Unbelievable!

Dumbfounded!

Granny Lin couldn't recover for a long time, everything in front of her seemed like a dream.

This was definitely a nightmare!

Could it be that...

Granny Lin retreated in horror, was there a peerless master hidden in the dark?

Were the legends of the Zhou Family true?

Did the second son of the Zhou Family back then really cultivate with an otherworldly expert?

“Living in a turbid world, troubles are everywhere,”

Zhou You sighed, “But if one is too afraid of trouble, then trouble will only follow one after another, never ceasing.”

The moment his Right Hand rested on the sword hilt, everyone felt as if a wind had risen.

It wasn't a surging wind, but a wind that was being cut.

The wind was chaotic, and a pungent smell of blood was mixed within the chaotic wind.

He just stood there, then released his Right Hand.

He hadn't moved a step, nor did he seem to have drawn his sword.

Thump...

The moment the first sound rang out, the dilapidated courtyard walls collapsed one after another, and people fell to the ground one by one.

Their only commonality was one thing: their bodies were severed.

Granny Lin fell to the ground, her head rolling a short distance away, filled with bewilderment and incomprehension.

Li Wanji felt a cold chill run through her body; it turned out that the most terrifying thing in this world was what couldn't be seen.

Recalling the scene of killing the Blood Shadow Wolf earlier, a three-point fear couldn't help but rise in her heart.

To decapitate dozens of people invisibly and still remain completely unseen, this was already a miraculous skill, beyond what a mortal could achieve.

She even wondered if someone else had secretly intervened?

Zhou You turned and walked back, the surroundings silent.

Blood gathered, staining the street red.

Those watching the commotion from afar shrieked and fled, who dared to stay?

Zhou You looked at Zhou Chen, “I'm going back to sleep now, you arrange for someone to handle the rest.”

Xiao Chen nodded repeatedly, “Okay, Second Master.”

She also felt as if in a dream; the Lin Family, which had quite a reputation in Qingping City, was just completely finished like that?

Li Wanji couldn't quite tell who had made the move, so she said, “Zhou Guniang, I sincerely invite you, hoping you can join the Demon Subduing Division and go to the front lines to slay demonic beasts, contributing more to the people of the world.”

Xiao Chen hurriedly said, “I have the heart, but my own strength…”

“I understand, I fully understand your concerns, Guniang.”

Li Wanji said earnestly, “I see your weapon is just an ordinary sharp sword, but in the Demon Subduing Division, as long as you have enough merit points, it's possible to exchange for a top-grade spirit sword! Besides those exceptionally talented geniuses, only the Demon Subduing Division and the Exorcist Bureau are the most promising places for all rogue cultivators.”

Xiao Chen heard it vaguely, but she clearly heard “top-grade spirit sword.”

The sharp sword in her hand, costing thirty taels of silver, was indeed very ordinary.

And treasures and spirit artifacts were only available to sects!

If one had no background and no one to look out for them, even joining a sect among the top five hundred in the Kunyuan Continent might not guarantee a promising future.

Putting everything else aside, could you compete with the children of just any influential elder?

This world was inherently a huge network of nepotism!

No connections, yet still want a future? It was nothing short of a fool's dream.

Li Wanji's Right Hand rested on Zhou Chen's shoulder, “Really, rest assured, I will absolutely not reveal your secret, nor will I let you be targeted by those narrow-minded people.”

She had, in fact, filled in the blanks herself, thinking that a prominent tree invites the wind.

Neither Zhou Chen nor Zhou You would want their secrets exposed to powerful individuals, as it could easily attract trouble.

Although she was only in her twenties, she had been traveling the world for over five years.

She had even personally witnessed the actions of those dark-hearted individuals who would eliminate geniuses.

Xiao Chen forced a smile, “I'll deal with the bodies first.”

She was also very confused in her heart, what secret did she have?

Did she know that she admired her Second Master?

But that couldn't be considered a secret, right? Besides, her Second Master had given her so many good things, so admiration was quite normal, right?

“I'll help you.”

Li Wanji faced the ground full of corpses completely unfazed; for someone who had been on the front lines, there was no difference between human corpses and beast corpses.

As for Zhou You, if he said he was going back to sleep, he would definitely go back to sleep.

He wasn't worried about Zhou An's situation either.

After all, if he had truly been kicked to death, Zhou Chen wouldn't have been so calm.

Lying on the bed, Zhou You was thinking about another matter, which was that this incident was bound to involve the Fierce Tiger Gate.

He carefully recalled those years in the mountains, those old guys as old as Niu Dali who were almost in their graves, wondering if any of them were from the Fierce Tiger Gate?

Secondly, why didn't the foreign aid invited by the Lin Family make a move this time?

Isn't that very strange?

“So annoying, so annoying.”

Zhou You pulled the quilt over his head, feeling more and more that his aptitude was dull and his brain was stupid.

If it were a smart person, they would probably understand everything in the blink of an eye, unlike himself, whose reactions were slower than average people?

An hour later, Zhou You, who was asleep, suddenly sat up.

Only, in his hand was the bronze token with the words 'Zhenyu' on it.

“This token is for the old guy to prove his identity, right?”

Zhou You tilted his head, “Why did he put it in my storage ring this time?”

Could it be that...

Zhou You's expression changed as he thought of a terrible outcome.

“That old geezer doesn't want to guard Zhenyu Pass anymore, he wants me to sit there like I'm in prison?”

Zhou You shivered all over; he was already on the verge of collapse from a hundred years of solitude, and that old guy had been sitting in Zhenyu Pass for who knows how many years.

He absolutely couldn't do something like that.

“No, I absolutely cannot go back to Zhenyu Pass, I'd rather die outside.”

Zhou You clenched his fists and put the token away again.

“I must make the Zhou Family strong, strong enough to protect me. That way, even if my master comes to drag me back to guard Zhenyu Pass, I'll have the strength to deal with him.”

“Hmm, that's right, I'll do just that.”

“Isn't this just a demon plague outside? What's the big deal. I'll go to the front lines and kill demon kings later, I've figured it out anyway, whether it's an elder of this Fierce Tiger Gate or a demonic beast, their attacks against me are never resisted.”

“If my opponents don't resist, then aren't there as many as I can kill?”

“Then I'll get a flying cultivation method, and I, your young master, will have a way to heaven and a door to earth, am I still afraid of him grabbing me back?”

“Once the Zhou Family prospers, I'll take three wives and four concubines, and live my own happy little life. Isn't that better than going to Zhenyu Pass?”

With his thoughts opened, his perspective also opened up.

Zhou You chuckled, feeling very pleased.

He felt as if he had been enlightened, completely relaxed.

“Doesn't Li Wanji care a lot about Xiao Chen? Then let Xiao Chen go with her, that way Xiao Chen can take me with her. Perfect plan, who will dare to say I'm stupid now?”