Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 646: The Mysterious Girl

Xu Ping’an traveled along the road, and soon he arrived at a remote village.

As soon as he entered the village, Xu Ping’an heard a continuous series of fighting and screams.

A thick scent of blood assaulted his nostrils.

Xu Ping’an frowned, such a strong smell of blood—how many people had to die?

Observing the fluctuations coming from ahead, Xu Ping’an’s brow furrowed slightly.

The battle ahead was very intense, the kind of disturbance that could only be caused by Ninth Rank Experts fighting.

In such a remote village, to witness a battle of this caliber?

This made Xu Ping’an find it somewhat unbelievable.

"It seems something has happened, I should go take a look," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Immediately, his figure transformed into a residual image and disappeared from the spot.

Throughout his journey, in order to avoid being targeted by major forces again, he had altered his appearance.

At the moment, he looked just like an ordinary seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth.

"Buzz!"

Xu Ping’an’s figure quietly appeared on the rooftop at the entrance of the village.

But the scene before his eyes made him startle.

He saw that the village was littered with corpses, amounting to over two hundred.

Included were women, children, the elderly, and the youth, with a notably large number of children among them.

Moreover, these were all ordinary people, none of them showed any fluctuations of True Yuan.

"Who could be so cruel to lay hands on ordinary mortals, to massacre an entire village?" Xu Ping’an clenched his fists tight, his eyes revealing a strong intent to kill.

Massacring mortals was a taboo for Cultivators.

And to slaughter women, children, and the elderly—it was an act even beasts would not commit.

Looking at the corpses scattered about, Xu Ping’an felt a swirling intent to kill within him.

He then turned his gaze towards the eastern end of the village.

There, a fierce battle was currently unfolding between two groups of people.

"Yan Zhenling, Liu Yan? It’s them?" Xu Ping’an showed a slightly surprised expression.

Because he recognized that among these two groups of people, one group was comprised of his acquaintances.

He saw two middle-aged beautiful women leading a group of disciples in a fierce battle against their enemies.

However, it seemed that they had all sustained serious injuries and were currently fighting against a black-robed expert.

Both Yan Zhenling and Liu Yan were not weak in their Cultivation, having reached the Initial Stage of Demi Immortal.

But their opponent appeared to be stronger, actually a Peak Demi Immortal-level master.

Even when the two of them teamed up, they were still no match for their adversary and had been severely injured.

At the same time, Xu Ping’an also spotted another familiar figure in the crowd, Zhou Mengyue.

Zhou Mengyue was currently protecting a little girl, repeatedly repelling the enemies attacking them.

Zhou Mengyue had now reached the Ninth Rank Third Layer Realm, a level of strength that was quite formidable.

But no matter how formidable she was, it was of little use when the number of enemies was too great, and each possessed not insignificant strength.

Especially behind the group of people in black, stood a young man with his hands behind his back, watching all this with an amused expression.

Xu Ping’an was taken aback, the young man’s Cultivation had actually reached the Tenth Rank Sixth Layer Realm.

Xu Ping’an’s brow furrowed slightly.

Who were these people?

Apparently, they were not from the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

But why would the Eternal Palace have a conflict with these people?

Were the villagers killed by these men in black?

Doubts surged in Xu Ping’an’s mind.

He did not make a move in haste, but silently observed, trying to understand what was really happening.

However, his gaze soon fell upon the little girl behind Zhou Mengyue.

At the moment, the little girl displayed a look of horror and sorrow.

Her clothes were tattered and patched, which clearly showed she was a little girl from this village.

But Xu Ping’an wasn’t focused on that; what captured his attention was that the object inside his body resonating with copper was, in fact, this little girl.

Xu Ping’an released his Soul Power to probe the little girl.

However, he didn’t discern anything special about her.

The little girl was clearly just an ordinary mortal.

Why would the copper fragment resonate with her?

But before Xu Ping’an could ponder any further, he was interrupted by the words from below.

"Born with a Mysterious Yin Body, not bad, she’s an excellent Furnace Cauldron. I will give you an opportunity, become my servant girl, and hand over that little girl behind you to me obediently, and I could spare you from death," the young man said with a mischievous smile, looking down with a disdainful expression.

"You’re dreaming," Zhou Mengyue said, sword in hand, as she shielded the little girl behind her.

She too was already carrying many wounds, but her gaze was staunchly resolute.

However, the young man didn’t show any anger, and with a light laugh he said to Zhou Mengyue, "Dreaming? With your level of cultivation, do you really think you can stop me? If it weren’t for this young master not wanting to soil his hands, where would you get the luck to still be alive until now?"

When the young man spoke, his face was filled with extreme disdain.

After he finished speaking, his eyes sharpened, and a mighty oppressive force instantly bore down upon Zhou Mengyue.

Zhou Mengyue instantly felt an overwhelming pressure coming her way.

She couldn’t resist at all and was directly pressed to the ground.

Spurt!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

All the wounds on Zhou Mengyue’s body burst open at that moment.

Intense pain washed over her, making Zhou Mengyue let out an involuntary scream.

"I’ll give you one more chance, submit to me, and I will spare your life," the young man said arrogantly.

"You’re dreaming," Zhou Mengyue gritted her teeth, trying to stand against the huge pressure.

But the horrific pressure instantly pressed her back to the ground, all her bones fractured.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an’s eyebrows knitted slightly.

Is Zhou Mengyue really so tough?

This was quite unexpected to him.

In the past, what Zhou Mengyue excelled at was compromising and settling for less.

Such toughness now, however, surprised Xu Ping’an.

But Xu Ping’an had no sympathy, still silently watching.

He was eager to know what secret this little girl held that she had become the object of such fierce contention?

"Pretty gutsy, but let’s see if your bones are just as hard," the young man sneered.

Suddenly, the oppressive force intensified.

"Crack!"

Zhou Mengyue’s bones instantly broke, and her entire arm twisted into a horrifying angle.

"Ah!"

An intense pain made her cry out loud.

"Mengyue!" Liu Yan, fighting nearby, heard the scream and was immediately shocked, hastily thinking of rushing to help.

"Hmph!"

However, the man in the black robe simply snorted coldly.

With a flash, he appeared in front of Liu Yan and struck with a palm, sending her flying away instantly.

"Tiankui Sect?"

Upon seeing the black-robed man’s power, Xu Ping’an instantly recognized his identity.

Indeed, this man was from the Tiankui Sect.

But wasn’t the leader of the Tiankui Sect, Zhang Yan, killed by him?

So, who was this person?

A trace of doubt crossed Xu Ping’an’s mind.

"Ah!"

Zhou Mengyue let out another agonizing scream as her other arm was also crushed to pieces by the terrifying oppressive force.

Both of her arms were completely shattered.

Flesh burst apart, creating a gruesomely muddled scene.

Such agony was beyond the threshold of what ordinary people could endure.

"Will you submit or not?" the young man asked coldly.

"Never!" Zhou Mengyue bit down hard as she spoke.

"Run, Yinyin," she screamed with all her might at the little girl who stood frozen beside her.

The little girl burst into tears but didn’t move.

"Hmph, since you seek death, then I shall oblige," the young man said, having lost his patience.

Extending two fingers, a more terrifying oppressive force bore down on Zhou Mengyue.

It seemed as though it was going to grind her into dust completely.

"Ah!"

Zhou Mengyue screamed in unbearable pain, almost fainting.

"What a domineering presence, do you really think you hold the power of life and death over everything?"

Just at that moment, a cold voice rang out.

This voice instantly made everyone on the scene pause.