hum! It's you again! You don't know life or death!" Shi Yan said with a calm face and a cold hum.

  Ink-colored sleeves and jade hands grasped a crossbow and arrow, her face icy cold as she emerged from a stone cave, gazing at him with an icy stare, saying: "You've finally appeared!"

  Broken Arm Johnson and Li Han also emerged from behind the rocks, one on the left and one on the right, blocking the stone cave with a look of vigilance.

  "Looking for death!"

  Shi Yan let out a loud shout and suddenly his body was like a sharp sword, fiercely stabbing towards Mo Yan Yu.

  His body was in mid-air, with white mist swirling around him, his killing intent soaring to the sky, as if he were a malevolent deity.

  "Miss, be careful!" Li Han exclaimed, his body as swift as a floating feather, darting towards Mo Yan Yu like lightning.

  Li Han had a cultivation of the Two Heavy Heavens, and with one glance, he saw that Shi Yan's body contained an explosive force that was terrifying! This kind of fierce power was something that Mo Cang Yu could hardly withstand!

  "Hiss!"

  The stone-hard heel scraped against the ground, his body leaning back, scraping out a usual groove in the mud. His body suddenly and stiffly restrained itself halfway, then suddenly turned around and rushed towards Strongson at an even faster speed.

  "Boom!"

  Johnson hadn't figured out what was going on when a white, misty figure suddenly rushed over, and a mountain-like force poured into his body.

  "Crack! Crack! Crack!"

  Johnson's body was shattered, with blood flowing from his mouth and eye sockets, and he fell to the ground groaning.

  "Was that satisfying, Johnson? A while back, when you whipped me, was it satisfying or not?" Shi Yan stood beside Johnson, kicking his chest repeatedly, coldly laughing as he kicked: "Is it more satisfying now? Hmm?"

  Jiang's face was terrified, his chest shattered and pierced his heart, his eyes rolled back, and he died.

  "You little scoundrel!" Li Han's face suddenly changed color, he had the urge to go forward and kill Shi Yan with his own hands, but was worried that Mo Caiyu would suffer the same fate as Qiang Sen, so he hesitated and shouted, yet didn't dare to step forward to stop them.

  Mo Yan's beautiful eyes were full of horror, staring blankly at Shi Yan as he brutally killed Qiang Sen with his own hands, and for a moment she was stunned.

  Jiang's vital energy quickly disappeared into the rocky cave, and in just a few seconds, Jiang's vital energy was gone.

  Shi Yan turned his head, his eyes fixed intently on Mo Yan Yu, and sneered: "Beauty, we will meet again. Believe me, I will regret provoking me."

  He lowered his head and slipped into a hollow stone, wandered around in the stone forest for a while, and then disappeared.

  "Li Lao, why didn't you kill him!" Mo Yan Yu exclaimed in a flustered tone after Shi Yan disappeared.

  "This guy has at least the cultivation of Innate Double Heaven, his methods are ruthless, and once he makes a move, it's a fatal blow. His speed is also too fast, I'm having trouble keeping up with him. Once I leave you, you'll become the target, I'm worried something will happen to you..." Li Han said helplessly.

  "Heavenly Double Heaven!"

  Mo Yan took a deep breath, and the shock in her eyes intensified as she muttered: "How is this possible? Two months ago, he only had a single strand of spiritual energy, and was merely at the Later Heaven stage!"

  "What?" Li Han's body shook violently, looking at her in disbelief, and after a long while, he said: "If it's really like that, forgive me for speaking straight, Miss, you've brought a big trouble to the Mo family!"

  ……

  The stone rock remains calm and composed, swiftly flying through the stone forest, without staying in any area for too long.

  He saw that Li Han had the cultivation of a person with a strong position, and coupled with the Mo family's blue smoke bomb having been launched into the air, it would soon attract powerful people to gather over, he must leave early to avoid being surrounded.

  It was precisely because of his vigilance that he escaped from the dangerous area before Mo Chao and his party arrived.

  In the Stone Forest, it seemed that there weren't many vicious people lurking about. He sped along the road, and surprisingly wasn't ambushed by a single stranger. This left Shi Yan somewhat astonished, faintly guessing that the abnormality of the Stone Forest might be related to the important person Mu Yu Die was waiting for.

  Late afternoon

  Shi Yan finally passed through the Stone Forest and headed towards the quiet town of You Jing.

  At this time, he slowed down his footsteps and slowly sorted out the memories of the host of this body, and thoroughly understood the situation of the Shi family.

  He needs this host's identity.

  The Shi family, as one of the five major merchant families, has an unparalleled advantage in various martial arts training resources, such as martial skills, gravity training halls, precious medicinal materials, and guidance from masters who spare no effort...

  He needs to take advantage of these advantages to maximize his strength.

  As early as by the Blood Pool, he had decided to go to Shi Jia, because he had long planned it and therefore refused Mu Yu Die's invitation.

  His identity as the master of this body is special, and if he gets involved with an unfamiliar force, it will only lead to unnecessary trouble.

  Moreover, an alien force cannot use truly good things on him.

  Going to Shi Jia is completely different...

  The original owner of this body was the young master of the Shi family, and as long as he showed enough talent, the Shi family would spare no expense to cultivate him and would not be stingy with any cultivation resources.

  With such a unique resource available, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't use it?

  ……

  As soon as he stepped into the quiet town, he walked straight to a shop that collected various strange minerals without hesitation. As soon as he entered, he said loudly: "Someone's here."

  A shop assistant with a sly appearance came forward with a smile and said: "Young Master Yan, you're back. The master of the house saw that you didn't come out of the dark forest for a long time, so he sent Han Gong to come and pick you up. Young Master Yan, Han Gong is in the backyard, he's been waiting for you for a while, but now Han Gong is a bit inconvenient, do you want to wait a little longer..."

  The young servant's expression was ambiguous, and his gaze towards the backyard was full of profound meaning.

  "It's nothing, I know what he's doing." Shi Yan ignored him and went straight to the backyard of the shop.

  In the backyard of the shop, several martial artists from the Shi family were gambling. When they saw Shi Yan approaching, they became somewhat flustered and awkwardly put away the dice, saying in unison: "Young Master Yan!"

  "You all continue playing." Shi Yan waved his hand and strode through the midst of these warriors, heading towards a side room in the back.

  These gamblers, seeing that Shi Yan didn't show any sign of blame, left like this, all looking somewhat surprised.

  "Hmm, this time Master Yan didn't scold us, it's really strange."

  "Yes, in the past, every time he saw us gambling, he would scold us, saying that we were not being diligent and that we were wasting our time, but this time he didn't say anything, how strange."

  "Rock Young Master seems different from before, it seems like he has gained some momentum, and a kind of majesty, don't you think?"

  "Now that you mention it, it seems to be true."

  “……”

  Shi Yan arrived at the door of the wing room, pushed it open with one hand and rushed in, saying: "Han Bo, when did you arrive?"

  In the room, Han Zhong was enthusiastically exercising on a charming young woman's body, excitedly shouting: "**! Let you try Lao Zi's **! Is it enough? Little hoof, see if I don't fix you to death!"

  "Oh, Master Han is so powerful!" The young woman was sweating profusely, lying on the edge of the bed, her two snow-white thighs tightly clamped around Han Zhong's waist, loudly shouting with joy.

  Two people were at a critical moment and didn't even notice Shi Yan had come in, still shouting.

  Shi Yan sat down on the chair in the room, naturally and unhurriedly poured himself a cup of tea, sipped it while smiling at the two people.

  Two minutes later.

  After a low growl, he lay on the young woman's body like a dead dog and said lazily: "How about it? Am I, Han Gong, awesome? Better than your family's Wu Gui?"

  "How can 'Turtle' compare to you, Master Han?" The young woman lazily stretched her waist and casually glanced around, coincidentally spotting Shi Yan drinking tea beside her, and suddenly shrieked: "Ah..."

  Han Zhong was stunned and hastily put on his clothes, dryly laughing: "......This, Master Yan, when did you come in?"

  "It's been a while." Shi Yan smiled, took another sip of tea, and waved his hand: "It's okay, if you're not satisfied, you can come again. I'm bored anyway, it's just right to observe and learn from your experience, Han Bo."

  "Ah-choo! Ah-choo!" Han Zhong coughed violently for a while, then awkwardly said: "That's enough, that's enough... Little Feng Xian, isn't it time for you to go back and attend to your business?"

  "Uh, I'm leaving." The young woman hastily put on her clothes in bed, got out of bed with a red face, and when she reached the door, she suddenly turned back to glare at Shi Yan, saying: "They all say that Master Shi's Young Master is the most proper, but I think those people are blind. Anyway, I've never seen such a bad 'proper' young master! Hmph!"

  With that, Little Phoenix let out a giggle and batted her eyelashes at Shi Yan before sashaying out of the room with an air of elegance.

  ……;